BCC Weekly Newsletter - 14th - 19th August

A little later than billed this week - our apologies! It’s tough at the top though, eh? 

That’s right. Last weekend, we saw our 1st and 2nd XI go top of their respective leagues. Get in. 

After thrashing Rochdale and Darwen losing on Saturday, our 1st XI are clear by just one point. With the sides set to meet on the last day of the season, this one will go right down to the wire! 

Another weekend, another all-round performance from both sides. Standard. 

Our 1st XI were home and hosed by 4pm. Job done by 9 wickets. We couldn’t not mention Baz taking a sublime 8/20 in the first innings. Freak. 

Our 2nd XI leapfrogged Ramsbottom by beating them by 58 runs. 12 point victory without giving their opponents any either. Meaning that they too are top of the league by just 1 point. Top work. 

Unfortunately, our 3rd XI lost by 30 runs to Great Harwood on Sunday.

The season rolls on - and we’re reaching crunch time! As always, we’ve got a busy week ahead of us at the club. Here’s what you can expect… 

Wednesday 14th August

SEMI FINAL ACTION. Our U18s host Haslingden tonight. 6pm start. 

Meanwhile, our U11s are making the trip across town in a midweek derby.

Carabao Cup on the box - Leeds vs Middlesbrough at 8pm (Sky Sports). Plus, The Hundred in the early evening. 

Thursday 15th August

Our U11s take on East Lancs. 6pm start. 

As always, we have senior training from 6pm - 8pm. The boys will be put through their paces ahead of another big weekend. Well, most of them will be - you can catch Chocky skiving off fielding drills for a crafty fag. 

Darts and snooker into the evening too. 

More cricket on the telly too - The Hundred. 

Friday 16th August

For your Friday night cricket fix, our U13s are at home to Ramsbottom. 6pm start. 

Plus, our U15s make the trip over to Clitheroe. 

The Premier League is BACK! Manchester United vs Fulham (8pm - Sky Sports) gets us underway.

Saturday 17th August

Our 3rd XI are at home against high-flying Hassy. 1pm start.

We’re open earlier than usual though as it’s the Clarets’ first home game vs Cardiff City. 10.30am.

As usual, we can expect a bigger crowd for the cricket - packed with football fans getting their fill and poking fun at the batsmen before watching Scotty Parker’s boys run riot at 3pm. 

Everything you can expect from a BFC match day at BCC is included here. Most importantly though, it’s happy hour after the game all night! 

If the cricket and the football next door aren’t enough for you, there’s a dinnertime and teatime kick-off on the telly for you to gorge on. Saturdays 😍

Sunday 18th August

MATCH DAY! 

Hassy are back at the Turf for a 2nd day running - this time it’s our 1st XI who play hosts. 2nd XI are at their place. Both 12.30pm starts. 

Can both sides keep the momentum rolling? Another 8fer would do just nicely thanks, Baz.

Club opens at 12.30pm with all the usual offerings. 

Ribble Wealth Management are in the sponsor's lounge - which usually means there’s a barrel of plum porter not too far away!

Chelsea vs City at 4.30pm. Plus, a host of Championship games earlier in the day and The Hundred Final too.

Monday 19th August

Nothing on Monday night - our U15s travel to Longridge. 

Last Push For Our BCC FPL Sign Up… 

We’re just two days away from the Premier League season returning. But more importantly, you’ve now just got two days to sign up for our BCC Fantasy Premier League 24/25 campaign. Plenty of prizes to be won and a chance to help out the club a little bit. Sounds good, doesn’t it? All information, here. 

Speaking of winning money and helping the club, Brunty is still keen to get more people involved with the monthly draw. It’s only a 5’er with some great prizes on offer. Plus, a chance to raise cash for those well-needed improvements to the clubhouse. All sign-ups are much appreciated, as always. 

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You won’t go short of anything to do this weekend at the club - plenty to go at. As always, we can’t wait to see you all. Plus, we’re looking forward to welcoming new faces at the club - so, tell your family, friends, colleagues etc to come down and join us too!

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BCC Weekly Newsletter 6th - 11th August

Is there anything better than a comprehensive win on derby day? Hold on… there is actually. 

