2021 Cricket Season

RBFC · Post by **RBFC** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 3:53 pm

With the local cricket season (Lancashire League, Ribblesdale League, Northern League & Palace Shield) just over 6 weeks away from starting let’s hope everything goes to plan with the roadmap out of lockdown and we can get a full season in weather permitting and subject to ECB guidelines.

It will be great to see people watching local sport again and clubs generating income through the bars being open.

Let’s hope all the professionals/overseas amateurs who are due to come are able to arrive despite the travel restrictions and we have a competitive season of cricket.

Any early predictions on which teams are likely to be challenging at the top of each league and any news on transfers of local players between clubs.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 4:06 pm

A few South African pro's have already pulled out of coming over with the restrictions.

Be a brave man to make any predictions when nobody really knows how it's going to pan out.

But yes it will be great to get on the cricket again and have a pint with friends in the sunshine.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:37 pm

Will be nice to get a few sunny days in down at the cricket, especially if we are restricted to doing most indoor stuff.

Will be able to share a beer and put a face to the username of a few more UTC posters.

Longsidelenny1882 · Post by **Longsidelenny1882** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:34 pm

My prediction don’t think colne will win the league but you never know upthecolne

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:56 pm

Do Colne play Burnley first league match up Colne?
Can't wait to sit in the sun up Colne having a couple of beers on a Sunday afternoon.

Burnley1989 · Post by **Burnley1989** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:59 pm

Looking forward to it, can’t see me missing a weekend of cricket this season providing its on!
The kids love it as much as me, even the Mrs does

Local cricketer · Post by **Local cricketer** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:09 pm

Always a exciting time of year. Monday and Tuesday felt like cricket weather yesterday and today back to winter.

Still got Rammy as favourites for the top flight and Greenmount for the 2nd division

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:11 pm

Could see some decent crowds early on if the weather is decent. Far easier to pop on the cricket club for a few beers than mess around booking tables and trying to find a space in a beer garden. I know what I'll be doing anyway, although I get the feeling its going to be a long season for Colne!

MT03ALG · Post by **MT03ALG** » Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:52 pm

Colne CC now has 12 picnic tables and the beer garden should be open from 12 April, weather permitting !!

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:04 pm

RBFC wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 04, 2021 3:53 pm
With the local cricket season (Lancashire League, Ribblesdale League, Northern League & Palace Shield) just over 6 weeks away from starting let’s hope everything goes to plan with the roadmap out of lockdown and we can get a full season in weather permitting and subject to ECB guidelines.

It will be great to see people watching local sport again and clubs generating income through the bars being open.

Let’s hope all the professionals/overseas amateurs who are due to come are able to arrive despite the travel restrictions and we have a competitive season of cricket.

Any early predictions on which teams are likely to be challenging at the top of each league and any news on transfers of local players between clubs.

I've just seen Burnley opening batsman Liam Bedford has signed for Salesbury as professional.

Expect a big replacement signing for opening batter/coach role.

Burnley1989 · Post by **Burnley1989** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:07 pm

Good player is Bedford

Edit: but not that good

djemba-djemba · Post by **djemba-djemba** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:07 pm

I am confident Padiham will win their division.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:54 pm

Burnley1989 wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:07 pm
Good player is Bedford

Edit: but not that good

A few clubs will be getting cheap local professionals especially if they coach as well.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:07 pm

djemba-djemba wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:07 pm
I am confident Padiham will win their division.

I hope you're right but what makes you so sure?

Settle will always start favourites and have a quality pro.
Read look to have signed a good one too.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:11 pm

MT03ALG wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:52 pm
Colne CC now has 12 picnic tables and the beer garden should be open from 12 April, weather permitting !!

