Match Reports

NEWS

Ben Gorton has been representing Lancashire u15 Development squad in a 2 day game against Yorkshire. Ben was top scorer with 65 and 30 and had a number of victims behind the stumps in the Lancashire win

SENIOR RESULTS

Lowerhouse 2XI 187 – all out Enfield 2XI 156- all out

Dec Bailey 44 Scott Hope 3-28
Corey Hope 33* Mickey Lee 3-45
Mickey Lee 21
Scott Hope 19

Second team manager Gav Shields was in buoyant mood after this extremely well fought victory. With several major players away or in the first team the side had a fragile look about it. however the remaining regulars dug deep and put up a defendable total well assisted by young Corey hope’s great knock .the last 4 wickets putting 80 on . After a quick fire start for Enfield the Lowerhouse bowling dug equally deep and clawed the game back. Indeed only in the last 10 overs were Lowerhouse favourites at any stage.

LHCC 3XI 170 – 6 Bacup 3XI 75 all out

Will Norcross 35 Ismael Khalil 5- 12
Danny Starkie 34
Corey Hope 25
Jamie Woodall 19*
Jimmy Ridehalgh 13
Ismael Khalil 11

Back to winning ways for the young 3s as the team posted a decent score on the back of Starkie and Ridehalgh’s 47 opening stand. Bacup relied heavily on the veteran skipper Peter Killelea but once he was out to a fine catch from Ridehalgh the innings fell away

Todmorden u17 89-7 LHCC u17- 70- 8

Joe Gray 2-7 Will Norcross 11
Danny Starkie 2-20

A turgid batting display after letting Todmorden off the hook with the ball

LHCC U17 124-4 East Lancs 110-6

Will Norcross 52*
Josh Lavin 27
Ismael Khalil 11
Owen Davis 11

Back to winning ways thanks to Will Norcross’s maiden 50 –well deserved after a number of near misses in the juniors and 3XI

Bacup u15 – 35-all out LHCC U15 Dolphins 37-1

Micky Rogan 3-3 Harry Spark 12
Danny Simm 2-3
Hamzah Zaman 2-5
Tom Bridge 2-11

After Tom Bridge had removed the two recognised Bacup batsmen the innings struggled as the younger ones batted gamely against older bowlers.

Longridge u15 (2) 96-7 LHCC U15 Barracudas 71-8

Danny Simm 3-16 Hamzah Zaman 16
James Wheatcroft 2- 15 Michael Rogan 12

Despite the bowlers best efforts the fielders contrived to present Longridge with dropped catches, misfields and poor throws. With some notable exceptions from the above and the under 13s in the team, the batsmen presented Longridge with 3 unnecessary run outs and a couple of simply woeful shots. After a stiff talking to it will be noses to the grindstone at training.

Heaton u11 288-5 LHCC u11 Bears 236-4

Tom Halstead 2-36 Ben Woodall 15*
Rowan greenwood 10*
Tom Halstead 10

Having won the Lancashire League Cup the team played away at Heaton from the Bolton Association. The boys never came to terms with playing on a soft green track and bowling short of a length cost them clear

Ramsbottom u11 286 -0 LHCC u11 Bears 242-3

Ben Woodall 12*
Jack Simm 12

Ramsbottom gained revenge for their cup final defeat with a flawless batting display