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The process of achieving ClubMark accreditation includes the adoption and implementation of various policies required by the England & Wales Cricket Board.

These policies have been clearly set out and, along with other relevant information about the club, can be found by following the link above.

All Members and Guests of Southport Trinity Cricket Club will:

- Respect the rights, dignity and worth of every person within the context of Cricket.
- Treat everyone equally and not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, disability, race, ethnic origin, nationality, colour, parental or marital status, religious belief, class or social background, sexual preference or political belief.
- Not condone, or allow to go unchallenged, any form of discrimination if witnessed.
- Display high standards of behaviour.
- Promote the positive aspects of Cricket e.g. fair play.
- Encourage all participants to learn the Laws and rules and play within them, respecting the decisions of match officials.
- Actively discourage unfair play, rule violations and arguing with match officials.
- Recognise good performance not just match results.
- Place the well-being and safety of Young People above the development of performance.
- Ensure that activities are appropriate for the age, maturity, experience and ability of the individual.
- Respect Young People’s opinions when making decisions about their participation in Cricket.
- Not smoke, drink or use banned substances whilst actively working with Young People in the Club.
- Not provide Young People with alcohol when they are under the care of the Club.
- Follow ECB guidelines set out in the “Safe Hands – Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding Children’ and any other relevant guidelines issued.
- Report any concerns in relation to a Young Person, following reporting procedures laid down by the ECB.
- In addition to the above, all Club Officers and Appointed Volunteers will:

- Hold relevant qualifications and be covered by appropriate insurance.
- Always work in an open environment (i.e. avoid private or unobserved situations and encourage an open environment).
- Inform Players and Parents of the requirements of Cricket.
- Know and understand the ECB’s ‘Safe Hands – Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding Children.’

JUNIOR CODE OF CONDUCT -


Southport Trinity Cricket Club fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its members.

Southport Trinity Cricket Club believes it is important that members, coaches, administrators and parents, carers or guardians associated with the club should, at all times, show respect and understanding for the safety and welfare of others.

Therefore, members are encouraged to be open at all times and to share any concerns or complaints that they may have about any aspect of the club with Steve Bennet, Club Welfare Officer.

As a member of Southport Trinity Cricket Club you are expected to abide by the following junior code of conduct:

- All members must play within the rules and respect officials and their decisions.
- All members must respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants regardless of gender, ability, cultural background or religion.
- Members should keep to agreed timings for training and competitions or inform their coach or team manager if they are going to be late.
- Members must wear suitable kit – Cricket Shoes, Helmet, Cricket box, Batting Gloves (W/K Gloves if appropriate)– for training and match sessions, as agreed with the coach/team manager.
- Members must pay any fees for training or events promptly.
- Junior members are not allowed to smoke on club premises or whilst representing the club at competitions.
- Junior members are not allowed to consume alcohol or drugs of any kind on the club premises or whilst representing the club.

A Short History of Southport Trinity Cricket Club.

Cricket was first recorded in Southport around 1859. Cricket then was organised according to social class divisions. The smaller clubs tended to play locally with the bigger clubs playing teams from a wider area.
In 1898 Holy Trinity Sunday School Athletics Club was formed which is our root and should be taken as the year of foundation. The Sunday school played regular cricket in 1899. Please note that Southport Trinity’s cricket origins started with the formation of Holy Trinity Cricket Club.
The smaller clubs got together in 1898 to form the Southport and District Amateur Cricket League. The league has traditionally covered an area of about twenty miles radius from Southport Town centre.
From its early years the distinction was made between the 'town' teams - often church based and playing on public parks - and the 'country' teams from the rural towns and villages inland across the flat West Lancashire Plain. In the town the church teams were to the fore - Derby Road Primitive Methodists, St.Paul’s, All Saints, St.Phillip’s, High Park Wesleyans and Holy Trinity.

Holy Trinity started playing on the sports fields on Manchester Road and then around 1906 moved to “The Fields” at Churchgate. In 1922 Roe Lane ground was opened and Holy Trinity moved there and shared the ground with Southport Trinity football club.

The Southport cricket league has not always been harmonious with altercations over various issues. From time to time the religious influence predominated and for fifty years the league was chaired by the indomitable Clem Blake, a Rechabite Methodist, who stood no nonsense. In 1958 the religious element insisted on the withdrawal of Holy Trinity because the hockey section, that also shared the ground, had opened a bar which was available to all users of the ground.

The club moved to the South-West Lancashire District League where they spent 20 unsuccessful years before being readmitted as Southport Trinity in 1980 back into the Southport and District League with 3 teams playing. They started in the 2nd, 4th and 5th Divisions. The 1st XI won promotion fairly quickly, as did the 2nd XI first to Div 3 and then Div 2. The 3rd XI struggled and went up and down between 4th and 5th Divisions.

Southport Trinity’s inclusion signalled another era of geographical expansion with clubs from the Wigan area such as Orrell Red Triangle, Norley Hall and Winstanley Park. Maghull and Litherland from the Liverpool suburbs also joined. By the celebration of its centenary in 1998 the Southport & District Amateur Cricket League was back to six divisions.

With the Millennium approaching Southport & District Amateur Cricket League teams like Fleetwood Hesketh, Maghull and Orrell Red Triangle had achieved ambitions to join a reorganised and expanded Liverpool and District Cricket Competition. The local equilibrium was upset by the politics surrounding the E.C.B Premier League. The necessity of a 'pyramid' system below Premier level caused manoeuvring by some ambitious clubs who were attracted by opportunities for promotion. This alienated other clubs for whom a Merseyside based pyramid was not attractive. The formation of the Merseyside and Southport Cricket Alliance was an attempt to guarantee a two-way flow in the pyramid.

In 2003, Southport Trinity was one of the founder members of the Merseyside and Southport Cricket Alliance which was one division of twenty four 1st XI comprising 14 teams from the Merseyside Competition and ten teams from the Southport & District Amateur Cricket League. In 2004, the league was split into two divisions with promotion and relegation now in operation, and by 2005, within the new revamped pyramid system, there was now a direct route for successful clubs in to the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition.

In 2005, Southport Trinity were promoted to league one of the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition where they remained for 2 years before being relegated back into division one of the Merseyside and Southport Cricket Alliance.
In 2009, the club achieved promotion back in to the newly formed Second Division of the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition.

2012 sees the club return to the Southport and District League where the first team will ply their trade in the Premier Division and the second team will compete in Division One.

CLUB HONOURS
1st TEAM -

Southport & District Amateur Cricket League Division 1 champions: 1924*, 1938*, 1944*, 1950*, 1999

Southport & District Amateur Cricket League Division 2 champions: 1954

Sandhurst Shield winners: 1957*, 1996, 2008

2nd TEAM -

Southport & District Amateur Cricket League Division 2 winners: 1928*, 1939*, 1947*(tied with Croston), 1948*, 1958*, 2003

Southport & District Amateur Cricket League Division 3 winners: 1948*, 1985

Southport & District Amateur Cricket League Division 4 winners: 1925*, 1990

Pochin Cup winners: 1938*, 1939*, 1948*, 1950*, 2003, 2005


Years marked with an asterisk denote honours gained as Holy Trinity CC.