The hosts had been reduced to 83 for 9 when Holden and number eleven batsman C E Steen put on a club record 178 run partnership for the final wicket as Park eventually finished up on 261 all out.

Park were one of eleven senior clubs to make up the original table with the other teams being Bootle, Formby, Huyton, New Brighton, Northern, Ormskirk, Oxton, Rock Ferry and Sefton.

A key member of Noel Overend's dominant title-winning team of the 1960s, Clovis was to be a regular fixture in the 1st XI for many years and would even go on to be awarded an MBE for his work as a probation officer.

Captain Alf Liggins played a pivotal role by scoring over 800 runs as Park sealed their championship triumph on the final day of the season.

In the same year that England won the World Cup, Park managed to regain the championship with captain Shillinglaw and the Reverend Max Wigley taking over 50 wickets in the season.

Six seasons after their first Cheshire Cup final appearance, it was second time lucky for Park as Ken Crofton led to them to an eight wicket win over local rivals New Brighton.

Under captain Peter Carlton, the 1st XI had clinched the title with a month of the season to play with key performances coming from the likes of Shillinglaw, Andy Hurworth, Graham Steele, Adrian Cairns and the McCormick brothers.

In 1991, left-arm spinner and captain Gareth Evans led Park to a thrilling one wicket win over Neston in the final of the Kidson Impey Knockout Cup.

By then, young players like future skipper Chris Foran and batsman Ian Cooper were starting to break into the team and would make significant contributions over the next two decades.

Two years later, former skipper Dave Turner had the unique fortune of taking hat-tricks in consecutive games against St Helens Recs in the league[34] and then Rainford in the Liverpool Echo Knockout.

1996 marked the 150th anniversary of Birkenhead Park Cricket Club's existence as the 1st XI pulled off their second Cheshire Cup triumph by beating the holders Poynton by two runs in a thrilling final.

It proved to be a master-stroke as he led them to Premier League promotion with key contributions coming from Australian batsman Anthony Smith (800 runs) and former skipper Gareth Evans (67 wickets).

Evans carried on as skipper and helped the club secure a top half finish in 2001 before handing over the reins to wicket-keeper David Smith for the 2002 season.

By then, Park were continuing to develop promising young players which included batsman Tommy Hunter, all-rounder Chris Stenhouse and bowlers Carl Ainsworth and John Costain.

The Australian made a crucial difference with the bat as he scored an incredible 1,352 runs (including four centuries) which remains the highest tally by a batsman in Cheshire County Division Two.

Livermore contributed again the following year with over 800 runs as Park endured a topsy-turvy season which saw them go from relegation contenders in August to finishing an ambitious fourth place in Division One.

Promotion and the title was confirmed on the final day when they beat local rivals Upton in front of their home supporters,[40] less than a week after England had defeated Australia in the Ashes.

Hoping to avoid a repeat of their disastrous top flight campaign in 2000, Park started 2006 well with two wins in three but they soon capitulated when they suffered nine defeats in ten games to fall into the relegation zone.

Gibson's bid to freshen the team up with younger players failed to improve things as Park endured another woeful campaign in which they managed only one win in eighteen prior to the final month of the First Division season.

An early highlight came in a home draw against Mobberley in which Ian Cooper and Australian batsman Adam Watson both scored centuries in the same innings,[48] a record previously made almost 100 years earlier.

[49] Now playing in the Meller Braggins Cricket League, Park had lost the services of Foran and bowler Carl Ainsworth but had a new skipper in Chris Stenhouse.

[50] The move was granted which helped the 1st XI turn their fortunes around as Stenhouse produced some incredible bowling performances to ensure Park ended their time in Cheshire with a top 6 finish.

The 1st XI held on to top spot in Division Two from June onwards with Stenhouse instrumental with the ball again as he took 70 wickets, a feat which saw him later named the Liverpool Comp Bowler of the Year.

[54] With the Premier League in their sight, Park's ambitions were made clear in 2013 when they welcomed back former players Chris Foran, Mike Barnes and Adrian Kinsey.

While the likes of Barnes, Kinsey and Adam Liu contributed useful runs, Stenhouse and Houghton forged a dynamic bowling partnership as the pair shared 139 wickets over the course of the league season.

Park also performed well in the Cheshire Cup as they reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1996 only to suffer a heavy ten wicket defeat against old adversaries Chester Boughton Hall.

Batsman Chris Davies took charge for the 2015 season and managed to bring in quality players like Luke Camden and the Sri Lankan all-rounder Ian Daniel.

Park were involved in some thrilling games that year which included a memorable away win at National T20 champions Chester Boughton Hall in the Liverpool Echo Knockout Competition.

[63] Records continued to tumble in the final game of the season as the departing Rob Houghton pulled off the remarkable feat of taking his 1000th Liverpool Comp wicket in a defeat by Highfield.

Unfortunately the loss of key players like Houghton and Daniel left Park in dire straits throughout 2016 as they suffered one of their worst seasons to finish bottom and be relegated from the Premier League.