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Match Day 21st August 2010

Leyland's lead cut to 17 points by Barrow

Darwen and Blackpool both earn 15-point maxiums

By Michael Latham



Barrow pro Pasan Wanasinghe captures the vital wicket of Ross McMillan

Leyland saw their 28-point lead at the top of the Furness Building Society Northern Premier Cricket League (incorporating Readers Cricket Balls) cut to 17 points with four games left to play after Barrow kept up the pressure in the title chase.

Season long leaders Leyland had the worst of a draw at defending champions St Annes and picked up only four points while Barrow earned a maximum 15-point haul from their victory over Kendal at Shap Road.
The two sides meet at Fox Lane on Bank Holday Monday in a game that will have a vital say on the destination of the championship.

Darwen and Blackpool both earned maximum points after defeating Lancashire Colts and Preston respectively.
Leyland have played 21 games and have 234 points and lead Barrow (21-217), St Annes (21-196) and Darwen (221-186) with Blackpool (21-172) in fifth.

Atiq Uz-Zaman emerged from a lean spell to hit a superb 121 for St Annes as the home side raced to 261 for 7. Atiq shared an opening stand of 73 in 25 overs with skipper Andy Kellett and then cut loose in the second half of the innings, receiving good support from Duncan Whalley (49) and pro Dinuka Hettiarachchi (28). Atiq has now scored 866 league runs and leads Barrow's Jon Miles (784) in the race for the Castle Award.

Leyland lost their first four wickets for 39 with Hettiarachchi going on to take three for 51 from 24 overs and reach 80 league wickets for the season. Opening bowler Ben Dowling captured three for 69 but Leyland pro Brett Pelser steered his side to a draw with an unbeaten 50 with good support from Andrew Makinson (37) and James Rounding (21 not out).

Barrow looked in difficulty early on at Kendal, relying on a fine 59 from 86 balls from Cumberland county opener Miles as they slumped to 118 for 7.

Chris Miller reached the 50-wicket mark for the season when he had Barrow pro Pasan Wanasinghe leg before while Sedbergh Schoolboy Ollie Field took three for 16 from six productive overs. But Iain Kermode batted superbly to hit an unbeaten 55 with three sixes and four fours and nursed the tail to 206 for 9.



Barrow's Iain Kermode hits out against Kendal captain/pro Ross McMillan

Miller has now taken 51 league wickets, one short of equalling the club record for an amateur and leads Lancaster's Ben Simm (48) and Darwen's Kamran Anwar (48) in the Castle Award bowling table.

Wanasinghe went on to take four for 48 including the prize wicket of Kendal pro Ross McMillan bowled first ball for 0 and has now taken 66 league wickets.



Graham Dawson clean bowls Mark Williams to win the game for Barrow

Terry Hunte provided the main resistance with a typically classy 70 off 111 balls before he was caught behind off Wanasinghe. Skipper Daryl Wearing took three for 27, left arm spinner Gary Collins two for 27 and Graham Dawson ended Kendal's hopes of a draw by clean-bowling Mark Williams with 13 balls remaining as Kendal were dismissed for 136.


Pasan Wanasinghe leads Barrow off the field after their win over Kendal

Darwen warmed up for the Readers Cup Final by continuing their recent fine run, defeating Lancashire Colts at Birch Hall. Two innings of contrasting styles helped Darwen recover from 23 for 3 to reach 189 for 9, skipper John Cordingley grafting through 100 balls for 44 and talented teenager Kamran Anwar hitting an unbeaten 50 at a run-a-ball. Chris Hartley took four for 46 for the Colts and Daniel Edwards three for 50.

Anwar then completed a fine all-round game by taking four for 37 as the Colts, captained by Lancashire Director of Cricket Mike Watkinson were bowled out for 134. Chris Wade supported Anwar with three for 15, Ryan Tyson top-scoring with 31.

Darwen's cup final opponents Morecambe also enjoyed the taste of victory after skipper Tommy Clough hit an unbeaten 18 off only six balls to steer his side home by three wickets with seven balls in hand. The match was reduced to one of 43 overs per side after Chorley's team arrived late due to long motorway delays on the M6.

