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Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 7:41 pm
by Local cricketer
Some big games tomorrow Burnley go to rammy with a ex lowerhouse pro stepping in. Lowerhouse host church is it a must win game already?

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 7:45 pm
by Longsidelenny
Good to see colne doing well and my club now finding there feet utc

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 7:46 pm
by ClaretTony
Dieter Klein tomorrow for Burnley. South African who has been called up for Germany

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 7:49 pm
by Local cricketer
ClaretTony wrote:Dieter Klein tomorrow for Burnley. South African who has been called up for Germany
Word on the street is that Burnley have signed Daryn Smit for at least 7 games. Has a team ever won the league using sub pros for the full season?

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 7:51 pm
by ClaretTony
Local cricketer wrote:Word on the street is that Burnley have signed Daryn Smit for at least 7 games. Has a team ever won the league using sub pros for the full season?
Don’t know that but Burnley lost pro Shafiq Ahmed (brilliant batsman) in 1978. They eventually signed Mudassar but had a lot of sub pros in between.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 7:56 pm
by ClaretTony
Just looked up that season and Burnley used

Ken Shuttleworth
Joel Garner
Geoff Trim
Neal Radford
Garth Le Roux (2 games)

Less games than I thought it was with a sub pro

Trim was from Lancs 2nds, didn’t bowl and scored 1 with the bat. Burnley chased 232 to beat East Lancs that day. Allan Border was 104no for EL. On the following day EL lost at Rawtenstall in the Worsley Cup with Border again not out on 179.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 7:57 pm
by Longsidelenny
My farther says mudasre was a very good cricketer nowt about as good as him

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 7:58 pm
by Quickenthetempo
Local cricketer wrote:Word on the street is that Burnley have signed Daryn Smit for at least 7 games. Has a team ever won the league using sub pros for the full season?
I didn't realise it was allowed.

In the Ribb league you could only get a sub pro for the first 4 games (Although it might of changed.)

A bit farcial if Burnley just plan to use sub pro's all season.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 7:59 pm
by Local cricketer
ClaretTony wrote:Just looked up that season and Burnley used

Ken Shuttleworth
Joel Garner
Geoff Trim
Neal Radford
Garth Le Roux (2 games)

Less games than I thought it was with a sub pro
Thank you Tony Garth Le Roux sounds a player

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 8:01 pm
by Quickenthetempo
ClaretTony wrote:Just looked up that season and Burnley used

Ken Shuttleworth
Joel Garner
Geoff Trim
Neal Radford
Garth Le Roux (2 games)

Less games than I thought it was with a sub pro
How did Neal Radford do as a league pro?

He was a good un for Worcs.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 8:01 pm
by ClaretTony
Local cricketer wrote:Thank you Tony Garth Le Roux sounds a player
I’ve just added to that post re: East Lancs.

I saw all those games and Burnley won them all. Le Roux was a terrific player and I think was quite young at the time.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 8:02 pm
by ClaretTony
Quickenthetempo wrote:How did Neal Radford do as a league pro?

He was a good un for Worcs.
Radford was in the league for a few years with Bacup &EL. Very good player.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 8:03 pm
by Local cricketer
Quickenthetempo wrote:I didn't realise it was allowed.

In the Ribb league you could only get a sub pro for the first 4 games (Although it might of changed.)

A bit farcial if Burnley just plan to use sub pro's all season.

Burnley's pro went down injured on the eve off the season.

I seem to remember the house using sub pros for over half a season last year. Injuries are part off the game

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 8:04 pm
by ClaretTony
Local cricketer wrote:Burnley's pro went down injured on the eve off the season.

I seem to remember the house using sub pros for over half a season last year. Injuries are part off the game
Erasmus got a bad injury last season I think. Must make it very difficult for clubs in this situation.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 8:07 pm
by Quickenthetempo
Local cricketer wrote:Burnley's pro went down injured on the eve off the season.

I seem to remember the house using sub pros for over half a season last year. Injuries are part off the game
It happens to lots of clubs. Some pro's back out at the last minute.

But clubs should do all they can to get a full time pro.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 8:09 pm
by Burnley1989
Quickenthetempo wrote:I didn't realise it was allowed.

In the Ribb league you could only get a sub pro for the first 4 games (Although it might of changed.)

