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Last minute Sub pro sorted for tomorrow.
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What a chase. What a ground. #UTP @lancscricket
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Paul Danson 1XI Captain 2004-2024 Words do not come close to what he means to us all here at BCC 🧡 Congratulations and thank you on a fantastic career Danno! 🍊🍺🏆 #BCCForever
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One of our own. 🧡 #UTP
Richard Gleeson didn't play professional cricket until he was 27, and eight months ago was considering retirement due to a back injury. Today he has dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant in his first eight balls on T20I debut at the age of 34 🔥 #ENGvIND
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1s have got over the line @StAnnesCC winning by 3 wickets. Howarth 36*. The win means we are crowned @npremierleague champions. GETTTTTTTTTT IN 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡 #UTP
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CHAMPIONS!!! 🧡🧡🧡
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Massive congratulations to one of our own @RicGleeson on his call up to the England IT20 side. Nobody more deserving of this, everyone at BCC is extremely proud of you mate. #UTP 🧡
Our squad to take on @BCCI in the three-match IT20 series 💥 More here: ms.spr.ly/6016bQg92 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #ENGvIND 🇮🇳 @Vitality_UK
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Congratulations to our very James Danson on his selection for Lancashire U10’s for the 2022 season. Very well deserved James 👏🏻. #UTP @npremierleague
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BCC legends meeting future BCC legends. Brilliant from @Stevenjcroft and @RicGleeson today taking time out with our Under 10s and 12 squad. #UTP #legends
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Congratulations to our very own Stan Howarth! Scoring a magnificent 169* for district today #future #StanEgg
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THE DOUBLE WINNERS 🏆🏆
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Blackpool’s very own @dazmitchell47 hitting the winning runs. What a day! What a ground! See you soon, @lancscricket. #UTP
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Unbelievable 🏏🏏🏆🏆🏆
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Massive congratulations to @benhowarth_97 who has taken his 500th dismissal for BCC today. A great effort by a brilliant wicket keeper. Well done mate. 🧡🐐 #UTP
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One of our own. 🧡🍊 @Stevenjcroft
👑 The King in his Palace: @BlackpoolCC! 🍊 What is your message for @Stevenjcroft after that? 🌹 #RedRoseTogether
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Great night for some of our juniors getting to meet a top man @dazmitchell47
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Congratulations to @rodgegarlick who last night picked up Batsmen of the season in the @pscricket Div 6 and also had the best Average across all the leagues experience is everything to help development our #future #BCC #UTP
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WE’RE BACK ☀️🏏 #UTP
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Congratulations to 11 year old Sophie Lloyd on 6 wickets today in a friendly against @PenworthamCC ladies. Amazing Sophie ! #thisgirlcan
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Another brilliant day. Get in there @lancscricket! 🌹
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Congratulations to our very own @RicGleeson on being selected for @RenegadesBBL in this years upcoming @BBL!
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Congratulations to our First, Second and Sunday XI. All three teams won their respective leagues. UP THE POOL! #UTP #39Years #StayClassy #HeresToYouStevenKennedy
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Blackpool are delighted to welcome Harry Birkman to Stanley Park for 2024 and beyond. Harry broke into the Lancs 2s team next year and we hope for big things in 2024. @HarryBirkman
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Blackpool Women 1st Xl only gone and done it !!!!!!!
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What a day. Bring on Thursday! @lancscricket 🌹
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BCC 🤝 CSK 🧡💛
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One of the great clubs. 🧡 #UTP
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T20 Champions. 🏆
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Congratulations to @KeaneMick on making his long awaited 1XI league debut after replacing @JamieThomson5 following injury #FielderKeane #camel
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✍🏻 | Transfer News We are delighted to announce the signing of Matt Taaffe from Lytham CC. @MT23___ is an excellent top order batter, who brings a wealth of experience and talent to our club. We can’t wait to see him in action at Stanley Park. #UTP
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Takes wickets. Takes catches. Scores runs. Does it all @RicGleeson! 🔥
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Congratulations to the 1st XI who have the league cup today who the 15th time. Chasing down Garstang’s 248 for the lose of 2 wickets with 3.2 overs of the 40 remaining. As good a chase as you could wish to watch. Chaudhary 97* Boyne 113* Brilliant effort lads. #UTP 🧡
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The hard work and graft these Women and Roger put into their game week in and week out has absolutely been shown today. Fantastic achievement for Blackpool Cricket Club 🙌🏼🙌🏼Go team !
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Congratulations to our own @Stevenjcroft, who has just got passed 4000 T20 runs for @lancscricket.
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Congratulations to our Under 10’s team who were crowned league champions this morning. A phenomenal achievement for the team! 🧡🏏 #UTP
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Congratulation to Rick Gleeson on signing a 3 year contract with Northants CCC. Take a bow. Brilliant news.
