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Fixtures announced as first Pennine League gets underway in April

Tony Bugby February 16, 2016

jPs-ik8uTHERE IS a sense summer is on the way when cricket fixtures for the new season are released.

And it will be extra special for the Saddleworth clubs as the newly-formed Pennine League gets off the ground in April.

After 116 years of history and tradition, the Saddleworth and District Cricket League is no more as a merger with the Central Lancashire Cricket League has created a new two-division league.

It is part of a restructuring of league cricket in the area with the Greater Manchester League also formed.

The top four finishers in the Saddleworth League in 2015 – champions Saddleworth, Greenfield, Austerlands and Glodwick – have claimed places in the 12-strong premier division of the Premier League.

Moorside, Micklehurst, Uppermill and Friarmere, meanwhile, will be among the clubs that will play in the championship.

There will also be a special match on Saturday, April 23 to launch the Pennine League involving the CLL and Saddleworth League champions as Norden will play Saddleworth at a venue still to be decided.

PREMIER DIVISION  

Start times: 12.30 pm in April; 1pm May 1 to August 20 inclusive; 12.30pm to end of August except T20 finals day at 10.30am; noon in September.                                                                                                                                                                    

Saturday April 23: Inaugural match (friendly fixture) Norden v Saddleworth (venue to be confirmed)                                                                                               

Sunday April 24: Austerlands v Greenfield; Crompton v Middleton; Glodwick v Littleborough; Royton v Norden; Saddleworth v Rochdale; Walsden v Monton & Weaste.

Saturday April 30: Greenfield v Crompton; Littleborough v Saddleworth; Middleton v Glodwick, Monton & Weaste v Austerlands, Norden v Walsden; Rochdale v Royton;

Sunday May 1: Austerlands v Norden; Crompton v Monton & Weaste; Glodwick v Greenfield; Littleborough v Middleton; Saddleworth v Royton; Walsden v Rochdale.

Saturday May 7: Greenfield v Littleborough; Middleton v Saddleworth; Monton & Weaste v Glodwick; Norden v Crompton; Rochdale v Austerlands; Royton v Walsden.

Sunday May 8: Wood Cup, preliminary round (Burton Cup 2nd XI vice versa) also ECB Cup. Walsden v Werneth; Uppermill  v  Hollinwood; Rochdale v Micklehurst; Ashton v Middleton; Friarmere v Shaw; Milnrow v Oldham; Royton v Crompton; Heyside v Stayley

Byes:  Austerlands, Glodwick, Greenfield, Littleborough, Monton & Weaste, Moorside, Norden, Saddleworth.

Saturday May 14: Austerlands v Royton; Crompton v Rochdale; Glodwick v Norden; Littleborough v Monton & Weaste; Middleton v Greenfield; Saddleworth v Walsden.

Sunday May 15: Reserve day Wood Cup, Burton Cup, preliminary round.

Saturday May 21: Greenfield v Saddleworth; Monton & Weaste v Middleton; Norden v Littleborough; Rochdale v Glodwick; Royton v Crompton; Walsden v Austerlands.

Sunday May 22:   LCB Cup, first round. Moorfield v Littleborough; Glodwick v Formby; Farnworth v Austerlands; Denton St Lawrence v Saddleworth; Swinton Moorside v Norden; Irlam v Moorside; Greenfield  v Prestwich; Monton & Weaste  v Great Eccleston; Bye:  Walsden.

Saturday  May 28: Austerlands v Saddleworth; Crompton v Walsden; Glodwick v Royton; Greenfield v  Monton & Weaste; Littleborough v Rochdale; Middleton v Norden

Sunday  May 29: Wood Cup, first round (Burton Cup 2nd XI vice versa): Norden v Monton & Weaste; Greenfield v Uppermill or Hollinwood; Ashton or Middleton v Littleborough; Heyside or Stayley v Austerlands; Friarmere or Shaw v Moorside; Saddleworth v Glodwick; Walsden or Werneth v Royton or Crompton; Rochdale or Micklehurst v Milnrow or Oldham.

Bank Holiday Monday May 30: Reserve day Wood Cup, Burton Cup, first round.

Friday June 3: T 20 Competition Match 1. Group A: Monton & Weaste v Moorside; Heyside v Stayley; Norden v Micklehurst. Group B: Milnrow v Royton; Glodwick v Crompton; Hollinwood v Ashton. Group C: Walsden v Werneth, Littleborough v Saddleworth; Shaw v Middleton. Group D: Oldham v Greenfield; Uppermill v Friarmere; Rochdale v Austerlands.

Saturday  June 4: Austerlands v Crompton; Norden v Greenfield; Rochdale v Middleton; Royton v Littleborough; Saddleworth v Monton & Weaste; Walsden v Glodwick

Sunday June 5: Readers Inter League Trophy   (Group B), round one. Seniors: Greater Manchester League v Pennine League (venue to be confirmed); Colts: Pennine League v Greater Manchester League (venue to be confirmed).

Friday June 10: T20 Competition Match 2. Group A: Stayley v Monton & Weaste; Micklehurst v Moorside; Norden v Heyside. Group B: Crompton v Milnrow, Ashton v Royton; Hollinwood v Glodwick. Group C: Saddleworth v Walsden, Middleton v Werneth; Shaw v Littleborough. Group D: Friarmere v Oldham, Austerlands v Greenfield; Rochdale v Uppermill.

Saturday  June 11: Crompton v Saddleworth; Glodwick v Austerlands; Greenfield v Rochdale; Littleborough v Walsden; Middleton v Royton; Monton & Weaste v Norden.

