Burnley District Cricket Report
The 2016 District cricket campaign, once again saw the town punch well above its weight.
With only 3 clubs to choose from, we are often up against Districts choosing from clubs numbering in double figures.
The successful season is reflected in the awards listed at the end of this report detailing the outstanding individual performances from the District teams.
Firstly I would like to thank all those involved in the District programme.
Particularly managers Dave Nicholas (u15s), Wendy Taylor (u13s) and Charlie Cottam (u11s).
In addition I would like to thanks both Burnley and Lowerhouse Cricket Clubs for hosting the games, and for providing tea room facilities.
I would like also to thank the tea room staff at the district games – namely our wonderful mums and all parents who provided the food for our team, the opposition and the officials. As Chairman I am very pleased and indeed proud of the efforts that we make to put district cricket on, and with such aplomb.
The under 15s got off to a disastrous start losing the first two games v Wyre and Ribble Valley and looked well of the standard. Pride kicked in and the second two games were astonishing performances.
Scores of 339-6 v South Ribble and 251-8 v Hyndburn saw the team get through to the quarter finals as league runners up and a defeat v Rochdale. Rochdale were the eventual competition winners.
The u13s also progressed to the quarter finals as league runners up . Again opening defeats to South Ribble and Ribble valley were followed by resounding victories over Blackpool/Fylde 249-5 and Hyndburn 214-6. Unfortunately the quarter final could not be played due to unforeseen circumstances and we had to concede. A great pity indeed.
Stars of the show were the u11s who progressed to the grand final only to finish as runners up after meeting an extremely strong Salford team with numerous County players.
The team won the league with a maximum 4 victories against Hyndburn, Blackburn, Ribble Valley and Blackpool. A quarter final victory over the formidable Bolton was followed by a semi-final victory over Chorley. This was an outstanding performance indeed and bodes well for the future.
BURNLEY DISTRICT AWARDS 2016
BURNLEY DISTRICT U11 2016
DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONS AND WILLIAM HURST TROPHY RUNNERS UP
1. Henri Cottam ( Captain ) – 112 runs and 6 wickets
- Rory Cormack
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Keagan de Vries
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George Durkin – 109 runs
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Keir Greenwood – 120 runs
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Josh Holding
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Elliott Johnstone – 102 runs
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Roman Kilbride
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Dec Metcalfe – 7 wickets
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Nathan Porter
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Husnain Shah
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Joel Sharp
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Oliver Spendlove
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Oliver Williams – 7 wickets
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Charlie Cottam ( Manager )
BURNLEY DISTRICT U11 2016 performance awards
KEAGAN DE VRIES 51* v HYNDBURN
BURNLEY DISTRICT U11 BATTING AWARD 2016
KEAGAN DE VRIES 194 RUNS @ 48.50
BURNLEY DISTRICT U11 BOWLING AWARD 2016
ELIOTT JOHNSTONE 8 wickets @ 8.50
BURNLEY DISTRICT U11 BOWLING AWARD 2016
OLIVER SPENDLOVE 10 wickets @ 12.00
BURNLEY DISTRICT UNDER 13s
DIVISIONAL RUNNERS UP AND QUARTER FINALISTS 2016
- Aman Singh – captain
James Bridge
Liberty Heap
Mohammed Hussain
Phoebe Johnson
Yousaf Nadeem
Molly Rehbanks
Ibrahim Rehman
Zaeem Shah
Jack Spence
James Swift
Harry Tomlinson
Annabelle Uttley
Rehan Zore
Wendy Taylor ( coach )
BURNLEY DISTRICT U13 2016 performance awards
Jack Spence 84 v Blackpool
Zaeem Shah 79* v Blackpool
Aman Singh 54 v Hyndburn
BURNLEY DISTRICT U13 BATTING 2016
Zaeem Shah 121 RUNS @ 60.50
BURNLEY DISTRICT U13 BATTING 2016
Jack Spence 143 RUNS @ 47.67
BURNLEY DISTRICT U13 BOWLING 2016
Zaeem Shah 5 WICKETS @ 18.20
BURNLEY DISTRICT U13 BOWLING 2016
Ibrahim Rehman 4 wickets @ 15.25
BURNLEY DISTRICT U15 2016 –
Divisional runners up and quarter finalists
1. Bryce Johnstone – captain
- Haider Ali Khan
Jake Blakey
Leon Brennand
Kheiro Chir
Yanis Chir
Caleb Greenhalgh
Thomas Halstead
Sam Harrison
Max Ingham
Yousaf Nadeem
Tanbir Rahman
Qasim Shah
Hanaf Shahid
Jack Simm
James Wearden
Ben Woodall
BURNLEY DISTRICT U15 2016 performance awards
Max Ingham 10- 74 -5 v Rochdale
Thomas Halstead 50 v South Ribble
Caleb Greenhalgh 56 v South Ribble
Bryce Johnstone 97* v Hyndburn
Qasim Shah 59 v Wyre and 54 v South Ribble
Leon Brennand 54 v Ribble Valley and 77 v South Ribble
BURNLEY DISTRICT U15 BATTING 2016
Qasim Shah 185 RUNS @ 37.6
BURNLEY DISTRICT U15 BOWLING 2016
Yanis Chir 5 wickets @ 21.8
Haider Ali Khan 5 wickets @ 19.75
CRAIG HEATON AWARD – Awarded to a Burnley CC player and will be subject of a separate presentation and press release