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Wednesday July 26th 2023

After a blank day last Sunday Accrington visit bottom club Rishton in a local derby on Sunday.

Rishton won a high scoring thriller by 1 wicket when the clubs last met back in May.

Accrington make two changes with Jimmy Hayhurst and Ben Gorton returning in place of George Mills and Yousuf Ali.

Rishton make a change behind the wicket with Mark Leathert replacing Danny Curran.

The seconds host Rishton in the reverse fixture on Sunday.

The thirds travel to Colne 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.

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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 had a 23 run win over Worsley Cup finalists Bacup in a low scoring game at Lanehead. Professional Neil Johnson proved to be the match winner, top scoring with 46 and then taking 5-51 on Sunday August 1st.

In 2013 League leaders Accrington extended their club record number of successive home wins to ten with a 93 run win over Bacup on Saturday July 27th. With just seven matches to play Accrington need 38 points to clinch an eighth Lancashire League title after a 1 run win at Nelson on Sunday July 28th.

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

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