Walton Le Dale Cricket Club

Walton Le Dale Cricket Club Amateur cricket club in the MHA Northern Pyramid Cricket Competition - Based in Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire

14/09/2026

The end of the 2026 MHA Northern Pyramid Cricket Competition brings with it some sad news at Walton le dale. Two club legends have sadly recently passed. And we will be saying good bye to them this week. Tony McGennity and Bob Nuttall.
It goes without saying that our thoughts at WLDcc are with the families at this time.
Both these giants are leaving friends at the club.
And one has family within the club. Making this message very difficult indeed.
Games with either of them present was total fun and absolutely box office sitting down chatting.
You'll be sorely missed the pair of you. RIP fellas.

Massive congratulations to our man Mehfuz Jolly on a fantastic season. Firstly, the second season in a row to break 1000...
14/09/2026

Massive congratulations to our man Mehfuz Jolly on a fantastic season. Firstly, the second season in a row to break 1000 runs, and the second season in a row to have the biggest innings of the season for WLD.
Figures first. 1330 runs including 5 100s and 7 50s. Top score of 125 no. And an of AVG 55.42. what a guy. Tremendous having you onboard for your second season with us.
Good luck with your return home. Hopefully you continue to be as excellent. Thank you.

It was the Walton-le-dale Cricket Club Juniors Presentation Evening last night… and what a night it was!As the junior se...
12/09/2026

It was the Walton-le-dale Cricket Club Juniors Presentation Evening last night… and what a night it was!

As the junior section continues to expand from 2 teams just a few years ago, five teams this year and seven teams next year, there are more and more magical sporting moments to enjoy and celebrate.

Our U11s girls’ team winning the league, the U10 Softball Royals just missing out on the title, and very respectable finishing positions for our other teams are incredible given the number of children who are playing cricket for the first time. Our U11 and U13 Hardball teams are incredibly young, yet competing.

In short, it’s been a great year for the club!

Congratulations to all of our winners of awards, such as Parents’ Player of the Year, Players’ Player of the Year, Most Improved Player and those who won the Haribo award for creating those one-off moments of skill and hilarity. Also, the Pete Ingham Trophy,  for outstanding contributions to the club.

Thank you also to everyone who kindly donated to our raffle, including Curry’s Capitol Centre, Blackburn Hawks, Manchester Super Giants and of course our generous parents! It’s greatly appreciated and the money raised helps to provide more opportunities and more teams next year.

A huge thank you to Summer Carrington, from the Lancashire Cricket Club Academy, for coming to present the awards. You may have rightly celebrated the work of Leyland CC in your development, but you took it in good spirit when it was pointed out that we have beaten Leyland each time we’ve played them competitively this year!

Finally, thank you to all the volunteers who make cricket happen at the club. We couldn’t do it without you!

Volunteers, parents and children. Be proud!

JUNIOR FRIENDLIES ROUND UPThe final few friendlies have concluded for the juniors over the last couple of weeks. Here's ...
14/08/2026

JUNIOR FRIENDLIES ROUND UP

The final few friendlies have concluded for the juniors over the last couple of weeks. Here's a quick round-up:

Softball transition v Hesketh bank

More good experience for those new to matches, with more friendly debuts made. A loss in the end but good learning.

Softball transition v euxton girls

A close fought game with a team of those new to matches. An excellent learning opportunity, with WLD taking a close win. Jack B impressed with bat and ball.

Softball v Leyland

Dylan S started the game in great style with a 6 and it got even better with a hattrick during our bowling innings! A fantastic achievement in one of his first ever games. All in all, a good experience with WLD taking a comfortable win.

U11s v penwortham

A really enjoyable friendly, with Billy batting fantastically for his 15 not out the highlight. Penwortham ultimately came out on top but a good, competitive performance from WLD.

Hardball transition v Leyland

Another close game with single digit runs between the sides. Well done max and olly for both picking up 2 wickets in consecutive balls and Ben for an excellent unbeaten knock of 13.

U13s v Fulwood

In Tom Crook's final junior match before he progresses fully to senior cricket, it was only fitting he picked up a couple of wickets - showcasing recently practised off spin skills - a glimpse of a future change to spin perhaps? 🤔 Niamh also bowled great for 2 wickets in an all round exceptional team display. A partnership of 54 between Billy and Aim set up a strong total which Fulwood only reached with a ball to spare.

All the best to Tom in his future cricketing endeavours with the seniors as we draw another action packed and successful match season to an end for the juniors. We can already see the production line of Allstars and Dynamos which is fantastic!

FIRST BATTING RETIREMENT OF THE YEAR FOR THE JUNIORS IN U11 FRIENDLY.Thurs 30th July - U11s v Tarleton In preparation fo...
01/08/2026

FIRST BATTING RETIREMENT OF THE YEAR FOR THE JUNIORS IN U11 FRIENDLY.

