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Greenmount firsts got back to winning ways with a superb six-wicket victory over reigning champions Burnley at the Log Cabin on Saturday.

Hero of the hour was Andy Kerr who hit an unbeaten 97 and put on a match-winning partnership of 92 with skipper Ryan Senior (34 not out).

Kerr’s innings included six fours and three sixes and there were also useful contributions from Matt Donnelly (31) and pro Chesney Hughes (25) as the villagers surpassed the visitors 202 for 9 total in the 49^th over.

Danny Hornby was the pick of the Mount bowlers with 5 for 41 from 13 overs while Callum Hunter took 2 for 49 from 14 and Andy McGuinness and Mo Ashfaq helped themselves to a wicket apiece.

Another bowler with a five wicket haul was Rick Catterall for Greenmount seconds at Littleborough on Sunday but his efforts couldn’t spur his teammates on to victory as they collapsed to a 61 run defeat.

The home side won the toss, elected to bat and put on 148 for 9 from their rain-affected 42 overs.

Apart from Catterall’s ‘five-for’ skipper Oliver Dixon took two wickets with Max Birtwistle chipped in with one.

The Mount were set a revised target of 151 from 42 overs but lost wickets at alarming regularity throughout their innings and were eventually all out  for 89.

Unfortunately, tonight (Friday’s) Junior Practice has had to be cancelled due to a waterlogged outfield.

Greenmount were involved in a high-scoring clash at the Log Cabin on Sunday but ultimately were defeated by strong visitors Clitheroe.

A mammoth  635 runs were scored between the two sides – a total that proved to be the second-highest ever in a Lancashire League match.

Clitheroe won the toss and elected to bat, running up 341 for six which is the highest score of the season to date.

Opener Ali Ross was their top scorer with 122 and he put on 119 for the first wicket with Thomas Lord (63).

Also playing their part in the run-fest were Charlie Dewhurst (69 not out), Jack Dewhurst (43) and Kyle O’Connor (22). For the Mount, professional Chesney Hughes took 3 for 65.

Chasing such a challenging total was always going to be a tall order for the villagers but they fell a tantalising 29 runs short of what would have been an incredible win.

Leading the way was Andy Kerr who hit 67 (six fours), Hughes (62 with five sixes and two fours), Matt Donnelly (54 with eight fours and a six), Evan Williams (44) and Tom Heaton (42) as the Mount finished on 312 for 9.

Meanwhile, at Rawtenstall, Greenmount’s second team inflicted a crushing defeat on the home side’s second eleven.

The Valley club won the toss and chose to bat but were dismissed for 93 in 31 overs.

Dan Stevens’s five wicket haul was the cream of the Mount bowling. Max Birtwistle took 2 for 19, while Richard Catterall, Oliver Dixon and Andy McGuiness each took a victim apiece.

The Greenmount run chase proved to be something of a stroll as the openers Jake Chadwick (63 not out) and Henry Dickinson (21 not out) saw them home in 18.1 overs for a ten-wicket victory.

Greenmount bowed out of the JW Lees 20-20 competition for 2022 following an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of local rivals Ramsbottom on Friday evening.

The Mount won the toss, chose to bat, and put on 167 for 7 from their 20 overs. Professional Chesney Hughes top scored for the villagers, hitting 48 including two sixes and six fours, while Tom Heaton scored 38 and Mo Ashfaq 24.

That total proved to be easy meat for the Rammy lads who were ably led by their skipper Kieren Grimshaw who was unbeaten on 72.

Brad Fielding (29), Jake Walker (25) and professional  Sen Muthusamy – who was unbeaten on 36 –  saw them comfortably home for the loss of two wickets with more than three overs to spare.

Keeping up a Greenmount tradition of brothers representing the club is Noah Birtwistle who has been selected for the Lancashire Under-12 team following the success of his sibling Max.

Noah, currently at St Gabriel’s School, Bury and was unlucky last season when he got through his first Lancashire trial only to break his collarbone playing football.

He missed half the campaign but rounded it off in style by captaining the Lancashire Junior League inter-league side before winning both the batting and bowling awards.

