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Westhoughton have been drawn at home to Church in the Lancashire Knock Out. Dates to be confirmed. The full draw for Bolton Cricket League sides can be seen below: Walkden v Horwich
Astley Bridge v Blackrod
Farnworth v Middleton
Greenmount v Great Eccleston
Bury v Farnworth S.C.
Westhoughton v Church

Also, there wil be £5 pay on the door at the Comedy and Caberet Night on Friday 28th October.

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Westhoughton Cricket Club Presentation Evening 2011 will be taking place on Friday 25th November with a 7.30pm start time.

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Just a quick notice that the Winter Opening Hours are now in operation, this means the club will now close at 10.30 on Sundays rather than 11. Also, the club will open at 12.30 rather than 12 at weekends.

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Westhoughton CC celebrated yet another successful season with the final weekends fixtures completed on 17th September

The 1XI reached the final of the Axford Indoor Trophy and The T20 Lyddon Trophy whilst qualifying for next seasons Lancs Knockout competition. The 2XI retained their league title by winning the championship for the 3rd time in 4 years and reaching the final of the Birtwistle Cup. The under 18's won the T20 Cup and finished a respectable 4th in the league. The Crumblehulme Cup awarded to the club having the best aggregate placing for the senior sides and u18's combined was also won by Westhoughton. On the juniors front the under 15's had a brilliant season and finished runners up in the league The under 13's had a tough campaign with the team made up with a number of under 11's but finished just below halfway

The under 11's were runners up in both league and cup and had a magnificent victory in the final of the Lancs Knockout competiton.

Sunday 11th September 2011

3rd Xl: At St George's Oval: ELPM 102 Westhoughton 105-2

As the season closed, Westhoughton Thirds find themselves comfortably placed in mid-table. Considering the number of young players blooded this season, this is a very commendable result.

In a season for pushing forward the future of the club it was one of the “old hands” who decided the final game of the season. George Green hit a superb 53 not out to see Westhoughton home by 8 wickets.The game began in unusual circumstances when Westhoughton’s skipper actually won the toss. ELPM were asked to bat. A great opening bowling partnership from Simon Ashcroft and Jamie Blair saw ELPM only 24-2 from the first 10 overs. Jamie finished with 3-36 from 11 overs and Simon 1-44 from a long spell of 15 overs. When the captain turned to Olly Turner and Charlie Honour both took wickets in their first over. Charlie finished with 1-4 but the pick of the bowlers again was young Oliver Turner with 4-10 for 6 overs. The final wicket fell to a great piece of fielding from Simon as he ran out the last batsman with a fantastic throw from the deep.Westhoughton lost Mike Entwistle (12) early trying to slog sweep the spin bowler. Enter the evergreen George Green who ended the season on a high with 53 not out, ably supported with a very mature innings of 30 from Oliver Dixon.

With the number of junior cricketers now getting the chance to play open age cricket, the future looks bright for the club.

3rd XI scoreboard v ELPM (Unavailable)

Saturday 10th September 2011

1st Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 90 Walkden 91-8Westhoughton lost to Walkden by 2 wickets in Rich Cameron's final game for Westhoughton as the Professional for the 2011 season. It ended up being a game that could have gone either way in the end.With a wet wicket to bat on, both sides wanted to bat but Westhoughton were struggling on 39-5. Only Rich Cameron (13) and top scorer Rob Brown (24) offered any real resistance to the Walkden bowlers as these two batters were the only people to make it to double figures. After finding themselves 73-9, Westhoughton added a valueable 17 runs for the last wicket but were dismissed with another 6 overs left available in the alloted overs.In reply, Walkden were coasting along on 34-0 and 51-1 respectively, before suffering a major collapse and finding themselves 59-6 and then 70-8. Dan Reeve (3-10 from 7) and Kieran Edwards (3-11 from 6) did the majority of the damage, with Rich Cameron also taking a wicket. One bad over, that cost Westhoughton 15 runs and saw a couple of missed opportunities go by as this meant Walkden only needed 6 to win with plenty of overs left. This allowed Walkden's batter to protect the number 10 batter, frequently turning down singles which, depending on which side of the fence you were on, was classed as negative cricket or sensible cricket. In the end Walkden did enough to crawl over the line scoring one in nearly every over whilst not giving any chances anyway. 1st XI scoreboard v Walkden (Coming Soon)

2nd Xl: At Walkden: Walkden 90 Westhoughton 94-3

The second team overpowered Walkden on Saturday winning by 7 wickets. Once the senior Walkden batsmen had been dismissed during good opening spells by Nathan and Simon who took a wicket apiece, Matt Fanning came on to take 4 wickets as the rest of the innings fell away and from 74 for 2 the innings closed on 92 all out. The highlight was Matt Trow's astute stumping of Walkden's best player, who soon had cause to regret taking a pace down the track to Nathan, as Matty's accurate throw from a few paces behind the stumps crashed into his timbers. After a stuttering start Runi and Matt Trow batted out the innings to secure an easy victory.

Bradshaw’s win against FSC means that westhoughton are 6 points ahead and still need to win the last game of the season next week to guarantee to retain the title.

2nd XI scoreboard v Walkden (Unavailable)

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Westhoughton Cricket Club Firework Display 2011

Friday 4th NovemberTickets on sale shortly: Adults £4. Children £2 in advance. Members and Guests only.Food will be available on the night, kids rides also.

Gates open at 6:30pm with fireworks lit at 8:30pm

Firework Details

Westhoughton CC News

Once again, Westhoughton Cricket Club would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Under 11s on their fantastic achievements this season, particularly in the Lancashire Knock Out. A link has been provided below for you to read about how they won, in a rather convinving fashion, in the final.

http://www.lancashirecricket.org/index.php/permalink/3356.html

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This years 20/20 Finals Day will be held at Little Lever Cricket Club on September 18th with a 10 am start.

The finals day games are as follows.
10 am Westhoughton V Astley Bridge
1.15 pm Blackrod V Walkden CC

Final: Scheduled for approximately 4pm

This years finals day will see the introduction of white balls black sight screen and coloured clothing. All supporters are welcomed by Little Lever.

Sunday 4th September 2011 - Firsts, Seconds and Under 11s Successful.

1st Xl: At Tonge: Tonge 91 Westhoughton 92-1Westhoughtong first team continue their late push to secure a top seven place with a convincing victory over Tonge. Westhoughton bowled first and managed to dismiss their opponents for 91. Pro Rich Cameron took 4-36 from his 17.3 overs, and was supported well by Dan Reeve (4-14 from 7) and Kieran Edwards (2-33 from 10). Tonge's Pro, De Silva, was dismissed after an excellent catch from Jimmy Burrows who managed to get himself underneath a steepling catch and keep hold of it, despite the best efforts of the sun being in his eyes.In reply, Westhoughton took their time to secure victory as they knew every point would be vital with two tough games ahead. Rob Houghton and Rich Cameron both contributed 19 runs to offer support to Ian Pilkington who top scored with 43.1st XI scoreboard v Tonge (Coming Soon)

2nd Xl: At St George's Oval: Tonge 56 Westhoughton 58-0

Westhoughton seconds beat Tonge by 10 wickets as they secured another valueable seven wicket win in the title run in, making it a maximum fourteen points taken from this weekend.

Visitors Tonge had been dismissed for 17 yesterday, so it made sense for Westhoughton to bowl first, and with Tonge 40-3 it looked as though they may be putting up some resistance after Saturday's events. However, a massive collapse occured and they finished 56 all out. This weekend has been kind to the Westhoughton bowlers as they have all come away with excellent figures for both days.In reply, Westhoughton didn't lose a wicket and looked comfortable in the process of scoring the 57 runs they needed to win.

2nd XI scoreboard v Tonge (Unavailable)3rd XI: At Swinton Moorside: Swinton Moorside 243 Westhoughton 64

After last weeks thrilling win Westhoughton Thirds came crashing down to earth with a thumping defeat at Swinton Moorside.

Swinton won the toss and elected to bat. Whilst Westhoughton fielded very well, including 2 fine catches by Ryan Ashcroft, too many “4 balls” were bowled. Hari Bhaskar was the pick of the bowlers with a creditable 5-58 from 12 overs. Ben Naylor took 2-29 from his 5 over spell. A quick fire 50 from Swinton’s no.7 took the hosts to 243 all out. The last wicket fell to a bizarre run out, as the no.10 pushed the ball to Lee Ashcroft and set off for a single. When the skipper picked the ball up the keeper was nowhere in sight so he lobbed in a “girlie” throw to give Chris Trow time to collect the ball. It resulted in a direct hit with neither the batsman or the keeper in the picture!When Westhoughton batted, only Oliver Dixon came out with any credit with 22. Some questionable LBW decisions contributed to an almighty collapse which saw Westhoughton finish 64 all out.

3rd XI scoreboard v Swinton Moorside (Unavailable)

u11s: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton vs New Brighton

Westhoughton under 11s secured the Lancashire Knock Out trophy with an emphatic win against New Brighton. A full match report will be appearing shortly.

Saturday 3rd September 2011

1st Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 232-8 Farnworth SC 43-1The game between Westhoughton and Farnworth Social Circle was abandoned, damaging the hopes of Westhoughton finishing in the top seven. Unfortunately for Westhoughton, after posting another total of 200+, the weather interrupted the second innings and robbed them of a chance of victory. Westhoughton batted first and thanks to Rich Cameron (69) and Ste Parker (39), they were on course for a score of 250+, but the rain came and as usually happens after a break, wickets fell. Westhoughton suffered a mini collapse falling from 173-4 to 188-7. Late runs from Mike King (22*) and Mike Entwistle (23) pushed the total upto 232-8 inside 48 overs.After more rain, Farnworth SC were left to chase down 189 in 33 overs. After 9.4 overs they were 43-1 and with Kieran Edwards, combining with fellow Kieran (Paisley), taking a wicket just before the rain they were in a good position to make potential progress in winning the game. However, the chance of victory was taken away due to persistant rain.1st XI scoreboard v Farnworth SC (Coming Soon)

2nd Xl: At FSC: Farnworth SC 58 Westhoughton 60-2

Westhoughton seconds beat Farnworth Social Circle by 8 wickets to secure another much needed seven point win to keep the pressure on at the top of the table. Westhoughton's bowlers led by example as Nathan Blair had outstanding figures of 4-12 from his seven overs and was supported well by Simon Ashcroft (3-15) and Wasim Nawab (3-10) as the home side were dismissed inside 22 overs.

In response Westhoughton lost captain Peter Hilton and Nawab but still did enough to take away maximum points.

2nd XI scoreboard v Farnworth SC (Unavailable)

Westhoughton CC News

This is a message to supporters that the under 11s Lancashire Knock Out Cup final will take place at St George's Oval. The date of the game is Sunday 4th September, with a scheduled start time of 9.45am. The club urges all supporters to please try and turn up to support the lads.

