The sun was shining in the Northern Cricket League on Saturday afternoon, in what was another interesting day of Northern League action
Here is my round up of what went on through both the First and 2nd divisions of The Northern League
DIVISION ONE
Fleetwood v Kendal
Kendal managed to hold on as they came away from Broadwater with a losing draw. Chris Miller's team had to go without a professional as their were last minute problems with their Sub pro.
Fleetwood took contol of the game declaring on the huge score of 270-8, Adam Parker and Ian Holland both hitting centurys. Parker scoring 113 off 146 and Ian Holland scored 108 off 96 balls.
Kendal to their credit kept going, and got wickets through Adam Cowperthwaite with figures of 4-83 and Jack White taking 3-59.
Kendal in reply lost Ryan Nelson in the first over and their recovery was indebted to Terry Hunte who top scored with 63 off 97 balls, ably supported by Jack White with 33 off 36 balls and a unbeaten 31 off 90 balls by Gary Baker.
Ian Holland took 4-63, as the hosts tried to pile the pressure on, Kendal closing on 172-6.
Blackpool v Morecambe
Morecambes good run of form continues after a 4 wicket win at Blackpool. Blackpool have been going through a poor run of results in recent weeks, batted first and made 152-8. Captain Paul Danson with a half century scoring 50 off 99 balls and Stephen Twist contributing with 36 off 60 balls.
Blackpool's Stephen Twist hits the ball down the ground (Courtesy of Tony North) |
Morecambe main wicket takers were Tommy Clough 3-41 and Richard Cupit 3-26.
Tommy Clough of Morecambe took 3-41 (Courtesy of Tony North) |
The visitors easing home in 39.5 overs, Vishal Tripahti with 34 off 28, whilst the runs were shared through Mark Woodhead 23 off 53,Suman Shrestha 27 off 51
Mark Woodhead on the attack (Courtesy of Tony North) |
The unbeaten Gareth Pedder 15 off 18 and Lewis Edge 13 off 27 saw the visitors home.
Vishal Tripathi playes the square cut with Steven Mercer and Stephen Twist looking on (Courtesy of Tony North) |
Leyland v St Annes
Leyland got a winning draw with St Annes, the hosts without Luis Reece called upon the services of Church CC profressional Kasun Bodhisha.
Bodhisha made an instant impact scoring 54 off 47 balls, Nathan Mc Donnelll scored 55 of 76 balls with Chris Parkinson top scoring with an unbeaten 84 off 77 balls, as the Leyland declared on 265 for 3 in the 45th over.
St Annes held out due to Nathan Armstrong's unbeaten 76 off 117, Tayyab Afsar taking 4-59 was Leyland's best bowler as St Annes closed on 186 for 9 off 55 overs.
Barrow v Lancaster
Barrow remain top of the league after a 56 run victory over inform Lancaster. Batting first and closing on 185-9.
Jonathan Wells scored 53 off 72 balls and Rhys Studt impressed with an unbeaten 57 off 88 balls.
Liam Moffat returned figures of 3-55 for Lancaster.
Lancaster were bowled out for 129 in 44.3 overs, Daryl Wearing taking 4-22 and Jonathan Wells 4-40.
Jamie Heywood top scored with 61 off 130 for Lancaster
Netherfield v Chorley
It's 3 straight league defeats for Netherfield as they lost by 6 wickets to Chorley at Parkside Road.
Netherfield were all out for 178 in 49.4 overs. Ben Barrow with 43 off 80, John Huck 42 off 64 and Chris Parry unbeaten on 41 off 53
Gaurav Dhar taking 4-65 and Billy Smith taking 3-50 were the leading wicket takers for Chorley
Billy Smith took 3-50 for Chorley |
In reply Chorley eased home in 46 overs reaching 170-4 thanks to Iam Dickinson's unbeaten 66 and with David Fisher setting the platform with 40 off 80 balls.
Ian Dickinson 41no in top form for the visitors |
Preston v Darwen
Darwen got a winning draw at Preston, the visitors reaching 218-7 with Ammer Mirza 62 and Gareth Cordingley 57 their main run scorers
Preston were 161-7 at the close, Chris Wade taking 3-44 for Darwen and Soyeb Dukanwala with a top scoring 46 for Preston.
