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Chairman of the Greater Manchester Cricket League. Strategic Funding Manager for East Lindsey District Council. My views are my own.

Ramsbottom, Lancashire
Joined February 2010
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A huge thank you to coaches Helen and Adam for their time, support and commitment to the team. Congratulations to all the players on a brilliant season! 🙌 View all U13s scorecards: gmclrep.play-cricket.com/web…
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Outstanding individual performances: V Aspinall– 40* v Lancashire League P Haslam-Payne– 50 v Lancashire League P Haslam-Payne– 64* & 4 wickets v Liverpool & District I Mellor– 33 v Northern Pyramid A Jan– 37* v Northern Pyramid @Greenfield_C_C @MottramCricket @wythycc_sports
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A fantastic interleague season for our U13s, finishing top of the league! The team put in some brilliant performances, showing great skill & determination. It’s been a brilliant season for the squad, with several outstanding individual performances along the way.
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Our U15s had a competitive interleague season, finishing mid-table after battling hard. They showed great determination & continued to work hard, gaining valuable experience along the way. A big well done to all the players who represented the GMCL & contributed to the season 👏🏼
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The GMCL can now confirm key dates for all 2027 Cup and GMCL20 competitions, including finals and reserve dates. Important changes to the GMCL20 knockout stages have also been confirmed. Full league fixtures, GMCL20 fixtures and cup draws will follow as soon as possible.
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Martin Kay retweeted
We have our annual strategy meeting today @HeywoodCC . We will share any updates and information for our 2027 programme.
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Get your cricket ground ready for winter 🏏 Join the Grounds Management Association for two evening webinars in early November, covering winter maintenance for cricket grounds with topics including: 🌱 Brushing and mowing 🌱 Aeration 🌱 Applying fertiliser 🌱 Outfield maintenance These webinars will provide advice to support your work over the winter, whether you’re an experienced groundskeeper or a volunteer helping maintain your club’s ground. 🔗 Book today: bit.ly/MaintenanceWebinars #CricketGrounds #GroundManagement #GMA #LancashireCricket
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Deadline: 31 October 2026. Clubs must register only teams with sufficient eligible players. Player eligibility and Sunday cricket restrictions apply. Ineligible players and forfeited fixtures may incur penalties. Withdrawals before the deadline are penalty-free.
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🏏 Our Women’s Winter Softball fixtures are now live! This year, we have more teams than ever competing in our Winter Softball competitions, with the league expanding to 4 divisions across Oldham Leisure Centre and Bury Grammar School
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Everyone that thinks they are cool today..... you will never be as cool as your grandmas were back then. Canned Heat Let's Work Together TOTP 1970
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The draw will be conducted by the LCF, and we will share the fixtures across our social media channels once confirmed. We wish all six clubs the very best of luck in the competition.
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Have a great night all, congratulations to the winners 👏👏 Remember Lads check your Nads 💙
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We are delighted to announce the winners of our inaugural awards, sponsored by @BattersbySGS Winners including Groundsman Premier 1: Clifton – Drew Hogben Premier 2: Westhoughton – Rob Bennett Championship: Glossop – Michael Beech D1: Winton – Mike Humphreys
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Martin Kay retweeted
Fantastic afternoon at @Unsworth_CC to celebrate the 2026 season. Well done to all our awards winners and massive thank you to Unsworth for hosting. See you in 2027
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GMCL IS NOW ON FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM! We’re expanding our social media presence to keep clubs, players and officials connected with everything happening across the GMCL Follow us on: Facebook – Greater Manchester Cricket League Instagram – gtrmcrcricketleague
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GMCL GROUND and FACILITIES RATINGS | 2026 The ground facilities and pitch ratings for the 2026 season are now available! 📊 5 ECB-mandated categories ⭐ Each scored out of 5 🏏 Assessed by umpires throughout the season 🏆 Overall score out of 25 gtrmcrcricket.co.uk/pages/gr…
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A Reminder to clubs that our end of season survey is out. Please do take time answering this.
Our End of Season Survey for clubs is now live! We’d love to hear your feedback on the season. Your views are important and will help us shape and improve the GMCL Juniors Competition for future seasons. jotform.com/262636228793063
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