TWO comprehensive wins on derby day. Plus, both teams completed a seasonal double over Lowerhouse.

Superb all-round wins from both sides left the old enemy pointless, while our boys walked away with maximum points. Tremendous. 

Both wins included plenty of standout performances - we’d be here all day mentioning them all, to be honest. However, BIG shout-out to Bedders for his impressive knock in the first innings (100 from 122 balls). Less credit for his celebration though.

Wins from our 3rd XI and Ladies rounded off a clean sweep for BCC over the weekend. 

Plenty more where that came from! Let’s dive into what’s on this week at the club…

TUESDAY 6TH AUGUST

U12 Interleague vs Liverpool during the day. Play started at 11am and we’ve got the bar open for it.

Junior training as per in the evening. With nice weather forecast all day, any thirsty parents can enjoy a drink on the terrace while the kids get to work.

Or if you somehow need a further cricket fix, head inside to watch The Hundred (Sky Sports) with Blakes.

WEDNESDAY 7TH AUGUST

Nothing today - club closed.

THURSDAY 8th august

Our U11 B's are in action. We welcome Whalley to the Turf. 6pm start.

Senior training as usual 6pm - 8pm.

As usual, Thursday nights are busy down the club. You’ll find the local darts league on the oche and Snowy hogging the snooker table until late on.

More cricket on the box - The Hundred (Sky Sports). Plus, the Rugby League too.

FRIDAY 9TH AUGUST

Our U15’s are in action to provide your Friday night cricket fix. Enfield are the visitors. 6pm start.

Friday night sees the Football League season return! There’s 4 games on Sky Sports. We’ll likely be watching Derby beat Blackburn to kick things off in style.

Start the weekend off right - “BAR’S OPEN!”

SATURDAY 10TH AUGUST

It’s MATCH DAY!

Our U9 B kick off the weekend action in the morning against Colne. We’re currently sat in 2nd place - keep up the good work, youngsters!

Chocky’s 2nd XI are at home in a top of the table clash with Ramsbottom. Can we continue our good form and close the gap? Club open from 12.30pm. We’ll have Anne in the kitchen - serving a wide range of hot and cold specials. Plus, happy hour after the game. You know the drill by now.

Our 1st XI are away at Rochdale. Likewise, looking to continue their solid recent form and hopefully gain some ground on Darwen at the top of the league. 1pm starts for both.

Good luck, lads.

It’s the first Saturday of the football season and we’ll have all the action shown in the bar. Live games aplenty and the scores from around the grounds filtering through. Plus, there’s a host of cricket, plenty of Rugby League and other sports to keep up with too.

SUNDAY 11TH AUGUST

A rare Sunday off! We’re closed for a private function.

Join Our BCC FPL and Monthly Draw Today…

Last month, we launched our BCC Fantasy Premier League for the upcoming 24/25 campaign. Reckon you’ve got what it takes to land one of our many prizes on offer? Only just over a week to throw your hat into the ring and prime your team leading up to matchday one. Get involved.

And if the prospect of those big money prizes isn’t enough, our monthly draw gives you the chance to win some more cash! By entering both of these competitions, you’ll be aiding the club with your much needed contribution for our clubhouse renovation.

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We’re in for quite a week! As always, we can’t wait to see you all. Plus, we’re looking forward to welcoming new faces at the club - so, tell your family, friends, colleagues etc to come down and join us too!

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BCC Weekly Newsletter 25th - 29th July

An action packed weekend saw plenty of great cricket on show at the Turf, culminated by a 7 wicket victory for our FIRST XI over Middleton. It’s always nice to see plenty of familiar faces - with the ‘84 Worsley Cup winning squad in the sponsors lounge to cheer the boys on.

We’re into the second half of the season now - and the schedule doesn’t slow down there. More time down the club? Oh, go on then. So, what’s on this week and what time are we open? 

Thursday 25th July

Our U11’s face high-flying Salesbury hoping to cause an upset. 6pm start.

And it’s Senior Training (6pm - 8pm) too. 

We’ll be open as usual from 6pm. It’s Thursday, which means that we welcome the local darts league onto the oche in the sponsors lounge in the evening. 

