Lancashire Cricket Board: Under 13 (Boys) XI Season 2012

Under 13 (Boys) XI Season 2012
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John Heaton on 14/06/2012 11:29:00


Under 13 (Boys) XI Season 2012
The following players have been selected for the Under 13 squad for the coming
season. They begin their ECB campaign with a match away against Durham on June
13th. This is followed by a further six ECB 40 Over Cup fixtures before the team
heads off to Kings College, Taunton for their Festival which begins on August
12th. The Sunday following that Festival sees the final ECB Cup game against
Yorkshire at Sefton Park CC. There are no National Finals for this age group,
Players
Will SHUTTLEWORTH Capt. (Sharples HS & Eagley CC)
Tom BILLINGTON (Rivington & Blackrod HS & Horwich CC)
Ross BRETHERTON (Balshaws HS & Leyland CC)
Taylor CORNALL (Arnold School & Thornton Cleveleys CC)
Connor DE’ATH (St. Ambrose College & Flixton CC)
Dominic GOWERS (Tottington HS & Elton CC)
James HOWARD (Saddleworth School & Saddleworth CC)
Tom LAWSON (Q.E.G.S., Blackburn & Burnley CC)
James PARK-JOHNSON
Cameron McCULLOUGH (Rainford Tech. Coll. & Rainford CC)
Sam OLDHAM (Balshaws HS & Leyland CC)
Matthew SHORROCKS (St Peter’s HS & Wigan CC)
Cameron SMITH (Leyland St. Mary’s & Leyland CC)
Fixtures:-
(All matches begin at 1.00pm except where shown)
Friendly
Thursday 7 June v STAFFORDSHIRE at STRETFORD CC
STAFFORDSHIRE 122 (Oldham 5-15)
Match Abandoned
The weather brought an early end to this opening friendly after Sam Jackson had
an excellent start to his 2012 county season.
ECB 40 Overs Cup
Thursday 14 June v DURHAM at Whitburn CC
LANCASHIRE 163 for 9 (McCullough 34)
DURHAM 141 (Oldham 6-19)
Lancashire won by 22 runs
The Under 13’s won their opening ECB 40 Overs Cup match away at Whitburn.
After scoring 163 for 9 with Cameron McCullough top scorer with 34, Sam Jackson
continued his outstanding start to the season with six wickets for just 19 runs
out of a Durham total of 141.
Thursday 21 June v NORTHUMBERLAND at HASLINGDEN CC
Match Abandoned
Sunday  8 July v NOTTINGHAMSHIRE at Calverton CC
Match Abandoned
Thursday 12 July v DERBYSHIRE at LEIGH CC
DERBYSHIRE 126 for 8 (Oldham 3-17)
LANCASHIRE 107 for 9
Derbyshire won by 19 runs
Lancashire returned to action after almost a month without a game in reasonable
conditions at Leigh. They restricted Derbyshire to 126 from their 40 overs with
Sam Oldham again in the wickets. Unfortunately our batsmen found it difficult to
push the score along and we fell 19 runs behind at the end.
Thursday 19 July v CUMBRIA at EAST LANCS CC
Match Abandoned
Sunday 29 July v LINCOLNSHIRE at Hibaldstow CC
LINCOLNSHIRE 75 for 9
LANCASHIRE 76 for 2 (Butt 46*)
Lancashire won by 8 wkts
An easy victory for Lancashire after Lincolnshire struggled to post a decent
score. Osman Butt blasted them away with 46 runs in little time.
Sunday 5 August v CHESHIRE at Styal CC
LANCASHIRE 132 for 9 (Billington 51)
CHESHIRE 115 (Park-Johnson 3-11)
Lancashire won by 17 runs
The Under 13’s continued their good run with this victory over Cheshire at
Styal. Tom Billington top scored with 51 runs and James Park-Johnson took three
wickets. There remains just one more ECB Cup match against Yorkshire following
the team’s week down in Taunton.
Remaining Fixtures
Sun 19 August v Yorkshire at Sefton Park CC
UNDER 13 COUNTY FESTIVAL at KINGS COLLEGE, TAUNTON
Mon 13 August v Worcestershire on Pitch 5
Tue 14 August v Devon on Pitch 6
Wed 15 August v Hampshire on Pitch 1
Thur 16 August v Cumbria on Pitch 3
Fri 17 August v Surrey on Pitch 4
UNDER 13 DEVELOPMENT SQUAD
In 2012 we have introduced an Under 13 Development Squad team which will play
one friendly against Yorkshire and then travel to Brighton for a week-long
Festival organised by Sussex CCC and Sport Arabia. Two of the teams involved
come from Sharjah and Abu Dhabi in the Emirates.
Players
Matthew ATKINSON (Chetwynd School & Netherfield  CC)
Rohan BHALLA (Newton le Willows CC)
Brad BODDIE (St. Christopher’s, Accrington & Rishton CC)
Osman BUTT (Parrs Wood HS & Whalley Range CC)
William FRASER-GRAY
Alex HEATON (St. Mary’s, Astley & Astley & Tyldesley CC)
Sean HUNSLEY (Edenfield CC)
Nathan JONES (Delph and Dobcross CC)
Ben PEARSON (Todmorden HS & Todmorden CC)
Ben MILNES (Bolton School & Chorley CC)
Eshan RATNAWEERA (Bolton School & East Lancs CC)
Josh SCULLY (Tottington HS & Elton CC)
Saghir SHABHAN (Witton Park HS & East Lancs CC)
Fixtures:-
Thursday 5 July v YORKSHIRE “B” at Golcar CC
Match Abandoned
Sun 5 August to Fri 10 August
SPORT ARABIA / SUSSEX CCC FESTIVAL at Brighton College
(Sussex / London / Berkshire / Sharjah / Abu Dhabi)