Leyland won The Northern League First Division title in a thrilling final day of Northern League Action.
DARWEN v LEYLAND
David Makinson's team won the league after a 116 run victory over Darwen and Barrow were Runners up for second consecutive season after their game at Blackpool was abandoned.
Leyland were put in by the hosts on what was a sunny afternoon at Birch Hall, David Makinson's side recovered from a relatively slow start at 63-3, which included the prize wicket of Luis Reece who fell for 33.
However Henry Thompsons top scoring 40 with 38 by Karl Cross enabled Leyland to declare on 201-6 in 44.5 overs. Neil Cordingley was Darwen's best bowler with 3-38.
With 201 to defend, Leyland bowled well with Dale Jones ripping through the Darwen line up as he returned figures of 5-24. Darwen were bowled out in 41.5 overs for 85 and Leyland celebrated a fantastic title winning moment.
Dale Jones the hero for Leyland with his 5 wicket haul at Birch Hall |
Leyland skipper David Makinson was delighted by his teams success and said
"What a great feeling to win our second 1st Division Title in 4 years, The end of Saturday's game was a bit surreal, we were obviously trying to keep up to date with the scores from Blackpool, whilst ensuring we concentrated on beating Darwen. We were hearing tales that they were playing, then they were off, then back on again, so the instant we won the match, we were not sure if we could celebrate.
Confirmation came soon afterwards to the joy of all the lads and our loyal specators. I can only imagine how the Barrow lads must feel and I do have a little sympathy for their captain Daryl Wearing.
There is no doubt that the title win is a result of a great team effort. Many of the lads have contributed with either runs or wickets and we have not had to rely on one or two to win us the game.
Someone has always been willing to fight and the ability to win us games. Saturdays game was a perfect example of this. We raced to 200 in 44 overs, with no batsman scoring more than 40. we then used five of our bowlers to bowl them out.
It is great to play in a team where we all get as much pleasure out of seeing others succeed as we do ourselves. This runs throughout the club and will hopefully ensure that we can remain strong for many years.
The fact our 2nds have finished a close 3rd and won the cup with a very young team is a great sign for the future"
BLACKPOOL v BARROW
Whilst Leyland were left to celebrate, Barrow were left dissapointed as they missed out on the Northern League title after their game at Blackpool fell victim to the rain.
Barrow have now missed out on the Northern League title for a second consecutive season despite sitting at the top of the Division for a large part of the campaign.
The game at Stanley Park did start, with the overs reduced to 31 and then 23 overs.
Barrow put in by the hosts and declared on 158-2 off 23 overs. Barrow's professional Daniel Salpietro was in sparkling form with a top scoring 95 off 74 balls and was run out by Ben Howarth,
Daniel was abily supported by Dean Williams who hit 25 off 51 balls before being caught by Ben Howarth off Danny Gilbert and Ryan Brown who hit a quick fire 24 off 17 balls.
Daniel Salpietros 95 in vein as Barrows titles hopes are washed away |
However Barrows hopes of winning the title were washed out, as the rain swept in after 9 overs of the second innings, with Blackpool on 17-1.
Daniel Salpietro taking the wicket of John Mounsey for 0 with Patrick Allington on hand to take the catch.
Barrow will now regroup and look to bounce back next season on what has been a dramatic season of Northern League action.
Barrow skipper Daryl Wearing left frustrated |
LANCASTER v ST ANNES
Lancaster will be delighted with a third placed finish in the league despite falling to a 4 wicket home defeat to St Annes.
Ben Simm's team were put in by Andy Kellett and were all out for 76 in just 27 overs.
Danny Welbourne top scoring with 18, with Matthew Grindley 5-18 and Toby Bulcock 4-36 doing the damage as St Annes impressed.
In reply Lancaster made St Annes work hard for the win, and the visitors reached 77-6 in 19.4 overs.
