Pelser steers Champions Leyland home
Lancaster skipper Michael Stevens
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The early season top of the table clash in the Furness Building Society Northern Premier League (incorporating Readers Cricket Balls) was ruined by rain on a day when the weather intervened to some effect.
2009 champions St Annes overtook 2008 champions Netherfield at the top last Saturday after they defeated Barrow in a runs chase while Netherfield went down to defeat at Morecambe. The top two clashed at Parkside Road with Netherfield still awaiting the arrival of their professional, Brady Barends.
St Annes are still without captain Andy Kellett due to a back injury with Duncan Whalley combining the wicketkeeping duties with those of captaincy.
Netherfield's latest sub-pro was Pakistan cricketer Waqas Satti who fell to St Annes pro Dinuka Hettiarachchi for a first ball duck. Netherfield reached 130/7 after 44.1 overs when the rain came and the match was abandoned. Cumberland County batsman Marc Brown made 44 off 112 balls opening the innings and John Mason hit 39 off 51 balls with Hettiarachchi returning 3/52 from 22 overs.
Blackpool's South African professional Con de Lange has recovered from back surgery and debuted when Darwen visit Stanley Park. Darwen remain unbeaten but again were unable to drive home the advantage when they were on top.
In a match reduced to 40 overs Blackpool reached 167/7 with opener Alex Smith continuing his impressive form by making 73 before he was run out, and Stephen Twist 34. 16-year-old Alex Davies led Darwen's charge and the Lancashire Second XI wicketkeeper/batsman was undefeated on 82 off 111 balls (12 fours) when rain washed the game out with the visitors 137/2 off 35 overs, Chris Clarke unbeaten on 46 off 71 balls./p>
Chorley were frustrated by the weather after seemingly working their way into a winning position against Kendal at Windsor Park. They restricted the visitors to 171/9 with Terry Hunte making 58 off 78 balls with five fours and three sixes and opener Jon Miles 32. Chorley pro Gaurav Dhar took 5/71 off 18 overs and Kieran McCullagh 3/20 including the prize wicket of Kiwi international Jamie How, caught by Jack Catterall for 14.
Chorley were 15 runs away from their target with five wickets in hand when rain washed out four crucial overs and they closed seven runs adrift of victory on 165/6, captain Andy Holdsworth making 44 off 84 balls, Jack Bentham 37 with pro Dhar unbeaten on 32.
Lancaster visited defending champions Leyland fresh from a thrilling home win over Fleetwood but went down to defeat by five wickets in the only game that was not interrupted by rain.
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Lancaster's captain Michael Stevens batted throughout his side's innings of 147/5, making an unbeaten 72 off 133 balls with six fours. Brett Pelser bowled superbly to take 3/38 off 16 overs with skipper David Makinson producing a typically miserly spell to concede just 27 runs from 15 overs.
Tim Barry and Ben Simm each took two wickets for the visitors and Leyland were wobbling at 96/5, Luis Reece making a fluent 34 until adjudged leg before to Barry. But pro Pelser (38 not out) steered his side home in partnership with James Rounding (18 not out).
Leyland's Luis Reece bowls to Tim Barry
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St Annes (65pts) lead Netherfield (61pts) by four points with Leyland and Chorley joint third on 55 and Lancaster fifth on 54pts.
Preston captain Lukman Vahaluwala, who has already captured 20 wickets took his side to Woodhill Lane where Pakistan A all-rounder Anwar Ali has made a fine start as professional with Morecambe. Preston were 106/4 after 31.2 overs when rain stopped play with Mohsin Modhi 25 not out. Anwar Ali and Chris Williams each took two wickets.
After a lengthy delay Morecambe then batted and knocked off the runs for the loss of four wickets in 23.5 overs despite Preston pro Saeed Bariwala taking 3/53 and Vahaluwala 2/48. Ikram Ullah made 30, skipper Mark Woodhead 20 and Phil Dennison 23 with Anwar Ali was unbeaten on 12 at the close.
The Fleetwood- Carnforth game at Broadwater was badly affected by the weather. Carnforth had made 134/5 in 31 overs when the game was interrupted, with Ryan Nelson (68) and captain Adam Hornby (45) adding 112 for the second wicket- their third century partnership of the season- after debutant Dave Robinson fell to a first ball duck, one of pro Ryan Smith's four victims. Further rain arrived after Fleetwood struggled in reply as they closed on 74/5 after 22.1 overs with Gareth Pedder and Adam Cowperthwaite each taking two wickets.
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Several Northern League sides are in ECB National Club Championship action on Sunday with two all-league clashes as Morecambe are at home to St Annes and Kendal at home to Darwen. Preston entertain Lytham and Lancaster travel to Bolton League side Eagley.
