Comp’s young stars shine bright with record-breaking age group returns

John Williams with the U11s

Mark O’Connor with the U12s

U13s

U15s

The Love Lane Liverpool Competition’s young stars have done the league proud in the Lancashire Cricket Foundation Inter-League competitions.

Comp sides won the titles in three of the age groups, making 2025 the best year yet for the league.

Mark O’Connor’s U12s, Vish Maheshwari’s U13s and Matt Lawler’s U15s came top of the pile – the latter without losing a single game.

And there were strong showings too for the U14s, coached by Taylor Campbell and Martin Williams, the U17s, managed by the Comp’s junior chairman John Williams, and the U11s under Tim McKiernan.

The Comp’s quality is reflected by a record 17 players being picked among the best of their age groups, to play against Lancashire’s age group sides this week.

Love Lane Liverpool Competition juniors in age group ‘best of’ squads

U12	Marcus Cullen (Sefton Park), Fraser Kenrick (Southport Trinity), Otto Mitchell (Hightown St Marys)
U13	Max Eaton (Rainford), Niket Mehta (Wavertree), Oscar Townsley (Northern), Finn Willis (Highfield)
U14	Abhiraj Menon (Wavertree)
U15	Harry DeBrabander (Newton Le Willows), Louis Finnegan (Liverpool), Nathan Lawler (Rainhill), Ryan Kennedy (Formby), Charlie McPhee (Northern)
U17	Harrison Hurst (Orrell), Seb Rice (Southport and Birkdale), Tom Spilsbury (Rainford), Ollie Wilson (Irby)

Williams said:  “All the teams did really well, and it shows the massive young talent that there is within the Comp. 

“I have a special mention for our U15s, they are an outstanding group.   

“I am particularly pleased for all the coaches who make a massive commitment right through from the trials and the practice sessions to the matches finishing in August. They have been brilliant”

“All the lads progressing to the next stage deserve to be there and are a credit to their clubs.”

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Two of the successful coaches, Lawler and Maheshwari, are based at Rainhill, whose Academy XI have clinched the Sunday 3rd XI Division Two title in style.

Skipper Nathan Lawler made 103 from 65 balls against Whitefield’s 3rd XI, before Finn Millar’s 5/19 wrapped up a comprehensive win.

It means apart from two washouts, and two concessions, the side have won every game so far this season, with two to play.

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