They might want to think about getting some players then, now they've got their priorities right!!!

strayclaret · Post by **strayclaret** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:49 pm

Hopefully things go ahead. For my birthday Mrs Sc has bought me 2 £100 tickets for me and junior SC (she’s 37) at the home of cricket Headingley in July for the T20 v Pakistan. I trust junior will be jabbed up by then

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:58 pm

strayclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:49 pm
Hopefully things go ahead. For my birthday Mrs Sc has bought me 2 £100 tickets for me and junior SC (she’s 37) at the home of cricket Headingley in July for the T20 v Pakistan. I trust junior will be jabbed up by then

I'm not sure they can sell you the tickets and then change the conditions of entry. I've got tickets for the Test match in August and I'm not expecting to need any kind of vaccine pass.

strayclaret · Post by **strayclaret** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 6:03 pm

jrgbfc wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:58 pm
I'm not sure they can sell you the tickets and then change the conditions of entry. I've got tickets for the Test match in August and I'm not expecting to need any kind of vaccine pass.

I agree I had tickets for last year and YCC were quick to refund so hopefully there won’t be a problem

djemba-djemba · Post by **djemba-djemba** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 6:05 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:07 pm
I hope you're right but what makes you so sure?

Settle will always start favourites and have a quality pro.
Read look to have signed a good one too.

I suspect with Alan Smith’s ability to source grant funding and the money available for clubs because of Covid, he’ll have successfully secured money that can be spent on a title push.

The amount the club will make in the next few weeks with the whole of Padiham planning on drinking up there throughout the spring will also provide funds to go for the league.

RBFC · Post by **RBFC** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 6:30 pm

After Cherry Tree and Salesbury announced their professionals today looking at the Ribblesdale League 3 teams have overseas pro’s, a couple have overseas amateurs and the rest are English professionals with a couple still to announce.

In the Lancashire League it looks as though there are still a few sides to name professionals as well after a couple have pulled out.

Ribblesdale League Professionals
https://ribblesdalecl.play-cricket.com/ ... ges/239530

Lancashire League Professionals
http://lancashireleague.com/Seasons/202 ... _2021.html

Longsidelenny1882 · Post by **Longsidelenny1882** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:03 pm

As padiham pro from last year gone to clitheroe to pro this year up the colne

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:09 pm

Longsidelenny1882 wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:03 pm
As padiham pro from last year gone to clitheroe to pro this year up the colne

We sadly didn't have a pro last year with the pandemic so Jack Dewhurst went back to Clitheroe as an amateur. I don't think he played every week through work commitments though.
I'm not sure what his plans are this year.

djemba-djemba · Post by **djemba-djemba** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:12 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:09 pm
We sadly didn't have a pro last year with the pandemic so Jack Dewhurst went back to Clitheroe as an amateur. I don't think he played every week through work commitments though.
I'm not sure what his plans are this year.

Has Bugsy got the pitch ready?

Longsidelenny1882 · Post by **Longsidelenny1882** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:13 pm

Thanks tempo upthecolne

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:15 pm

djemba-djemba wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 07, 2021 6:05 pm
I suspect with Alan Smith’s ability to source grant funding and the money available for clubs because of Covid, he’ll have successfully secured money that can be spent on a title push.

The amount the club will make in the next few weeks with the whole of Padiham planning on drinking up there throughout the spring will also provide funds to go for the league.

I hope you're right. I'm not sure how much Alan Smith has to do with the Sports club these days. He had to take a backseat at the football club due to ill health a few years ago.

I expect that all cricket grounds to be busy with outdoor drinking. Just like they were last year.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:21 pm

djemba-djemba wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:12 pm
Has Bugsy got the pitch ready?

Yeah, there was a couple of pictures posted recently on the clubs FB and twitter accounts.

It was dug up at the end of season by outside contractors, so hopefully it will be decent. The pitches were spinning like Chennai for the last couple of years. No coincidence that the groundsman (bugsy) son Toby is the spinner there.

djemba-djemba · Post by **djemba-djemba** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:22 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:15 pm
I hope you're right. I'm not sure how much Alan Smith has to do with the Sports club these days. He had to take a backseat at the football club due to ill health a few years ago.

I expect that all cricket grounds to be busy with outdoor drinking. Just like they were last year.

He’s still active with the Sports club. He just handed cheques over to both the football and cricket clubs.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:49 pm

djemba-djemba wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:22 pm
He’s still active with the Sports club. He just handed cheques over to both the football and cricket clubs.

Good to hear.

MT03ALG · Post by **MT03ALG** » Mon Mar 08, 2021 2:46 am

Dark Cloud wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:11 pm
They might want to think about getting some players then, now they've got their priorities right!!!

