Having just about come round from the Bank Holiday weekend, it’s time for this week’s newsletter. Again, it’s a little later than billed but you can blame a fuzzy head after a week in Ibiza for that. My bad.
Anyway, onto the cricket… both our 1st and 2nd XI remain top of their respective leagues after last weekend’s doubleheader. A win and a washout for the 1st XI - while Chocky’s LADS racked up two victories.
Saturday saw our 1st XI make the trip to YARKSHIRE to face Tod. A classy 61 from Qas and a vital 5-fer from Snowy contributed to our 39-run victory and 12-point haul. Top work from the young'ns.
Our 2nd XI hosted theirs. A captain’s knock (slogger) of 55 from 33 balls marked a welcome return to the side for Chocky. Plus, Ali chipped in with a solid 48 in the first innings. Stevie Brunt’s 3-fer chipped away at them in the run chase and the visitors fell short - a 17-run victory for us.
On Sunday, our 1st XI were beaten by the rain. Points shared. Still top of the league by 3 points.
Our 2nd XI managed a result in a reduced 25-over game. Josh Holding leading the way with a run-a-ball 52. Khubaib and Thornton did the damage with the ball with 7 wickets between them. Burnley won by 14 runs and extended their lead at the top to 20 points.
Just two more games to go now - CRUNCH TIME 💪🏆
WEDNESDAY 28TH AUGUST
Our U15s are at home to Great Harwood. 6pm start. Club open from then too.
The Clarets are in Carabao Cup action tonight too. We’re away at Wolves - KO 7.30. The weather might get a bit too wet for the cricket tonight, so take shelter inside and hopefully see our neighbours progress to the next round.
THURSDAY 29TH AUGUST
Our U11s welcome Clitheroe to the Turf. 6pm start.
Senior Training. 6pm - 8pm. The boys will be putting in the hard graft for the last two games 💪
Snooker and darts from 7pm upstairs.
FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST
SEMI FINAL ACTION.
Our LADIES host Leyland for your Friday night cricket fix. Good luck, girls. Let’s get to that final ✊
Inside we’ll have Luton vs QPR on the telly. 8pm KO (Sky Sports).
SATURDAY 31ST AUGUST
No cricket on the Turf today. That at least gives the lads a day off from the heckling football fans.
Our 3rd XI are over at Great Harwood. 12.30pm start.
It’s the first East-Lancashire derby of the season. The big one. Burnley vs those lot.
Nobody looks forward to this fixture, do they? Settle your pre-match nerves with a pint and some scran before venturing onto the Turf. Club open from 9am.
Let’s hope for another 3-nil, eh?
If you’re not heading to the game, you can watch it in the bar. No, not through the little window at the top of the stairs. We’ve got it on the box - 12.30pm kick-off.
Everything you can expect from a typical BFC matchday at BCC can be found here.
And don’t forget to come back for Happy Hour all day afterwards. Plus, we’ll be showing the Test Match, the scores from around the grounds and West Ham vs City at 5.30pm (Sky Sports).
SUNDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER
A top-of-the-table clash for our 1st XI awaits. We host Littleborough in our last home game of the season - they don’t get much bigger than this at this stage of the season. 12.30pm start. Good luck lads - keep the momentum rolling. And if the results go our way, we could have the league in the bag before the final day 👀 let's not get ahead of ourselves now.
Plenty of sports to go at - however, you’ll be outside in the sun watching the cricket, right? The Old Firm derby is at 12.30pm (Sky Sports). Plus, Super Sunday, the Test Match, F1 and more.
Our 2nd XI are at their place (12.30pm start too). With a 20-point lead at the top - will they return as champions with a game to go? We certainly hope so. Come on, you Burnley boys 😍
MONDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER
U15 action as we host Longridge. 6pm start - club open from then too.
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