A bit farcial if Burnley just plan to use sub pro's all season.
It can’t be helped, you’ll struggle to find a full time pro now easiest thing to do is field county level pros which isn’t a cheap business so I’m sure they’d rather have a settled pro

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 8:10 pm
by ClaretTony
Quickenthetempo wrote:It happens to lots of clubs. Some pro's back out at the last minute.

But clubs should do all they can to get a full time pro.
I’m sure they do but I would think it’s not always that easy as I’m sure our Lowerhouse friends on here would confirm. Even worse for them. If memory serves he got injured on the Saturday and they had a game the following day.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 8:16 pm
by Quickenthetempo
ClaretTony wrote:I’m sure they do but I would think it’s not always that easy as I’m sure our Lowerhouse friends on here would confirm. Even worse for them. If memory serves he got injured on the Saturday and they had a game the following day.
There's that many cricket agents these days, it's not to bad if you have the finance.

To be fair to Lowerhouse, quite a bit of the season had gone and most pro's miss the last 4 games.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 8:17 pm
by Quickenthetempo
Burnley1989 wrote:It can’t be helped, you’ll struggle to find a full time pro now easiest thing to do is field county level pros which isn’t a cheap business so I’m sure they’d rather have a settled pro
It's not cheap at all, they must be thinking about winning that title.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 8:20 pm
by ClaretTony
Quickenthetempo wrote:There's that many cricket agents these days, it's not to bad if you have the finance.

To be fair to Lowerhouse, quite a bit of the season had gone and most pro's miss the last 4 games.
I’ve no idea what Burnley’s plans are but I would have thought they’d prefer to have a regular pro than the current situation.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 9:10 pm
by ŽižkovClaret
ClaretTony wrote:I’m sure they do but I would think it’s not always that easy as I’m sure our Lowerhouse friends on here would confirm. Even worse for them. If memory serves he got injured on the Saturday and they had a game the following day.
We don't half get messaged off some chancers from all over Asia, Australasia and Saffers all claiming to be the great undiscovered heir to Tendulkar haha

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 9:14 pm
by Burnley1989
Quickenthetempo wrote:It's not cheap at all, they must be thinking about winning that title.
Well I'd imagine so....

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 9:17 pm
by ŽižkovClaret
Ive heard about someone big arriving for the 20/20 against Lowerhouse

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 9:49 pm
by Quickenthetempo
ZizkovClaret wrote:Ive heard about someone big arriving for the 20/20 against Lowerhouse
Curtly Ambrose?

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 10:10 pm
by Foulthrow
ClaretTony wrote:Dieter Klein tomorrow for Burnley. South African who has been called up for Germany
Is there a war on?

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 10:13 pm
by Foulthrow
ClaretTony wrote:I’m sure they do but I would think it’s not always that easy as I’m sure our Lowerhouse friends on here would confirm. Even worse for them. If memory serves he got injured on the Saturday and they had a game the following day.
Wasn’t Erasmus injured playing rugby for Blackburn?

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 10:59 pm
by Lord Rothbury
No

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 11:04 pm
by tybfc
For anybody who can remember Lancashire league cricket as long ago as 1988 I was playing for Rishton when we signed Mohammed Azharuddin as pro for the season. He was an exceptional talent and a lovely bloke but got an injury after six or seven games and returned home.

So Rishton had the following sub pros for the rest of the season and it was brilliant playing with some of the best players in the world at that time:

Mark Greatbach
Saleem Malik
Arshad Ayub
Dean Jones
Dennis Lillee
Maninder Singh
Michael Holding
R S Ghai
Norbert Phillips
Alvin Kallicharran
Kevin Curran
Ezra Moseley
Franklyn Stephenson

Some great characters. Saleem Malik was late for every game as he was in the casinos in Manchester.

