JW Lees Pennine Cricket League fixtures for 2016

THIS season’s Readers Inter-League Trophy for seniors will be played under a new format.

Six teams have been split into two groups. Group ‘A’ features the Northern League, the Ribblesdale League and the North Lancs and South Cumbria League. The Pennine League, the Greater Manchester League and the Liverpool Competition form Group ‘B’.

The Pennine League and Greater Manchester League meet in the first round of matches, with the winners going through to the semi-finals.

The losers then face the Liverpool Competition, with the winners clashing against the victorious team from round one in the last four.


PREMIER DIVISION


Start times: 12.30pm in April;


1pm May 1 to August 20 inclusive; 12.30pm to end of August except for T20 Finals’ Day at 10.30am;

Noon in September.

Saturday, April 23 Inaugural match. friendly fixture — Norden v Saddleworth. Venue to be confirmed.

Sunday, April 24 Austerlands v Greenfield; Crompton v Middleton; Glodwick v Littleborough; Royton v Norden; Saddleworth v Rochdale; Walsden v Monton & Weaste.

Saturday, April 30 Greenfield v Crompton; Littleborough v Saddleworth; Middleton v Glodwick; Monton & Weaste v Austerlands; Norden v Walsden; Rochdale v Royton;

Sunday, May 1 Austerlands v Norden; Crompton V Monton & Weaste; Glodwick v Greenfield; Littleborough v Middleton; Saddleworth v Royton; Walsden v Rochdale.

Saturday, May 7 Greenfield v Littleborough; Middleton v Saddleworth; Monton & Weaste v Glodwick; Norden v Crompton; Rochdale v Austerlands; Royton v Walsden.

Sunday, May 8 Wood & Burton Cups preliminary round. Also ECB Cup.

Saturday, May 14 Austerlands v Royton; Crompton v Rochdale; Glodwick v Norden; Littleborough v Monton & Weaste; Middleton v Greenfield; Saddleworth v Walsden.

Sunday, May 15 Reserve Day Wood & Burton Cups, preliminary round.

Saturday May 21 Greenfield v Saddleworth; Monton & Weaste v Middleton; Norden v Littleborough; Rochdale v Glodwick; Royton v Crompton; Walsden v Austerlands.

Sunday May 22 LCB Cup round one — Moorfield v Littleborough; Glodwick v Formby; Farnworth v Austerlands; Denton St. Lawrence v Saddleworth; Swinton Moorside v Norden; Irlam v Moorside; Greenfield v Prestwich; Monton & Weaste v Great Eccleston Bye v Walsden.

Saturday May 28 Austerlands v Saddleworth; Crompton v Walsden; Glodwick v Royton; Greenfield v Monton & Weaste; Littleborough v Rochdale; Middleton v Norden.

Sunday, May 29 Wood & Burton Cups round one

Bank Holiday, Monday, May 30 Reserve day Wood & Burton Cups round one.

Friday, June 3 T20 Competition. Match one

Saturday, June 4 Austerlands v Crompton; Norden v Greenfield; Rochdale v Middleton; Royton v Littleborough; Saddleworth v Monton & Weaste;Walsden v Glodwick.

Sunday, June 5 Readers Inter League Trophy Group ‘B’ round one — Seniors: Greater Manchester League v Pennine League. Venue tbc.

Colts: Pennine League v Greater Manchester League (venue tbc)

Friday, June 10 T20 Competition Match two.

Saturday, June 11 Crompton v Saddleworth; Glodwick v Austerlands; Greenfield v Rochdale;, Littleborough v Walsden; Middleton v Royton; Monton & Weaste v Norden.

Sunday, June 12 LCB Cup round two.

Friday, June 17 T20 Competition Match three.

Saturday, June 18 Austerlands v Littleborough; Crompton v Glodwick; Rochdale v Monton & Weaste; Royton v Greenfield; Saddleworth v Norden; Walsden v Middleton.

Sunday, June 19 Tanner & Moore Cups round one Also ECB Cup.

