Weekend Preview
Wednesday June 14th 2023

The weekend action again starts on Friday with a local derby against Church at The Property Shop Arena in a 2020 JWL Bitter Group game. It is ten years since Accrington beat Church in this competition and seven years since the teams last met.

Accrington include fit again professional Jacob Clarke, wicketkeeper Alice Clarke and Riley Armstrong.

The match begins at 6.15pm and will be followed by live entertainment in the clubhouse with Rare Sugar Collective.

On Sunday Accrington will be looking to follow up last Sunday's win over Colne with another at Bacup, a team they haven't beaten for two years. Accrington professional Jacob Clarke is fit to return and Asad Khan and Masihullah Patel also replace Matt Taylor and Mohammed Tayyib. Bacup bring in Jack Bradford and Steven Ball in place of Luke Donovan and Niall Boardman.

The seconds host Todmorden on Sunday. Jim Wilkinson returns as team scorer.

The thirds have no game this weekend.

The club is looking for an umpire and a scorer for the remainder of the season.

Please contact Mark Taylor on 07949610512 if you can help.

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This season we have a double Looking Back Feature going back to 1993 when Neil Johnson was professional and also to 2013 when the club won the Lancashire League title for the last time with Ashar Zaidi as professional.

In 1993 Accrington suffered a seventh successive league defeat, losing by 93 runs to Haslingden at Thorneyholme Road.

League leaders Accrington won for the tenth time in a row this season with Graeme Sneddon hitting a match winning unbeaten 60 in his sides 6 wicket win at Rawtenstall on Sunday June 16th.

If you have any memories of 1993 or 2013 please email Nigel Stockley

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