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County cricket at Northern in 2005.
Lancashire 1st X1 Inter-Squad practice matches
Wed 30-Thur 31 March 2005 10.45am start.
Two day, two innings game.
Fri 1 April 2005 11am start.
One day, 45 overs (TSL rules).
Lancashire 2nd X1 vs Durham 2nd X1
Tue-Thu 26/27/28 July 2005 11am start.
Lancashire Under 17s vs Northants Under 17s
Wed-Thu 5/7 July 2005 11am start.
Click for Lancs Archive ... previous 2nd.XI matches at Northern.
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Festive Greetings from Mark Edwards. (Dec. 2005)
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As we say in China .....
SHENDANG KWAILIEU, XINNIAN KWAILIEU
Best Regards, Mark
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Phil Jaques earns Australia call-up. (Dec. 2005)
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Congratulations to Northern old boy Phil Jaques,
who has been included in Australia's 12-man squad for the second Test against South Africa
which starts in Melbourne on Boxing Day,
and is due to make his Test debut at the top of the Aussie batting order.
Phil, who replaces the injured Justin Langer,
was our New South Wales overseas scholarship player in 1999,
and has since gone on to a successful professional career on both sides of the planet.
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Barbados 2007 update. (Dec. 2005)
Following the launch meeting at Northern on Wednesday 7th December, updated details ...
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The trip will be the last 2 weeks of October and will include half-term.
Date outward either Sat 13 or Sun 14.
Flights by Virgin Atlantic direct from Manchester.
Whilst arrangements are necessarily still being finalised it looks like cost will be about £900
and accommodation will be at Amaryllis which we stayed at in 2000 when it was called Asta Beach.
The accommodation was plenty good enough then and it has been done up.
Casaurina is a non-starter as it is now all inclusive.
Kids under 12 will be about half price.
The trip is being organised through a Company called TravelConnections who specialise in bespoke holidays.
They are fully aware of our requirements and we will be able to book
as soon as the ADVANCE Virgin Brochure comes out which will be before Easter.
Clearly in view of the numbers involved it is imperative that we do this.
We hope to make this a Cricket and Hockey tour (with the usual game of Football thrown in) and expect a high demand.
Therefore priority will have to be given to Club members and those who have been with us before.
Please let Mike Bishop know if you wish to tour,
and do not invite any "outsiders" without checking with us first.
There will almost certainly be room for a few but we do have an obligation to Northern members and their families.
A Savings account is set up, and Standing Orders and lump sum payments are also in order.
Deposits will be £120 per head and should be paid into this account (contact Andy Davies for details).
If the price changes you will be given the opportunity of a full refund.
Payment required by 28 February 2006.
We cannot guarantee any more seats after the end of February.
It is likely that there will be cancellations but this cannot be guaranteed.
Once paid, deposits are non-refundable.
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Chairman gets a press hounding. (Nov. 2005)
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At home, minding his own business, and the phone goes.
It's the Liverpool Daily Post,
wanting yet another world exclusive interview from our word-shy chairman.
Oh well, alright then.
If you missed it, here it is...
Title just the start for Coyne's Northern plan .
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Ins and Outs for next year. (Oct. 2005)
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With the dust still settling on season 2005,
we already welcome two high profile new cricket members for next year,
both academy players at Old Trafford in 2005.
Batting all-rounder Steven Mullaney is joining us from Leigh,
with pace bowler Andrew Miller moving from Preston.
Both are England under 19 internationals.
In addition,
Jack Woosey (pictured right) is available again, after playing his cricket at Formby last year.
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Steve Parry will be leaving us next season,
having received an alternative offer beyond the means of a recreational Premier League club,
so will be playing for Bootle.
Word was something like 'ate grand for starters, improving as we progress'.
Sounds like they lured him with a posh meal and lots of courses.
Good luck for the future, Steve, but not against us.
James Marshall will be concentrating on his international ambitions with New Zealand,
and will be taking a well earned break from the Liverpool Comp next year.
We will not be replacing him with another overseas player.
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John Winter honoured at Legends Dinner. (Oct.2005)
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With the championship celebrations winding down, the club indulged itself in a bit of unashamed nostalgia,
with a Sporting Legends dinner celebrating the achievements of three of the club's most outstanding players of the past,
hockey's Peter Fogden, Andrew Beeston from squash, and the Great Doctor, John Winter, cricket legend.
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Dr John Winter first played for the club in the 1937 season.
In 1955 he scored 1423 runs, which remains an all-time record for runs by any player in a season in Liverpool Competition cricket,
and hit 8 centuries in the process.
In his prime, John topped the Competition batting averages in 8 seasons out of 11;
in one other he was second, and in the other two was playing for Somerset 2nd.XI !
He scored a total of 30 first team centuries for the club,
despite a career interrupted by the war,
the first in 1938 and the last in 1962;
simply a unique achievement beyond any other in the club's long history.
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John is pictured holding the Liverpool & District Cricket Competition championship cup, the John Tristram Trophy,
with vice captain Carl Hey and skipper Phil Cooper.
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It was good to see Nicko Williams back at the club for the evening.
Still the same flamboyant character, and Albert Dunlop still owes him money.
Nicko was 1st.XI captain in a number of seasons in the 60s and early 70s.
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Nicko's meeting with a member of the constabulary in the early hours of one morning is itself the stuff of legends.
But the consequent travel restrictions unfortunately curtailed his Northern career in favour of somewhere nearer to his Wirral home.
Nicko is pictured with Big Lew.
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John Winter's career was described (below) in a fitting tribute from Tom Costigan.
Tom's speaking appearance reminded of the occasion
when a packed cricket celebrity dinner awaited the arrival of Lancashire's Indian wicket keeper Farouk Engineer, who failed to turn up.
Tom saved the day with an impromptu performance that had the house in uproar.
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These days, Tom's sport at the club is restricted to his half of a Statler and Waldorf snooker-playing double act.
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But there were those of us privileged to have witnessed his retirement from the game.
Tom had long since stepped down from cricket on the main pitch, and become a stalwart of the old An XI.
The scene was the former third team cricket pavilion, now frequented by bowlers of the underarm persuasion.
The match was about to get underway, and Tom was sat making his final preparations.
He stooped to tie his boot laces.
'Bloody He-e-e-e-e-ell' he was heard to utter.
Tom, motionless.
Come on, Tom, we're meant to be fielding.
'Sorry. Can't move.'
Come on, Tom, we're supposed to be out there.
Tom, still motionless, still stooped in the boot-tying position.
'Bloody He-e-e-e-e-e-e-ell. Back's gone. Help me up.'
Like all the best cowboys, Tom retired with his boots on. Well, almost on.
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