Greenmount’s first team home game against Littleborough fell foul of the rainy weather on Sunday while the seconds went down in the reverse fixture up at Hare Hill.
In a game reduced to 24 overs a side due to the rain, skipper Oli Dixon won the toss and elected to bat but his side only mustered 61 for 5 at the end of their innings in grim conditions.
Littleborough made short work of that, knocking off 64 for 0 for a ten-wicket triumph inside eight overs.
It was a different story for the thirds, who grabbed a coupon-busting victory against league leaders Haslingden thirds at Bentgate on Saturday.
Matthew Gilmore – led thirds to victory
Led by stand-in skipper Matthew Gilmore, and without a win all season, the Mount were good value for their ten run triumph.
Haslingden won the toss and put the villagers in and mainly thanks to a fine unbeaten 60 from Tom Clarke ran up 159 for 5 from their reduced 36 overs.
Also in the runs were Rion Dalugoda (27), Stuart Leach (22 not out) and Dixon (17).
Haslingden were bowled out for 149 with four balls remaining. In the wickets for the Mount were Max Birtwistle (3 for 36); Gilmore (3 for 42) with a wicket apiece for Ed Cunnington and Harry Nuttall.
It was a very positive all-round team performance from the thirds with some fine catching and fielding.
School holidays were heralded with the ultimate damp squib of a weekend after all the recent glorious weather.
Never mind, it’s looking dry this week, so we’re hoping plenty of you will get down to the club to soak in the atmosphere.
CRICKET
Upcoming fixtures
On Saturday the third team are at home to Great Harwood while on Sunday, the seconds entertain Haslingden with the firsts taking on Hazzy’s first team at Bentgate.
Season outlook
We are now into the last third of the season with the seconds and thirds fighting to stay in their respective divisions.
The first team are looking to finish as high as possible on their return to the Premier Division.
The top six qualify for next year’s Lancashire Knockout Trophy and we are currently in sixth place.
AUDREY’S KITCHEN
Audrey’s Kitchen will be back in full swing this week, opening Friday evening and both Saturday and Sunday from 12.30pm.
We’re hearing Charlotte has a brand-new menu coming soon following input from plenty of people.
Please follow Audrey’s on Facebook for all the latest updates.
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Match for Bury Hospice in memory of Ursula Skinner
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Greenmount CC Charity T20 shirt 2026
Available to order for Charity T20 match August Bank Holiday.
GREENMOUNT VETS v BOLTON LEAGUE LASHUPS XI
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Greenmount CC are delighted to confirm the return of South African professional Jacques Snyman for the 2027 season.
Jacques will be back for a fifth campaign in the JW Lees Lancashire League where he has amassed more than 5,000 runs, hitting 37 fifties and 14 hundreds – also taking more than 200 wickets.
The next few weeks will be especially exciting as Jacques, and his wife Erin, await the arrival of their second child – meanwhile the on-field excitement and entertainment will definitely carry on for a further season.
Andy Skinner, club chairman, said: “We’re naturally chuffed to secure a player of Jacques’ quality and experience for a further season and wish him and his family all the best for the birth of their new addition!”
Jacques said: “I’ve loved every moment being here, it really has become a second home and I’ll be doing all I can to get the team to the next level of development.”
Greenmount’s next home match is on Sunday at home to Littleborough.
Greenmount CC chairman Andy Skinner (left) is thrilled to secure the services of Jacques for another summer
Greenmount first eleven made it five wins from their last six games with a seven wicket victory over visitors Darwen on Saturday.
The victory raises them to fifth in the Lancashire League Premier Division table and raises hopes of qualification for the Lancashire Knockout competition in 2027 (top six qualify).
Amal Dalugoda – 4 for 24
Darwen batted first and were dismissed for 120 with Amal Dalugoda (4 for 24) and Callum Hunter (3 for 23) the visiting side’s tormentors-in-chief, while there was a wicket apiece for skipper Travis Townsend, Ishy Patel and professional Jacques Snyman.
In the Greenmount reply, Snyman was again at his big-hitting best blasting 66 including six fours and five sixes.
Townsend, unbeaten on 27 and Cameron Mapstone (15 not out) saw the Mount over the line in the 21st over for another crucial 12 points.
Greenmount’s first team bounced back to winning ways at the weekend with a 65-run victory over Todmorden on Sunday.
Andy Kerr (62) and skipper Travis Townsend (61) grabbed the majority of the runs in Mount’s 187 for 8.
Performance of the week goes to Andy Kerr for his 62 runs and five catches at Todmorden. Andy is kindly sponsored by SAB Electrical.
Tod were reduced to 122 all out with Amal Dalugoda (3 for 22) and Callum Hunter (3 for 40) while Andy Kerr finished with and amazing five catches from first slip.
The second team against Todmorden’s seconds at the Log Cabin saw a few changes in personnel but threw up the wonderful occasion of a father/daughter appearance by Nigel and Freya Franklin.
Greenmount’s 165 for 9 featured a maiden senior 50 from Dexter Crowther but it wasn’t enough to contain the visitors who won by five wickets with ten overs to spare.
