RAMSBOTTOM have signed up South African professional Pieter Strydom - who sub-proed for the side last weekend in the Transco Lancashire League - for the Floodlit Competition being held at Rawtenstall next week.

Rawtenstall are holding a week-long festival of floodlit cricket for the second successive year.

On Monday, Transco Lancashire League Under 15s players will make up two teams to compete in a match - Ribblesdale League players will not be involved as previously reported - followed by Rawtenstall v Bacup on Tuesday and Haslingden v Ramsbottom on Wednesday.

The final, between the winners of the two matches, takes place on Friday.

All three senior matches begin at 4.30pm, the junior match at 5.30pm.

Rawtenstall have yet to announce whether their side will feature a sub-pro - Andrew Hall is due to fly home on Monday.

Haslingden's Ian Austin and Bacup's Shaun Young will both play.