T20 contests in the spotlight in North Wales league
The club's second team is in 50-over action in Division One, while Northop's first team opens a busy month of action in Premier Division T20 action.
'To be honest, we've got 18 lads away on a stag do,' said Northop skipper Bart Ryan-Beswick.
'In effect, we're putting four teams out this weekend!'
Northop are the host club for tomorrow's mini round-robin tournament with St Asaph and Mochdre. Northop take on the Saints at 11am and Mochdre at 5.45pm, with the other two clubs facing each other at 2.30pm.
The likes of Romano Franco, Elliot Colclough, Jamie Northcott and Andy Oates will look to make their mark for Northop, with Ryan-Beswick adding: 'If we bat well enough, we can have a good crack and stay in the game.'
Gwersyllt Park are also the host club for meetings with Denbigh (11am) and Menai Bridge (5.45pm).
Park skipper Jamie Griffiths said: 'We are going to have to make some changes. It's one of them, people are going to go on holidays and I'd rather they get them out of the way now.
'It's good, because we can kind of get some of the kids involved.
'But, it's about momentum as well. The way T20 goes, it probably suits some of our boys.
'We have got three, potentially four or five, spinners.
'It's about playing smart cricket and getting ahead of who's going to bowl.'
Menai Bridge will meet Denbigh in the 2.30pm match.
There are two venues for Brymbo to play at tomorrow. At 11am, they are away to Bangor and then at 4pm, Dan Parry's side are away to Bethesda.
Brymbo started off their T20 tilt with a four-wicket success versus Conwy, spear-headed by Johandre Barnard (85 not out) and Mohamed Nilam Jayman (38).
The points teams gain in the T20 standings will go towards the main Premier Division table.
Brymbo trail leaders St Asaph by just two points in the table and Parry admitted: 'I think we've got to aim to win both games.'
However, Parry fears some players in the shorter format may have little to do other than field.
'I think the other thing for people and my argument is people are now giving up their Saturdays if they're a lower order batter that bowls a bit and they might not get a game,' he added.
'That's the problem in my view. In T20, you've got a team with five-or-six bowlers and the top-three batting might knock off the runs.
'It could be won by one or two players.'
Conwy are at Bethesda at 11am and Bangor at 4pm.
Division Two: Buckley v Pontblyddyn 2nds; Corwen v Carmel & District; Llanrwst v Pwllheli; Marchwiel and Wrexham v Abergele; Menai Bridge 2nds v Llay; St Asaph 2nds v Ruthin.
Division Three: Abergele 2nds v Hawarden Park 2nds; Bersham v Gwersyllt Park 2nds; Caernarfon v Buckley 2nds; Denbigh 2nds v Mold 2nds; Gresford 2nds v Bethesda 2nds; Llandudno 2nds v Conwy 2nds.
Division Four: Carmel & District 2nds v Ruthin 2nds; Connah's Quay 2nds v Bala; Halkyn 2nds v Mynydd Isa & Maeshafn; Hawarden Park 3rds v Dolgellau 2nds; Pwllheli 2nds v Llanrwst 2nds. Sunday: Brymbo 3rds v Marchwiel and Wrexham 2nds.
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