Bamford on the brink of title glory

Bamford Fieldhouse should bag their third consecutive Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League title this weekend.

The Hollin Lane outfit require nine points from their remaining four matches to be assured of top honours, and they go to Hollinwood tomorrow and play host to basement boys Droylsden on Sunday.

Tomorrow: Droylsden v Uppermill; Glodwick v Greenfield; Heyside v Austerlands; Hollinwood v Bamford Fieldhouse; Saddleworth v Shaw; Stayley v Moorside.

Sunday: Bamford Fieldhouse v Droylsden; Friarmere v Hollinwood; Heyside v Saddleworth; Moorside v Glodwick; Shaw v Stayley; Uppermill v Greenfield.

Matches start at 1.15pm.


The penultimate Sunday of the Lake Garage CLL season sees second-placed Norden, the only team who can prevent Monton from winning the title and completing a league and Wood Cup double, take on Middleton.

Sunday (12.45pm): Ashton v Crompton; Clifton v Milnrow; Heywood v Rochdale; Littleborough v Radcliffe; Middleton v Norden; Oldham v Monton and Weaste; Walsden v Unsworth; Werneth v Royton.


Rochdale’s under-18s team will take on their Werneth counterparts in the final of the Lake Garage CLL Knock-out at the Coppice tomorrow (1pm).