OLDHAM and Royton have secured places in the quarter-finals of the John Willie Lees Wood Cup. Oldham performed a minor miracle to beat Ashton after being skittled for 106 at the Pollards, visiting pro Ben Johnson taking five for seven off 7.5 overs and Ronnie Cameron collecting four for 23. But Oldham roared back to [...]
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Wood Cup draw
Posted on February 3, 2011
CRICKET: THE draw for the 2011 Wood Cup competition has not been kind to our local clubs. Three of the four have been drawn away from home in the first round on Sunday, May 22, Werneth and Crompton facing particularly strong opposition. Werneth travel to Heywood, while Crompton must go to Littleborough. Royton and new [...]
Mel bemoans slip-ups
Posted on May 7, 2010
NO-NONSENSE Oldham star Mel Whittle claimed a dozen wickets at the weekend — but insists it could have been many more had the fielding been up to scratch. A busy couple of days in the Lake Garage CLL saw Whittle take six for 38 in the victory over Ashton, before he returned to his old [...]