By Michael Latham
Atiq Uz-Zaman's straight drive evades Chris Wade's dive at Darwen
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Lancashire Colts enjoyed their second win in as many days in the Furness Building Society Northern Premier League (incorporating Readers Cricket Balls).
After their exciting win over Fleetwood at Broadwater the Colts pulled off an outstanding performance to defeat defending champions Leyland by eight wickets with 20.1 overs to spare before a large crowd at Fox Lane.
Spin twins Mattie McKiernan and Greg Butterworth collected eight wickets between them as Leyland collapsed from 101 for 2 to 154 all out. Pro Brett Pelser made 45 before he was leg before to Butterworth who went on to claim five for 35, while McKiernan took three for 24.
Ammer Mirza hit an undefeated 76 off 101 balls with 15 fours; he saw the Colts home in an unbroken third wicket partnership of 136 with Danny Pawson whose 64 came off as many balls and included ten fours and one six.
Netherfield top both Divisions One and Two at this early stage of the season. Their first team won a thrilling game against Fleetwood at Parkside Road in the last over.
Marc Brown hit his maiden Northern League hundred and reached 108 before being run out as Netherfield amassed 282 for 5. Brown, the Cumberland County batsman who played previously for Carlisle, added 139 for the third wicket with deputy pro Dieter Klein who made 81 off 72 balls including seven fours and four sixes. Unfortunately Klein, the pro for Rochdale, was injured while batting, need a runner and did not bowl.
Brown made his runs off 143 balls and hit12 fours and one six. John Huck hit 44 off only 34 balls including four sixes. Ryan Smith took three for 81 off 19 overs.
Half-centuries by Chris Stanhope (57), Adam Parker (56) and pro Smith (58) kept Fleetwood in the hunt but Marc Hadwin again bowled superbly to take six for 62. The veteran leg-spinner captured the last wicket of Fleetwood no 11 Kieran McGann caught by skipper Chris Parry with just three balls remaining.
Chorley earned their first win of the season defeating Morecambe at Woodhill Lane by 57 runs. Will Moulton made 69 with six fours and three sixes in the visitors' 179 for 7 after captain Andy Holdsworth and Jack Bentham posted 57 for the first wicket. Usual opener Jack Catterall was unable to bat after injuring his thumb in the warm-up. Jono Gates took four for 43 for a Morecambe side without skipper Mark Woodhead who was ill.
Ikram Ullah hit 47 off 49 balls in Morecambe's reply before he became one of Billy Smith's three victims. Leg-spinning pro Gaurav Dhar then captured four for 41 as Morecambe were dismissed for 122.
Darwen fell 16 runs short of victory as their home game with St Annes was drawn. Atiq Uz-Zaman hirt his first century of the season, a sparkling 122 off 139 balls including 13 fours and two sixes in St Annes' 210 for 5. He shared an opening stand of 99 with Nanthesh Kiruparan who made 28. Darwen pro Mohammad Zaman Khan took 52.
Atiq Uz-Zaman hit his first century of the season for St Annes
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Zaman Khan made 51 off 72 balls and Chris Clarke 45 off 69 balls in Darwen's reply before both fell victims to Matthew Grindley. Earlier Jake Sunderland captured the wickets of openers Alex Davies and Niall Burke who posted 51. With pro Dinuka Hettiarachchi bowling a miserly spell of 25 overs for 74 runs Darwen just failed to get the added impetus needed to see them over the line.
Darwen opener Alex Davies leg-glances St Annes pro Dinuka Hettiarachchi
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Cumberland County opener Jonathan Miles hit his first century for Kendal as the visitors recorded a resounding nine wickets win on a superb batting track at Lodge Quarry. Miles and sub-pro Werner Coetsee added an unbroken 210 for the second wicket, Miles making 132 not out and Coetsee becalmed on 99 at the close. Miles hit 18 fours and three sixes, Coetsee ten fours and five sixes as Kendal reached their target with 13 overs in hand.
Carnforth pro Gareth Pedder hit 77 including five fours and four sixes in Carnforth's challenging 246 for 9. Openers Ryan Nelson (53) and captain Adam Hornby (50) had posted their second century opening stand of the summer, adding 103 before Hornby was caught behind. Stu Parkin bowled superbly amid the batting mayhem to capture five for 62 off 17 overs.
Lancaster pulled off their second win of the season in a low-scoring affair at Lune Road. Captain Mike Stevens, Tim Barry and David Heywood all battled into the 20s as Lancaster made 139 - 8 against Preston, whose pro Saeed Bariwala took four for 39 off 19 overs.
Iain Burstow was Lancaster's match-winner with a spell of four for 25 as the visitors were dismissed for 120 in reply. Ben Simm wheeled through 17 overs to take three for 28 and Liam Moffat captured the vital wicket of Preston opener Sajid Patel for 47.
Blackpool were frustrated by Barrow at Stanley Park and had to settle for a winning draw. Despite lacking injured pace bowler Richard Gleeson, Blackpool had the visitors eight down for 166 at the close after South African pro Pieter Malan hit 59. The consistent Alex Smith made 86 in Blackpool's 219 for 8 as spinners Liam Livingstone and Gary Collins each took three wickets.
