Accrington Cricket Club

Summer Images 2019

New signing Tom Pettini is raring to go before the first friendly at Longridge on Saturday April 6th ©Nigel Stockley	New Lancashire Womens signing Alice Clarke flanked by Mum and Dad enjoys the April sunshine ©Nigel Stockley
Karl's obviously an old hand at this unlike his new team-mates ©Nigel Stockley	So it's the first team pic of the season ©Nigel Stockley
New signings Shah Meeran Zia and Tom Pettini ready to start the season with a win at Longridge thanks to an unbeaten 99 by Karl ©Nigel Stockley	The thirds line up after bowling Todmorden out for 132 on Saturday April 20th ©Nigel Stockley
Graeme and Dave roll the wicket at the tea interval ©Nigel Stockley	A team pic for the sponsors before the first home game against Clitheroe on Sunday April 28th ©Nigel Stockley
And one for the website ©Nigel Stockley	Graeme opened the batting ©Nigel Stockley
Disappointment for new professional Karl Brown who is stumped off Marcus Sharp without scoring ©Nigel Stockley	Tom Pettini top scored with 66 in Accrington's 200-6 @Nigel Stockley
Including some fine cover drives ©Nigel Stockley	Keiren made 31 ©Nigel Stockley
Former Accrington Legends Nick Marsh, Dave Parsons and Mark Aspin enjoy the game ©Nigel Stockley	A sunny but cold afternoon at Ramsbottom on Sunday May 5th ©Nigel Stockley
Keiren cuts in making 37 ©Nigel Stockley	Tom Pettini lbw for 29 ©Nigel Stockley
Jacob top edges in making 29 ©Nigel Stockley	Accrington celebrate the wicket of Chris Bleazard after bowling Lowerhouse out for 93 in a 7 wicket win on Sunday May 12th ©Nigel Stockley
The Under 9s line up before their first match against Littleborough on Sunday May 19th ©Mark Taylor	Keiren Grimshaw about to be caught for a fine 64 in Accrington's Worsley Cup defeat by Burnley on Saturday May 25th @Nigel Stockley
Wicketkeeper Sam Bancroft was in the thick of the action against Norden who won the match by 4 wickets to go to the top of the table on Sunday May 26th @Nigel Stockley	Professional Karl Brown hit an unbeaten 49 in Accrington's 5 wicket win in the 250th League derby at Church on Sunday June 9th @Nigel Stockley
Sam Bancroft also hit an unbeaten 24 in an unbroken 6th wicket stand of 38 @Nigel Stockley	Professional Karl Brown top scored with 37 from 130 balls in Accrington's 90-8 against league leaders Burnley on Sunday June 16th @Nigel Stockley
Even Keiren struggled on a difficult wicket @Nigel Stockley	A rare boundary off Bharat Tripathi for Jacob Clarke @Nigel Stockley
Looks good but this time no runs for Jacob @Nigel Stockley	The covers come on and we lose 4 overs but Burnley go on to win by 8 wickets @Nigel Stockley
Keiren Grimshaw receives the Lancashire League Under 23 Player of the month award for April/May from team-mate Jacob Clarke after the game @Len Dewhurst	Accrington sub professional Tony Palladino successfully appeals against Walsden's Matt Dawson on Saturday June 22nd @Nigel Stockley
Things look glum in the Accy Corner as Walsden stroll to a 7 wicket win after bowling Accrington out for 66 @Nigel Stockley	The seconds line up during their game against Walsden on Sunday June 23rd ©Nigel Stockley
Some of the team of 1981 got together when former professional David Stead and his wife Glenys visited the club on Sunday June 23rd ©Nigel Stockley	Jacob Clarke top scored with 34 in Accrington's 191-9 against Crompton on Sunday June 30th. Accrington won the match by 14 runs ©Nigel Stockley
Skippers Ross Brown and Michael Harling shake hands before the game against Rochdale on Saturday July 6th ©Nigel Stockley	Accrington scorer Lionel Cooke turned 80 on Monday. Lionel is flanked by Accrington skipper Ross Brown and another birthday boy Team Manager Ian Wilson who turns 65 today ©Nigel Stockley
Accrington opener Meeran Shah is trapped by Rochdale's Steve Oddy in the first over ©Nigel Stockley	Steve Oddy removes Accrington professional Karl Brown with a peach. Accrington lost the match by 9 wickets after being bowled out for 79. ©Nigel Stockley
Former Accrington professional Ashar Zaidi made 34 in Ramsbottom's 228-5 before being bowled by Jimmy Hayhurst on Sunday July 21st ©Nigel Stockley	Jacob Clarke catches Brad Fielding off Raheem Kasser ©Nigel Stockley
An escape for Tom Walker who made 6 in Accrington's 134 all out against Todmorden on Sunday August 18th ©Nigel Stockley	Accrington dropped down to the bottom of the pile after an 8 wicket loss to Church on Saturday August 24th @Nigel Stockley
Two of the heroes of 2009 Paul Carroll and Damian Clarke flank past and present Team Manager Ian Wilson at Burnley on Sunday August 25th ©Nigel Stockley	Karl Brown top scored with 44 in Accrington's 120 all out ©Nigel Stockley
A classic cover drive from Graeme during his season's best innings of 41 ©Nigel Stockley