Barrow extend their lead at the top of Division One following a 3 wicket win at Darwen. Barrow's Jonathan Wells making his debut for the club with a 3 wicket haul ending with figures of 3-43
Darwen were all out for 133 in 49.1 overs, Gary Collins the top wicket taker with 4-27.
In reply Barrow got over the line in 47.3 overs reaching 135-7, Dean Williams batting at Number 8 with an unbeaten 35. Chris Wade with 5-41 for Darwen
Leyland who were without Luis Reece lost by 4 wickets to defending champions Fleetwood at Broadwater.
A massive result for the champions,who had the visitors all out for 103 in 33.4 overs.
Ian Holland continues to shine as professional for the club taking 5-62.
Fleetwood easing home with the loss of 6 wickets, making 106, Ian Holland top scoring with 37 off 48 balls and Dean Bell made 20 off 43 balls.
Adam Cowperthwaite calimed a club record after taking 9 wickets in Kendal's resounding 10 wicket win over Blackpool.
The reply was resounding with Kendal knocking the runs off in just 11.4 overs, as they reached 78-0.
Darren Moore with an unbeaten 45 off 28 balls and Ryan Nelson scoring an unbeaten 28 off 45
St Annes Professional Toby Bulcock hit a century as St Annes defeated Preston by 145 runs at Vernon Road.
Bulcock who made 102 off just 93 balls, was relentless as St Annes posted a score of 258-8. Toby was ably supported by Sajid Nalbandh 42 and Nathan Bolus 40
Javed Iqbal 3-82 and Andrew Starkie 3-56 were Preston's best bowlers.
In reply Bulcock made it an impressive allround performance taking 6-32, whilst former Preston captain and professional Lukman Vahaluwala returned figures of 4-25.
Preston professional Soyeb Dukanwala top scoring with 69 off 66 balls, with the visitors all out for 113 in 32.4 overs.
Sunday Jund 2nd
Blackpool v Lancashire Colts
Lancashire Colts won their first game of the season after a 2 run victory at Blackpool.
The Colts all out for 159 in 49.5 overs, Jake Hooson with 50 off 97 balls. Ben Eckton taking 4-31 for the hosts.
In reply Blackpool were all out for 157, Alex Smith with 85 off 132 balls. Richard Dempster with 5-33 for the visitors.
(Match details below courtesy of Morecambe CC)
Morecambe v Netherfield
Morecambe defeated Netherfield by 6 wickets at Woodhill Lane
Professional Vishal Tripathi taking three wickets as the visitors posted 165-5, South African professional Colin Ackermann scoring 66.
In reply, Mark Woodhead, Suman Shrestha, Ryan Pearson and Tripathi all made contributions with the bat as the home side held their nerve to secure a six-wicket win in the final over.
Mark Woodhead Morecambe's opening batsman(Photo courtesy of Tony North) |
Asked to bowl first Morecambe got off to a fine start with Yakub Bhamji and Gareth Pedder one for 27 both bowling excellent opening spells to reduce Netherfield to 18-2, aided by some excellent work in the field from Tom Barnfield, who ran out Craig Walmsley with a direct hit.
Ackermann then set about repairing the early damage with Cumberland star John Huck and the pair took the score to 93 before Huck offered a sharp return catch to Tripathi three for 37.
Colin Ackermann plays the ball square (Photo courtesy of Tony North) |
Morecambe's good standards in the field were there throughout the innings which culminated with Josh Dixon hanging on to a fine catch to dismiss Ackermann.
Cameos from skipper Marc Brown and Chris Parry took the visitors score to a total well within Morecambe's grasp.
The home side's reply started steadily as the openers kept up with the run rate until Dixon (15) was adjudged leg before for a fluent 15.
Tripathi (36) then started in typically aggressive style as he tried to dominate the bowlers who were sticking to their task well but his attacking instincts eventually brought about his downfall as he was trapped in front by Ackermann whose off spin was keeping Morecambe in check. Shrestha (26) and Pearson continued to progress Morecambe's total as the pair ran well between the wickets and found the occasional boundary.
When Shrestha departed 25 were still needed from six overs and Barnfield (11 not out) proved the perfect foil for Pearson (30 not out) as the two of them were the calmest men on the ground, guiding Morecambe to victory, finishing on 166-4.
Morecambe professional Vishhal Tripathi (Photo courtesy of Tony North) |
Chorley v Lancaster
Sub-professional Mohammed Zaman Khan helped Lancaster pull off their third Northern League victory in a row in an engrossing encounter at Windsor Park.
He took four wickets with the ball before an unbeaten 79 helped guide Lancaster home from the precipice of defeat at 110-7 as the visitors chased down 165 to win.
The pitch looked batsmen-friendly as Chorley openers David Fisher and Andrew Griffiths got off to positive start against Lancaster's opening pair of Liam Moffat and Iain Perrieman.
