Captains selected for 2021 season

we are delighted to announce our captains for the 2021 myerscough cricket season.

Our first xi will be captained by second year student ben walkden.

Ben made his college debut last september, top scoring against a strong MCC side. He was also selected to join Lancashire’s academy this winter for the first time. Ben is an opening batsman and seam bowler and plays county cricket regularly for Lancashire, making his 2nd XI debut for the county last summer. He plays his club cricket for Newton Le Willows CC in the Liverpool competition.

We are planning a full competitive campaign for our college sides this summer, covid permitting - starting with a cricket week when we return from Easter holidays., where ben will formally lead the first xi for the first time.

Our second xi will be led by second year student Tom Anders, tom was also selected for our set of September fixtures. He has also represented Cheshire up to U16’s level, he was looking forward to playing again this year but covid prevented any games from going ahead.

Tom plays his club cricket for New Brighton CC, also in the liverpool competition.

Tom will lead his side this summer for the biggest second team fixture list that the college has ever produced - allowing us to give more students more opportunities to play cricket regularly, making his captaincy a vital role for the college - particularly for students with aspirations of playing first team cricket and pushing themselves forward. Tom’s communication with students and staff will be really important.

We’ll catch up with both ben and tom over the next few weeks as they share their views and hopes for the upcoming season.

It has also been decided that we will rotate the captain for our third Xi - giving more students the opportunity to gain experience leading college teams.