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Patey, Pearson and Humphreys bring home the trophy at Woodhall Spa

Having played an annual match with Lancashire Colts since the early 1930s, Cheshire extend this to matches with other counties to give opportunities to emerging young players

Press reports on 1955 matches

The Northern Counties is, somewhat belatedly, officially formed. Despite the optimism in the report on the formation of a formal league, this did not materialise until 1984!

Images from the '57 county championship

Reports on 1957 county matches

A Walker (winner) WCI Boulton (EGU President) G G Beazley (Captain RLGC) G B Farrar (Sec RLGC) David Shone

County match reports 1958

1959 winners George Earle and Herbert Davies (Bidston G.C.)

RLGC hosted the 1959 County Championship and produced the winning team. Bruce Thompson receiveing the trophy from John Milner, CUGC President wathched by Bill Renison (RLGC Captain). John Graham is behind Thompson. Leasowe were runners-up

County matches 1959

Jack Jones of Upton-by-Chester wins his first county title, and in doing so secures a record win of 9&8 over his club-mate M.Wesley. He was to win again in both 1960 and '61, to secure an unprecedented treble.
In this picture he is congratulated by…