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FIRST DIVISION SCORES
Blackpool v Barrow
Blackpool (9pts) winning draw; Barrow 5pts
Blackpool 219 for 8 (A Smith 86), Barrow 166 for 8 (P Malan 59)
Carnforth v Kendal
Kendal (12pts) defeated Carnforth (3pts) by 9 wickets
Carnforth 246 for 9 (G Pedder 77, R Nelson 53, A Hornby 50), Kendal 248 for 1 (J Miles 132no, W Coetsee 99no)
Darwen v St Annes
St Annes (8pts) winning draw; Darwen 5pts
St Annes 210 for 5 (Atiq Uz-Zaman 122), Darwen 195 for 5 (MZ Khan 51, C Clarke 45)
Lancaster v Preston
Lancaster (15pts) defeated Preston (2pts) by 19 runs
Lancaster 139 - 8 (S Bariwala 4 for 39), Preston 120 (S Patel 47, I Burstow 4 for 25)
Leyland v Lancashire Colts
Lancashire Colts (12pts) defeated Leyland (1pt) by 8 wickets
Leyland 154 (B Pelser 45, G Butterworth 5 for 35), Lancashire Colts 155 for 2 (A Mirza 76no, D Pawson 64 no)
Morecambe v Chorley
Chorley (15pts) defeated Morecambe (2pts) by 57 runs
Chorley 179 for 7 (W Moulton 69, J Gates 4 for 43), Morecambe 122 (Ikram Ullah 47, G Dhar 4 for 41)
Netherfield v Fleetwood
Netherfield (15pts) defeated Fleetwood 4pts) by 40 runs
Netherfield 282 for 5 (M Brown 108, D Klein 81, J Huck 44), Fleetwood 242 (R Smith 58, C Stanhope 57, A Parker 56, M Hadwin 6 for 62)
FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY
( INCORPORATIN READERS CRICKET
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NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division One
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Netherfield |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
43 |
| Balckpool |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
39 |
| Lancaster |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
34 |
| St Annes |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
34 |
| Barrow |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
29 |
| Leyland |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
28 |
| Darwen |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
26 |
| Kendal |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
26 |
| Lancashire Colts |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
| Chorley |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
24 |
| Carnforth |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
24 |
| Preston |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
22 |
| Morecambe |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
22 |
| Fleetwood |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
20 |
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Division Two (2nd XI)
In Division Two Carnforth enjoyed their first win of the season as David Robinson hit 84 off 108 balls to inspire a five wickets success at Shap Road. Robinson, who recently joined Carnforth from Warton CC was supported by Lewis Bradley whose undefeated 50 came off only 51 balls. It capped a fine day for the Bradley family with father Mark capturing six wickets for 22 to hasten Kendal's demise from 90 for 2 to 175 all out.
Gulam Maje frustrated Chorley by batting throughout the innings for an undefeated 80 as Morecambe closed on 135 for 5 at Windsor Park. Earlier Rowan Mitcham hit 87 and Dave Catterall 78 in Chorley's 262 for 4.
Sam Owen was Blackpool's hero as they won by three wickets with four balls to spare at Ernest Pass. Owen hit an undefeated 55 off 83 balls after Adrian Darlington (59 off 65 balls) and Craig Outram (37 off 30 balls) had supplied the foundation. Ryan Gilmour made 50 and skipper Ian Allington 46 in Barrow's 225 for 8.
There was another last-over win at Vernon Road where St Annes got home by three wickets with four balls to spare. Darwen had posted 155 for 9 despite suffering three run outs with Darius Ainslie and Andrew Cook adding 45 for the ninth wicket. Adam Taylor hit 43 off 87 balls in St Annes and despite Chris Davies taking four for 43 Ashley Ward's unbeaten 32 saw the home side through in a tense finish in partnership with Richard Thomas.
Netherfield captain Shane Dixon hit 77 to steer his side to a hard-earned victory by three wickets at Broadwater. It was Netherfield's fourth win in as many games and they lead defending champions Leyland, who had a free date by nine points.
Finally, Dan Chambers took five wickets to help dismiss Preston for 156 at West Cliff; Zac Godfrey-Plews hit 50, his maiden Northern League half-century and Dinesh Ranga was undefeated on 36 as Lancaster won with five wickets in hand.
SECOND DIVISION SCORES
Barrow v Blackpool
Blackpool (12pts) defeated Barrow (5pts) by 3 wickets
Barrow 225 for 8 (R Gilmour 50, I Allington 46), Blackpool 226 for 7 (A Darlington 59, S Owen 55no)
Chorley v Morecambe
Chorley (8pts) winning draw; Morecambe (1pts)
Chorley 262 for 4 (R Mitcham 87, D Catterall 78, A Weetman 42no), Morecambe 135 for 5 (G Maje 80no)
Fleetwood v Netherfield
Netherfield (12pts) defeated Fleetwood (4pts) by 3 wickets
Fleetwood 171 for 8, Netherfield 173 for 7 (Shane Dixon 77)
Kendal v Carnforth
Carnforth (12pts) defeated Kendal (3pts) by 5 wickets
Kendal 175 (P Hodgson 46, N Phillips 44, M Bradley 6 for 22), Carnforth 176 for 5 (D Robinson 84, L Bradley 50no)
Preston v Lancaster
Lancaster (12pts) defeated Preston (2pts) by 5 wickets
Preston 156 (D Chambers 5 for 27), Lancaster 160 for 5 (Z Godfrey-Plews 50)
St Annes v Darwen
St Annes (12pts) defeated Darwen (3pts) by 3 wickets
Darwen 155 for 9, St Annes 158 for 7 (A Taylor 43, C Davies 4 for 43)
Leyland 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 |
| Netherfield |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
| Leyland |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
| Blackpool |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
37 |
| Chorley |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
35 |
| Barrow |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
33 |
| Darwen |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
30 |
| St Annes |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
29 |
| Lancaster |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
| Carnforth |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
23 |
| Preston |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
21 |
| Kendal |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
17 |
| Fleetwood |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
| Morecambe |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
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