New Kendal Record for Du Plessis
Delight for Chorley; despair for Fleetwood after a thrilling game |
St Annes stretched their lead to 15-points at the top of the Furness Building Society Northern Premier Cricket League (incorporating Readers Cricket Balls) after a thrilling last-over win at Vernon Road over Blackpool; Leyland and Netherfield, who began the day joint second meanwhile shared a high-scoring draw at Parkside Road.
St Annes' pro Dinuka Hettiarachchi collected his second seven-wicket haul in successive games, following up his 7/31 against the Colts with 7/60 off 25 overs in Blackpool's 168/8. Opener John Mounsey top-scored with 41 off 99 balls and pro Con De Lange hit 25 before he was bowled by his opposite number. De Lange took 3/48 and Steven Mercer 2/54 as Blackpool fought hard to defend their total but St Annes wicketkeeper Duncan Whalley followed up his three catches with an unbeaten 32 off 73 balls as his side edged home by three wickets with five balls to spare.
Defending champions Leyland had to settle for ten points from a winning draw at Netherfield who took five points from another fine game. Luis Reece hit a magnificent 130 off 135 balls for Leyland, sharing a third wicket stand of 168 in 23.1 overs with pro Brett Pelser whose 95 came off 90 balls including seven fours and three sixes. Reece hit 12 fours and two sixes. Netherfield's sub-pro Ashar Zaidi toiled away to take 2/99 off 20 overs in Leyland's 283/5.
Zaidi, the Accrington pro then hit a magnificent 104 off 77 balls with 13 fours and two sixes with good support from Alex Atkinson (25) and John Huck (34). John Mason, batting no7 then made 53 off only 44 balls as the home side closed on 268/9, Pelser taking 3/67.
St Annes have 113pts, Leyland 98, Netherfield 93 and Chorley 92.
Lancaster pro Dwayne Hees stood tall to hit a magnificent unbeaten 96 in his side's three wickets win over Kendal at Lune Road. Hees shared a second wicket stand of 108 with Captain Michael Stevens who hit 66 off 102 balls with nine fours and one six. Hees faced 133 balls and hit 13 fours and three sixes, steering his side home after a late clutter of wickets as Jack White completed a fine all-round game with 4/50.
Earlier White hit 56 off 58 balls to rescue his side from 76/5, Gareth Ashburner making 35. Kendal reached 188/9 against a depleted Lancaster bowling attack in which Ben Simm toiled away manfully to bowl unchanged and take 5/56 from 25 overs. Stevens and Liam Moffat shared the duties at the other end.
Barrow pro Pieter Malan continued his fine season, hitting an unbeaten 88 off 118 balls with 11 fours in his side's seven wickets win against Preston. Ben Harrison (60 off 128 balls) and pro Saeed Bariwala (63 off 70 balls) had rescued the visitors from 48/3 with a stand of 105 as Daryl Wearing and Gary Collins each took three wickets. Malan received good support from the top order, Guy Heffernan (29), Rob Lightfoot (22), Liam Livingstone (21 off 12 balls) and Iain Kermode (20 not out) all batting well.
Chorley's five-wicket hero Billy Smith bowls to Adam Parker
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Chorley edged home by one wicket after an enthralling game against Fleetwood at Windsor Park. Adam Parker hit a superb 69 off 101 balls including 13 fours after his side had been reduced to 63/5. Pro Ryan Smith supplied the fireworks with five fours and four sixes in his 48 off 43 balls, the pair adding 61 in 31 minutes. Billy Smith bowled superbly to take 5/39, including both openers and then Parker and namesake Smith in his second spell. Chorley opening bowler Kieran McCullagh was forced to leave the field after bowling 6.5 overs with a heel injury.
Fleetwood opener Adam Sharrocks evades a bouncer from Kieran McCullagh |
Ryan Smith then produced a sustained spell of fast bowling and finished with 4/81 off 19.2 overs and Parker bowled 13 overs to take 3/41; but Chorley earned 12 points after Billy Smith the winning boundary off the pro in a tense finish, last man McCullagh batting with a runner. Opener Stu Naden hit 42 off 73 balls but after Chorley slipped to 97/6 Iain Critchley (34 off 28 balls) and Ian Oakes (24 off 41 balls) turned the game with a stand of 53 in 29 minutes.
Chorley's Michael Critchley is bowled by Ryan Smith
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Nearly 500 runs were scored at Woodhill Lane as Darwen earned a winning draw against Morecambe. Darwen openers Alex Davies (65 off 106 balls) and Niall Burke (68 off 95 balls) shared a stand of 129 that provided the backbone of their side's 260/5. Pro Zimmy Khan hit an unbeaten 54 off 40 balls and Kamran Anwar 42 off 27 balls with Morecambe pro Anwar Ali taking 4/97.
Lewis Edge hit an impressive 69 off 74 balls and Phil Dennison 61 off 84 balls, the pair sharing a third wicket stand of 86. Anwar Ali (27) and Alex Thistlethwaite (31) kept up the momentum but Morecambe closed on 228/7, Kamran Anwar taking 4/60.
