Thwaites Wainwright Lancashire League previews for Sunday, June 12.
Accrington v Burnley
Matt Wilson returns to the Accrington side in place of Matt Schofield as the Lancashire League leaders look to stay clear of the pack when they face Burnley.
Burnley skipper Steve Brunt names an unchanged side with professional Imran Wasim looking to impress for the Turf Moor outfit.
Key Man: Graham Lloyd. Verdict: Accrington.
Bacup v Church
Anwar Ali is Bacup’s sub professional after star South African Jon-Jon Smuts returned home.
Matt Collinge replaces wicketkeeper Jack McGregor who has been selected for Lancashire Colts.
Adam Highley is fit after being hurt at Colne last week.
Skipper Craig Fergusson replaces Nasser Hussain in the Church team. Joel Gaskill continues in place of Sam Tucker (thumb) who is out for three weeks.
Key Man: Levi Wolfenden. Verdict: Church.
Haslingden v East Lancs
Sam Kershaw returns for Haslingden in place of Jack Sudworth as Graham Knowles’ men aim to build on their fifth place in the table against East Lancashire but Joey Marcroft is absent as he is in America.
Phil Turner and Mo Bhada replace David Turner and Danny Chester for East Lancs team as Mark Bolton’s men aim to improve their poor league record this season.
Key Man: Graham Knowles. Verdict: Haslingden.
Lowerhouse v Enfield
Lowerhouse saw their fantastic winning run ended by Nelson last week but go into the Liverpool Road showdown with Enfield at full strength with a 12-man squad after Ben Heap was added to the 11 on duty.
Liam Jackson, Ash Gowers, Alex Whittaker and Aneeq Hassan come in for Adam Bracewell’s side. Saggi Hussain and David Bracewell are unavailable.
Key Man: Jon Finch. Verdict: Lowerhouse.
Nelson v Rawtenstall
Sam Halstead makes his return to the Nelson side as the league’s form team aim to extend their winning run.
Halstead was hurt on the opening day but is back for the Seedhill showdown.
Vinny Hanson’s men are boosted by the much-delayed arrival of Nilantha Cooray.
Andrew Clough also returns after injury in place of Rizwan Shafiq.
Key Man: Andrew Payne. Verdict: Nelson.
Rishton v Colne
Rishton welcome back captain Jimmy Bibby after his wedding and they also have former Bacup pro Mike Smith deputising after Cameron Delport was forced to return home with a broken finger.
Nigel Rimmer captains Colne in place of the injured Gary Hunt.
Tayyib Jamil and Ryan Duerden come in for Matt Walker and John Lambert.
Key Man: Matt Wilson. Verdict: Colne.
Todmorden v Ramsbottom
Wicketkeeper Danny Brown and Oliver Wood replace Joe Whitehead and Stevie Barker as Todmorden go in search of a sixth straight win in all competitions.
Ramsbottom are off form at the moment and have lost three of their last four games.
But Rammy resist the temptation to make changes as they stick with the same team.
Key Man: Jon Fielding. Verdict: Todmorden.
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