Thurs 30th July - U11s v Tarleton

In preparation for next season, the U11s played a friendly with u12 rules rather than normal pairs. With retirements set at 25, WLD couldn't dislodge the excellent Tarleton openers who both retired. After that, Aim was the only bowler to pick up wickets as he picked up both the Tarleton wickets to fall. A very good score of 133-2 posted.

In reply, POTM 🏆 Ethan got the juniors' first retirement of the season as he reached 25 at faster than a run a ball. Back to back boundaries from Jayden were followed by double figure contributions from Billy, Aim and Bruno but WLD ultimately ran out of overs to finish on 86-4. A good preparation for next year. Thanks to Tarleton CC for hosting

NEXT GENERATION OF SOFTBALL STARS MAKE ENCOURAGING START!Tues 21st July - Friendly for Softball transition group v Gregs...
22/07/2026

NEXT GENERATION OF SOFTBALL STARS MAKE ENCOURAGING START!

Tues 21st July - Friendly for Softball transition group v Gregson Lane

Forming a team of entirely debutants to give a taster of match experience, this group comprising of Dynamos and those that have joined training for the first time this summer gave a more than creditable account of themselves. In the end, they even snatched a win by 1 run, but the important thing was they all seemed to have a great time and learnt plenty about the key points to remember for matches.

Bowling first, the youngest of the team, Arthur, bowled brilliantly with no wides or no balls in his 2 overs. Wickets went to Sam with 2 and Harvey and Dylan with 1 a piece, but all bowled encouragingly, especially in their second overs. Gregson Lane finished on 78-4. For the WLD batting; Beatrice, Jessica and Ethan all ran really well between the wickets and Dylan and Jake both hit boundaries in the final pair to finish just ahead of Gregson Lane on 79-4 (net 99 v 98). We look forward to some more friendlies before the season is out and can't wait to see what they can do with a full winter of training behind them!

Thank you to Gregson Lane CC for hosting to get the kids a game, it is much appreciated 🤝

YOUNG U13s SIDE BAT WELL IN ECCLESTON FRIENDLYMon 20th July - u13s friendly v Eccleston u12sIt was an inexperienced WLD ...
22/07/2026

YOUNG U13s SIDE BAT WELL IN ECCLESTON FRIENDLY

Mon 20th July - u13s friendly v Eccleston u12s

It was an inexperienced WLD u13s side that took on Eccleston on Mon night, with two hardball debutants in Ibrahim and Bruno, and a team mostly consisting of u11s. Eccleston batted first and impressively racked up 152-1 in their 20 overs, helped in part by a number of errors in the field by the WLD team. Ethan picked up the only wicket for the bowling side.

With not many runs coming from the top or lower order, Eli and Teddy put on an excellent partnership in the middle order to boost the total. Both attained their new top score, with 13 from Eli an excellent effort in his first season playing cricket matches and POTM Teddy 🏆 with 17. WLD couldn't keep up with the rate and finished on 92-8 in a valiant attempt against a large total. Thank you to Eccleston CC for hosting to get the kids some more game time, it is much appreciated 🤝

AGONISINGLY CLOSE, BUT SOFTBALL ROYALS MISS OUT ON LEAGUE TITLE Sat 18th July - Softball Royals v ChorleyAfter 7 wins ...
18/07/2026

AGONISINGLY CLOSE, BUT SOFTBALL ROYALS MISS OUT ON LEAGUE TITLE

Sat 18th July - Softball Royals v Chorley

After 7 wins from 7, the Softball Royals fell at the last hurdle, missing the opportunity for a shared title win. Wickets kept falling during the WLD innings which ultimately cost them. 10 fell in total, with some avoidable run outs and playing straighter giving them focus areas for winter improvement. 85 runs were scored with Franklin on 11 and Tom 14 top scoring.

Needing wickets to stay in the game, an early direct hit from POTM 🏆 Aurelia (who bowled exceptionally well too) set WLD on its way, with 4 more run outs following. Unfortunately a lot of balls whistled past the stumps with only Oliver and Robert able to claim wickets. Chorley finished on 85-7, the same total but with fewer wickets to claim the victory.

Still, a fantastic season from our Softball Royals who have shown great improvement throughout the season and should be very proud of their achievements 👏

It was a wonderful evening of cricket and community coming together last night as we had our Juniors BBQ.It was lovely t...
18/07/2026

It was a wonderful evening of cricket and community coming together last night as we had our Juniors BBQ.

It was lovely to see over 50 children and their families enjoying food and cricket together as we celebrated the successes of our ECB Dynamos and All-Stars teams.

Hopefully we will see many of these children moving into our WLD juniors ranks in future years!

If you’ve a younger child who wants to get into cricket, keep an eye on our page as we look to run more of these sessions in the future.

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