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30/8

DARWEN WIN POCHIN CUP
Darwen 3rds beat Prescot & Odyssey 2nds to win the Pochin Cup on Sunday at Rufford.

ORMSKIRK WIN FINALS DAY DOUBLE

At Junior Finals Day Ormskirk won the Davies Shield (U15 Cup) and the Blake Trophy (U18 Cup). They beat Southport and Birkdale in the U15 cup and Ainsdale in the U18 cup. M.O.M in the younger age group was Owen Griffiths and in the older age group the award was given to Sam Illingworth.

25/8

ORMSKIRK JOIN S+B IN U15 FINAL

After beating Ainsdale in the semi final, Ormskirk will now face S+B in the Under 15 Final. The final will take place at Fleetwood Hesketh this Sunday 10am start. In the afternoon (2.30pm) the under 18 final will be between Ormskirk and Ainsdale.


MANY THANKS
Many thanks to Roman Bullock of Romanbphotography for the below photo's of the 20/20 semi final between Chorley St James and Prescot & Odyssey. Photo's of the final will follow shortly.

Roman Bullock

M: 07894 942777

E: romanb-photography@hotmail.co.uk

W: http://www.flickr.com/photos/roman-b_photography/collections/

21/8

HAYDOCK WIN REWARDAWARD 20/20

Haydock beat Prescot and Odyssey in the final of the 20/20 cup. Prescot and Odyssey had beaten Chorley St James by 1 run to reach the final, while Haydock had skittled Hesketh Bank in the other Semi Final.
Thank you to Rufford and Hesketh Bank for hosting the finals day.

Semi Finals

Haydock 128-5
Hesketh Bank 22ao

Prescot & Odyssey 106-8
Chorley St James 105-8

Final

Haydock 114-7
Prescot & Odyssey 98ao

Photo 1. Haydock and Hesketh Bank in action at Hesketh Bank
Photo 2. Ray Partington presents the Rewardaward 20/20 cup to the Haydock captain Ian Brown
Photo 3. The Haydock team with the trophy. Permission has been given to use this photo from Haydock CC.
More photo's to follow...

BRETHERTON SECURE LAST 6 ASIDE SPOT

Bretherton have sucured the last place in the 6 aside tournament sponsored by promotemequick.com
The tournament wil take place on Sunday 5th September at Prescot & Odyssey. Teams are asked to meet for 11.30am for a Noon start. All spectators welcome.

13/8

1.30PM STARTS
Everyone is reminded at from this Saturday all league matches start at 1.30pm.

RUFFORD WIN SANDHURST SHIELD
Rufford beat Haydock in the final of the Sandhurst Shield at Norley Hall. Man of the match was awarded to Mark Golding 62*.




Many thanks to Jeff Gordon from Rufford for allowing the league to use the above photo's.

1. The ball doesn't hit the stumps honest
2. I'll let you make your own decision
3. Mark Golding collects his man of the match award
4. The Rufford team with the Sandhurst Shield



TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR LEAGUE PRESENTATION EVENING

The league has sent the clubs details of the 2010 league presentation evening. Please find details attached.
Adult league clubs have also been asked to submit their highest run scorer and wicket taker at the end of the season. It is the responsibility of the clubs to submit this information. Any queries from individual players about why they weren't included will be directed back to their clubs. Due to the interest in last years presentation evening, the league suggest that tickets are purchased beforehand. Other awards such as rep team player of the year will be awarded as well as the adult and junior trophies.

8/8

CHORLEY ST JAMES LAST TEAM INTO 20/20 FINALS DAY
Chorley St James were the last team to book their place in the 20/20 finals day, as they beat Dalton by 7 wickets.

PRESCOT & ODYSSEY REACH POCHIN FINAL
Prescot & Odyssey 2nds beat Southport College to reach the Pochin Cup final. They will play Darwen 3rds in the final on Sunday 29th August, 1.30pm start at Rufford.

5/8

SANDHURST PARKING
Norley Hall have informed the league of the car parking arrangements for the Sandhurst Shield Final on Sunday 15th August, 1.30pm start. Players and Officials are to park in the normal club car park. Spectators are to park at St Francis Church, City Road, Norley, WN5 0HP.

