Match Day 3rd May 2010 Leyland beat Lancashire Colts in thrilling finish Atiq leads champions home against Darwen By Michael Latham JJ Smuts had another fine game for Chorley Leyland reeled off their fourth successive win in the Furness Building Society Northern Premier Cricket League (incorporating Readers Cricket Balls) as they defeated the Lancashire Colts side by two wickets with one ball to spare in a Bank Holiday thriller at Fox Lane. James Rounding was the Leyland hero with an unbeaten 26, surviving a missed chance in the field as he hit the winning run off Gavin Griffiths as an intense game finished in the gloaming at ten minutes to eight. Griffiths had bowled superbly for the Colts taking four for 23 as they almost protected their total of 171. Leyland's Pakistan sub professional Agha Sabir, the Ribblesdale Wanderers professional hit a fine 52 off 81 balls and Andrew Makinson contributed a vital 38 off 59 balls in the middle order. Earlier opener Lewis Jackson top-scored for the Colts with 45 off 103 balls and wicketkeeper Joe Davies made 31 with Leyland skipper David Makinson, a former Lancashire County player taking five for 30. Barrow completed their second victory of the weekend, defeating Netherfield by four wickets at Ernest Pass. Netherfield's Australian pro Nick Kruger looked in prime form until he was brilliantly stumped by Chris D'Leny off Barrow chairman Ray Mowat for 49. Mowat went on to take four for 52 and with pro Pasan Wanasinghe weighing in with five for 75 Netherfield's total of 178 looked below par on a fine batting track. Barrow opener Jon Miles hit 61 off 87 balls to anchor his side's reply and D'Leny hit a vital 40 off 46 balls as Netherfield fought hard in the field, Ryan Wilson taking three for 60 and skipper Marc Hadwin two for 29. Atiq Uz-Zaman hit an imperious undefeated 135 to steer the champions St Annes past Darwen's testing 226 for 9 at Vernon Road. The former Pakistan Test player, the league's leading batsman in each of the last two seasons, faced only 131 balls and hit 13 fours and three sixes. Pro Dinuka Hettiarachchi, who had earlier bowled unchanged to collect five for 87, opened with Atiq but retired hurt with the score on 29. He resumed with St Annes 124 for 4 and put on 96 with Atiq in a match-deciding fifth-wicket partnership. Darwen's Alex Davies, LCB Young Player of the Year in 2009, top-scored with 55 off 85 balls and with Niall Burke making 45 and pro Mohammad Zaman Khan 41 St Annes had to work hard for their victory after their frustration at being washed out at Netherfield on Saturday. Kendal's professional and captain Ross McMillan produced another superb all-round display as his side overwhelmed Fleetwood by 189 runs at Shap Road. McMillan hit 107 off 128 balls in his side's 218 for 4, sharing a third-wicket stand of 171 with Terry Hunte (67). McMillan hit 12 fours and four sixes and then ruined the Fleetwood reply with a stunning spell of six for six off eight overs. With Cumberland county off-spinner Chris Miller taking four for 21 Fleetwood subsided to 29 all out, Ryan Smith the only visiting batsman to reach double figures. Morecambe's popular South African pro Mandla Mashimbyi hit his first century for the club but had to settle for the best of a winning draw against Preston at Woodhill Lane. Mashimbyi rescued his side from the depths of 54 for 5 in a superb sixth-wicket stand of 131 with Alex Thistlethwaite, who made 63, his maiden first team half century. Mashimbyi demonstrated some stunning hitting late in his innings as he reached an undefeated 130 off 126 balls in his side's 226 for 6. Despite an enterprising 53 from stand-in opener Lukman Vahaluwala and a classy 46 from skipper Adam Parker, Preston finished well short on 149 for 8. Mashimbyi took three for 35 and Morecambe skipper Tommy Clough accounted for Preston's Australian sub-pro Clinton Perrin, the Littleborough professional, for 16. Blackpool earned their first win of the campaign when they defeated Carnforth by 80 runs at Stanley Park. The consistent John Mounsey hit 64 and Sri Lankan pro Nimesh Perera 43 in Blackpool's 208 for 8 declared. Last season's Castle Award winner Warren Quinn returned four wickets for the visitors in his first appearance of the summer. Steven Mercer then took four wickets for Blackpool and Perera a further three as Carnforth were dismissed for 128, pro Gareth Pedder top-scoring with 32. Chorley's South African pro JJ Smuts enjoyed another fine all round game but the weather ruined a compelling game at Windsor Park against Mike Stevens' much-improved Lancaster side. Smuts took four for 38 and opener Billy Smith three for 45 as Lancaster reached 197 for 