FIRST DIVISION SCORES
Barrow v Preston
Barrow (12pts) defeated Preston (3pts) by 7 wickets
Preston 184/8 (S Bariwala 63, B Harrison 60), Barrow 185/3 (P Malan 88no)
Chorley v Fleetwood
Chorley (12pts) defeated Fleetwood (5pts) by one wicket
Fleetwood 172 (A Parker 69, R Smith 48, B Smith 5/39), Chorley 174/9 (S Naden 42, R Smith 4/81)
Lancaster v Kendal
Lancaster (12pts) defeated Kendal (5pts) by 3 wickets
Kendal 188/9 (J White 56, B Simm 5/56), Lancaster 189/7 (D Hees 96no, M Stevens 66)
Morecambe v Darwen
Darwen (9pts) winning draw; Morecambe 5pts
Darwen 260/5 (N Burke 68, A Davies 65, MZ Khan 54no, K Anwar 42, Anwar Ali 4/97), Morecambe 228/7 (L Edge 69, P Dennison 61, K Anwar 4/60)
Netherfield v Leyland
Leyland (10pts) winning draw, Netherfield (5pts)
Leyland 283 - 5 (L Reece 130, B Pelser 95), Netherfield 268 - 9 (A Zaidi 104, J Mason 53)
St Annes v Blackpool
St Annes (12pts) defeated Blackpool (4pts) by 3 wickets
Blackpool 168/8 (J Mounsey 41, D Hettiarachchi 7/60), St Annes 169/7
Carnforth free date
Sunday 12th June
Netherfield v Lancashire Colts
Match Abandoned - Each Team 4 points
Lancashire Colts 59 - 5
FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY
( INCORPORATIN READERS CRICKET
BALLS )
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division One
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| St Annes |
11 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
113 |
| Leyland |
11 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
98 |
| Netherfield |
12 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
97 |
| Chorley |
10 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
92 |
| Morecambe |
10 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
14** |
85 |
| Blackpool |
10 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
24 |
72 |
| Darwen |
10 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
72 |
| Kendal |
11 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
22 |
71 |
| Lancaster |
11 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
70 |
| Barrow |
11 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
28 |
65 |
| Preston |
11 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
59 |
| Lancashire Colts |
7 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
58 |
| Carnforth |
10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
21 |
54 |
| Fleetwood |
11 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
24 |
49 |
** 2 points deducted for slow over rate
Division Two (2nd XI)
In Division Two Kendal opener Donovan Du Plessis hit an unbeaten 166 off 153 balls including 25 fours and two sixes in his side's crushing 210 runs defeat of Lancaster at Shap Road. Du Plessis set a new club record for Division Two, surpassing the 135 by Charlie van Molendorff in 2006.
Leyland are the new leaders with 119pts after a crushing defeat of overnight leaders Netherfield at Fox Lane. Chorley are now three points behind after their maximum points win at Fleetwood.
SECOND DIVISION SCORES
Blackpool v St Annes
Blackpool (9pts) winning draw; St Annes 5pts
Blackpool 178/7 (J Smith 54no, A Darlington 41), St Annes 161/9 (M Emsley 58)
Darwen v Morecambe
Darwen (15pts) defeated Morecambe (5pts) by 15 runs
Darwen 199/8 (S Jackson 84, S Graves 4/45), Morecambe 184 (R Pearson 84)
Fleetwood v Chorley
Chorley (15pts) defeated Fleetwood (3pts) by 55 runs
Chorley 232/6 (J Hotham 89, S Tolley 60), Fleetwood 177 (W Clarke 60, J Lee 6/88, J Daniels 4/10)
Kendal v Lancaster
Kendal (15pts) defeated Lancaster (0pts) by 110 runs
Kendal 287/3 (D Du Plessis 166no, D Nightingale 52), Lancaster 77 (M Dugdale 5/27, S Hyland 4/27)
Leyland v Netherfield
Leyland (15pts) defeated Netherfield (1pt) by 171 runs
Leyland 233/5 (W Royle 86, D Lamb 44), Netherfield 62
Preston v Barrow
Barrow (12pts) defeated Preston (1pt) by 4 wickets
Preston 93 (G Reynolds 4/21), Barrow 94/6
Carnforth free date
FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY
( INCORPORATING READERS
CRICKET BALLS )
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division Two
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Leyland |
10 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
119 |
| Chorley |
10 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
115 |
| Netherfield |
11 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
107 |
| Blackpool |
10 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
88 |
| Darwen |
10 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
77 |
| Morecambe |
10 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
68 |
| Barrow |
10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
31 |
66 |
| Carnforth |
10 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
21 |
65 |
| St Annes |
10 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
62 |
| Fleetwood |
10 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
56 |
| Kendal |
10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
17 |
52 |
| Lancaster |
11 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
49 |
| Preston |
10 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
16 |
46 |