The Hundred will be shown (Sky Sports). Or, if you ask nicely, we may put the Rugby League on for you - Huddersfield Giants vs Leeds Rhinos at 8pm (Sky Sports).

Friday 26th July

Salesbury are back again - U13’s this time. 6pm start. 

Friday night club in full swing from 7pm (that’s if the test match highlights have been turned off by then). Plenty of sport on the box into the evening with The Hundred, Rugby League, Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony and more.

It’s payday! Get yourselves down to start the weekend properly. 

Saturday 27th July 

Derby day for our THIRD XI. We’re away from home and play starts at 1pm. 

Our U9 B team are in action in the morning at home vs Todmorden. 

No game on the Turf in the afternoon, so we’re open from 3pm. 

We’ll have the evening session of the test match (England v West Indies, Sky Sports), The Hundred (Sky Sports), Paris 2024 Olympics, the last few races of Saturday’s cards and Rugby League (Sky Sports) on. Plus, the Joyce - Chisora fight into the evening (BT Sport).

Sunday 28th July

Salesbury… again. U9’s this time for our morning cricket fix. 

Our FIRST XI are away, meaning it’s Chocky’s SECOND XI at home to Enfield. Sitting pretty in 2nd in the league, we’re looking to build on our recent solid form with our young squad (and Brunty too). Play starts at 1pm. 

Club open at 12.30pm. Anne will be on hot food from the kitchen - with a wide range of hot and cold specials on offer. Plus, happy hour all evening after the game. We’ll welcome back the FIRST XI and LADIES team after their fixture against Skelmersdale.

England vs West Indies Day 3 (Sky Sports), Belgian Grand Prix (Sky Sports) and the Rugby League (Sky Sports) should round off your sporting appetite for the weekend. 

Join Our BCC FPL and Monthly Draw Today…

Earlier this week, we launched our BCC Fantasy Premier League for the upcoming 24/25 campaign. Reckon you’ve got what it takes to land one of our many prizes on offer? Throw your hat into the ring today and prime your team leading up to matchday one. 

And if the prospect of those big money prizes isn’t enough, our monthly draw gives you the chance to win some more cash! By entering both of these competitions, you’ll be aiding the club with your much needed contribution for our clubhouse renovation.

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As you can see, we’re in for a STACKED back end of the week and a busy payday weekend. As always, we can’t wait to see you all. Plus, we’re looking forward to welcoming new faces at the club - so, tell your family, friends, colleagues etc to come down and join us too!

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We won’t keep you any longer, see you all down the club throughout the week. UTC x

A New Face and a Couple of Old Ones!

The 2024 season is finally upon us this weekend after a two week delay. Fingers crossed that the weather is kinder than it has been of late and Good Luck to our Senior, Junior and Ladies teams for the 2024 summer.

Our 3rd XI kick things off on Saturday at Boohoo.com Turf Moor against local rivals Lowerhouse. New Captain David Clare takes charge of his young side for the first time with a 1pm start time.

The Ladies start their season away at Littleborough in a T20 Cup game, hoping to continue their success of the 2023 season.

Sunday sees the 1st XI begin their title defence at home to Church while the 2nd XI travel to Colne. Both games to start at 1pm.

We’re delighted to welcome New signing Adam Hodge to the club following his transfer from Earby CC. Adam is a talented 18 year old all rounder who has come through the ranks at Earby CC. He is a former Lancashire age group cricketer and has just spent the winter in Adelaide developing his game. We look forward to seeing him in action at the Turf!

There’s also a couple of old faces who return to the club for the new season. Graham Lalor returns after a couple of seasons with Todmorden, and Andy Beet makes his comeback after a few years out of the game. Both will help with the development of our young players transitioning into senior cricket. Welcome back lads!

Roll on the summer!!

New Skipper Announced

We are pleased to confirm that David Clare will take over as 3rd Team Captain for the 2024 season.

David takes over from Ben Sutcliffe, who has joined Rawtenstall CC over the winter. We thank Ben for his hard work during his tenure and wish him well at Rawtenstall.

