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Weekend Preview Church won at East Lancs last Sunday whilst Accrington were beaten at Rawtenstall. Church came out on top when the clubs last met back in May. In the 258 previous Lancashire League meetings between the teams Accrington have 87 wins and Church 84 wins with a further 87 games finishing as draws/No Results. George Mills replaces Ben Gorton in the Accrington team. Church name an unchanged team. The seconds travel to Church in the reverse fixture on Sunday. The thirds will host East Lancs on Saturday. The club is looking for an umpire and a scorer for this game and for the remainder of the season. Please contact Mark Taylor on 07949610512 if you can help. 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 went down to a 10 wicket defeat at Todmorden on Saturday July 24th. In 2013 League leaders Accrington got out of jail with 1 wicket win at lowly Bacup on Saturday July 20th. The days results left Accrington an incredible 40 points clear at the top after the league leaders hammered Nelson by 9 wickets at Thorneyholme Road on Sunday July 21st. If you have any memories of 1993 or 2013 please email Nigel Stockley Latest Junior News and Results |
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