The visitors posted a competitive 156 for 7 with Jack Bentham making 34, Will Moulton 32 and pro Gaurav Dhar 30. Ikram Ullah hit 32 and Phil Dennison 38 as Morecambe reached 106 for 2 in reply before leg-spinner Dhar (four for 66) induced a collapse, clean bowling three of his victims until Clough came in to play a true captain's cameo role.

Blackpool emerged victorious from a tense, low-scoring game at West Cliff despite only hitting two boundaries in their tortuous innings of 112 for 9 on a slow-paced pitch. Michael Moore top-scored with 21 off 56 balls and was one of only four Blackpool batsmen to reach double figures. Preston pro Bilal Asad took three for 18 off 16 overs.

Preston looked well placed as they reached 58 for 2 before Blackpool's Sri Lankan pro Nimesh Perera emerged as the match-winner. The leg-spinner returned exceptional figures of seven for 20 off 10 overs in his most productive spell of the summer as Preston lost their last eight wickets for 36 runs, Adam Parker last man out bowled by Perera for a defiant 39.

Fleetwood's in-form pro Matt Frith hit an undefeated 85 off 144 balls in his side's challenging 217 for 3 at Broadwater, wicketkeeper Dean Bell making 61 off 98 balls. Lancaster closed out for a draw on 160 for 6 despite Sam Bell and Frith each taking two wickets.

Carnforth pro Gareth Pedder took seven wickets in 22 balls but still finished on the losing side against Netherfield at Lodge Quarry. In a remarkable collapse the visitors lost their last eight wickets for 14 runs after coasting to 201 for 2, Pedder finishing with seven for 26.

Alex Atkinson top-scored with 82 off 83 balls including three fours and five sixes with Ben Haddrick (48), pro Nick Kruger (37) and John Huck (25) all helping their side get off to a flying start. But Stuart Nixon and Ryan Wilson then tore into Carnforth's fragile batting line-up weakened by the unavailability of opener Ryan Nelson. Nixon took five 13 and Wilson five for 44 as Carnforth rolled over for just 63 in 23.2 overs.

FIRST DIVISION SCORES

CARNFORTH v NETHERFIELD

Netherfield (15pts) defeated Carnforth (3pts) by 152 runs

Netherfield 215 (A Atkinson 82, B Haddrick 48, G Pedder 7 for 26) Carnforth 63 (S Nixon 5 for 13, R Wilson 5 for 44)

DARWEN v LANCASHIRE COLTS

Darwen (15pts) defeated Lancashire Colts (3pts) by 55 runs

Darwen 189 for 9 (K Anwar 50no, J Cordingley 44, C Hartley 4 for 46) Lancashire Colts 134 (K Anwar 4 for 37)

FLEETWOOD v LANCASTER

Fleetwood (8pts) winning draw; Lancaster (3pts)

Fleetwood 217 for 3 (M Frith 85no, D Bell 61) Lancaster 160 for 6

KENDAL v BARROW

Barrow (15pts) defeated Kendal (3pts) by 70 runs

Barrow 206 for 9 (J Miles 59, I Kermode 55no) Kendal 136 (T Hunte 70, P Wanasinghe 4 for 48)

MORECAMBE v CHORLEY

Morecambe (12pts) defeated Chorley (3pts) by 3 wickets

Chorley 156 for 7 Morecambe 157 for 7 (G Dhar 4 for 66)

PRESTON v BLACKPOOL

Blackpool (15pts) defeated Preston (3pts) by 18 runs

Blackpool 112 for 9 Preston 94 (N Perera 7 for 20)

ST ANNES v LEYLAND

St Annes (8pts) winning draw; Leyland (4pts)

St Annes 261 for 7 (Atiq Uz-Zaman 121, D Whalley 49) Leyland 152 for 6 (B Pelser 50no)

FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY
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NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE

