It was a rain affected afternoon in the Northern League, three of the five of matches played ended up as winning draws with three games throughout both Division One and Division Two being abandoned without a ball being played
DIVISION ONE
Barrow v Blackpool
Blackpool picked up a winning draw at Barrow in a rain affected contest at Ernest Pass.
The visitors batting first were all out for 162. Steven Croft back in the side, with an impressive 88 off 100 balls.
Alex Smith also impressed with 22 off 43 balls, whilst Gary Collins was in outstanding form with figures of 6-34 for Daryl Wearing's team.
Patrick Allington returning figures of 3-60 with Daryl Wearing taking 1-25.
Barrow's innings reply was disrupted by the rain as 3 overs were lost,with the hosts having to settle for a losing draw closing on 91-6.
Jonathan Wells top scoring with 29 off 26 balls, and Nicky Burns with 22 off 41 balls.
Steven Croft took 2-15 for the visitors, whilst Danny Gilbert 1-11,Matthew Middlehurst 1-14 and Richard Gleeson 1-22 also weighed in with one wicket each.
Fleetwood v Chorley
Fleetwood's good run of form continues after a convincing 10 wicket win over Chorley at Broadwater.
Andy Holdsworth's team putting themselves in only to be bowled out for 38 in 31 overs.
Fleetwood Professional Ian Holland taking a seven wicket haul with figures of 7-20. Sam Bell also weighing in with figures of 3-14.
Mat Clark's team knocked off the runs in just 8.1 overs, Adam Parker was unbeaten on 31 off 29 balls and Mike Clinning unbeaten 11 off 20 balls.
Preston v Netherfield
Netherfield also remain in good form after a comfortable 10 wicket win at Preston.
Preston being put in and were bowled out for 140 in 49.3 overs. Nathan Chambers with figures of 4-43 and Colin Ackermann 3-31.
Scott Clement 1-11 and Greg Hall 1-16 also taking crucial wickets, whilst Preston Professional Soyeb Dukanwala top scored with 77 of the 140 runs that Preston made.
In reply, Netherfield raced home in 30 overs, Marc Brown with an unbeaten 67 and Ben Barrow unbeaten on 60.
Ben Barrow on song for Netherfield at Preston |
Kendal v Morecambe
A rain affected contest at Shap Road resulted in a winning draw to Kendal as both captains shook hands on the draw.
Kendal were in trouble in the first innings at 68-6, however a rear guard 35 off 73 balls by Nick Lewthwaite with good back up from Chris Miller with 18 off 51 balls steadied the innings, as Kendal were bowled out for 116.
Michael Price also impressed as Sub Professional with 25 off 66 balls.
Morecambes Richard Cupit taking an impressive 6-27.
In the Morecambe innings further rain reduced the game to 25 overs,Kendal were on top with Morecambe closing on 51-7.
Adam Cowperthwaite took 4-23 and Jack White 2-20.
St Annes v Lancaster
Another drawn contest as Lancaster got the winning draw at St Annes. The rain reducing the overs.
Lancaster batting first made 177-6 off 48 overs, Charlie Swarbrick with 64 off 102 balls.
St Anne's Lukman Vahaluwala 2-46, Toby Bulcock 2-49 and Matthew Grindley with 1-52 taking wickets
Th eSt Annes innings was reduced by 7 overs to rain and St Annes closed on 169-7, Lukman Vahaluwala top scoring with 60 off 52 balls.
Lancaster's Iain Perrieman 3-57, and Scott Sparks 3-64 the pick of the bowlers, with Iain Burstow taking 1-20
The Leyland v Darwen match was rained off and both teams take 4 points each
FIRST DIVISION SCORES
Barrow v Blackpool
Blackpool (7 pts) winning draw Barrow (4 pts)
Blackpool 162 (S Croft 88, G Collins 6-34), Blackpool 91 - 6
Fleetwood v Chorley
Fleetwood (12 pts) defeated Chorley (0 pts) by 10 wickets
Chorley 38 (I Holland 7-20), Fleetwood 42 - 0
Kendal v Morecambe
Kendal (6 pts) winning draw Morecambe (4 pts)
Kendal 116 (R Cupit 6-27), Morecambe 51 - 7 (A Cowperthwaite 4-23)
Leyland v Darwen
Match Abandoned (4 pts each)
Leyland 80 - 7 (A Kruger 4-43)
Preston v Netherfield
Netherfield (12 pts) defeated Preston ((1 pt) By 10 wickets
Preston 140 (S Dukanwala 77, N Chambers 4-43), Netherfield 142 - 0 (M Brown 67no, B Barrow 60no)
St Annes v Lancaster
Lancaster (8 pts) winning draw St Annes (4 pts)
Lancaster 177 - 6 (C Swarbrick 64), St Annes 169 - 7 (L Vahaluwala 60)
CHORLEY BUILDING SOCIETY
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NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division One
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Barrow |
12 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
116 |
| Leyland |
11 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
89 |
| Fleetwood |
11 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
82 |
| Lancaster |
12 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
10+ |
81 |
| St Annes |
11 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
77 |
| Netherfield |
11 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
73 |
| Morecambe |
11 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
70 |
| Chorley |
12 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
11+ |
66 |
| Darwen |
12 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
22 |
64 |
| Blackpool |
12 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
11+ |
54 |
| Kendal |
11 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
20 |
50 |
| Preston |
12 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
14 |
40 |
| Lancashire Colts |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
35 |
+ 5 pionts deducted for late input of result
Division Two (2nd XI)
Division 2 Round Up:
League leaders Barrow stay top despite defeat at Stanley Park as St Annes were rained off whilst Morecambe lost to Kendal.
