Greenmount CC senior pre-season training will commence on Wednesday, March 5th 2025.
Two lanes have been booked between 6pm and 7pm at the PA High Performance Indoor Cricket Centre at Unit 4, Britannia Mill, Cobden Street, Bury BL9 6AW.
Dates for the training sessions are as follows (all start at 6pm):
Wednesday, March 5th
Wednesday, March 12th
Wednesday, March 19th
Wednesday, March 26th
Wednesday, April 2nd
Wednesday, April 9th
Wednesday, April 16th
The JWL Lancashire League fixtures for the 2025 campaign have been announced.
Greenmount first eleven get started with a trip to Colne on Sunday, April 20th, while the seconds entertain their Lowerhouse counterparts on the same day.
The third team are away at Littleborough a week later on Saturday, April 26th.
In the Worsley Cup and second team Junior Cup sue to be played on Saturday, May 3rd, we have been handed a bye in the first round.
Ahead of the new season a friendly has been arranged at Westhoughton CC on Saturday, April 12th.
Full fixtures are as follows:
FIRST TEAM
APRIL
20 – Colne v Greenmount
27 – Greenmount v Bacup
MAY
4 – Greenmount v Enfield
11 – Accrington v Greenmount
18 – Greenmount v Rawtenstall
15 – East Lancs v Greenmount
JUNE
1 – Greenmount v Great Harwood
8 – Rishton v Greenmount
15 – Greenmount v Nelson
22 – Church v Greenmount
29 – Greenmount v Crompton
JULY
6 – Greenmount v Colne
13 – Bacup v Greenmount
20 – Enfield v Greenmount
27 – Greenmount v Accrington
AUGUST
3 – Rawtenstall v Greenmount
9 – Greenmount v East Lancs
17 – Great Harwood v Greenmount
24 – Greenmount v Rishton
31 – Nelson v Greenmount
SEPTEMBER
7 – Greenmount v Church
14 – Crompton v Greenmount
The T20 competition draw sees the Mount at home in three of the five Friday fixtures.
MAY
30 – Haslingden at home
JUNE
6 – Norden away
13 – Ramsbottom at home
20 – Walsden at home
17 – Crompton away
SECOND TEAM
APRIL
20 – Greenmount II v Lowerhouse II
27 – Bacup II v Greenmount II
MAY
4 – Enfield II v Greenmount II
11 – Greenmount II v Accrington II
18 – Rawtenstall II v Greenmount II
25 – Greenmount II v East Lancs II
JUNE
1 – Middleton II v Greenmount II
8 – Greenmount II v Rishton II
15 – Walsden II v Greenmount II
22 – Greenmount II v Church II
29 – Crompton II v Greenmount II
JULY
6 – Lowerhouse II v Greenmount II
13 – Greenmount II v Bacup II
20 – Greenmount II v Enfield II
27 – Accrington II v Greenmount II
AUGUST
3 – Greenmount II v Rawtenstall II
9 – East Lancs II v Greenmount II
17 – Greenmount II v Middleton II
24 – Rishton II v Greenmount II
31 – Greenmount II v Walsden II
SEPTEMBER
7 – Church II v Greenmount II
14 – Greenmount II v Crompton II
THIRD TEAM
APRIL
26 – Littleborough III v Greenmount III
MAY
5 – Greenmount III v Middleton III
10 – Todmorden III v Greenmount III
26 – Greenmount III v Rochdale III
31 – Norden III v Greenmount III
JUNE
14 – Great Harwood III v Greenmount III
21 – Greenmount III v Nelson III
JULY
5 – Greenmount III v Littleborough III
12 – Middleton III v Greenmount III
26 – Greenmount III v Todmorden III
AUGUST
2 – Rochdale III v Greenmount III
10 – Greenmount III v Norden III
16 – Greenmount III v Great Harwood III
23 – Nelson III v Greenmount III
The club held it’s annual Senior Presentation night on Saturday, November 9th.
A great night was had by all with entertainment provided by DJ Paul Stocks and Chris Harrison putting on a splendid buffet.
Young players Toby Leach and Noah Birtwistle were the stars of the show as they picked up five and three awards respectively.
The event was sponsored by official club sponsors Mercedes Whitefield who were represented by Senior Sales Manager Dave Preston.
The full awards winners were as follows:
First team
Batsman of the Year: Tom Heaton
Bowler of the Year: Callum Hunter
Players’ Player of the Year: Tom Heaton
Second team
Batsman of the Year: Toby Leach
Bowler of the Year: Oli Dixon
Players’ Player of the Year: Toby Leach
Third team
Batsman of the Year: Toby Leach
Bowler of the Year: Noah Birtwistle
Players’ Player of the Year: Adam Clarke
Other awards
Club person of the Year: Paul Doherty
Pauline Rigby Under-18 Award: Toby Leach
Most wickets: Noah Birtwistle
Cyril Butterworth Most Runs Award: Toby Leach
Mercedes Whitefield Player of the Year: Noah Birtwistle
Performance of the Year: Travis Townsend
Top from left: chairman Andy Skinner welcomes Dave Preston, Senior Sales Manager of club sponsors Whitefield Mercedes. Centre: Adam Clarke third team players’ player of the season trophy with third team skipper Mark Crowther. Right: Club person of the year went to the hard-working Paul Doherty.
Middle from left: Toby Leach is presented with some of his five awards by Andy Skinner. Centre: Second team skipper Oli Dixon gets the second team bowling award. Right: Tom Heaton who took the first team batting prize and first team players’ player award.