Division One

Club P W15 W12 D4 D1 L NR4 BP Pts
Leyland 21 5 11 1 2 1 1 17 234
Barrow 21 6 8 1 1 3 2 18 217
St Annes 21 3 10 2 0 4 2 15 196
Darwen 21 6 3 4 1 6 1 39 186
Blackpool 21 5 5 1 2 5 3 19 172
Morecambe 21 1 7 1 1 8 3 33 149
Lancaster 21 1 5 3 2 5 5 33 142
Netherfield 21 2 4 1 1 8 5 26 129
Kendal 22 2 1 4 2 9 4 53 129
Preston 22 4 0 1 5 8 4 33 118
Fleetwood 21 2 0 4 1 12 2 49 104
Carnforth 21 3 0 0 3 13 2 43 99
Chorley 21 1 2 0 3 13 2 40 90
Lancashire Colts 11 1 2 1 0 5 2 21 72


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Match Report By Michael Moore

Preston v Blackpool

Danno`s Boys travelled to Westcliffe today looking to emulate their success of last weekend when they crushed title contenders St. Annes at Stanley Park. But crushing anybody in the playing conditions available at the once proud Preston`s ground is rarely on the cards these days.

As a groundsman myself, I am always reluctant to criticise other grounds but Preston have some serious problems to overcome if they are to bring their ground up to Premier League status. The outfield was no better than a harvested field and the pitch itself was way below par for this standard of cricket.

I sincerely hope that Preston can find the resources to bring their ground back to the standard it used to be in my playing time, or even close to that. Good luck with that ,guys.

Winning the toss , Blackpool skipper Paul Danson toook the brave and positive decision to bat first , going for the maximum 15 points available. And somehow it worked!

On a slow and unpredictable wicket , the visitors got off to a snail`s pace start reaching only 7 before the first wicket fell in the 7th over, john Mounsey falling victim to the miserly Bilal Asad bowled for 6. The tempo continued in similar fashion for most of the Blackpool innings with boundaries being as scarce as rocking horse manure as shots which would under normal circumstances have gone for 4 were merely achieving one or at best two runs.Alex Smith battled long and hard for 16 off 57 balls before being adjudged caught behind off the bowling of Hussain, whilst pro Perera (14 off 41) and Bash Moore(21 off 56) made significant contributions.

The lower order added some priceless runs as Gleeson (10off 32),Sissons (5 not out off 20) and debutant Craig Brown (5 not out off 20) dragged the visitors to 112 for 9 from their 50 overs.A total which the home side should have had no real problem with.

And for most of the second half it appeared that the home team were going to reach their target comfortably.Patel (14), Harrison (15), Parker (39), and pro Bilal Asad (15)gave Preston a solid start against some tight seam bowling from Gleeson (2 for 51 in 18) and Furniss (0 for 19 in 8).

But it was the introduction of the Blackpool professional Nimesh Perera which turned the game completely on its head. In an inspired spell of leg spin bowling he took 7 wickets for only 20 runs in just 7 overs , as Preston subsided from 64 for 3 to 94 all out in the space of 13 overs, almost doubling the total of wickets for the Blackpool pro for the season. Amazing!

Obviously the "champagne moment " was when Perera bowled Parker , last man out , to claim the victory but this was almost eclipsed earlier in the day when opening batsman John Mounsey, first to arrive at the ground, discovered that he had forgotten to put his kit in the car before leaving home! The round trip cost Max about an hour in time and several ££s in fines!!

Keeper Rob Sissons had another fine game behind the timbers under very difficult circumstances, his highlight being the stumping of Chandi off Perera for Blackpool`s 9th wicket.

Well done Fellers . 15 very valuable points. See you at nets......Mick


SECOND DIVISION

In Division Two leaders Leyland won again, defeating St Annes by six wickets at Fox Lane in a low-scoring game. The redoubtable Steven Pallett returned the remarkable analysis of five for 8 off 20 overs (with 14 maidens) as St Annes were dismissed for 75, Liam Hurt taking three for 13.

Ian Farrington then hit 38 off 73 balls and Daniel Hall hit 25 as he chases the club Second XI record of 793 runs held by Steven's Pallett's father John. Hall has made 690 with a potential four innings still to come.

Blackpool's Ross Parker edged closer to 50 wickets for the season, taking four for 41 in his side's emphatic win over Preston at Stanley Park. Parker has now taken 46 wickets while skipper Kevin Reid reached the 40-mark with a spell of three for 41.
Preston were bowled out for 92 after Blackpool posted 205 for 6, Craig Outram hitting 55.