POCHIN FINAL REARRANGED
After the recent bad weather the league have had to rearrange the Pochin Final. Darwen 3rds beat Bretherton last Sunday and will play the winners of Southport College v Prescot & Odyssey 2nds. The final has been rearranged for Sunday 29th August, 1.30pm start at Rufford CC.

2/8

HAYDOCK & PRESCOT BOOK PLACE AT 20/20 FINALS DAY
Haydock beat New Victoria to book a place in the 20/20 finals day. News of the other two quarter finals to follow shortly. Prescot & Odyssey beat Tarleton.

Semi Final Draw - Sunday 22nd August

SEMI FINALS - START 12PM
Chorley St James or Dalton v Prescot & Odyssey
AT RUFFORD CC

Haydock v Hesketh Bank
AT HESKETH BANK CC

Final - Sunday 22nd August - Approx 3.30pm start
AT RUFFORD CC

LEAGUE REP TEAM LOSE OUT AT COWLING
Photo's of rep team action at Cowling. Match report to follow:

Picture 1. Rob Kenny gets off to a good start
Picture 2. Paul Higham ready to hit another boundary
Picture 3. Great backdrop for playing cricket
Picture 4. District League fielders waiting for a chance





GOOSE GREEN WIN HAMPSON CUP
Runs from Tony Bennett 110 and Mark Prescott 61 helped Goose Green beat Prescot & Odyssey 3rds at Winstanley Park.

31/7

JUNIOR LEAGUE WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Under 18 Division A: Play Off Pending
Under 18 Division B: Rainford
Under 15 Division A: Southport and Birkdale
Under 15 Division B: Ainsdale
Under 15 Division C: Newburgh
Under 13 Division A: Southport and Birkdale
Under 13 Division B: Burscough A
Under 13 Division C: Burscough B
Under 11 Division A: Burscough A
Under 11 Division B: Play Off Pending


27/7

HESKETH BANK REACH 20/20 FINALS DAY
Hesketh Bank are the first team to reach 20/20 finals day after beating Rufford in a close run chase. They also reached the finals day last season but lost to Aughton in the semi final.

BRETHERTON WIN LEYLAND TROPHY
Congratulations to Bretherton 2nds who beat Newburgh 2nds on Sunday in the Leyland Trophy final.

WICKET KEEPING CLINIC
Please find attached information about the Mark Bakers Wicket Keeping Clinic

26/7

LEAGUE REP TEAM IN ACTION ON SUNDAY

This Sunday (1st August) the league representative team travel to Cowling C.C to take on the Craven League. The Manorlands Plate will be played for as part of a charity day with all proceeds from the match going to the Sue Ryder Care foundation. Under the captaincy of John Dyson, the lads will be looking to extend their unbeaten run on Yorkshire Day.

J.Dyson (C) (Tarleton), G.Darbyshire (Winstanley Park), K.Crompton (Winstanley Park), S.Howe (Portland Wine), R.Owerkerke (Winstanley Park), R.Lyons (Rufford), R.Kenny (Rufford), G.Ashcroft (Rufford), R.Bannister (Hesketh Bank), D.LeMarinel (Hesketh Bank), R.Johnson (Tarleton). Umpire: R.Partington, Scorer: D.Rigby (New Victoria)

The team are meeting 12pm at Junction 28 of the M6 next to the Best Western Hotel, Ryden Avenue, PR25 4JX.

Cowling CC, Keighley Road, Cowling, BD22 0AA

23/7

UNDER 13 FINAL REARRANGED
Unfortunately due to the recent rain the Under 13 Final has been rearranged. Burscough will now play Formby in the final after beating Southport and Birkdale in the other semi final. The final will be played at Burscough CC on Sunday 12th September starting at 10am.

19/7

RUFFORD IN SANDHURST FINAL
Rufford beat league leaders Prescot & Odyssey on Sunday and will now play Haydock in the final. The winners will be guaranteed a place in the LCB Shield in 2011.