FIRST DIVISION SCORES
Barrow v Lancaster
Barrow (15 pts) defeated Lancaster (3 pts) by 56 runs
Barrow 185 - 9 (R Studt 57no, J Wells 53), Lancaster 129 (J Heywood 61, D Wearing 4-20, J Wells 4-40)
Blackpool v Morecambe
Morecambe (12 pts) defeated Blackpool (2 pts) by 4 wickets
Blackpool 152 - 8 (P Danson 50), Morecambe 153 - 6
Fleetwood v Kendal
Fleetwood (8 pts) winning draw Kendal (5 pts)
Fleetwood 270 - 8 (A Parker 113, I Holland 108, A Cowperthwaite 4-83), Kendal 172 - 6 (T Hunte 63, I Holland 4-63)
Leyland v St Annes
Leyland (10 pts) winning draw St Annes (4 pts)
Leyland 265 - 3 dec (C Parkindon 83no, N McDonnell 55, Kasun Bodhisha 54, D Lamb 53no), St Annes 186 - 9 (N Armstrong 75no, T Afsar 4-59)
Netherfield v Chorley
Chorley (12 pts) defeated Netherfield (2 pts) by 6 wickets
Netherfield 178 (B Barrow 43, J Huck 42, C Parry 41no G Dhar 4-55), Chorley 179 - 4 (I Dickinson 66no, D Fisher 40
Preston v Darwen
Darwen (9 pts) winning draw Preston (5 pts)
Darwen 218 - 7 (A Mirza 62, G Cordingley 57), Preston 161 - 7 (S Dukanwala 46)
CHORLEY BUILDING SOCIETY
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NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division One
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Barrow |
10 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
112 |
| Leyland |
9 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
77 |
| St Annes |
9 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
69 |
| Morecambe |
9 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
64 |
| Lancaster |
10 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6+ |
61 |
| Fleetwood |
9 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
55 |
| Darwen |
10 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
19 |
53 |
| Netherfield |
9 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
49 |
| Blackpool |
10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
4+ |
43 |
| Chorley |
9 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
6+ |
42 |
| Kendal |
9 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
39 |
| Preston |
10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
36 |
| 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:
Lancaster v Barrow
Barrow had to settle for a winning draw at Lancaster, the visitors battered first and made 182 for 8 off 45 overs.
Lee Hogg scoring 75 and Steven Armstrong 3-56 and Scott Sparks 3-42 for the hosts.
In reply Lancaster held on for the losing draw reaching 101-8. Scott Sparks making 40 off 72 balls and Michael Armstrong the saviour seeing out 66 balls. Ryan Gilmour was the leading wicket taker with 3-18 for the visitors
St Annes v Leyland
League Champions Leyland got a winning draw at St Annes, the visitors reaching 237-6. Tom Reece with an unbeaten 72 and Jonathan Mote with 69.
Charles Boucher taking 3-69was St Annes best bowler
St Annes were 165 for 8 at the close, David Watson top scoring with 27 and James Rounding taking 3-45 for Leyland
Morecambe v Blackpool
Blackpool defeated Morecambe by 5 wickets at Woodhill Lane. Morecmabe were all out for 153 in 44 overs. Damian Gudgeon scoring 38 off 57 balls. Danny Gilbert had figures of 3-44 and Matthew Middlehurst 3-35.
Craig Brown's 68 off 70 balls guided Blackpool home reaching 153-5 in 42.3 overs. James Law taking 3-21 for Morecambe
Kendal v Fleetwood
Fleetwood won at Kendal by 92 runs, Fleetwood scoring 173-6 in their 45 overs with Adam Sharrocks top scoring with 57 off 93 balls.
Kendal all out for 81 in 31.5 overs, Anthony Ellison taking 4-12 for the visitors.
Darwen v Preston
Darwen overcame Preston by 112 runs at Birch Hall, Lee Thompson with 40 and Graham Ainslie with an unbeaten 40 allowing Darwen tp declare on 205-7.
Murtaza Hussain was preston's best bowler with 4-48
Preston were all out for 93 in 36.3 overs, Graham Ainslie returning figures of 4-5, and Greg Lawrenson 3-16
Chorley v Netherfield
Netherfield held on for a losing draw at Chorley, Chorley were 246-3 when their innings closed, Jack Bentham with an unbeaten 108 off 133 balls.
In reply Netherfield closed on 176 for 8, Brendan Herron saving the day with a top scoring 80 off 100 balls.
SECOND DIVISION SCORES
Chorley v Netherfield
Chorley (9 pts0 winning draw Netherfield (4 pts)
Chorley 246 - 3 (J Bentham 108no, D Catterall 55, D Edwards 40), Netherfield 176 - 8 (B Herron 80no)
Darwen v Preston
Darwen (15 pts) defeated Preston (2 pts) by 112 runs
Darwen 205 7 dec (L Thompson 54, G Ainslie 40no, M Hussain 4-48), Preston 93 (G Ainslie 4-5)
Kendal v Fleetwood
Fleetwood (15 pts defeated Kendal (1 pt) by 92 runs
Fleetwood 173 - 6 (A Shorrocks 57, Kendal 81 (A Ellison 4-12)
Lancaster v Barrow
Barrow (9 pts) winning draw Lancaster (3 pts)
Barrow 182 - 8 (L Hogg 75), Lancaster 101 - 8 (S Sparks 40)
Morecambe v Blackpool
Blackpool (12 pts) defeated Morecambe (3 pys) by 5 wickets
Morecambe 153, Blackpool 158 - 5 (C Brown 68)
St Annes v Leyland
Leyland (9 pts) winning draw St Annes (5 pts)
Leyland 237 - 6 (T Reece 72no, J Mote 69, J Peake 47), St Annes 165 - 8
CHORLEY BUILDING SOCIETY
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NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division Two
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Barrow |
9 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
82 |
| St Annes |
9 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
80 |
| Darwen |
9 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
78 |
| Morecambe |
9 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
72 |
| Chorley |
9 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
67 |
| Leyland |
9 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
67 |
| Fleetwood |
9 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2+ |
53 |
| Blackpool |
9 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
52 |
| Kendal |
9 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4+ |
44 |
| Lancaster |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
33 |
| Netherfield |
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
33 |
| Preston |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
3+ |
11 |
+ 5 pionts deducted for late input of scorecard
