Prescot & Odyssey only just getting started as promotion to Love Lane Liverpool Competition confirmed

Prescot & Odyssey celebrate promotion

Promotion to the Love Lane Liverpool Competition is just the beginning of Prescot & Odyssey’s journey, according to skipper Graham Talbot.

The Knowsley side kept their noses in front of Irby in an epic season-long battle for the Southport & District League title, meaning they will play in Division Two of the Comp next summer.

Rather than bottom club Prestatyn, they will replace Alder, who applied to leave the Comp.

Merseyside Cricket Online understands the West Derby club had struggled with player availability and opted to take the step down in order to rebuild in the Southport league.

Talbot has no such concerns. He said: “Obviously, we’re going into a better league with some good quality teams, but we’ve got some quality signings joining us in the next couple of weeks, so we’re going to be stronger.

“In the next two seasons, I want to be pushing us to get into Division One – I’ve got a plan for that and I think I can achieve that. 

“This is just the beginning.”

Love Lane Liverpool Competition tables

In the end, P&O’s two victories over their Wirral rivals proved decisive – they edged the race by three points, having lost just once all season.

All-rounder Khizer Qadeer led the way with 894 runs and 25 wickets; above him in the bowler’s charts were Chris Toms and former Wavertree pair John and Matty Nation.

Talbot, after three years at the helm, was thrilled to guide the club back to the level where they last played in 2017 – sealed with a nine-wicket win at New Victoria.

He added: “It’s fantastic, a massive achievement for the club. It’s where we always wanted to be, so I’m really happy.

“Personally, it meant everything to me.

“When I took the job on, the club wasn’t in a healthy place, we were down at the bottom of the league and needed to bring players in to get to where we needed to be, so it’s taken three years but I always knew we’d get there in the end. 

“It was a really proud moment.”

from Merseyside Cricket Online https://ift.tt/wgA7aEv