Lukman Vahaluwala with 21 with Sajid Nalbandh 17 and Nathan Armstrong 12 , all contributed to the win
Ben Simm with 3-34 and Jannisar Kahn 2-40 were Lancaster's wicket takers
MORECAMBE V KENDAL
Morecambe qualified for the Lancashire Cup after their game with Kendal was abandoned after just 5 balls of the first innings. Kendal put in by the hosts with Ryan Nelson and Darren Moore in for just 0.5 overs
Both sides taking 4 points each with the rain winning the afternoon
NETHERFIELD v PRESTON
Preston got a winning draw at Netherfield in a rain affected afternoon, as the covers were on and off, adding to what was a disruptive day.
The game eventually reduced to 28 overs in the first innings, Preston closed on 152-3. Soyeb Dukanwala impressing with an unbeaten 73 off just 54 balls. Sub Professional Chris Williams taking 2-57 for the hosts.
In reply rain caused further chaos and the Netherfield innings was reduced to 20 overs, Netherfield in the end were hanging on at 111-7. Chris Williams unbeaten on 46 off 33 balls.
Preston Professional Soyeb Dukanwala returning figures of 4-43 and both sides look to improve for next season
CHORLEY v FLEETWOOD
Chorley's good end to the season continued with a 7 wicket victory over Fleetwood at Windsor Park.
Fleetwood were skittled out for 65 in 24.3 overs, Billy Smith taking 5-23 and Chris Harty and Richard Flood taking 2 wickets, with Gaurav Dhar taking the 1.
In reply Chorley eased home in 15.2 overs, closing on 66-3. David Fisher with an unbeaten 32 off 52 balls. Adam Parker was Fleetwood's best bowler taking 3-29.
SUNDAY 8th SEPTEMBER
NETHERFIELD v LANCASHIRE COLTS
The rain came in after 47.2 overs of the second innings as Netherfield take a winning draw against the Lancashire Colts.
Netherfield batting first got off to a nightmare start struggling on 94-9, Shakruhk Kahn taking 4-34.
However 17 year old Brad Earl put in an inspired performance as he top scored with an unbeaten 61 off 98 balls as Netherfield were all out for 140 in 41.3 overs.
The Colt's reply was slow as opener Will Hales top scored with an unbeaten 39 off 143 balls.
Netherfield bowled well with Professional Saliya Saman returning figures of 3-31.
However the rain came in after 47.2 overs with the Lancashire Colts on 111-6, and Netherfield take the winning draw.
FIRST DIVISION SCORES
Blackpool v Barrow
Match Abandoned 4 pts each
Barrow 158 - 2 dec (D Salpietro 95), Blackpool 17 - 1
Chorley v Fleetwood
Cholrey (12 pts) defeated Fleetwood (0 pts) by 7 wickets
Fleetwood 65 (B Smith 5-23), Chorley 66 - 3
Darwen v Leyland
Leyland (15 pts) defeated Darwen (1 pt) by 116 runs
Leyland 201 - 6 dec (H Thompson 40), Darwen 85 (D Jones 5-24)
Lancaster v St Annes
St Annes (12 pts) defeated Lancaster (1 pt) by 4 wickets
Lancaster 76 (M Grindley 5-18, T Bulcock 4-36), St Annes 77 - 6
Morecambe v Kendal
Match Abandoned 4 pts each
Kendal 0 - 0
Netherfield v Preston
Preston (7 pts) winning draw Netherfield (1 pt)
Preston 152 - 3 (S Dukanwala 73no), Netherfield 111 - 7 (C Williams 46no, S Dukanwala 4-43)
Sunday 8th September
Netherfield v Lancashire Colts
Netherfield (6 pts) winning draw Lancashire Colts (4 pts)
Netherfield 140 (S Khan 4-34), Lancashire Colts 111 - 6
CHORLEY BUILDING SOCIETY
( INCORPORATING READERS
CRICKET BALLS)
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division One
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Leyland |
23 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
25 |
211 |
| Barrow |
23 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
26 |
202 |
| Lancaster |
23 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
20+ |
180 |
| Morecambe |
23 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
26 |
164 |
| Fleetwood |
23 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
31 |
158 |
| St Annes |
23 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
36 |
151 |
| Chorley |
23 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
17+ |
149 |
| Kendal |
23 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
41 |
145 |
| Netherfield |
23 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
32 |
138 |
| Darwen |
23 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
39 |
136 |
| Blackpool |
23 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
5 |
36+ |
124 |
| Lancashire Colts |
12 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
21 |
59 |
| Preston |
23 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
4 |
17+ |
51 |
+ 5 pionts deducted for late input of result
Division Two (2nd XI)
Division 2 Round Up:
KENDAL v MORECAMBE
Morecambe won the Division Two title as their game at Kendal was rained off.
