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Kearsley's stalwart fan dies, 76

10:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

LOCAL cricket is mourning the loss of one of its most loyal servants and supporters, Bernard “Sam” Potter, who has died suddenly at the age of 76.

Chapple hails maiden century from Aggers

9:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

ANDREA Agathangelou completed a maiden LV=County Championship hundred for Lancashire during a rainy second day against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl yesterday.

Anthony Axford Bolton Association: Unpredictable Edgworth at the crossroads

9:00am Friday 24th May 2013

EDGWORTH’S league position suggests they could be described as predictable.

Anthony Axford Bolton League: Bridge skipper laying foundations for future

9:00am Friday 24th May 2013

NEW Astley Bridge captain Simon Entwistle has refused to sound the alarm bells despite his side’s difficult start to the season.

Former Radcliffe bowler Stephen Parry targets leading Lancashire role

9:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

FORMER Radcliffe bowler Stephen Parry is hoping to force his way into Lancashire’s Championship side after starring for the Red Rose in limited overs cricket. The left-arm spinner says he will not rest easy after taking a career best 5-17 to underpin a nail-biting victory over Surrey, the second best List A figures in the club’s history. “Any chance I have to play first-team cricket, I really need to do well because the competition for spin at the club is healthy,” said the 27-year-old. “When you get the chance, you really need to make the most of it.” Parry is Lancashire’s number one spinner in limited overs cricket, but, despite the recent departure of Gary Keedy in the summer, he is still behind Simon Kerrigan in the Championship pecking order.

Dislocated finger rules Paul Horton out for six weeks

9:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

LANCASHIRE opener Paul Horton has been ruled out of action for up to six weeks with a dislocated finger on his right hand.

JUNIOR CRICKET: Bolton Under-11s aiming for league kick-start

8:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

BOLTON Under-11s continue their Lancashire Schools’ Merit League season today with a trip to face Trafford at Stretford. The local juniors lost their opening game against a strong Wigan side by nine wickets after being bowled out for just 56. The top two in each division of the league will go forward to compete in the district knockout competition – the Bob Hurst Rosebowl – later in the season.

Watkinson recalls 'raw recruit' Anderson

10:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

MIKE Watkinson has hailed Jimmy Anderson’s development from a raw fast bowler to one of the world’s best.

BOLTON LEAGUE: Saeed has six appeal as Bradshaw go top

9:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

BRADSHAW stormed back to the top of the table on Sunday with a blistering century from pro Saeed Anwar Jnr.

CROSS CUP: Filkins stars for Elton in champions' opener

7:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

CROSS Cup holders Elton began the defence of their crown with a 45-run defeat of Darcy Lever in a low-scoring encounter at Leigh Road on Sunday following the previous day’s virtual washout of the Association programme.

Flixton make most of the bad weather

10:00am Monday 20th May 2013

FLIXTON took full advantage as rain almost obliterated the local cricket programme at the weekend to go top of the Bolton Association table.

Bolton Association can boast a rich history... and the odd shake-up

6:20am Sunday 19th May 2013

NICK CHAMBERLAIN begins a new fortnightly series of columns on the Bolton Association by looking back at how organised cricket started in Bolton 125 years ago

Lancs batsman wary of Keedy know-how

10:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

LANCASHIRE know they will have their work cut out dealing with former team-mate Gary Keedy in tomorrow’s Yorkshire Bank 40 clash with Surrey at Emirates Old Trafford.

Anderson joins legends with 300th wicket

8:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

JIMMY Anderson became only the fourth Englishman to reach 300 Test wickets at Lord’s yesterday.

BOLTON LEAGUE: Westhoughton's battling recovery would make St George proud

8:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

THE revival of Westhoughton’s fortunes looks, on the surface, to be of Lazarus proportions.

BOLTON LEAGUE: 20/20 quarter-final draw

6:08pm Friday 17th May 2013

THE draw has been made for the Dixon Air-Conditioning 20/20 quarter-finals, which will be played at Westhoughton and Bradshaw on Monday, May 27.

Moores hails spirit of his Lancashire squad

9:00am Friday 17th May 2013

A QUARTER of the LV= County Championship season has gone and Lancashire are already on course for promotion from Division Two.

Anthony Axford Bolton League: No panic yet at Greenmount

8:00am Friday 17th May 2013

GREENMOUNT’S intended early-season charge to win back the league title from Farnworth has so far not gone to plan, but captain Mark Stewart is not panicking just yet.

Anthony Axford Bolton Association: Reasons to be cheerful at Little Hulton

8:00am Friday 17th May 2013

LITTLE Hulton captain Darren Mullineux believes his side could be back challenging for honours this season.

Kabir Ali set for long-awaited Lancashire debut

9:30am Wednesday 15th May 2013

KABIR Ali is edging closer to his Lancashire debut having missed the start of the season through injury.

Unhappy Lancashire return for Mahmood

7:00am Tuesday 14th May 2013

SAJID Mahmood’s first return to his former Lancashire home as a visiting player will not be one he forgets in a hurry – unfortunately, for the wrong reasons.

Anthony Axford Bolton League: Bradshaw toppled in last-ball drama

10:00am Monday 13th May 2013

LEAGUE leaders Bradshaw relinquished top spot after their unbeaten start to the season was ended by a dramatic two-wicket defeat at home to Egerton.

Anthony Axford Bolton Association: Atherton storm to top

10:00am Monday 13th May 2013

ATHERTON stormed to the top of the table with a fourth win in five games on a day when the weather played a hand in the outcome of a number of matches.

Lancashire beat Essex in last-over thriller at Emirates Old Trafford

6:48pm Friday 10th May 2013

LANCASHIRE pulled off another stunning LV= County Championship win when all looked lost today as they beat Essex by three wickets with one ball to spare at Emirates Old Trafford.