The third team put up a valiant performance against Burnley on Saturday with 14-year-old Rion Dalugoda (68) and Tom Clarke (60) forming the backbone of a 190 for 8 total.
Burnley had to sweat for the win, edging home by three wickets despite 4 for 39 from Dexter Crowther and 3 for 34 from Matthew Gilmore.
After three consecutive victories it was down back to earth for the first team when they were defeated by a strong Burnley side at the Log Cabin on Sunday.
The Mount had their visitors on 121 for six before professional Ockert Erasmus (55) and Jack Brunt (34) put on 71 for the seventh wicket helping their side to a final total of 221 for 9.
Jacques Snyman – 100th appearance; 200 wickets and 1,000 runs for the season (Kindly sponsored by The Bramble, Ramsbottom)
Callum Hunter took three wickets, Travis Townsend two and there was one each for Jacques Snyman and Ishy Patel.
Despite a terrific milestone reached by Mount professional Snyman (37) – he took his 200th wicket for the club and passed 10,000 career runs in his 100th appearance – his opposite number and fellow South African took the plaudits as his 5 for 30 with the ball was instrumental in reducing the villagers to 142 all out and a 79 run defeat.
It was a day of celebration all round for Erasmus who on the day passed 10,000 career runs and 700 wickets – some achievement!
Greenmount firsts rounded off the first half of this summer’s campaign by reaching fifth place in the JWL Lancashire League Premier Division.
On Saturday they defeated lowly Clitheroe by four wickets at the Log Cabin for another ten-point haul.
Jacques Snyman (Sponsored by The Bramble, Ramsbottom) – Two centuries over the weekend
Clitheroe won the toss and elected to bat and were indebted to an unbroken last wicket stand of 48 between Marcus Sharp (23) and Cole Hayman (23) to reach a total of 196 for 6 that seemed unlikely earlier in their innings.
Their professional Diego Rosier led the way with the bat with 77 before he was adjudged LBW by his countryman Jacques Snyman.
The Mount bowling plaudits went to Amal Dalugoda who opened and took 4-41 from his 15 overs.
Once again, the villagers’ professional Snyman proved in fine form with the bat smashing 109 (fourteen fours and six sixes) with Max Birtwistle hitting 34.
When rain intervened after 29 overs with the Mount on 166 for 6 they were well ahead of their Duckworth-Lewis target of 138 to secure victory.
On Friday night Snyman was again in devastating form when he hit 134 in the club’s final T20 game at Rawtenstall.
Winning the toss and deciding to bat, Mount scored 228 for 5 with Tom Heaton hitting 50 and skipper Travis Townsend blasting one four and three sixes in his 25.
Snyman’s knock came in 61 balls including nine fours and thirteen sixes.
It was always going to be a bridge too far for the home side whose innings closed on 171 for 6.
Tom Heaton finished with three wickets while there were one each for Callum Hunter, Ishy Patel and Jake Riley.
While the firsts were winning on Saturday afternoon the seconds made the opposite trip to Clitheroe.
Winning the toss and batting first the Mount were all out for 149 with Kieran Edwards (41), skipper Oli Dixon (21) and Nigel Franklin (18) in the runs, albeit aided by 36 extras.
The Clitheroe reply was dominated by opener Jack Dawson who batted through their innings for an unbeaten 75 to see his side over the line at 152 for 9.
Mount skipper Dixon took 5 for 76 from his 12 overs and despite the one-wicket defeat his side picked up five useful bonus points.
We had a wonderful showcase of club heritage at the weekend with four father-son combinations featuring over the weekend!
We were thrilled to see 14-year-old Rion Dalugoda make his home first team debut alongside his dad Amal – who had a great day himself taking four wickets!
Meanwhile, Iain and Ewan Malone; Nigel and Mitch Franklin and Mark and Dexter Crowther all featured together for the thirds.
Congratulations are due to our talented South African professional Jacques Snyman whose 73 runs against Enfield on Sunday takes him past an incredible personal milestone with more then 5,000 runs for the club.
For Jacques – who has been with the Mount for three-and-a-half seasons – to reach such a total is fantastic.
He has scored twelve 100s and 36 fifties during his time with us at a batting average of 67.
Added to that, he also tops this season’s JWL Lancashire League Premier Division batting by some distance.
And while we are on the subject of stats – he also only needs one more wicket to reach 200 for the club.
Jacques is proudly sponsored by The Bramble in Ramsbottom and we raise our glasses to him!
Professional Jacques Snyman – 5,000 runs for the club (kindly sponsored by The Bramble, Ramsbottom)
Greenmount firsts consolidated their position in the middle of the JWL Premier Division of the Lancashire League with a victory over bottom club Enfield at Dill Hall Lane on Sunday.
Captain Travis Townsend’s decision to bat after winning the toss proved the correct call as the Mount rattled up 287 for 6 from their 50 overs with the skipper putting in a superb batting display with a knock of 113 not out including 12 fours and six sixes.
