Malan and Livingstone take game away from Netherfield
Liam Livingstone hit 51 off 20 balls for Barrow
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Barrow vice-captain Liam Livingstone re-ignited his side's hopes of reaching Finals Day in the Jamie Heywood Twenty20 Cup sponsored by Latham Baxendale.
The Lancashire Academy all-rounder interrupted his A Levels revision to graduate with honours on the Northern League stage, bowling a tight four-over spell and then taking the game away from the cup holders' grasp with a scintillating batting display.
Livingstone emerged with figures of 2/22 as Netherfield piled up 144/8 on a beautiful sunlit evening at Parkside Road, accounting for Cumberland County colleagues Alex Atkinson and Marc Brown.
Opener John Huck made most headway for the home side, with a slick 49 off 44 balls including three fours and two sixes. Huck looked in command until he was smartly caught behind by Tom Milligan off Daryl Wearing.
John Huck top-scored for Netherfield with 49
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Several Netherfield batsmen looked set and then got out as Barrow, Twenty20 Cup winners in 2008, bowled and fielded tightly.
Skipper Chris Parry gave the innings vital late impetus with an unbeaten 26 off just 12 balls including two big sixes.
Wearing (2/20), and Iain Kermode (2/12) also bowled well as Barrow survived the loss of Glenn Kermode who suffered ankle ligament damage while fielding.
After losing their opening T20 game at home to Kendal Barrow needed a win; opener Guy Heffernan hit one huge six before he was bowled by John Mason.
Barrow hopes then wrested upon prolific scoring pro Pieter Malan and Livingstone and the pair did not disappoint. South African Malan hit eight fours while making 55 off 48 balls in an impressive display.
Barrow pro Pieter Malan hits out on his way to 55
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But for once he was upstaged by Livingstone who blasted 51 off just 20 balls including four fours and four sixes. Livingstone hit three successive sixes off Parry into the tennis courts and another six over the wicketkeeper's head off home pro Ben Laughlin.
The pair added 83 until Malan was caught in the deep by Shane Dixon off Ben Barrow; Livingstone was then caught behind off Mason.
But Barrow skipper Chris D'Leny (18 not out) and Iain Kermode (8 not out) saw their side home by seven wickets with 11 balls to spare.
Kendal lead the group with four points; they play Barrow at home on Tuesday 28 June and then face Netherfield at Parkside Road two days later. Barrow have two points and Cup holders Netherfield have lost their opening two games and have it all to do to reach the last four.
Barrow's Twenty20 team 2011
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Jamie Heywood Twenty20 Cup sponsored by Latham Baxendale
Thursday 23rd June
Netherfield v Barrow
Barrow beat Netherfield by 7 wickets
Netherfield 144 - 8 (J Huck 49), Barrow 146 - 3 (P Malan 55 , L Livingstone 51)
