By Michael Latham
Richard Gleeson took five wickets for Blackpool |
Furness Building Society Northern Premier Cricket League (incorporating 3D Sports) Results 2 May 2009
St Annes still lead the Furness Building Society Northern Premier Cricket League (incorporating 3D Sports) but were left frustrated by a fighting performance by Barrow at Ernest Pass and had to settle for a winning draw.
The home side, playing without a professional as they await the arrival of Pasan Wanasinghe, fought superbly under the leadership of Daryl Wearing and talented teenager Liam Livingstone, a Lancashire academy player, underlined his rich potential.
The 15-year-old all-rounder Livingstone, a member of the ECB Elite Performance U16s squad, took 2 for 74 with his leg-spin to help Barrow restrict the league leaders to 170 for 7.
Wearing lead from the front with 2 for 10 from 10 overs including the prize wicket of Atiq Uz-Zaman, bowled for a duck and Paul Bayman weighed in with 2 for 40.
St Annes were again indebted to all rounder Stephen Twist who hit his third successive half century, making 89 not out with opener Gareth Evans the next top scorer with 27.
Livingstone, batting at no3, then top scored with 48 and vice-captain Chris D'Leny hit 43 as Barrow finished 154 for 8. St Annes' Sri Lankan professional Dinuka Hettiarachchi collected 4 for 54 from 19 overs of testing left arm spin and Twist completed a superb all-round performance with 2 for 35 from 16 overs.
Preston are second after Adam Parker inspired their second 15-points victory in a row.
Parker hit 58 off 75 balls, including nine fours and a six, as Preston were bowled out for 176 at Lodge Quarry by Carnforth.
Parker's third wicket partnership of 107 with professional and captain Bilal Asad (48) underpinned Preston's batting effort as pace man Adam Cowperthwaite took 4 for 54 and left-arm spinner Warren Quinn 5 for 26.
Parker then collected four wickets for 53 including that of Carnforth top-scorer Ryan Nelson for 40 as the home side were bowled out for 136. Nelson's second wicket partnership of 53 with skipper Darren Moore (30) looked to have put Carnforth in command.
UCLAN student Andy Roberts again impressed with 3 for 31 and Asad took 2 for 14.
Chorley spinner Gaurav Dhar made a successful return to Windsor Park as Jack Catterall's men made light of playing without a professional to defeat Kendal by 46 runs.
Dhar, a member of the MCC Young Professionals squad, returned from a season in the Central Lancashire League to bowl Chorley to victory with 6 for 47 and also taking two catches as Kendal, also without a professional, were bowled out for 125.
Former Chorley skipper Michael Critchley had earlier hit 42 from 67 balls as the home side posted 171, seamer Nick Lewthwaite taking 4 for 32.
The biggest shock of the day was at Broadwater where Fleetwood, last season's wooden-spoonists defeated Morecambe by six wickets.
Morecambe, inserted on an initially damp pitch, struggled to 122 for 9, Tommy Clough making a vital late undefeated 21. Fleetwood seamers Tom Blundell (4 for 34 off 25 overs) and Adam Breakall (4 for 43 off 19) had bowled superbly for the home side, with James Ellis's men also impressing with their excellent fielding.
The promising Tom Wilson made 36 in Fleetwood's reply and the experienced Michael Clinning and Adam Sharrocks saw their side home with an unbroken fifth wicket partnership.
Fleetwood had a new player in opener Chesney Hughes, a West Indies U19s representative who hails from the British colony of Anguilla. Hughes made 19 before falling lbw to Morecambe professional Kashif Shafi.
Reigning champions Netherfield made the day's highest total, 253 for 6 against Lancaster at Parkside Road but had to settle for a winning draw.
Australian professional Glen Batticciotto hit 83 off 100 balls including three sixes and five fours and opener Craig Walmsley 55 from 64 balls while the promising John Huck added a quick-fire unbeaten 46.
But Lancaster dug deep to battle through to 141 for 8 at the close, skipper Tim Barry leading the resistance with 46 and receiving valuable support from Raghavendra Bangalore Vaidyanatheswara (33), the pair adding 56 in 25.3 overs for the fourth wicket to frustrate the hosts.
Leyland CC |
Leyland had the better of as drawn game against Blackpool at Stanley Park.
Opener Karl Cross hit an impressive 47 as Leyland posted 182 for 8. Blackpool paceman Richard Gleeson bowled with hostility to record 5 for 44 from 17 overs, including the prized wicket of former Blackpool all rounder Luis Reece, bowled for 8.
Blackpool's substitute professional Tanveer Sikandar, a highly-rated Essex and Surrey 2nd XI player who also plays for Stevenage CC, underpinned the home side's reply with 63 off 96 balls.
But when Sikandar was caught on the boundary by James Rounding off Leyland pro Ameer Khan Blackpool had to shut up shop and the closed on 148 for 6, Khan taking 3 for 41.
