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We are delighted to share the fantastic news that Edward Dickinson (pictured right) has been selected to represent Action Indoor Cricket England at the 2025 Indoor Cricket World Cup in Columbo, Sri Lanka.

Indoor Cricket is an 8-a-side fast-paced game played in a netted area. There is a real emphasis on being a complete all-rounder with rankings based on your contribution/runs scored less runs conceded when bowling.

Representing your country in an international tournament is a remarkable accomplishment and the experience will be invaluable to Edward’s career and personal development.

This tops a great winter for Edward who enjoyed huge success in South Africa, ranked second in the Indoor Cricket under-21 Super League and now chosen for the World Cup squad.

Everyone at Greenmount wishes him all the best of luck and we look forward to further exploits in senior cricket this summer.

Not sure if we are in a dream but this isn’t your usual pre-season weather.

The forecast for the week is dry and warm – you could be forgiven for thinking the cricket season is about to start!

We’ve enjoyed a great pre-season both on and off the field. Senior nets are well-attended, eight weeks of junior age group delivery, four new players coming in and a couple coming back. We are all set for a very positive season start – so what’s in store in the coming weeks and what are your main diary date events going forward?

Tuesday, 8th April at 6pm – senior nets and training start and will run weekly.

Saturday, 12th April – internal senior squad practice match to be played at home.

Friday, 18th April – friendly senior squad match arranged away at Horwich CC.

Sunday, 20th April – first Lancashire League matches with the twos at home to Lowerhouse while the ones travel to take on Colne.

Friday, 25th April – first junior practice for ages Under-11 and Under-13, 6pm start.

Note: Junior practice will switch to Thursday night from 29th May for five weeks covering the T20 group stages, this ensures continuity of coach availability and avoids cancellations.

Saturday, 26th April – first threes match, away at Littleborough.

Monday, 28th April – All Stars programme starts, 6pm – Please note the change of day and the schedule which incorporates Wednesday, 7th May.

Wednesday, 14th May – Provisional planned launch of Dynamos for girls aged 8 – 11 years.

Friday, 30th May – First home senior T20 fixture.

Friday, 13th June – T20 local derby v Ramsbottom.

Wednesday, 2nd July – Sir Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh courtesy of Lashings World. Details will be released soon.

Friday, 5th September – Junior Presentation Evening.

Sunday, 14th September – Final round of Lancashire League matches.

Saturday, 20th September – Senior Presentation Evening.

Further details of all events will be communicated on our website and Facebook site as usual.

Alternatively, you can speak with any member of our cricket commitee about any of these subjects and they will be happy to help.

Leigh Dickinson will be sending our further details on our junior age group training and team structure within the next few days.

Your cricket committee have been working hard to prepare for the season ahead – if you don’t know who they are, here’s the team line-up:

John Stevens – Chair

Andy Skinner – Club Chair and Head Groundkeeper

Travis Townsend – First Team Captain and Junior Lead Coach

Leigh Dickinson – Junior Lead and Welfare Officer

Oliver Dixon – Second Team Captain and Junior Support Coach

Mark Crowther – Third Team Captain

Andy Kerr – Senior Player and Junior Age Group Lead Coach

Richard Birtwistle – Player Liaison, Match Management, Administration

Keep an eye out for more information on the various Whatsapp and Spond chat groups along with our regular marketing updates.

On behalf of the cricket committee I wish all players and supporters an entertaining, enjoyable and successful season ahead.

Best wishes

John Stevens (Cricket chairman)

Greenmount pair Amal Dalugoda and John Stevens will be spending pre-season in the heat of Sri Lanka.

The twosome are jetting off on a 10-day tour under the X Pro academy brand to coach and manage a group of young players who will be pitting their skills against some elite Sri Lankan opposition.

They will be accompanied by Hyde Cricket Club’s senior coach Dave Leighton.

The boys have all played at representative level in the last three years but conditions and pitches will offer fresh challenges to test their talent.

We are glad to hear our two guys will be rushing home to be at Colne on the season’s opening day, Sunday, April 20th… Might be a slight contrast from Colombo and Galle though!

Ed Dickinson, Max and Noah Birtwistle are now back in the UK following a six week intensive cricket sojourn in South Africa writes JOHN STEVENS.

