It’s the business end of the Northern Premier League cricket season and club professional Neels Bergh believes Fleetwood can take the title for the first time since 2012 if their form and the weather hold up.
Two members of Blackpool’s Sharpstyle Boxing Club won gold and helped England to finish top of the medals table at the European Championships in Georgia.
A season which began amid great uncertainty for crown green bowling at The Waterloo in Blackpool looks set to end with its prestigious finals week taking place as normal in September and brighter hope for the future.
The Fylde coast’s Northern Premier League clubs all had convincing victories batting second as Fleetwood maintained their title challenge with an eight-wicket success at Longridge.
Rob Cross held off a superb fightback from Michael Smith to claim Betfred World Matchplay glory with an 18-13 success at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens on Sunday night.
Rob Cross and Michael Smith will meet in the final of the 2019 Betfred World Matchplay on Sunday after coming through their semi-final ties on a night of high-drama in Blackpool on Saturday.
Daryl Gurney and Rob Cross will meet in the semi-finals of the 2019 Betfred World Matchplay after coming through the final two quarter-final matches in Blackpool on Friday.
