The road to the final of the LET JUNIOR CUP has been entertaining to say the least for the seconds this year! Their quest for silverware started in 1 round.
6th May: First round tie vs Middleton at home Burnley must have feared the worst when winning the toss, deciding to bowl and Middleton posting a mammoth 279/6. The seconds managed to come through this with a combination of duckworth lewis and some very good batting in the chase. N. Hassan - 64 S. Brunt - 50 not out Helped Burnley over the line to the second round
27th May: Second round tie vs Church at home The second round brought a record breaking day down at the Turf. Burnley racked up 405/3 which was the highest score in the history of the competition. J. Marshall - 83 N. Hassan - 77 H. Tomlinson - 75 J. Holding - 58 M. Tomlinson - 52 Church finished 80 all out. I. Khan taking his first 5 wicket haul in the second team. This put the 2nd XI into the quarter finals.
17th June: Quarter Final tie vs Colne away The Quarter Final saw ‘Chockys’ men travelling to Colne. They won the toss and decided to bowl in overcast conditions. Some good bowling up top from the skipper M. Thornton - 5/21 limited Colne to 89 all out. M Tomlinson and J. Holding knocked these off convincingly M. Tomlinson - 43 and J. Holding - 38 Now the 2nd XI are into the Semi final draw.
29th July: Semi Final tie vs Norden away After the bad weather delays we finally managed to get this game played. Burnley travelled to Norden full of confidence, following previous rounds and wins in the league. Norden decided to bowl first on a tricky pitch and Burnley struggled throughout the first innings and managed to post 135. J. Marshall - 49 Burnley came out in the second innings needing early wickets to restrict Norden. M. Thornton 3/25 - struck in the power play dismantling Nordens top order S. Brunt 3/8 - followed this up with a tight spell restricting Norden to 39/6. Burnley kept the pressure on and eventually bowled Norden out for 91, cementing their place in the FINAL
5th August: FINAL vs Todmorden away