The North Lancashire and Cumbria League is an independent club cricket

Club cricket

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 league for teams in Northern Lancashire

Lancashire

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 and Cumbria

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.

Other club cricket leagues in the North West of England include the Northern Premier Cricket League and the designated ECB

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 Premier League

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 Liverpool and District Cricket Competition

Liverpool and District Cricket Competition

The Liverpool and District Cricket Competition is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in the Liverpool area and since 2000 has been a designated ECB Premier League, one of two in Lancashire, the other being the Northern League....

 as well as the independent Lancashire League and Central Lancashire League.

History

In 1892 when the strongest local teams formed the North Lancashire League, while in the same year The Furness and District Cricket was also created.

Participating teams

• Appleby Eden
• BAE
• Carlisle
• Cleator
• Cockermouth
• Dalton
• Duddon SC
• Egremont
• Furness
• Haverigg
• Keswick
• Kirkby
• Lanercost
• Lindal Moor
• Millom
• Penrith
• Seascale
• Ulverston
• Vickerstown
• Whitehaven
• Wigton
• Windscale
• Workington