New teams are shakingup the old order in Lancashire

John Fuller discovers how after a century without change a league is being invigorated by new talent

CLUB LIFE…

Quick to make his mark: Jamie Shackleton keeps the Clitheroe batting on the back foot
PICTURES: John Fuller

Dominant: Clitheroe’s Fawad Alam on his way to 5-66

Super Sunday in the Lancashire League saw the reigning champions Clitheroe at home to the current leaders Walsden. Though 20 miles along the A646 separates Clitheroe and Walsden, crossing the border between Lancashire and Yorkshire, they have much in common in a cricketing context. After more than a centu...

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