News
2nd May roundup (3 May 2011)
The 2nd XI saw off Barrow in a high scoring game with just4 balls remaining at teh Ernest Pass. Valuable contributions from Darlington and Owen were backed up by a good all round performance. The 1st XI were 2 wickets short of defeating Barrow at Stanley Park after being put into bat by Chris D'Leny. Blackpool reached 219-8 from their 50 overs, 87 from Alex Smith the highlight. For a more detailed roundup please click here for the Play Cricket site.
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Saturday 30th April (1 May 2011)
A good day for the 1st XI, winning by 33 runs at Chorley. Mick Moores report is here and the scorecard can also be found on the 1st XI page. The second XI didnt fare so well, losing by 4 wickets at home to Chorley.
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Saturday 23rd April (24 April)
A good day for the 1st and 2nd XI both coming out easy winners over kendal. The first XI who had Cameron Delport as the sub pro won by 6 wickets chasing down 170 with 10 overs to spare. The 2nd XI chasing another meagre total won easily by 7 wickets, scorecards are now online.
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Bonus Ball - Week 2 ( 24 April)
Paul Danson, Captain Fantastic himself wins this week bonus ball, number 10. See page for more details.
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Bonus Ball '49' Club (21 April)
This years 49 club based on the National Lottery bonus Ball has now started, there are still a few spare numbers available, contact Danno if you are interested, it is £1 per week with the winner receiving £20. To check results and check who has what number please visit the bonus ball page. Another reminder also that BCC are holding a race night on Friday 29th April at BCC, all welcome.
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Team Selection now online (20 April)
This weeks 1st and 2nd XI selection is now available here. the 1st Xi sub pro this weeks is South African Cameron Delport an opening batsmen who plays for teh Eagles back home.
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Weekend Roundup 16th April (17th April)
The 1st XI got off to a losing start (report here from mick Moore)chasing a meagre 88 to win they were bowled out for 80. The 2nd Xi fared much better completing an easy 7 wicket win. For scorecards please see go to the 1st XI and 2nd XI pages
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Race Night 29th April (13th April)
BCC are holding a race night on Friday 29th April. All proceeds will go towards ground improvements. Tickets will be available from Greg Anderton shortly at the club.
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Team Selection for Sat April 16th (April 13th)
Team selection is now online for this Saturdays Northern League openers against Lancaster. The 2nd XI are at home this week. Last weekend the 1st Xi recorded an easy victory over Todmorden on Sunday, in Saturday the 2nd XI took on BAC/EE Preston of the Palace Shield and were beaten by 13 runs. To view the selection click here.
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Delayed arrival for Professional (April 13th)
2011 professional Con de Lange has delayed his arrival to the UK due a back problem. He is due to arrive at the beginning of May and is expected to miss the first 3 weeks of the season.
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Match Fees and Travelling Expenses 2011 (April 6th 2011)
The Executive Committee have now approved the recommendations of the Finance Committee regarding the following:-
Match Fees
The match fees for the Season 2011 are:-
Adults £5.00
Juniors (Under 17’s) £3.00
Travelling expenses of 20p per mile will be paid to members of the Third, Fourth and Sunday
XI’s who use their cars to travel to away matches provided they have a full car of players and kit bags.
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Junior Summer Practice Dates (6th April 2011)
Please see the juniors page for details on this years practice sessions. Click here for the Juniors page.
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Pre-Season Friendlies (3rd April 2011)
There will be 3 pre-season friendlies taking place this weekend in the build up to the first league game on April 16th. The fixtures are listed below:
1st XI - Saturday: Whalley (A), Sunday: Todmorden (H)
2nd XI - BAC/EE Preston (H) ALL 1PM STARTS
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New signings announced (20 March 2011)
Blackpool have announced the signings of two new players to the first team squad. Stephen Twist has joined from St Annes CC after much speculation. Twisty is a proven allrounder, a top order batsmen and very useful left arm seam bowler. He will add experience and quality to the squad. Toby Lester has also joined from Fylde CC, Toby is a Lancashire Academy player who bowls left arm seam at a lively pace. Andy Hogarth has left the club to join BAC/EE Preston of the Palace Shield. For the updated player profiles for 2011 see the 1st XI page here.
