Lytham CC have had a positive first half-season in the NPCL
Lytham CC are halfway through their first season as a Northern Premier Cricket League club.
Ryan Norris believes Lytham CC’s decision to swap the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition for the Northern Premier Cricket League has been more than justified.
Lytham are sixth in the division two table as they begin the second half of the league season this weekend.
It has been a season of new opponents and grounds for the Church Road club, who are enjoying greater participation levels compared to previous years.
“We’re enjoying it and we’ve played a lot of cricket,” Norris said.
“Part of the reason why we moved was that we were struggling for availability.
“We had six games in nine days recently and the furthest we went was St Annes!
“We’ve come across a lot of new teams and a lot of grounds we haven’t been to before.
“It goes without saying that our numbers are up, our second team is flying in division three of the Palace Shield.
“There’s that feelgood aura in the club and the lads can’t wait for the next game to come along.”
In preparation for the season, Norris had said Lytham were intrigued as to the standard of cricket that awaited them.
They have won four of their opening 11 games, leaving them one point behind Morecambe going into Saturday’s home match with Carnforth (12.30pm).
“We’ve only had one thrashing, when we played St Annes in the 40 Over Cup on Bank Holiday Monday,” Norris said.
“That was when they scored 270-odd (272-8), when they batted really well and we didn’t.
“That’s the standard in the division above us, though we had the freak innings when we played Fulwood and Broughton (29 all out).
“Apart from that, I think we’ve lost by fewer than 20 runs in four games and when we’ve won, we’ve won convincingly.
“All in all, I think it’s been a good, positive start for us.”