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.
After seeing off champions Lowerhouse last weekend, Greenmount’s first eleven pushed runaway league leaders Walsden all the way in a high-scoring clash at Brandlesholme Road on Sunday.
Unfortunately, they fell eight runs short after the visitors set a big total of 289 for 7 from their 50 overs.
Crucial in the Walsden innings was an opening partnership of 70 between Nick Barker and Cameron Hanson and a terrific fifth wicket stand of 123 between James Tierney (90) and Joe Gale (58).
Performance of the week: Ishy Patel (sponsored by The Tooth Artist) 3 for 53 with the ball and 30 runs with the bat
Ishy Patel continued where he left off at Lowerhouse with the first three Walsden wickets, with Dom Ashley and Callum Hunter taking one apiece.
Mount’s reply was going well with professional Jacques Snyman (45) and Tom Heaton (44) putting on 79 for the first wicket; Andy Kerr added 46 before unfortunately having to retire with a muscle injury.
Patel (31), Max Birtwistle (23) skipper Travis Townsend (22) and an unbeaten 17 from young wicketkeeper Jacob Norris helped the villagers get within eight runs of their target to pick up five crucial bonus points for their efforts.
On Friday night the firsts travelled up the road to Haslingden for the first of their T20 group games. Unfortunately they slumped to a six-wicket defeat.
Greenmount won the toss and elected to bat scoring 133 for 7 from their 20 overs. Travis Townsend hit an unbeaten 28, Max Birtwistle 27, Callum Hunter 25 and Noah Birtwistle 23.
With three of the home batsmen back in the pavilion with the score on 25 the Mount failed to take advantage of that useful start and a good fourth wicket stand of 98 between Haslingden skipper Sean Hunsley (43 not out) and Adam Masood (53) swung the game.
With two victims each for Callum Hunter and Dom Ashley the home side eased home for the loss of four wickets in the 19th over to take the two points on offer.
The only victory of all the club’s senior sides at the weekend came the way of the second team who travelled to Nelson and came home with an eight-wicket success.
Nelson opted to bat first after winning the toss and were dismissed for 113 in the 35th over.
Amal Dalugoda with 4 for 26 was the leading Mount wicket-taker with Danny Hornby grabbing three, Jake Riley two and skipper Oli Dixon one.
It was plain sailing for the villagers in the reply as they knocked off what was required for the loss of only two wickets in the 26th over.
Among the runs were Ryan Senior (33); Nigel Franklin (28), Mitch Franklin (20 not out) and Kieran Edwards (16 not out).
On Saturday at the Log Cabin the third team went down to a seven wicket defeat when Littleborough thirds were the visitors.
After winning the toss, Mark Crowther’s lads batted first and were 155 all out in the 39th over.
Among the runs for Greenmount were Rion Dalugoda (47), Noah Birtwistle (38), Crowther himself (23), Jake Riley (21) while Ed Cunnington finished unbeaten on 11.
Unfortunately, that total proved to be insufficient as Littleborough reach their target for the loss of three wickets thanks mainly to opener Izzack Schofield who scored 63 and Steven Morris who ended up with 60 not out.
Harry Nuttall took two of the visitors’ wickets with Ed Cunnington one.
It was a weekend to remember for Greenmount’s first eleven as they cruised into the Worsley Cup quarter-finals then saw off current Lancashire League Division One champions Lowerhouse on their own ground.
On Saturday Division Two leaders Rishton were the visitors to the Log Cabin and on winning the toss elected to bat.
Their total of 141 all out in the 38th over proved to be insufficient with three wickets apiece for professional Jacques Snyman and Callum Hunter, two for skipper Travis Townsend and one for Noah Birtwistle.
As for the Greenmount response, after the shock of losing Tom Heaton with only two on the board it was relatively plain sailing as Snyman hit 56 and Max Birtwistle (38) while an unbeaten 34 from Andy Kerr saw the Mount home for the loss of three wickets in the 29th over.
On Sunday Ishy Patel was in devastating form when he put in a career-best 6 for 21 from nine overs at Lowerhouse.
The Burnley side had no answer to the Mount paceman and were skittled for 118 all out. Jacques Snyman took 2 for 26 while there was a wicket apiece for Callum Hunter and Noah Birtwistle.
Snyman then hit 74 in the run chase with Andy Kerr chipping in with 28 as the Mount eased to a seven-wicket win in the 22nd over for a welcome 12 point haul.