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First BCC hundred for @JoshBoyne53 and a first BCC first eleven 5-fer for @arranlewin1 as our ones are victorious in the first round of the Lancashire Knock Out. 🏏 #UTP #Homegrown
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Well done to our very own @benhowarth_97 for taking his 400th BCC dismissal 👐🏼
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Well done to our Under 16 Jack, who secured his first 5-fer yesterday for our 4th xi. First of many, Jack! 👏🏻
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BLACKPOOL CRICKET CLUB NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2014
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Congratulations on a wonderful career @Stevenjcroft everyone at BCC is incredibly proud of what you have achieved in the professional game. 🌹 Legend. #UTP
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂, 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘆! 🌹❤ Lancashire Cricket all-rounder @stevenjcroft has announced his retirement from professional cricket. After 600 appearances for the Red Rose, Croft calls time on a brilliant career. 👏 Read more ➡ bit.ly/StevenCroftRetires 🌹 #RedRoseTogether
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We are pleased to announce the return of Tom Myerscough to the club following a brief spell at Lytham.
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BLACKPOOL DEFEAT PENRITH AND ARE @npremierleague CHAMPIONS!!!!!
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Congratulations to BCC players James and Harry on their selection for their respective Lancashire County age groups squads for 2023. James will represent Lancashire Under 10s and Harry Lancashire Under 11s. Well done boys.
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Incredible achievement from one of our own. Go well, @RicGleeson! 🧡 #UTP
Two changes to our XI and a debut for @ricgleeson! 👏 Jos wins the toss and we will bowl first. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #ENGvIND 🇮🇳 | @vitality_uk
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It’s not how you start it’s how you finish! @BlackpoolCC COVID Champions! #bestonthefylde #bowledoutfor34
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Congratulations to our 2nd XI who finish the season with promotion to Division 1A. Congrats to skipper @TMyerscough and the rest of the lads. #UTP 🧡
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4 wins out of 4 today!!! Great club effort! Congratulations to all involved #BCC 🏏🎉
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Congratulations to @danno_ghandi and his team on winning the Northern League. A 17th championship for the club. #StayClassy
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Blackpool Cricket Club's 2019 season Team Captains are as follows 1st Team @danno_ghandi 2nd Team @joelwatson11 3rd Team @condegriff 4th Team @MCAmple Sunday XI @rogerkhughes1 Ladies Team @caroline_080 All the Best for this coming season TEAM. #BCC #UTP
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Congratulations to our very own @RicGleeson for being @lancscricket Player of the Month for May! We wish Richard all the best for the rest of the season 🏏 hope to see him back in a Blackpool shirt very soon 🏏🏏 #OneOfOurOwn
🥇 @RicGleeson has been voted May's @HiltonGardenInn Player of the Month 👏 👇 🌹 #RedRoseTogether
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We would like to thank @GroundsBcc (Sam Dutton) for all his hard work over the past 3 years. A great guy who will be sorely missed but we wish him well in pastures new. 🧡
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3XI Division 4 champions after chasing down 82 in just 6.5 overs. A fantastic year for the team. Up the Pool! 🍊🏏
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Congratulations to our @BCC_Ladies coach @rodgegarlick, who has won a Lancashire Coach of the Year award. Well deserved for his efforts not only this year but throughout his cricketing career. 👏🏻
Lancashire coach of the year our coach Roger Garlick👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Blackpool U10’s beat @LeylandCC in a last ball thriller at Fox Lane tonight. Fantastic game with an hatrick for Leyland’s Whittaker and then up stepped Harry Mercer to take a dramatic wicket off the last bowl of the match! #Futuresbrightforbothclubs
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The Women’s Northern Final has been WON by our Women’s 1st Xl against @NorthLeedsCC1 ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC 🥳🥳🙌🏼🙌🏼🏏🏏
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Congratulations to former Professional @dazmitchell47 on scoring his first Test match 💯 against Pakistan! First of many!! Well Done Daz from all at BCC 👏
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Blackpool Cricket Club Captains for 2022 confirmed: 1st Team Paul Danson 2nd Team Ben Heath 3rd Team Alex Diver 4th Team Mark Campbell Sunday Side Roger Hughes Ladies Caroline Blundell #BlackpoolCC#BCC#NorthernLeagueCricket# @pscricket @npremierleague
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Our under 10’s back-to-back @pscricket champions after a 98 run victory. What a team. 🏆 🧡
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We are delighted to announce our Club Professional for the 2025 season Ali Usman. Ali originates from Pakistan and plays his Cricket for Multan back home. He is a Slow Left Arm bowler and middle order batsmen. We’re looking forward to welcoming Ali to Stanley Park in April.