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Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities (20 March 2011)
As the new season approaches Blackpool Cricket Club are looking for potential sponsors and are offering great advertising opportunities for local businesses. If you are looking to get your business noticed please take a look at what we can offer you here.
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Wireless Update (17 March 2011)
Unfortunately due to theft, BCC are unable to proivide Wireless Internet access as previously advertised at this moment in time.
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Room Hire and Catering (17 February 2011)
If you are looking for a function room for an upcoming special event look no further than Blackpool Cricket Club. Please visit our page to find out more details. To download a booking form and to see our latest caternig menus please visit this page.
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New Professional Announced for 2011 season ( 1 February 2011)
Blackpool CC have announced the signing of South African Con De Lange. Con is a left arm spin bowler and middle order batsmen. His career statistics can be viewed here http://www.espncricinfo.com/sss-09/content/player/44851.html
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Free Wi-FI at BCC (1 February 2011)
You can now enjoy free wireless internet at Blackpool Cricket Club. Simply make a purchase at the bar and ask for thw wireless internet key. Happy surfing.
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Fixtures for 2011 (8 January)
2011 provisional 1st XI and 2nd XI fixtures are now online, visit the 1st XI and 2nd XI page. Archived results from 2010 are now available via the fixtures page.
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Kit for 2011 (8 January)
Rick and Sam are now taking orders for Kit for 2011. Deadline is Saturday 12th February for orders and all Kit MUST be padi for up front or it will not be ordered. For more details visit the Kit page here
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Senior Winter Practice (8 January 2011)
Senior Winter Practice begins on Saturday 29th January at King Edward School, St Annes.
Saturday mornings 29th January to 2nd April 2011
Times are from 10.30 until 1pm, the session will be split into 2, more details will follow.
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Junior Winter Practice (6 January 2011)
Junior Winter Practice will begin on Monday the 31st January 2011 at Hodgson High School, Moorland Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7EU, tel 882815. Details below: All Junior members are encouraged to come along.
Mondays from 31st January to 4th April 2011
Under 11's 6.00pm to 7.30pm
|| Under 15's 7.30pm to 9.00pm
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Xmas Eve and New years Eve Party at BCC (25 November 2010)
Please see our events page for details on this years Xmas Eve and New Years Eve party. You will also find details on our loyalty raffle, re-launch of Food at BCC, Christmas Lunch on the 12th December and a 5 course New Years Eve Dinner.
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Loyalty Raffle (25 November 2010)
To enter this years loyalty raffle simply visit BCC and buy a drink. You will be given a raffle ticket for our yearly loyalty raffle drawn on XMAS EVE, top prize is £50.
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Food returns to BCC (25 November 2010)
On Sunday the 5th December BCC will be launching its new menu. We have a new chef, Sarah and she will be introducing some new dishes to go with the old favourites.If you come along in a party of 4 and all order a main course you will recieve a complimentary bottle of wine. Food will be served at the following times during the winter months: Friday 6pm-9pm, Saturday and Sunday 3pm-7.30pm.
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BCC Bon Fire Night (3 November 2010)
A reminder that the annual BCC Bon Fire and Firework display takes place from 5pm on Friday the 5th November at BCC. Entry is £3 adults, £2 children and £10 family ticket 2 adults and up to 4 children. There will be entertainment and refreshments available along with the main event. Bon Fire will be lit around 7.30pm and Firewaorks are scheduled for 8pm.
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Lucky 7's first winner of the season (3 November 2010)
We have our first lucky winner of the Lucky 7. Andy Lomax from Blackpool Victoria Hospital IT dept correctly predicted 7 results from last weekends Premier League games and took home £340. The prize pot has been reset to £50. Entries are £1 per line and can be done in the bar or by contacting Martin Lamb.
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Lucky 7 now at £340 (26th October)
The lucky 7 competition prize is now at £340!! All you need to do is correctly predict 7 results from this weekends football. £1 to enter, for more details contact Martin Lamb or e-mail BCC here.
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Croft Picked for England ( 10th October)
Steven Croft has been rewarded for consistent One Day performances this season by being selected for England in the Hong Kong Sixes Competition. http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/buttler-set-for-sixes-extravaganza,312194,EN.html
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Bon Fire Night - Friday 5th November (5th October)
Prices will be the same as last year £3 adults; £2 children; £10 for a family ticket (2 adults and up to 4 children). Pay at door on the night.Gates will open at 5pm There will be a fun fair,music, burgers and selection of usual stalls hot dogs etc.