Chorley's Stu Naden was unavailable for his side's home game with Morecambe and so missed out on the chance to hit the 11 runs he needs to set a new club Second XI batting record. Skipper Ian Mawdsley took centre stage making 98 with 11 fours and three sixes before he was run out. Morecambe were dismissed for 103 and went down to defeat by 92 runs, Mawdsley completing a fine captain's display with three for five.

Leyland (played 20-216pts) lead Blackpool (20-198) by 18 points with four games remaining. Chorley are third (20-184) after they overtook Darwen (20-173) who had no game.

Kendal had the better of a draw at Ernest Pass, as Barrow closed 14 runs short of victory on 139 for 8 despite a fine unbeaten 76 from skipper Phil Renney.

Darren Nightingale opened with 44 for the visitors as Ian Allington took four for 26 but club chairman Ray Mowat sustained a broken finger attempting a catch off his own bowling and, having announced his retirement at the end of the season, may have bowed out in unfortunate circumstances after fine service to the club.
Off-spinner Mowat represented Cumberland back in 1982.

Marcus Hill took six for 25 and Josh Stafford weighed in with four for 31 as Netherfield beat Carnforth by 22 runs at Parkside Road. The home side had struggled to 120 as Lee Barnes took five for 40 and Jordan Relph four for 67 but Carnforth were dismissed for 98 in reply.

Fleetwood defeated Lancaster, last season's champions, by 33 runs at Broadwater. Neil Jackson made 41 in his side's 136, Tom Whitehouse taking four for 38 and Wayne Clarke then took three for 30 as Lancaster were dismissed for 103 despite an unbeaten 30 from Billy Swarbrick.

SECOND DIVISION SCORES

BARROW v KENDAL

Kendal (7pts) winning draw; Barrow (4pts)

Kendal 152 for 9 (D Nightingale 44, I Allington 4 for 26) Barrow 139 for 8 (P Renney 76no)

BLACKPOOL v PRESTON

Blackpool (15pts) defeated Preston (1pt) by 113 runs

Blackpool 205 for 6 (C Outram 55) Preston 92 (R Parker 4 for 41)

CHORLEY v MORECAMBE

Chorley (15pts) defeated Morecambe (1pt) by 92 runs

Chorley 195 for 5 (I Mawdsley 98) Morecambe 103

LANCASTER v FLEETWOOD

Fleetwood (15pts) defeated Lancaster (3pts) by 33 runs

Fleetwood 136 (N Jackson 41, T Whitehouse 4 for 38) Lancaster 103

LEYLAND v ST ANNES

Leyland (12pts) defeated St Annes (0pts) by 6 wickets

St Annes 75 (S Pallett 5 for 8) Leyland 76 for 4

NETHERFIELD v CARNFORTH

Netherfield (15pts) defeated Carnforth (3pts) by 22 runs

Netherfield 120 (L Barnes 5 for 40, J Relph 4 for 67) Carnforth 98 (M Hill 6 for 25, J Stafford 4 for 31)

Darwen no game

Sunday 22nd August

League

Division Two

Result

Barrow v St Annes

Barrow 8pts, Winning Draw, St Annes 4pts

Barrow 146, St Annes 130 - 9 (L Wilks 47, G Kermode 5-40)


FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY
( INCORPORATING READERS CRICKET BALLS)
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE

Division Two

Club P W15 W12 D4 D1 l NR4 BP Pts
Leyland 20 5 8 4 0 1 2 21 216
Blackpool 20 6 7 2 0 4 1 12 198
Chorley 20 4 6 2 4 2 2 32 184
Darwen 20 6 3 0 4 2 5 23 173
Morecambe 20 4 4 2 0 7 3 15 143
Preston 21 3 3 3 1 6 5 28 142
St Annes 20 4 2 1 4 6 3 34 138
Lancaster 20 2 6 0 0 8 4 14 132
Barrow 20 2 3 2 2 7 4 34 126
Netherfield 20 5 1 0 0 11 3 24 123
Fleetwood 20 1 5 1 1 10 2 34 122
Kendal 21 2 0 1 3 11 4 32 85
Carnforth 20 0 0 1 0 17 2 38 50


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