UNDER 18 PLAY OFF
Ormskirk had their last Under 18 league match rained off on Monday and the Division A title will be decided by a play off. Their opponents will be Southport and Birkdale. More details to follow.

14/7

Haydock beat Mawdesley last Sunday to progress to the Sandhurst Final to be held at Norley Hall. The other semi final between Rufford and Prescot & Odyssey is due to be played on Sunday 18th July. For more details on the Sandhurst Shield competition please see the relevant draw page.

Outdoor 6 a side Competition

I'm pleased to say I can now announce the details of the 6 a side competition. The competition will take place at Prescot & Odyssey CC on Sunday 5th September. More details attached.

The sponsors of the competition are Promotemequick.com - for more information see the attached flyer

The following teams have entered:

Rufford A, Rufford B, Chorley St James, Skelmersdale, New Victoria, Newburgh, Tarleton,
Prescot & Odyssey A, Prescot & Odyssey B, Bretherton, Aughton, Hesketh Bank, Southport College, Haydock

Places will be allocated to the first 12 teams who pay their entry fee to league treasurer.

There are still some vacancies for entry to the 6 aside competition and any club who is interested should email info@southportcricket.co.uk

6/7

On Sunday the Senior Representative Xl achieved their first win since being reformed, against the Greater Manchester Amateur League at Houghton Green C.C in Denton.
Batting first we were 21 for 2 after 7 overs, following which we recovered to 77 for 3, thanks to a partnership of 56 between Steve Howe (Portland Wine) (42) and Stuart Little (Bretherton) (14). Unfortunately we lapsed again and 77 for 3 became 99 for 6 in the 17th over. Skipper John Dyson (Tarleton) (42) began a partnership with Ricky Lyons (Rufford) during which Ricky began hitting the bowlers all over the place. By the time Dyson was LBW in the 27th over 71 more runs had been added for the 7th wicket and Lyons was well on his way to a phenomenal 139 not out. This comprised 14 6's, 6 4s, 5 2s, 1 3 and 18 singles, the ball disappearing several times out of the ground and even over adjacent houses. After the 8th wicket fell with the score on 170 he was partnered by Gary Darbyshire (Winstanley Park) (27 not out)who , between the two of them, put on an unbroken stand of 130 in 14 overs. In the final over Lyons hit five sixes to bring the total to 300 for 8. His century came up in 69 balls and his 139 was off 77 balls.

Picture 1: Ricky celebrating his century
Picture 2: Ricky smacks another six over the house



When Greater Manchester batted openers S.Shah (47) and A.Bukarhi (15) started where Lyons had left off. The first wicket cost 53 runs before Lyons caught and bowled Bukhari (15) in the 7th over but S.Shah maintained his devastating hitting with 5 sixes, if anything going further than those hit by Lyons. If he maintained this assault then overhauling 300 was not impossible.Ricky Lyons took the wicket of Drubha (14) with the first ball of the 11th over and the following ball ,after several chances were spurned ,Shah was eventually caught by Tony Bennet (Goose Green) on the boundary. Greater Manchester then recovered thanks to Mahmuda (38) and Arif (40), who brought them back into the game with a stand of 75 for the fourth wicket, both being removed by the bowling of Ryan Owerkerke, firstly having Mamudha stumped by his Winstanley Park colleague Gary Derbyshire and then bowling Arif. Greater Manchester kept up the required run rate but were losing wickets. Gary Darbyshire made another stumping, this time off the bowling of John Dyson with the score on 191 for 6, followed quickly by Ryan Owerkerke bowling Gondal. A run out and a catch by Steve Howe off that man Lyons continued the good work. A.Shah (25) had remained steadfast at the other end until he was finally bowled by Darren Le Marinel in the 36th over to achieve a 76 run win for the Southport League.