Start time: bonfire lit at 7.30 with firework display approx 8.15.
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Seasons Photos courtesy of Richard travis Photography (4th October)
To see a selection of action pictures from this year go to our photo gallery
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Every Blackpool FC game to be shown live at BCC (30th September)
BCC have obtained the rights to show Blackpool FC's games for 2010/11 season LIVE. The clubhouse will be open to all memeber to watch the games starting with this Sunday's mouthwatering game against Liverpool. Any non-members of the club can join for a reduced rate of £5, this will gain you guaranteed access for the rest of the season. for more details here.
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BCC Senior Presentation Evening and Dinner - Friday 22nd October 7PM (22nd September)
This year Senior presentation will be held at BCC and will a more formal evening, starting with a sit down meal and followed by presentation and a live band. This is open for all Senior players, their partners and other club members. Dress code is smart and tickets will likely be a bargain £7. No excuse not to attend. Keep checking the events page for more details in the coming days.
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Volunteers needed to help with the Ground/Square (22nd September 2010)
We are looking for volunteers to help repair the square and surrounding areas of the ground on Saturday the 2nd October and Sunday 3rd October. if you are willing to give up some time please come down, there is plenty to do.
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BCC Family Fun Day 19th September 2010 (11th September)
Another reminder about a great day planned in aid of Brian House. There will be plenty of activities as well as a number of great bands playing throughout the day. 12.30 - 1.30 The Dead Beats |1.45 - 2.30 Gatorville | 2.45 - 3.15 The 55’s |3.30 – 4.00 The Underachievers | 4.15 - 4.45 Rupert Fabulous| 5.00 - 5.30 The Jeps | 5.45 - 6.15 2056 | 6.30 – 7.00 Monster Squad | 7.15 – 8.00 The Good Machine | 8.15 - 9.00 The Heat | For the poster and more details click here
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1st XI game off (11th September)
The 1st XI game at Morecambe has been called off early Saturday morning.
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BCC 6 a-side (6th September 2010)
The Steven Kennedy trophy was taken by The Mercenaries (Steve Mercer, Sam Owen, Andy Armstrong, Luke Smith, Joel Watson and Callum Hitchon, defeating The Stanley Park Gladiators (Kev Reid, John Mounsey, John Caunce, Chris Pickles, Mike Pile and Ben Howarth) in the final. For Pictures, results and information on the day please visit the page here
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Saturday Roundup (5th September 2010)
Blackpool's 1st XI romped to a 12 point, 9 wicket victory over Darwen, Gleeson 6-24 and Furniss 4-19 did the damage, the game finished at 2.43! The 2nd XI also had a convincing win and look like securing runners up spot in Division 2. The 3rd eleven lost to Great Ecc 3rd Eleven but the 4th XI won again (5 out of 6) against Grimsargh 2nds. As usual all scorecards are available via the teams individual pages ann Mick Moores report on the 1st XI game can be found here.
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BCC Family Fun Day - 19th Spetember (2 Sept 2010)
A reminder that BCC will hosting a Family Fun day with lots of things going on including, 8 live bands and a display by the Red Arrows. For more information you can download the poster here or visit the events page.
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6 a-side Competition (29th August 2010)
The draw has been made for the 6-a-side teams and the format has been decided. All details including the rules can be found here.
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Junior Practice Sessions (29th August)
Junior practice session on Monday evening have now finished for the 2010 season, this upcoming Friday is the last session of the season.
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1st XI Batting And Bowling Averages up to date (24 August 2010)
Current Batting and Bowling averages for 2010 are up to date inlcuding more information and including cup and Twenty 20 games. Leading the way batting wise is Steven Croft with 110.67 from 3 games, Richard Gleeson is next with 32.2. Bowling wise Skipper Danson leads the way averaging 13 from 13 wickets, next is Steven Croft with 13 from 7 wickets. Fielding wise Rob Sisson has 33 victims, Pro Nimesh Perera has taken 15 catches.