Sunday June 12: LCB Cup, second round.

Friday June 17: T 20 Competition Match 3. Group A: Monton & Weaste v Micklehurst; Stayley v Norden, Moorside v Heyside. Group B: Milnrow v Ashton; Crompton v Hollinwood; Royton v Glodwick. Group C: Walsden v Middleton, Saddleworth v Shaw, Werneth v Littleborough. Group D: Oldham v Austerlands; Friarmere v Rochdale; Greenfield v Uppermill.

Saturday June 18: Austerlands v Littleborough; Crompton v Glodwick; Rochdale v Monton & Weaste; Royton v Greenfield; Saddleworth v Norden; Walsden v Middleton.

Sunday June 19: Tanner Cup, Moore Cup, first round also ECB Cup.

Saturday June  25: Glodwick v Saddleworth; Greenfield v Walsden; Littleborough v Crompton; Middleton v Austerlands; Monton & Weaste v Royton; Norden v Rochdale.

Sunday June 26: Wood Cup, Tanner Cup, Burton Cup, Moore Cup, second round.

Friday July 1: T20 Competition Match 4. Group A: Norden v Monton & Weaste; Micklehurst v Heyside; Moorside v Stayley. Group B: Hollinwood v Milnrow; Ashton v Glodwick; Royton v Crompton. Group C: Shaw v Walsden, Middleton v Littleborough; Werneth v Saddleworth. Group D: Rochdale v Oldham; Austerlands v Uppermill; Greenfield v Friarmere.

Saturday July 2: Littleborough v Glodwick; Middleton v Crompton; Greenfield v Austerlands; Monton & Weaste v Walsden; Norden v Royton; Rochdale v Saddleworth.

Sunday July 3: LCB Cup, third round.

Friday July 8: T 20 Competition Match 5. Group A: Heyside v Monton & Weaste; Moorside v Norden, Micklehurst v Stayley. Group B: Glodwick v Milnrow; Royton v Hollinwood; Ashton v Crompton. Group C: Littleborough v Walsden, Werneth v Shaw; Middleton v Saddleworth. Group D: Uppermill v Oldham; Greenfield v Rochdale; Austerlands v Friarmere.

Saturday July 9: Austerlands v Monton & Weaste; Crompton v Greenfield; Glodwick v Middleton; Royton v Rochdale; Saddleworth v Littleborough; Walsden v Norden.

Sunday July 10: Readers Inter League Trophy, second round. Seniors:  Possibly vacant, fixture to be confirmed.  Liverpool Competition v round one losers. Colts: Pennine League v Bolton League (confirmed fixture, venue to be decided).

Friday July 15:  T 20 quarter finals (top two from each of four groups, group winners at home).

Saturday July 16: Middleton v Littleborough; Greenfield v Glodwick; Monton & Weaste v Crompton; Norden v Austerlands; Rochdale v Walsden; Royton v Saddleworth.

Sunday July 17:  Wood Cup, Tanner Cup, Burton Cup, Moore Cup semi finals.

Saturday July 23: Austerlands v Rochdale; Crompton v Norden; Glodwick v Monton & Weaste; Littleborough v Greenfield; Saddleworth v Middleton; Walsden v Royton.

Sunday July 24: LCB Cup quarter finals

Saturday July 30: Greenfield v Middleton; Monton & Weaste v Littleborough; Norden v Glodwick; Rochdale v Crompton; Royton v Austerlands; Walsden v Saddleworth.

Sunday July 31: Burton Cup, Moore Cup finals, also ECB Cup.

Saturday  August 6: Austerlands v Walsden; Crompton v  Royton; Glodwick v Rochdale; Littleborough v Norden; Middleton v Monton & Weaste; Saddleworth v Greenfield.

Sunday August 7: Wood Cup final.

Saturday August 13: Monton & Weaste v Greenfield; Norden v Middleton; Rochdale v Littleborough; Royton v Glodwick; Saddleworth v Austerlands; Walsden v Crompton.

Sunday August 14: Tanner Cup final, also Readers Inter League Trophy semi final. Seniors: Fixture to be confirmed. Colts:  Liverpool Competition v Pennine League (venue to be confirmed).

Saturday August 20: Crompton v Austerlands; Glodwick v Walsden; Greenfield v Norden; Littleborough v  Royton; Middleton v Rochdale; Monton & Weaste v Saddleworth.

Sunday August 21: T 20 Finals Day semi finals and final. (venue to be decided), also LCB Cup, semi-finals.

Saturday August 27: Austerlands v Glodwick; Norden v Monton & Weaste; Rochdale v Greenfield; Royton v  Middleton; Walsden v Littleborough; Saddleworth v Crompton.

Sunday August 28: Reserve day Wood Cup, Tanner Cup finals.

Bank Holiday Monday August 29: Readers Inter League Trophy final.

Saturday September 3: Glodwick v Crompton; Greenfield v Royton; Littleborough v Austerlands; Middleton v Walsden; Monton & Weaste v Rochdale; Norden v Saddleworth.

Sunday September 4: Reserve day Burton Cup, Moore Cup finals (noon start).

Saturday September 10: Austerlands v Middleton; Crompton v Littleborough; Rochdale v Norden; Royton v  Monton & Weaste; Saddleworth v Glodwick; Walsden v Greenfield.

Sunday September 11: LCB Cup final.

Saturday September 17: Play-off match 3rd place promotion/relegation.

Sunday September 18: Reserve day play-off match.