9 in 48 overs. Jamie Heywood survives an anxious moment against Chorley's Kieran McCullagh Jamie Heywood anchored the innings with a patient 50 in 40 overs and Tim Barry and pro Roy Silva provided the fireworks. Barry survived three chances in the field to hit 51 off 58 balls and Silva hit five fours and four sixes in making 56 off 38 balls. Roy Silva hit a quick 50 for Lancaster Two separate rain interruptions cut four overs off Chorley's reply but as long as Smuts was there they had hope. But after making 75 off 92 balls Smuts was superbly caught on the mid wicket boundary by Jamie Heywood off Silva and with him went Chorley's victory chance. Opener Jack Catterall battled through 89 balls to make 22 and despite skipper Andy Holdsworth's 27 Chorley finished just short of a second batting bonus point. Showers ruined a compelling game at Windsor Park FIRST DIVISION SCORES BARROW v NETHERFIELD Barrow (12pts) defeated Netherfield (3pts) by 4 wickets Netherfield 178 (N Kruger 49, P Wanasinghe 5 for 75, R Mowat 4 for 52), Barrow 179 for 6 (J Miles 61, C D'Leny 40) BLACKPOOL v CARNFORTH Blackpool (15pts) defeated Carnforth (2pts) by 80 runs Blackpool 208 for 8dec (J Mounsey 64, N Perera 43, W Quinn 4 for 43), Carnforth 128 (S Mercer 4 for 23) CHORLEY v LANCASTER Lancaster (8pts) winning draw; Chorley (5pts) Lancaster 197 for 9 (R Silva 56, T Barry 51, J Heywood 50, JJ Smuts 4 for 38), Chorley 158 for 5 (JJ Smuts 75) KENDAL v FLEETWOOD Kendal (15pts) defeated Fleetwood (0pts) by 189 runs Kendal 218 for 4 (R McMillan 107, T Hunte 67), Fleetwood 29 (R McMillan 6 for 6, C Miller 4 for 21) LEYLAND v LANCASHIRE COLTS Leyland (12pts) defeated Lancashire Colts (4pts) by 2 wickets Lancashire Colts 171 (L Jackson 45, D Makinson 5 for 30), Leyland 172 for 8 (A Sabir 52, G Griffiths 4 for 23) MORECAMBE v PRESTON Morecambe (9pts) winning draw; Preston (3pts) Morecambe 226 for 6 (M Mashimbyi 130no, A Thitlethwaite 63), Preston 149 for 8 (L Vahaluwala 53, A Parker 46) ST ANNES v DARWEN St Annes (12pts) defeated Darwen (4pts) by 4 wickets Darwen 226 for 9 (A Davies 55, N Burke 45, MZ Khan 41, D Hettiarachchi 5 for 87), St Annes 228 for 6 (Atiq Uz-Zaman 135no) FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY ( INCORPORATIN READERS CRICKET BALLS ) NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE Division One Club P W15 W12 D4 D1 L NR4 BP Pts Leyland 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 54 St Annes 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 39 Chorley 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 9 35 Kendal 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 31 Barrow 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 28 Darwen 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 10 26 Morecambe 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 10 26 Lancaster 4 0 0 2 0 1 1 11 23 Netherfield 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 22 Blackpool 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 18 Fleetwood 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 17 Lancashire Colts 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 16 Preston 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 9 15 Carnforth 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 7 11 TO SEE MIKE LATHAM'S PICTURES OF THE DAY Chorley v Lancaster Click Here SECOND DIVISION Richard Thomas took eight for 35 as St Annes edged a thrilling game at Birch Hall to ruin Darwen's fine start to their Second Division campaign. Darwen lost their last nine wickets for 61 runs after skipper Gary Jackson and his son Scott had each hit 35. Despite four wickets from Christian Davies St Annes just got past the post thanks to Nathan Bolus's undefeated 23 and skipper David Watson's 26. Blackpool openers Adrian Darlington (93 off 108 balls) and Nanthesh Kiruparan (60 off 87 balls) paved the way for an 85 runs win over Carnforth at Lodge Quarry with Blackpool skipper Kevin Reid taking six for 34. Kendal opener Donovan Du Plessis hit a superb 106 off 96 balls but still finished on the losing side as Fleetwood overhauled the visitors' 168 all out thanks to consistent batting down the order including an undefeated 50 from Michael Hale. Neil Gregson took four wickets for Fleetwood. Reigning champions Lancaster were defeated at home to Chorley as Louis Sweeney took four for 7 and James Daniels three for 5 to bowl out the hosts for 69. Earlier opener Stu Naden hit 79 in his side's 157 for 8 as Craig Atkinson took four for 27. Morecambe chairman Nick Milner took four for 25 off 17 overs to spearhead his side's six wickets win at West Cliff. Despite a battling 35 from Yasin Patel Preston were dismissed