The final bowling figures were - R.Lyons 7 - 1 - 43 - 4, D.Le Marinel 6.1 - 0 - 60 - 1,
D.Kirk 3 - 0 - 26 - 0 R.Johnson 3 - 0 - 19 - 0
R.Owerkerke 8 - 0 - 31 - 3 J.Dyson 8 - 0 - 38 - 1

Southport League - J.Dyson (Tarleton), A.Bennet (Goose Green), R.Kenny (Rufford), S.Howe (Portland Wine), S.Little (Bretherton), D.Le Marinel (Hesketh Bank), D.Kirk (Hesketh Bank), R.Lyons (Rufford), R.Owerkerke (Winstanley Park), G.Darbyshire (Winstanley Park), R.Johnson (Tarleton).

All in all it was reported that 16 balls were lost during this match. I think Ricky claims the M.O.M award !

Our thanks must go to our hosts the Greater Manchester Amateur Cricket League for their enjoyable hospitality, for playing the game in the right spirit and being great opponents again. Not to forget the people at Houghton Green C.C who had made the game possible.We look forward to you all coming to the Southport area next year.

Please find below of photo from the Junior League 50th Anniversary match between the League rep team and a Junior League Old Boys X1. Thanks to Alex Rigby from New Victoria CC for taking the photo and filming the game. The league are looking to produce a highlights DVD of the game and are exploring the possibility of showing at the league presentation evening.

20/20 draw

Hope you enjoyed the group stages of the Rewardaward 20/20 cup. At least we had good weather. Qualification was tight and came down to run rate.

Please find below the qf draw with suggested dates and start times. If your club isn't available for that date please ring the opposition and rearrange. Games must be played by the end of July.

Thursday 15th July Chorley St James v Dalton 6.30pm start

Tuesday 20th July Rufford v Hesketh Bank 6.30pm start

Tuesday 20th July Prescot & Odyssey v Tarleton 6.30pm start

Thursday 22nd July Haydock v New Victoria 6.30pm start

ANDREW 'FREDDIE' FLINTOFF COMING TO S&B??

Following the success of the recent Chance to Shine initiative for primary school girls in Southport, S&B has teamed up with the Andrew Flintoff Cricket Academy to put on a girls-only Summer Camp at Trafalgar Road on 5/6 August. This is aimed primarily at girls aged 9 - 16, although younger girls are also welcome.

The camp will run from 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. each day and the cost is a very reasonable £45. A 'flyer' for the event is attached containing further information and anyone interested should call 0800-345-7480 to book. Details of the event will also be posted on the AFCA website shortly:

www.andrewflintoffcricketacademy.co.uk

As for Freddie, we are promised that a cricket 'celebrity' will be visiting the camp - so who knows?

Flyer attached

Tony Elwood
Chairman
S&BCC

2/7

The league rep team are away to the Greater Manchester Amateur League on Sunday 4th July at Haughton Green C.C, Kendal Avenue, Denton, M34 7GZ. The game is due to start at 2pm.

26/6

Please take note of the excellent acheivement of Tony Bennett from Goose Green who has now surpassed 1000 league runs in half a season.

Bedford Park will be playing all home games this season at Abbey Lane.

Southport and Birkdale beat Rainford to win the U11 cup and represent the league in the Lancashire Cup. They will play Horwich from the Bolton League.

7/6

On behalf of the executive committee I would like to apologise for the downtime we have experience with the website. There was a problem with the registration of the domain name that I was unaware of. Hopefully we should be ok going forward.

Please can you forward any emails you have tried to send to info@southportcricket.co.uk in the last week.

Andy

21/5

The League Chairman has requested that any club who would be interested in promotion (to the Liverpool Comp) at the next available opportunity please contact the league secretary asap.
The League Secretary will be ringing round the 1st division clubs to get their opinion before a meeting takes place with Liverpool Comp and the Merseyside Comp on 1st June.

18/05

ADULT REP TEAM v JUNIOR LEAGUE OLD BOYS X1

SUNDAY 23RD MAY 2010
1PM START
AT RAINFORD CRICKET CLUB
JUBILEE RECREATION GROUND
CHURCH ROAD
RAINFORD
WA11 8HE
(BEHIND PARISH CHURCH)

MATCH PROGRAMME AVAILABLE

ANY QUERIES RING ANDY ON 01704 546293

30/4

Please note that the Dalton secretary Mr G Walker has resigned and until further notice Chairman Mike Woods will be taking over the secretaries duties. The contact details for Mike Woods are in the handbook.