It was a different story for the second eleven who departed the Junior Cup at Crompton then lost to Lowerhouse’s seconds on Sunday.
At Glebe Street on Saturday – after winning the toss – Crompton were all out for 134 with skipper Oli Dixon taking 4 for 27 from his ten overs and Harry Nuttall picking up three wickets.
But the Mount reply never seriously looked like reaching that total, although worthy of note was a stubborn last wicket partnership of 34 between Dexter Crowther (34) and Freddie Collier (10 not out).
All three Greenmount teams were in action at the weekend but only the second eleven experienced the sweet taste of victory.
The first team travelled to Littleborough on Sunday and went down to a disappointing seven wicket defeat thanks to a superb all-round performance from the home side’s South African professional Bryce Parsons.
Skipper Travis Townsend sponsored by Bodytherapy
The Hare Hill side won the toss and elected to field and the Mount made a steady start reaching 41 before Tom Heaton (14) was dismissed.
Unfortunately, he was soon followed by professional Jacques Snyman (33) and Andy Kerr (3) before the total reached the mid-60s.
Skipper Travis Townsend (43) and Gavin Nicholl (22) put on a partnership of 54 for the fourth wicket with further contributions from Ishy Patel (23), Callum Hunter (15 not out) and Cameron Mapstone (14).
The Mount finished on 186 all out with Parsons taking 5 for 38 from 14.5 overs.
At 37 for 3 the visitors may have harboured thoughts of a second victory in two weeks but Parsons put paid to that with a splendid unbeaten innings of 106.
He and skipper Ryan Miskella (39) put on an unbeaten partnership of 153 to comfortably see their side home and leave the Mount bereft of any points for their efforts.
The second team fared somewhat better when they entertained Littleborough’s second string at the Log Cabin, running out one-wicket victors in a close run clash.
The visitors won the toss and opted to bat putting on 174 for 5 from their 45 overs.
Their leading run-getter was Izzak Schofield who finished unbeaten on 70.
Skipper Oli Dixon and Jake Riley took two wickets each with Harry Nuttall claiming the other.
Openers Ryan Senior (32) and Nigel Franklin (25) got the Greenmount response off to a good start running up 62 for the first wicket.
But, once again, it was Kieran Edwards (49) that earned the batting plaudits and his innings along with that of Matty Donnelly (23) looked likely to see the seconds home in a canter.
However, it didn’t work out like that as three wickets in five balls left the Mount teetering on 172 for 9, needing three for victory.
Thankfully, Dixon and Liam Riley saw their side over the line as Littleborough obliged with two wides and a leg bye!
On Saturday the third team were involved in a reduced-over match against Haslingden thirds at the Log Cabin.
Jake Riley top-scored with an unbeaten 39 as Mark Crowther’s lads scored 107 for 6 from their allotted overs.
It was a total that Haslingden overcame in the 25th over as they finished on 110 for 6.
Jake Riley added to his exploits with the bat with figures of 3 for 31 from six overs while James Herbert chipped in with two wickets and Dexter Crowther one.
This weekend the first team host Haslingden on Saturday with the second eleven travelling to Bentgate to play Hazzy’s seconds. There are no games on Sunday due to league clubs involvement in the Lancashire Knockout.
Happy birthday Jacques Snyman! As South Africa’s Jacques prepares for our Premiership encounter at Littleborough we caught up with him for the first of our new series of chats with the Greenmount squad.
Jacques is now in his fourth season at the Mount and is closing in on 100 club appearances. He’s hit 4500 runs, taken nearly 200 wickets and made many friends.
Jacques Snyman
Behind the explosive player there’s a humble, loving, family man but here’s a few more things you may not have known.
Representative Honours: ITEC Knights,; Men’s Proteas, Pretoria Capitals, MI Cape Town, SA Hong Kong Sixes, SA Legends, Lashings.
Most difficult opponents: International: Pakistan; Club: Ramsbottom
Greenmountcareer highlights: 269 unbeaten against Accrington; winning the T20 Trophy; all three senior teams promotion
Favourite place visited: Anglesey
Favourite food: Dominoes pizza and cookies
Favourite drink: Long Island Iced Tea special at Brambles
Teammate with worst dress sense: Travis Townsend
Funniest thing you’ve seen on a pitch: Square leg umpire being hit in his private parts (don’t let the ball hit your pads Jacques!)
Happy birthday Jacques.
Jacques Snyman is sponsored by The Bramble cocktail bar and lounge, Bolton Street, Ramsbottom.