Good Luck to David in his new role

Success in a Great Season

They say a picture says a thousand words………here are 4 that sum up our season

Ladies Win the LCF Cup

2nd Team Win the LET Junior Cup

1st Team win the Lancashire League

2nd Team come runner up in their League

GOLD and SILVER for 1st's and 2nd's

Burnley 1st’s have won the Lancashire League title after a dramatic final day.

The weather again took a hand in proceedings.

Burnley's game at Lowerhouse was abandoned but Darwen's defeat at Norden handed Burnley the title for the 18th time.

Lowerhouse reached 197-7 against Burnley.

Bharat Tripathi took 3-40 for Burnley.

Chasing a revised target of 131 from 27 overs, Burnley were 87-2 when the game was finally abandoned. Liam Bedford was unbeaten on 44 and Ockert Erasmus was on 2 when the players went off for the final time.

The 5 points picked up at Lowerhouse were enough to give Burnley the title.

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Burnley’s 2nd XI were also in the running for the Junior Title.

Burnley went out to bat first at home against Lowerhouse, and the weather didn’t come into play in the first innings. Burnley managed 204 all out.

The showers started at tea and they were on and off the field several times throughout the second innings. giving Lowerhouse a revised target of 182 in 29 overs. Burnley managed to hold out and they only reached 134. giving Burnley 10pts.

Then the waiting began. Everything hung on the Darwen result.

Unfortunately it was Darwen’s day. They topped the table with 192 points, Burnley finished on 189. Congratulations to all involved at Darwen.

Captain Matt ‘Chocky’ Thornton received the 2nd place trophy

Ladies into the Cup FINAL!!

Our ladies team have had a long run to the weekends games going way back to the start of the summer.

The LCF Cup quarter final game took place in July at Ramsbottom where the ladies won by one run on the last ball of the T20 game. Ramsbottom put up a good fight and and made it a very tight game.

SEMI FINAL saw the ladies head to Sefton Park in August. Weather wasn’t great that morning but the mood was high. They came second in this cup last year and are fighting to go one better in 2023.

After batting first and putting on a score of 118, they were out to defend in the field. They managed to limit Sefton Park to 114, and this put the ladies into the final.

THE FINAL - takes place this Sunday 3rd September at Northern CC, vs Blackpool CC

LET JUNIOR Cup Winners!!!

Its been a long road to the final with the weather causing delays, but today was made for a cup final!!

Burnley 2nd’s took on Todmorden at the Centre Vale ground. We were batting first and after losing Aiden Tate (1) to a run out. Matthew Tomlinson and Joe Marshall both put on 19 each. When Tomlinson was dismissed, Gareth Halley (17) partnered with Marshall and took the score to 65. After this we lost 4 quick wickets with Aqib Mahmood taking 4/12 until Steve Brunt rescued the innings by scoring 39 off 46. Burnley were all out for 144.

Gareth Halley started the bowling strong sending the opening batters Dunkley (1) and Abbas (11) along with Atherton (5) back to the dressing room early leaving Todmorden 22/3.

Tom Stansfield (21) partnered captain Ben Sutcliffe (20) and put on a strong partnership, before being despatched by Ishaq Khan. Then we had the “Battle of the Ben Sutcliffe”…… The Todmorden captain was bowled by “Bar” his namesake and then tod were in trouble, they had made 76 but lost their top batting order. Ishaq took another 3 wickets giving him figures of 6 overs, 4 maidens, 4 wickets for 10 runs. Then ‘Brunty’ stepped up and took 2/1 and polished off the tail end to give Burnley the win and bring home the silverware.

Chairman of the JW Lees Lancashire Cricket league stepped up to present the trophy and in his speach mentioned several players that had a good game today but Man of the Match was given to 15 year old Ishaq Khan.

Captain Matt ‘Chocky’ Thornton lead the team to the final and bagged the trophy. All the players picked up their medals, the trophy and now the party can get started.

QUICK!! Heads Up

Our new bucket hat range is now available

We will be placing an order THIS WEDNESDAY 16th August which will hopefully see them arrive before our trip to Littleborough for the T20 finals day.

Anyone wishing to order please DM us on social media or email us contact@burnleycricketclub.com with the size(s) you require and we will DM you with bank details to confirm payment.

