Cricket: Heywood teams for the weekend

Heywood Cricket Club

Only three games left in the Greater Manchester Premier League season but for two of Heywood’s teams they assume extra importance.

The first team can go a long way to ensuring their Premier League place next year when they entertain Denton St Lawrence at Crimble on Saturday.

The two sides are separated by just a couple of points in the fight against what appears to be the last relegation place so the pressure will be on.

Heywood welcome back Jack Morley and Andy Dawson, but Andy Kerr – who showed his value to the side in the defeat of Edgworth last weekend – is unavailable.

The second team go to Ashton Ladysmith the same day still in with a chance of promotion from Division 4 East.

Sunday sees the third team take on Egerton at Crimble.

• Heywood First XI (versus Denton St Lawrence, home, Saturday, 12.30pm): T Townsend (capt), D Pawson, J Morley, R Cross, W Hunt, S Burrill, A Dawson, S Dawson, R Paterson, M Grogan, T McQuinn.
• Heywood Second XI (versus Ashton Ladysmith, away, Saturday, 1.30pm): S Evans (capt), R Bennett, R Smethurst, C Kaye, J Kaye, M Witts, O Thomas, T Pagett, J Mills, J Keyworth, C Hilton.
• Heywood Third XI (versus Egerton, home, Sunday, 1.30pm): R Smethurst (capt), M Hood, J Carter, O Thomas, M Grogan, T Pagett, J Kaye, M Witts, T Sullivan, E Clarkson, C McNally.