Lancashire League Handbook 2016

21 In second place were last year’s winners, Todmorden with 96.66%. And the winners with 100% were Ramsbottom. The Joe Collier Trophy award is decided by the marks awarded by Umpires at each match for the sportsmanship of each team and is based on a total of both First & Second Team Marks. Eleven Clubs achieved more than 90%. This year in 3rd place was Todmorden with 96.8%, in second place Accrington with 97.6% and the overall winners with 99.11% were Rishton. The Alick Ormerod Trophy is marked by the umpires on the effectiveness of first team captains, Enfield and Todmorden tied for second place with 98%. But the overall winner for 2015 with 98.22% was Rishton. The League Executive award a memento to any batsman scoring 1000 or more runs in a season. This year we do of course have two batsmen who achieved the feat and it is appropriate that they both played in a record winning side who have swept the board with every title. Champions, Cup winners, T20 and Ron Singleton Colne Trophy. Well done to Burnley and David Brown and Vishal Tripathi. As we move into 2016, the future is uncertain. We endeavour to expand the League but have not yet gained the support of the Lancashire Cricket Board. The expansion committee have made outstanding efforts on driving the expansion, spending hour upon hour visiting grounds, interviewing and re-interviewing prospective new Clubs. There have been counter proposals to our expansion model but our Clubs have given a mandate to stand by our original plans. We will see how matters develop but the introduction of promotion and relegation will provide more competitive cricket, bring quality Clubs into the League and ultimately make it stronger in the long run. I submit my report for your approval.