ANOTHER town derby on Saturday with league leaders and champions elect Lowerhouse vs reigning Champions Burnley.

If you’re on the Lazio game, Burnley 2nds are at home with both bars open and everyone welcome as usual!

On Sunday, it’s the 99th Worsley Cup final at Turf Moor vs Ramsbottom.

Serrano’s pizza, Ground-up burgers, ice cream and sweets, plenty of bars, live music, mascot racing and face painting… and loads more.

Enjoy your cricket

https://postimg.cc/4YRsqbKW

"Your Town's Cricket Club" eh?

lol

ŽižkovClaret wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 07, 2025 11:26 am

"Your Town's Cricket Club" eh?

lol

I had a good chuckle at that too

Also on Sunday, Read Cricket Club are hosting the Hamer Cup Final between Padiham and Little Lever.
1 o'clock start.

gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 07, 2025 12:49 pm

Also on Sunday, Read Cricket Club are hosting the Hamer Cup Final between Padiham and Little Lever.
1 o'clock start.

Was it Read last week for the first time in years for a junior game and really liked the place.

Enjoy hosting the final if you’re from the club, great venue for it!

Lowerhouse name one change to their side for Saturday - Frankie replaces Keagan.

House seconds look to continue their amazing form away at Crompton

Good luck to Burnley in the final on Sunday.

Hopefully a thrashing Saturday doesn't put them off.

Might pop down Sunday if can get in.

thingandwhere wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 07, 2025 10:55 am

ANOTHER town derby on Saturday with league leaders and champions elect Lowerhouse vs reigning Champions Burnley.

If you’re on the Lazio game, Burnley 2nds are at home with both bars open and everyone welcome as usual!

On Sunday, it’s the 99th Worsley Cup final at Turf Moor vs Ramsbottom.

Serrano’s pizza, Ground-up burgers, ice cream and sweets, plenty of bars, live music, mascot racing and face painting… and loads more.

Enjoy your cricket

https://postimg.cc/4YRsqbKW

Will you be streaming it?

Somethingfishy wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 07, 2025 12:45 pm

I had a good chuckle at that too

If that was the case, you'd think they would have more/some fans

gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 07, 2025 12:49 pm

Also on Sunday, Read Cricket Club are hosting the Hamer Cup Final between Padiham and Little Lever.
1 o'clock start.

Quite a few from Padiham are making the short trip over.

Should be a great final, two good teams and a great venue to watch.

Good luck to Burnley on Sunday.

Hopefully have a local full house of trophies.

Lowerhouse league winners
Read league winners
Burnley cup winners
Padiham cup winners

ŽižkovClaret wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 07, 2025 1:52 pm

If that was the case, you'd think they would have more/some fans

TBF, they get a lot more on these days, there was a good mix in the Semi Final, certainly no less than most other grounds I go to.

If they are at their best I think Burnley beat Rammy with being at home but you just never know in a cup final, its a brilliant day out and always a rough Monday at work. Hopefully its a close game, I'd imagine Rammy will be in good voice with their Green and Yellow flares going off at some point.

Burnley1989 wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 07, 2025 3:42 pm

TBF, they get a lot more on these days, there was a good mix in the Semi Final, certainly no less than most other grounds I go to.

If they are at their best I think Burnley beat Rammy with being at home but you just never know in a cup final, its a brilliant day out and always a rough Monday at work. Hopefully its a close game, I'd imagine Rammy will be in good voice with their Green and Yellow flares going off at some point.

Im not sure you can judge a clubs typical crowd by a semi final, ngl

Hopey wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 07, 2025 1:51 pm

Will you be streaming it?

As always, that’s the plan.

Will the awful connection play ball? Who knows.

The actual main event now finalised: Charity mascot race for Pendleside Hospice.

https://www.burnleycricketclub.com/blog ... hem-sprint

thingandwhere wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 08, 2025 11:21 pm

As always, that’s the plan.

Will the awful connection play ball? Who knows.

I feel your pain.

Burnley win the toss and choose to bat.

29/0 after 8.

Burnley 89/3 from 22. Ocky gone lbw

Burnley 145/7 from 41

Burnley end on 183/8

Somethingfishy wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 09, 2025 3:39 pm

Burnley end on 183/8

Not really sure if its a good score or not, not a great day but id say probably 20 short.

We shall see

House 64/1 from 14

House 95/4 off 23.4. Jonny Whitehead just out for 50 odd.

98/4 after 25. Going to be a close one this.

Rochdale and Middleton both lost heavily. Rammy in a tight game.

Most results in.

House 32 clear whatever the result here.

House seconds with a great win at Crompton. Report to follow.

Anybody know if Erasmus is injured ? He only got 5 with the bat and hasn’t bowled yet !!

