Player and Management Team Profiles

CHRISTOPHER BROWNLOW (CAPTAIN)

Christopher Brownlow was born in Bolton and attends Bolton School Boys Division. Chris has played cricket at Horwich R.M.I Cricket Club since 2005 where he captains Under 13s and plays for Under 15s. Chris has also played friendlies for the 2nd and 3rd XIs. This year Chris has captained his school Under 12s team and he has played for Bolton District since 2007 and captained the Under 11s in 2009. Chris has been captain of Lancashire Schools for 2 years at Under 11s and Under 12s. He is an aggressive upper/middle order batsman and a medium/fast bowler and is proud to have achieved the best economy rate of the Lancashire Squad during the 2010 season. During the winter Chris plays Rugby League for Westhoughton Lions and Rugby Union for school and Bolton District.


JAMES SEWARD (VICE CAPTAIN)

 

My name is James Seward. I was born in Preston on the 4th of September 1997. I am currently in my second year at Kirkham Grammar School. I play cricket for Leyland CC, the South Ribble district team and for the last two seasons I have represented Lancashire at U11 and U12. In my first year at KGS I was proud to be selected to play for the 1st XI cricket team as well as captaining my own age group. During the summer of 2009 I captained Leyland CC Under11’s and South Ribble District Under11’s to win all 5 competitions we played in, including both county cups. In addition to playing cricket, during the winter I play football and I have been a member of the Blackburn Rovers Academy for the last five years. I also enjoy playing rugby at school during the winter months. I want to go to Barbados to play cricket because it would be a different experience than playing in England. It would be hot and the pitches would be hard and ideal for batting on. I would like to see the way of life and the culture in a Caribbean country; I enjoy meeting people from different countries and hearing about their way of life. It would be a great to experience Bahian cricket with all my friends and to have a good time in a hot, fun country!

JAKE BROWN

Jake Brown was born on the 16th January 1998 at Billinge Hospital Wigan and currently attends St. Peters Catholic High School, Orrell, Wigan. Jake plays football and Cricket for school, and he also enjoys other sports like rugby and athletics. Jake also plays football for Billinge Juniors and has been player of the year 3 times. He plays cricket for Orrell Red Triangle Cricket Club Under 13s, Under 15s and friendly games for the 4th team. Jake also plays cricket for Wigan District Team and was captain for Under 11s last year. Jake has also represented Lancashire for 2 years at Under 11s and Under 12s.

 

JODY CLOUGH

Jody Clough was born in Denton, Manchester and currently attends Audenshaw School. Jody’s previous club was Denton C.C. but he then moved to Denton St. Lawrence where he is Captain for Under 13s. Jody also plays for Under 15s and Under 17s at his current club as well as being the captain for Tameside District team. Jody’s achievements so far include leading both his Club and District to Lancashire Cup Finals and bowling a hat-trick in a Lancashire Cup semi-final. Playing for Lancashire Schools Jody bowled a Triple Wicket Maiden in his second game against Cumbria. His best figures at County level are 5 for 14. Taking wickets, batting and cricket are everything to Jody!

DANIEL HOUGHTON

Daniel Houghton was born in Ormskirk on the 5th of July 1998 and lives in the nearby village of Burscough. Daniel currently attends Burscough Priory Science College. Daniel plays for Burscough Cricket Club and for the West Lancashire District Team where he has achieved many League and Cup successes. Daniel also represents Lancashire Under 12s as a medium pace swing bowler and has thoroughly enjoyed his first season taking wickets for Lancashire.

 

WILLIAM DAVIDSON

William James Davidson was born in Salford on the 13th November 1997 and currently lives in Worsley. He attends Bolton School Boys Division and plays cricket at Clifton Cricket Club. Will is a medium paced swing bowler and a top order right handed batsman. He has represented Bolton School and started playing for Salford District Team at the age of 10 where he scored his first century during the 2009 season. Will has enjoyed playing for Lancashire and his best batting performance was against Cumbria where he scored 105 not out and his best bowling figures were 4 for 13 against Staffordshire in 2010. Will also plays football for Manchester City Academy.

 

SAM JACKSON

Sam Jackson was born on the 3rd July 1998 at Queens Park Hospital in Blackburn. He currently attends St. Augustines Roman Catholic High School in Whalley, Billington. Sam is a left arm medium paced bowler and opens the bowling for Lancashire Schools, for Clitheroe Under 13s and 14s in the Ribblesdale League as well as Ribble Valley District. Sam is a regular wicket-taker for all teams and prides himself on bowling line and length. He also has excellent ability to perform in the field both in the deep and in the slips. Sam is constantly trying to improve on all his techniques.

 

DOMINIC MORRIS

Dominic Morris was born in Bury, Lancashire on the 7th October 1997 and currently lives in Radcliffe. He goes to school at Bury Church High School and made his debut for Bury Cricket Club in 2005 at the age of 7. He has played junior cricket since then at Bury C.C., and last year captained Under 12s to win the Cup. Dominic has played for the District side since he was 10 years old and represented his County from 2009. He is a right handed, hard hitting opening batsmen who can also double up as scorer and team statistician!

SAAD KHAN

Saad Khan is a right hand batsmen and right arm leg spin bowler, who was born in Manchester. He currently attends Parrenthorn High School in Prestwich. He started playing cricket at the age of 9 and in his first full season of playing as a 10 year old he had the best batting and bowling averages for the Under 11s and Under 15s at the local Prestwich Cricket Club, helping both teams win their respective leagues. He was also the leading run scorer for his Bury District Team, which lead him to be selected for Lancashire Schools Under 12s team. Saad’s ambition is to become a good all round cricketer!

