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County cricket at Northern in 2011.
Lancashire 2nd X1 vs Middlesex 2nd X1 (4-day Friendly)
Mon 18 April 2011 11.00am start.
Lancashire Women's 1st X1 vs Staffordshire (1-day 50-overs)
Sun 7 August 2011 11.00am start.
Lancashire 2nd X1 vs England Development XI (1-day)
Tue 23 August 11.00am start.
Thur 25 August 11.00am start.
Click for Lancs Archive ... previous 2nd.XI matches at Northern.
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James takes League Batting Award. (Oct.2011)
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Northern captain James Cole was the Liverpool Competition's leading batsman for season 2011.
With James away in Australia with
Port Melbourne CC
, cricket chairman Paul Wills was on hand to collect the award on behalf of James for L&DCC Batter of the Season 2011,
from guest of honour Graham Thorpe at the competition's annual dinner.
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James was leading run-scorer in the ECB Premier League, with 814 runs, averaging 58.14 in 22 matches.
In total, including cup matches, James hit 1222 runs in the season,
and also claimed 50 victims in catches and stumpings.
Nice work, Skip!
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Dinner Time again. (Sep.2011)
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The end of another season, with the 1sts claiming the runner-up spot in the ECB Premier League,
and a successful year for the rest of the section. So to the annual dinner ...
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Luke Kenny was most improved player, and is pictured (above left) receiving the Jim Crew trophy from chairman Paul Wills.
The Simon Bell trophy for best performance went to Jack Snaylam (above right)
for his match-winning innings amid the Embee semi-final batting collapse.
Ben Sloan (left) was Young Player of the Year, and was awarded the David Payne trophy.
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The John Winter trophy for the scorer of most league runs in the season went to club skipper James Cole.
With James already in Oz on the winter job, father Dave (above left) was on hand to collect.
A special award was made to retiring umpire Roddy McLeod by 2nd team captain Chris Taylor (above right),
a set of framed photos recording the charity benefit match held in honour of Roddy.
Paul the Fan presented the Fan trophy for services to the section to Ralph Rands (left).
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There were final team speeches from out-going captains Chris Taylor, Phil Cooper, Craig Jones,
Lawrie Peet and Billy the Parrot.
Good luck next year to their successors Bryn Abraham, Rob Jansen, Ralph Rands and Chris Willan.
The merriment and frivolity continued,
so much so that at one point there was a sighting reported of Blanny making a visit to the bar.
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Three Friday Evenings at Northern (Sep.2011)
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On Friday 9th September at 8:00pm, the Cricket Section are organising a General Knowledge Quiz Night.
£3 per player. All welcome.
Please put your name up on the board in the club or reply on the cricket msgboard if you are able to come.
If you are able to put together a team for the night we are proposing a maximum of 6 players per team.
The Junior Presentation evening will be held on Friday 16th September commencing at 6:30pm.
Food and drinks between 6:30pm and 7:30pm
and the presentation will commence at 7:30pm finishing about 8:30-ish.
The Cricket AGM and Dinner will be held on Friday 23rd September.
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Ellie leads Lancashire to County Title (Aug.2011)
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Lancashire Girls U13s, with Northern's very own Ellie Ralston,
have been crowned National Champions for 2011, after beating Sussex in the final.
The previous day the girls won their semi-final clash against Somerset, bowling them out for 27 runs.
In reply Lancashire knocked off the runs in 5 overs, winning by 10 wickets.
In the final, played at Denby CC, Sussex won the toss and put Lancashire in to bat,
and they responded by hitting 176 for 7 off 30 overs.
In reply Sussex were all out for 46.
Ellie enjoyed an outstanding season at a personal level.
As well as captaining Lancashire to their first ever national championship success at this level,
she took 8 wickets in total (with a best of 3 for 5) and scored 163 runs (including a top score of 65 not out).
A big Well Done to Ellie and all the team.
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England Hopefuls playing at Northern (Aug.2011)
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The England Under 18 Development XI will be playing two one-day matches
at the Northern Club against Lancashire's second team.
The games will take place on Tuesday 23rd August and Thursday 25th August,
starting at 11:00am, with lunch at 2:15pm, 50 overs a side.
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The matches will be played in coloured clothing with white balls and black sightscreens
(with discs as per international rules).
