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Premier League And Tons Of Jurie (2024 - ) The signing of Jurie Snyman as professional for the 2024 season proved to be an inspired one with the South African helping Accrington to ninth place with seven wins, twelve defeats and three no results winning 106 points. Snyman hit 938 runs at 58.6 with three centuries and five half centuries and he also took 44 wickets at 18.4. The win at East Lancs in May and the win over Nelson in August were solid team performances but the other five wins were down to Snyman. He hit an unbeaten 111 in the 3 wicket win over Bacup, picked up 6-34 in the win at Nelson, hit an unbeaten 92 in the 8 wicket win over Greenmount, 126 in the 3 wicket win at Rawtenstall and an unbeaten 35 in the win over Colne. He has also hit 130 at Ramsbottom and an unbeaten 101 against Lowerhouse in becoming the first Accrington player to score a century in the T20 Competition. Skipper Graeme Sneddon hit 244 runs at 15.3, Yousuf Ali made 239 at 14.9, Jon Hayhurst 175 at 10.9, Andrew Greenwood 122 at 13.6 and George Mills 117 at 8.4. New wicketkeeper Emile Haratbar hit 174 runs at 10.2 and he also claimed 19 victims. Another new signing Mehmood Ahmad took 16 wickets at 23.6 and Siraj Hussain picked up 17 at 42.1. A season of three thirds would best describe Accrington's 2025 season which saw the club finish tenth with 94 points from six wins, fourteen defeats and just two no results, the fewest in Division 2. Just one win came from the first eight league matches with Yousuf Ali taking a hat-trick in the win at East Lancs. The club went through June and July without a win with two no results punctuating a run of eight defeats. A change of captain brought a change of fortune with five of the last seven matches under Jacob Clarke being won, including moonlit wins in the final two matches against Rawtenstall and Great Harwood. Accrington's winning total of 262-5 at Colne on August 24th was the club's highest successful run chase. Professional Jurie Snyman hit 976 runs at 57.4, including three centuries and three half centuries. His league best 153 against Crompton at The iMEP Arena featured a last wicket stand of 107 with veteran Damian Clarke (1) which was the highest ever in limited overs matches and the second highest in the history of the Lancashire League. Snyman also took 30 wickets at 25.5. Emile Haratbar was the joint leading wicketkeeper in Division 2 with 23 victims. He also hit 340 runs at 22.7 and featured in a club record 8th wicket Worsley Cup stand of 110 with Mohammed Tayyib (39*) when he hit a career best unbeaten 80 against Greenmount. made him. Darcey Carter became the first woman to take a Lancashire League wicket when she bowled Great Harwood opener Matt Oddie in Accrington's match at Great Harwood on June 29th. Jacob Clarke was the club's top wicket taker with 33 at 23.1, including three five wicket hauls. He also scored 356 runs at 22.3 with two half centuries. In fact six amateurs hit half centuries during the season - Ali Hasham (306 runs at 20.5) and Nathaniel Young (218 runs at 13.6) both had two with Jon Hayhurst (163 at 11.6) and Abbaas Ahmad (113 runs at 11.3) both having one in addition to Clarke and Haratbar. Graeme Sneddon also hit 244 runs at 13.6. Asad Khan picked up 18 wickets at 34.4 and new signing Oliver Lowe took 14 wickets at 32.8. Winning promotion back to the top division in 2026 after six seasons in Division 2 Accrington had sixteen wins and six defeat with 195 points. Professional Jurie Snyman hit 939 runs at a club record 117.4, including four centuries and four half centuries. He broke Charlie Llewellyn's 113 year old club record unbeaten 188 when he hit 195 in the win at Church on May 3rd. In the same match Snyman and Kian Farnworth (54) also put on a league record 217 for the 6th wicket. Snyman's thirteen centuries is also a club record with ten in the league (one behind Llewellyn's eleven). He also took 26 wickets at 22.2. Emile Haratbar was Division 2s leading wicketkeeper with 39 victims (27ct, 12st), including 5 (2c, 3st) against East Lancs. Haratbar also hit 372 runs at 31.0. on June 14th. Captain Jacob Clarke took 46 wickets at 15.3, including 6-32 in the opening day win at Rawtenstall. He also hit 398 runs at 23.4 and he was the leading amateur fielder with 23 catches , including 5 at Crompton. On his return to the club, Kian Farnworth took 32 wickets at 19.0 and he also hit 152 runs at 15.2. New signings Jonny Dack (407 runs at 22.6) and Sam Molloy (233 runs at 21.2) both had impressive first seasons at the club. Simon Hanson also returned to take 21 wickets at 22.1 and hit 121 runs at 40.3. Graeme Sneddon hit 390 runs at 17.7 and he also made his 500th league appearance for the club during the season. Asad Khan also picked up 23 wickets at 21.0 and Oliver Lowe took 7 at 33.8 in an injury hit campaign.
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