DOWNLOAD – Share Form 

The clubs 2006 AGM unanimously voted for Lowerhouse Cricket Club to become a Community Interest Company (CIC). The move has enabled the continuation and initial development of the club’s activities whilst limiting the liability of the people who take the responsibility of managing your club. Everybody is entitled to only one share, including the Directors meaning that no individual can benefit over anybody else. “All will have an equal stake and say” The share price has been set at twenty pounds and we ask everybody with any interest at all in LCC to buy ONE share NOW, – ONE SHARE PER PERSON FOR LIFE. This one -off payment could generate significant funds to enhance our financial security.

Without taking this one-off step you will have: 

• NO rights to attend future club meetings including the AGM;
• NO say in decision making;
• NO say in the choice of directors;
• NO access to club accounts;

Take the positive step today, complete your details on the download file and return with your payment.

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1st XI - Home to Enfield - 1st September 07

From:

1. Jon Finch (Capt)
2. Matt Hope
3. Phil Haggerty
4. Joe Beneduce
5. Ben Heap
6. Phil Edmondson
7. Stuart Grant
8. Hassan Khan
9. Scott Hope
10. Frank Entwistle (Wkt)
11. Patrick Martin
12. O’Brien (Pro)

Same SquadSunday Away @ Rawtenstall plus Jack Mcgregor.

2nd XI Home to Rawtenstall – 2nd September 2007

From:-

1. Paul Stansfield (Capt)
2. Paddy Howley (Wkt)
3. Adam Hope
4. Chris Swift
5. F Teamer
6. Matt Stansfield
7. Matt Marquis
8. Max Howells
9. Ryan Clegg
10. Kieron Tighe
11. Jon Waite

Resreves – Shields, Lee, Walker, Marsden

3rd XI Away @ East Lancs - 1st September 2007

From:-

1. Paul Stansfield (Capt)
2. Micahel Lee
3. Ayyaz Darr
4. Paddy Howley (Wkt)
5. Lewis Marsden
6. Joe Martin
7. Tauqeer Razzaq
8. Colin Quinn
9. Dean Mottram
10. Matt Walker
11. Ben Webster

Reserves – Donovan & McKenzie

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After last weeks derby defeat at the hands of Burnley Lowerhouse return to action on Saturday in a re-arranged fixture against Enfield at Liverpool Road.

The two sides clashed last week at Dill Hall Lane with House running out winners by just 1 run in a thrilling contest.

At the time of going to press the Lowerhouse team news was unavailable, save to say Jonny Russell, Chris Benbow, Chris Bleazard and Joe Hawke are all absent.

Enfield will be buoyed by their win in the 20/20 trophy at Haslingden  on Bank Holiday Monday where they came out victorious by 20 runs in what was a low scoring affair.

Enfield bastmen Adam Bracewell who has 401 runs and Craig Fergusson who has 347 runs will be hoping to finish the season strongly and pass 500.

Bernard Reidy used last weekend to notch up 50 wickets for the season.  He currently stands on 53 wickets at 12.64.

On Sunday Lowerhouse travel to Bacup Road to take on current form team Rawtenstall.  After a shaky start Rawtenstall are finishing strongly largely thanks to the exploits of professional, Sanjay Bangar.  They sit in second place, 7 points behind league leaders Rishton although if results go their way they could be league leaders come Saturday evening.

Bangar who has represented India in both Test and One Day cricket has scored 630 runs in 16 innings at 57.27 with a best score of 83 not out.  His bowling which is described as medium pace has reaped 48 wickets at 19.41 with a best of 6-33.

On the amateur front their batting averages are lead by Chris Cook-Martin who has 566 runs at 28.30 and a best score of 108.

The leading amateur bowler at Rawtenstall is veteran, Keith Roscoe.  “Kez” who is one of the leagues all time leading wicket takers has taken 50 wickets at 16.60 with a seasons best of 6-50.

In the 2’s, House have just one game, at home to Rawtenstall on Sunday.  Paul Stansfield’s men will be hoping that they can secure runners up position although Rawtenstall who were themselves challenging until very recently, invariably provide a stern test. 

On the House!!

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The first team lost to Burnley tonight in the Twenty20 Floodlit trophy.

Burnley flew to 180-5 off their allotted 20 overs. Unfortunately Lowerhouse fell short at 169 all out.

More to follow…

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The 1st XI’s vice like grip on the local bragging rights was loosened yesterday with a 16 run defeat at the hands of Burnley.

Burnley pro Jon Harvey made an unbeaten 66 after House had Burnley rocking at 18-3 and then 67-5. Harvey received solid support from Mohammed Jamal  who scored 22, Steve Brunt, 15 and Graham Lalor an unbeaten 20, enabling Burnley to post  167-7. Aaron bowled 25 overs taking 6-53.

In reply Finchy hit 53 and Charlie 34, but wickets fell with  James Capstick  recording figures of 3-56 and  Bharat Tripathi 2-27.  Pro Harvey  chipped in with 2-25 as we stumbled to 116-9. A last wicket stand of 35 between Matt 23 not out and Jack 14 not out denied Burnley the vital bonus points.

In the 2’s House came out on top in a real thriller at Turf Moor.  Burnley’s box office batsmen, Michael Kelly (0), Danny Pickup (0) and Andy Beet (2) we are back in the tent with the score on 4.  Andy Lamb scored an unbeaten 60 and assisted by Amaad Hussain, 21 helped Burnley post 118 all out.  The Burnley innings was lit up by two outstanding catches, one from Jon Waite and another from Phil Haggerty.  Pick of the bowlers was Max Howells with 4-24.  Ryan Clegg and Paddy Martin shared 5 wickets with Kieron Tighe bowling a tight spell that deserved more than the one wicket he took.

In reply Lowerhouse suffered the early loss of Shields who was cleaned up by Mortimer.  Haggerty (43)  and Martin set about restoring the innings before Hagg was given out stumped to young off spinner Jonny O’Brien.  Adam Hope fell first ball, LBW to O’Brien as Lowerhouse stuttered on 53-3.  Max Howells and Paddy then dug in before Max was given out LBW to Michael Kelly who bowled a tight 14 overs.  Matt Stansfield and Paddy Martin then moved the score into the 80’s before Stansfield took a suicidal second run to Kelly and was run out.  In the same over Ryan Clegg took a single to mid wicket and in the process ran out Paddy Martin leaving House on 81-6.  The scoring dried up as Waite and Clegg dug in.  Waitey suffered his weekly injury, hit on the ankle by a Shorrock yorker and had to leave the field.

With the score on 104 and just 3 overs remaining Cleggy mis-timed an hook shot to mid wicket leaving House in trouble on 104 for 7. Enter Paddy Howley who scored a blistering 10 in one over off Shorrock to take the game away from Burnley before being adjudged LBW. 

With 5 runs required from 2 overs Shorrock bowled one in the skippers slot and he dispatched it over mid off for 4 to tie the scores.  Skip fell two balls later to a smart low catch from Kelly.  Going into the last over with the scores tied, last man Kieron Tighe “guided” one to short third man and Waitey made his ground to seal 12 points for the House who are now 7 points clear of Burnley in second place

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