THIS week the bar is open Monday to Thursday from 4pm to 11pm; Friday from 4pm to 11pm (due to D-CAFF using the room) and Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon to 11pm and 10.30pm respectively.
Danny’s will be serving food:
Friday: 5pm to 8.30pm
Saturday: 10am to 8.30pm
Sunday: 10am to 6pm
Sport being shown on TV this week:
Tuesday: 8pm Watford v Reading
Wednesday: 8pm Man City v Chelsea
Thursday: 8pm Man Utd v Aston Villa
Friday: 8pm Birmingham v Sunderland
Saturday: 12.30pm Man City v Brentford; 5.30pm Newcastle v Chelsea; 7.45pm: Wolves v Arsenal.
Sunday: 12.30pm Burnley v Blackburn; 2pm: Brighton v Aston Villa; 4.30pm: Fulham v Man Utd
The coming week’s cask ales will be a selection from Bowland, Cross Bay and Brewsmith.
Get SK Kitted out with Ian
Ian Senior will be at the club on Sunday from 10am to 12 noon to take Christmas orders for club playing and training wear along with cricket bags and rucksacks.
If you can’t make it to the club but would still like to place an order contact Ian on 07960 137232 or visit the SK Kits website HERE
The senior cricket presentation will be held on Saturday 26th November from 7pm, in the function room. The cost is £5 and includes a hot supper and music will be played.
This event is open to anyone including spectators, junior and senior players (who have played senior cricket), members and non-members
Tickets are available behind the bar, or you can pay on the night. However, we need to know if you are attending beforehand, so that we can make arrangements for food.
Greenmount are delighted to announce the signing of South African all-rounder Jacques Snyman as professional for the 2023 JW Lees Lancashire League campaign.
The 28-year-old, from Pretoria, has played T20 cricket for South Africa and his signature is something of a coup for the Mount with a number of clubs interested in acquiring his services.
Jacques Snyman (Pic courtesy of Carrickfergus CC)
“Jacques is a top quality player and we are looking forward to welcoming him to the Log Cabin next year,” said club chairman Andy Skinner.
A right-handed top order batsman who also bowls off-spin, Jacques plays for the ITEK Knights in South Africa and has spent a few of our summers plying his trade with clubs in the UK, notably at Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland, Benwell Hill in Newcastle and Feniscowles.
If you register on the Easyfundraising Shopping Portal using THIS LINK any online shopping that you subsequently undertake will lead to additional funding being sent to Greenmount Cricket Club.
The price you pay for the goods will not be affected; the club will effectively receive commission for your custom.
Club secretary Leigh Dickinson said: “Ahead of all of your Christmas Shopping and general shopping, we are hoping members will sign up to Easyfundraising.
“The biggest commission we have received to date was from purchasing flights and I have just raised £4.51 while buying new duvets and pillows. It really is very easy to sign up and doesn’t cost anything. Please take a look using the links.”
“If members, their families and friends could look to register on the Easyfundraising website HERE and then click back into the portal each time they shop online, we will receive some commission from any shopping undertaken.”
“If you could look to register and then shop via the portal it will be very much appreciated and present the club with some much-needed revenue.
“The price you pay will not change at all, we merely receive commission from the retailers for your custom.”
This week the bar is open Monday to Thursday from 4pm to 11pm, Friday from 4pm to 11pm (please note the later opening time due to the room being used by D-CaFF) and Saturday and Sunday 12 noon till 11pm, and 10.30pm, respectively.
Danny’s will be serving food:
Friday: 5pm to 8.30pm
Saturday: 10am to 8.30pm
Sunday: 10am to 6pm
Sport being shown on TV this week…
Monday 8pm N Forest v Aston Villa
Tuesday 5.45pm Copenhagen v Man City
8pm AC Milan v Chelsea
Wednesday: 8pm Rangers v Liverpool
Thursday: 5.45pm Bodo/Glimt v Arsenal
8pm Man Utd v Omonia Nicosia
Friday : 8pm Brentford v Brighton
Saturday: 12.30pm Leicester v Southampton
5.30pm Tottenham v Everton
Sunday: 2pm Aston Villa v Chelsea
4.30pm Liverpool v Man City
The coming week’s cask ales will be a selection from Bowland, Ilkley, Saltaire and Brewsmith
Greenmount have announced that professional Chesney Hughes has left the club for pastures new.
The popular West Indian paid man joined the Mount in 2020 and has enjoyed a three-season stint at the club.
He played a huge part in Greenmount’s first season promotion from the Lancashire League Division Two in 2020, scoring an impressive 760 runs at an average of 63.5. He also took 24 wickets.
Ches also featured in a new Lancashire League record stand with 320 runs with Andy Kerr against East Lancashire in an innings that saw him hit the league’s highest individual score of the season (159 not out).
Everyone at the Log Cabin would like to wish Chesney the very best for the future and thank him for his efforts during his time at Brandlesholme Road.
The club is proud to announce that Kieran Edwards of the second eleven and Nigel Franklin of the third team, both ended the season leading run scorers of their respectful leagues.
Kieran hit five 50’s and one excellent century in his total of 586 runs, averaging 48.83 in the league.
Meanwhile, Nigel hit a total of four 50’s and also hit a magnificent century in his 616 runs, averaging 51.33.
A notable mention should also to Jake Chadwick who also hit 505 runs for the seconds, putting him sixth in the overall charts.
A big well done to all three of you on a fantastic season with the bat!
Greenmount’s hopes of taking a giant leap to Lancashire League Division One safety came crashing around their ears when they went down to their relegation rivals Rochdale on Sunday.