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Saturday 21st August Roundup (22 August 2010)
Blackpool Pro Nimesh Perera has finally found some bowling form taking his league wicket tally from 11 to 18 with fugures of 7-20 against Preston on Saturday. Blackpool won the toss and decided to bat on an under prepared track and and outfield that looked more like a cow field than a cricket ground. Blackpool made 112 in 50 tedious overs. Ultra low bounce coupled with uncut grass in the outfield making it impossible to score fluently. Preston in reply were looking good until Perera came into the attack ruthlessly mopping up the middle and lower order. Rick Gleeson bolwed through to take 2 wickets including the key wicket of Preston Pro Bilal Asad. The 2nd XI had a more comfortable win, posting 205 for 6 (Outram 56) Preston were never in the game being bowled out for 95 for an early finish. The 3rd XI won easily by 6 wickets bolwing New Longton out for 77, John 'double ard' Caunce finishing whith remarkable figures of 6-4 off 8 overs. The 4th XI received a walkover after Charnock Richard could not raise a side. Dont forget all interested senior players 6 -a-side competition on the 5th September, get your name down before the 28th August to enter.
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BCC 6-a-side - Sunday 5th September (20 August 2010)
BCC will be holding a 6-a-side tournament for all member on the 5th September. For more see the events page.
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Selection for Saturday 21st August online (17 August 2010)
To view this weeks selection for the senior teams click here
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Saturday 14th August Roundup - Clean Sweep for senior teams (15 august 2010)
All 4 senior teams notched up a victory on Saturday. The 4th XI secured a 52 run victory over Penwortham 4th XI. 14 year old Matty Houston scoring his first century (107). Old timer Martin Lamb collected 3 wickets. The 3rd XI saw off Freckleton 2nd XI by 22 runs, Nick Wall star of the show with 69 and 4-4 off 9 overs. The 2nd XI won easily At St Annes with Ross Parker and Kev reid combining with 5 wickets each to bowl St Annes out for 100. Craig Outram top scored with 38 not out. The 1st XI outplayed St Annes and came out 8 wicket victors with 14 overs to spare. A good crowd including a vocal (some would say mouthy women) contingent from St Annes saw Blackpool bowl out St Annes for 158, a great fielding performance and 3 wickets for Steven Croft. Blackpool were never in trouble despite St Annes pro yet Dinuka Heitterachhi (98 wickets this year) once again bowling unchanged . Blackpool picked off the bowling with ease, Croft ending on 94 and Mounsey unbeaten on 58 at the end.
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Website Update (12 August 2010)
1st XI batting and 1st XIBowling league averages are now up to date. Player profiles for the 1st team are now online and can be found here
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Selection 14th August (12 August 2010)
Team selection is available online now here. Steven Croft will play for Blackpool 1st XI against St Annes, Andy Hogarth is away on holiday.
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Weekend Roundup 7th/8th August 2010 (9th August 2010)
The 1st XI went out of the league cup semi final in a tense game at Darwen. Needing 29 off the last 3 overs Darwen reached their target with 7 balls remaining after taking 19 from the penultimate over. The previous day Blackpool had to settle for a draw at Kendal after falling short by 23 runs after losing 6 vital overs to rain during their innings. The 2nd XI played Kendal twice in 2 days came out on top on Saturday at home but went down by 52 runs on Sunday at Kendal. The 3rd XI continued their inconsistent form after losing to BAC Preston 2nd XI. The 4th XI also went down to South Shore 3rd team. For all scorecards of the weekend games visit the fixture/results pages of the repsective teams. For Mick Moores match report on Kendal v Blackpool 1st XI click here.
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BCC Jumpers available (28 July 2010)
Blackpool Cricket Club Playing Jumpers are available to buy. For details contact Richard Gleeson or see him at the club on training nights. Long Sleeve - Microfleece £15 | Eyedroplet £25 | Sleeveless Pullovers - Microfleece £10 | Eyedroplet £20
For details contact Richard Gleeson or see him at the club on training nights. Richard Gleeson, Tel. 07773589760, Email. rgleeson87@hotmail.co.uk
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BCC Cricket Summer Camps this August (28 July 2010)
Aged 13 – 17 years old and looking for something to do during the summer holidays? We are holding a 3 day summer camp from 10am till 3pm on august 10, 11 & 12 costing £30 for the three days of coaching. Activities will include Video analysis, bowling machines, cricket specific SAQ, fielding drills, fully qualified and guest coaches, self analysis, goal setting, net practice, batting and bowling drills and practice. Click here for more details. Also Available One to One coaching, for more info visit the junior section.
