Cricket

Dan Pickup’s Burnley can’t get too comfortable just yet in the Lancashire League.

Joe Root has every right to be optimistic “special commodity” James Anderson can stick around to keep helping England win Test matches after his nine wickets at Lord’s overwhelmed India.

Ramsbottom Cup winning Padiham skipper Kevin Hitchon doesn’t feel it necessary to issue a rallying cry to his players in their battle for survival.

Ben Heap was a teenager still earning his stripes when Lowerhouse won the Worsley Cup for the first time in their history 14 years ago.

Kevin Hitchon spoke of his immense pride after joining a select group of people to captain Padiham to success.

Lowerhouse captain Ben Heap struggled to keep his emotions in check during a thrilling win in the Worsley Cup final against rivals Burnley.

Burnley skipper Dan Pickup hopes his side’s recent pedigree will work in their favour in the Worsley Cup Final at Lowerhouse on Sunday.

When he led Lowerhouse out at Old Trafford last year, captain Ben Heap thought that would take some topping.

Padiham captain Kevin Hitchon admits it has “been too long” since the club last won silverware.

Burnley captain Dan Pickup is eagerly anticipating the “ultimate test” when they take on unbeaten Lancashire League leaders Walsden.

Lifting the Ramsbottom Cup for a second time would be the highlight of Padiham captain Kevin Hitchon’s career.

Padiham will take on Settle in the final of the Ramsbottom Cup following an impressive seven-wicket win over Ribblesdale Wanderers at the Arbories.

They don’t get much bigger than this for Padiham Cricket Club.

The “Battle of Burnley” will be an even greater spectacle with the Worsley Cup on the line, says Turf Moor skipper Dan Pickup.

Lowerhouse secretary Frank Entwistle has vowed to take the spectacle of the Worsley Cup final to a “totally different level”.

Read’s invitation to Twenty20 Finals Day was torn to shreds after Brinscall came out on top to win by three wickets at School Lane.

For the first time in Lancashire League history both Burnley and Lowerhouse will compete in the Worsley Cup final.

Dan Pickup can’t remember a time when Burnley had so much on the line in a single weekend.

Lowerhouse could be without talismanic professional Ockert Erasmus for the remainder of the campaign after the South African ruptured his Achilles in a Twenty20 match.