Greenmount v Ramsbottom tomorrow. Brilliant fixture for local cricket. Pity Woodbank, Walshaw, Elton, Bury, Prestwich, Radcliffe, unsworth, Brooks bottom, Edenfield, Haslingden, Tottington, Heywood, all good clubs couldn't be involved in these local derby's.

Message from the landlord before the big Greenmount CC v RamsbottomCC

X 1st team paid players lauding it up scoring runs and getting wickets in their clubs second and third teams. Hard work pays off. Cricket heroes! 😁

No trumpet blowing again this week.??!!!

I see Haslingden are missing Graham Knowles 300 runs a season.

So sad to say that our mum passed away today after a brave battle. She was just to weak to recover from this latest set back. Reunited with Dad and free from further suffering RIP Mum

Says it all, in all forms of the game.

Please help Twitter! My 70 year old Dad mugged in Ibiza for his watch. Gifted by the (P) Oldham Athletic board when promoted in 1991. This was his last remaining sentimental item. It’s a Rolex inscribed with : “Thanks Willie for a memorable season” Help if you can 🙏🏻

Tim Henmans on my television. Why

It was like that up Darnhill on a Sunday morning

All the Turkey players betting all the families wealth on losing against the Faroes. Is there any sport that's not fixed these days.

Club level umpires are kindly senior citizens who crave friendship and collegiality with groups of young, adult men. If you can master masculine flirtation and light horseplay, unjust early wickets will be yours.

Not a bad side this NorthWest Cricket League

Day 18 Only 3 players have taken over 100 wkts in a season for Lostock CC 1stxi. Roy Marland holds the record with 118 in 1977 and John Nuttall took 101 in 1996 but perhaps most impressive is Mark Stewart 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 who in his 2 seasons as pro took 108 then 110 wkts at a miserly 13.30 ave!

Has he appeared yet

Watching Wood bowl in the test match was an absolute joy. Pure pace and aggression had half the aussie team shitting out and giving their wickets away. Apart from Marsh,who was on a different level!!. Get Archer back firing, and we'll have the most feared attack int world.

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Thoughts for all local cricketers and groundsmen ,as this weather is the worst ive seen for start of the season. Gonna be a pie chuckers season!!

Ive played with and against some great spin bowlers,some of which have never had a chance of nowhere near playing for county,never mind country. I could name quite a few who are streets ahead of the lads playing for England. Shocking. Look more at local cricketers FFS.