Ryan claims Palace Shield prize

Penwortham’s Ryan Maddock claimed the Moore and Smalley Palace Shield player of the month award for July.

Ryan helped his team keep the pressure on Vernon Carus at the top of the Premier Division scoring 176 runs in the four games and taking 7 wickets.

Ryan was presented with an iTunes voucher by Moore and Smalley’s Paul Williams to mark the award.

The team of the month for July was Walton-le-Dale Second XI in Division 5 who won all four games collecting a maximum of 48 points.