Sunday 23 May 2011
ECB National Club Championship
Second Round (1pm start)
Eagley v Lancaster
Kendal v Darwen
Morecambe v St Annes
Preston v Lytham
FIRST DIVISION SCORES
Blackpool v Darwen
Blackpool (6pts) winning draw; Darwen (3pts)
Blackpool 167/7 9 (A Smith 73), Darwen 137/2 (A Davies 82no, C Clarke 46no)
Chorley v Kendal
Kendal (7pts) winning draw); Chorley 6pts
Kendal 171/9 (T Hunte 58, G Dhar 5/71), Chorley 165/6 (A Holdsworth 44)
Fleetwood v Carnforth
Carnforth (5pts) winning draw; Fleetwood 2pts
Carnforth 134/5 (R Nelson 68, A Hornby 45, R Smith 4/33), Fleetwood 74/5
Leyland v Lancaster
Leyland (12pts) defeated Lancaster (2pts) by 5 wickets
Lancaster 147/5 (M Stevens 72no), Leyland 148/5
Morecambe v Preston
Morecambe (12pts) defeated Preston (1pt) by 4 wickets
Preston 106/4, Morecambe 109/6
Netherfield v St Annes
Match abandoned (4pts each)
Netherfield 130/7 (M Brown 44), St Annes did not bat
Sunday 22nd May 2011
Barrow v Lancashire Colts
Lancashire Colts (12pts) defeated Barrow (2pts) by 2wickets
Barrow 98 (A Matthews 5/33), Lancashire Colts 100/8 (D Wearing 4/36)
Photographs courtesy of Ian Allington
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 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
65 |
| Netherfield |
7 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
61 |
| Leyland |
7 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
55 |
| Chorley |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
55 |
| Lancaster |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
54 |
| Kendal |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
52 |
| Morecambe |
7 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
10** |
50 |
| Blackpool |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
48 |
| Barrow |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
41 |
| Preston |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
41 |
| Lancashire Colts |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
39 |
| Darwen |
6 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
38 |
| Carnforth |
7 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
35 |
| Fleetwood |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
15 |
28 |
** 2 points deducted for slow over rate
Division Two (2nd XI)
In Division Two defending champions Leyland travelled to Lune Road with second placed Netherfield at St Annes.
Leyland were frustrated by the weather, reducing the home side to 48/8 off 24 overs with Alex Williams and Stephen Cartwright each taking four wickets. Leyland had made 136/1 off 32 overs before the first interruption, Ian Dickinson making 76 not out and Nathan McDonnell 45 not out.
But Netherfield went back to the top after defeating St Annes by 71 runs at Vernon Road. Captain Shane Dixon made 58 in his side's 222/5 after 47 overs and Stuart Dixon then took 5/46 to help dismiss the home side for 151.
Netherfield (73pts) lead Leyland (67pts) with Blackpool (59pts) in third and Chorley (58pts) fourth.
Morecambe won by five wickets at West Cliff after rain came with the home side 113/4 after 32 overs. When play resumed, despite Yasin Patel taking 4/43 the visitors reached their target.
Andrew Cook took 5/33 to help restrict Blackpool to 117/7 at Birch Hall in their 50 overs. Rain then reduced the home side's innings to 37 overs and they finished 97/9 with the last pair, skipper Gary Jackson and Cook surviving a total of 57 balls, Blackpool skipper Kev Reid taking 4/32.
The other matches were abandoned. Fleetwood reached 188/8 off 49 overs at Carnforth when the rains came, Nick Coultas making 76 and Alex Benson taking 4/72. Chorley skipper Ian Mawdesley hit 70 off 106 balls in his side's 172/3 at Shap Road when the game against Kendal was washed out.
SECOND DIVISION SCORES
Carnforth v Fleetwood
Match abandoned (4pts each)
Fleetwood 188/8 (N Coultas 76, A Benson 4/72), Carnforth did not bat
Darwen v Blackpool
Blackpool (7pts) winning draw; Darwen 3pts
Blackpool 117/8 (A Cook 5/33), Darwen 97/9 (K Reid 4/32)
Kendal v Chorley
Match abandoned (4pts each)
Chorley 172/3 (I Mawdesley 70), Kendal did not bat
Lancaster v Leyland
Leyland (6pts) winning draw; Lancaster 1pt
Leyland 136/1 (I Dickinson 76no, N McDonnell 45no), Lancaster 48/8 (S Cartwright 4-7, A Williams 4-32)
Preston v Morecambe
Morecambe (12pts) defeated Preston (1pt) by 5 wickets
Preston 113/3, Morecambe 114/5 (Y Patel 4/43)
St Annes v Netherfield
Netherfield (15pts) defeated St Annes (2pts) by 71 runs
Netherfield 222/5 (Shane Dixon 58, F Dixon 40), St Annes 151 (Stuart Dixon 5/46)
Barrow 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 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
73 |
| Leyland |
6 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
67 |
| Blackpool |
6 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
59 |
| Chorley |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
58 |
| Carnforth |
7 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
54 |
| Morecambe |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
46 |
| St Annes |
7 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
43 |
| Darwen |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
42 |
| Barrow |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
21 |
42 |
| Preston |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
38 |
| Lancaster |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
31 |
| Fleetwood |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
26 |
| Kendal |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
23 |
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Match Report by Michael Fisher
Preston 2nds 113- 4 v Morecambe 2nds 114 - 5
Winning the toss and asking Preston to bat turned out the most significant factor in the game. Preston started steadily with Hussain and Kit Patel seeing off Morecambe's opening pair without loss. It was the introduction of Quyyum which brought the breakthrough bowling Hussain for 34. He was soon followed by his opening partner Kit Patel run out for 33.
With clouds gathering Preston started to accelerate. Moshin Patel was lbw to Quyyum for 11, Paynter was looking dangerous supported by Modessa they began to build an excellent base from which to accelerate. Graves had Modessa caught for 11 as the rain started to fall. Preston's innings was brought to a premature end 12 overs short by a prolonged break for rain.
The rain ceased long enough for Morecambe to have 32 overs to get the required runs, Maje and Edge both started brightly scoring quickly trying ensure the weather didn't intervene again.Yasin Patel came on to remove Edge for 22, Law carried on the momentum hitting a quick fire 28. Maje was caught for 30 soon followed by Tharlmalingum with Morecambe still needing 25 for victory. In form Pearson was joined by Fisher to all but secure victory, Pearson was out with the scores tied for 21 and it was left for Fisher to hit the winning run off the next ball in just over 23 overs.
Morecambe revival continues with their third successive victory whilst Preston rued their luck with the rain robbing them of any chance of setting a competitive total.
