THE cricket season still seems a million miles away as we prepare for the worst of the winter weather during the next two months.

But the Central Lancashire League fixtures for the 2003 season are out -- and there's a cracker of a match for two of our local sides on the opening day of the new campaign.

Unsworth take on Stand at their Pole Lane ground on Sunday April 27, while Radcliffe begin their bid to lift the CLL championship crown with a trip to Royton.

The full list of fixtures is:

SUNDAY, APRIL 27

Norden v Walsden; Crompton v Milnrow; Middleton v Rochdale; Ashton v Oldham; Royton v Radcliffe; Littleborough v Werneth; Unsworth v Stand; Heywood - no game.

SATURDAY, MAY 3

Crompton v Unsworth; Middleton v Royton; Milnrow v Stand; Ashton v Norden; Oldham v Walsden; Rochdale v Radcliffe; Littleborough v Heywood; Werneth- no game.

SUNDAY, MAY 4

Norden v Littleborough; Heywood v Crompton; Stand v Rochdale; Radcliffe v Oldham; Royton v Ashton; Unsworth v Middleton; Walsden v Werneth; No game - Milnrow.

SUNDAY MAY 11

Crompton v Stand; Middleton v Radcliffe; Milnrow v Royton; Ashton v Walsden; Oldham v Heywood; Rochdale v Norden; Werneth v Unsworth; Litttleborough - no game.

SATURDAY, MAY 17

Crompton v Werneth; Stand v Norden; Middleton v Oldham; Milnrow v Ashton; Radcliffe v Heywood; Rochdale v Littleborough; Royton v Walsden; Unsworth - no game.

SUNDAY, MAY 18

Norden v Unsworth; Heywood v Royton; Ashton v Crompton; Oldham v Milnrow; Littleborough v Middleton; Walsden v Stand; Werneth v Rochdale; No game - Radcliffe;

SATURDAY, MAY 24

Norden v Royton; Heywood v Unsworth; Ashton v Middleton; Oldham v Rochdale; Littleborough v Crompton; Walsden v Radcliffe; Werneth v Milnrow; No game - Stand.

SUNDAY, MAY 25

Crompton v Oldham; Stand v Heywood; Middleton v Werneth; Milnrow v Littleborough; Radcliffe v Norden; Rochdale v Ashton; Unsworth v Walsden; Royton - no game.

SATURDAY, MAY 31

Norden v Heywood; Crompton v Rochdale; Stand v Royton; Milnrow v Middleton; Ashton v Littleborough; Oldham v Werneth; Unsworth v Radcliffe; Walsden - no game.

SATURDAY, JUNE 7

Heywood v Walsden; Middleton v Crompton; Radcliffe v Stand; Rochdale v Milnrow; Royton v Unsworth; Littleborough v Oldham; Werneth v Ashton; No game - Norden.

SUNDAY, JUNE 15

Norden v Crompton; Heywood v Middleton; Stand v Oldham; Radcliffe v Werneth; Royton v Littleborough; Unsworth v Ashton; Walsden v Milnrow; No game - Rochdale.

SATURDAY, JUNE 21

Crompton v Royton; Middleton v Norden; Milnrow v Radcliffe; Ashton v Heywood; Rochdale v Walsden; Littleborough v Unsworth; Werneth v Stand; Oldham - no game.

SATURDAY, JUNE 28

Norden v Milnrow; Heywood v Rochdale; Stand v Littleborough; Radcliffe v Crompton; Royton v Werneth; Unsworth v Oldham; Walsden v Middleton; No game - Ashton.

SUNDAY, JUNE 29

Middleton v Stand; Milnrow v Unsworth; Ashton v Radcliffe; Oldham v Norden; Rochdale v Royton; Littleborough v Walsden; Werneth v Heywood; Crompton - no game.

SATURDAY, JULY 5

Norden v Werneth; Heywood v Milnrow; Stand v Ashton; Radcliffe v Littleborough; Royton v Oldham; Unsworth v Rochdale; Walsden v Crompton; No game - Middleton.

SATURDAY, JULY 12

Crompton v Ashton; Stand v Walsden; Middleton v Littleborough; Milnrow v Oldham; Rochdale v Werneth; Royton v Heywood; Unsworth v Norden; Radcliffe - no game.

SUNDAY, JULY 20

Norden v Stand; Heywood v Radcliffe; Ashton v Milnrow; Oldham v Middleton; Littleborough v Rochdale; Walsden v Royton; Werneth v Crompton; No game - Unsworth.

SATURDAY, JULY 26

Norden v Radcliffe; Heywood v Stand; Ashton v Rochdale; Oldham v Crompton; Littleborough v Milnrow; Walsden v Unsworth; Werneth v Middleton; No game - Royton.

SUNDAY, JULY 27

Crompton v Littleborough; Middleton v Ashton; Milnrow v Werneth; Radcliffe v Walsden; Rochdale v Oldham; Royton v Norden; Unsworth v Heywood; Stand - no game.

SATURDAY, AUG 2

Heywood v Norden; Middleton v Milnrow; Radcliffe v Unsworth; Rochdale v Crompton; Royton v Stand; Littleborough v Ashton; Werneth v Oldham; No game - Walsden.

SATURDAY, AUG 9

Crompton v Middleton; Stand v Radcliffe; Milnrow v Rochdale; Ashton v Werneth; Oldham v Littleborough; Unsworth v Royton; Walsden v Heywood; Norden - no game.

SATURDAY, AUG 16

Crompton v Heywood; Middleton v Unsworth; Ashton v Royton; Oldham v Radcliffe; Rochdale v Stand; Littlleborough v Norden; Werneth v Walsden; Milnrow - no game.

SUNDAY, AUG 17

Norden v Ashton; Heywood v Littleborough; Stand v Milnrow; Radcliffe v Rochdale; Royton v Middleton; Unsworth v Crompton; Walsden v Oldham; No game - Werneth.

SATURDAY, AUG 23

Norden v Rochdale; Heywood v Oldham; Stand v Crompton; Radcliffe v Middleton; Royton v Milnrow; Unsworth v Werneth; Walsden v Ashton; No game - Litttleborough.

SUNDAY, AUG 24

Crompton v Radcliffe; Middleton v Walsden; Milnrow v Rochdale; Oldham v Unsworth; Rochdale v Heywood; Littleborough v Stand; Werneth v Royton; Ashton - no game.

SUNDAY, AUG 31

Stand v Unsworth; Milnrow v Crompton; Oldham v Ashton; Rochdale v Middleton; Radcliffe v Royton; Walsden v Norden; Werneth v Litttleborough; No game - Heywood.

SATURDAY, SEPT 6

Norden v Oldham; Heywood v Werneth; Stand v Middleton; Radcliffe v Ashton; Royton v Rochdale; Unsworth v Milnrow; Walsden v Littleborough; No game - Crompton.

SUNDAY, SEPT 7

Crompton v Walsden; Milnrow v Heywood; Ashton v Stand; Oldham v Royton; Rochdale v Unsworth; Litttleborough v Radcliffe; Werneth v Norden; Middleton - no game.

SATURDAY SEPT 13

Crompton v Norden; Middleton v Heywood; Milnrow v Walsden; Ashton v Unsworth; Oldham v Stand; Littleborough v Royton; Werneth v Radcliffe; Rochdale - no game.

SUNDAY, SEPT 14

Norden v Middleton; Heywood v Ashton; Stand v Werneth; Radcliffe v Milnrow; Royton v Crompton; Unsworth v Littleborough; Walsden v Rochdale; No game - Oldham.