Sefton Park captains confirmed for 2027 season

Sefton Park's captains have been confirmed for next season following an election process among the playing members.

Club captain - Paul Horton

Club legend Paul Horton will remain as 1st XI skipper for the 2027 season. The Sydney-born 44-year-old made his 1st XI debut in 2001. He was quickly picked up by the Lancashire youth set-up, captaining their Under 17 and Under 19 teams before becoming Sefton club captain for the 2002 and 2003 seasons. He passed 1,000 league runs for Sefton in 2003 and in 2005 broke the L&DCC league record for the first wicket with Ben Moore when they put on 240 against Leigh. Paul, who continued to play for Sefton when availability allowed, became vice-captain at Lancashire in 2014 but left at the end of the 2015 season to join Leicestershire whom he captained for two seasons in 2018 and 2019. He announced his retirement from professional cricket in 2020 and returned to Croxteth Drive for a second spell as captain in 2022. In 2025 he led the 1st XI to victory in the Ray Tyler Cup.

2nd XI captain: Tom Rushton

Tom will continue captaincy of the 2nd XI after steering the side to Premier Division survival in 2026. Tom enjoyed a stellar season with the bat in 2025. He scored 947 runs, including four centuries and three half-centuries, at an average of 47.35.

3rd XI captain: Charles Daniels

Club chairman Charlie will continue in his role as 3rd XI captain. In 2024 he led his side to the 3rd XI Premier League title following victory in the Embee Trophy in 2023.

4th XI captain: Tim Yates

Tim continues as 4th XI skipper after leading the side to promotion back the 3rd XI Premier Division in 2026 in his first season as captain.

Sunday 1st XI: Ronan Brady

Ronan steps up to take charge of the Sunday 1st XI after enjoying a superb season with the ball with his 65 wickets last campaign making him the club's leading wicket taker.

Sunday 2nd XI: Ed Carrington & Joe Anderson

Ed and Joe will share the captaincy during the 2027 season.

Midweek 1XI: Alex Woods

Alex takes on the midweek captaincy role after a superb season in 2026 saw him score over 1,000 runs for the club.