Wes Royle establishes new Leyland Second XI record
Blackpool's Richard Gleeson hits the winning run off Ashar Zaidi
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St Annes opened up a 13-points lead at the top of the Furness Building Society Northern Premier Cricket League (incorporating Readers Cricket Balls) after following up successive 12-point wins against Lancaster and Carnforth over the Bank Holiday weekend with another win batting second against Lancashire Colts.
St Annes' pro Dinuka Hettiarachchi was in fine all-round form as his side recorded the earliest victory of the day. Hettiarachchi, the Sri Lankan spin ace took 7/31 including the wicket of Colts captain Oliver Newby as the Colts were dismissed for 100. Only Ross Zelem (22) and Charlie Taylor (24 not out) reached double figures. Despite losing openers Atiq Uz-Zaman and Nathesh Kiruparan cheaply, Atiq to Leyland's Liam Hurt for 15, skipper Andy Kellett made an unbeaten 28 while Hettiarachchi made 36 off 40 balls as St Annes won by six wickets.
St Annes (101pts) lead the way from defending champions Leyland (88pts) and Netherfield (88pts) with Morecambe and Chorley both on 80pts.
Leyland pro Brett Pelser hit 85 off 99 balls with ten fours and three sixes; he added 151 for the third wicket with David Fisher as Leyland reached 214/4 against Carnforth at Fox Lane. Fisher made 84 off 134 balls with six fours and two sixes. Adam Cowperthwaite bowled well to take 3/38 off 13 overs.
Despite being without leading batsman Ryan Nelson and captain Adam Hornby Carnforth made a good fight of it; opener Dickon Morris, a former Gloucestershire Second XI and Oxfordshire Minor County player making 89 off 133 balls with seven fours and one six. When opener Morris was seventh man out Carnforth showed impressive resolution and Warren Quinn and Rob Horsfall hit 15 off the last over to secure maximum batting points as they closed 181/8. Leg-spinner Tayyab Afsar took 4/61 for Leyland and Pelser 3/44.
Richard Gleeson held his nerve in a tense finish to steer Blackpool to victory by three wickets over Netherfield at Stanley Park. Gleeson hit an unbeaten 34 as Blackpool, wobbling at 104/6 defied a fine bowling display by Netherfield sub-pro Ashar Zaidi. The Accrington pro was adjudged leg before to Steven Mercer for 27 in his side's 141 and then bowled unchanged and took 6/47 on a dry batting pitch.
Blackpool's Steven Mercer bowls to Netherfield captain Chris Parry |
Mercer had destroyed Netherfield's vaunted batting line-up with a superb spell of 6/41 backed by pro Con De Lange's economical spell of 1/39 off 17 overs and Gleeson's 2/36. Rob Sissons made two fine stumpings. De Lange hit 36 in Blackpool's reply on a hot day at the coast but Zaidi looked to be turning the screw until Gleeson displayed his growing batting prowess.
Netherfield pro Ashar Zaidi bowls to Steven Mercer in a tense finish at Stanley Park
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Chorley's Iain Critchley produced a fine all-round display to earn his side maximum points from their trip to West Cliff. Critchley, batting no7 made an unbeaten 45 off 92 balls to steer his side to 135 after they had been 38/5. Will Moulton made 40 off 71 balls. Preston skipper Lukman Vahaluwala continued his fine season with a spell of 6/36.
Spin-twins Critchley and pro Gaurav Dhar then combined to bowl out the home side for 118; slow left-armer Critchley taking 4/21 and leg-spinner Dhar 4/20 after Moulton had claimed the prize wicket of opener Vahaluwala, bowled for 26.
Morecambe pro Anwar Ali bowled his side to victory at Fleetwood, taking 5/36 off 13 overs as the home side were dismissed for 103. Earlier opener Josh Dixon made 56 off 111 balls and wicketkeeper Lewis Edge made a superb 66 off 64 balls batting at number 8. Morecambe recovered from 57/6 to reach 184, Dixon and Edge adding 96 for the seventh wicket. Joe Bell took 4/35 for Fleetwood
It was Ladies' Day at Birch Hall as Darwen, celebrating their Centenary season staged a highly successful fund-raising event in aid of cancer charities. Visitors Lancaster reached 177/6 with openers Michael Stevens and Zac Godfrey-Plews posting 73 for the first wicket and Lee Sparks hitting an unbeaten 41 off 33 balls with Kamran Anwar running out pro Dwayne Hees for 11.
Darwen's Alex Davies hit 55 off 82 balls to help his side recover from the early loss of opener Niall Burke and pro Zimmy Khan to Iain Perrieman. Skipper John Cordingley hit an unbeaten 31 and steered his side home in partnership with elder brother Gareth who was 15 not out at the close after middle brother Neil had made 25 alongside Chris Clarke's 25. Stevens claimed 2/13 as he continued his fine all-round form.
