WEEK 22: ORMSKIRK IN PURSUIT OF NATIONAL GLORY AS ITS STILL ALL TO PLAY FOR IN ALL THREE DIVISIONS

Date: 15th September 2017

Relegation battle in Premier; Title at stake in Div1; Fight for promotion place in Div 2.

An exclusive for the L&DCC website by a special correspondent

Pride of place this weekend goes to ORMSKIRK, crowning their all conquering season with the ECB National KO Final against Wanstead and Snaresbrook, from the Essex Premier League, at Chelmsford, Essex. Having stormed to the Liverpool Gin Liverpool Competition Premier Title, the Brook Lane outfit featured in the Area finals of the ECB T20 competition and after two attempts to play the Lancashire KO final eventually shared the trophy with Lowerhouse. The club has also seen success at 2nd and 3rd team level with both teams capturing Divison titles and the 3rds lifting both the Mike Leddy and Embee trophies.

On the eve of the Ormskirk's biggest ever cricketing weekend, skipper Matt Glayzer reported that all the preparations were complete and his team were raring to go. "Everyone is looking forward to it" he said "and we will give it our best shot. Wanstead are obviously a good side and have reached the final before. We have treated every game on its merits all season and will do the same in Chelmsford". Glayzer disclosed that Josh Bohannon has been added to the eleven that contested the Lancs KO at Old Trafford with Sunday's starting line-up to be decided on the day.

Meanwhile on Saturday, supporters of Formby, Southport and Birkdale and Ainsdale will have an anxious afternoon as each of their teams travel away knowing that at around 7pm, two of them will be playing next year in Division 1. Their places are already taken by Rainford and Highfield one of whom will finish the day as champions of Division 1. In Division 2, Liverpool are already promoted as champions but in the best advert yet for competitive pyramid cricket, Wavertree and Spring View start the day separated by just one point and a place in Division 1 awaits either them or Maghull.

Below is a full list of Saturday fixtures - fully officialled up by the MCUA. A magnificent effort on the last day of the season by our umpires who deserve our sincerest thanks for all that they do.

Saturday 16th September 2017.	Start Time	Fixture	Umpire 1	Umpire 2

L&DCC Premier Division	12.00 Noon	Bootle v New Brighton	John Farrell	Dave Jones
L&DCC Premier Division	12.00 Noon	Colwyn Bay v Southport and Birkdale	Dave Smith	Chris Spencer
L&DCC Premier Division	12.00 Noon	Northern v Ainsdale	Stephen Fildes	Lol Watts
L&DCC Premier Division	12.00 Noon	Rainhill v Formby	Chris Dunn	Ian Laurence
L&DCC Premier Division	12.00 Noon	Wallasey v Lytham	Peter Crook	Don Searle

L&DCC Division 1	12.00 Noon	Birkenhead Park v Fleetwood Hesketh	Phil Luxon	Howard Taylor
L&DCC Division 1	12.00 Noon	Hightown St Mary's v Burscough	Dave Halewood	Neil Galbraith
L&DCC Division 1	12.00 Noon	Orrell Red Triangle v Wigan	Chris Coxhead	Ray Partington
L&DCC Division 1	12.00 Noon	Prestatyn v Rainford	Les Knowles	Dave Laybourne
L&DCC Division 1	12.00 Noon	Sefton Park v Newton le Willows	Rob Jansen	Steve Beswick (LL)
L&DCC Division 1	12.00 Noon	Skelmersdale v Highfield	Bernard Teebay	Naeem Ashraf (LL)

L&DCC Division 2	12.00 Noon	Alder v Wavertree	Chris Edge	Eddie Shiff
L&DCC Division 2	12.00 Noon	Liverpool v Old Xaverians	Craig Parkinson	Ian Shepherd
L&DCC Division 2	12.00 Noon	Maghull v St Helens Town	Ian Craven	Steve Edwards
L&DCC Division 2	12.00 Noon	Parkfield Liscard v Caldy	Brian Garwood	Dave Scrutton
L&DCC Division 2	12.00 Noon	Prescot and Odyssey v Southport Trinity	Brian Ball	Barry Evans