The seconds finally recaptured their form with the bat with an excellent run chase at Clifton on Sunday. It was a heartening performance as they chased down 200 at Manchester Road and put behind them the misery of the past few games that has seen them lose their position at the top of the CLL Click here for more ….
Heywood seconds’ championship charge suffered a blow at Walsden on Sunday. In a rain-affected match, Heywood could only manage 94-8 off 22 overs after losing a crucial toss and being invited to bat by the home side. This proved to be about 20 runs too short for a home side used to chasing down any Click here for more ….
Heywood under-18s eased through to the quarter-finals of the Taylor Cup as they cruised past Oldham at Crimble last night. The young Pollards side were no match for a Heywood team bolstered by the late addition of Scott Jones and Dom Fawcett, who were initially supposed to be playing Festival cricket. Heywood posted a total Click here for more ….
In weeks and months to come, Heywood seconds’ victory at Middleton could be the seminal moment of the season. If, and it’s a big if still, Roger Smethurst’s side become the first Heywood second team to win the title since 1984, a win against the odds against one of their biggest rivals may be the Click here for more ….
Heywood under-18s continued to show they are the team to beat as they chalked up another comfortable victory, at home to Walsden last night. Batting first, Heywood made a total of 103-2, then bowled out a gallant Walsden side for 74. Star of the show for Heywood was all-rounder Joe Lovell. On a wicket that Click here for more ….
Oldham were at the centre of Hurricane Humza at the Pollards last night. Heywood’s talented paceman Humza Naeem claimed the extraordinary figures of 8-9 off five overs as the club’s under-18s bowled out Oldham for just 15 runs, winning by the incredible margin of 127 runs. And it that wasn’t amazing enough, all eight of Click here for more ….
Heywood under-18s finally enjoyed some good weather as they made light work of a good Royton side at Crimble last night. Captain Andy Dawson led the way with the ball, his hostile five overs yielding the excellent figures of 4-9. He was backed up by an equally frugal spell of 0-8 off five overs from Click here for more ….
Heywood CC’s third team put on a fine all-round team performance to beat Bolton and continue their hold on top spot in the Manchester and District League Division Three. They posted an intimidating total of 176 off their 45 overs at Crimble, and then in light rain that bucked the trend across the rest of Click here for more ….
Roger Smethurst’s seconds showed strength of character to win through to the last eight of the Burton Cup in a remarkable match at Clifton on Sunday. Clifton were 114-0 chasing Heywood’s total of 171 – but that was in the 43rd over leaving them 57 to get off more than a run a ball. That Click here for more ….
Heywood CC under-18s were way too powerful for a disappointing Middleton side on Wednesday at Crimble. Middleton were disappointing in so much as they could only muster nine men, which is unusual for a club of Middleton’s calibre. The visitors were dismissed for 68 off the final ball of the innings. There were two wickets Click here for more ….
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