United front as league side seeks revenge

CRICKET: PLAYERS will put rivalry to one side when they join forces on Sunday in the Readers Inter-League Competition.

The Saddleworth and District Cricket League’s representative XI take on their counterparts from the Lancashire County League at Denton West CC (start 1.30pm).

It is a chance for the Saddleworth League to exact revenge for a seven-wicket semi-final defeat 12 months ago when the tie was turned into a 20-overs-a-side thrash because of rain.

Only four players from the Saddleworth side who lined up at Thornham — Alex Peters, Peter Roberts, Imran Asghar and Alex Griffiths — are chosen.

Steven Howard, fresh from his century against Greenfield, offers plenty of experience at the top of the order.

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