Thursday 1st September 2011 - U11s LKO

u11s: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 247 Clitheroe 236

Westhoughton's under 11s secured their place in the Lancs Knock Out final with a sensational victory against opponents Clitheroe in a game that could have gone either way until the final over. Westhoughton batted first and scored 47 runs in their 16 overs. The Clitheroe bowlers took wickets at crucial times, including the last ball of the innings, to keep themselves in with a good shout at the end of the 16 overs. There were good batting performances from some of the lads, and the running between the wickets was extremely good for lads of their age, pressuring the opposition fielders into mistakes at regular intervals.The lads knew they had a tough ask on their hands to restrict Clitheroe to less than 247, but they were able to do so with a combination of excellent bowling, taking chances that came along in the field, whether it was catches or run outs. There was one fantastic run out from the boundary towards the end of the game that really swung the momentum in Westhoughtons favour. A wicket in the final over secured victory for Westhoughton who move onto the final.

Thank you for all the support for this game. Details on the final will be uploaded soon.

Monday 29th August 2011 - Dads vs Lads

Dads vs Lads: At St George's Oval: Dads 153 Lads 151-9

Westhoughton's St George's Oval held host to the annual Dads vs Lads game that took place on Bank Holiday Monday. In recent years, the Dads have been victorious on multiple occasions (with some help from those who were ''dads for the day''). However, this years game was something different to previous years as the game took place on the outfield due to the square being unplayable. The Dads won the toss and Captain, and ''Pro'', Tony King elected to bat first. Despite losing early wickets, the Dads were 25-3 inside 3 overs, they managed a solid run rate thanks to Whittaker (30) and King (17), Stuart Naylor (16) and John Harrison (10) in the middle overs. Late runs from Rob Brown (14) contributed to the total of 153 inside 17.4 overs before they were bowled out. Had the Lads not given away overthrows (that ended up in double figures) or conceded 40 wides, 48 extras overall, they would have been chasing a much less difficult target. Lewis Whittaker was the stand out bowler taking 3-12 in his 2 overs. There were 2 wickets for Ben Naylor (along with 3 catches), as well as 2 catches each for Charlie and Harry Honour. The ''highlight'' of the Dads innings was Simon Butterworth being dismissed first ball which became a running joke throughout the rest of the game.

In reply, the Lads made a steady, if rather slow, start as they were always behind the run rate even with the best efforts of opener Oliver Turner (25 retired) and Mike King (18). Ben Naylor (19) added some stability in the middle order, but with every other batter scoring at less than a run a ball, the lads were falling behind the run rate. However, some credit must go to the bowlers as Rob Brown, Peter Honour, Tony King and Stuart Naylor combined to bowl eight overs that only went for 35 runs, as well as taking seven wickets between them! Three of those wickets came thanks to the sharp work of Gary Tonge behind the stumps as he claimed three stumpings. Despite this, there were still plenty more ''highlights'' for the fans to enjoy as that man Butterworth had a dramatic trip that brought laughter from players and spectators alike, but he was definately outdone by Matt Trow who slipped as he tried to bowl! With 2 overs left, the lads neeeded 19 to win with 4 wickets in hand with Mike King at the crease, however that all changed as Peter Honour took two wickets (including King) to leave the lads needing 16 off the last over. Despite the best efforts of 10 and 11, Charlie Honour and Seb Miller, they fell two runs short as Man of the Match Darren Whittaker held his nerve and took a wicket with the final ball of the game. It was a thrilling conclusion to a great game of cricket that was enjoyed by those on all sides, even if the lads were disappointed to have lost the game, it has definately added spice for next years game. Congratulations to the Dads on a well deserved victory. Thanks to all supporters and officials who made the game possible.

Dads vs Lads scoreboard

Sunday 28th August 2011

3rd Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 145 Austerlands 144

Sunday saw a remarkable game that Westhoughton won by 1 run, taking the last wicket with the 2nd ball of the last over. The last 10 overs were played in fading light, due to earlier rain interruptions, and was watched by a large vocal crowd outside the club house.

Austerlands won the toss and asked Westhoughton to bat. Mike Entwistle got Westhoughton off to a flying start, racing to 32 before he got the first of a series of “jaffas” that took Westhoughton from 38-0 to 38-4. Kai Hodgkiss fell for 4 , both Rob Brown and Olly Dixon were out for ducks all 4 cleaned bowled. Charlie Honour 37 and Jack Berry 23 rebuilt the innings supported by 21 from Olly Turner. Eventually WCC were all out for 145.

When Austerlands batted Rob Brown bowled very accurately but it was Danny Molyneux who picked up the first two wickets. In two spells Rob bowled over 16 overs with a return of 3-33. The game swung one way and then the other as Olly Turner picked up 4 wickets (4-32) and Chris Trow capped a fine performance behinds the stumps by taking 4 catches. At 91-8 Westhoughton thought they had got the game won but a 9th wicket partnership of 36 made the game very close. Austerlands skipper Phil Mayall (49no) hung in and with the last over beginning they needed 2 runs to win. He had turned down several singles in an attempt to protect the number 11 but left him on strike for the last over from Rob Brown. The second ball of the over clean bowled the tailender to give Westhoughton a thrilling victory to huge cheers from the veranda.

3rd XI scoreboard v Austerlands (Unavailable)

Saturday 27th August 2011

1st Xl: At Farnworth: Farnworth vs WesthoughtonMatch Abandoned without a ball being bowled.

1st XI scoreboard v Farnworth (Unavailable)

2nd Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton vs Farnworth

Westhoughton seconds claimed the game against Farnworth.

2nd XI scoreboard v Farnworth (Unavailable)

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This is a reminder that the annual Dads vs Lads game is due to take place this Bank Holiday Monday (29th August), with a start time of 2pm. "Bring your own" BBQ will be provided, with the bar opening from 1PM. Come and watch as the parents show the lads how it's done!

Thursday 25th August 2011

1st Xl: At St George's Oval: Egerton 86-8 Westhoughton 87-5 Westhoughton first team once again qualified for the Lyddon Trophy T/20 Finals Day with victory against Eagley in a reduced overs game at St George's Oval. The visitors made a good start as they were 25-1 inside four overs, but 1 wicket each from Martin Woods, Dan Reeve, Rob Brown, Rob Houghton and deputy pro for the day Richard Das Neves, along with 2 from Mikey King, helped restrict Eagley to 86-8 inside their 16 overs.In reply Westhoughton lost Daniel Naylor early on, but a 40 run partnership between Das Neves (24) and Kieran Paisley (33) helped put Westhoughton on course for victory. Despite a late cluster of wickets falling in less-than-helpful conditions for the batters, Westhoughton made it over the line with 9 balls to spare and to book their place for T/20 finals day currently scheduled for Sunday 18th September at Little Lever CC.

1st XI scoreboard v Eagley (unavailable)

Westhoughton CC News

Just a late reminder to fans that Thursday 25th August sees Westhoughton 1st team play Eagley in the Lyddon Trophy T/20 Quarter Final. The game is due to start at 6pm. Please come and show your support to the lads as they look to qualify for their second consecutive finals day. All supporters welcome.

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Westhoughton Cricket Club would like to thank the dominoes team for their generous donation of £100 to the junior teams at Westhoughton. Thank you once again for this act. Photos can be seen below.

Sunday 21st August 2011

1st Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 194-8 Egerton 146Westhoughton first team managed to end their winless streak with a victory at home against Egerton. Westhoughton posted a good score of 194 inside their 50 overs as Rich Cameron finished unbeaten on 94 to follow on from yesterdays score of 74. Rich once again received support from the other batters as they would stick with him to help post the final total of 194.In reply, Egerton lost a few early wickets thanks to Paul Hart who finished with season-best figures of 7-42 from 23 overs. Paul was able to get these figures thanks to some fine fielding, both on the ground to stop runs being scored but also with catches being taken to dismiss the batters. The best catch of the day came from Daniel Naylor who took a stunning one handed catch above his head, whilst in mid-air, at backward point that drew applause from all corners of the ground who realised they just witnessed one of the best catches taken at St George's Oval so far. Dan later added a run out to his resume for the day and Harty picked up the final wicket to wrap up a convincing victory for the home side who still have an outside chance of a top 6 finish.1st XI scoreboard v Egerton (coming soon)

2nd Xl: At Egerton: Westhoughton 139 Egerton 58

Westhoughton seconds beat Egerton in what turned out to be another one-sided contest. Westhoughton won the toss and elected to bat first, and thanks to Matt Trow (22) and Michael Daley (29) made a decent start. However, there was a flurry of wickets and it was left to youngsters Oliver Turner (25) and Kai Hodgkiss (20) to put them back on track. A good last wicket stand of 25 put Westhoughton back in the driving seat and the momentum was left with them.

Westhoughton maintained the aforementioned momentum and took early wickets as Egerton soon found themselves 5 down thanks to an excellent opening bowling partnership between Nathan Blair and Martin Woods. Wasim Nawab chipped in with a couple of wickets to as Egerton crumbled to 58 all out, a shadow of the team that scored 234 runs against Westhoughton last week.

2nd XI scoreboard v Egerton (Unavailable)

Saturday 20th August 2011

1st Xl: At Little Lever: Westhoughton 215-5 KearsleyWesthoughton vs Little Lever was called off. Westhoughton had batted first and posted a good, challenging total of 212-5 in their 50 overs. Rich Cameron top scored with 74, and was unlucky not to add more to his total as it took a stunning running effort from one of the Little Lever fielders to dismiss him on the boundary. Rich received support from all the batters who contributed scores in the 20s and 30s. After an early tea was taken, the rain returned and unfortunately for Westhoughton it never left. The game was abandoned without Little Lever batting.1st XI scoreboard v Little Lever (unavailable)

2nd Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 255-2 Little Lever 90

The recovery in league form continued for the second team on Saturday with a convincing win against Little Lever. The weather proved to be our main challenge and thanks go to the whole team for all their efforts throughout the day to enable the game to be completed. We started our innings in sunshine and on a flat track, Pete Hilton and Wasim Nawab put a one hundred partnership together for the first wicket. Wasim made his maiden second team 50, after falling just short against Kearsley last week, and went on to top score with 68. Martin Hodgkiss completed an inevitable half century and red-inker, with Matt Trow showing a full range of shots to push the score on to 255 at close.

19 overs were lost due to a rain break leaving Lever a target of 197 off 31. Martin Woods set off in spectacular style with two wickets in the first two balls of the innings, both batsmen bowled without playing a shot. As the drizzle set in it looked like our chances of finishing the game would be slim but once again cricket was the winner with Lever and the umpires allowing play to continue until the weather improved. Woody picked up a couple more clean bowled, Matt Fanning took a couple and Wasim bamboozled the lower order once again to clean up with the last few wickets, taking 4-8 inside a handful of overs.

