By Michael Latham
Leyland
opener Luis Reece hits Morecambe pro Mandla Mashimbyi
for six on his way to 75 not
out |
Luis Reece spearheaded another victory for
Furness Building Society Northern Premier Cricket League
(incorporating Readers Cricket Balls) leaders Leyland as they
defeated Morecambe by seven wickets at Fox Lane.
Reece hit an imperious undefeated 75 off 74
balls including ten fours and three sixes as Leyland earned
their 12th win in 15 league games this season. Despite being
without their unavailable captain David Makinson Leyland made
light of their 157 victory target as Karl Cross combined with
Reece in a match-winning stand of 83 after the home side had
been 74 for 3.
Cross, a century-maker against Carnforth
last week, was again in prime form and finished 46 not out off
only 35 balls.
Karl Cross
was again in the runs for leaders
Leyland |
Cumberland county wicketkeeper Ikram Ullah had
earlier defied the rampant Leyland attack with a magnificent
innings of 90 off 133 balls including 15 fours. Ullah, who had
opened the innings was last man out, caught behind by Matthew
Watkinson off stand-in captain and professional Brett Pelser.
Despite Ullah's heroics fifth-placed Morecambe mustered only
156 as Pelser was the pick of the bowlers with four for 51.
Peter Cummings claimed three late victims to finish with three
for 16 as only two other Morecambe batsmen reached double
figures. James Rounding claimed the vital wicket of Morecambe
pro Mandla Mashimbyi, caught by Cummings for 17.
Leyland (played 15-174 pts) lead defending
champions St Annes (14-142) by 32 points. St Annes made light
work of their trip to Windsor Park as Chorley, after winning
the toss and batting were dismissed for a dismal 79 and lost
by ten wickets for a second week in a row. Openers Atiq
Uz-Zaman (45 not out) and skipper Andy Kellett (26 not out)
knocked off the target without loss just after four
o'clock.
Atiq
Uz-Zaman swoops to catch Chorley's Jack Bentham off St
Annes pro Dinuka Hettiarachchi |
Chorley pro JJ Smuts looked set for a big score
until he was adjudged leg before to teenaged Matthew Grindley
for 38. Chorley then lost their last eight wickets for 20 runs
as St Annes pro Dinuka Hettiarachchi purveyed his slow left
arm magic and returned six for 32.
Chorley's
Michael Critchley is bowled by Dinuka Hettiarachchi at
Windsor Park |
Barrow (14-135) and Blackpool (15-132) were both
frustrated by the weather and fell behind the title race after
only collecting four points apiece. Barrow's game at Lancaster
did start as a 25-over contest but after Lancaster reached 39
for 2 the rain closed in again. Blackpool travelled up to
Parkside Road but after heavy morning rain the game against
Netherfield was abandoned at 1-30pm.
The remaining two games both produced tight
finishes in low-scoring games. Last season's runners-up
Preston continued their revival after a disappointing first
half of the season, earning their second 15-points win in a
row. Professional and captain Bilal Asad, who was ruled out of
their Latham Baxendale Twenty20 Cup-tie at Leyland on Thursday
with a back spasm showed he had recovered by taking five
wickets and effecting two run outs as Kendal, chasing 147 for
victory were bowled out for 141. Cumberland county off spinner
Chris Miller had earlier taken four for 46 as Preston were
dismissed for 146.
Darwen (14-114) are sixth after an even tighter
finish against bottom club Carnforth, winning by four runs.
Adam Cowperthwaite took six for 67 as Darwen struggled to 130
at Birch Hall, opener Jordan Clarke top-scoring with 37 off 83
balls. Chris Wade tore into the Carnforth middle order with a
spell of five for 24 off 13 overs and Kamran Anwar returned
four for 33 to add to his vital innings of 23 not out. Anwar
grabbed the last wicket to fall to leave Carnforth captain
Darren Moore stranded on 21 not out as the visitors closed 126
all out.