It was a frustrating and bewildering watch at times as – chasing a meagre total of 90 – they failed to secure the victory that would have given them the edge going into the final two games of the campaign.
Callum Hunter
Rochdale found Mount bowler Callum Hunter in fine form and his 5 for 15 from seven overs, as well as professional Chesney Hughes’ 3 for 18 and skipper Ryan Senior’s 2 for 1, were factors in the home side failing to post what most people would judge a challenging total.
Nevertheless, a challenging total it proved to be due to a series of injudicious shots, a bizarre run out and culminating in a sickening final wicket when two of the club’s promising youngsters had almost dragged their teammates over the line.
Rochdale must have thought the writing was on the wall when Evan Williams hit two boundaries in the opening over of the reply but their dismay turned to delight when two wickets fell in the next one.
Hughes’ decision to go for a big hit two balls into his innings proved catastrophic as he completely misjudged Dale professional Sean Whitehead’s delivery and was stumped.
Three balls later Whitehead claimed another Mount scalp when Andy Kerr was caught off his bowling. Neither he nor Hughes had troubled the scorers.
But there was worse to come as 22 for 2 became 30 for 7 as Williams, Tom Heaton, Jack Harrison, Dan Stevens and Lewis Dove were returned to the clubhouse.
Ryan Senior and Matt Donnelly moved the score along before Donnelly was dismissed in controversial fashion.
As another well-rehearsed lbw chorus from the Rochdale players fell on deaf ears, they appeared to surround Donnelly who stepped aside to get out of their way.
Unfortunately for the Mount wicketkeeper he stepped out of his crease and Dale skipper Jamie Roche whipped off the bails and appealed to the square leg umpire who signalled a wicket.
The angry cries of ‘dead ball’ from the Greenmount supporters didn’t cut any ice with the officials who – after conversing with each other – decided the wicket stood.
Senior went on to score 13 before he became the ninth wicket with the score on 57.
Senior’s demise brought his cousin Matt Senior to the wicket and he, along with Callum Hunter gave the Rochdale plenty to think about.
Showing shot selection and judgment that was an example to their older teammates, they came within a whisker of winning the game putting on 30 runs before Senior was heartbreakingly run out just four runs from victory.
Man-of-the-match Hunter finished unbeaten on 26.
The seven bonus points picked up from the game keep the Mount two points ahead of Rochdale but with the final two game of the season against Darwen and Clitheroe – the two sides vying for the championship – on the horizon, Sunday’s result seems like an opportunity missed.
Meanwhile, the club’s second team were entertaining Rishton seconds and ran out 52-run victors.
The villager’s posted a total of 231 all out with the highlight a superb knock of 104 from Kieran Edwards. That target was too much for the visitors who slumped to 179 all out.
Top performer with the ball was youngster Adam Clarke who took 4 for 45 from his 11 overs in a fine display.
Mount’s third team had two matches over the weekend and travelled to Rochdale on Saturday to take on their fourth team.
Stand-in skipper Wes Young won the toss and elected to bat then saw his side score 148 for 9 from their 40 overs. Leading the way with the bat was Leigh Dickinson who finished unbeaten on 50.
Three wickets apiece for Steve Addleton and Sam Woolley and one each for Luca Addleton, Edward Dickinson and Charlie Exton proved the undoing of Rochdale who were dismissed for 127 all out in the 38th over.
The thirds went on to provide the Bank Holiday Monday entertainment at the Log Cabin and enjoyed a four wicket victory over their Nelson counterparts.
Nelson batted first and scored 182 for 5 with Adam Clarke adding two more wickets to his four the previous day while Edward Dickinson and Rory Daverage chipped in with one each.
The Greenmount reply was dominated by the evergreen Nigel Franklin who scored 101 but there was still plenty to do when he was dismissed with the score on 134.
Fortunately, Rory Daverage (21 not out) was on hand to help steer the ship home and the Mount reached the required total with four balls of their innings remaining.
A second victory in as many weeks catapulted Greenmount firsts out of the Lancashire League Division One relegation places when they saw off Todmorden at the Log Cabin on Sunday.
The villagers were indebted to two superb knocks from professional Chesney Hughes (137) and Andy Kerr (106) as they put on 328 for 4 from their 50 overs after winning the toss.
Chesney Hughes
Hughes (13 fours and six sixes) and Kerr (eight fours and six sixes) blasted 201 runs for the second wicket after Evan Williams (26) was dismissed with the score on 50.
The Todmorden reply was soon in trouble when two wickets fell with the score on nine.
Professional Siriwardene (74) and Ben Sutcliffe (43) showed some resistance but the Yorkshire side fell 139 runs short of their target with Mount skipper Ryan Senior taking 5 for 47.
Meanwhile Greenmount’s second eleven enjoyed a 29-run victory against their Todmorden counterparts at Centre Vale.
Andy Kerr
Skipper Oli Dixon won the toss and elected to bat and his charges ran up 233 for 9 from their 45 overs.
Chief run scorer was Andy McGuinness who hit 93 (nine fours and two sixes) while there were also useful contributions from Kieran Edwards (33) and Ryan Edge (28).
That total proved a bridge too far for Tod who slumped to 204 all out in 40 overs. Rick Catterall took 4 for 33 and Tom Clarke 3 for 38.
On Saturday the third team made the short trip to local rivals Ramsbottom but went down to a narrow defeat.
The home side batted first and scored 178 for 7 from their 40 overs but despite opener Nigel Franklin’s 49 and 37 from Leigh Dickinson, Greenmount fell a frustrating six runs short despite the best efforts of Adam Clarke (15) Noah Birtwistle (14), Luca Addleton (11) and Sam Woolley (10).
