RAMSBOTTOM and Lowerhouse contest the first piece of silverware of the new season tomorrow as they go head to head at Acre Bottom for the Ron Singleton Colne Trophy.

The annual curtain raiser – and Lancashire League’s charity shield – sees Charlie Cottam’s champions head to Jon Fielding’s Worsley Cup winners.

And the game pits South African pros against each other with Lowerhouse’s Francois Haasbroek facing new Rammy paid man Pieter Malan.

Malan broke Barrow’s batting record last year when scoring 1,053 Northern League runs.