for 92 and with Michael Fisher scoring 39 Morecambe won by six wickets. Barrow's young batsmen contributed to a five wicket win at Parkside Road. 17-years-old wicketkeeper Tom Penny hit 51 and Ryan Gilmour (16) hit 34 with the rather more mature Ian Allington making 31. Rob Lightfoot's undefeated 34 saw the visitors home. Nathan Chambers, batting at number eight, made 70 off only 40 balls including sine fours and four sixes as Netherfield recovered from 60 for 6 to reach 181 as spinner Gary Collins took four for 34. SECOND DIVISION SCORES CARNFORTH v BLACKPOOL Blackpool (15pts) defeated Carnforth (1pt) by 85 runs Blackpool 216 for 5 (A Darlington 93, N Kiruparan 60), Carnforth 131 (K Reid 6 for 34) DARWEN v ST ANNES St Annes (12pts) defeated Darwen (3pts) by one wicket Darwen 121 (R Thomas 8 for 35), St Annes 122 for 9 (C Davies 4 for 37) FLEETWOOD v KENDAL Fleetwood (12pts) defeated Kendal (3pts) by 5 wickets Kendal 168 (D Du Plessis 106, N Gregson 4 for 24), Fleetwood 170 for 5 (M Hale 50no) LANCASTER v CHORLEY Chorley (15pts) defeated Lancaster (2pts) by 88 runs Chorley 157 for 8 (S Naden 79, C Atkinson 4 for 27), Lancaster 69 (L Sweeney 4 for 7) NETHERFIELD v BARROW Barrow (12pts) defeated Netherfield (4pts) by 5 wickets Netherfield 181 (N Chambers 70, G Collins 4 for 34), Barrow 185 for 5 (T Penny 51) PRESTON v MORECAMBE Morecambe (12pts) defeated Preston (0pts) 6 wickets Preston 92 (N Milner 4 for 25), Morecambe 93 for 4 Leyland 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 Darwen 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 48 Chorley 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 9 41 Leyland 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 39 Lancaster 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 36 St Annes 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 36 Blackpool 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 35 Preston 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 6 34 Netherfield 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 20 Fleetwood 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 18 Morecambe 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 16 Kendal 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 11 16 Barrow 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 15 Carnforth 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 REPORT BY MICHAEL FISHER *Preston 2nd XI 92 all out v Morecambe 2nd XI 93 - 4 Morecambe won the toss and decided to bat second on a wicket which appeared to be very hard, however the first over showed that playing on the back foot would be fraught with danger as two balls nearly rolled along the floor. Maartens soon accounted for Enaganti and when Ahmed missed a full toss Preston were in trouble. Only Zubair Patel showed any real idea how to play on the difficult wicket. Milner's introduction saw Mohsin Patel back to the pavilion trapped LBW. Cassidy took two quick wickets Zubair Patel (23) well caught by Fisher and the dangerous McDonald beaten all ends up an early finish looked on the cards. Yasin Patel and Cairns decided to bat for time and managed to see out the next 15 overs without really doing too much damage to the Morecambe's bowler's figures The final push to set a challenging total brought the final clatter of wickets with Milner taking 3 and Graves weighing in with 2 both of which were well caught by Pearson in the covers. Only Yasin Patel scoring 35 showed any real resistance to the accurate bowling. Preston's total of 92 of 48.5 overs seemed to be somewhat short of a challenging total providing Morecambe batted sensibly. The visitors reply started disastrously with both Plackett and Pearson falling to Alam for nought to balls which kept low. The experienced pair of Maje and Fisher set about getting required runs, taking the attack to the Preston bowlers. They took the score in the 40's before Maje (15) was out attempting an ambitious pull to a ball which bounced not more than 9 inches of the lively McDonald. Cockburn joined Fisher and took Morecambe to within sight of victory, Fisher (39) fell trying to finish the game in style and attempting to secure a half century caught on the boundary. Milner then showed how it should be done by hitting his first ball for six, Cockburn scored the winning runs to finish with a mature 24 not out as Morecambe gained their first victory of the season scoring the required 93 for victory in only 19.3 overs. The returning Maje and Cassidy plus Milner's return from the 1st team provided the additional strength that Morecambe had been missing during their opening two fixtures.

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