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Congratulations to @dylanhenshall88 for being named @pscricket Young Player of the Year 2021 💥
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What a performance from our Pro yesterday at @ChorleyCC. 57 with the bat and figures of 7-36 with the ball #Larry #gun
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What. An. Over. @RicGleeson
GLEES AGAIN! 🤩 @RicGleeson cleans up Thompson! 193-7 (17.4) ⚡ #LightningStrikes
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Blackpool are delighted to announce the signing of Naushad Sheikh @naushad1591 as their 2022 Professional. The 30 year old Indian is a Right Handed top order Batsman from Maharashtra, India. We would like to thank Rob @AceAshwell in making this deal happen. #UTP @npremierleague
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🚨🏏 1XI make their long awaited return back to Stanley Park tomorrow against @kendalcricket 12:30pm start. Fantastic weather forecast so get down and support the boys. ☀️ #UTP
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Good luck and farewell to the Loggenberg family who are moving back to SA. Great to see father and son representing BCC today. Hugo signed off with 63 and Saul 2-12 🏏
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Congratulations to former BCC professional @dazmitchell47 on his hundred at Lords today. Well played Daz 👏🏻. #UTP 🧡
Test hundred No.2 for Daryl Mitchell 👏 He reaches a century with the first delivery he's faced today 🏏
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1st XI have won in the NKO beating @ChorleyCC by 9 wickets. Chasing down 170 in 28 overs. Tom King finishing 103* 👏🏻👏🏻 #UTP
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Congratulations to @BlackpoolCC 1sts on qualifying for the semi finals of the COVID Cup! Only team on the Fylde Coast! #bowledoutfor34 #topofthegroup
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Some of our juniors are here to perform the guard of honour before the start of play. Keep your eye out for them! #TheFuture @lancscricket 🌹
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🚜 @Pitchcare’s Lee Williams met up with @BlackpoolCC’s Sam Dutton, the club's #HeadGroundsman to discuss the recent work undertaken. 🌎 pitchcare.com/news-media/out…
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Congratulations to our Ladies team winning away to @StAnnesCC Ladies. Also big well done to the Skipper @caroline_080 on her 100 Not out and her 1st in Cricket 🏏 #UTP #BCC
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Everyone at Blackpool Cricket Club is saddened to learn of the recent passing of Dave Bennett at the age of 86. Dave was an avid watcher of cricket down at Stanley Park but was also a former Player and Umpire for the club. Our thoughts go to his friends and family. #RIP 🧡
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3 league titles in a row for our superb u11s team after a fantastic game against a talented @LongridgeCC side, who took us right to the last over. Bring on the Lancashire Cup! 🏆🏏 #UTP
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Congrats to our own Dylan Henshall who has today scored 123no retired in an u13's district game against Wyre District. #UTP #BCC
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First @BlackpoolCC hundred of many for our Under 15 player Stanley Howarth today. Well batted! 👏🏻
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Congratulations to our 3rd XI on securing the Division 4 title today 🏆 🏆1st XI - T20 champions ✅ 🏆1st XI - 40 over cup champions ✅ 🏆1st XI Women - T20 League Champions 🏆3rd XI - League champions ✅ 🏆U12 Palace shield division 1 champions ✅ The premier club around. 🧡
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Congratulations to our former professional @dazmitchell47 on receiving his first call up to the New Zealand Test squad for the 2nd test v @ECB_cricket @BLACKCAPS
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Tragic news about one of our best former professionals. RIP @cdwdelange taken away from us far too soon! From all at BCC, we send our deepest condolences to Claire and the family! #BCCfamily #RIP #Legend
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Congratulations to Mr BCC @mlamb48 on his wedding
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GET IN!!!! 💯 for @ciaran_johnson1. An absolute class act. 🧡 #UTP
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💫 As well as the official #Documentary, #SoundOnTheGround has also commissioned @blackpool_tv to produce a series of short #Interviews, with the main acts from the weekend’s showcase. In our next clip, they chat to @BONDQUARTET! 💃 🌍 soundontheground.co.uk
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Everyone at BCC’s thoughts are with Pam and Family. RIP Ticker.
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Some lad this one
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A fantastic night down at the club for our first @allstarscricket session. 47 children finished the session with huge smiles on their faces, which is all that matters. Thanks to our amazing coaches @benhowarth_97 and @JamieThomson5 and our coach of the week Jack Waterhouse. #UTP
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All set for our 2021 Presentation Evening. 🏏 🏆
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Go well today ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Great work @RicGleeson
🖐️🌟 All 5⃣ @RicGleeson wickets from his career best outing against the Rapids! 👇 ⚡️ #LightningStrikes
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