Some excellent pressure bowling from the in-from Moffat, however, resulted in the first breakthrough as a Griffiths inside edge looped off his pad to Danny Welbourne at square-leg.
Chorley were happy to consolidate and keep wickets in hand after this loss, as Fisher and Dickinson slowly accumulated.
Lancaster kept the scoring rate in check through Zaman Khan's off-spin and a tight wicket-to-wicket spell from Matt White.
At 73-1 at the 30-over mark, Dickinson forced Zaman Khan to Lee Sparks at mid-wicket who took a sharp catch above his head.
The slow pitch meant the spinners were difficult to force away as Will Moulton found out finding Heywood at long-on off Alex Metcalfe.
Fisher continued to hold the Chorley innings together, but the pressure told at the other end as Lancaster's persistence paid off.
From 100-2, the hosts fell to 101-5 as Zaman Khan removed Stuart Naden and Alex Weetman in consecutive deliveries.
Fisher went to his 50 and accelerated picking off the spinners' loose deliveries and was ably supported by Chorley skipper Andrew Holdsworth.
Zaman Khan and Scott Sparks, who bowled admirably in the final overs of the innings, kept Chorley in check as Fisher finally fell for 74 finding Moffat on the boundary going for his second maximum.
The hosts finished on 164-7 with Zaman Khan finishing with four for 56, a score no higher than par, even on a deteriorating pitch.
Lancaster got off to another fairly solid start, Charlie Swarbrick playing a wonderful early cover drive off Richard Flood, to take Lancaster to 20 without loss.
Both openers departed in quick succession, however, as Metcalfe fell driving loosely outside the off stump to Billy Smith before Swarbrick came up against an unplayable over from Flood and nicked a vicious off-cutter to keeper Alex Weetman.
Stand-in skipper Jamie Heywood and Zaman Khan continued to play their shots with mixed success, but managed to put together a very important partnership of 57. Heywood finding form by using his feet and looking to be positive while Zaman Khan took the aerial route to success.
Both milked the spin of Iain Critchley and an under-the-weather Gaurav Dhar and had built a solid platform at 81-2.
When Iain Critchley removed Heywood and Iain Perrieman leg before three balls later, Lancaster were right back on the back foot.
Flood returned to the attack to exploit Lancaster's increasingly weak underbelly, the middle-order, by removing Kieran Moffat, Welbourne and White to a mixture of fine fast bowling and excellent catching.
Lancaster still had a sniff with Zaman Khan at the crease, but brief salvation came in the form of the mercurial Lee Sparks who despite the game situation, proceeded to launch Flood for two huge sixes.
His cameo 21 from 10 balls was ended by a spectacular catch by David Fisher at cover, but kept the visitors in the hunt.
With Lancaster 30 runs short with only two wickets left, however, Chorley were still firm favourites.
Zaman Khan had other plans however, as he moved past 50 with some crunching boundaries and farmed the strike away from the second Sparks brother, Scott.
The younger Sparks offered a straight bat to any remaining deliveries he was required to face as Zaman Khan slowly chipped away at the total. Chorley tried one last throw of the dice, bringing back Dhar for one final go.
A paddle sweep from Zaman Khan brought the scores level, before a slog sweep gave Lancaster their third win in as many games to keep them fourth in the table.
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FIRST DIVISION SCORES
Chorley v Lancaster
Lancaster (12 pts) defeated Chorley (4 pts) by 2 wickets
Cholrey 164 - 7 (D Fisher 74, Z Khan 4-56), Lancaster 168 - 8 (Z Khan 79no, R Flood 5-56)
Darwen v Barrow
Barrow (12 pts) defeated Darwen (2 pts) by 3 wickets
Darwen 133, Barrow 135 - 7 (C Wade 5-41)
Fleetwood v Leyland
Fleetwood (12 pts) defeated Leyland (1 pt) by 4 wickets
Leyland 103 (I Holland 5-62), Fleetwood 106 - 6
Kendal v Blackpool
Kendal (12 pts) defeated Balckpool (0 pts) by 10 wickets
Blackpool 76 (A Cowperthwaite 9-42), Kendal 78 - 0
Morecambe v Netherfield
Morecambe (12 pts) defeated Nethefield (2 pts) by 6 wickets
Netherfield 165 - 5 (C Ackermann 66), Morecambe 166 - 4
St Annes v Preston
St Annes (15 pts) defeated Preston (2 pts) by 145 runs
St Annes 258 - 8 (T Bulcock 102, S Nalbandh 43, N Bolus 40), Preston 113 (T Bulcock 6-32, L Vahaluwala 4-25)
Sunday 2nd June
Blackpool v Lancashire Colts
Lancashire Colts (15 pts) defeated Blackpool (4 pts) by 2 runs
Lancashire Colts 159 (J Hooson 50, B Eckton 4-31), Blackpool 157 (A Smith 85, R Dempster 5-33)
CHORLEY BUILDING SOCIETY
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CRICKET BALLS)
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division One
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Barrow |
9 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
97 |
| Leyland |
8 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
67 |
| St Annes |
8 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
65 |
| Lancaster |
9 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3+ |
58 |
| Morecambe |
8 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
52 |
| Fleetwood |
8 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
47 |
| Netherfield |
8 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
47 |
| Darwen |
9 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
44 |
| Blackpool |
9 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2+ |
41 |
| Kendal |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
34 |
| Preston |
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
31 |
| Chorley |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
6+ |
30 |
| Lancashire Colts |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
29 |
+ 5 pionts deducted for late input of result
Division Two (2nd XI)
Division 2 Round Up:
Preston v St Annes
St Annes are top of Division Two following a 90 run victory at Preston, Mark Emsley top scoring with 85, whilst Charles Boucher made 61 with St Annes declaring on 199-5 in the 40th over.