28/4

With great thanks Aughton Cricket Club has a NEW sight screen from all the efforts of our Phil Gibbon. Phil has been working with Farmer Alcock in reconstructing a new sight screen and the result is brilliant.

Phil and Mr Alcock have saved us hundreds of pounds and delivered the best possible sight screen, the difference is amazing.

Thank you Phil, you are a treasure and the quality of workmanship is fantastic.

5/04

With the start of the season less than a week away, the league would like to wish all clubs good luck in 2010. The 1st division season starts on Saturday 10th April, with the other divisions starting a week later on Saturday 17th April.

Please note the early umpire appointments can be found on the relevant fixture page. Umpires have been appointed for the 1st division upto 8th May, the odd 2nd division game and the early rounds of the cup compititions. These however are subject to change.

Clubs are reminded to send their results to the web site using the templates found on the home page.

27/03

Clubs are reminded they can pick up the league handbooks from their nominated venue on Tuesday 30th March. Scoresheets etc will also be available to pick up.

Please find attached a list of clubs and which venue they have nominated. Do not turn up at another venue other than the one you have nominated between 7pm and 8.30pm.

List of clubs

Please note at Rainford we will be inside the Red Lion pub, next to the cricket ground.

Any queries ring Ray Partington on 07917331158.

27/03

Players who have been nominated for the adult rep team are reminded to turn up at the trial at Southport and Birkdale Cricket Club, Trafalgar Road, Southport. PR8 2HF. The trial is on Sunday 28th March starting at 2pm, please turn up early so we can get started on time.

Any queries please ring Gordon Halsall on 07754 490 5003

21/03

Clubs will be contacted once the handbooks are ready and will be required to collect them from a choice of locations.

Please don't turn up at Newburgh this Wednesday.

6/03

On Friday 5th March the Southport Visiter printed two excellent reports about the Southport League. If you can't get hold of a copy of the newspaper, please see the following links to the newspaper website.
The league would like to thank the Southport Visiter for their excellent coverage of the Southport League.

Adult League Report
Junior League Report

The reports may have been printed in other local newspapers. If you see a report about the league, please email info@southportcricket.co.uk

6/03

Please note Aughton CC have withdrawn their Under 13 team from the league and cup. Clubs will have a free week when they should have been playing Aughton.

20/02

The league are pleased to announce that the Rewardaward 20/20 cup fixtures are out.

20/20 Fixtures

18/02

Hi

It has been brought to my attention that there was a mistake on the Under 15 Division A fixtures. Please find an amended version in the Under 15 Division B section of the web site.

I apologise for any problems this may cause.

Please note no other age groups or divisions are effected.

Many Thanks

Andy Addison (Junior Secretary)

17/02

Mawdesley a Focus Club!

We are delighted to announce that Lancashire Cricket Board have selected Mawdesley CC as one of its Focus Clubs. The Club is now the centre of a Focus Club Community Cluster for the Mawdesley area and will be supported in continuing to develop strong links and partnerships with schools (primary, secondary, special education needs schools, high and further education colleges), local community groups (including youth clubs, brownies, guides, cubs, etc...) and local business and sponsors.

Across the 39 County Cricket Boards in England and Wales there are currently around 1,400 identified Focus Clubs. Focus Clubs are selected by County Boards on the basis that:

· They are identified as a key deliverer within the County Cricket Board Strategic Development Plan.

· They are committed to delivery of junior development programmes and/or development activities with specific target groups (disability, women/girls, and ethnic minorities).

· They are able to access and utilise ECB, County Cricket Board and local development resources to support the delivery of their club development plan.

This is recognition for all the plans Mawdesley have put in place and is a huge achievement for a club of it's size. Everyone associated with the Club should be proud of the part they have played in the steps towards Focus Club status; from the development of the junior structure and building successful schools partnerships, through the on-field success to the awarding of Clubmark status. Huge congratulations to the junior committee and all those who volunteer their time.