Blackpool's sub pro Tanveer Sikandar on his way to 62 |
Blackpool CC |
FIRST DIVISION SCORES:
BARROW v ST ANNES
St Annes (8pts) winning draw; Barrow (4pts)
St Annes 170 for 7 (S Twist 89no), Barrow 154 for 8 (L Livingstone 48, C D'Leny 43, D Hettiarachchi 4 for 54)
BLACKPOOL v LEYLAND
Leyland (8pts) winning draw; Blackpool (4pts)
Leyland 182 for 8 (K Cross 47, R Gleeson 5 for 44), Blackpool 148 for 6 (T Sikandar 63)
CARNFORTH v PRESTON
Preston (15pts) defeated Carnforth (3pts) by 40 runs
Preston 176 (A Parker 58, Bilal Asad 48, W Quinn 5 for 26, A Cowperthwaite 4 for 57), Carnforth 136 (R Nelson 40, A Parker 4 for 53)
CHORLEY v KENDAL
Chorley (15pts) defeated Kendal (3pts) by 46 runs
Chorley 171 (M Critchley 42, N Lewthwaite 4 for 32), Kendal 125 (G Dhar 6 for 47)
FLEETWOOD v MORECAMBE
Fleetwood (12pts) defeated Morecambe (0pts) by 6 wickets
Morecambe 122 for 9 (T Blundell 4 for 34, A Breakall 4 for 43), Fleetwood 126 for 4
NETHERFIELD v LANCASTER
Netherfield (9pts) winning draw; Lancaster (3pts)
Netherfield 253 for 6 (G Batticciotto 83, C Walmsley 55, J Huck 46no), Lancaster 141 for 8 (T Barry 46)
FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY
( INCORPORATING 3D SPORTS )
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division One
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| St Annes |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
35 |
| Preston |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
32 |
| Leyland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
32 |
| Morecambe |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
25 |
| Darwen |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
22 |
| Chorley |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
22 |
| Fleetwood |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
22 |
| Kendal |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
19 |
| Lancaster |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
18 |
| Blackpool |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
17 |
| Carnforth |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
14 |
| Netherfield |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
11 |
| Barrow |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
Barrow earn shock win at defending champions
Dave Newton steered Blackpool to victory at Leyland |
Furness Building Society Northern Premier Cricket League (incorporating 3D Sports)
Results 2 May 2009
Lancaster lead the second division table after an eight wickets victory over Netherfield at Lune Road. Luke Phillips (38no) and Darcy Hale (24no) saw the home side ease past their victory target after Netherfield were bowled out for 84.
In a true team effort Tim Lambert, Hale, Tom Burrow, Alex Hall and Matt Haines each took two wickets for Lancaster, Haines's spell of 2 for 2 from 5 overs being on debut.
Morecambe are second after Gulam Maje hit an unbeaten 51 to steer them to victory over Fleetwood despite Neil Gregson returning 4 for 53. Earlier Gert Maartens took 4 for 38 as Fleetwood were restricted to 124 for 9 at Woodhill Lane.
Kendal went down by 46 runs to Chorley at Shap Road despite a fighting 53 from Andy Dugdale. The evergreen Ross Demming took 5 for 31 for Chorley after Dave Catterrall top-scored with 87 in his side's 190.
Mike Tidmus took 5 for 28 to spearhead Blackpool's emphatic victory at Fox Lane. Leyland were dismissed for 86 and Dave Newton's unbeaten 54 eased the visitors to an eight wickets success.
Carnforth's three-pronged bowling attack of Gareth Denwood, Lee Barnes and Mark Bradley restricted Preston to 86 for 7 at West Cliff. Opener Wayne Tomlinson hit an undefeated 38 as Carnforth got home with seven wickets in hand despite Andrew Starkie's spell of 3 for 27.
The biggest surprise of the day was at Vernon Road where defending champions St Annes went down to a six wickets defeat at the hands of Barrow. Gary Collins recorded figures of 5 for 14 from 10 overs as St Annes struggled to 97 all out' Barrow reached their victory target with opener Tom Penny undefeated on 37.
SECOND DIVISION SCORES
KENDAL v CHORLEY
Chorley (15pts) defeated Kendal (4pts) by 46 runs
Chorley 190 for 9 (D Catterall 87), Kendal 144 (A Dugdale 53, R Demming 5 for 31)
LANCASTER v NETHERFIELD
Lancaster (12pts) defeated Netherfield (0pts) by 7 wickets
Netherfield 84, Lancaster 85 for 3
LEYLAND v BLACKPOOL
Blackpool (12pts) defeated Leyland (0pts) by 8 wickets
Leyland 86 (M Tidmus 5 for 28), Blackpool 89 for 2 (D Newton 54no)
MORECAMBE v FLEETWOOD
Morecambe (12pts) defeated Fleetwood (1pt) by 5 wickets
Fleetwood 124 for 9 (G Maartens 4 for 38), Morecambe 125 for 5 (G Maje 51no, N Gregson 4 for 53)
PRESTON v CARNFORTH
Carnforth (12pts) defeated Preston (0pts) by 7 wickets
Preston 86 for 7, Carnforth 88 for 3
ST ANNES v BARROW
Barrow (12pts) defeated St Annes (0pts) by 6 wickets
St Annes 97 (G Collins 5 for 14), Barrow 98 for 4
FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY
( INCORPORATING 3D SPORTS )
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division Two
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Lancaster |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
| Morecambe |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
33 |
| Kendal |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
31 |
| St Annes |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
21 |
| Chorley |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
20 |
| Carnforth |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
19 |
| Leyland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
18 |
| Darwen |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
| Blackpool |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
16 |
| Preston |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
| Fleetwood |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
| Barrow |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
| Netherfield |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