Dean Jones was then batting number three for Australia and was out cheaply so put his match fee behind the bar for the rest of the players.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 11:05 pm
by ClaretTony
Foulthrow wrote:Wasn’t Erasmus injured playing rugby for Blackburn?
I might be wrong but I think he got his injury in a t20 game.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 8:02 am
by Local cricketer
Quickenthetempo wrote:It's not cheap at all, they must be thinking about winning that title.
Well Turf Moor is like a suburb off Mumbai this season. Cant see them losing at home

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 8:55 am
by Longsidelenny
what happens with the pitch if it rains for a month

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 9:07 am
by Quickenthetempo
Longsidelenny wrote:what happens with the pitch if it rains for a month
It improves.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 10:20 am
by Local cricketer
Quickenthetempo wrote:It improves.
They have bought a hover cover with the money they are saving from not having a pro

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 10:43 am
by Quickenthetempo
Local cricketer wrote:They have bought a hover cover with the money they are saving from not having a pro
I thinks it's the new Gin wagon on Claret matchday that has paid for it.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 11:50 am
by Local cricketer
Anyway off to rammy now to watch the league leaders. Anyone else taking a game in?

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 12:22 pm
by Longsidelenny
I have to wait to tomorrow going to colne who play rishton was going to say hope the sunshine’s but that will help burnley with there team full of spinners enjoy the cricket everybody

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 12:32 pm
by arise_sir_charge
Ocki was injured in the T20 on Friday night and we had a game on the Saturday.

Wouldn’t wish the sub pro situation on anybody.....not even Burnley. It’s a nightmare.

Daryn Smit is a great player and a top bloke. He’s also very fair price wise so if they can get him as often as possible then fair play!

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 12:42 pm
by Burnley1989
One of the best pro’s of the last 10 years I’d say

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 12:44 pm
by ŽižkovClaret
ZizkovClaret wrote:Ive heard about someone big arriving for the 20/20 against Lowerhouse
Currently plying his trade in the Bohemian sofa league

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 12:45 pm
by Steve-Harpers-perm
Off to watch Rawtenstall hopefully make it 3 wins in a row against Littleborough.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 1:10 pm
by Local cricketer
Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:Off to watch Rawtenstall hopefully make it 3 wins in a row against Littleborough.
Rawtenstall enjoying life in the 2nd division. Lot more competitive and I wonder If teams like rawtenstall and colne actually want to get promoted

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 1:33 pm
by Longsidelenny
We at colne think we can more than match the teams in the 1st division we have outstanding pro and some very good amateurs time will tell but thinks are looking good at the horsefield

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 2:04 pm
by Local cricketer
Rammy 30-4

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 2:24 pm
by Local cricketer
65-6 Klein 5 for not very many

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 2:34 pm
by Longsidelenny
Sounds like he is going to klein up

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 2:52 pm
by JohnDearyMe
ClaretTony wrote:Just looked up that season and Burnley used

Ken Shuttleworth
Joel Garner
Geoff Trim
Neal Radford
Garth Le Roux (2 games)

Less games than I thought it was with a sub pro

Trim was from Lancs 2nds, didn’t bowl and scored 1 with the bat. Burnley chased 232 to beat East Lancs that day. Allan Border was 104no for EL. On the following day EL lost at Rawtenstall in the Worsley Cup with Border again not out on 179.
Imagine turning up as an amateur batter to play Burnley and finding out that Joel Garner is their sub pro!

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 3:58 pm
by Clarets4me
Foulthrow wrote:Wasn’t Erasmus injured playing rugby for Blackburn?
No, the rugby season was long over by the time he was injured ....

Btw .... anyone remember Colin Kuhn, the Rhodesian who played as an amateur for Rishton during the 80's ? He also played Rugby down at Blackburn, another fly half/centre. He was about 10 years older than me, cracking bloke, used to drive for Blackburn Transport. The only time I ever saw him lost for words, was when a couple of 1st Team lads mocked up fake Rhodesian Army " Call up " papers, and got a bloke in a suit to hand-deliver them to Colin at training. He fell for it hook, line and sinker ...... brilliant wind up !! :D :D

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 4:11 pm
by ClaretTony
JohnDearyMe wrote:Imagine turning up as an amateur batter to play Burnley and finding out that Joel Garner is their sub pro!
He was pro with Littleborough in the Central Lancs League at the time and was the first time I’d ever seen him. He took 8 wickets.

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 4:19 pm
by JohnDearyMe
ClaretTony wrote:He was pro with Littleborough in the Central Lancs League at the time and was the first time I’d ever seen him. He took 8 wickets.
Fantastic to have been able to witness such world class players. Shame those days are over

Re: Lancashire league 18/5/19

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 4:23 pm
by Local cricketer
200 all out rammy. Decent recovery