Cricket Timeline

1859

Southport Cricket Club formed

Playing at York Road, Birkdale

1863

Southport Alexandra Cricket Club Formed

Playing at Manchester Road

1865

Original Southport Cricket Club disbands

York Road ground lost to developers

1866

Southport Cricket Club Restarts

Playing at Manchester Road, next door to Alexandra Cricket Club

1874

Birkdale Cricket Club formed

Playing at Trafalgar Road, Birkdale

1875

Southport Cricket Club loses ground

Manchester Road sold to developers for housing. Moves to Scarisbrick New Road

1876

Southport Cricket Club disbands

Club lasts only one year at Scarisbrick New Road, near to the Cemetery

1885

Southport Cricket Club Reforms

Playing on the Recreation grounds of Scarisbrick New Road, where Flakland Road and Rutland Road lie today

1888

Southport Cricket Club disbands

1890

Southport Alexandra adopts name of Southport Cricket Club.

With the original club gone, Alexandra take the opportunity to change their name.

1902

Southport & Birkdale Cricket Club Formed

Southport Cricket club and Birkdale Cricket club merge, playing at Trafalgar Road

1914-1919

Cricket Suspended for War

On 22nd August 1914 the last Cricket match was played.
Cricket did not resume until 1919. Trafalgar Road was left unattended as a playing ground for Brighthelmstone Girls School