The boys are all studying and of course advancing their cricket skills at Scarborough College.

The trip was an outstanding personal success for Ed who starred with the bat and ball, scoring an unbeaten 69 and taking 4 for 10 with his off-spin in one man-of-the-match performance.

Brothers Max and Noah also reaped the benefits of this amazing experience and look very sharp in the nets since they have been home.

Congratulations to Noah who has joined Yorkshire CCC on their emerging player programme.

We are glad to have you home chaps, looking forward to seeing some stellar performances at the Mount!

Greenmount Cricket Club has a number of opportunities for volunteers to get involved in making a positive difference to our club.

This summer will see a number of initiatives to establish a new women and girls’ cricket section.

We are looking for volunteers who are prepared to help with coaching, training or game management.

We will be launching a Dynamos Girls programme for ages 8 to 11 years and also looking to develop a Women’s team.

Ideally, we’d also love to find a qualified coach within the membership. Someone with leadership experience who may be prepared to take a lead role in the project.

If you have the appetite to get involved and help make a difference, please get in touch as all support is appreciated – no matter how small – as we really do need more volunteers at the club rather than always relying on the same few folks to do everything.

A polite reminder that membership renewals are due by April 1st. If you do not renew, you will not benefit from members’ bar prices which, from April 3rd, will on average be £1 cheaper per alcoholic drink compared to non-members’ prices.

This coming week’s bar opening hours from Monday, March 24th.

Monday, March 24th: 3pm to 10pm

Tuesday, March 25th: 4pm to 11pm

Wednesday, March 26th: 3pm to 11pm

Thursday, March 27th: 3pm to 11pm

Friday, March 28th: 2pm to 11pm

Saturday, March 29th: 12 noon to 11pm

Sunday, March 30th: 12 noon to 10.30pm

Sport on TV this week

Monday, March 24th: 7.45pm England v Latvia

Tuesday, March 25th: 7.45pm: North Macedonia v Wales

Thursday, March 27th: Premier League Darts

Friday, March 28th: 8pm Sheff Utd v Coventry

Saturday, March 29th: FA Cup quarter-finals: 12.15pm Fulham v Crystal Palace; 5.15pm Brighton v Nottm Forest

Sunday, March 30th: FA Cup quarter-finals: 1.30pm Preston v Aston Villa; 4.30pm Bournemouth v Man City

Cask ales this week

The coming week’s cask ales will be a selection of beers – Bowland Bumble and Hen Harrier; Cumbrian Ales Loweswater Gold and Esthwaite Bitter and Moorhouses White Witch and Blonde Witch

A polite reminder that membership renewals are due by April 1st. If you do not renew, you will not benefit from members’ bar prices which, from April 3rd, will on average be £1 cheaper per alcoholic drink compared to non-member prices

This coming week’s bar opening hours from Monday, March 17th.

Monday, March 17th: 3pm to 10pm

Tuesday, March 18th: 4pm to 11pm

Wednesday, March 19th: 3pm to 11pm

Thursday, March 20th: 3pm to 11pm

Friday, March 21st: 2pm to 11pm

Saturday, March 22nd: 12 noon to 11pm

Sunday, March 23rd: 12.30pm to 10.30pm

Sport on TV this week

Thursday, March 20th: Premier League Darts

Friday, March 21st: 7.45pm England v Albania

Saturday, March 22nd: 7.45pm Wales v Kazakhstan

Sunday, March 23rd: 5pm: Scotland v Greece

This week’s cask ales

The coming week’s cask ales will be a selection of beers: Bowland Bumble, Ossett Yorkshire Blonde, Cumbrian Ales’ Loweswater Gold and Moorhouses White Witch and Blonde Witch

The club are delighted to announce an exciting new catering partnership coming very soon… The Boundary at Greenmount Cricket Club.

We will be working hard behind the scenes over the next few weeks with the aim of opening up in early April to be ready for the cricket season.

We can’t say too much more just yet because that would give the game away! Watch this space for more information nearer the start of April!

On Friday, March 14th is Cheltenham Gold Cup day with the club opening at 12 noon and showing all the races live across our seven TV screens. Pizzas will also be available from The Wood Hut from 3pm to early evening.

