Rooney gets nod from fellow players

Published 23 September 2008

CLEATOR captain David Rooney has been honoured by his fellow players in the North Lancs & Cumbria Cricket League. Rooney was voted as the Ppremier Division’s players’ player of the year with five first place votes.

Weather hits league

Published 5 September 2008

WEATHER hit the West Allerdale and Copeland Cricket Association fixtures once more this week, with just four games going ahead.

Australian pro blasts 1,000 runs for the fourth time

Published 4 September 2008

CLEATOR cricket club’s Aussie professional Paul Duffett is finishing off the club’s season with a flourish.

Captain Marvel Steven reveals his team’s title-winning secrets

Published 4 September 2008

WORKINGTON retained their North Lancs title on Saturday with a match to spare – but ambitious young skipper Steven Benson has already set his sights on going one better next season.BENSON, who in addition to his other roles is also club secretary, hopes to retain the captaincy next season. And he is no stranger to responsibility, having funded a six-month trip to Australia at just 19, developing his playing and coaching skills at a club in Melbourne.

League championship going down to the wire

Published 4 September 2008

GOING into the penultimate week of the season only one team, Penrith II, remained undefeated. Needless to say, this record duly disappeared at Appleby where the home side won by three wickets.

Carlisle beaten

Published 3 September 2008

CARLISLE lost out in their battle at Duddon Sports Club in a low scoring North Lancs Cumbria League game. Duddon opened and posted 129-9, Steven Johnson claiming 3-29 and Chris Foxcroft 3-8. But Carlisle could not hang on to record a victory as they slumped to 101 all out as Graham Stevenson picked up four wickets for just eight runs.

Penrith Gold land title again after edging out Workington

Published 3 September 2008

ANOTHER weekend of poor weather meant that only one of the planned Cumbria Junior Cricket League finals was able to proceed and it saw Penrith Gold Under-15s clinch the overall league title for the second successive year.

Workington retain cricket league title

Published 1 September 2008

Workington secured the North Lancs & Cumbria Cricket League championship for the second year running – despite some last minute flutters against Penrith on Saturday.

Carlisle on a downer

Published 29 August 2008

CARLISLE lost their battle against relegation from the North Lancs Premier League o when they went downby 86 runs against Cockermouth.

Keeper Prior impressed by new work ethic

Published 28 August 2008

MATT Prior has revealed how a new hard work ethic has helped England’s resurgence as a one-day team and underpinned their outstanding displays in the NatWest Series against South Africa.

Ups and downs are as clear as mud!

Published 28 August 2008

AS THE season draws to a close promotion and relegation positions should become clearer, but, in some cases, the weekend results muddied the waters somewhat.

Carlisle relegated as they go down to Cockermouth

Published 25 August 2008

CARLISLE lost their battle against relegation from the North Lancs Premier League on Saturday when they lost by 86 runs against Cockermouth.

Osborne and Challenor set the Penrith pace

Published 21 August 2008

Saeed 50 in vain as Carlisle slide to Cleator defeat

Published 20 August 2008

THIRD-PLACED Millom also picked up an 18-point haul and closed the gap on second-placed Cleator to five points, when they defeated Carlisle by six wickets.

Lincs come out on top

Published 20 August 2008

MORE than 600 overs of Cumbria under-17s’ schedule this year have been lost to the weather. And, as a result of the poor summer – and a bad defeat at the hands of Lincolnshire – Cumbria now have little chance of promotion.

Cumbrians land OSCAs

Published 20 August 2008

SIX Cumbrian cricketing enthusiasts and one local club have been honoured at the recent Cumbria Cricket Board OSCA ceremony.