I emailed Travis Townsend, our new pro, a few questions today and he came back quickly with some excellent responses. He seems full of enthusiasm and is determined to do well in what will be an exciting year at Heywood Cricket Club. However, John Ogden and others, he’s a staunch Gooner and will not take Click here for more ….

 

SCOOP’S VIEW: Well, the CLL will not be the same again after the rule change was passed at the league meeting last night to change from one division of 16 to two divisions of eight from 2013. The vote went 11/5 in favour of change, which meant the two/thirds majority was achieved. What it means Click here for more ….

Under-13s Fixtures 2012

 

(Matches on Sunday mornings, starting as close to 9.30am as possible) B Division May 6 Heywood v Littleborough (h)           No report available 13 Unsworth v Heywood (a)          Click here for report 20 Clifton v Heywood (a)           Click here for report 21 Click here for more ….

Under-11s Fixtures 2012

 

(Matches on Wednesday evenings, starting as close to 6pm as possible) May 2 Norden v Heywood (a)          Click here for report 9 Heywood v Unsworth (h) Click here for report 16 Middleton v Heywood (a) Click here for report 23 Heywood v Clifton (h) 30 Walsden v Heywood (a) June 6 Click here for more ….

 

In his first job as cricket chairman, David Fare has called a cricket meeting at Heywood CC for Tuesday 21 February. We’ll discuss several issues but the main debating point is continued discussion of Norden’s proposal for a two division structure in the CLL. There’ll also be items referring to junior cricket, so coaches of Click here for more ….

 

BY STEVE McHUGH: THE people of Heywood have shown that they are right behind the town’s Cricket Club at the launch of an impressive venture. A crowd of around 150 gathered at the Civic Hall as the importance of Heywood being chosen as one of only three showcase clubs in the country for a NatWest Click here for more ….

 

With 2012 being the year of Heywood CC’s showcase year with Natwest Cricketforce on March 30 or April 1, we’ve put together a draft list of the jobs we are planning to do for the big day. This day will be a huge boost for the club and the town, with national exposure plus, hopefully, Click here for more ….

 

Heywood CC open their 2012 League campaign in the Central Lancashire League with the visit of Milnrow on Saturday 15 April. The season could have been a lot more fraught if Norden’s two division proposal had been voted in, but as it is it is same as normal. Our biggest games of the season come Click here for more ….

 

Next Friday (25 November, not 18th as I got in my head) sees the Central Lancashire League vote on the biggest proposal for change ever seen in local league cricket. Norden want to see two divisions of eight teams brought into force for the 2013 season. I said I would give further explanation as to Click here for more ….

 

Tomorrow night (Tuesday) the club’s Cricket Committee will meet to debate how we will vote on possible changes to the Central Lancashire League. Norden have proposed changes to the league, which involves splitting it into two divisions of eight. This will involve a number of changes, including less senior fixtures but the chance for under-18s Click here for more ….