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Weekend Roundup (26 July 2010)
On saturday the weather played a major part in both divisions of the Northern Premier League with only 2 games completed in total. One of them was our 2nd XI who overcame Carnforth just before the rain came down by 6 wickets. Craig Outram (40) and Prash Aga (25 no) saw Blackpool home after Ross Parker had taken 6 wickets. The 3rd XI managed a full game and almost hung on for a draw at Gregson Lane but were finally bowled out with the penultimate ball. The 4th XI were called off. After manged just 28 overs on Saturday before the rain came the 1st XI travelled to Preston for Twenty20 finals day. In the first game Blackpool overcame the hosts by 4 wickets with Andy Furniss seeing Blackpool home chasing 94 for victory, Furniss was 50 not out off 53 balls. Blackpool then met Netherfield in the final and were asked to bat after losing the toss. Blackpool made a below par 98 but fielded and bowled well to take the game into the last over with Netherfield requiring 6 to win, Jon Huck hit the first 2 balls of Hogarths over for 4 to win the cup for Netherfield.
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T20 Finals Day Reminder (23 July 2010)
A reminder that Blackpool take part in the leagues Twenty20 finals day, this year hosted by Preston CC. Blackpool play in the first semi final at 11 am against Preston. The final will take place at 5pm.
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1st XI Averages Updated (23 July 2010)
1st XI Batting and Bowling league averages are now up to date online. For batting click here, and bowling here
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Saturday Roundup (18th July 2010)
The 4th XI were the only victors from the senior sides this weekend. They beat New Longton 3rd XI by 10 runs. The 1st XI who had Lancashire's Steven Croft in the ranks made 202-6 in their 50 overs, Lelyand in reply were 35-3 but 17 year old Nathan McDonnell scored 14 off 3 balls in the last over to secure the win with 1 ball unused. Steven Croft had earlier scored 108 and Andy Furniss had contributed a quickfire 36. The second XI at one stage were 10-7 but managed something of a recovery to muster 64 all out. Leyland knocked them off quickly for the loss of 1 wicket. The 3rd XI lost to Norcross 2nd XI. All scorecards are online and available from the individual team pages.
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Croft to make 2nd appearance of the season (14 July 2010)
Lancashire star Steven Croft has made himself available for Saturday game at home to Leyland and will
take his place in the side. Croft's availability is a big boost for BCC ahead fo their must win game
against top of the league Leyland.
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Sunday Roundup (11 July 2010)
The 1st XI progressed comfortably to the semi final of the league cup with a 33 run win over Barrow. They will now play Darwen on the 8th August for a place in the final.John Mounsey top scrored with 64 and Andy Furniss made 62 out of 190-5. The second XI lost in Barrow after being bowled out for a poultry 65. Form more details visit the fixtures page. The Sunday XI overcame Thornton Cleveleys in the Palace Shield Sunday Division 1.
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Saturday Roundup (10 July 2010)
The 1st Team travelled to Netherfield to find a waterlogged square and the match was abandoned by 2pm. The 2nd XI avoided the worst of the weather and beat Netherfield by 4 wickets. Craig Brown (66 not out)rescuing Pool who were in trouble at 40-5 chasing 141 for victory. Earlier The wickets were shared out between the bowlers, Kev Reid with 3, Ross Parker taking 2 and Andy Hogarth with 2. Sunday see's the 2nds make the journey to Barrow for the 2nd round of the cup with the first team taking on Barrow at Stanley Park with a 2pm start. The 3rd XI narrowly lost and the 4th team went down to a second defeat in as many weeks to Whittle-le-Woods.
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Photos from Blackpool v Chorley (7 July 2010)
Photos from Blackpool v Chorley on the 3rd July are on the website now here.Pictures provided courtesy of Richard Travis, local photographer.