Barrow recovered from the wreckage of 12/5 to reach 206/8 at Shap Road, Liam Livingstone making 66 off 95 balls, Iain Kermode 73 off 117 balls and Graham Dawson an unbeaten 43 off 29 balls in a remarkable recovery. Jack White had claimed three early wickets, including that of Barrow pro Pieter Malan and finished with 4/38. Livingstone and Kermode turned around Barrow's fortunes with a stand of 114.
Jon Miles hit 87 off 111 balls against his former club and opened with a stand of 106 with Gareth Ashburner (28). Gary Collins claimed three wickets and two run outs added to Kendal's problems, including that of pro Jamie How for 4 before Nick Lewthwaite hit an unbeaten 26 to steer his side home with four wickets to spare.
Blackpool pro Con De Lange bowled an economical spell
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FIRST DIVISION SCORES
Blackpool v Netherfield
Blackpool (12pts) defeated Netherfield (3pts) by 3 wickets
Netherfield 141 (S Mercer 6/41), Blackpool 143/7 (A Zaidi 6/47)
Darwen v Lancaster
Darwen (12pts) defeated Lancaster (3pts) by 5 wickets
Lancaster 177/6 (L Sparks 41no), Darwen 178/5 (A Davies 55)
Fleetwood v Morecambe
Morecambe (15pts) defeated Fleetwood (3pts) by 82 runs
Morecambe 184 (L Edge 66, J Dixon 56, J Bell 4/35), Fleetwood 103 (Anwar Ali 5/36)
Kendal v Barrow
Kendal (12pts) defeated Barrow (4pts) by 4 wickets
Barrow 206/8 (I Kermode 73, L Livingstone 66, G Dawson 43no, J White 4/38), Kendal 209/6 (J Miles 87)
Leyland v Carnforth
Leyland (9pts) winning draw; Carnforth 4pts
Leyland 214/4 (B Pelser 85, D Fisher 84), Carnforth 181/8 (D Morris 89, T Afsar 4/61)
Preston v Chorley
Chorley (15pts) defeated Preston (3pts) by 21 runs
Chorley 139 (I Critchley 45, W Moulton 40, L Vahaluwala 6/36), Preston 118(G Dhar 4/20, I Critchley 4/21)
St Annes v Lancashire Colts
St Annes (12pts) defeated Lancashire Colts (0pts) by 6 wickets
Lancashire Colts 100 (D Hettiarachchi 7/32), St Annes 101/4
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NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division One
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| St Annes |
10 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
101 |
| Leyland |
10 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
88 |
| Netherfield |
10 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
88 |
| Morecambe |
9 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
10** |
80 |
| Chorley |
9 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
80 |
| Blackpool |
9 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
68 |
| Kendal |
10 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
66 |
| Darwen |
9 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
63 |
| Lancaster |
10 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
58 |
| Preston |
10 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
21 |
56 |
| Lancashire Colts |
6 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
54 |
| Carnforth |
10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
21 |
54 |
| Barrow |
10 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
28 |
53 |
| Fleetwood |
10 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
19 |
44 |
** 2 points deducted for slow over rate
Netherfield 1st XI 2011
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Division Two (2nd XI)
In Division Two defending champions Leyland moved to within two points of leaders Netherfield with a game in hand after Wes Royle's record-breaking innings inspired their maximum points haul at Carnforth.
Opener Royle hit an unbeaten 132 in Leyland's imposing 290/5 off 130 balls with 16 fours and two sixes. His innings eclipsed Keith Halliwell's club record in Division Two of 121 established in 1966. Teenager Danny Lamb hit 72 off 94 balls with nine fours and two sixes as the pair shared a third wicket stand of 144.
Teenager Jason Cornthwaite emerged from the frenzy with 3/74 and then hit 64 off 69 balls with 13 fours in Carnforth's reply. Opener Brad Hoyle made 40 and Alex Benson 41 off only 21 balls as Carnforth made a valiant 215, Lamb completing a fine all round game with 4/45.
Netherfield had to settle for a winning draw against Blackpool despite Muhammad Nazir's six wickets haul. Blackpool closed 17 runs short of their victory target on 176/8 despite 47 from Adrian Darlington.
Netherfield (106pts) and Leyland (104pts) are followed by Chorley (100pts) after Ian Mawdesley's side earned 15 points from their home win over Preston. Wicketkeeper Alex Weetman hit 60 off 72 balls and Matthew Critchley an unbeaten 44 off 56 balls, Chris Harty making a run-a-ball 36 in Chorley's 234/7. Preston were bowled out for 177 with Jimmy Lee taking 3/31 and Critchley 3/52. Yasin Boda top-scored with 39.
