Thorpe Lane, Lees, home amid the Saddleworth hills of Austerlands Cricket Club. Captured during a Pool Five fixture, in the Greater Manchester League's Championship 20 competition, between Austerlands Tigers and Kings XI Glodwick, who were to win, by nine runs. In this view, Glodwick (green and black) are batting.
A trig point, a little way above the Thorpe Lane pitch, stands at 998 feet. The Austerlands cricket ground is said to be the highest in Lancashire (although neighbours Moorside make the same claim). Prior to local government reorganisation, in 1974, the Yorkshire-Lancashire border passed through the middle of the Thorpe Lane pitch. Historically, Saddleworth was part of Yorkshire's West Riding.
Match statistics
Austerlands Tigers versus Kings XI Glodwick @ Thorpe Lane, Lees
Greater Manchester League, Championship 20, Pool Five (20 overs, 6pm start)
Admission: free. Programme: none. Attendance: 47 (h/c). Kings XI Glodwick won the toss and elected to bat. Kings XI Glodwick 109-9 off 20 overs (Ahsan Khan 41 not out, Zain Tahir 25, Adam Young 4-28, Michael Lockett 3-14) 3pts beat by nine runs Austerlands Tigers 100 off 17.4 overs (Adam Sunderland 23 not out, Umega Jasenthuliyana 21, Imran Asghar 3-15, Nathan Connolly 2-10) 0pts
