Images by Saddleworth Independent SADDLEWORTH’S cricketing community is in mourning following the death of legendary figure Cec Wright. The 92-year-old, who retired from Uppermill Cricket…
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125 years of Greenfield cricket celebrated – with more to come
GREENFIELD has celebrated having 125 years of cricket as its club is already looking to the future. Not bad for somewhere that could have been…
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Ben Stokes returns for the defence of ICC Cricket World Cup
WITH their defence of the ICC Cricket World Cup on the horizon, England has named a provisional 15-man squad to take to India for the…
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Prodigal son Walker returns to Friarmere CC
FRIARMERE Cricket Club has welcomed back one of its own as Nathan Walker has returned to West View. The wicket keeper/batsman left to join neighbours…
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Greenfield Cricket Club aims for the top with new signing and key retention
GREENFIELD Cricket Club has announced two signings ahead of the 2023 season – and the aim is clear. Aim for the top. Brad Woolley will…
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Friarmere win premier place
FRIARMERE’S promotion to the Greater Manchester Cricket League’s premier two represents one of the most extraordinary cricketing stories of recent times. Before a ball had…
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Austin stars but cricket team falls short
DESPITE a valiant knock of 49 runs from Austin Lees, Saddleworth School’s Year 7 cricket team failed to reach the Oldham schools’ final. Saddleworth suffered…
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Batting duo star in cricket win
THE Saddleworth School Year 8 cricket team progressed to the semi-finals of the Oldham Schools’ Cup with a five-wicket victory against Oasis Academy in sweltering…
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Paul to head cricket club’s junior programme
GREENFIELD Cricket Club has appointed Paul Connolly as its new head of junior development. Paul was previously a member of the Oldham Cricket Development Group…
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Nine-wicket haul for Gary in one-off loan appearance
GARY Pemberton claimed a best-ever return of nine wickets for 15 runs in a one-off appearance for Springhead’s fourth team. The 51-year-old, who usually plays…
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Former West Indies captain pays tribute to ‘my great friend’ Sonny Ramadhin
FORMER West Indies captain Rohan Kanhai has paid his own personal tribute to “my great friend” Sonny Ramadhin. Kanhai, 86, described Sonny, with whom he…
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Greats of the game and the local cricket family’s farewell to legend Sonny Ramadhin
WEST Indies cricketing greats Clive Lloyd and Rohan Kanhai were among the mourners at the funeral of Sonny Ramadhin. Local cricket was also well represented…
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West Indies great Sonny Ramadhin dies aged 92
WEST Indies cricketing great Sonny Ramadhin, who was later professional at Delph, has died aged 92 following a short illness. Sonny, who lived in Delph,…
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Greenfield sign Irfan Rafiq as club’s overseas cricketer
GREENFIELD Cricket Club has signed Pakistani top-order batsman/wicketkeeper Irfan Rafiq as their overseas player. Irfan is the younger brother of Imran Rafiq who had a…
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Cameron the sporting all-rounder
CAMERON Mason is best known for being one of the top goalkeepers in non-league football. But the 25-year-old from Grotton is an all-rounder and excels…
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West Indies great Sonny Ramadhin still watching
SONNY Ramadhin’s love for cricket remains as intense as in 1950 when he was a member of the West Indies team which recorded their first-ever…
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Manchester Money helps support young Oldham cricketers
THE development of two young cricketers from Oldham – Friarmere’s Adam Anjum and Aadam Ali from Crompton – is being aided after both were awarded…
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Serial winner Gary Pemberton retires from cricket aged 50
GARY Pemberton, one of the most decorated players in local cricket, has announced his retirement from the game at the age of 50. Delph’s second…
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Craig Ramadhin reaches 50 not out
FRIAREMERE cricketer Craig Ramadhin has reached a landmark after completing 50 consecutive seasons playing for the club. Though Craig has reached the age of 65…
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‘John Holden Lounge’ named in honour of stalwart club steward
A STALWART steward who has dedicated nearly four decades to Dobcross Band and Social Club has had the recently refurbished bar area named in his…
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Tributes to larger-than-life local cricketer Nigel Heap
NIGEL Heap, a larger-than-life local cricketer, has died at the age of 70 following a battle against cancer. A formidable all-rounder, Nigel spent 44 years…
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Teenage captain Xander delivers cricket orders to dad
TEENAGER Xander Selby found himself in the unusual position of captaining a Delph cricket team that included dad Jon. It happened in Delph’s win at…
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Berry adds to list of centuries
CRICKETER Mark Berry, Greenfield’s second-team captain, scored an early-season century. It came in the annual friendly for the North West Over-40s against Lancashire Over-60s. Berry,…
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Cricket’s a generation game for the Mulkeen family
HOWZAT for a cricketing hat-trick, three generations of the Mulkeen family turning out in the same game. The feat happened for Springhead’s first team in…
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Greenfield pack punch by signing Muhammad Ali
GREENFIELD have added some punch to their side by signing Muhammad Ali as their overseas player for the forthcoming Greater Manchester Cricket League, premier division…
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Friarmere Cricket Club may switch leagues
FRIARMERE are considering their future in the ‘elitist’ Greater Manchester Cricket League and a permanent move back to Yorkshire. Gary Kershaw, club secretary and treasurer,…
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Seven decades not out: Mike Dunkerley celebrates cricket career
NOTHING appeared extraordinary when Mike Dunkerley recently turned out to play for Greenfield Cricket Club’s newly formed fourth team against Whalley Range. Grasscroft-based Mike, however,…
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Local sporting ‘gentleman’ Eddie Bayliss dies after short illness
EDDIE Bayliss, a well-known and highly respected local sporting figure, has died aged 83 in a nursing home in Chadderton following a short illness. He…
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Cricket campaigns hit for six by coronavirus outbreak
BEST-LAID plans by local clubs for the Greater Manchester Cricket League campaign have been hit for six by the coronavirus outbreak. If and when a…
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John leads England to Grey Ashes victory down under
A CRICKETER with Saddleworth links recently captained England to a triumph in Australia. John Foster, who was raised in Grasscroft and played for the juniors…
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Australians head to Greenfield for landmark fixture
GREENFIELD Cricket Club has been chosen to host a groundbreaking fixture between a touring Australian girls’ squad and Lancashire’s regional development centre side. Newcastle City…
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Funeral arrangements made for Former Lancashire cricketer Geoff Clayton
The funeral of former Lancashire cricketer, Geoff Clayton will take place at St Thomas Church, Delph on Monday 15th October at 12noon, followed by a…
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Roger gives his approval to Greenfield’s new bench mark
THE Tanner family has been synonymous with cricket in Greenfield and Saddleworth for more than a century. So there was no better person than Roger…
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Greenfield girls in smart new cricket kit thanks to Molly Maid
GREENFIELD U12s girls’ cricket team is ready for action in their new kit thanks to sponsorship from a kind-hearted local company. Molly Maid, which provides…
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