Donovan Du Plessis hit 89 off 79 balls for Kendal in a thrilling draw against Barrow at Ernest Pass. Du Plessis and Darren Nightingale put on 138 for the second wicket. Kendal made 221/7, Ryan Gilmour taking 4/45 and the home side replied with 216/9, Glen Kermode making 59 off 77 balls and Andrew Dugdale taking 4/111.
Andrew Cook destroyed Lancaster's batting line-up at Lune Road, taking 7/14 to set up a 15-points win for Darwen. Earlier Scott Jackson (83) was one of three visiting batsmen to post half-centuries, with Danny Fradd (58) and Sam Chatburn-Jones (50) also making good scores in Darwen's 234/4.
Usman Alam continued his fine first season at Morecambe, taking 6/37 off 15 overs to dismiss in-form Fleetwood for 112 at Woodhill Lane. Morecambe reached their target for the loss of four wickets with Reg Cupit following his 3/56 with an unbeaten 34.
SECOND DIVISION SCORES
Barrow v Kendal
Kendal (10pts) winning draw; Barrow 6pts
Kendal 221/7 (D Du Plessis 89, D Nightingale 49, R Gilmour 4/45), Barrow 216/9 (G Kermode 59, A Dugdale 4/111)
Carnforth v Leyland
Leyland (15pts) defeated Carnforth (4pts) by 65 runs
Leyland 290/5 (W Royle 132no, D Lamb 72), Carnforth 215 (J Cornthwaite 64, A Benson 41, B Hoyle 40, D Lamb 4/45)
Chorley v Preston
Chorley (15pts) defeated Preston (4pts) by 57 runs
Chorley 234/7 (A Weetman 60, M Critchley 44no), Preston 177
Lancaster v Darwen
Darwen (15pts) defeated Lancaster (0pts) by 164 runs
Darwen 234/4 (S Jackson 83, D Fradd 58, S Chatburn-Jones 50), Lancaster 70 (A Cook 7/14)
Morecambe v Fleetwood
Morecambe (12pts) defeated Fleetwood (0pts) by 6 wickets
Fleetwood 112 (U Alam 6/37), Morecambe 114/4
Netherfield v Blackpool
Netherfield (9pts) winning draw; Blackpool (5pts)
Netherfield 192/7 (O Hill 43), Blackpool 176/8 (A Darlington 47, M Nazir 6/51)
St Annes free date
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NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division Two
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Netherfield |
10 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
106 |
| Leyland |
9 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
104 |
| Chorley |
9 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
100 |
| Blackpool |
9 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
79 |
| Carnforth |
10 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
21 |
65 |
| Morecambe |
9 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
63 |
| Darwen |
9 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
62 |
| St Annes |
9 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
12 |
57 |
| Barrow |
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
31 |
54 |
| Fleetwood |
9 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
53 |
| Lancaster |
10 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
13 |
49 |
| Preston |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
15 |
45 |
| Kendal |
9 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
17 |
37 |
Barrow 2nd XI 2011
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Preston CC 2XI 2011 |
Match Report by Michael Fisher
Morecambe 2nds 114-6 v Fleetwood 2nds 112
Fleetwood chose to bat first, a choice skipper Clarke may regret as Fleetwood were comprehensively beaten by the home team. He was the first victim of Usman Alam, This saw Wilson (13) join Coultas (23) and game seemed to change instantly with both batsmen taking the attack to the home bowlers, the score board rattled round until Fleetwood hit the self-destruct button.
Alam was the beneficiary picking up 3 further wickets in quick succession. The returning Cupit then joined the act taking three quick fire wickets. Tom Clarke (24) launched some lusty blows to get the visitors towards the three figure mark; Gregson batting at eleven finished 12no as Fleetwood were bowled out for 112 in just 29 overs.
Usman Alam returned his second 6 wicket haul of season finishing with 6-37, while Cupit ended up with 3-56 figures which didn't really do him justice as a large number of runs had come from the edge.
Morecambe started brightly as stand in skipper James Law punished anything loose from the Fleetwood bowlers. Maje struggling with injury struggled his way to 9 before coming Neil Gregsons first victim with Tom Clarke taking a fine diving catch. Izzat smashed two fours then perished to Tom Clarke. Law soon followed for an attractive 32. It was left to Cupit to guide the home team to victory supported firstly by Cockburn and then Ahmed. Cupit enjoying a rare opportunity to bat finished 34 not out as Morecambe sealed a comfortable 6 wicket victory and 12 points.