2nd XI scoreboard v Little Lever (Unavailable)

Sunday 14th August 2011

2nd Xl: At St George's Oval: Egerton 234-5 Westhoughton 212Westhoughton 2nd team fell short in their attempts to win the Birtwistle Cup. After Egerton won the toss, they made a correct decision and chose to bat first on a good batting track. After a nervy start for Westhoughton, they managed to slow the visitors progress as they were 60-2 after 20 overs, having being 40-0 inside 9. A few good partnerships for the visitors allowed the foundations to be laid for the total of 234-5. However, had Westhoughton held their catches it could have been a much lower score that they had to chase. 92 from Declan Dudley was the main contributor for Egerton.In reply, Westhoughton made the worst start possible as Mike Entwistle was unfortunately run out in the first over by a direct hit. This meant that Westhoughton had to rebuild the innings straight away and could only muster 20 runs in the first 10 overs. After another couple of wickets fell, Westhoughton were 50-3. As the innings progressed, Martin Hodgkiss (79) and Rob Brown (41) put Westhoughton right back in the tie as they were exceeding the required run rate. However, when Brown fell, the run rate went shooting back up as Egerton managed to stop the boundaries. The lower order tried to keep Westhoughton on track, but once Martin fell, another couple of runs outs followed and Westhoughton were dismissed for 212 with 8 balls remaining.2nd XI scoreboard v Egerton (unavailable)

3rd Xl: At Austerlands: Westhoughton 185 Austerlands 186-1

Westhoughton 3rd team lost to Austerlands. Match report to follow.

3rd XI scoreboard v Austerlands (Unavailable)

Westhoughton CC News

Just a late reminder to fans that Sunday 14th August sees Westhoughton 2nd team play Egerton in the Birtwistle Cup Final. The game is due to start at 1pm. Please come and show your support to the lads as they look to win the Birtwistle Cup for the first time since 2006. All supporters welcome.

Saturday 13th August 2011

1st Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton vs KearsleyMatch abadoned without a ball being bowled.1st XI scoreboard v Kearsley (unavailable)

2nd Xl: At Kearsley: Westhoughton 194-6 Kearsley 102

Westhoughton beat Kearsley in relatively easy fashion in a must-win game for both teams. Although Westhoughton made a slow start, it proved to be a wise decision as a 78 opening run partnership between Peter Hilton and Wasim Nawab (44) set the foundation for the rest of the innings. Another 50+ score from Martin Hodgkiss, along with quick runs from Rob Brown, allowed Westhoughton to push up to a very competitive score of 194 inside their 48 overs.

In reply Kearsley lost early wickets thanks to tight and accurate bowling from Nathan Blair. Kearsley never really looked like getting themselves back into a winning position as Rob Brown took 6 wickets. The bowlers were, mostly, backed up by some great fielding and good catches. The best example would be Gary Tonge who added another two catches to his growing collection and is proving to be one of the safest pair of hands in the second team.

2nd XI scoreboard v Kearsley (Unavailable)

Sunday 7th August 2011

2nd Xl: At Greenmount: Westhoughton 187-7 Greenmount 120 Westhoughton second team defeated Greenmount in the Birtwistle Cup semi final. On a day where neither side were confident on what to do if they won the toss, the decision was left with Westhoughton who chose to bat first. With a reduced game of 40 overs ahead, Westhoughton lost early wickets and found themselves 33-3. Arun Pindoria (54) and Rob Brown (52) took the game by the scruff of the neck and fought well to stick around and then push the run rate along to reach a partnership of 106 before Brown fell. Late runs from Nathan Blair (22) brought the momentum back to Westhoughton who had lost a few wickets in a short space of time as the final few overs saw a few rash shots played to try and score quickly.In reply, Greenmount struggled early thanks to great bowling from Martin Woods (0-19 from 8) and Nathan Blair (1-9). Following this, Rob Brown and Mike King maintained the pressure and took wickets along with Simon Ashcroft (who also took two important catches). Speaking of important catches, Westhoughton captain Martin Hodgkiss managed to hold on to a vital catch to break the partership between the Senior brothers. Moving backwards towards the boundary, Martin managed to hold the catch and stay within the boundary which really was the turning point as Greenmount lost 4 quick wickets. 2 of those 4 wickets fell to Matt Fanning in his first over.Westhoughton will now play Egerton in the final. The final will be played on Sunday 14th August at St George's Oval. All supporters are welcomed. 2nd XI scoreboard v Greenmount (unavailable)

3rd Xl: At St George's Oval: Thornham vs Westhoughton

Result and match report to follow.

3rd XI scoreboard v Thornham (Unavailable)

Saturday 6th August 2011

1st Xl: At Eagley: Eagley 147 Westhoughton 123Westhoughton first team lost to Eagley as the poor run of form manages to continue. After dismissing the hosts for 147 thanks to Paul Hart and Steve Parker (2 wickets each), and 1 apiece for Rich Cameron, Mike Crookson and Mike King, Westhoughton were optimistic that today could be the day to turn around the recent run of disappointment.However, Westhoughton soon found themselves two wickets down. Only Kieran Paisley (31), Danny Naylor (23) and Rich Cameron (20) offered any real resistance and unfortunately Westhoughton fell 25 runs short of victory.

1st XI scoreboard v Eagley (coming soon)

2nd Xl: At St George's Oval: Eagley 107 Westhoughton 108-3

Westhoughton beat Eagley by 7 wickets. Westhoughton maintained their title challenge with a dominating display against Eagley. Simon Ashcroft took career best figures of 8-28 from 13 overs to destroy the visitors batting line up.

In reply, it took Westhoughton very little time to secure the victory as the batters stuck to their task and punished some slack bowling and fielding.

2nd XI scoreboard v Eagley (Unavailable)

Westhoughton CC News

Westhoughton Cricket Club presents an Amy Winehouse Tribute with Caroline Lowe on Saturday 17th September 2011. Be there at 8pm for an 8.30pm start. Tickets are priced at £5 and are available from behind the bar.

Amy Winehouse Tribute Night

Sunday 31st July 2011

1st Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 134 Horwich 135-1Westhoughton first team lost to Horwich by 9 wickets in what turned out to be one of the worst weekends of the season for the side. After posting 134 in just in 48 overs, Westhoughton were finally dismissed with only Rich Cameron (36) and Rob Houghton (27) contributing anything of note to the total.In reply, Horwich lost an early wicket as they were 9-1, but after a 126 run partnership they secured a 7 point win that dented Westhoughtons chances of maintaining and building on a top 6 place.1st XI scoreboard v Horwich

2nd Xl: At Horwich: Westhoughton 154 Horwich 155-0On Sunday, we suffered a comprehensive defeat at the hands of Horwich. Scoring 155 in the first innings was slightly under par but a reasonable target given the low scoring games we have been involved in recently. After a watchful start in tough conditions early on, Arun Pindoria took control of the middle of the innings but once again didn’t find too much support with only Martin Hodgkiss and Nathan Blair making significant scores. Horwich went on to win by 10 wickets despite the best efforts of our bowlers. A few dropped catches early on may have made a difference but there were solid performances by both batters and it proved not to be our day.

2nd XI scoreboard v Horwich (Unavailable)

3rd Xl: At Littleborough Lakeside: Westhoughton 184 Littleborough Lakeside 186-6Having lost in the cup the previous weekend to the same opponents, Westhoughton III once again made the long trip to Hollingworth Lake to play runaway league leaders Littleborough Lakeside II. In the absence of the holidaying Lee, for once Westhoughton won the toss and elected to bat, wanting to put behind them the previous weeks batting woes and post a reasonable total. They managed to do this with excellent contributions with the bat from Martin Horrocks (39), who opened the innings and Jack Berry (41), with both players batting with patience whilst punishing the bad balls, to offer significant contributions for the team. A quick fire 18 from Danny Higham and contributions from some of the late order batsman also helped Westhoughton to a total of 184 all out in the final over of the innings.Westhoughton went into the field with confidence that the total would be a test for the Lakeside batsmen, particularly fresh in the knowledge that their opponents had haemorrhaged wickets in the mid to late order the previous week. But, although there were some early wickets to give Westhoughton some hope, Lakeside made Westhoughton pay for a couple of missed run out opportunities, plus one direct hit that was given not out when on another day would have gone the way of the visitors. This was alongside dropped catches at potentially crucial stages of the match. Wickets were shared out amongst the bowlers, with Ben Naylor taking his first senior wicket and Danny Higham holding 3 good catches. But with far too many wides in the total of 36 extras, in the end the efforts that everyone put in were not good enough on the day and Littleborough Lakeside passed the Westhoughton total with 4 wickets in hand.

The thirds remain 2nd in the league but with other teams having games in hand they know that only an unbeaten run through to the end of the season will give them any chance of promotion, starting with a home fixture on Sunday 7th August at home to Thornham CC III.

3rd XI scoreboard v Littleborough Lakeside (Unavailable)

Saturday 30th July 2011

1st Xl: At Astley Bridge: Westhoughton 95 Astley Bridge 98-5Westhoughton first team lost to Astley Bridge in what was a disappointing performance as they were bowled out inside 30 overs. Rob Houghton top scored with 20, and received support from Kieran Edwards (16*), Rob Brown (14) and Extras (16). Aside from those mentioned, there was little resistance from the Westhoughton batters who struggled to deal with Astley Bridge's Pro who took 6 wickets.In reply, Astley Bridge made it home wit 5 wickets to spare. One bright note was the bowling from Mike King who took 3-25 from his 7 overs, along with 1 wicket for Kieran Edwards and Rich Cameron. Westhoughton will be looking to get back to winning ways tomorrow against Horwich.1st XI scoreboard v Astley Bridge

2nd Xl: At St George's Oval: Astley Bridge 141 Westhoughton 145-9

The second team won a nail-biting game on Saturday, with youth and experience each playing a significant role. Another lost toss meant that we fielded first on one of the few sunny afternoons we have had this year. Matthew Fanning took the new ball on his debut and bowled superbly, Charlie Honour also bowled well and Wasim Nawab continued fine form with the ball bowling another tidy 13 over spell. Pressure was maintained throughout the innings and Bridge eventually stuttered to 141 all out.

Our innings was dominated by Runi who took his chance after being dropped on 0 to finish on 70 odd not out. This was one of the few pieces of good luck we had and with wickets falling at the other end it came down to Gary Tonge coming in at number 11 to hit the winning runs.

2nd XI scoreboard v Astley Bridge (Unavailable)

Deja Vu
Thursday 27th July 2011 - Under 18s

U18s: At Walkden: Westhoughton 179-4 Walkden 141Westhoughton under 18s beat Walkden under 18s for the third time this season. Westhoughton batted first and got off to a fine start as Kieran Edwards (49) and Wasim Nawab put on 66 for the first wicket. It was within this partnership that the fans saw the very first over of the game go for 21 runs! Mike King (63*) and Matt Trow (35) put on 85 for the 3rd wicket, with both batters showing maturity at the crease as they took ones and twos with ease before hitting the bad ball to the boundary.

In reply, Walkden were struggling on 33-3 before a couple of partnerships put them back in contention as one batter retired on 75. However, he received next to no support though as the next top score was 14. Kieran Edwards (4-31), along with King and Nawab (2 wickets each) were the main tormentors to the Walkden batters. There was also a wicket for Matt Fanning as Westhoughton maintained their 100% win record at Walkden this season.

Sunday 24th July 2011

3rd Xl: At Littleborough Lakeside: Westhoughton 115 Littleborough Lakeside 118-8

Once again Westhoughton III reached the cup semi-final and approached the game against the unbeaten Littleborough Lakeside with great optimism. Unfortunately Westhoughton were not at their best with the bat. Having lost the toss and been asked to bat Westhoughton lost early wickets and were soon 10-4. There was a superb half century from Michael King but only, Mike Entwistle (18), Jamie Blair (11) and Oli Turner (13) on his birthday, hung around to help him out and Westhoughton were eventually all out for only 115.