Price: £12 each

Sizes:

Kids: S/M (age 3-6) L/XL (7-12)

Adults: S/M or L/XL

GET IN TOUCH NOW

Road to the CUP FINAL

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

OCKI COMMITS TO A FURTHER 2 YEARS!!!!

We are very pleased to confirm that Ockert Erasmus has agreed to remain as club professional for the 2024 & 2025 seasons.

“Ocki” is currently in his third full Lancashire League season with the club, having signed ahead of the COVID affected 2020 season, and is currently the league’s leading wicket taker with 33 so far this term.

He is also averaging 52 with the bat this season and his performances have contributed to our 1st Xl sitting just 7 points off top spot with 7 games to go.

He brings a wealth of experience on the field and continues to set a fantastic example to our younger players with his commitment and attitude. Our junior section has also benefited greatly from his coaching role.

We are certain that this will be welcome news to players and members alike and look forward to having Ocki, Robyn and baby Annabelle down at the Turf for the next two years!

Club of the Year (Shortlist)

We are delighted to announce that Burnley Cricket Club have been shortlisted for the “Club of the Year” award at this years Active Burnley Awards.

The nomination recognises the clubs role within the community in the past 12 months and beyond. This nomination offers the opportunity to celebrate the tireless work of all our volunteers throughout the club/

The award takes place on Thursday 6th July 2023 at Burnley Mechanics.

Thank you to Burnley Leisure and Andrea Pollard for their work so far. It promises to be a brilliant evening

With Condolences

We at Burnley Cricket Club are saddened to learn of the passing of Kevin Bailey, father to current BCC players, Fergus and Declan.

Our thoughts are with Susan, Fergus and Declan at this difficult time.

Funeral details:

Friday 19th May - 10am Burnley Crematorium

Burnley's T20 Team have a New Leader

We are delighted to confirm that Liam Bedford will take charge of the T20 side for the 2023 campaign.

He takes over the role from Chris Burton (our new league captain) who has captained the T20 side since 2017, winning the 2018 trophy in the process

Liam has played 126 games in all competitions for the club since joining in 2017, scoring over 3,000 runs. He was also club professional at Salesbury CC for the 2021 season.

We wish both skippers all the best in their new roles!

T20 Fixtures:

• 26th May Burnley vs Colne (h)

• 02nd June Enfield vs Burnley (a)

• 09th June Burnley vs Church (h)

• 16th June Burnley vs Great Harwood (h)

• 23rd June Accrington vs Burnley (a)

• 30th June QUARTER FINAL

• 28TH August FINALS DAY

Sponsorship Opportunities for 2023

2023 has sprung, and the new cricket season is fast approaching. We have Sponsorship Opportunities available for different budgets. Take a look below and get in touch for availability.

ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES

MATCH DAY SPONSORSHIP: £200

Enjoy a quality local cricket match in your own private sponsor's lounge with an exclusive bar, private balcony with great views of the match and a buffet for 20 people.

Available for League games, Cup games and our Friday Night T20 games.

Your name will be included on social media and website, showcased to thousands of visitors.

PLAYER SPONSORSHIP: £60

Sponsorship of Senior Players will include advertising in our club house, on our social media and website. Plus a complimentary invite for 2 people to enjoy our Match Sponsorship package for one of our selected games

BOARD SPONSORSHIP: PRICE ON REQUEST

Advertise your business on one of our sponsor boards situated all around the ground.

Exposure to all our cricket spectators throughout the season and the thousands of football fans who use our club over the course of the year.

FROGBOX SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES:

Frogbox is a live streaming service available via YouTube. It will be used for all our home games, this includes 5 senior teams. There will be a highlights package available also on YouTube and social media.

GOLD (MAIN SPONSOR - £250)

• Your company watermark permanently in the corner of the screen

• Logo on screen in the clubhouse

• Company banner prior to the start of each over

• Weekly social media exposure

SILVER (7 OPPORTUNITIES - £150)

• Company logo to be shown at the end of each over

• Weekly social media exposure

• Logo on screen in the clubhouse

BRONZE (8 OPPORTUNITIES - £100)

• Company logo to be shown in innings breaks (tea, drinks, injuries)

• Weekly social media exposure

• Logo on screen in the clubhouse