Category Archives: Cricket

Hoppers Cricket’s ‘mini-renaissance’ came to a shuddering halt last night (Wednesday, 1st August) and in the process they did opponents Grimsargh a huge favour. Ground conditions were extremely soggy and the evening was interspersed with several fairly heavy showers putting completion of the game in doubt. As it was, it was the only fixture played […]

BACK-TO-BACK WINS FOR HOPPERS CRICKET Hoppers Cricket made it two wins in a row and recorded their 5th win of the season on Wednesday, 25th July, beating newcomers to the league, Preston North End, at Lightfoot Green. The visitors started very positively with opener R McNally hitting 25 in just three overs. His opening partner […]

HOPPERS CRICKET GET MUCH NEEDED WIN Guy’s Thatched Hamlet has proved to be Hoppers’ lucky venue, as they overcame Owd Nell’s to record only their 4th win of the season on Wednesday 18th July (Week 14). The win followed three successive losses, and the last victory was at the Bilsborrow venue when they beat Guy’s, […]

HOPPERS’ CRICKET CLAIM FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON Hoppers chalked up their first win in the Boddington’s Village Cricket League in what has so far been a frustrating season. Three games have been lost to rain and the only game played so far  produced a 9-run loss to Longridge. Owd Nell’s were the visitors to […]

The final of the Boddington’s Challenge Cup, postponed due to rain last Sunday, duly took place at Whittingham last Sunday, 19th June and Hoppers claimed the trophy for the second time, the last as long ago as 1995.