A huge effort in the field was required and that was exactly what the captain got from his battling side. An opening spell of 2-6 from 8 overs from Nathan Blair typified the spirit. One innings from a middle order batsman changed the game. He came in to chance his arm and he rode his luck to make 49 before being bowled by Wasim Nawab. Some fantastic fielding, in particular Matt Fanning with a stunning run out with only 1 stump to aim at, kept Westhoughton in the hunt. A flurry of late wickets made the finish very interesting and the home side very nervous before they eventually won the game by two wickets.

Whilst disappointed the young Westhoughton side (apart from Lee and George) came off the field with their heads held high after a fantastic attempt to defend such a small total. They can be very proud of their effort.

3rd XI scoreboard v Littleborough Lakeside (Unavailable)

It's a funny old game
Saturday 23rd July 2011

1st Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 186-6 Heaton 102Westhoughton first team managed to follow up last weeks victory with another win this week as they dispatched visitors Heaton.

Westhoughton batted first and were struggling at 33-3 before Rich Cameron (76) and Dan Naylor (66*) put together a partnership of 125 for the 4th wicket to allow Westhoughton to take control of what was looking like a tight game. It was a quality knock from both batters who paced their innings to perfection, managing to balance the act of survival when needed and then punishing the bowlers by a sudden change of gear.In reply, Heaton suffered a significant loss as their stand-in captain was dismissed in the first over without scoring by Rich Cameron. Rich ended up with figures of 5-31 and was aided by a late burst from Paul Hart (2-8), who dismissed one of Heaton's batters with the first ball of his spell after a significant delay in play as said batter went to get a jumper from the changing rooms. There was a wicket for Kieran Edwards and Rob Houghton, as well as a horrendous run out that saw Heaton's Pro dismissed as both batters ended up at the same end.

All in all, a good 7 point win for Westhoughton who now look to make a spot in the top 6 their own.1st XI scoreboard v Heaton

2nd Xl: At Heaton: Heaton vs Westhoughton

The run of victories enjoyed by the second team came to an end on Saturday with defeat at Heaton. Westhoughton don’t have a great record at Heaton to be fair, although this time round bad luck played some part in the defeat in addition to some sloppy play. On a grassy and damp track Woody and Nathan tormented the openers but found on many occasions the ball doing too much. Frustration grew as a clear stumping was refused by the square leg umpire and the first of a series of dropped catches was spilled. Eventually the breaks started to come but more dropped catches gave Heaton the chance to post a reasonable-looking but get-able 226.

The top order made a good start making the most of the fast outfield and short boundaries to balance defence with attack. Unfortunately no-one went on to capitalise and despite getting into a good position with 100 wanted, wickets continued to fall and the innings closed with our total well short of the target. We've played worse and won and we've played better and lost. Its still all to play for in league and cup, so Westhoughton will be looking to bounce back next week during the first of many double-header weekends.

2nd XI scoreboard v Heaton (Unavailable)

3rd Xl: At Failsworth Macedonia: Failsworth Macedonia 135 Westhoughton 136-4

On a damp wicket, Westhoughton won the toss and put the opposition in to bat, a decision that was quickly justified with Jamie Blair removing both openers. A third wicket partnership put Failsworth back in the game but once the opposition captain was out Westhoughton quickly rapped things up and Failsworth Macedonia were all out for 135. There were 3 wickets for Jamie Blair, 2 each for Matt Fanning, Oliver Turner and Jack Berry and 1 for Oli Dixon.

In reply Westhoughton lost Graham Firth early but with George Green (39) keeping the board ticking over Westhoughton were always favourites. A very mature innings from Oliver Dixon (42*) and good support from Matt Fanning (19*) saw Westhoughton home by 6 wickets.

3rd XI scoreboard v Littleborough Lakeside (Unavailable)

Back to winning ways
Wednesday 20th July 2011 - Under 18s

U18s: At Westhoughton: Little Lever 55 Westhoughton 58-1 Westhoughton under 18s demolished Little Lever in a game that finished inside one night. Little Lever opted to bat first, but thanks to Wasim Nawab (4-10), Kieran Edwards (2-9), Oliver Turner (2-13) and Mike King (2-22), the visitors were dismissed for 55.

Westhoughton then went on to win by 9 wickets as Jack Berry (24), Oliver Turner (20*) and Charlie Honour (12*) made short work of the target as Westhoughton won in only 9.2 overs.

Westhoughton CC News

Just an update that the Birtwistle Cup Semi Final between Greenmount and Westhoughton, due to be played at Greenmount on Sunday 17th July, has been re-arranged to Sunday 7th August.

Sunday 17th July 2011

2nd Xl: At Greenmount: Greenmount vs Westhoughton

Match Abandoned without a ball being bowled.2nd XI scoreboard v Greenmount (Unavailable)3rd Xl: At Thornham: Thornham vs Westhoughton

Match Abandoned without a ball being bowled.

3rd XI scoreboard v Thornham (Unavailable)

Double Success
Saturday 16th July 2011

1st Xl: At Bradshaw: Westhoughton 167 Bradshaw 143-7 Westhoughton beat Bradshaw in a reduced overs game. Westhoughton batted first and posted a decent score of 167 thanks to Dan Naylor (32) and Rich Cameron (20), but there was no question that Westhoughton received a significant bonus of 45 runs coming via Extras. In reply, Bradshaw were chasing 155 runs to win and looked on course for victory at different points in the innings, but thanks to Mike Crookson (3-53) and Paul Hart (4-36), Westhoughton held on for victory to kick-start the second half of the season with a good win to complete a season double over Bradshaw.1st XI scoreboard v Bradshaw

2nd Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 157 Bradshaw 153

Westhoughton second team won another thrilling game as they beat previously unbeaten table toppers Bradshaw in a game that will live long in the memory of players and spectators alike. A youthful Westhoughton side, with the oldest player being 25 years old, were asked to bat first by the away side who made two early breakthroughs. However, Mike Entwistle (63) and Nathan Blair stepped up to the plate and delievered some vital runs that brought Westhoughton back into the game. Stand-in captain Martin Woods smashed a quick fire 36 to put Westhoughton on top. A late order struggle saw the home side dismissed with a couple of overs left.With the tea interval came a sense of urgency from the Westhoughton players who realised that they had a chance to defend the total on the board as long as they bowled and fielded well. What followed was one of the most fired-up displays of fielding witnessed on St George's Oval as for 39 overs, Westhoughton stuck to their task as a team and ultimately came out victors. Wasim Nawab (5-40) played a vital role in the victory as he took a stunning catch, diving off his own bowling to pluck the ball out of the air with only 3 fingers. A couple of runs out helped Westhoughton on their way, but with only 5 runs needed for Bradshaw to secure the win, captain Woods took a brave decision to bring Oliver Turner back into the attack, and this decision proved to be the right one as Oliver trapped one of the Bradshaw batters in front of his stumps. The wicket saw wild scenes as all 11 players joined in a huddle to celebrate what was a massive win that has put the second team in with a great chance of reaching the top of the table once again.

2nd XI scoreboard v Bradshaw (Unavailable)

Cup Dreams go up in Smoke
Thursday 14th July 2011 - Under 18s

U18s: At Westhoughton: Heaton 126 Westhoughton 115

Cup holders Westhoughton crashed out in the semi final in dramatic fashion. After bowling first and dismissing the opposition for 126, with only two batters reaching 20 or above, Westhoughton fancied their chances of victory even with three influential players missing. Kieran Edwards led from the front with bat and ball as he picked up 3-21 from 10 and followed up with 40 with the bat. Wasim Nawab also picked up 3 wickets and second top scored with 31. There were also wickets for Mike King, Charlie Honour and Oliver Turner.

Westhoughton were coasting along in reply as they reached 62-0 with the aforementioned Edwards and Nawab at the crease. However, after losing the Captain, Westhoughton suffered a trademark collapse that ultimately lost them the game. With 5 of the middle order batters all scoring ducks, the run chase was left on the shoulders of Ben Naylor and Oliver Turner who chipped away at the total, getting Westhoughton within 11 runs of victory before the final wicket fell.

Westhoughton CC News

Just a reminder that this Wednesday/Thursday (13/14 July), Westhoughton under 18s take on Heaton under 18s in the Jake Tatlock semi final at St George's Oval.

Another reminder is that there will be NO junior training on Friday 15 July.

Sunday 10th July 2011

3rd Xl: At St Georges Oval: Westhoughton vs Littleborough Lakeside

Match Abandoned. After a valiant effort from the Westhoughton team to get the game on, the pitch was deemed unsafe and the game was called off.

3rd XI scoreboard v Littleborough Lakeside (Unavailable)

Saturday 9th July 2011

1st Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 137-8 Greenmount 138-0Westhoughton 1st XI lost to Greenmount in a total mismatch of a game. Westhoughton batted first and struggled to post a competitive target as they reached 137-8 in 50 overs. Rob Brown top scored with 30, whilst other batsmen made a start but then later fell including Mubarak Patel (21), Kieran Paisley (20), Michael Daley (22) and Ian Pilkington (23).

Greenmount had no trouble in reply as they reached 138-0 inside 27 overs to wrap up a 7 point win.1st XI scoreboard v Greenmount

2nd Xl: At Greenmount: Westhoughton vs Greenmount

The second team won a thrilling game on Saturday taking the last Greenmount wicket with 1 ball and 3 runs to spare.

Westhoughton batted first and despite the slow pace of the opposition bowling attack the new ball was spitting off a length and the top order struggled to take control. Three early wickets were down before Arun Pindoria and Jimmy Burrows began the counter attack. Pindoria batted superbly to finish with 72, almost batting through the rest of the innings through the discomfort of his back injury. A total of 173 looked pretty good given the state of the pitch, but the game was nicely balanced.

Martin Woods took the initiative early on with an aggressive spell making use of the pace and bounce in the wicket and Greenmount were soon 6 down and seemingly way off the pace. A gutsy stand took the total up towards 130 and it became clear that a few lusty blows to the short boundary could make the game very close.

Woody’s first ball of his second spell took what proved to be the decisive wicket and the pressure turned back onto Greenmount. A couple of run outs later and they were left wanting 12 off the last over with 9 wickets down. Woods delivered again to finish the match off. In addition to Woody’s bowling performance all the bowlers had excellent spells to keep the pressure on and the support from the fielding display was also superb, with catches and run outs taken when offered and thrilling fielding from the likes of Wasim Nawab, Kai Hodgkiss and Charlie Honour.

2nd XI scoreboard v Greenmount (Unavailable)

Thursday 7th July 2011 - Under 18s

U18s: At Horwich: Westhoughton 87-5 Horwich 91-2Westhoughton under 18s lost to Horwich by 8 wickets and saw the chances of an unheard of treble slip almost totally out of their grasp. After winning the 20/20 group, and the play off final only last week, Westhoughton fancied their chances in a reduced game vs Horwich. However, Westhoughton were below par for the majority of the game as they struggled to 25-2 inside the first 10 overs of this 20/20 game after losing Kieran Edwards and Mike King early, the latter being dismissed in comical fashion as a straight drive hit King and fell straight to the bowler who proceeded to run out a stranded Edwards. Matt Trow and Wasim Nawab dug in and saw Westhoughton to 60, putting on a useful partnership of 54, before Westhoughton managed to assemble 87-5 inside 20 overs.