Bottom from left: Noah Birtwistle took third team bowler award, most wickets and the Mercedes player of the year accolade. Right: Mrs Barbara Butterworth (wife of former club stalwart Cyril) presents Toby Leach with the most runs award that is in her late husband’s name.
Thank-you to everyone who has supported the recent club events – the Quiz Night and singer Just Giorge.
Both were well-supported and feedback has been excellent.
Also thank-you to those who have bought tickets for upcoming ‘sold out’ events: Besses Boys’ Band, New Year’s Eve Party and the Rat Pack.
Soon we will be releasing details of our first ever Christmas Market event and due to excellent feedback received we will be having another singer in the club. Both these events will be in December.
This week’s bar opening hours
Monday 3pm to 10pm
Tuesday 4pm to 11pm
Wednesday & Thursday 3pm to 11pm
Friday 2pm to 11pm
Saturday 12 noon to 11pm
Sunday 12 noon to 10.30pm
Harrison’s at Greenmount
Chris will be serving food at the following times this week. Please follow him on Facebook for any changes and specials.
Thursday, November 14th 4pm to 8pm
Friday, November 15th NO FOOD – APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE
Saturday, November 16th 9.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 8pm
Sunday, November 17th 9.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 6pm
Sport on TV this week
Thursday, November 14th 7.45pm Greece v England
Saturday, November 16th Rugby Union: 5.40pm England v South Africa
Sunday, November 17th 5pm England v Rep of Ireland; 8pm Cricket: T20 West Indies v England
Cask ales this week
The coming week’s cask ales will be a selection of beers: Bowland Bumble; Ossett White Rat and Moorhouses Straw Dog and White Witch
The Mount have received a bye in the first round of next summer’s Lancashire League Worsley Cup competition.
Meanwhile, in the league’s T20 competition, the club have been drawn in the T20 MPA Group with near neighbours Ramsbottom, Crompton, Haslingden, Norden and Walsden.
T20 group games will run from Friday, May 30th to June 27th.
The new league campaign will begin on Sunday, April 20th. This is a week later than in previous seasons in response to the last two years’ adverse weather challenges in getting grounds fit for play in time.
Greenmount professional Jacques Snyman has been selected for the South Africa team to compete in the prestigious Hong Kong Sixes competition starting on November 1st.
South Africa open their campaign against hosts Hong Kong on Friday followed by an enthralling clash against New Zealand later in the day.
They will be hoping to progress and add to their only Sixes success in 2017.
The six-a-side format has a focus on aggressive batting, fast outfielding and consistent bowling – with that in mind, it’s not difficult to see why Jacques with his all-round talent has received his call-up.
The full South Africa squad for the tournament is: JJ Smuts (captain); Modiri Litheko; Evan Jones; Jacques Snyman; Matthew Boast; Don Radebe and Aubrey Swanepoel.
Everyone at the Mount wishes Jacques well for the competition.
Link HERE to the South Africa Hong Kong Sixes page.
Tickets for the club New Year’s Eve Party to be held on Tuesday, December 31st have now been completely sold out.
For people who still wish to celebrate New Year’s Eve at the club, the newly fitted-out members bar will be open as normal.
From 7.30pm to 9.30pm on Saturday 26th October the club will feature local live singer, Just Giorge in the Log Cabin function room.
This will be a FREE event for anyone. That weekend the function room will be the only bar open, as the members bar will be being refurbished.
Come and join us at the Log Cabin to have a sing-along with a great local talent and enjoy some delicious food from Harrison’s at Greenmount, who will be taking orders until 8pm.
On Saturday, November 9th we will be hosting our Annual Senior Presentation evening.
The event will start at 7pm, doors open from 6pm.
There will be a DJ, buffet and raffle on the night.
Tickets are £10 per person (no children under 10 allowed).
Please order ticket requirements at the bar or email message/message the club at helen@peterbowker.plus.com
Greenmount third eleven are left to sweat on their possible promotion after ending
their season with a disappointing loss on Saturday writes SAM CHADWICK.
Elsewhere, further disappointment came from the skies as rain put pay to any results on Sunday, although there was still time for Toby Leach to hit a major milestone.
The thirds’ game couldn’t have been much bigger as they travelled to second placed Middleton for their final fixture of the season.
Having been asked to bat, they compiled a below-par total as they collapsed from 81 for 3 to 113 all out.
Leach defiantly anchored the innings with 49 from 99 balls to ensure there would at least be something for the villagers’ bowlers to try to defend.
Indeed, there was a fightback come the second innings as their hosts fell to 20 for 4 thanks to some excellent opening bowling from Matthew Gilmore and Noah Birtwistle.
However, a measured innings of 52 not out off 82 balls from Middleton’s Sam Ganner quashed any hopes of an unlikely win.
The result means Greenmount sit second having been leapfrogged by their hosts. They are 13 points above Nelson who have two more games to play.
Contrastingly, neither the first nor second teams had anything to play for going into their final day games against Bacup. Even so, bad weather meant there would be little chance of ending on a high.
The first eleven saw their journey to Lanehead wasted, as proceedings were called off without a ball bowled. However, there was still one major positive to be had at The Log Cabin for the second team.
Playing through the rain, they managed to navigate through a 36-over first innings in almost constant precipitation. This allowed Leach to carry on his end-of-season form, compiling an excellent effort of 95 from 98 balls and taking himself over 1000 senior runs for the season in what was his first year at the club.
Greenmount finished the innings on 171 for 7, but only six overs could be bowled following the interval.
The resulting draw means the seconds finish their campaign in tenth place, staying above Bacup in eleventh. The firsts’ abandonment saw them end in fifth.