BOLTON ASSOCIATION

1:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

DAISY Hill hope their flying start could prove to be difference as they aim to go one better than last season.

BOLTON LEAGUE: Brad's a 'shaw' thing after making step up

1:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

TONY Kelly makes no apologies about pulling for the underdog in tomorrow’s FA Cup final.

Croft's form with bat is Lancashire silver lining

9:00am Friday 10th May 2013

THERE has not been much to cheer about Lancashire’s batting during their last two LV= County Championship matches against Glamorgan at Colwyn Bay and Essex at Emirates Old Trafford, which heads into its final day today.

Lancashire face uphill battle at Old Trafford

7:00am Thursday 9th May 2013

LANCASHIRE suffered first-innings batting problems for the second successive LV= County Championship match yesterday as Essex seized control after two days at Emirates Old Trafford.

Young Bolton talent have a chance - LCB

12:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

LANCASHIRE Cricket Board performance manager Steve Titchard believes the opportunities are better than ever for outstanding young cricketers in Bolton to play for the county’s junior representative teams.

Procter wickets give Lancs the upper hand

7:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

LUKE Procter’s four wickets, including the prized scalp of England captain Alastair Cook, put Lancashire on top after yesterday’s opening day of their LV= County Championship match against Essex.

Amjad Khan is gr-eight as Daisy Hill set pace on top

7:20am Tuesday 7th May 2013

DAISY Hill are the early-season pace-setters at the top of the league after a weekend’s winning double.

BOLTON ASSOCIATION: Ward to rescue as Elton recover to tie

1:00pm Monday 6th May 2013

THERE was last-over drama at Elton where the hosts tied with Flixton on Saturday.

BOLTON LEAGUE: Bradshaw put champions to sword by 161 runs

12:00pm Monday 6th May 2013

CHAMPIONS Farnworth crashed to their second straight defeat – by a whopping 161 runs – at home to in-form Bradshaw.

Red Rose out to atone for semi blow

9:00am Monday 6th May 2013

BUOYANT Lancashire begin their Yorkshire Bank 40 campaign against Durham Dynamos at Emirates Old Trafford today desperate to make up for the disappointment of last season’s semi-final exit.

BOLTON LEAGUE: Horwich put their faith in Singapore sling

9:00am Saturday 4th May 2013

ANISH Param will make Bolton League history today when he becomes the first ever player from Singapore to take to the field in the competition’s 83-year history.

Lancs bowlers storm back to blitz Glamorgan

7:40am Saturday 4th May 2013

Lancashire pulled off an amazing first win of the LV= County Championship season against Glamorgan at Colwyn Bay last night thanks to Simon Kerrigan and Glen Chapple.

Jason Swift says Bangladesh players will come to Bolton League

2:20pm Friday 3rd May 2013

JASON Swift believes a number of current Bangladeshi internationals will come to play league cricket in Bolton and throughout Lancashire in the coming summers after finishing a two-year spell as their assistant coach.

Darcy Lever determined to bounce back after tough start

11:10am Friday 3rd May 2013

DARCY Lever captain Alex Lee believes his side is capable of bouncing back from their huge defeat to Flixton in their last game.

I can't promise hundreds every match, says Little Lever ace Younis

10:20am Friday 3rd May 2013

FATE, as well as the hard-hitting talents of Kamran Younis, lent Little Lever a hand as they shocked Farnworth on the opening day of the season last Saturday.

Sixes fest as Little Lever’s big hitter smashes double century

1:20pm Monday 29th April 2013

KAMRAN Younis made a sensational debut for Little Lever, smashing a double century to hit defending champions Farnworth for six – 18 of them in fact – at Victory Road as the new season opened with a bang.

Spin king Trevor Caine is Edgworth hero

7:50am Monday 29th April 2013

TREVOR Caine was the unlikely hero of Edgworth’s 23-run victory over Golborne on Saturday.

BOLTON ASSOCIATION: Adlington take a reality check after near miss

9:00am Friday 26th April 2013

ADLINGTON captain Chris Mulligan admits his side will find it difficult to improve on last season’s title near miss.

BOLTON LEAGUE: Ins and outs for 2013

8:00am Friday 26th April 2013

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BOLTON LEAGUE: Champions Farnworth set sights on cup glory

7:00am Friday 26th April 2013

CHAMPIONS Farnworth are gunning for a repeat success this season, but hope to battle it out on more than one front.

Six-hitting Lancashire starlet Clark fired by a previous near miss

7:00am Friday 26th April 2013

JORDAN Clark was a relieved man after hitting his sixth six in an over for Lancashire’s second XI earlier this week because he did not want to miss out on achieving the feat for a second time in three months.

Six-hitter Jordan Clark makes history for Lancashire second XI

8:00am Thursday 25th April 2013

LANCASHIRE youngster Jordan Clark became the first Englishman to hit six sixes in an over of professional cricket in the second XI clash at Yorkshire yesterday.

New boys Bury in winning opening

12:00pm Monday 22nd April 2013

BOLTON Association newcomers Bury enjoyed a winning start to their season, overcoming Astley and Tyldesley by 45 runs at Radcliffe Road.

Katich swayed by Moores factor

10:00am Monday 22nd April 2013

SIMON Katich says the opportunity to work with coach Peter Moores again convinced him to swap Hampshire for Lancashire ahead of this summer.

Brown settles into top-order routine

8:00am Saturday 20th April 2013

KARL Brown was always confident of winning the battle for a top order place in Lancashire’s LV= County Championship side.

Deane and Derby 10/10

8:00am Saturday 20th April 2013

ENTRIES are being taken for the Deane and Derby Cricket Social Club 10/10 overs hard ball cricket competition.

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