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Ashton on Mersey Cricket Club

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The outfield at The Beets with the AOM letters cut into the hedge behind and the sight screen on the right

1897 to today

History timeline

The dates that shaped the club, from the first ground in Sale to the refurbished clubhouse of today.

Key dates

More than 125 years at The Beets

42 milestones in the story of Ashton on Mersey Cricket Club.

  1. 1897Ashton on Mersey Cricket and Tennis Club established at Atkinson Road, Sale
  2. 1910Ground moved to Carrington Moss
  3. 1919Ground moved to Little Ees Lane, land leased from owner.
  4. 1920Meadow flattened to create cricket pitch
  5. 1925(2nd April) - Club purchases the current site (The Beets) for £500.
  6. 1926Two army huts bought - Beginnings of Pavilion
  7. 1938Water and Electricity services first supplied to building
  8. 1946AOM joins Manchester Association Cricket League
  9. 1948Existing Shale Tennis Courts Opened
  10. 1958Tornado rips through Clubhouse causing £1,250 damage
  11. 1959Manchester Association Champions (Stockton Trophy)
  12. 1960Clubhouse destroyed by fire - rebuilding cost £6,000
  13. 1969Pavillion extended
  14. 1972SW Manchester Division 1 Tennis Champions (1st team)
  15. 1981Salford Youth Cricket Association Under 14 Cup Winners
  16. 1985Clubhouse destroyed by Fire - rebuilding cost £120,000
  17. 1986Existing brick built Clubhouse opened
  18. 1986Water and electrical services replaced costing £5,549
  19. 1991Little Ees Lane (formerly a pot hole mud track) concreted for 1st time
  20. 1992South Manchester Junior Cricket League Under 15s League Champions
  21. 1995Division 2B Champions (Manchester Association Edward Barton Trophy)
  22. 1995Major refurbishment program including creating a stage and Pool Room
  23. 1996Division 1B Champions (Manchester Association Stockton Trophy)
  24. 1997Burtonwood Brewery Trophy Winners (Manchester Association)
  25. 1997Division 1B Champions (Manchester Association Presidents Trophy)
  26. 1999AOM leaves Manchester Association and joins Cheshire County League
  27. 2002South Manchester Junior Cricket League Under 18s Cup Winners
  28. 2005Covered pitches at the Beets as Mobile covers Roll in
  29. 2006Meller Braggins Cheshire Cricket League Division 2 Champions
  30. 2006Meller Braggins Cheshire Cricket League "Club of the Year"
  31. 2007Score-box opened
  32. 2009Meller Braggins Cheshire Cricket League Division 1 Champions
  33. 2009Meller Braggins Cheshire Cricket League Division A runners up (2nd X1)
  34. 2009Solar Photo-Voltaic & Thermal installed on clubhouse roof.
  35. 2010Three lane practice net facility installed
  36. 2013Outbuilding (score-box and garage) destroyed by Fire
  37. 2014Cheshire Shield Winners (1st X1)
  38. 2014TACS Partnership Cheshire Cricket League Division A champions (2nd X1)
  39. 2014TACS Partnership Cheshire Cricket League "Club of the Year"
  40. 2015TACS Partnership Cheshire Cricket League Division A champions (2nd X1)
  41. 2016Ladies Team Established
  42. 2016Extension to bar lounge and new score-box built.