The Saturday fixtures for 2019 were released just before Christmas. Adam Hawley’s 1st XI start their campaign away to back-to-back League Champions Flixton, in what promises to be a cracking fixture for Easter Saturday. At the other end of the season, the 2nds, under new skipper Danny Hall, will end 2019 with a tasty-looking Denton derby at Sycamore Park. The mid-point of the season falls at the end of June, and the fixtures in full are these:
1st XI – GMCL PREMIER DIVISION
April
Sat 20th – Flixton (away)
Sat 27th – GREENFIELD (HOME)
May
Sat 4th – Monton (away)
Sat 11th – PRESTWICH (HOME)
Sat 18th – Roe Green (away)
Sat 25th – ROYTON (HOME)
June
Sat 1st – Woodhouses (away)
Sat 8th – Woodbank (away)
Sat 15th – CLIFTON (HOME)
Sat 22nd – Stand (away)
Sat 29th – EGERTON (HOME)
July
Sat 6th – FLIXTON (HOME)
Sat 13th – Greenfield (away)
Sat 20th – MONTON (HOME)
Sat 27th – Prestwich (away)
August
Sat 3rd – ROE GREEN (HOME)
Sat 10th – Royton (away)
Sat 17th – WOODHOUSES (HOME)
Sat 24th – WOODBANK (HOME)
Sat 31st – Clifton (away)
September
Sat 7th – STAND (HOME)
Sat 14th – Egerton (away)
2ND XI – GMCL DIVISION 3 (E)
April
Sat 20th – DUKINFIELD (HOME)
Sat 27th – Flowery Field (away)
May
Sat 4th – GLODWICK (HOME)
Sat 11th – Heywood (away)
Sat 18th – OLDHAM (HOME)
Sat 25th – Werneth (away)
June
Sat 1st – SADDLEWORTH (HOME)
Sat 8th – STAND (HOME)
Sat 15th – Unsworth (away)
Sat 22nd – SPRINGHEAD (HOME)
Sat 29th – Denton (away)
July
Sat 6th – Dukinfield (away)
Sat 13th – FLOWERY FIELD (HOME)
Sat 20th – Glodwick (away)
Sat 27th – HEYWOOD (HOME)
August
Sat 3rd – Oldham (away)
Sat 10th – WERNETH (HOME)
Sat 17th – Saddleworth (away)
Sat 24th – Stand (away)
Sat 31st – UNSWORTH (HOME)
September
Sat 7th – Springhead (away)
Sat 14th – DENTON (HOME)
Additionally, the draw for the 1st round of the Lancashire Cricket Foundation KO Cup has taken place – we will travel to Vernon Carus Sports Club (near Preston) on Sunday 19th May, with the winners away to Bradshaw or Padiham in the last 32 a fortnight later.
Roll on April!
Words by Jon Palmer