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Saturday Roundup ( 3 July 2010)
Blackpool's 1st XI won convincingly by 10 wickets at home to Chorley, Alex Smith follwing on from his 121 no last week ended 73 no and John Mounsey 57. Rick Gleeson had earlier taken 4-31 off 17 overs ably backed up by 17 year old Mikey Tidmas 3-27. For the match report click here and the scorecard is now online on the 1st XI page. Good news for the 2nd XI too as they recorded a 15 point win at Chorley, Ross Aprker taking 6 wickets for Blackpool, Veteran Adrian Darlington led the way with 55 in the Balckpool innings. Blackpool lie 4th now in Division 1 and 2 and are well set for a title challenge in both divisions. Disappointing for the 3rd XI as they went down to Walton-le-Dale 1st XI by 118 runs ending a good run of results.
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Blackpool progress in Twenty20 (2 July 2010)
Blackpool overcame Fleetwood in a tight contest on Thursday evening by 7 wickets to progress to Finals Day on the 25th July at Preston Cricket Club. John Mounsey batted through for 71 not out. Blackpool will play in the first semi final at 11am on Finals day against hosts Preston. The final should we progress will take place at 5pm. match report and scorecard can be found on the 1stXI fixtures page.
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Twenty 20 decider on Thursday evening at BCC (27 June 2010)
Blackpool take on Fleetwood in a winner takes all clash for a place at T20 finals day on the 25th July. The game will begin around 6pm, the bar will be open and food will be available from the pavillion
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Weekend Roundup (27th June 2010)
A disappointing weekend for the first team as they lost their first game in the league for 2 months, comprehensively beaten by Morecambe by 7 wickets. On sunday they also went out of the National Knockout to Liverpool Comp side Northern in a tight game. For scorecards and match reports visit the 1st XI page. The 2nd's didn't fair much better losing by 73 runs at Morecambe. Scorecard for this game is online and can be accessed by the 2nd XI results and fixtures page. Better news as both the 3rd and 4th team kept up good runs by beating South Shore 2nd's and South Shore 3rds respectively. For the scorecards visit the 3rd XI page and 4th XI pages.
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Twenty20 at Stanley Park this Tuesday (12 June 2010)
BCC hosts its first T20 game of the season against St Annes this Tuesday. It will be a 6pm start, the Bar will be open and food available
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Saturday 12th June round up (12 June 2010)
With one eye on the upcoming England game against the USA all our senior teams completed early victories. Starting with the youthful 4th XI who completed a great victory over Grimsargh 2nd XI. Martin Pickles steering the youngsters through with 83. The 3rd XI completed a remarkable victory by 10 wickets over Harris Park 1st XI. Vish Naik did the damage with the ball with 4-26. In reply to Harris Park's 159-8 Blackpool romped home in just 16.5 overs. Craig Brown with an unbeaten 85 and Jarred Bain 68 no. The 2nd XI completed an early victory over Lancaster, Lancaster bowled out in 38 overs, Kev Reid 4-31, Ross Parker 3-49. Blackpool got home with Prash Aga 36 and Harrison Clark 34 the main contributers. The 1st XI posted 206-6 at Lune rd, John Mounsey (55)and Alex Smith (41) putting on 86 for the opeing stand, Pro Nimesh Perera contributing a brisk 59. In reply 17 year old Mike Tidmas took 5-19 in a great spell of bowling including Pro Roy Silva. Blackpool bowling Lancaster out for 129. Match report courtesy of Mick here.
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Start times brought forward this Saturday (9 June 2010)
All games involving senior teams will start at 12.30 this Saturday because of England's first World Cup Group Game.
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Its a Knockout photos online ( 8 June 2010)
Click here for a selection of photos from the It's a Knockout day at BCC in May
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3rd XI match report v New Longton now online ( 8 June 2010)
Match report now online courtesy of Ed Mahon. Always a good read, to go straight there click here
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BCC Progress easily in the National ( 6 June 2010)
Blackpool overcame Fulwood & broughton in the second round of the national with a 5 wickets win. Match report now online here.
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Fleetwood and Preston 1st XI match report now online ( 5 June 2010)
Match report from the fiery Bank Holiday Derby and Blackpool's victory over Preston now online, click here for Fleetwood and click here for Preston.
