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 The players loosen up before the friendly against Bradshaw on Saturday April 16th |
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 The players warm up for the opening game against Rishton on Sunday April 24th |
 A minute silence is held for the recently departed members past and present of both clubs |
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 Former Rishton skipper Craig Smith takes the bucket round |
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 Jimmy Hayhurst picks up his first wicket as skipper when Umpire Brian Bennett raises the finger to send back Shaun Wyse in Accrington's 7 wicket win |
 Thirds skipper Ian Johnson shakes hands with Todmorden captain Dave Hatton before the opening game on Monday May 2nd |
 Accrington 3rds 2011 |
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 Accrington captain Jimmy Hayhurst leads the tributes to the late Club President Peter Barratt before the game against Haslingden on Sunday May 8th ©Nigel Stockley |
 Graham Lloyd (112) and professional Ashar Zaidi (174) put on a Lancashire League record 5th wicket stand of 247 during the club's Lancashire League record score of 386-6 at Rawtenstall on May 1st 2011 |
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 Ashar Zaidi soon lifted the club's spirits with the wicket of Haslingden opener Sam Kershaw in a tense 3 wicket win |
 The covers come on ahead of the weekend's games on Friday May 20th |
 The new 20/20 shirt sponsors before the opening game at East Lancs on Friday May 27th |
 Time for some relaxation before the game |
 The players watch the Accrington innings |
 Ash is quickly into his stride making 38 |
 Graham's 21 included a free hit but the game ended in a 9 wicket win for East Lancs |
 Chasing 140 in a rain affected game against Church on Sunday May 29th Mitch Taylor made 18 |
 And Graham 34 to set up a thrilling 1 wicket win |
 A good crowd enjoyed the opening home 20/20 game against Rishton on Friday June 3rd |
 Crabbers has a well earned drink during his unbeaten 54 in Accrington's 9 wicket win |
 The match against Burnley on Sunday June 12th was abandoned without play |
 Ashar Zaidi hit ten fours and a six in making 69 of Accrington's 143-6 at Church in a 15 run 20/20 win on Friday June 17th |
 Enfield opener Aneeq Hassan escapes but not for long as he soon becomes the first of Jimmy Hayhurst's 5 victims as Enfield are bowled out for 108 on Saturday June 18th |
 Enfield hit back to have Accrington 4-3, 20-4 and 36-5 |
 But Ash to the rescue with a splendid unbeaten 71 |
 To keep Accrington on top of the table |
 The next day at Enfield Ash catches former Accrington skipper Mas Ahmed for 38 in his final match before retiring |
 The Accrington team applaud a fine player |
 Ash tried everything. He bowled round the wicket |
 He bowled over the wicket |
 And he bowled round the wicket again, but Enfield sneaked home off the last ball by 2 wickets |
 Matt straight drives for four but Accrington make only 100-8 in their final 20/20 Group A game on Friday June 24th |
 The rain came but couldn't save Accrington as Enfield won by 6 wickets to qualify for the semi finals |
 An unbroken last wicket stand of 48 between Graham Lloyd (35 not out) |
 And David Ormerod (16 not out) included 19 off the last over to help Accrington make 221-9 in a win against Colne in a 146 run win on Sunday June 26th |
 Innings over it's time for Ian to do his stuff |
 A downpour halted the game against East Lancs on Sunday July 10th |
 New President David Lloyd was around to lend Ian a hand |
 David with skipper Jimmy Hayhurst |
 Graham hits out on resumption |
 Reverse sweeping East Lancs pro' Ockert Erasmus |
 Adding 86 for the 3rd wicket with Ash |
 Making 52 |
 Ash is last out in the last over for 54 in Accrington's 160 all out. Accrington went on to win by 53 runs |
 The match against Burnley was again abandoned without play on Saturday July 16th |
 Accrington stumbled to a 1 wicket win over Rawtenstall on Saturday July 23rd to narrow the gap on Lowerhouse to 4 points |
 David Ormerod bowled through the innings for the second day running as Accrington completed the double over Rishton with a 32 run win on Sunday July 24th |
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 Accrington struggle and finally lose by 102 runs to Nelson on Sunday July 31st |
 Competing with the Todstock Music Festival Crabbers made an unbeaten 65 |
 Ash went to his fifty with a huge six in making an unbeaten 87 |
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 Simon Hanson made 47 before falling to Ramsbottom skipper Jon Fielding on Saturday August 20th |
 Ash top scored with 69 in Accrington's 169 all out in a rain affected 3 wicket defeat |
 Saeed Anwar hit an unbeaten 50 to all but end Accrington's title challenge with a 9 wicket defeat at Church on Sunday August 21st |
 The must win game with runaway leaders Lowerhouse began badly but Graham got his head down on Saturday August 27th |
 Matt added a season's best 35 giving fine support with a 7th wicket stand of 85 |
 And Graham passed 500 runs for the season in making 55 of Accrington's 155 all out |
 The limping Ash took 5-39 as Accrington won by 23 runs |
 The mercurial Ted in action with the raffle |
 And the winners are |
 David Ormerod claims the wicket of Bacup opener Adam Highley to reach 50 wickets for the 14th time in a season on Sunday September 4th in Accrington's 5 wicket win |
 Graham Lloyd played another match winning innings |
 And Graeme Sneddon played of his best and most important innings in a 3 wicket win over Burnley on Saturday September 10th |
 To clinch the Holland Cup for the first time since 1989 |
 Ash passed 1,000 runs in the last match a 61 run defeat at the home of new champions Lowerhouse on Sunday September 11th |
 Proud skipper Jimmy Hayhurst holds the Holland Cup aloft |
 And the team pose with the trophy |