Skipper Travis Townsend (kindly sponsored by Bodytherapy of Tottington)
Professional Jacques Snyman also hit 73 (seven fours and three sixes) to give the home side something to think about.
Enfield made a decent fist of their reply in the early stages and were 111 for 2 in the 27th over when opener Lewis Wright was dismissed for 52 – caught by Callum Hunter off the bowling of Noah Birtwistle.
As the home side continued to add to their total the turning point came when captain and danger man Adam Bracewell was adjudged LBW off the bowling of Jacques Snyman.
From then on, Greenmount took complete control and the final four wickets fell for 32 runs leaving Enfield 39 short.
In the wickets for the Mount were Callum Hunter (three), Jacques Snyman and Noah Birtwistle (both two) and Amal Dalugoda and Ishy Patel (one each).
Another 12 point victory leaves the club in seventh position in the table with 66 points. Twenty-two points behind leaders Walsden and 27 in front of bottom clubs Enfield and Clitheroe who are the visitors to the Log Cabin on Saturday.
The flickering hopes of progress in this season’s T20 competition were well and truly extinguished when Greenmount – who included a sprinkling of the club’s emerging young players – were defeated by visitors Rochdale on Friday evening.
Batting first, the Mount scored 167 for 2 with Max Birtwistle top-scoring with an unbeaten 57, while Jacques Snyman hit 48; Tom Heaton 40 and Cameron Mapstone 17 not out.
Rochdale’s reply was pretty much a one-man affair with sub-professional Anmolpreet Singh hitting an unbeaten 136. The talented Indian, who plies his trade for Denton West in the Greater Manchester League, took advantage of a few dropped catches to blast nine fours and an amazing 13 sixes in his total as Rochdale reached their target for the loss of five wickets in the fifteenth over.
While the firsts were winning at Enfield on Sunday, the second eleven were going down to a five wicket defeat at the Log Cabin.
On a miserable day for the batsmen, only Nigel Franklin (32) and Dexter Crowther (30 not out) reached double figures as they slumped to 81 all out in 21 overs.
It was a target the visitors reached in the 25th over for the loss of five wickets.
Skipper Oli Dixon took 3 for 26 and Liam Riley 2 for 48.
Greenmount’s first eleven came to grief on two knockout competition fronts at the weekend but that disappointment was tempered by a great victory in the league over local rivals Ramsbottom at the Log Cabin on Sunday.
On Friday evening, the Mount travelled to Littleborough for their third T20 (JWL Manchester Craft) group clash but were no match for the home side whose professional Bryce Parsons was in fine form.
The South African hit a splendid 100 including four fours and eight sixes as his side ran up 198 for 3 from their 20 overs.
In reply, the youthful Greenmount side fell 72 runs short with only professional Jacques Snyman (56) and Ishy Patel (15) reaching double figures.
On Saturday, it was a return to Norden in the quarter-final of the Worsley Cup, following a comprehensive 168-run defeat at Stag Park the Sunday before.
Dom Ashley – hat trick
Although they bowed out of the prestigious competition on the day, it proved a far cry from the one-sided encounter six days earlier.
Norden won the toss and elected to field then dismissed the villagers for 117 all out in the 38th over with Jacques Snyman (30), Andy Kerry (27) and Travis Townsend (23) scoring the lion’s share of the runs.
At 73 for 3 it looked a routine win for the home side but a flurry of wickets including a superb hat-trick for Dom Ashley had them teetering on 113 for 8.
Nevertheless, a single from Leighton Friend and a four from Rizwan Sadiq saw them over the line and left the Mount pondering what another 20 runs on the board would have done for their chances.
Sunday saw neighbours Ramsbottom make the trip up the A676 hot on the heels of an impressive Worsley Cup victory against league leaders Walsden on Saturday.
Ishy Patel – 6 for 39
However, they were brought down to earth with a bump following a six-wicket defeat that gave the Mount a big lift following their previous two games.
Skipper Travis Townsend’s decision to put the Rams into bat paid off as the Acre Bottom side were dismissed for 98 all out in the 25th over.
Only Brad Fielding with a belligerant 52 including three fours and five sixes showed any resistance until he succumbed to Callum Hunter.
Ishy Patel was their tormentor-in-chief with terrific figures of 6 for 39 while Callum Hunter (3 for 40) and Jacques Snyman (1 for 18) took the remainder.
The Greenmount reply was led by Jacques Snyman who cracked 62 including eight fours and one six while victory was secured with a fifth wicket partnership of 18 from Max Birtwistle and Cameron Mapstone who finished unbeaten on 11 and six respectively.
The 12-point triumph leaves the club sitting in seventh position in the league table.
Meanwhile, on Sunday the second team made the return trip to Acre Bottom to face Rammy’s second string.
The home team were restricted to 117 all out with skipper Oli Dixon and Jake Riley taking three wickets apiece, Liam Riley two and one each for Danny Hornby and Dexter Crowther.
That total proved too much for Greenmount who finished on 103 all out. Harry Nuttall scored 33, Liam Riley 21 and Matt Donnelly 17.
