Introducing Tottington St Johns CC
Tottington St Johns is one of the older clubs in the North West, founded way back in 1887. In the early years, the club played in the Bury and District Sunday League and enjoyed plenty of successes; the 1st XI captured 6 league titles and 4 cups between 1912 and 1945, while the seconds captured 7 gongs between 1911 and 1928 (we can only assume all our players missed the two wars to concentrate on their cricket!).
In 1955 the North Manchester Cricket League was set up by 8 founder teams, and in 1958 the Johns joined the fledgling league. Interestingly, TSJ are the longest surviving members of the league, the rest having dropped out along the way.
The Johns play their home games at Crompton Meadows, Tottington, on land leased from the church; the pavilion was built in 1964 at the then huge cost of £1500 ... in recent years many improvements have occurred, and the eternal quest for funding and sponsorship remains high on our list of priorities. In 2009 the club was extremely proud to unveil its refurbished pavilion, which is a massive source of pride to all club and committee members and shows just how far we have progressed in recent years - plans are in place for future club and ground development, and the next few years will be an exciting time at Crompton Meadows.
TSJCC is a small, intensely friendly club which has achieved great success in recent years, including a hat-trick of calverley Cup wins 2008-2010. As we move forward, we all hope that the club - and the league as a whole - goes from strength to strength.
Tottington St Johns Cricket Club is located at the end of Beryl Avenue, Tottington, Bury, Lancs, BL8 3NF
From Bury, follow Tottington signs and take a left turn at the Dusty Miller pub to turn onto Tottington Road. After approx 2 miles you will reach Tottington village. Proceed through the village and turn right onto Kirklees Street at the bus terminus by the Hark to Towler pub. Drive to the end of the road, turn left onto Beryl Avenue and the ground is at the end of the street.
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