The total of 87 was never going to be enough though and Horwich made easy work of chasing the total. There was one wicket apiece for Kieran and Oliver Turner.

Sunday 3rd July 2011

3rd Xl: At St Georges Oval: Swinton Moorside 168 Westhoughton 171-4

Swinton Moorside won the toss and elected to bat on a hot sunny afternoon. A great opening spell of bowling from Simon Ashcroft and Rob Brown limited Swinton to 47-2 from the first 20 overs, both bowlers taking a wicket each. Swinton Moorside slowly built their innings and ended on 167-7 from their allotted 45 overs. Opener Lee Harding top scored with 67 before he became Simon’s second victim. The wickets were shared by Simon Ashcroft (3-57), Rob Brown (1-38), Jamie Blair (1-33) and Olly Turner (2-11). Olly taking two wickets in his first over. Westhoughton’s ground fielding was excellent with two fine diving catches from Dave Fletcher and George Green.

In reply Westhoughton lost John Yearn early but once Mike Entwistle got going, the result never looked in doubt. A couple of LBWs accounted for Charlie Honour (18) and Mike who had batted beautifully for 69. He got out when he looked like he was set for a match winning ton. Rob Brown took on the responsibility of seeing Westhoughton home. Aided by 13 from Kai Hodgkiss, Rob passed fifty before winning the game. A very good all round performance from Westhoughton saw them pick up the points.

3rd XI scoreboard v Swinton Moorside (Unavailable)

Saturday 2nd July 2011

1st Xl: At Walkden: Westhoughton 88 Walkden 90-3Westhoughton 1st XI lost to Walkden in what ended up being a one-sided game. Westhoughton batted first and struggled early on, before making a recovery with Rich Cameron and Danny Naylor at the crease. However, a two over spell turned the game on its head as Westhoughton lost four wickets without scoring a single run. Had it not been for a last wicket stand of twenty four between Dan Reeve and Ste Parker, Westhoughton could have been on the end of a humiliating loss.As it was, Westhoughton had belief after an exceptional start that saw Walkden 2-3, with all the top order batsmen dismissed. However, after this initial good work, it was undone inside 21 overs as Dave Smith and Haig saw Walkden over the line with a fabulous partnership of 88.1st XI scoreboard v Walkden

2nd Xl: At St Georges Oval: Westhoughton 163 Walkden 71

Mixed performances from the second team vs Walkden with the bowlers leading the way to another bonus point victory. Rob Brown put the 8 men who took the field for the first 20 minutes to the sword blasting his way to a quick 30. But then wickets started to tumble and the innings was on the brink of collapse at 60 for 5. Fortunately all of the remaining batsmen made a contribution with Nathan Blair and Mike Entwistle adding 40ish for the last wicket to take the score onto 163 all out.

Batting-wise, Walkden were never in the game as Nathan and Rob took early wickets. Wasim Nawab cleaned up the innings with another steady spell of tempters and teasers. Another good fielding performance was capped by two direct hits for run outs, an unsuccessful appeal from Martin Hodgkiss and a successful one from Mike. The celebrations from the whole team for Mike’s arrow aimed at one stump from cover point brought a tear to the eye, especially on today of all days.

2nd XI scoreboard v Walkden (Unavailable)

Wednesday 29th June 2011 - Under 18s

U18s: At Westhoughton: Westhoughton 145-4 Farnworth 91Westhoughton under 18s once again showed the competiton they are the team to beat as they had a comfortable win over a struggling Farnworth side.Westhoughton took the unusual option of batting first against a team that many sides would usually bowl first against, and they finished on 145-4 off 19.3 overs when they decided it was time to declare, rather than make full use of the 35 overs at their disposal. Oliver Dixon made a solid 41 opening the batting, whilst Matt Trow and Kieran Edwards both scored 39.

In reply, Farnworth lost a couple of early wickets thanks to Kieran Edwards and some variation in his bowling that left the batsmen struggling to play him. Wasim Nawab continued the trend of varying his flight and speed, and his spin bowling was too much for the Farnworth batters to cope with as he took an impressive 6-23 inside 6 overs. Oliver Turner and Jack Berry both picked up one wicket each, and Berry added two good catches to his wicket.

Another final, another trophy.
Tuesday 28th June 2011

U18s: At Westhoughton: Westhoughton 123-5 Greenmount 67

Westhoughton's ''golden generation'' picked up their second cup final win on the bounce with a thumping victory over Greenmount. In what was expected to be a close affair, Westhoughton piled on the runs early on as they reached 86-0 before losing Matt Trow for 23. Kieran Edwards scored another 50, whilst Mike King smashed an unbeaten 21 to help lift Westhoughton to 123-5 inside their 20 overs.

In reply, Greenmount looked in trouble early on as Kieran Edwards continued to lead by example as he took a wicket with the second ball of Greenmount's innings. Mike King was impressive with the ball too as he bowled a great spell of 4 overs for only 8 runs. Wasim Nawab, Oliver Turner and Charlie Honour all picked up 2 wickets to help dismiss Greenmount for 67.

Man of the Match went to Kieran Edwards for his 50 runs and his bowling spell of 3 overs 1-10. Congratulations to all the lads on their outstanding achievements in the past couple of seasons and long may it continue!

Thank you to all the fans who showed their support as well.

Under 18s vs Greenmount

Westhoughton CC News

Westhoughton under 18s vs Greenmount under 18s in the T/20 final tomorrow night (Tuesday 28th June) - 6pm start time.

Westhoughton cricket club encourages all fans to come and give support to the lads as they look to make it back-to-back victories in cup finals. Good luck to the lads.

Sunday 26th June 2011 - 1sts and 2nds - Cup. 3rds also in league action.

1st Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 168 Little Lever 169-6

Westhoughton lost to Little Lever in what turned out to be a nail-biting game. Westhoughton batted first and found themselves in huge trouble with the score on 20-4 with Little Lever's Professional, Waqas Ahmed, taking all 4 wickets. He ended up with 6 in total as Westhoughton reached 168 before being dismissed in the 48th over. Ian Pilkington top scored on 42 and was supported by Mike Crookson (25) as well as a last stand of 32 between Paul Hart (17) and Kieran Edwards (9*).In response, Little Lever were coasting along looking relatively comfortable with wickets in the tent, but at the same time struggling to maintain any sort of consistant run rate. Opener Nigel Partington stuck in and scored 52 to set up the win for the away side as they managed to win with 8 balls left. Rich Cameron took 3-41 from his 10 overs, and Crookson picked up 2-62 from 17.4 overs.1st XI scoreboard v Little Lever

2nd XI: At Little Lever: Westhoughton 223-7 Little Lever 195

Sunday’s cup fixture proved to be a much closer affair for the second team. Batting first, Westhoughton stuttered early on before Martin Hodgkiss and Mike King turned the game on its head with a master class in building a partnership, taking the sting out of the attack and accelerating the run rate with controlled aggression. Scores of 82 and 92 respectively saw the innings close with 223 on the board. King was out in the last over attempting to close out his century, milestones apart this was a superb knock.

Lever were put on the back foot by an explosive opening spell by Dan Reeve and as the pressure built wickets fell at regular intervals. There were some nervous moments towards the end but Wasim Nawab's controlled spell finally ensured a winning margin of 30 odd runs. 2nd XI scoreboard v Little Lever (unavailable) 3rd XI: At Roe Green: Westhoughton 107 Roe Green 110-3

On Sunday, Westhoughton III were away to Roe Green III. Westhoughton batted first and unfortunately there were none of the heroics from the day before as they tumbled from 37-0 to 107 all out. Notable contributions were made by Charlie Honour (23) and Oliver Dixon (17) on his debut. Captain John Needham took 5 wickets for Roe Green.

It was always going to be difficult defending such a small score but the team battled hard. Jamie Blair took a great caught and bowled in his 2-33 and there was a wicket for Oliver Dixon with his first ball in senior cricket. Another debutant, Chris Trow, kept wicket very well on a ground were the bounce was very difficult to read. Roe Green ran out winners by 7 wickets.

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Saturday 25th June 2011 - 1sts, 2nds and 3rds

1st Xl: At St George's Oval: Tonge 155-8 Westhoughton 156-5

Westhoughton beat Tonge by 5 wickets in a game that was reduced to 42 overs a side due to rain. Tonge batted first and managed to put up more of a fight than in last weekends T/20 game as they posted a respectable 155-8 from their 42 overs. Mike Crookson, Dan Reeve and Ste Parker all picked up 2 wickets for the home side.In response, Westhoughton fell to 1-2 after losing both Kieran Paisley and Rich Cameron for 0. There was a slight fightback at this point from Mubarak Patel, who finished with 63 not out, and Dan Naylor who scored 26, as they put on 59 for the 3rd wicket. After another couple of wickets, Mike Crookson came to the crease and scored an unbeaten 30 to, along with Mubarak, take Westhoughton home and earn another 6 points.1st XI scoreboard v Tonge

2nd XI: At Tonge: Tonge 54 Westhoughton 55-1

The second team thrashed Tonge by 9wickets on Saturday. An inexperienced Tonge team were despatched for 52 with the wickets spread around the bowlers.

Matt Trow put the game beyond doubt early on and a routine victory was secured. The team are grateful to Pete Wilcox and Tony King for filling in at the last minute when selection issues reached crisis point on Saturday morning, keep loose everybody you never know when the call may come!2nd XI scoreboard v Tonge (unavailable)3rd XI: At ELPM: ELPM 204-6 Westhoughton 204-8

ELPM batted first and scored 204-5 from their 45 overs, with opener K.Dodson batting all the way through for 89 not out. WCC captain John Yearn rang the changes with the bowling, giving all the younger lads a chance. Jamie Blair (2-65) Charlie Honour (2-26) and Kai Hodgkiss (1-34) took the wickets but the captain was particularly impressed with control shown by Oliver Turner who went for only 16 runs from 6 overs on a very small ground.

WCC got off to a good start with John Yearn and Charlie Honour putting on 43 for the first wicket. Wickets fell steadily and when Oliver Turner joined Matthew Fanning Westhoughton were 84-6. Both players played beautifully putting on 70 for the 7th wicket. Matt Fanning top scored with 47 but fell when looking certain to score his maiden half century. Oliver batted on to reach 30 not out. With 50 needed off 6 overs and with only 3 wickets left Seb Miller arrived at the crease and smashed a quick fire 31 including 3 sixes to put Westhoughton in with a chance. When Daniel Higham faced the last ball 1 run was needed for victory. Unfortunately he was run out leaving the scores tied at 204. A fantastic game and credit must go to the young lads and skipper John Yearn.

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Westhoughton CC News

Westhoughton under 18's play Greenmount this coming Tuesday, 28th June, in the T/20 Cup Final. 6pm start time, weather permitting.

Following last years famous victory in the Jake Tatlock Trophy the lads are looking to secure the seasons first piece silverware and make it back to back wins in cup finals.

All supporters welcome.

Westhoughton CC News

Westhoughton under 18s vs Farnworth Social Circle under 18s was abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch. Westhoughton were 155 all out after the first days play.

