It's not often I'm penning my column anywhere exotic and while I'm not exactly writing this from a beach in Bali, we are celebrating my wife Lesley's birthday in a Air B'n'B by a Scottish Loch and...

The Under 15s take on unbeaten Division 1 side East Lancs in the LJL Under 15s Cup Final at The iMEP Arena on Wednesday. The Under 15s reached the final by beating Darwen last Wednesday having...

Accrington Cricket Club is excited to announce that Jurie Snyman has re-signed as Professional for the 2026 & 2027 season. Jurie continues his great form and currently has 789 runs at 65.8, including...

It's been some week/weekend for cricket with Monday's bonus half-hour of Test number five a magnificent example of why cricket is the highest form of human endeavour and achievement, narrowly pipping...

Professional Jurie Snyman hit an unbeaten 78 to lead Accrington to a 6 wicket win over bottom club East Lancs in a 42 overs a-side game at The iMEP Arena. Snyman hit ten fours and three sixes in his...

There are a few advantages of getting older. Increased wisdom, an odd pension payment here and there and kids old enough that you don't have to run them round anywhere or turn up for every last...

Professional Jacques Snyman took a league best 7-24 to help Division 2 leaders Greenmount to a maximum points win over next to bottom club Accrington. Four of Snyman's victims were clean bowled. A...

It had to happen some time, I guess, even in this blessed summer. A complete Sunday wash-out. Bacup away, a ground I love to visit, is one of my longest treks, living halfway between Preston and...

When I began my career in journalism at age 36 thirty long years ago I was paired up with a flamboyant character at the Chorley Guardian named John Downes. John was a striking looking lad, always...

Hello Duckworth-Lewis my old friend. I don't really want to keep banging on about this on here but sometimes i think it causes more confusion than it allays. On Saturday at Earby my game was delayed...

I've kind of known former East Lancs, Rishton, Accrington, Church....former everyone, really....man John Seedle for the best part of 50 years now but until Sunday night after Accy's game at Great...

I just missed it.   The picture which would have perfectly summed up the varying priorities of those involved in league cricket on a rainy day in Lancashire. On the boundary edge of the iMEP Arena...

I kind of get Duckworth-Lewis, put together by far cleverer people than me, as applied to first class cricket. Virtually everyone in the pro game can bat well these days, the era of the Courtney...