EAST Lancs batsman Paul Turner is hoping for a memorable weekend, which could end with his name etched firmly in the club's record books by tomorrow night.

Turner has his sights on helping the Blackburn club finally land their first Lancashire League title in 13 years after finishing as runners-up five times in the last seven years.

And the 25-year-old is also chasing glory on a personal front with the club's record run aggregate just 46 runs away thanks to a prolific summer which has brought him his first two league hundreds and left him just 31 runs short of 1,000 for the season.

Winning the championship, either against Enfield today or Haslingden tomorrow, is the number-one target.

But Turner admits that he will be a proud man if he can overhaul the mark set by David Pearson nine years ago.

"I have had quite a few people mention the record to me," he said.

"I just want to get to games and get to the crease and get it done.

"I hadn't realised that David was the only amateur to get past 1,000 runs. If I do it I will be the second and I didn't realise the magnitude of the effort if I manage to do it."

Turner, who made his first-team debut in the season Pearson put 1,015 on the board, believes his form has steadily improved since he was promoted to the number-three spot three or four years ago.

But he puts this year's run feast down to the work he has put in with the club's junior chairman Isaac Bhojani.

"He's helped me a lot with my technique. I've come on in leaps and bounds and owe a lot to him," he said.

Turner also appreciates the advice he's received from paid-man Johann Louw, who went into the final two games needing 99 runs to beat Allan Border's professional run record.

Louw, who has been offered terms to return next season, and Turner are just two of the players who have performed leading roles in East Lancs' championship charge.

Pearson has provided experience and runs at the top of the order since coming out of retirement and is one of five players to have hit tons this season another record in a bumper summer.

To round things off with some silverware, East Lancs, 16 points clear of second-placed Haslingden at the top, will win the title if they beat Enfield today or if Haslingden lose to Colne.

If East Lancs lose and Haslingen win, then tomorrow's meeting at Alexandra Meadows could be a winner-takes all encounter.

East Lancs could still take the crown by losing both but picking up plenty of bonus points, but Turner doesn't want to take any chances in ending the long wait for honours.

He said: "It would be better to get it done properly, and we're hoping to do that.

"If it went down to Sunday that would be great for the supporters and the people watching, but for the players it would be a bit nerve-wracking.

"We will have an eye on Haslingden's game (at home to Colne) today, but we're hoping whatever they do won't affect us.

"Enfield gave us a great game at their place and Martin Van Jaarsveld had a lovely knock.

"We just sneaked it and hopefully it won't be so close this time, but we're not taking them lightly. We're hoping to win it on the day and not need anything further than that.

"We're hoping we don't repeat the Worsley Cup final. We were the supposed favourites and ended up choking big-style.

"Hopefully we've learned from that and we'll put in the performances this time.

"Over the last few seasons we've been in a similar situation, but this time we've got it in our own hands.

"I've got five runners-up medals. A lot of the lads have been in the same position and we're really looking forward, after all those years of trying, to hopefully get the big one."

Nelsoncould yet gatecrash the party but their slim hopes of winning the title depend on them taking maximum points over the weekend and East Lancs taking no more than four and Haslingden no more than 20.