Along with this, the under 18s statistics for the 2011 season are now available on play cricket upto and including the FSC game. This is accompanied by full first team statistics, updated after every game.

Double success for Westhoughton 1sts
Sunday 19th June 2011 - T/20

1st Xl: At Daisy Hill: Westhoughton 179-5 Tonge 72

Westhoughton 1st XI team faced Tonge in what was a one-sided contest in the first T/20 game of the day. Westhoughton batted first and scored 179-5 in their 20 overs thanks to Rich Cameron (75), Mubarak Patel (37) and Mike King (35*). In reply, Tonge were never really in the contest as they struggled to score runs at any sort of pace thanks to tight bowling from all 7 used. Kieran Edwards and Martin Woods started the damage as they both took a wicket in their first overs, Kieran finishing with 2-20 and Martin 1-20. What followed was an extraordinary spell of bowling from Mubarak Patel and Rob Houghton who bowled a combined total of 7 overs and conceded 2 runs. Mubarak finished with 1-2 from 3 overs, and Rob 1-0 off 4. With the game more or less secure, Kai Hodgkiss (2-3) and Seb Miller (1-10) were given a chance to bowl and to finish the game. None of this would have been possible without the quality fielding on display, with Kai and Chris Trow both taking difficult chances, along with Mubarak, Kieran, Jimmy Burrows and Rich Cameron who had a great spell behind the stumps with 0 byes conceded.1st XI scoreboard v Tonge

1st XI: At Daisy Hill: Westhoughton 103 Daisy Hill 97

In the second T/20 game, Westhoughton struggled in their batting on what was a difficult wicket. Danny Naylor (35) and Kieran Edwards (26) kept the score ticking over, but there was no repeat of the fireworks from the first game. In response, Daisy Hill were coasting at 35-0, but they were falling behind the run rate with every passing over and this seemed to affect the new batsmen as they played a few rash shots, but once again there was some good fielding on display from Kieran Edwards who took one great diving catch on the boundary. Rob Houghton continued his earlier bowling form by taking 4 wickets, Mubarak Patel picked up 2 wickets and so did Mike King whilst Rich Cameron again performed well behind the stumps, claiming his second catch of the day with only 3 byes combined in the two games.

1st XI scoreboard v Daisy Hill

Sunday 19th June 2011 - 3rds

3rd Xl: At Greenfield: Westhoughton 244 Greenfield 250-3

Greenfield won the toss and put Westhoughton in to bat on a damp wicket. Jamie Blair was the top scorer with a great knock of 79. He was ably assisted by Mike Entwistle (36), Matthew Fanning (27) Simon Ashcroft (25) and Martin Horrocks (22) as Westhoughton were all out for 244. J.Ashton was the pick of the bowlers with 8-67.

This looked a competitive total on a small ground but only Simon bowled with any consistency and Greenfield won comfortably by 7 wickets. R.Fitton (71) J.Shaw (64) J.Mayor (48no) and J.Ashton (43no) seeing Greenfield home.

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Paisley and Parker return with a vengance
Saturday 18th June 2011

1st Xl: At FSC: Farnworth SC 101 Westhoughton 105-5Westhoughton 1st XI beat Farnworth Social Circle with a fantastic team display that saw the return of Kieran Paisley to his former club, and the return of Steven Parker to first team cricket. Farnworth Social Circle batted first and made a flying start scoring 29 inside the first 5 overs. However, in the next 20 overs, they only scored a further 27 runs thanks to tight bowling from Kieran Edwards (7 overs only going for 4 runs, whilst taking 2 wickets), Mike Crookson (3-33) and Steven Parker (3-22).In reply, Westhoughton reached 51 without loss thanks to Mubarak Patel (21) and Kieran Paisley (34) taking the attack to the Farnworth Social Circle bowlers. However, there was a slight collapse that saw Westhoughton lose 3 wickets for only 5 runs. It was left to Michael Daley to score a quickfire 17 not out to push Westhoughton over the line for the win.1st XI scoreboard v Farnworth SC

2nd Xl: At St Georges Oval: FSC 181 Westhoughton 185-3

The second team’s winning run was extended on Saturday with a steady performance against FSC. The supplementary ground staff led by Martin Hodgkiss did a superb job covering the square on Friday evening to guarantee play.

FSC batted first and edged there way to a total of 181 in the face of some hostile and accurate bowling from Dan Reeve, Martin Woods and Nathan Blair. Wasim Nawab, Arun Pindoria and Rob Brown took advantage of the pressure created in the first half to keep the scoring rate down and to finish off the innings.

Martin then played a typically effective knock of 64* which won the game but failed to excite an expectant crowd. It was Nathan who stepped into the role of crowd pleaser, taking advantage of an opportunity to bat up the order to display a full range of attacking strokes, finishing with 40 as Westhoughton won by 7 wickets.

2nd XI scoreboard v Farnworth SC (Unavailable)

Under 18s - Cup Quarter Final

U18s: At Walkden: Walkden 97 Westhoughton 98-6

Westhoughton under 18s kept the dream of retaining the Jake Tatlock trophy alive with a thrilling win over local rivals Walkden.Walkden batted first and, on a difficult wicket, struggled to 97. This total would have been much lower without the odd bad ball sent down by the Westhoughton bowlers.In reply, Westhoughton lost regular wickets in difficult conditions, with some batsmen being tied down by a combination of good bowling and the conditions. In the end, Mike King continued his fine batting form to see Westhoughton within touching distance of the win before losing his wicket with only 5 needed.

Westhoughton advance to the semi final. Date and opposition to be confirmed.

Westhoughton CC Fixture Update

In T/20 news, Westhoughton 1st XI will place Tonge and Daisy Hill this Sunday (19th June) with both games taking place at Daisy Hill. Westhoughton vs Tonge is scheduled for a 1.30pm start, with Westhoughton vs Daisy Hill to follow with an approximate start time of 4.30pm.

Saturday 11th June 2011

1st Xl: At St George's Oval: Farnworth 228 Westhoughton 107

Westhoughton 1st XI lost to Farnworth in what turned out to be a rather one-sided contest at St George's Oval. Farnworth were thankful to their Professional, Adil Nisar, who top scored with 103 in his side's final score of 228. Rich Cameron took 4-82 to continue his vein of wickets, and Mike Crookson took 3-36. In response, Westhoughton appeared to be in the game with Ian Pilkington and Rich Cameron at the crease. However, only Rick Parker managed to score double figures alongside the previously mentioned batsmen and Westhoughton fell away to 107 all out. The damage to the Westhoughton innings was done by M.Adnan who took 5-22 which included him taking a hat-trick.1st XI scoreboard v Farnworth

2nd Xl: At Farnworth: Westhoughton 198 Farnworth 139

Another resounding victory for the second team on Saturday that looked unlikely when Westhoughton slumped from 75-0 to 100-7. Fortunately, 87 runs later, Mike King and Martin Woods had ensured 'game on'. Mike hit his maiden second team half-century and finished with 60 including 3 sixes, Woody made 34, and we set a target of 199. Earlier, Steve Parker had begun his comeback from retirement with 51.

Farnworth made a solid start in reply, but succumbed to the pressure of some tight bowling and more good catches taken in the field. In the end, Farnworth were all out for 139. Steve followed up his 51 with 5 wickets, Rob Brown took 3 for 7 in 5 overs with Dan Reeve aiding the cause with 1 for 11 off 7.

2nd XI scoreboard v Farnworth (Unavailable)

3rds win in remarkable run chase
Sunday 5th June 2011

3rd Xl: At Swinton Moorside: Swinton Moorside 198-9 Westhoughton 202-8

Swinton won the toss and elected to bat. Rob Brown got WCC off to a great start having the opener caught at slip in the second over. Westhoughton bowled through the drizzle and when heavier rain caused the players to leave the field Swinton Moorside were 89-3 off 23 overs. After the rain delay Swinton set about building a total. Brownbell hit 44 as Swinton totalled 198-9 from their 40 overs. There were wickets for Rob Brown (3-30), Danny Molyneux (2-15), Simon Ashcroft (1-31), Jamie Blair (1-39) and a wicket on his 3rd team debut for Matthew Fanning (1-24).

In reply WCC got off to a flying start with Mike Entwistle in great batting form once again. He and John Yearn (18) put 57 on for the first wicket. Spike reached 50 from 41 balls and was immediately clean bowled. Wickets fell steadily and Westhoughton got behind the run rate. When Matthew Fanning joined Simon Ashcroft, WCC needed 88 from 11 overs. They batted superbly picking up ones and twos and smashing the bad balls to the boundary. Matthew was out (27) with 29 still needed but a brilliant 48 not out (in only 32 balls) from Simon saw Westhoughton home and into the Cup Semi Finals

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Double Success
Saturday 4th June 2011

1st Xl: At Egerton: Westhoughton 148 Egerton 102

Westhoughton 1st XI beat Egerton in a topsy-tervy contest. Westhoughton, batting first, were in command with the score poised on 111-3 with Rich Cameron and Daniel Naylor at the crease, but then wickets began to fall and Westhoughton soon found themselves 124-7. Westhoughton then moved on to 148-7, but then lost 3 wickets without scoring a single run. Rich top scored on 67 but got little support with only 3 other batsmen reaching double figures. In respone, Egerton fell to 12-2, and then 76-6 before a mini revivaly saw them move onto 95-6. Then Paul Hart (3-54) struck, and before the fans knew it, Rich Cameron ended the game in the next over, taking 3 wickets in the over. Unfortunately for Rich, he was on a hat trick twice in the game, but failed to accomplish the achievement. He did however take season best figures of 7-42, along with earning Westhoughton a bonus point in the process, to earn him a well deserved Man of the Match award. 1st XI scoreboard v Egerton

2nd Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 270-7 Egerton

Westhoughton second team ran out easy winners vs Egerton. Batting first, the early order batsmen revelled in the unusually sunny weather with Peter Hilton and Martin Hodgkiss each passing 50. Arun Pindoria and Wasim Nawab helped to take the score onto 270. Wickets fell early and regularly in the second innings with the young Egerton side finishing all out for 114. Wasim bowled a teasing spell, taking 3-17 with the rest of the front line bowlers taking a couple each. Charlie Honour continued his impressive start to second team senior cricket with 2 more catches, and a brave fielding display whilst in the line of fire at extra cover.
2nd XI scoreboard v Egerton (Unavailable)

Westhoughton CC News

Westhoughton Cricket Club are pleased to announce the appointment of John Partington as Club Cricket Coach.

John Partington will be undertaking Senior training sessions (over 15’s) on Tuesdays with this commission to be extended into the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The club’s continued investment in the coaching structure in order to assist with the development of the clubs juniors (and seniors) supplements the existing coaching structure which includes Atiq-uz-Zaman who has represented Pakistan at both Test and ODI level as well as Northants and Sussex County Cricket clubs.

Westhoughton now have: John Partington level 3 coach; Atiq-uz-Zaman ECB Club coach (Level 3 pending), Rich Cameron level 2 and Highveld Lions RSA, 8 Level 2 coaches and 4 Level 1 coaches.

Under 18s

U18s: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 183-3 Eagley 72

Westhoughton under 18s posted a massive 183-3 inside their 20 overs against Eagley, with Mike King, Matt Trow and Kieran Edwards all scoring 50s respectively.