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Changes to Practice and Coaching (Jun.2011)
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Monday - NOW Under 14’s & 15’s (Coaches James Cole and Phil Cooper)
Tuesday - Under 16’s & 17’s & Senior Training (Coaches James Cole + support)
Wednesday - NOW Under 12’s & 13’s (Coaches James Cole, Paul Wills and Paul Ralston)
Thursday - Under 16’s & 17’s & Senior Training (Coaches James Cole + support)
Friday - Schoolboy Program Starts 6th.May (10 weeks) & Under 11’s (Coaches James Cole + support)
5:00pm to 5:45pm
Specialist Sessions for 2/3 players on a rotation policy to be decided by team managers
5:45pm to 8:00pm
Squad Session (Nets, Fielding Drills, Centre wicket practise, specialist drills)
Note that on Thursdays James focuses more on 1st team squad practice and coaching,
whereas he is more accessible to lower team players on Tuesdays.
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Under 9s win LCB Tournament (June.2011)
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Moor Park was awash with the region's Under 9 cricketers and their families, with multiple softball matches taking place simultaneously on each of the three pitches, when Northern hosted the annual Lancashire Cricket Board Under 9 tournament.
It was a great day for the home team, as Northern won the tournament under captain Oliver Meadows, along with Lloyd Brookman, Callum Snaylam, William Dalton, Mathew Kelly, Daniel Lenehan, George Hopwood, Callum Prendergast, Alfie McCaughrean and Callum McLeod.
The Northern team beat Ormskirk in the final, in a very entertaining game of cricket. Northern scored 241 batting first and Ormskirk replied with 221.
Along the way, Newton-le-Willows were beaten in the quarter-finals with a convincing performance, keeping them to 213 while Northern scored 244.
In the semi-finals, Northern met Formby in a very close game. Formby scored 215, with Daniel Leehan taking 4 wickets in his over to keep the score down. Northern looked comfortable, but then lost a couple of wickets. Beginning the final over at 221, another wicket lost early in the over reduced Northern to 216 with 3 balls left. Oliver Meadows made a single and George Hopwood blocked out the final 2 balls to secure victory.
Northern's Callum Snaylam was Player of the Final, and won two Twenty20 tickets for a fine batting display including a six and 2 fours and an excellent over restricting the opposition to just 2 runs.
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Simpsons Solicitors visit to the Club (June.2011)
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Northern welcomed our kit sponsors Simpsons Solicitors to the 1st team game against Northop Hall.
Geoff Smith, a Director from Simpsons, was greeted by club captain James Cole and cricket chairman Paul Wills.
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Sponsorship from Simpsons Solicitors has enabled Northern to put in place a cricket development programme at the club,
whereby James (a cricket coach by profession)
works at Northern each evening coaching players of all ages from juniors to seniors.
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Under 15s through to Lancashire Semi-finals (June.2011)
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A big well-done to our under 15s who, having won the Merseyside section of their knock-out,
have now progressed to the semi-finals of the Lancashire stage.
The semi-final is against Bury and is to be played on Monday 20th.June.
The fixture is at Northern and starts at 6.00pm. All spectators are welcome.
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After winning at Darwen in the previous round, the lads faced Leyland in the quarter-finals.
Restricting Leyland to 88, Northern hit off the runs for the loss of 6 wickets.
Danny Shaw is picture lofting over the bowler for runs,
while (below right) man-of-the-match Joe Ralston works the ball through the offside on his way to an undefeated 52.
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Orders for Northern Kit 2011 (May.2011)
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We are taking orders for 2011 club kit.
The ordering document will be found on the notice board where teams are posted in the clubhouse,
in the corridor off the main bar beyond the snooker room towards the changing rooms.
No pay, no kit. Please provide cash or a cheque made out to 'The Northern Club' to Paul Wills.
Paul is at the club on Saturday’s, Mondays 8:00-9:00pm, Wednesdays 8:00-9:00pm and most other nights for that matter!
The last date for orders is Monday 30.May 2011.
Kit is in sizes ranging from Youth to XXL.
Click each picture to see a larger image of the item.
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Kit is available as various individual items and packages
Package A - Incudes Playing Shirt, Hoodie, Polo top all with Club and Sponsor logo's,
FULL COST £38.00
Package B - Incudes Hoodie and Polo top, both with Club and Sponsor logo's,
FULL COST £26.00
Cricket Jumpers in Club Colours with Northern Logo,
COST £16.50
Club caps with Northern logo,
COST £5.00
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Cricket Development Programme (Apr.2011)
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All players are invited to sign up for our new coaching and player development initiative for 2011.
This will be run under the direction of James Cole as our Head Coach.
It will integrate with the Specialist Sessions timetabled into the weekly Practice and Coaching Structure (see item below).
James asks that, to enroll for the scheme,
you complete the enrollment form which asks you to consider three goals that you wish to set yourself for the season,
and areas of your game that you most wish to improve.
James will be distributing copies of the enrollment form at Practice Sessions,
or you can download and print your own copy here.