On Saturday, March 22nd we will be hosting our Bonkers Bingo event! Doors will be open from 7pm with the first game starting at 8pm. Tickets are £15 per person and no under 18s are allowed. There are only a few tickets left so please order now to avoid disappointment.

A reminder that membership renewals are due by April 1st please.

This week’s bar opening hours from Monday, March 10th:

Monday, March 10th 3pm to 10pm

Tuesday, March 11th 4pm to 11pm

Wednesday, March 12th 3pm to 11pm

Thursday, March 13th 3pm to 11pm

Friday, March 14th 12 noon to 11pm

Saturday, March 15th 12 noon to 11pm

Sunday, March 16th 12 noon to 10.30pm

Sport on TV this week

Monday, March 10th: 8pm West Ham v Newcastle

Tuesday, March 11th: 8pm Champions League – Liverpool v Paris SG

Wednesday, March 12th: 8pm Champions League – Aston Villa v Bruges; 8pm Champions League – Arsenal v PSV Eindhoven

Thursday, March 13th: 8pm Europa League – Man Utd v Real Sociedad

Friday, March 14th: 8pm Bristol City v Norwich

Saturday, March 15th: 12.30pm QPR v Leeds, 5.30pm Bournemouth v Brentford. Six Nations Rugby (all shown in the members bar ‘middle room’ 2.15pm: Italy v Ireland; 4.45pm Wales v England; 8pm France v Scotland.

Sunday, March 16th: 1pm Arsenal v Chelsea; 4.30pm Carabao Cup Final: Liverpool v Newcastle; 7pmLeicester City v Man Utd.

Cask ales this week

The coming week’s cask ales will be a selection of beers: Bowland Bumble; Ossett White Rat & Yorkshire Blonde and Moorhouses White Witch and Blonde Witch.

Greenmount Cricket Club are sad to report that former player and coach Frank Skinner has died at the age of 89.

Frank – father of club chairman Andy Skinner – joined the Mount in the early 1970s following a move into the area. He had previously played for his village club Read, near Burnley, in the Ribblesdale League.

He quickly established himself as a well-respected club stalwart whether training the club’s young players with long time junior coach Malcolm Grime, or skippering the club’s second eleven.

Frank’s funeral will be held at East Lancashire Crematorium, Radcliffe on Tuesday, March 18^th at 1.30pm and afterwards at the Log Cabin where the family invite everyone to share their memories of Frank.

All at Greenmount send their sincere condolences to his wife Barbara and sons Andrew and Robin and their families.

The coming weeks bar opening hours from Monday, March 3rd:

Monday, March 3rd: 3pm to 10pm

Tuesday, March 4th: 4pm to 11pm

Wednesday, March 5th: 3pm to 11pm

Thursday, March 6th: 3pm to 11pm

Friday, March 7th: 2pm to 11pm

Saturday, March 8th: 12 noon to 11pm

Sunday, March 9th: 12 noon to 10.30pm

Sport on TV this week

Monday, March 3rd: FA Cup 7.30pm Nottm Forest v Ipswich

Tuesday, March 4th: Champions League: 5.45pm Brugge v Aston Villa; 8pm PSV v Arsenal

Wednesday, March 5th: Champions League: 8pm PSG v Liverpool

Thursday, March 6th: 7.30pm Premier League Darts; UEFA Europa League: 5.45pm Real Sociedad v Man Utd

Friday, March 7th: 8pm Norwich v Oxford

Saturday, March 8th: 12.30pm: Nottm Forest v Man City; 5.45pm Brentford v Aston Villa; 8pm: Wolves v Everton

Sunday, March 9th: 12 noon Portsmouth v Leeds; 2pm Spurs v Bournemouth; 4.30pm Man Utd v Arsenal (main members’ bar). Six Nations Rugby Union: 3pm England v Italy – this will be shown in the members bar ‘middle room’ but as soon as the game is over the channel will be switched to the Man Utd game.

This week’s ales

The coming week’s cask ales will be a selection of beers: Esthwaite Bitter from Cumbrian Ales; Bowland Bumble; Osset White Rat and Moorhouses White Witch & Blonde Witch.