Following that success he was selected for the winter training program with Lancashire and then was selected for the team for this summer season following the two stage trial during May.

It’s normal opening hours this week: Monday to Thursday 4pm to 11pm, Friday 2pm to 11pm and Saturday and Sunday 12 noon till 11pm, and 10.30pm, respectively. 

Danny will be serving food:

Friday and Saturday 10am to 8.30pm 

Sunday. 10am to 6pm

Cricket

There is T20 action on Friday when the first team travel to our near neighbours Ramsbottom, with a 6pm start.

The first eleven are at home on Sunday to Clitheroe, while on the same day the second team are away to Rawtenstall. 

On Saturday the third team entertain Accrington at the Log Cabin.

All games start at 1pm and any support would be greatly appreciated 

The coming week’s cask ales will be a selection from Fyne Ales, Bowland, Ilkley, Ossett and Saltaire.

Thank you for your continued support

Greenmount’s first eleven picked up their third league victory of the Lancashire League Division One campaign with a closely fought one wicket triumph at Middleton on Sunday.

Skipper Ryan Senior won the toss and elected to put the Towncroft side in to bat and they duly put on 185 for 9 from their rain-reduced 47 overs.

Keelan Shipley (64) and skipper James Price (57) led the way with the bat for Middleton with Evan Williams’s 4 for 35 from nine overs the pick of the Greenmount bowling.

The Mount looked to be cruising to victory in their reply as Williams (43) and professional Chesney Hughes (32) put on 83 for the first wicket.

But something of a partial collapse saw the villagers reduced to 98 for five and gave the home side some encouragement.

But they reckoned without the depth of the Greenmount batting and Ryan Senior (38), Matty Donnelly (26) and Andy McGuinness (21 not out) each played a crucial part as the lads got over the line on the last ball of the game.

On Friday evening the firsts got off to a great start in the JWL MPA T20 competition with another nail-biting victory, this time at Littleborough.

The Hare Hill side batted first and ran up a challenging total of 182 for 2 from their allotted overs.

Chris Schofield hit an unbeaten 73 and enjoyed a third wicket partnership of 104 with Ryan Miskella (49 not out).

Key man for the Mount in their reply was paid man Hughes who blasted 87 from only 37 balls including seven sixes and four fours. He was ably assisted by Williams who hit 56 (two sixes and four fours) as they reached their target on the last ball of the game.

The only other match at the weekend involved the second team who went down to Middleton’s second string at the Log Cabin on Sunday.

Middleton won the toss and elected to bat putting on 225 for 9 from their 45 overs, however, at 1 for 2 that score looked a million miles away.

Opener Matt Lee top scored for the visitors with 53, while both Joel Harris and Tristan Hoban each hit 40.

Skipper Oliver Dixon and Ryan Edge both took three wickets for the Mount while Dan Stevens helped himself to a brace.

The Greenmount reply fell 36 runs short with the batting plaudits going to Kieran Edwards who hit six fours and two sixes in his 51 while Chris Sherrington and Dan Stevens scored 25 and 20 respectively.

Greenmount first eleven bounced back to form in fine style on Saturday when they stunned league leaders Lowerhouse with a convincing eight-wicket triumph at the Log Cabin.

Billed as a top v bottom clash, the Mount looked anything but the early-season strugglers their league position suggested, in a game that ought to breed confidence for the coming weeks.

The visitors won the toss and decided to bat but they were soon in trouble as their first five batsmen were back in the clubhouse with the score on a paltry 30.

Excellent tight bowling and sharp fielding from Greenmount ensured that wickets fell with regularity throughout the Lowerhouse innings and they eventually slumped to 104 all out in 38.1 overs.

Callum Hunter was the pick of the Greenmount attack with 4 for 28 from his 12.1 overs while Matthew Senior (2 for 21 from seven), Muhammad Ashfaq (2 for 14 from four), Lewis Dove (1 for 14 from seven) and Andy McGuinness (1 for 10 from four) were also among the wickets.

In reply, the villagers were on 40 when the first wicket fell – that of professional Chesney Hughes – who hit a six and three fours in his 24.

