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2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 3:53 pm
by RBFC
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 4:06 pm
by Quickenthetempo
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:37 pm
by MACCA
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:34 pm
by Longsidelenny1882
My prediction don’t think colne will win the league but you never know upthecolne
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:56 pm
by The Enclosure
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:59 pm
by Burnley1989
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
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:09 pm
by Local cricketer
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
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:11 pm
by jrgbfc
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!
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:52 pm
by MT03ALG
Colne CC now has 12 picnic tables and the beer garden should be open from 12 April, weather permitting !!
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:04 pm
by Quickenthetempo
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:07 pm
by Burnley1989
Good player is Bedford
Edit: but not that good
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:07 pm
by djemba-djemba
I am confident Padiham will win their division.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:54 pm
by Quickenthetempo
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:07 pm
by Quickenthetempo
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:11 pm
by Dark Cloud
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!!!
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:49 pm
by strayclaret
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
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:58 pm
by jrgbfc
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 6:03 pm
by strayclaret
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
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 6:05 pm
by djemba-djemba
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 6:30 pm
by RBFC
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
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:03 pm
by Longsidelenny1882
As padiham pro from last year gone to clitheroe to pro this year up the colne
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:09 pm
by Quickenthetempo
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:12 pm
by djemba-djemba
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?
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:13 pm
by Longsidelenny1882
Thanks tempo upthecolne
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:15 pm
by Quickenthetempo
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:21 pm
by Quickenthetempo
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:22 pm
by djemba-djemba
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:49 pm
by Quickenthetempo
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 2:46 am
by MT03ALG
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:35 am
by Longsidelenny1882
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
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:38 am
by Quickenthetempo
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 2:35 pm
by Edd_Claret
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
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 2:40 pm
by dsr
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!
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:48 pm
by MT03ALG
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:55 pm
by Quickenthetempo
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 5:14 pm
by MT03ALG
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 !!
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 5:36 pm
by jrgbfc
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
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 6:09 pm
by Quickenthetempo
Try saying that after a few beers.
I hope the scorer is well paid at Colne.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:07 pm
by MT03ALG
NO printed Lancashire League Handbooks this season, a pity for those who collect the handbooks.
The handbook will just be avalable online.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 7:10 pm
by Longsidelenny1882
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
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:35 pm
by Quickenthetempo
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.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:43 pm
by jrgbfc
Burnley must have lost a fortune with no footy on the Turf for 12 months.
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:54 pm
by Local cricketer
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
Re: 2021 Cricket Season
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:59 pm
by Quickenthetempo
Whalley have often gone down the route of cheap local lad that brings a couple of mates with him.