Kendal batting first faced 12 overs and were on 34-1. Nick Phillips unbeaten on 19 off 37 balls , then the rain swept in and the match was abandoned with both sides taking 4 points each . The Morecambe celebrations began they are Division 2 champions
The only wicket to fall was that of Lewis Richardson for 3 bowled by Ayush Sharma
LEYLAND v DARWEN
Leylands 2nds finished the season with a 6 wicket win over Darwen in a rain affected contest which was reduced to 43 overs.
Darwen were all out for 134 in 42.2 overs, Nathan McDonnell taking 5-31. Darius Ainslie top scoring with 32 for the visitors.
In reply Leyland knocked the runs off in 20.2 overs, closing on 157-5. Tom Reece top scoring with 54, Nathan McDonnell 31 and Jonathan Mote 30 also making key contributions.
PRESTON v NETHERFIELD
Netherfield won by 6 wickets at bottom side Preston. Preston were bowled out for 122 in 37 overs, Liam Dugdale taking 5-36 and Chesney Walling 4-21.
In reply Netherfield were home in 22.3 overs reaching 123-4, Brendan Herron with 33 and Matthew Goodall with an unbeaten top scoring 38. Amer Abbas Khan returning figures of 3-32 for Preston
BARROW v BLACKPOOL
The rain wiped out the game at Ernest Pass out. The match was reduced to 25 overs a side and Barrow closed on 156-3 with Toby Mowat 67 and Peter Deeks 64. Sam Owen taking 2-54 for the visitors.
However the game was abandoned at the change of innings and Blackpool did not bat both sides taking 4 points each
The matches at Fleetwood v Chorley and St Annes v Lancaster were abandoned without a ball being bowled
SECOND DIVISION SCORES
Barrow v Blackpool
Match Abandoned 4 pts each
Fleetwood v Chorley
Match Abandoned 4 pts each
Kendal v Morecambe
Match Abandoned 4 pts each
Kendal 34 - 1
Leyland v Darwen
Leyland (12pts) defeated Darwen 2 pts) by 5 wickets
Darwen 134 (N McDonnell 5-31), Leyland 137 - 5 (T Reece 54)
Preston v Netherfield
Netherfield (12 pts) defeated Preston (1 pt) by 6 wickets
Preston 122 (L Dugdale 5-36, C Walling 4-21), Netherfield 123 - 4
St Annes v Lancaster
Match Abandoned 4pts Each
CHORLEY BUILDING SOCIETY
( INCORPORATING READERS
CRICKET BALLS)
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division Two
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Morecambe |
22 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
203 |
| Barrow |
22 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
18 |
190 |
| Leyland |
22 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
33 |
189 |
| St Annes |
22 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
26 |
183 |
| Blackpool |
22 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
17 |
172 |
| Darwen |
22 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
36 |
153 |
| Chorley |
22 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
24+ |
149 |
| Kendal |
22 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
20+ |
116 |
| Fleetwood |
22 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
16++ |
110 |
| Netherfield |
22 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
34 |
109 |
| Lancaster |
22 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
15+ |
79 |
| Preston |
22 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
3 |
24+ |
57 |
+ 5 pionts deducted for late input of scorecard