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Great Day for Senior sides (5 June 2010)
A great day for senior sides today as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd team all record great victories. In the 1st team game at Stanley Park once again the game was won the hard way. BCC bowled Preston out for 128 in 43 overs (Mercer 3-18, Gleeson 3-68, Hogarth 2-27). In reply Blackpool were 9-3 and 58-6 but a superb 63 not out for Micheal 'Bash' Moore and 24 Not out from man of the moment Andy Hogarth saw Blackpool Home. Preston professional Bilal Asad took all 7 Blackpool wickets. In the 2nd divsion blackpool recorded an easy victory over Preston, Nick 'Knocker' Wall with 52. Blackpool bowled Preston out with Mike Tidmas once again claiming five wickets with 5-24. The 3rd XI are finding their feet now and are now unbeaten in 3, they beat New Longton 2nd XI by 2 wickets. Luke 'loved up' Melville was the bowling hero with 5-37. Blackpool passed the target of 135 with Luke Smith and Jarred bain making significant contributions. Scorecards are on the indivdual team pages with match reports to follow.
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Coach trip to Fulwood and Broughton (National Knockout 2nd Rd) - Sun 6th June ( 1 June 2010)
BCC are running a coach to the 2nd Round game at Fulwood and Broughton on Sunday. Full details have not been finalised as yet, it is likely the price will be £4 - £6 and the coach will be leaving around 11am. For more details please contact Martin Lamb or Sam Owen on 07805667965.
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1st XI win exciting encounter at Fleetwood by 2 wickets (1 June 2010)
Blackpool came off best in a fiesty local derby against Fleetwood. Fleetwood posted 155-9 in their 50 overs with Steve Mercer taking 3-46, Richard Gleeson 2-43. Rob Sissons put in another great performance with 4 victims. Blackpool started the reply badly going at less than 2 an over for the first 25 overs. Some good contributions from Andy Furniss (22), Paul Danson (26), Bash Moore (21) and Prash Aga (14) got Blackpool in contention. With tempers flared Andy Hogarth saw Pool home with a superb 30 not out ably supported by Richard Gleeson 12 not out, ending the game with 1 over to spare and 2 wickets with a straight 6 and a pulled 4 off Aussie quick bowler Ryan Smith. For the scorecard and impending match report click here.
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2nd XI win easily against Fleetwood (1 June 2010)
The second XI recorded another impressive victory over Fleetwood on Bank holiday Monday winning by 77 runs. Sam Owen ending 50 not out and Nick Wall just falling short on 49. In reply Fleetwood were never in the game and fell well short, Michael Tidmas again showing his potential with 5-19. For the full report click here.
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3rd XI win in Crabtree Cup (1 June 2010)
The 3rd XI got off the mark for the season with a win in the Crabtree Cup over New Longton 3rd XI. Veteran bowler Martin Lamb doing the main damage with 4-16 off his 8. Luke Melville weighed in with 3 wickets. Blackpool batting first posted 197-7 with Gurman Bains contributing 71 Not out and Craig Brown 65.
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Blackpool beat Fleetwood in first T20 game (28 May 2010)
Blackpool convincingly saw off Fleetwood at Broadwater in the 1st T20 match of the season. For the full match report click here.
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Lancashire 2nd XI at Stanley Park this week (24 May 2010)
Lancashire 2nd XI entertain Warwickshire at Stanley Park on Tuesday in the 2nd XI trophy. The game will begin at 11am. Following that there will be a 3 day game starting Wednesday also against Warwickshire in the 2nd XI Championship.Each day begins at 11am.
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1st XI make it 5 in a row (23 May 2010)
1st XI beat Kendal by 31 runs in another great victory at Stanley park to make it 5 wins in a row propelling them to 3rd in the league. Pro Nimesh Perera contributed 58 in Blackpool's 191-7, Kendal were then bowled out for 160 with 2 balls to spare, Gleeson 5-51, Mercer 5-46. Match report here. Meanwhile the 2nd XI game was postponed until later in the season due to Blackpool's triumphant win at Wembley. The 3rd XI were not allowed to postpone by the 'flexible' Palace Shield comittee so put out a scratch side and were soundly beaten by BAC/EE Preston.
Richard Gleeson 5-51 | Steve Mercer 5-46 | Nimesh Perera (Pro) 58
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