Blackpool v Barrow
Barrow lost by 5 wickets to Blackpool at Stanley Park, Barrow were all out for 111 in 42.3 overs. Peter Deeks with 46 off 68 for the leaders.
Blackpool's Sam Owen returning figures of 4-20 with Michael Tidmas taking 3-26.
The hosts knocked off the runs off in 38.3 overs, reaching 112-5 thanks to Sam Owen's unbeaten 35 off 63 balls,Benjamin Heaths 26 not out off 62 and Tom Jefferson 22 off 40 balls.
Chorley v Fleetwood
Chorley defeated Fleetwood by 43 runs. The hosts were all out for 133 in 36.5 overs.
Jack Catterall and Adam Peacock both scored 34 Fleetwood's Anthony Ellison 4-15 and Alex Ryder 4-39 both had four wicket hauls.
Fleetwood were bowled out for 90 in 21.1 overs, Ahmed Arfan with 4-24 and Ian Oakes with 3-6 for the hosts.
Wayne Clarke top scoring with 39 off 39 balls for the visiting team.
Morecambe v Kendal
Kendal won at Morecambe by 8 wickets, Morecambe were all out for 66 in 30.3 overs, Sam Dyson taking 4-8. Darren Nightingale 2-24,Ryan Nightingale 2-18 and Mike Dugdale 2-14 also with wickets.
Kendal racing home in 14.2 overs, Paul Dodds with an unbeaten 36 off 48 balls, as Kendal reached their winning total of 67-2.
The agony and the ecstasy, Agony for Jono Gates out bowled and ecstasy for bowler Darren Nightingale
(Courtesy of Tony North) |
Netherfield v Preston
Rain caused havoc at Parkside Road as Preston came away with a winning draw.
The Preston innings closed on 180-6 off 41 overs with the overs reduced due to the rain.
Max Thoburn with an unbeaten 81 off 119 balls, and Graham Dobson with 37 off 81 balls.
The Netherfield bowlers shared the wickets, Chesney Walling 2-34, with Marcus Hill,Liam Dugdale and Steven Wilson also taking one wicket each.
Netherfield were 167-4 on course for victory before the rain reduced the overs down to 35.
Michael Dugdale with 50 off 59 balls, and Steven Wilson with an unbeaten 67 off 82 balls.
Usman Alam had 2-18 for the visitors, with Heszer Mahmood 1-23 and Graham Dobson 1-30 also taking wickets.
Darwen v Leyland and Lancaster v St Annes were both rained off, and all four teams take 4 points each
SECOND DIVISION SCORES
Blackpool v Barrow
Blackpool (12 pts) defeated Barrow (1 pt) by 5 wickets
Barrow 111 (P Deeks 46, S Owen 4-20, Blackpool 112 - 5
Chorley v Fleetwood
Chorley (15 pts) defeated Fleetwood (3 pts) by 43 runs
Chorley 133 (A Ellison 4-15, A Ryder 4-39), Fleetwood 90 (A Arfan 4-24)
Darwen v Leyland
Match Abandoned (4 pts each)
Lancaster v St Annes
Match Abandoned (4 pts each)
Morecambe v Kendal
Kendal (12 pts) defeated Morecambe (0 pts) by 8 wickets
Morecambe 66 (S Dyson 4-8), Kendal 67 -2
Netherfield v Preston
Preston (7 pts) winning draw Netherfield (5 pts)
Preston 180 - 6 (M Thoburn 81), Netherfield 167 - 4 (S Wilson 67no, M Dugdale 50)
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NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division Two
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Barrow |
11 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
98 |
| St Annes |
11 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
93 |
| Morecambe |
11 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
12 |
87 |
| Darwen |
11 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
86 |
| Leyland |
11 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
86 |
| Chorley |
11 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
85 |
| Blackpool |
11 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
76 |
| Fleetwood |
11 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
8+ |
59 |
| Kendal |
11 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
4+ |
56 |
| Lancaster |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
41 |
| Netherfield |
11 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
17 |
40 |
| Preston |
11 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
6+ |
33 |
+ 5 pionts deducted for late input of scorecard
