NORMALLY when you hit the latter end of July you are starting to get a good idea of who will be winning cricket leagues.

Normally teams are starting to stretch clear of the rest by the time the second half of the season kicks in.

But this year is different – and boy, is it good fun. As soon as one team takes what appears to be a step towards glory they seem to get slapped back down as results that defy logic keep on cropping up.

I really can’t remember a cricket season as tight as this 2010 classic.

The Ribblesdale League has more plot twists than Take the High Hollyoaks and Eastenders Street all rolled into one.

And the Lancashire League is turning into a three-horse race for glory, although Nelson and Todmorden would not agree with that sentiment.

Both leagues are a real joy to watch and there are few clues as to where the trophies will go.

That can only be a good thing. The Ribblesdale League in particular is enthralling and you can throw a blanket over the entire table.

All the captains from all the teams admit that everyone can beat everyone else this year. And that is great...

l EMBARRASSING moment for me on Sunday when I felt the full force of a verbal tirade from a Lancashire League skipper...from distance.

While doing a lap I had started a conversation with the team’s vice-captain – and when the skipper wanted to move his field, the vice-captain was unaware.

I did consider myself told when barked at from 70 yards.

l STRANGE happenings at one local cricket club late on Saturday evening.

You see the club in question was hit by FOUR streakers, two males and two females.

That is unusual in itself, often you see one person streaking – for whatever reason – at major sporting events.

So to see four people stripping off and heading out across a cricket field is something else...particularly as they are not attending a cricket match.

The event in question was a 60th birthday party – thankfully the booze-inspired stunt was carried out by people who were guests who were a fair degree younger than the host.