Ron quick to settle at Trafalgar Road

ANY overseas cricketer, however famous, will tell you it takes time to adjust to English wickets. Some spend a season over here before they manage it. Others never feel comfortable on the slower surfaces.

- BY PAUL EDWARDS

But on the evidence of Saturday’s cricket at Trafalgar Road, it seems to have taken Raunak Roy - “please, call me Ron” - around a fortnight.

The young Australian’s 123 was the centrepiece of Southport and Birkdale first team’s 62-run home victory over Maghull and his innings was a clear announcement of burgeoning talent. If he continues in this fashion, S&B supporters have some fun Saturday afternoons ahead of them and Dean Skelton’s bowlers will have a few formidable totals to defend.

For even more significant than Roy's 141-ball unbeaten century with its 16 fours and one six was the fact that it set up his side’s second successive league victory of the season and put Skelton’s players in good heart for their visit to Hightown St Mary’s this Saturday.