In reply, Eagley were never in the game and struggled to score any significant runs. Westhoughton ended up using nine bowlers and still dismissed the opposition inside the 20 overs to win by 111 runs.

Sunday 29th May 2011

3rd Xl: At St George's Oval: FSC 80 Westhoughton 81-6

On a blustery afternoon WCC III entertained FSC III. Social Circle won the toss and elected to bat. Westhoughton had a few players making their first appearance of the season. Danny Molyneux and Simon Ashcroft, returning from injury, opened the bowling. In tough conditions they stuck to the task but a good innings from young Daniel Robinson (34) held FSC’s innings together. However, when debutant Jamie Blair was brought on to bowl the game turned in Westhoughton’s favour. FSC went from 62-3 to 80 all out with Jamie (3-24), Wasim Nawab (3-12) and Hari Bhaskar (3-4) all making great contributions.

In reply Westhoughton lost Mike Entwistle early but George Green stuck around for 29 whilst wickets fell around him. It came to “debut boy” Jamie Blair, who finished a great day on 10 not out by hitting the winning runs.

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Westhoughton CC News

Westhoughton vs Tonge, and Westhoughton vs Daisy Hill, in the 20/20 on Monday 30th May were both called off due to rain. These games may be rescheduled for later in the year.

Firsts lose but Seconds win
Saturday 28th May 2011

1st Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 81 Little Lever 83-7

Westhoughton 1st XI lost to Little Lever in a low scoring game that went one way and then the other. Westhoughton batted first and struggled to 81 all out inside 31 overs, with Ian Pilkington top scoring with 22. Little Lever's pro, Ahmed, took 8 wickets.In reply, Little Lever were 55-6, but a good partnership between the lower order batsmen saw them over the line. Mike Crookson took 4 wickets, with Rich Cameron taking 3 wickets.1st XI scoreboard v Little Lever

2nd Xl: At Little Lever: Westhoughton 204 Little Lever 165.

Westhoughton 2nd XI beat Little Lever. Full details to come soon.
2nd XI scoreboard v Little Lever (Unavailable)

Under 18s - the rivalry renewed

U18s: At Walkden: Westhoughton 121-3 Walkden 80

Westhoughton under 18s secured another win this week with a win over fierce local rivals Walkden. Westhoughton batted first and posted 121-3 inside their 20 overs thanks to 50 from Kieran Edwards. Other contributions came from Mike King and Charlie Honour.

In response, Walkden struggled to 80 all out, with one of their batsmen scoring 50. Mike King picked up four wickets, including three in one over to destroy the Walkden middle order. Oliver Turner continued his excellent bowling performances for the under 18s this season by picking up another couple of wickets. Walkden were no match for Westhoughton on the day, and Westhoughton under 18s continue their winning streak against Walkden.

Sunday 22nd May 2011 - NKO

1st Xl: At Ormskirk: Westhoughton 162 Ormskirk 165-2

Westhoughton lost to Ormskirk by 8 wickets in a one-sided National Knockout game. Westhoughton batted first and posted 162 before being bowled out. Daniel Naylor top scored with 34 and received support from Rob Brown (30), Rob Houghton (27) and Rick Parker (24). Ormskirk were always in control of the run chase, putting on a century partnership for the opening wicket. Rob Houghton and Kieran Edwards both picked up one wicket each for Westhoughton

1st XI scoreboard v Ormskirk (coming soon)

Firsts win in dramatic style
Saturday 21st May 2011

1st Xl: At Kearsley: Westhoughton 220 Kearsley 218-7

Westhoughton 1st XI beat Kearsley in a game that will be remembered for many years by fans and players alike. After winning the toss and electing to bat, that decision was looking to have backfired on Westhoughton as they slumped to 99-5. However, Ian Pilkington (53), who received good support from the middle and lower order such as Mike Crookson (37), Daniel Naylor (24) Mubarak Patel (20), Paul Hart (19), saw Westhoughton reach 220 before being bowled out in the 49th over.In reply, Kearsley saw themselves in a similar rut to Westhoughton as they were 8-3. This was before a century partnership, followed by another partnership of 59, set them up for a close finish. Westhoughton were able to dismiss the two batsmen who were scoring the runs, and with two new batters at the crease, it was just out of Kearsley reach who fell 2 runs short. There were 4 wickets for Pro Rich Cameron and 2 wickets for Crooky.1st XI scoreboard v Kearsley

2nd Xl: At St Georges Oval: Kearsley beat Westhooughton.

Westhoughton 2nd XI lost to Kearsley. Full match report coming soon..

2nd XI scoreboard v Kearsley (Unavailable)

Under 18s - Cup

Under 18s: At Egerton: Westhoughton 118 Egerton 111. Westhoughton under 18s began their defense of the Jake Tatlock trophy with a dramatic win in a game which should have been over without any question of who would win. Westhoughton batted first, posting 118 inside 36 overs. Matt Trow was top scorer, with Kieran Edwards and Kai Hodgkiss also chipping in with some runs that proved to be vital. After the disappointment of being bowled out inside their 40 overs, Westhoughton knew they had their work cut out to defend the total, even with the assistance of what seemed to be a bowler-friendly wicket.Egerton suffered a number of early set backs, with Michael King and Kieran Edwards taking early wickets, along with Wasim Nawab to put Westhoughton on the verge of a certain win. Egerton were 63-9, and then slowly but surely moved to 111 thanks to a combination of dropped catches, extras mounting up and the belief for some Westhoughton players that the game was already won.

However, the impressive Oliver Turner (5-20) was brought back into the attack and finished the game thanks to a catch from captain Kieran Edwards at silly mid off to spark wild celebrations from the players who are keen to defend the trophy they won last season.

Westhoughton CC News

Just an update that on Monday 30th May, Westhoughton 1st XI will be taking part in the second part of the group stage of this years T/20 competition. It will take place at Daisy Hill, and the days fixtures are as follows:
1030: Daisy Hill versus Woodbank
1330: Tonge V Westhoughton
1630: Daisy Hill V Westhoughton

Saturday 14th May 2011

1st Xl: At St George's Oval: Eagley 139-5 Westhoughton

Match Abandoned

2nd Xl: At Eagley: Westhoughton vs Eagley

Match Abandoned

Firsts lose but Seconds back on track
Saturday 7th May 2011

1st Xl: At Horwich: Horwich 136-4 Westhoughton 107

Westhoughton 1st XI slumped to another league defeat at the hands of Horwich. After being asked to chase 137 to win inside 31 overs, Westhoughton looked to be on track going well at 51-1 and 75-3 respectively. However, once Rob Houghton (35) and Rich Cameron (28) had gone, there was little resistance as Westhoughton fell to 94-7 and ultimately 107 all out.1st XI scoreboard v Horwich

2nd Xl: At St Georges Oval: Horwich 95 Westhoughton 96-2

Westhoughton 2nd XI beat Horwich thanks to Arun Pindoria and Daniel Reeve picking up 4 wickets each to dismiss Horwich for 95. In reply, Martin Hodgkiss top scored with 41* to lead Westhoughton to an emphatic 8 wicket win.

2nd XI scoreboard v Horwich (Unavailable)

Welcome Back
Monday 2nd May 2011

1st Xl: At Tonge: Westhoughton 155 Woodbank 117-6

Westhoughton 1st XI beat Woodbank in the first T/20 game of the 2011 season. Batting first, Westhoughton reached 155 thanks to 33 from Kieran Edwards and Mubarak Patel, along with 28 from Danny Naylor. Patel then went on to pick up 5-15 from his 4 overs to demolish the Woodbank top order, and take away any chance they had of winning the game.1st XI scoreboard v Woodbank

3rd Xl: At FSC: FSC 154 Westhoughton 155-5

Farnworth SC won the toss and elected to bat on a pitch that had seen lots of runs over the weekend. It appeared as if this was going to be the case again as they raced to 130-3 off 23 overs. Accurate bowling from Nathan Blair helped build the pressure and when Hari Bhaskar had opener A.Waring caught by Michael King on the boundary for 68, Westhoughton sensed they had a chance. A superb 16 over spell of bowling from Nathan (6-61) ably assisted by Hari Bhaskar (3-14) along with some great ground fielding restricted FSC to 154 all out.

When Westhougthon began their reply “Spike” was clearly in good touch and when he was joined by Mickey King it looked like these two would see Westhoughton home. An unfortunate run out accounted for Michael on 18 and Mike Entwistle eventually fell for 78. Nathan Blair saw the side home with 20 not out. A great performance and an important 5 point win.

Westhoughton CC News

Just a quick notice that tomorrow (Monday 2nd May) sees Westhoughton 1st XI take on Woodbank in the Lyddon Trophy (T/20) at Tonge. 1.30pm start. Westhoughton 3rd XI take on FSC at FSC too, with a 2pm start.

Double Disappointment
Sunday 1st May 2011

1st Xl: At St Georges Oval: Westhoughton 110 Astley Bridge 111-4

Westhoughton 1st XI slumped to their first league defeat of the season at the hands of Astley Bridge. Danny Naylor, who scored 38, was the only real contributor of note for the 1st team who struggled along to 110. It was never going to be enough, and Astley Bridge wrapped up victory with 20 overs and 4 wickets to spare. One highlight of the day came from Pro Rich Cameron with a fine one handed catch, but it was not enough on the day to change anything.1st XI scoreboard v Astley Bridge

2nd Xl: At Astley Bridge: Astley Bridge vs Westhoughton

Westhoughton 2nd XI lost to Astley Bridge. Full match report to follow.

2nd XI scoreboard v Astley Bridge (Unavailable)

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Saturday 30th April 2011

1st Xl: At Heaton: Westhoughton 351-6 Heaton 216

Westhoughton 1st XI continued their fine form in the new season with a high scoring win over a young Heaton side. Pro Rich Cameron lead the charge from the front, scoring 126 off 96 deliveries faced, including 12 fours, and 8 sixes. Along with this, Rick Parker scored 65, and Michael Daley blasted his way to 59* from 38 balls.

In reply, Heaton never got close to realistically winning the game thanks to Paul Hart picking up 3 early wickets, and then Mike Crookson dismissed Heaton's top scorer and others in the middle order to finish with 4 wickets. Rob Houghton picked up 2 wickets too. A comprehensive 7 point win for the 1st XI.1st XI scoreboard v Heaton

2nd Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton vs Heaton

Westhoughton 2nd XI beat Heaton. Full match report to follow.

2nd XI scoreboard v Heaton (Unavailable)

Westhoughton CC News

Statistics for each player in the 1st team are now available on the website linked below:
http://westhoughton.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp
These statistics will be updated after each game so now you can access your season records more easily than ever.

Westhoughton CC News

Just a quick notice that this Friday (29th April) sees Lancashire 2nd XI vs Cheshire at St George's Oval. This means there will be NO junior training this week due to this game.

National KnockOut
Monday 25th April 2011

1st Xl: At Garstang: Garstang 209-8 Westhoughton 210-3.

