On a gorgeous sunny day Darwen with their 15 point win against Leyland's 12 point victory gives them a 3point gap at the top. The Suprise appearance of Andrew Flintoff for St Annes meant a big crowd and press attendence at Vernon Road
DIVISION ONE:
Barrow v Kendal:
Kendal won the toss and invited Barrow to bat. They were bowled out in 45.2 overs for 153, Sam Dutton 60 and Kaustubh Pawar 44 their top scorers. Stu Parkin destroyed the Barrow innings taking 6-53 in 22.2 overs with Jamie How taking 3-1.
In reply Kendal needed only 29.4 overs to knock off the runs 154 - 2 thanks to runs from Jamie How 75no, Ryan Shepherd 45 and an unbeaten 20 from Terry Hunte
Alex Ross of Leyland scored 112no (Courtesy of Richard Edmondson) |
Chorley v Leyland:
Chorley won the toss and decided to bat and thanks to Ian Dickinson 34 the the tail of Kieran McCullagh 59no with Will Moulton 10 and Billy Smith 15 helped Chorley reach the respectable totoal of 176-9. Steven Pallett with 3-22 was Leyland's best bowler
Leyland were made to fight for their victory with Overeseas Amateur Alex Ross with 112no keeping them in the hunt, he was ably assisted by Thomas Murray 20, Andrew Makinson 10 and captain David Makinson 9no to see them over the line
Fleetwood v Darwen:
Darwen batted first at Broadwater after losing the toss. They were bowled out in 44 overs for 140 and that due to a fine innings of 44no from Neil Cordingley and 24 from Chris Clarke and 20 from professional George Linde. Sam Bell bowled superbly and had figures of 8-75 off 22 overs
In reply Fleetwood could only manage 101 and were bowled out in the 41st over. Chris Stanhope 22 and professional Juan-Pierre De Villiers 21 top scored for Fleetwood and the Darwen bowlers shared the wickets around. Chris Wade 3-19, Neil Cordingley 3-31 and George Linde 2-5
Lancaster v Preston:
Lancaster won the toss and elected to bat. They made 183 in 48.5 overs thanks to Charlie Swarbirck 43 and professional Michael Barry 33. Soyeb Kapadia 3-30 and Saeed Bariwala 3-48 were Preston's main wicket takers
Jibran Khan with 57 gave Preston hope but they were bowled out for 106 in the 43rd over. Ben Simm took 4-25 for Lancaster
Lancaster's Charlie Swarbrick who made 43 (Courtesy of Tony North) |
Netherfield v Blackpool:
Blackpool won the toss and asked Netherfield to bat. Netherfield were all out in the 48th over for 116. Marc Brown 42, John Huck 23 and Joe Atkinson 27 were their main run makers. Professional Christi Viljeon 4-48 and Richard Gleeson 3-34 did the damagte for Blackpool
After the loss of early wickets Blackpool were in trouble and rescued by Stephen Twist 59no and Andy Furniss 33no to steady the ship and then guide them home in the 22nd over and win by 5 wickets. Professional Saliya Saman with 3-44 was Netherfeilds best bowler
St Annes v Penrith:
Penrith won the toss and batted on a day when Ex England and Lancshire allrounder Andrew Flintoff made a suprise appearence for St Annes. Penrith made slow but steady progress against Mikey Harling and Lukman Vahaluwala and a big cheer went up from the big crowd ion the introduction of Andrew Flintoff.
The Penrith professional Paul Hindmrach was batting superbly and looking dangerous when on 65 he hit the ball back at Andrew Flintoff who made an outsatnding caught and bowled leaving an amazed Paul stood at the crease. Nicky Burns offered suppot for Hindmarch with 24. Andrew Flintoff's figures were 12overs 5 maidens 26 runs and 3 wickets.
St Annes were 26-2 then a stand between Lukman Vahaluwala and Nathan Armstrong 22 took the total to 88 for 3, Penrith then fought back and wickets fell steadily only Lukman Vahaluwala remained firm and his 76no from 70 balls was a match winning performance.
Paul Hindmarch 4-47 Jonathon Osborne 2-19 and Jack White 2-35 lead the Penrith fight back and it was left to David Watson to score the winning runs on this memorable day
After the match Andrew went on the pitch and stayed there until every person who wanted a photo or autograph got what they needed
FIRST DIVISION SCORES
Barrow v Kendal
Kendal (12 pts) defeated Barrow (1 pt) by 8 wickets
Barrow 153 (S Dutton 60, K Pawar 44, S Parkin 6-53), Kendal 154 - 2 (J How 75no, R Shepherd 45)
Chorley v Leyland:
Leyland (12 pts) defeated Chorley (4 pts) by 3 wickets
Chorley 176 - 9 (K McCullagh 59no), Leyland 177 - 7 (A Ross 112no)
Fleetwood v Darwen
Darwen (15 pts) defeated Fleetwood (3 pts) by 39 runs
Darwen 140 (N Cordingley 44no, S Bell 8-75), Fleetwood 101
Lancaster v Preston:
Lancaster (15 pts) defeated Preston (3pts) by 77 runs
Lancaster 183 (C Swarbrick 43), Preston 106 (J Khan 57, B Simm 4-25)
Netherfield v Blackpool
Blackpool (12 pts) defeated Netherfield (0 pts) by 6 wickets
Netherfield 116 (M Brown 42) C Viljeon 4-48), Blackpool 118 - 4 (S Twist 59no)
St Annes v Penrith:
St Annes (12 pts) defeated Penrith (2 pts) by 2 wickets
Penrith 132 (P Hindmarch 65), St Annes 133 - 8 (L Vahaluwala 76no, P Hindmarch 4-47)
Morecambe No Game
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NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division One
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Darwen |
8 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
92 |
| Leyland |
8 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
89 |
| Blackpool |
8 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
75 |
| Chorley |
10 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
14 |
67 |
| Barrow |
10 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
24 |
67 |
| Fleetwood |
10 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
16 |
67 |
| St Annes |
8 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
61 |
| Penrith |
9 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9** |
61 |
| Kendal |
8 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
55 |
| Netherfield |
9 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
46 |
| Lancaster |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1* |
0 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
41 |
| Morecambe |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1* |
1 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
41 |
| Preston |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
15 |
39 |
| Lancashire Colts |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
14 |
* 5 points for a Tie
** 2 points deducted for Slow Over Rate
Division Two Round Up
Blackpool v Netherfield
Leaders Netherfield won the toss and put Blackpool in to bat at Stanley Park. In their allotted overs Blackpool were 161 - 6 thanks to Joshua Boyne 58 and Ash Moreau 29no.
