Donaghcloney Mill Cricket Club

Donaghcloney
Team information
Founded 2017
Home ground The Factory Ground

Donaghcloney Mill Cricket Club is a cricket club in Donaghcloney, County Down, Northern Ireland, playing in Section 1 of the NCU Senior League.

It was formed in 2017, when Donacloney Cricket Club and the club merged with Millpark Cricket Club merged and adopted the name Donaghcloney Mill.[1][2]

Donacloney had been founded by the Liddell family, proprietors of the William Liddell & Co.[3] factory in the village of Donaghcloney. The Liddells were members of the North of Ireland Cricket Club in Belfast and decided to establish a club in Donaghcloney for the recreation of the factory workers.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Belfast News-Letter
  2. ↑ NCU
  3. ↑ http://www.liddell-international.com/heritage/
  4. ↑ About Donaghcloney Cricket Club
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