FIRST DIVISION SCORES
CHORLEY v ST ANNES
St Annes (12pts) defeated Chorley (0pts) by 10
wickets
Chorley 79 (D Hettiarachchi 6 for 32), St
Annes 82 for 0 (Atiq Uz-Zaman 45no)
DARWEN v CARNFORTH
Darwen (15pts) defeated Carnforth (3pts) by 4
runs
Darwen 130 (A Cowperthwaite 6 for 67), Carnforth
126 (C Wade 5 for 24, K Anwar 4 for 33)
LANCASTER v BARROW
Match abandoned (4pts each)
Lancaster 39 for 2
LEYLAND v MORECAMBE
Leyland (12pts) defeated Morecambe (1pt) by 7
wickets
Morecambe 156 (I Ullah 90, B Pelser 4 for 51),
Leyland 157 for 3 (L Reece 75no, K Cross 46no)
NETHERFIELD v BLACKPOOL
Match abandoned (4pts each)
No play
PRESTON v KENDAL
Preston (15pts) defeated Kendal (4pts) by 5
runs
Preston 146 (C Miller 4 for 46), Kendal 141 (B
Asad 5 for 55)
Fleetwood no game
FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY
( INCORPORATIN READERS CRICKET
BALLS )
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division One
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Leyland |
15 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
174 |
| St Annes |
14 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
142 |
| Barrow |
14 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
135 |
| Blackpool |
15 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
132 |
| Morecambe |
14 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
19 |
114 |
| Darwen |
14 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
31 |
114 |
| Lancaster |
15 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
23 |
106 |
| Netherfield |
14 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
97 |
| Kendal |
15 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
42 |
87 |
| Preston |
15 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
24 |
81 |
| Chorley |
15 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
26 |
71 |
| Fleetwood |
14 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
31 |
55 |
| Carnforth |
14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
34 |
55 |
| Lancashire Colts |
8 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
53 |
SECOND DIVISION
In Division Two Chorley (14-133) regained the
leadership despite being frustrated by St Annes in a drawn,
rain-affected game at Vernon Road. Richard Thomas took seven
for 45 as Chorley reached 144 for 9 and despite Matt Parry's
six wicket haul St Annes hung on at 113 for 8.
Blackpool (13-131) are joint second after Craig
Brown hit a superb 66 not out to earn a four wickets win
against Netherfield at Stanley Park. Leyland (13-131) and
Darwen (14-127) both had to settle for four points apiece
after their respective games were abandoned.
Barrow's home
against Lancaster was also ruined by the weather and there was
no play between Kendal and Preston at Shap Road,
SECOND DIVISION SCORES
BARROW v LANCASTER
Match abandoned (4pts each)
Barrow 62 for 4
BLACKPOOL v NETHERFIELD
Blackpool (12pts) defeated Netherfield (2pts)
by 4 wickets
Netherfield 140 (W Zaman 52), Blackpool 141
for 6 (C Brown 66no)
CARNFORTH v DARWEN
Match abandoned (4pts each)
Carnforth 108 for 5
KENDAL v PRESTON
Match abandoned (4pts each)
No play
MORECAMBE v LEYLAND
Match abandoned (4pts each)
Leyland 173 for 6 (T Foster 73, T Reece
40)
ST ANNES v CHORLEY
Chorley (7pts) winning draw; St Annes
(4pts)
Chorley 144 for 9 (D Lamb 40, R Thomas 7 for
45), St Annes 113 for 8 (R Bradley 49, M Parry 6 for 53)
Fleetwood no game
FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY
( INCORPORATING READERS
CRICKET BALLS)
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division Two
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
l |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Chorley |
14 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
25 |
133 |
| Blackpool |
13 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
131 |
| Leyland |
13 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
131 |
| Darwen |
14 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
20 |
127 |
| Lancaster |
14 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
107 |
| Preston |
14 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
19 |
102 |
| Morecambe |
14 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
92 |
| St Annes |
12 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
27 |
91 |
| Netherfield |
14 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
21 |
82 |
| Barrow |
12 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
17 |
77 |
| Fleetwood |
12 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
20 |
76 |
| Kendal |
13 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
22 |
51 |
| Carnforth |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
18 |
26 |