Plenty of good players at Colne, both first and second teams in their respective top division unlike established Lancashire League clubs such as Accrington, Bacup, Church, East Lancashire, Enfield, Haslingden, Nelson, Rawtenstall and Rishton.

Longsidelenny1882 · Post by **Longsidelenny1882** » Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:35 am

That’s what the lancs league have done creating there super league the clubs you have mentioned will rely on a good pro any good amateurs playing for the teams you have mentioned will be poached and given a bit of petrol money we all know what that means so tough for div 2 sides good luck to em upthecolne

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:38 am

Longsidelenny1882 wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:35 am
That’s what the lancs league have done creating there super league the clubs you have mentioned will rely on a good pro any good amateurs playing for the teams you have mentioned will be poached and given a bit of petrol money we all know what that means so tough for div 2 sides good luck to em upthecolne

Colne have been trying to poach Padihams best batter all winter. Tell Gary Hunt to back off Lenny.

Edd_Claret · Post by **Edd_Claret** » Mon Mar 08, 2021 2:35 pm

Must admit I'm looking forward to getting back across to the cricket. Great days out seeing friends etc. Only live across the road from Bentgate and when the sun is out there's no where I'd rather be. Loads of space, the kids go and have a kick about round the back, great food etc, what's not to like

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Mon Mar 08, 2021 2:40 pm

Dark Cloud wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:11 pm
They might want to think about getting some players then, now they've got their priorities right!!!

Now now. Colne not only won the league (2nd division) in 2019, we retained our title in 2020!

MT03ALG · Post by **MT03ALG** » Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:48 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:38 am
Colne have been trying to poach Padihams best batter all winter. Tell Gary Hunt to back off Lenny.

Do you mean there is a batsman in the Padiham team who could get into the Colne First Eleven ? We might need some players for the Second Team!!

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:55 pm

MT03ALG wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:48 pm
Do you mean there is a batsman in the Padiham team who could get into the Colne First Eleven ? We might need some players for the Second Team!!

There isn't a batsman at Padiham that could help you stay up in the top division.

You would need the Price is right back for that.

MT03ALG · Post by **MT03ALG** » Mon Mar 08, 2021 5:14 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:55 pm
There isn't a batsman at Padiham that could help you stay up in the top division.

You would need the Price is right back for that.

Who needs James Price when we have Tisse Appuhamilage Milinda Siriwardana ? We know what English batsmen are like against left-arm spinners !!

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Mon Mar 08, 2021 5:36 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:55 pm
There isn't a batsman at Padiham that could help you stay up in the top division.

You would need the Price is right back for that.

Think we'd need Virat Kohli or Steve Smith to keep us up this year

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Mon Mar 08, 2021 6:09 pm

MT03ALG wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 08, 2021 5:14 pm
Who needs James Price when we have Tisse Appuhamilage Milinda Siriwardana ? We know what English batsmen are like against left-arm spinners !!

Try saying that after a few beers.

I hope the scorer is well paid at Colne.

MT03ALG · Post by **MT03ALG** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:07 pm

NO printed Lancashire League Handbooks this season, a pity for those who collect the handbooks.
The handbook will just be avalable online.

Longsidelenny1882 · Post by **Longsidelenny1882** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 7:10 pm

The lads at work are saying keep an eye out for Rochdale this season they believe they have invested heavily for the new season upthecolne

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:35 pm

I see Tom Lawson from Burnley has signed for Whalley as pro.
I've not seen him play but I presume it weakens Burnley some more?

Seeing more evidence of the pandemic hitting cricket clubs and their finances.

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:43 pm

Burnley must have lost a fortune with no footy on the Turf for 12 months.

Local cricketer · Post by **Local cricketer** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:54 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:35 pm
I see Tom Lawson from Burnley has signed for Whalley as pro.
I've not seen him play but I presume it weakens Burnley some more?

Seeing more evidence of the pandemic hitting cricket clubs and their finances.

He has got a good agent

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:59 pm

Local cricketer wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:54 pm
He has got a good agent

Whalley have often gone down the route of cheap local lad that brings a couple of mates with him.