Everton for the Ashes

[msb]

I’m volunteering for Lancashire Cricket Library and came across this article about Everon playing cricket in 1832.

Everton Cricket Club a fore-runner of the football side.

 

[Eggs]

 

[summerisle]

I’m volunteering for Lancashire Cricket Library and came across this article about Everon playing cricket in 1832.

Everton Cricket Club a fore-runner of the football side.

No wonder they aren't remembered with those scores. lol Great find though.

 

[Eggs]

….i recall us playing annual cricket games at Bootle throughout the ‘60s.

 

[chrismpw]

We even list at that ffs.

 

[The binman chronicles]

If links can be found that the football club was founded as a continuation of the CC then it will bump us to first in the list of oldest clubs!

 

[msb]

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Thanks for fixing it, I have no idea how to do this properly!

 

[Yarrgh]

I thought that football was introduced to keep the lads occupied during winter and the off season. Where I read this, I do not know.