He’s bowling now.

I just saw that. Went for 7 off his first over.

He’s just got you a wicket, don’t slag him off just yet.

5 with the bat and 1-19 off 4 is hardly a match winning performance

Great run chase by Rammy.

House 164/6 from 44

20 required from 36 balls

164/7

18 from 30 with 3 wickets in hand

7 from 24

6 from 18

Scores level. 12 left

House win by 3 wickets. Great game of cricket.

Great effort by Burnley but just fell short.

3 points takes us further clear of Rochdale so a good day but we seriously need a decent pro or 2

Burnley must be gutted with that, theirs to win and threw it away with lots of poor fielding and bowling.

Could probably do with a year in the second division to get back to the right standard to compete

If anyone knows whether Colne have won, I'd be grateful. I was watching the end bit on the telly, and it said Crompton needed 226 off 46 overs, and they shook hands and came off when Crompton reached 214/9 off 45. Anyone there who can explain?

FCBurnley wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 09, 2025 7:33 pm

Great effort by Burnley but just fell short.

You clearly werent watching.

Burnley Beaten, Bragging Rights Stay in Blue & Yellow

Second Eleven

The Second Eleven maintained their fantastic run away at Crompton, bringing home the maximum 12 points.

Batting first, they posted an impressive 267 for 6 from their 45 overs. Dec Metcalfe led the way with a sublime century, scoring 105 from 129 balls, ably supported by Shaukat Ali who smashed 76 from 70 deliveries.

In reply, Crompton were dismissed for 121 in just 22.4 overs. Shaukat Ali capped off his all-round performance with figures of 5 for 17 from 5.4 overs, while Jax Edwards claimed 4 for 23 from 4 overs. Crompton collapsed dramatically from 96-1 to 121 all out.

The Second Eleven remain 34 points clear at the top of the league.



First Eleven

It was derby day at home for the First Eleven as they took on Burnley. The visitors won the toss and made 183 for 8, with wickets shared among the bowlers.

In reply, Jonny Whitehead anchored the early stages with 55 before Tom Walker took over as the backbone of the innings. Walker brought up his half-century from 78 balls, supported by Toxy Hussain, Charlie Cottam, and Joey Hawke.

Lowerhouse lost wickets at regular intervals, but calm and composed batting saw them home with 11 balls to spare, sealing a 10-point win. Walker finished unbeaten on 54 from 90 balls in a sensible, match-winning knock—another example of the teamwork that has defined this season.

Lowerhouse are now 42 points clear at the top of the table, with five games to play—and another derby win in the bag.

Hopey wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 09, 2025 7:44 pm

You clearly werent watching.

I get why you say it

To be fair I thought Burnley batted ok and posted a decent score. Their bowling was average at best. Not sure what the crack is with Ocky. Took them a while to bowl him then he bowied reasonably OK. He was taken off for Bharat to bowl his last 2 then brought back on. Just odd. Meanwhile once Fergus had bowied the pacers were brought back at the shorter end which only helped us whack the runs off.
Poor captaincy for me lost that for Burnley...and our long tail

Somethingfishy wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 09, 2025 8:01 pm

I get why you say it

To be fair I thought Burnley batted ok and posted a decent score. Their bowling was average at best. Not sure what the crack is with Ocky. Took them a while to bowl him then he bowied reasonably OK. He was taken off for Bharat to bowl his last 2 then brought back on. Just odd. Meanwhile once Fergus had bowied the pacers were brought back at the shorter end which only helped us whack the runs off.
Poor captaincy for me lost that for Burnley...and our long tail

Chasing isn’t our strong point but it clearly wasn’t a ‘go out and smash it’ wicket. I thought 220 was a good score on that.

I wouldn’t really class our line up as a tail, it’s simply not. Joe Martin has a ton to his name. 9, 10 and Jack have won us games up and down the order.

It’s the teamwork that has got us where we are this year. Like o said in a thread last week, we were the team with the lowest 50s. This is only the second team we haven’t bowled out this year. Mental.

Hopey wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 09, 2025 7:44 pm

You clearly werent watching.

No because I have a life.

dsr wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 09, 2025 7:43 pm

If anyone knows whether Colne have won, I'd be grateful. I was watching the end bit on the telly, and it said Crompton needed 226 off 46 overs, and they shook hands and came off when Crompton reached 214/9 off 45. Anyone there who can explain?

The result still hadn't been added to the Lancashire League website a few minutes ago when I was looking, so not sure what's gone on. It was the only one missing.

FCBurnley wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 09, 2025 8:24 pm

No because I have a life.

I didn’t mean sat in-front of a computer. I meant going to watch the team you supposedly support. Which you clearly haven’t in years.