Morpeth CC 'buzzing' after sealing Division One crown and Premier League promotion

Morpeth CC captain Adam Lawn has admitted that he and his teammates are “buzzing” to have captured this season’s Northumberland and Tyneside Cricket League Division One title.

The Northumberland outfit led from the front throughout the summer, and eventually secured the crown - and promotion to the North East Premier League - on the final day of the campaign with a six-wicket victory over Whickham CC.

And in the aftermath of their triumph, Lawn highlighted just how much the achievement means to him and his squad. When asked for his emotions on the feat, he said: “Buzzing. We sort of stumbled over the line a little bit, but we had such a good first half of the season.

“We were nearly unbeaten the whole first half of the season, and then we had a few injuries and people missing the back half. We left it down to the last game, but the boys got over the line and we had a good celebration after that, so it was a good day in the end.”

He continued: “We were top from the start of the season right to the end and, you know, we deserve to be here. We were the best team in the league, and we proved that by the end of the season.”

And for Morpeth, promotion this term represents the realisation of a long-held ambition. Lawn explained: “I think it was always at the forefront of our mind. We’ve finished in the top three over the last few years and not managed to get over the line. But this year, everyone sort of came together.

“I think our two opening bowlers took over 100 league wickets between them - Michael Craigs and Alex Senior - and they have been the driving force behind us doing so well.

“But when anyone has been called upon, everyone has delivered - whether it be people coming up from the second team or just the lads playing week in, week out. But yeah, that [promotion] was always the main goal, and getting promoted into the Premier League has been a great achievement for the club.”

And with that new horizon ahead of them, Lawn and his teammates are already counting down the days to next summer. The skipper added: “We're really excited for a new chapter of the club. There's a bit more travelling - different areas of Durham that we've never been to - but we're really looking forward to the challenge, and everyone's raring to go already.”