Mawdesley CC look forward working in cooperation across the community and with the LCB in improving and expanding their school’s program and providing a route for young cricketers to excel.

9/2

The Junior League Committee would like to confirm the junior league fixtures for the 2010 season.

Please find attached fixtures below: Many Thanks to Dave Addison for double checking the fixtures.

Under 18 A
Under 18 B
Under 15 A
Under 15 B
Under 15 C
Under 13 A
Under 13 B
Under 13 C
Under 11 A
Under 11 B

5/2

On Wednesday the junior league committee made the 2010 Junior League cup draws.

2010 cup draws

The fixtures are being double checked and will forwarded to clubs along with the draws next week.

17/01

20/20 & 6 a side entry forms are to be returned by 31st January. Make sure your club don't miss out on these tournaments.

Forms to be returned to Andy Addison, 3 Oak Street, Southport, PR8 6BW

7/01

The Chairman and the Secretary have confirmed that the adult fixtures and cup draws have officially been announced. Clubs will be able to pick up a printed version at the league AGM.

Adult fixtures
Adult cup draws

Any queries please contact the Secretary.

The executive committee would like to say a big thank you to Gary Hughes for writing the fixtures in 2010.

17/12

The league executive are pleased to announce the date of the AGM. It will take place on Wednesday 13th January 2010 at Southport Football Club, Haig Avenue, Southport, for directions please visit www.southportfc.net

Club representatives, Life Vice Presidents, Umpire reps and league executive members are asked to meet at 7.45pm for a 8pm start.

More information has been sent to clubs and other individuals this week and they should receive these by Monday at the latest. Clubs have also been sent entry forms for various competitions including the Rewardaward 20/20 Cup and also nomination forms for the league rep team.

Also clubs should have already received notice of the junior league meeting to be held on Monday 11th January 2010 starting at 8pm at Burscough CC, School Lane, Burscough, L40 4AE.

22/11

Today the league had a trial indoor cricket match at Skelmersdale Leisure Centre. The trial match was a success with participants agreeing that the format was great fun. Thank you to Graham Walker and Gary Southworth for organising two teams. Also thank you to Mia Faza for umpiring the match.
The plan is now to take the idea back to the league committee and see what place indoor cricket can have within the Southport League.

Photo's from indoor match:

Photo 1
Photo 2
Photo 3

Also please note the web master hasn't yet received the league structure, but will put it on the website as soon as received.

14/11

Steve Kain of Newburgh Sports Club has made the league aware of the sad news concerning Peter Crowell.
Unfortunately Peter passed away recently and was a former player, scorer and president of Newburgh Cricket Club. Donations to North West Ambulance.

12/11

With the increase of teams in the league for 2010, the league are looking to recruit more umpires. Both Saturday and Sunday appointments available.
Umpires training course commences on January 19th 2010 at Burscough CC. (7.30pm) for about 6-8 weeks.
Thoroughly recommended for new or old umpires ! Provisional cost £20, contact Jeremy Rowe - 01772 815756

11/11

The league are pleased to announce the following in relation to the 2010 season.

Mawdesley will be playing in the Southport League
The new clubs have been accepted
Division 1 will start a week early on Saturday 10th April
Division 1 will finish a week later on Saturday 18th September
Division 1 will play the late May Bank Holiday and the Bank Holiday in August
All other divisions will start a week later on Saturday 17th April with no Bank Holiday fixtures and finish on Saturday 11th September

The league are waiting for confirmation of a 3rd X1 that may be joining the league before any further details are released. More details should be available early next week.

Any queries please contact the league secretary.

8/11

The league are exploring the possibility of indoor cricket, after a number of clubs expressed an interest in indoor cricket on the questionnaire.

The league are holding a trial match at Skelmersdale Leisure Centre, Digmoor Road, Skelmersdale WN8 9NL to see if the venue and rules work.

After discussions with Phil Carder (treasurer) it has been agreed a trial match will take place to see if the format and the venue is suitable. If successful a tournament would be organised for the following winter, if enough clubs are interested.

The venue has been booked for Sunday 22nd November, 3.45pm meet.