HARRISON PHELAN

Harrison Phelan was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire and currently lives in Barrowford. Harrison attends Park High School in Colne. He plays cricket for Nelson and Pendle District and Lancashire Schools County Cricket. Harrison is also on contract with Burnley Football Club as goalkeeper and has recently signed a 4 year deal with the Club. Harrison also enjoys playing golf at Nelson Golf Club, with a handicap of 24. He has been awarded Sports Personality of the Year at High School, and has reached the final three in Rising Sports Star for Pendle. Harrison is a left handed batter who usually bats at Number 5 for Lancashire and bowls right arm off spin.

JAKE SMITH

Jake Smith was born in Lancaster in 1997. Jake currently attends Garstang High School. In 2004 Jake’s family moved to Garstang where he has attended Garstang Cricket Club since he was 8 years old. After watching ‘The Ashes’ series in 2005 Jake tried to ‘copy’ Shane Warne and learnt that he could spin the ball. Since he was 8 years old Jake has played for Garstang Cricket Club moving upto the Wyre District team at 9 years old and onto Lancashire Schools County Cricket at 10. The highlight of his career to date is achieving 6 for 18 against Cornwall for Lancashire Schools.

LEWIS WRIGHT

Lewis Wright was born in Accrington on the 17th September 1997. He currently attends St. Christopher’s C of E High School. Lewis plays at Enfield C.C and has been playing junior cricket there since he was 4. Lewis first played in the Lancashire Team when he was 10 years old. Lewis’ claim to fame is getting 5 wickets for his Club 2nd Team. Lewis would like to earn a living as a cricketer in the future. His best batting performance was 62 runs for his County against Cheshire and his best bowling figures were 4 for 3 against Burnley. Lewis eats, sleeps, breathes & loves cricket!

DAVE LEIGHTON (TEAM COACH)

Dave Leighton has been involved in coaching cricket in Lancashire for the past 30 years and involved with the Lancashire youth coaching structure since 1989. Some current Lancashire County players who have passed through his teams include Kyle Hogg, Stephan Parry, Gareth Cross and Tom Smith. The current Lancashire Under 13s have made significant progress in the past 2 years and improved both collectively and individually and are really looking forward with great enthusiasm to their challenges here in Barbados. In my professional capacity I am employed by the England and Wales Cricket Board as a National Club Programmes Manager and last visited Barbados in 2001, 2003 and 2004 where I was instrumental with the West Indies Cricket Board and educationalists in developing ‘Clarence Goes To School’ the West Indies version of a cross curricular pack for primary schools enabling cricket to become part of the teaching curriculum in subjects such as Maths, English, Science and Geography. I am looking forward to making new friends, possibly seeing old acquaintances and enjoying some fabulous cricket matches on this fabulous Caribbean Island.

SHAUN ANDERS (TEAM COACH)

I work for the Lancashire Cricket Board as the Cricket Support Officer for Merseyside & West Lancashire.

Main Duties: To support the Cricket Development Manager for Merseyside and West Lancashire (Paul Bryson) in maintaining the high standards of quality cricket activity within the area; to support local cricket clubs in understanding, achieving and maintaining ECB Clubmark Accreditation; to work and strengthen our relationships with key partners; to provide support to Community Cricket Coaches within the area and to develop the women and girls’ game. I am married to Zoë and we have 2 children (Kallis, 4 and Mia, 1). Zoë has a very famous Dad (Billy Benyon) who was a professional sportsman for 40years as a player and coach at St Helens RLFC and Warrington RLFC. My other interests are golf and watching Manchester United.

Favourite cricketers: Graeme Fowler (England) & Joel Garner (West Indies)

Favourite footballers: Eric Cantona (Manchester United and France) and Gordon Hill (Manchester United and England)


JONATHAN PARTINGTON "JP" (COACH)
A late addition to the Tour Party!

I am 49 and a Level 3 Staff Coach  & Specialist Wicketkeeping Coach. I help to run the ECB coach education programme in Lancashire. I have many friends in Barbados and hope to hook up with them whilst I'm on Tour with the Lancashire Under13s - I'm really looking forward to the trip and I'm sure the lads will get a lot from the experience in terms of life and cricket skills.

JOHN HOOD (TEAM SCORER)

I first came across Lancashire Junior County Cricket in 1986 when the Lancashire U11s came down for the first time to the old ESCA U11 Festival held in Kent. I was the organiser and also ran the Kent U11s. The Lancashire manager was fellow Everton fan John Wylie. Jack Harwood, who sadly revealed himself to be a Liverpool fan, was his assistant and John Charlson was one of the parents and he later went onto manage the Lancashire U11s until his recent retirement. I still have the scorebook. The names of the Lancashire Team were A. Cook, D. Charlson, D. Rogers, S. Murray, A. Rae, L. Wilkinson, L. Hansen, J. Fallon, P. Poynton, D. Alred, M. Doggett and R. Lowe. They must all be about 35 now. One of the Kent boys was Mark Lawless, who took four wickets in that match. I met him again two years ago as a father of one of the Kent players at Taunton. This really made me feel old.

Every Lancashire Team I have ever seen has always been enthusiastic and full of life and zest. They certainly enlivened the Kent scene for all the time they were there. Our match with them was always considered one of the highlights of the season, and many of the boys who played went on to County Cricket and five have played for the full England Team, either in Tests or One Day Internationals. Many other boys, just as talented, chose not to pursue a career in cricket.

Junior County Cricket is great fun, wonderful entertainment and, usually with Lancashire, nerve-racking. I can not think of a better way to spend a summer.