LOWERHOUSE Cricket Club held its end of season presentation evening and awards night recently where successful junior teams were honoured for their feats over the course of the campaign.
Roll of honour
Under Nines
P 14, W8, L 6 - 4th in Division One
Eric Haworth Duckling Award (youngest LHCC debutant): Henri Bithell.
Batting: Myles Carr-Oddie 57 runs @ 19.00; Harvey Elliott 57 runs @ 28.50; Joseph Edgar 57 runs – never out
Bowling: Harvey Elliott 10 wickets @ 6.7; Jessie Martin 8 wickets @ 4.25.
Under 11 Koalas
P14, W7, T1 L6 - 4th in LJL Division Three
Batting: Joseph Edgar 118 runs @ 39.33.
Bowling: Owen Brodie 9 wickets @ 10.8; Harvey Elliott 9 wickets @ 11.8; Troy Richmond 5 wickets @ 4.4.
Under 11s Cubs
P 14 W 7, T 1, L 3 matches - runner-up Division Two
Batting: Sam Hancock 138 runs @ 34.5; Nathan Porter 102 runs @ 34.0
Bowling: Simon Lee 10 wickets @ 4.00; Harrison Durkin 20 wickets @ 4.2
Under 11 Bears
P 12, W11 NR 1 L 0 - Champions
Batting: Henri Cottam 273 runs @ 54.6; George Durkin 354 runs @ 29.5; Keagan de Vries 355 runs @ 29.6 (new club record).
Bowling: Joel Sharpe 19 wickets @ 7.3
District awards
Burnley District Under 11s
Divisional champions and William Hurst Trophy runners-up
Henri Cottam (captain, 112 runs and 6 wickets), Rory Cormack, Keagan de Vries, George Durkin (109 runs), Keir Greenwood (120 runs), Sam Hancock, Dec Metcalfe (7 wickets), Nathan Porter, Joel Sharp, Oliver Spendlove, Oliver Williams (7 wickets)
Batting: Keagan de Vries (51no v Hyndburn); Keagan de Vries 194 runs @ 48.50.
Bowling: Oliver Spendlove 10 wickets @ 12.00
Under 13s Cougars
P10 W9, L1 LJL U13 Division 2 - Champions
Batting: Dec Metcalfe 138 runs @ 27.6; Rory Cormack 116 runs @ 58.0
Bowling: Dec Metcalfe 8 wickets @ 4.9; Oliver Spendlove 10 wickets @ 9.1
Under 13 Tigers
P10 W6, L 4 LJL Division 2 - runners-up
Batting: 2016 – Liberty Heap 160 runs @ 22.9; Aden Mohammed 167 runs @41.75
Bowling: Harry Young 7 wickets @ 8.6; Liberty Heap 9 wickets @ 8.6; Aden Mohammed 12 wickets @ 9.9
Under 13 Lions
P9 W 6, MA 2, L 1 - runners-up
Ball Plinth: Liberty Heap LJL Div. 1 2016: 3-9-5 LHCC u13 Lions v Burnley
Batting: Aman Singh 86 runs @86.0
Batting: James Bridge 125 runs @ 25.0; Aman Singh 8 wickets @ 5.40
Under 13s Full
P11 W 6, MA 1, L 4 - 5th in league, LCB U13 Cup runners up
Bowling: Liberty Heap 6 wickets @ 4.67; Bowling: Yousaf Nadeem 10 wickets @16.0; Aman Singh 272 runs @ 39.1 (new record).
Burnley District Under 13s
Jack Spence 84 v Blackpool
Aman Singh 54 v Hyndburn
Batting: Jack Spence 143 runs @ 47.67; Bowling: Ibrahim Rehman 4 wickets @ 15.25
Under 15s Barracudas
P10 W2 T 1 L5, fourth Division Three
Certificates: Jack Spence maiden 50no U15s Barracudas v Enfield 2016; Kheiro Chir, maiden 50no U15s Barracudas v Accrington 2016; Ben Woodall maiden 50* LHCC u15 Barracudas v Enfield 2016.
Batting: Jack Spence 120 runs @ 13.3
Batting: Aman Singh 57 runs @ 19.0; Ibrahim Rehman 9 wickets @ 16.8
Under 15 Dolphins
P 12 W 6, NR1 , T1 L1 Divison Two - third
Certificates: Jack Simm U15s Dolphins maiden 51no v Longridge 2016; James Wearden U15s Dolphins 50no v Haslingden 2016
Batting: Kheiro Chir 203 runs @ 20.3
Bowling: Luke Mulcahy 11 wickets @ 10.7
Under 15 Sharks
P 10 W4, L6 Division 1 - fourth
Certificates: Jack Simm maiden 51no v U15s Sharks Bacup; Thomas Halstead 52no v Clitheroe and 50no v Todmorden
Batting: Thomas Halstead 164 runs @ 82.00; Jack Simm 280 runs @ 31.1
Bowling: Thomas Halstead 9 wickets @ 7.3; Ben Woodall 11 wickets @ 10.6
Under 17s
P 12 W10 L2 - champions
Certificates: Ethan Laraway maiden 50no v Longridge U17; Ben Uttley maiden 50no v feniscowles U17 and 50no v Burnley; Dec Stansfield maiden 51no v Enfield U17 and Burnley 2016
Batting: Dominic Stuart 255 runs @ 36.4; Ben uttley – 212 runs @ 42.4; Dec Stansfield - 10 wickets @ 10.9; Tom Bridge 9 wickets @ 6.6
Geoff Hope Fielding Award: Kheiro Chir
Alan and Betty Suthers Memorial Trophy (most improved cricketer): Aden Aurangzeb
Bert Blackburn Best Newcomer Award: Jack Whitham
Bob Clark Achievement Award: Ibrahim Rehman
Harry Brooks Cricket Foundation Scholarship Award: Annabelle Uttley and Grace Johnson
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