If your club is interested please email info@southportcricket.co.uk. The players don't have to be registered in the Southport League at this stage. One team is already signed up and the next team to contact me will get the place. Each team would need to be of 6 players.

As with all West Lancs indoor sporting venues, each individual would be required to pay 80p to enter the venue. For the trial match the league will cover any additional costs.

5/11

The Secretary has informed the webmaster that Prescot & Odyssey are now joining the Southport League. On Wednesday 11th November the league structure will be decided.

26/10

Ray Partington (Secretary) has informed the webmaster that he has received a registration form from Whitefield CC. Along with Norley Hall and Haydock, Whitefield were members of the Merseyside and Southport Alliance in 2009. Clubs who didn't qualify for the Liverpool Competition 3rd Division have been free agents since the end of the season and these 3 clubs have decided to join the Southport League. The league executive are meeting in early November to decide the league structure for 2010. The league are likely to hear from another potential member club by the end of the week.

18/10

The league executive have been in discussions with the Lancashire Cricket Board about some of the members clubs being involved in the LCB Shield. For the 2010 season the Southport League has 4 clubs involved in the competition. The top 3 from division 1 in 2009 have qualified plus the runners up of the Sandhurst Shield (winners were also in the top 3).

Preliminary Round - To be played by 16th May
Hesketh Bank v Salford MSJ (Greater Manchester Amateur Cricket League)

1st Round - To be played by 13th June
Hesketh Bank or Salford MSJ v Karmad (Bolton Metropolitan Cricket League)

Rufford v Mawdesley

Tarleton v Kotli (Bolton Metropolitan Cricket League)

Full Draw

Hesketh Bank have drawn a club from our friends in the Greater Manchester Amateur Cricket League, who we played in a rep team match in 2009. According to play-cricket.com Salford MSJ won the league in 2009. Rufford and Mawdesley have drawn each other in the 1st round and if Tarleton beat Kotli we could have another all Southport League tie. Good luck to all clubs who are representing the Southport League in the competition. The plan is for the same qualification to be in place for 2011 competition.

12/09

Both Haydock and Norley Hall have confirmed they will be rejoining the Southport League for the 2010 season. The clubs failed to qualify for the new Liverpool Comp 3rd division and along with a number of other club became free agents, after the demise of the Merseyside Alliance.
The league are in discussions with a number of the other clubs and hope more news will be available after the next executive meeting on Tuesday 10th November. The league are planning to organise the league structure at this meeting for the 2010 season, with the fixtures available after that.

26/09

Thank you to everyone who attended the presentation evening. A good night was had by all and the league will be looking to run another one next season. A special thank you to Ray Partington, Phil Carder and Andy Addison who organised the evening.

Please find a selection of photo's from the evening.

Tarleton with the Under 13 Division B Trophy
J.Ashton from Bretherton scored the most runs in 2009
K.Crompton from Winstanley Park with the most wickets in 2009
Tarleton with the Rewardaward 20/20 cup
Mawdesley with the Sandhurst Shield

There are a number of other photo's. If you would like a particular photo please email info@southportcricket.co.uk

20/09

Southport and Birkdale beat Ormskirk to win the Under 18 Division A play off.

15/09

PRESENTATION EVENING - ADULT + JUNIOR

FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 2009

AT SOUTHPORT FOOTBALL CLUB, HAIG AVE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6JZ

DOORS OPEN 7.45PM FOR 8PM START UNTIL 11.45PM

SUITABLE FOR JUNIORS, WIVES AND GIRLFRIENDS

NIGHT WILL INCLUDE:
RAFFLE PRIZES
BUFFET
SPEAKER
QUIZ
PRESENTATION OF ADULT AND JUNIOR TROPHIES

ADMISSION BY RAFFLE TICKET £4.50 EACH

CLUBS SHOULD CONTACT RAY PARTINGTON WITH ROUGH NUMBERS THAT WILL BE ATTENDING FROM THEIR CLUB

15/09

Southport and Birkdale beat Burscough by 6 runs in the Under 18 cup final.

The Under 18 Division A Play Off Final will be played on Sunday 20th September 2009, 2PM start at S+B.