Saturday, June 25 Glodwick v Saddleworth; Greenfield v Walsden; Littleborough v Crompton; Middleton v Austerlands; Monton & Weaste v Royton; Norden v Rochdale.

Sunday, June 26 Wood/Tanner/Burton/Moore Cups round two.

Friday July 1 T20 Match four.

Saturday, July 2 Littleborough v Glodwick; Middleton v Crompton; Greenfield v Austerlands; Monton & Weaste v Walsden; Norden v Royton; Rochdale v Saddleworth.

Sunday July 3 LCB Cup round three.

Friday, July 8 T20 Match five.

Saturday, July 9 Austerlands v Monton & Weaste; Crompton v Greenfield; Glodwick v Middleton; Royton v Rochdale; Saddleworth v Littleborough Walsden v Norden.

Sunday, July 10 Readers Inter League Trophy: Liverpool Competiton v round one losers.

Colts: Pennine League v Bolton League. Venue to be decided.

Friday, July 15 T20 quarter-finals — Top two from each of six groups. Group winners at home.

Saturday, July 16 Middleton v Littleborough; Greenfield v Glodwick; Monton & Weaste v Crompton; Norden v Austerlands; Rochdale v Walsden; Royton v Saddleworth.

Sunday, July 17 Wood/Tanner/Burton Moore Cups semi-finals.

Saturday, July 23 Austerlands v Rochdale; Crompton v Norden; Glodwick v Monton & Weaste Littleborough v Greenfield; Saddleworth v Middleton; Walsden v Royton.

Sunday, July 24 LCB Cup quarter-finals.

Saturday, July 30 Greenfield v Middleton; Monton & Weaste v Littleborough; Norden v Glodwick; Rochdale v Crompton; Royton v Austerlands; Walsden v Saddleworth.

Sunday, July 31 Burton/Moore Cups finals. Also ECB Cup.

Saturday, August 6 Austerlands v Walsden; Crompton v Royton; Glodwick v Rochdale; Littleborough v Norden; Middleton v Monton & Weaste; Saddleworth v Greenfield.

Sunday August 7 Wood Cup final.

Saturday, August 13 Monton & Weaste v Greenfield; Norden v Middleton; Rochdale v Littleborough; Royton v Glodwick; Saddleworth v Austerlands; Walsden v Crompton.

Sunday, August 14 Tanner Cup final. Also Readers Inter League Trophy semi-final. Possibly vacant. Fixture to be confirmed. Winners of round one v winners of round two.

Colts: Liverpool Competition v Pennine League. Venue to be confirmed.

Saturday, August 20 Crompton v Austerlands; Glodwick v Walsden; Greenfield v Norden; Littleborough v Royton; Middleton v Rochdale; Monton & Weaste v Saddleworth.

Sunday, August 21 T20 Finals’ Day — venue to be decided. Also LCB Cup semi-finals.

Saturday, August 27 Austerlands v Glodwick; Norden v Monton & Weaste; Rochdale v Greenfield; Royton v Middleton; Walsden v Littleborough; Saddleworth v Crompton.

Sunday, August 28 Reserve day Wood/Tanner Cup finals. Start noon.

Bank Holiday Monday August 29 Readers Inter-League Senior Trophy final — winners of Group ‘B’ (home) v winners of Group ‘A’.

Saturday, September 3 Glodwick v Crompton; Greenfield v Royton; Littleborough v Austerlands; Middleton v Walsden; Monton & Weaste v Rochdale; Norden v Saddleworth.

Sunday, September 4 Reserve day Burton/Moore Cup finals. Start noon.

Saturday, September 10 Austerlands v Middleton; Crompton v Littleborough; Rochdale v Norden; Royton v Monton & Weaste; Saddleworth v Glodwick; Walsden v Greenfield.

Sunday, September 11 LCB Cup final.

Saturday, September 17 Play-off match third place promotion/relegation.

Sunday, September 18 Reserve day play-off Match.