Netherfield looking for the win were bowled out for 152 nine runs short in the 43rd over. Nathan Dixon 46 and Michael Dugdale 36 gave Netherfield hope but wickets from Joshua Boyne 3-34 and Sam Owen 3-44 gave Blackpool victory
Darwen v Fleetwood:
Batting first Fleetwood made 197 - 7 at the close of their innings. Tom Wilson 56 and Neil Jackson 54no the main contributors to the total. Assim Khan took 3-35 for Darwen
Fleetwood bowled out Darwen in the 35th over Tim Drugan making 20 and Tom Clarke taking 4-29 for Fleetwood
Kendal v Barrow:
Kendal won the toss and put Barrow into bat. At the end of thier 45 overs Barrow were 198-3 thanks to 95 from Robin Adams and 57 from Toby Mowat
Chasing the big score Kendal were 163 - 9 at the close. Paul Dodds with 36 was their top scorer with a Barrow bowler taking 6 wickets
Leyland v Chorley:
Leyland were invited to bat and were 202-6 after their 45 overs, Ross Bretherton 83no and James Rounding 77 saw them reach their good total. Paul Whittaker with 4-25 had the best bowling figures for Chorley
In reply Chorley were 184-8 at the close, the main run makers being Joseph Tiffin 40 and IanOakes 32 with Andrew Jacques with 3-44 the best Leyland bowler
Penrith v St Annes:
Batting first Penrith were 84 - 8 after 45 overs Ian Baldwin of St Annes taking 5-12.
St Annes lost early wickets but Geeth Malinda Kamburugamuwe with 29no and David Bartholomew 18no played sensible cricket and saw St Annes home at 87 - 6. Will Tyson took 4-40 for Penrith
Preston v Lancaster:
Preston batted first after winning the toss and made 110 thanks to sterling work by no 7 Amer Abbas Khan 23, no8 Sayed Shajjar Shah 16 and no 9 Omer Sabir 21 and 21 extras enabled Preston to reach a score they could defend. Callum East 3-17 and Matthew Liver 3-22 had the best bowling figures for Lancaster
Lancaster can thank a innings of 75 from Kieran Moffat to put them in touching distance of victory and they scored the winning runs in the 26th over to give them victory by 5 wickets, He was the only player to score double figures. Amer Abbas Khan had 3-15 for Preston
SECOND DIVISION SCORES
Blackpool v Netherfield:
Blackpool (15 pts) defeated Netherfield (4 pts) by 9 runs
Blackpool 161 - 6 (J Boyne 58), Netherfield 152 (N Dixon 46)
Darwen v Fleetwood:
Fleetwood (15 pts) defeated Darwen (2 pts) by 94 runs
Fleetwood 197 - 7 (T Wilson 56, N Jackson 54no), Darwen 103 (T Clarke 4-29)
Kendal v Barrow:
Barrow (10 pts) winning draw Kendal (4 pts)
Barrow 198 - 3 (R Adams 95, T Mowat 57), Kendal 163 - 9 (? 6
Leyland v Chorley:
Leyland (10 pts) winning draw Chorley (6 pts)
Leyland 202 - 6 (R Bretherton 83no, J Rounding 77, P Whittaker 4-25), Chorley 184 - 8 (J Tiffin 40)
Penrith v St Annes:
St Annes (12 pts) defeated Penrith (2 pts) by 4 wickets
Penrith 84 - 8 (I Baldwin 5-12), St Annes 87 - 6 (W Tyson 4-40)
Preston v Lancaster:
Lancaster (12 pts) defeated Preston (1 pt) by 5 wickets
Preston 110, Lancaster 111- 5 (K Moffat 75)
Morecambe No Game
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NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division Two
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Netherfield |
8 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
84 |
| St Annes |
8 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
77 |
| Morecambe |
8 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
76 |
| Barrow |
9 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
74 |
| Leyland |
7 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
71 |
| Blackpool |
8 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
67 |
| Chorley |
9 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
60 |
| Kendal |
8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
50 |
| Fleetwood |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
22 |
45 |
| Darwen |
8 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
43 |
| Penrith |
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
33 |
| Lancaster |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
29 |
| Preston |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