But sensible batting from fellow opener Jack Harrison (20) and a season’s best innings from Tom Heaton (41 not out) including two sixes and four fours, eased the Mount closer to their target and with the threat of rain the only concern, Heaton and skipper Ryan Senior saw the lads over the line in 26 overs.

The second eleven went down to a nine-wicket defeat when they travelled to East Lancashire on Sunday.

Put into bat by the home side the Mount put on 163 for 9 from their 45 overs but it could have been a lot worse as they were on only 74 when their sixth wicket fell.

Skipper Oliver Dixon top-scored with an unbeaten 33 while there were useful middle order knocks from Alex Bullen (22) and Bruce Gardner (21).

Chasing a revised total of 145 there was no stopping East Lancs who cruised to victory in 22.4 overs mainly thanks to a sterling knock from Usman Gani who hit three sixes and eleven fours in his 78.

The third eleven travelled to Accrington on Saturday and enjoyed a 12-run victory.

Captain Mark Crowther won the toss and elected to bat then saw his side run up 161 for 8 from their 40 overs.

Chris Sherrington hit an unbeaten 53 for the villagers while Crowther himself scored 40.

The Greenmount total proved to be too much for Accrington who fell a dozen runs short of success.

Henry Dickinson led the way with the ball with 4 for 28 from his 6.3 overs with Ryan Edge picking up two wickets and one apiece for Steven Addleton, Ewan Malone and Leigh Dickinson.

Congratulations to Greenmount’s Matthew Senior who has been selected to captain the Lancashire Junior League’s Under-18 inter-league side to take on Wigan Junior League.

The 50-over clash, to be held at Lowerhouse Cricket Club, will take place on Bank Holiday Thursday, June 2nd, WP 10.30am.

Greenmount’s first eleven went down to yet another heavy defeat on Sunday when they travelled to Haslingden in Lancashire League Division One.

The stark realisation of just what a competitive step up it is from the second division was again there for all to see as the Bentgate side – who came up with the Mount as champions – triumphed by a crushing 160 runs.

The home side won the toss and elected to bat – a decision that paid rich dividends as they put on a total of 297 for 4 from their 50 overs.

The lion’s share of that total went to professional Sehan Weerasinghe who was unbeaten on 115 and put on an impressive 208 third wicket partnership with Leighton Friend (118).

The Greenmount reply was woefully inadequate with only paid man Chesney Hughes (74 not out) showing any kind of batting form, although Matty Donnelly (15) and Sam Greenhalgh (12) at least joined him on double figures.

The defeat sees the Mount sitting bottom of the League One table after five of the division’s tougher fixtures and it will be hoped that, in the coming weeks, skipper Ryan Senior can rally the lads to begin picking up the points that will give the table a more respectable look.

At the Log Cabin meanwhile, the second eleven picked up a well-earned two-wicket victory when Church were the visitors in a closely fought clash.

Church won the toss and chose to bat, putting on a total of 174 all out. Pick of the Greenmount bowlers was Kieran Edwards who helped himself to four victims for 27 runs while there was a brace apiece for Rick Catterall and Alex Bullen.

In the Mount reply, opener Jake Chadwick took the plaudits with a knock of 68 which included three sixes and ten fours.

Yet as 130 for 4 slumped to 170 for 8 the result was somewhat in the balance but a ninth wicket partnership between Bruce Gardner (12 not out) and skipper Oliver Dixon (3 not out) steadied the ship and saw the villagers home in 30.4 overs.

On Saturday the third team travelled to Lowerhouse fourths and enjoyed a convincing 154 run victory.

A superb unbeaten innings of 117 from Wes Young, that included five sixes and eleven fours, ably assisted by skipper Mark Crowther who was unbeaten on 80, saw the Mount post a total of 262 for 2 from their 40 overs.

Openers Nigel Franklin and Edward Dickinson had earlier hit 27 and 16 respectively before the 189 third wicket partnership came to the crease.

That total was always going to be too much for the Lowerhouse side that lost wickets regularly throughout the innings, eventually finishing 108 all out in 19 overs.

With the ball Ryan Edge took 3 for 15, while there were two wickets for Sam Woolley and Steven Addleton.