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first ever team to win the second division title after the split at the end of the 2018 season. A fantastic season by professional James Price of South Africa followed by some dominant individual performances by the amateurs throughout the season meant Colne led the table from the first day to the end. Despite being favourites to finish bottom of the second division, Colne defied all odds to be crowned champions on the last day at
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in a match which went down to the last ball. By the end of the 20th century Colne were regularly finishing towards the top of the table, though this performance has declined in the 21st. However, a fantastic 2019 season saw Colne win the
Division 2 Lancashire League table. This meaning Colne were the
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who became the first player to score 1000 runs in a season for Colne, which he did in five successive seasons, the only player to achieve this feat in the
Lancashire League's history. He went on to play for Blackpool and joined Somerset CCC at 38 Years of age setting records there and being the last
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Lancashire Cricket League, which became the Lancashire League the following season. Colne finished as runners up in the first season but experienced no similar success in the 19th century. In 1898 the club president Richard Sager who had been
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Lancashire League and among the oldest in the area. The club folded after around ten years but was reformed in 1848, soon employing its first professional and playing its first recorded matches against other clubs. The club folded again
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International players could not join County teams and many came to play League cricket to gain experience of playing conditions for later tours and some gained residency to play for
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Horsfield in the east of Colne. This has been the club's home since its early years and has seen crowds of 10,000 people. A new pavilion was built in 1888 and this remained unaltered through much of twentieth century before being replaced in 1965 at the cost of £10,000. This
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in 1854 before reforming once more in 1860, folding in 1871 and reforming again in 1874. In the years following the club attracted crowds in the thousands and began charging for admission, employing two full-time professionals.
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and his arrival caused the club's gate receipts and membership to double. Also that year Colne played against the largest crowd ever to watch the team. 14,000 people watched the fixture with Nelson at
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Celonese (Sri Lankan) professional Stanley Jayasinghe, who outscored Everton Weekes to 1000 runs. Colne were victorious over
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player to score 3000 runs in a season, retiring at 49 to umpire at Test level. The club's fortunes declined after this point and in 1957 Colne finished bottom of the league for the first time.
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