Leyland denied by Netherfield's last pair
Blackpool players celebrate their dramatic victory over St Annes |
Leyland gained nine points on leaders St Annes in the race for the championship of the Furness Building Society Northern Premier Cricket League (incorporating Readers Cricket Balls).
On a dramatic afternoon defending champions Leyland were frustrated by the last Netherfield pair at Fox Lane but still gained ten points from a winning draw. St Annes, meanwhile, went down to neighbours Blackpool by four runs off the penultimate ball of a thrilling, low-scoring game reduced to 25 overs per side.
With three games remaining St Annes (219pts) lead the way from Leyland (210pts) and Chorley (197pts).
Luis Reece broke David Wareing's amateur club batting record in making 82 off 110 balls in his side's 227/5dec in 39 overs. Reece, who had made an unbeaten hundred for the MCC Universities at Fenner's the day before has now made 954 runs in 18 innings with eight fifties and one hundred. Wareing made 953 runs at an average of 56 in the 1973 season.
Pro Brett Pelser hit 75 off 71 balls, sharing a third wicket stand of 133 with Reece after Adam Coates made 44 at almost a run-a-ball. Pelser has hit 896 runs and has his eyes on Gordon Greenidge's club record of 976 runs set in 1993. Stuart Nixon took 3/54 for Netherfield including last week's century-maker Henry Thompson for a first ball duck, trapped lbw.
In a rain-reduced game Netherfield had 49 overs to bat and vice-captain Ben Haddrick hit a fine 70 off 112 balls. Peter Cummings took 4/25 off 13 overs and Andrew Makinson and Tayyab Afsar each took two wickets; but the last pair of John Mason and Marcus Hill denied Leyland, batting for a total of 75 balls.
St Annes had reason to thank Netherfield for their stubbornness after gaining only one point from an amazing game at Stanley Park. Overnight and morning rain had got under the covers and play only began at 3-45pm with a match reduced to 25 overs per side.
Blackpool looked to be on a hiding to nothing as they lost the toss and struggled to 84/5 on a drying pitch that afforded lift to St Annes' deputy pro Muhammad Hasnain, who bowled impressively to take 3/34 off 13 overs. Pro Con De Lange hit 21 and John Mounsey defied several blows to the body to make 31, skipper Paul Danson hitting an unbeaten 13.
St Annes appeared to have a straightforward task but Blackpool's Richard Gleeson was inspired, bowling with sustained hostility and penetration. Mike Tidams trapped Atiq Uz-Zaman lbw for 12, Gleeson weighed in with the wickets of Nanthesh Kiruparan and Nathan Armstrong to leave St Annes wobbling at 27/3. De Lange then entered the attack and bowled a miserly spell, taking 3/6 off seven overs while Gleeson kept probing away at the other end, backed by superb wicketkeeping by Rob Sissons.
Atiq Uz-Zaman is trapped lbw by Mike Tidmas at Stanley Park |
Ben Dowling was caught by Sissons for 11, Nathan Bolus superbly stumped and then skipper Andy Kellett caught behind after a stand of 20 with Husnain, who was then caught by Daniel Dixon off Gleeson. As the tension grew De Lange snapped up the wickets of Duncan Whalley and Ben Willis in the penultimate over. The last pair needed nine off the last over and after surviving a chance at slip Neil Bradley was caught off a skier off Gleeson with one ball remaining, Sissons claiming his fifth victim of the innings as Blackpool's joy was unconfined. Gleeson finished with 6/53 off 12.5 overs and now has 43 wickets for the season as he attempts to reach the 50-mark for the third successive season.
Neil Bradley escapes a slip chance in the dramatic final over at Stanley Park |
Third-placed Chorley enjoyed a convincing win at Fleetwood after restricting the home side to 122/8 in a game reduced to 41 overs. Fleetwood were captained by pro Ryan Smith with skipper Mat Clark on best man duties for wicketkeeper Lee Jones's wedding. Adam Parker defied the visitors with a high class unbeaten 63 off 97 balls, his seventh fifty of the season. Billy Smith and pro Gaurav Dhar each took three wickets for Chorley who reached their target for the loss of four wickets with 13 balls remaining. Openers Alex Weetman (29) and Jack Catterall (32) set them on the way with a stand of 68.