Westhoughton 1st XI pulled off another fine win away to Garstang in the NKO. Garstang were restricted to 209 in their innings thanks to Mubarak Patel (3-34) and Martin Woods (3-30). In reply, Mubarak Patel was again a crucial part of the Westhoughton side, but this time with the bat as he scored 51 from 76 deliveries, and Rick Parker also scored a half century and went on to finish on 63 from 82 deliveries. Westhoughton advance to the next round, details to be announced soon.

1st XI scoreboard v Garstang

T/20 Finals Day 2010 (carried over from last season due to poor weather)
Sunday 24th April 2011

1st Xl: At Little Lever: Little Lever 118 Westhoughton 120-2.

Westhoughton prevailed in the T/20 semi final vs Little Lever to book their place in the final vs Walkden. Little Lever struggled to post a big score on their home ground thanks to some excellent bowling from Mike Crookson (5-12) and Kieran Edwards (3-9). Rich Cameron starred with the bat scoring 48* from 26 deliveries, including 3 sixes, and was supported by Michael Daley who scored 27. 1st XI scoreboard v Little Lever (unavailable)

1st Xl: At Little Lever: Walkden 170-4 Westhoughton 152-6

Walkden's pro, Tariq, was the difference between the two sides in the final as he top scored with 96 and helped Walkden post a massive 170 from their 20 overs. Kieran Edwards 1-26 was the pick of the bowlers for Westhoughton. Danny Naylor top scored for Westhoughton with 50 from 40 deliveries, while Rich Cameron scored a quick fire 21 from 11 balls faced but it was not enough for Westhoughton to prevail in the final of the 2010 T/20 competition. Congratulations to the lads for reaching the final, even if the result wasn't what the fans were hoping for.

1st XI scoreboard v Walkden (unavailable)

New Season
Saturday 23rd April 2011

1st Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 243-8 Bradshaw 208-8.

Westhoughton 1st XI got the 2011 season off in fine form as they picked up an impressive win over Bradshaw. In posting 243-8, Westhoughton were thankful to Michael Daley who continued his fine form from pre-season with 63 from 69 deliveries. He was supported well by Daniel Naylor who scored 37 from 69 balls faced. In defending the total, Mike Crookson (3-40) and new pro Rich Cameron (3-57) were the main wicket takers for the home side who secured 6 points.1st XI scoreboard v Bradshaw

2nd Xl: At Bradshaw: Bradshaw 217 Westhoughton 195

Westhoughton 2nd XI lost their first game of the new season. Full match report to follow.

2nd XI scoreboard v Bradshaw (Unavailable)

Westhoughton CC News

Westhoughton Cricket Club stage the first Lancashire game in the Bolton area for decades on Bank Holiday Royal Wedding Friday 29th April as Lancashire 2nd XI take on Cheshire in a 50 over game, start time of 11.30am.

Just a reminder that Westhoughton 1st XI start the 2011 season on Saturday 23th April at home to Bradshaw with the 2nd XI playing the same opposition but at Bradshaw. 20/20 finals day follows on Sunday 24th April at Little Lever with a 10am start, with a potential final at 4pm. Monday 25th April sees the 1st XI travel to Garstang in the NKO.

Westhoughton CC News

Westhoughton CC members made the long journey down to Wembley for the FA Cup Semi Final on Sunday April 17th. Those members who were on the official Westhoughton CC coach can be seen in the picture below, for enlarged photo click on the photo.

Saturday 16th April 2011

3rd Xl: At St George's Oval: Roe Green 174-7 Westhoughton 121Westhoughton won the toss and invited Roe Green to bat on what looked like a lively wicket. When Roe Green had reached 84-6 in the 23rd over this appeared an accurate assessment. Alas, D.Tallon dug in with 45 not out and was well supported by S.Errington with 22 and J.Pearson with 20 not out, to finish on 174-7 at the end of their 45 overs.

Nathan Blair, Rob Brown and Michael King all got 2 wickets each, with Wasim Nawab getting the other one.

When Westhougthon batted wickets fell at regular intervals and only Rob Brown offered much resistance with 71 as Westhoughton finished on 121 all out.

Westhoughton CC News

Westhoughton Cricket Club have a 35 seater coach booked for the away game in the National Knockout competition for the trip to Garstang on Easter Monday, which is April 25th.

Tickets cost £10, with the coach departing at 11am and returning at 8pm after the game.

Pre Season Friendlies
Saturday 9th April 2011

1st Xl: At St George's Oval: Westhoughton 210-8 Edgworth 162-7

Westhoughton beat Edgworth in their first pre-season friendly of the 2011 season. Rob Houghton struck a fine 76 to help the side to a good total of 210 from their 45 overs. Further contributions came from new signing Michael Daley (53) and Rick Parker (31) as well as extras who continued his fine form from the 2nd team last season and stepped up well to contribute with 32.

In defending the total, Rob Houghton again grabbed the headlines with his 3 wickets to dismiss the top 3 batters for Edgworth. Rob Brown, Crooky and Immy also got one wicket each, along with one run out as the visitors reached 162-7 from their 45 overs.1st XI scoreboard v Edgeworth

Sunday 10th April 2011

1st XI: At St George's Oval: Westhoghton 181-5 Daisy Hill 140

Westhoughton beat Daisy Hill in what was labelled as a 'competitive derby' in what was an up and down game in terms of who was in charge. Batting first, Westhoughton got off to a solid start reaching 50-0 in the first 12 overs thanks to Mubarak Patel and Rob Houghton. But then a tight spell from Daisy Hill saw Westhoughton score 41 from 16 overs off the slow bowling. Despite this, Michael Daley continued his good form to reach 68 from 73 deliveries, helped by a late contribution from Paul Hart who scored 28 from 24 balls. Westhoughton had a late rally which saw them score 91 runs from the final 13 overs.In defending the total, Westhoughton made an early break through thanks to Paul Hart. Then the game was taken away from Daisy Hill thanks to a triple wicket maiden from Kieran Edwards, which included a great catch from Daley. After a slight recovery, Nathan Blair struck to take 2 wickets, including another fine catch but this time from Danny Reeve, and along with 2 wickets for Rob Brown and Houghton, Daisy Hill were all out for 140.

1st Xl scoreboard v Daisy Hill

Crookie Relishing Skipper's Role Again
In an exclusive interiew with the website, Mike Crookson gives us his thoughts as he looks forward to his second stint as captain of the 1st Xl for the forthcoming season.....more>>>>

Paul Gets To The Root Of The Problem
WCC head groundsman Paul Tatton has, as usual, been hard at work over the winter. In an exclusive interview with the website, he gives a report on the ground and also how he is confident he has overcome the problems of last season..more>>>>

2nd Xl Skip Hoping For More Of The Same
Peter Hilton continues as captain of the 2ndXl for the 2011 season and gives his views for the season ahead. He also looks back at the successes of 2010........... more>>>>

Westhoughton CC News

Junior Nets start this friday (April 1st) from 6.15pm, weather permitting.

In an update to the 3rd XI fixtures previously published, Greenfield at home will now take place on 12th June and Greenfield away on 19th June.

20/20 Finals Day will now take place on Sunday 24th April 2011 at Little Lever Cricket Club. This means that Westhoughton 1st XI will take on Garstang in the National KO competition on Monday 25th April, the game taking place at Garstang.

Westhoughton CC News

A notice for anyone interested in booking the function room:
The function facilities for non-members are available subject to a Temporary Event Notice being granted;interested parties should enquire with Lynn on 07806570145 for further details.

Westhoughton CC News

Just a quick reminder that winter nets will now be taking place at Bolton School from this weekend (Sunday 20th Feb). Juniors start their winters nets on 20th Feb 2011 at Bolton School and run until 27th March 2011. Times for juniors 12 - 1pm with Seniors between 1-2pm.

Westhoughton CC News

Westhoughton CC annual dinner announced with guest speaker David Kendall Former Bank Manager with MC & Comedian Mick Monroe.

Friday 8th April 2011 7pm for 7.30pm start
Tickets priced £30 including 3 course meal

Westhoughton CC News

Westhoughton CC have announced two pre-season friendlies vs Edgworth and Daisy Hill respectively. Both games will be played at St George's Oval, with Edgworth the visitors on Saturday 9th April and Daisy Hill on Sunday 10th April.

Westhoughton CC News

The club has organised its inaugural Golf Day to be held at Hart Common Golf Club on Sunday 27th March.
Tee off times have been reserved from 11am. Entry fee has been set at £20 and all monies will be allocated to green fees and prizes on the day.
To register your interest please send return email with contact details or place name on entry form posted on the club noticeboard.
Monies will need to be paid to Steven Hedges on or before 13th March. All members are invited to participate.

Westhoughton CC News

Westhoughton 1st team lost in the Anthony Axford indoor trophy final on Sunday afternoon. Although it was a disappointing end to the competition, there were still a number of positives to take away from it. After Westhoughton had beaten Walkden in the semi finals, Heaton defeated Westhoughton in the final. One reminder is that Sunday Feb 6th and 13th see winter nets times change to 4 - 6pm. Nets will still take place at St James School for these dates.

Westhoughton CC News

Westhoughton CC have negotiated an agreement with Surridge Sports to supply the club with Team and Leisurewear for the 2011 season.

Any players or members wishing to purchase garments should complete the attached forms and submit to Secretary Martin Hodgkiss together with cheque made payable to SDL Group Ltd: Order Form

Anthony Axford Indoor trophy sees Westhoughton in action on Sunday 30th January at 12.15 in the semi final. The final follows at 1.30 at Bolton School.

Westhoughton CC News

2011 Booking Form for Westhoughton Cricket Club function room and ground facilities is available on the link below:Booking Form

Anthony Axford Indoor trophy sees Westhoughton in action on Sunday 23rd January at 11.15.

Westhoughton CC News

Westhoughton CC have announced the signing of their new Professional: South African Professional Rich Cameron, who plays for Highveld Lions. Rich is an all-rounder. Pictures below of the new professional, for enlarged photo's click on the photo.

Westhoughton CC News
Westhoughton CC Winter Nets: Seniors and u18’s start at St James School on Sunday 23rd & 30th Jan. Times: 11.30am - 1pm. Times change for 6th and 13th Feb to 4 - 6pm

Juniors start 20th Feb 2011 at Bolton School and run until 27th March 2011 12 - 1pm, with Seniors 1-2pm.

In an update on last years 20/20 finals day, the Lyddon Trophy will take place Sunday 17th April. Times to be confirmed. New season starts Saturday 23rd April.

Westhoughton CC have brought in two new signings: Kieron Paisley from Farnworth Social Circle and Michael Daley from Farnworth.

Three Players from last season will not be returning and they are:Neil Bannister, Mark Atherton & Steven Parker (retired).

Just a reminder that the Anthony Axford Indoor trophy sees Westhoughton take on Eagley with an 11am start time on January 9th 2011.

2011 League and Cup Fixtures Announced

Westhoughton CC 1st XI start the 2011 season at home to Bradshaw on April 23rd. The final game of the season will see them travel to Greenmount on September 17th. Full fixtures are now available for both the 1st and 2nd XI. 3rd XI fixtures will be published soon.

Westhoughton CC have received a bye in the Hamer and Birthwistle Cup for the first round of each respective competition for the 2011 season.

Anthony Axford Indoor trophy sees Westhoughton take on Eagley with an 11am start time on January 9th 2011.