Cricket matches in the area south of Lancaster can be traced back to 1851, but the present Club's origins were at nearby Bay Horse in 1909. Until 1975 the teams played in the Lancaster and District League, and we were 1st Division champions in 1970, 1973 and 1974. We joined the South Lakeland League (now renamed the "Westmorland") in 1976 and we have won many of the cup competitions, as well as the League Championship in 1989 and 1990...
Shireshead Forton Cricket Club are a village cricket club in North Lancashire competing in the Westmorland League with Queen Elizabeth II Protected Playing Field status.