Preston were all out for 109 in 34.3 overs, Richard Thomas taking 4-25
Barrow v Darwen
Darwen picked up a surprise 1 wicket win at Barrow, Pallav Sirohi 5-20 and Andrew Cook's 3-24 bowling Barrow out for 89.
The visitors edging over the line in 41.5 overs reaching 90-9, Michael Douglas with 25 off 31 balls.
Paul Riley taking 3-23 and Joseph Allington with 3-21 were the main wicket takers for the hosts
Blackpool v Kendal
Blackpool got a winning draw against Kendal at Stanley Park. The hosts posting 204-5 off 45 overs. Matthew Houston top scoring with 82 off 138.
Kendal closing on 148-7, Darren Nightingale with 54 off 91 balls.
Leyland v Fleetwood
Leyland defeated Fleetwood by 104 runs at Fox Lane, Thomas Murray with an unbeaten 55, as the hosts posted a score of 179-7. Anthony Ellison taking 4-38 for Fleetwood
In reply Fleetwood all out for 75 in 29.2 overs, Alex Williams with 4-22 and Michael Birchall with 3-26.
Lancaster v Chorley
Chorley won by 6 wickets at Lancaster, the hosts were all out for 82 in 44.4 overs. Ian Oakes taking 4-15.
The visitors easing home in 30.4 overs, Rowan Mitcham with 24 and Ian Mawdesley with 23.
Netherfield v Morecambe</p>
A Nathan Chambers hat trick couldn't prevent the hosts from defeat as they lost by 57 runs to Morecambe.
Morecambe batting first and closing on 166-8, Ayush Sharma with 65 off 97 balls.
Ayush Sharma with 65 in Morecambe 2nd's win at Netherfield |
Nathan Chambers closing with figures of 5-19 including the hat trick.
Netherfield 2nd's Nathan Chambers with the ball he used for his hat trick against Morecambe |
In reply it went to the 2nd to last ball, as Morecambe bowled Netherfield out for 109 in 44.5 overs
Adam Derham with 3-41 and Jake Smith with 3-35 doing the damage for Morecambe.
SECOND DIVISION SCORES
Barrow v Darwen
Darwen (12 pts) defeated Barrow (3 pts) by 1 wicket
Barrow 89 (P Sirohi 5-20), Darwen 90 - 9
Blackpool v Kendal
Blackpool (9 pts) winning draw Kendal (4 pts)
Blackpool 204 - 5 (M Houston 82), Kendal 148 - 7 (D Nightingale 54)
Lancaster v Chorley
Chorley (12 pts) defeated Lancaster (0 pts) by 6 wickets
Lancaster 82 (I Oakes 4-15), Chorley 83 - 4
Leyland v Fleetwood
Leyland (15 pts) defeated Fleeywood (2 pts) by 104 runs
Leyland 179 - 7 (T Murray 55no, A Ellison 4-38), Fleetwood 75 (A Williams 4-22)
Netherfield v Morecambe
Morecambe (15 pts0 defeated Netherfield (2 pts) by 57 runs
Morecambe 166 - 8 (A Sharma 65, N Chambers 5-19), Netherfield 109
Preston v St Annes
St Annes (15 pts) defeated Preston (1 pt) by 90 runs
St Annes 199 - 5dec (M Emsley 85, C Boucher 61), Prteston 109 (R Thomas 4-25)
CHORLEY BUILDING SOCIETY
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NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division Two
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| St Annes |
8 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
75 |
| Barrow |
8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
73 |
| Morecambe |
8 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
69 |
| Darwen |
8 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
63 |
| Chorley |
8 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
58 |
| Leyland |
8 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
58 |
| Kendal |
8 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3+ |
43 |
| Blackpool |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
40 |
| Fleetwood |
8 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2+ |
38 |
| Lancaster |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
30 |
| Netherfield |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
29 |
| Preston |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1+ |
9 |
+ 5 pionts deducted for late input of scorecard