Kendal enjoyed a resounding victory over Lancaster at Shap Road as they warmed up for their Barbados Cockspur t20 regional final against Hyde. Jon Miles hit 73 off 92 balls and pro Jamie How 72 off 57 balls as Kendal declared on 202/5 after 37 of their allotted 43 overs. How hit six fours and four sixes, sharing a stand of 83 with the Cumberland opener. Ben Simm took 3/73 against his former club.
Lancaster subsided to 76 all out in reply, skipper Chris Miller taking 5/19 off 6.3 overs. Miller now has 58 wickets for the season, two short of equalling the club record he set last year. Simm has 55 wickets, six short of the Lancaster amateur record he established also last season.
Barrow captain Chris D'Leny and vice-captain Liam Livingstone rescued their side from the depths of 12/4 and paved the way for victory by four wickets at West Cliff. In a match reduced to 42 overs, Preston made 123, Mohsin Modhi batting fluently for 37 off 40 balls and Daryl Wearing picking up 4/72. Left arm spinner Gary Collins took 3/13 off 12 overs.
Preston captain Lukman Vahaluwala trapped Barrow's prolific pro Pieter Malan lbw first ball and combined with Andrew Starkie to wreck the early order. But Livingstone hit four fours and four sixes in making 59 off 66 balls, adding 98 for the fifth wicket with D'Leny, who was unbeaten on 49 off 76 balls at the close.
Darwen pro Mohammad Zaman Khan produced a fine all round performance but his side had to settle for a winning draw against Morecambe at Birch Hall. He made 62 off 82 balls in his side's 145 as Morecambe pro Anwar Ali took 5/33 to take his seasonal tally to 67 wickets; Jono Gates captured 4/47. Morecambe had 33 overs to reach their target in a rain-reduced game but closed on 121/5 despite Khan taking 4/35 off 11 overs. Chris Williams and Ryan Pearson steered the visitors top>safety after they had been 73/5.
Blackpool's bowling hero Richard Gleeson bowls to Atiq Uz-Zaman |
FIRST DIVISION SCORES
Blackpool v St Annes
Blackpool (15pts) defeated St Annes (1pt) by 4 runs
Blackpool 84 - 5, St Annes 80 (R Gleeson 6-53)
Darwen v Morecambe
Darwen (6pts) winning draw; Morecambe 4pts
Darwen 145 (MZ Khan 62, Anwar Ali 5-33, J Gates 4-47), Morecambe 121 - 5 (MZ Khan 4-35)
Fleetwood v Chorley
Chorley (12pts) defeated Fleetwood (0pts) by 6 wickets
Fleetwood 12 - /8 (A Parker 63no), Chorley 123 - 4
Kendal v Lancaster
Kendal (15pts) defeated Lancaster (1pt) by 126 runs
Kendal 202 - 5dec (J Miles 73, J How 72), Lancaster 76 (C Miller 5-19)
Leyland v Netherfield
Leyland (10pts) winning draw; Netherfield 4pts
Leyland 227 - 5dec (L Reece 82, B Pelser 75), Netherfield 171 - 9 (B Haddrick 70, P Cummings 4-25)
Preston v Barrow
Barrow (12pts) defeated Preston (1pt) by 4 wickets
Preston 123 (D Wearing 4/72), Barrow 126 - 6 (L Livingstone 59, C D'Leny 49no)
Carnforth free date
Sunday 28th August 2011
Division One
Carnforth v Lancashire Colts
Carnforth (12pts) defeated Lancashire Colts (0pts) by 7 wickets
Lancashire Colts 133 (G Pedder 5-49, D Morris 4-40), Carnforth 134 - 3 (D Morris 61)
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 |
22 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
20 |
219 |
| Leyland |
22 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
35 |
210 |
| Chorley |
22 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
30 |
197 |
| Netherfield |
23 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
26 |
185 |
| Morecambe |
22 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
26** |
178 |
| Blackpool |
22 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
37 |
171 |
| Darwen |
22 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
39 |
171 |
| Kendal |
22 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
35 |
152 |
| Barrow |
22 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
50 |
152 |
| Carnforth |
22 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
36 |
129 |
| Lancaster |
22 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
29 |
120 |
| Preston |
23 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
0 |
47 |
100 |
| Fleetwood |
22 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
1 |
46 |
96 |
| Lancashire Colts |
12 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
73 |
** 2 points deducted for slow over rate
Division Two (2nd XI)
In Division Two leaders and defending champions Leyland extended their advantage at the top to 23pts. With three games left they have 248pts with Chorley on 225 and Blackpool 223.
