DARWEN, KENDAL AND LEYALND ONLY WINNERS ON A RAIN EFFECTED DAY
League leaders Darwen beat Carnforth at Birch Hall Adam Hornby 31 and Richard Forsythe 30 the main run makers in the visitors total of 112.
Gareth Cordingley having the figures of 6overs 1 maiden 4 runs for 4 wickets.
Professional Atif Ashraf 63no and Chris Lowe 34 no saw Darwen home 113 for 3 wickets.
At West Cliff Preston entertained Leyland, Leyland were bowled out for 107, six players in their teens, sub professional Ashar Zaidi taking 4-26 off 18 overs.
Preston were bowled out for 78, Rehman Shah their top scorer with 30.Steven Pallett took 5-22 for the visitors.
David Makinson the Leyland captain took his 1000th wicket in the Northern League in his 3-29
At Vernon Road Kendal won the toss and batted aginst St Annes, openers Ikram Ullah 100no and Kevin Howarth 46 gave Kendal an open partnership of 89 in a total of 198 - 6.
St Annes were bowled out for 156, professional Shane Harwood making 53 and Gareth Evans 33. Kendal's Chris Miller taking 5-56
Barrow continued the good start to the season with a winning draw against Lancaster at Ernest Pass.
Barrow made 188-5 in their 50 overs, Justin Quint 51 and Jonathan Miles 36 their top scorers.
In reply Lancaster reaches 105 - 7 in their innings reduced to 41 overs, professional Jannisar Khan and Jamie Heywood leading the chase.
Justin Quint of Barrow taking 4-19
Morecambe made 204 - 3 with openers Mark Woodhead 68 and Vishnal Goyol 63, Blackpool's innings reduced to 40 overs due to rain were 139 - 5 at the close, Adam Parker 52 and Luis Reece 32 the main run makers.
Netherfield put into bat by Fleetwood reached 250 - 6 in 47 overs, sub professional Ian Moran 84 and Ryan Brown 45 top scoring.
Fleetwood had 40 overs in reply and were 157 - 6 with scores of Michael Clinning 52no, Kyle Smit 36 and Nick Coultas 33
Division One scores in brief (home side in bold):
Barrow 188 - 5 (Quint 51 ), Lancaster 105 - 7 (Quint 4-19)
Barrow 9 points, Lancaster 2 points
Carnforth 112 (Cordingley 4-4), Darwen 113 - 3 (Ashraf 63*)
Carnforth 0 points, Darwen 12 points
Morecambe 204 - 3 (Woodhead 68, Goyol 63), Blackpool 139 - 5 (Parker 52)
Morecambe 8 points, Blackpool 1 point
Netherfield 250 - 6 (Moran 84, Brown 45), Fleetwood 157 - 6 (Clinning 52*)
Netherfield 8 points, Fleetwood 3 points
Leyland 107 (Zaidi 4-26), Preston 78 (Pallett 5-22)
Leyland 15 points, Preston 3 points
Kendal 198 - 6 (Ullah 100*, Howarth 46 , St Annes 156 (Harwood 53, Miller 5-56)
Kendal 15 points, St Annes 2 points
* Not Out
There was an amazing game at Broadwater, League leaders at the start of play Fleetwood elected to bat and were bowled out for 54, John Whalley making 47 followed by 4,1 and eight ducks, Philip Hartley taking 5-5 and Nathan Chambers 4-0
In rpley Netherfield knocked off the runs in 5.3 overs, Rishi Girdhari making 51no out off 55 - 1
At Stanley Park Blackpool were 153 - 8 at the close of their innings, Michael Penney following last weeks 129no with 57, Andrew Armstrong of Morecambe taking 4-36.
Morecambe were bowled out for 96 Blackpool's Andrew Armstrong with the figures of 8-39.
At Carnforth, Darwen put into bat made 234 - 5 Gary Jackson 110no and Neil Darby 5-98.Carnforth won by five wickets 235 - 5 with contributions from Ben Hornby 72, Glen Russell 49 and Wayne Tomlinson and Neil Darby each making 40.
Kendal 162 - 7 had a winning draw against St Annes 116 - 6, Adrian Potts taking 4-19 for the home team.
Lancaster 238 - 6 with top scorers Danny Welbourne 62 and Jack Turton 58 beat Barrow 221 runs from Greg Reynolds 44 and Liam Livingstone 42
Preston were asked to bat by Leyland at Fox Lane and made 151 Monty Cottam 6-33, his second 6 wicket haul in two games.
Leyland reached 145
- 9, Tom Coxhead 42.
Division Two results in short (home team in bold):
Blackpool 153 - 8 (Penney 57, Armstrong 4-36), Morecambe 96 (Armstrong 8-39
Blackpool 15 points, Morecambe 2 points
Darwen 234 - 5 (Jackson 110*, Darby 5-98), Carnforth (Hornby 72, Russell 49, Tomlinson 40, Darby 40, Davies 4-65)
Darwen 4 points, Carnforth 12 points
Fleetwood 54 (Whalley 47, Hartley 5-5 Chambers 4-0), Netherfield 55 - 1 (Girdhari 51*)
Fleetwood 0 points, Netherfield 12 points
Kendal 162 - 7, St Annes 116 - 6(Potts 4-19)
Kendal 7 points, St annes 3 points
Lancaster238 - 5 (Welbourne 62 Turton 58) , Barrow 221 (Reynolds 44, Livingstone L 42))
Lancaster 15 points, Barrow 4 points
Preston 151 (Cottam 6-33), Leyland 145 - 9 (Coxhead 42, Kaye 4-28)
Preston 8 points, Leyland 5 points
* Not Out
There will be no match report this week due to Gerry's stay in hospital