Click here to download the Cricket Development Programme enrollment form.
For those of you with internet access, we will use online recording of your development plans and progress.
For enrollment only, James asks that you both enroll online and return the printed sheet to him.
Click here to enroll online for the Cricket Development Programme.
Future information will be collected online only,
unless there are some without internet access for whom alternatives will be made available.
Details to follow.
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Practice and Coaching Structure for 2011 (Apr.2011)
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Monday - Under 12’s & 13’s (Coaches James Cole and Phil Cooper)
Tuesday - Under 16’s & 17’s & Senior Training (Coaches James Cole + support)
Wednesday -Under 14’s & 15’s (Coaches James Cole, Paul Wills and Paul Ralston)
Thursday - Under 16’s & 17’s & Senior Training (Coaches James Cole + support)
Friday - Schoolboy Program Starts 6th.May (10 weeks) & Under 11’s (Coaches James Cole + support)
5:00pm to 5:45pm
Specialist Sessions for 2/3 players on a rotation policy to be decided by team managers
5:45pm to 8:00pm
Squad Session (Nets, Fielding Drills, Centre wicket practise, specialist drills)
Starting 11th.April.
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And the answer is ... (Feb.2011)
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Well done to Flipper and Darbo on their quizmaster debut.
Nice bit of fundraising.
Excellent evening's entertainment.
Bishop and Davies didn't know all the answers, not this time.
Congratulations to Craig, Harro, Maria, Ossie, Parrot and Bod who did, well most of them.
Thanks to everyone who supported the evening.
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Bod's 4 Last Year's Fashion Items. (Feb.2011)
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Bags 4 Sport is a great method of raising cash for the Northern Club,
protecting the environment by recycling,
and also providing affordable clothing for those in less privileged countries.
The types of clothing that can be donated are:
Good quality unwanted clothes
Paired shoes, belts, caps, bags, etc
Soft toys (no bric a brac)
The cricket section will be participating in this scheme.
I would be grateful if you could store your unwanted clothing to a date to be confirmed later
when I will arrange a collection of the clothing at the club.
There are bags which I can give members at winter nets, however normal bags can also be used.
I would like to use the monies raised to assist in key capital purchases
including a sight screen for the back pitch and a mobile net.
Paul Wills
Bring bags to the club by evening of 1.June.2011.
They are being stored in the committee room.
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Online DIY fixture card 2011. (Feb.2011)
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Click the link below to download a printable version of the fixtures in Microsoft Excel.
It contains two pages, so print one on each side of a sheet of A4 paper.
Then fold the sheet in half, then quarters in the same direction, with the club logos facing outwards.
Then fold in half in the other direction so that the club logos form an outside cover.
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At time of this announcement (15.Feb), only Saturday fixtures are available and included.
Others will be added as they become available.
Please inform the website of any re-arrangements, so that the online fixtures can be kept up-to-date.
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Wicketkeeping Course. (Feb.2011)
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DO YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR WICKETKEEPING SKILLS?
Halton Cricket Forum are running a Specialist Wicketkeeping course for U11 to U18’s
St Peter & St Paul High School
Highfield Road, Widnes WA8 7DW
Saturday 5th.March 2011
10.00am - 3.30pm
Tutored by ECB Level 3 Coaches
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The cost of the course is £15,
but Northern will cover this for the first two candidates who complete the form and contact Paul Wills.
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Cricket Sponsorship 2011. (Feb.2011)
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I attach a copy of the standard letter issued to potential club sponsors for 2011.
The letter contains 3 sponsorship packages and if anybody in the section would like to become a sponsor,
please contact John Wildman on the email address included in the letter.
Also please forward the letter to any people you consider may be willing to sponsor the section.
Regards, Paul Wills.
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Quiz Night. (Jan.2011)
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The section is organising a Quiz Night on
Friday 25th February, 8:00pm
£3 per player, maximum of 6 players per team
Cash Prize for Winning Team!
ALL MEMBERS & NON MEMBERS WELCOME
ps. also please keep the evening of Friday 1st April free for the Race Night, thanks, Greg.
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Pre-Season Indoor Nets. (Jan.2011)
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Senior Indoor Nets will start on Sunday 30th January at Sacred Heart (Lower Site), from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
The cost will be £3 per session to cover the hire of the hall.
Attendance is restricted for juniors to those playing in senior Saturday teams.
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ps.. if you haven't paid your subs, bring a cheque with you.
There will be no Senior Nets session on Sunday 13th February,
as the school and its facilities are closed for half term.
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Junior Indoor Nets are as yet not arranged.
We are trying to book a suitable slot, but as yet none is available.
Watch this space.
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