Wes Royle and Nathan McDonnell each hit unbeaten hundreds as Leyland hurried to a declaration at 231/1 against Netherfield at Parkside Road. The pair shared an unbroken second wicket stand of 204; Royle making 102no off 123 balls with 15 fours and one six, McDonnell the same score off 89 balls with ten fours and five sixes. Steve Pallett then took 3/14 and Danny Lamb, Stephen Cartwright and Alex Williams each took two wickets as the home side were all out for 136 in reply.
Chorley gained 12pts for a tense one wicket win over Fleetwood at Windsor Park while Blackpool, in third place maintained their good form with a two wickets win at St Annes. The in-form Chris Harty took 6/35 and Jimmy Lee 3/32 to reduce Fleetwood to 79; but Chris Stanhope and Tom Clarke each took three wickets as Chorley struggled over the finishing line with their last pair of Harty and Lee together.
Suleman Naseer took eight wickets but still finished on the losing side as a depleted Preston outfit were dismissed for 70 at Ernest Pass. Naseer had taken 8/43 off 21 overs in Barrow's 216, Ryan Gilmour top-scoring with 51 and following up with a spell of 4/13. Christian Davies took six wickets to spearhead Darwen's 50 runs win at Morecambe while Kendal just had the better of a low-scoring draw at Lune Road.
SECOND DIVISION SCORES
Barrow v Preston
Barrow (15pts) defeated Preston (3pts) by 146 runs
Barrow 216 (R Gilmour 51, G Reynolds 44, S Naseer 8-43), Preston 70 (R Gilmour 4-13)
Chorley v Fleetwood
Chorley (12pts) defeated Fleetwood (3pts) by one wicket
Fleetwood 79 (C Harty 6/35), Chorley 80 - 9
Lancaster v Kendal
Kendal (7pts) winning draw; Lancaster 2pts
Kendal 128 - 6, Lancaster 118 - 9 (A Dugdale 5-27)
Morecambe v Darwen
Darwen (15pts) defeated Morecambe (2pts) by 50 runs
Darwen 144 - 7 (S Munns 46, I Quyyum 4-45), Morecambe 94 (P Dennison 52, C Davies 6-35)
Netherfield v Leyland
Leyland (15pts) defeated Netherfield (0pts) by 95 runs
Leyland 231 - 1dec (W Royle 102no, N McDonnell 102no), Netherfield 136
St Annes v Blackpool
Blackpool (12pts) defeated St Annes (3pts) by two wickets
St Annes 147/8, Blackpool 150/8
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 |
21 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
248 |
| Chorley |
21 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
225 |
| Blackpool |
21 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
21 |
223 |
| Darwen |
21 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
18 |
186 |
| Netherfield |
22 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
12++ |
158 |
| Fleetwood |
21 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
25 |
142 |
| Barrow |
21 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
37 |
128 |
| Kendal |
21 |
4 |
1 |
3*** |
0 |
9 |
4 |
27 |
128 |
| St Annes |
21 |
0 |
6 |
2*** |
3 |
6 |
4 |
18++ |
118 |
| Preston |
22 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
39 |
111 |
| Morecambe |
21 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
1 |
35 |
100 |
| Carnforth |
21 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
39 |
93 |
| Lancaster |
22 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
31 |
91 |
++ 15points deducted
*** Tied match 5 points
