PREVIEW: Early-season contenders to face off in full weekend of fixtures

28 Apr 2022 By James Main

Which game will you go to?

Photo and words by Tim Mansfield

The Westmorland League has a full programme of matches over the Bank Holiday weekend. Four of the contenders for the Division 1 title lock horns on Saturday as Heysham travel to Sedgwick and Shireshead host Westgate.

Heysham are missing two of their key bowlers, but Andy Powers is expected to be back from rugby duties, and Sedgwick will be hoping that Tom Ridley is fit to bowl. Westgate had a week off and Dylan Conroy took the opportunity to test his injured ankle in the seconds ahead of their trip to Shireshead who as well as back to back league wins, beat Great Eccleston in the Village Knockout on Sunday.

Kendal 2nds and Warton also started the season with wins and meet at Kendal CC on Saturday. Both Burneside and Kirkby Lonsdale are looking for their first win and meet at Ellergreen Park.

There are nine games in Divisions 3 and 4 on Sunday, and on Bank Holiday Monday the Hackney and Leigh Trophy gets underway with Kendal 2nds hosting Kirkby Lonsdale at 1pm. On Tuesday, Trimpell host Warton and on Thursday Sedgwick host Burneside. This starts two months of evening cup cricket where local cricket fans will have games to watch several evenings a week.

Fixtures
Saturday 30 April

Division 1

Arnside v Trimpell
Burneside v Kirkby Lonsdale
Kendal 2nds v Warton
Sedbergh School 2nds v Bare
Sedgwick v Heysham
Shireshead v Westgate

Division 2

Ambleside v Ingleton
Carnforth 2nds v Windermere
Holme v Sedgwick 2nds
Netherfield 3rds v Coniston
Silverdale v Cartmel
Westgate 2nds v Shireshead 2nds

Division 3

Galgate v Holme 2nds
Heysham 2nds v Silverdale 2nds
Trimpell 2nds v Arnside 2nds

Sunday 1 May

Division 3

Carnforth 3rds v Bolton le Sands
Milnthorpe 2nds v Leven Valley
Morecambe 3rds v Kendal 3rds

Division 4

Bare 2nds v Morecambe 4ths
Coniston 2nds v Sedbergh School 3rds
Ingleton 2nds v Ulverston 3rds
Kirkby Lonsdale 2nds v Burneside 2nds
Shireshead 3rds v Netherfield 4ths
Westgate 3rds v Sedgwick 3rds

Hackney & Leigh T20
Monday 2nd May 1pm - Kendal 2nds v Kirkby Lonsdale
Tuesday 3 May 6pm - Trimpell v Warton
Thursday 5 May 6pm - Sedgwick v Burneside

Where next?

Week 3 round up Sedgwick go top of Division 1

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