DIVISION ONE:
Preston v Morecambe
Morecambe Cricket Club were crowned Northern Premier Cricket League Division One Champions after defeating Preston by 162 runs at West Cliff.
The Woodhill Lane outfit who have lead the way at the top of the Division all season travelled to Preston with one hand on the League Championship following on from Bank holiday victories over Darwen and Lancaster.
Josh Dixon's side were put into bat by Preston and declared in the 45th over with a commanding score of 220-2.
Suraj Randiv top scored with 82, Mark Woodhead retired injured on 65 and Ryan Pearson's unbeaten 27 with Lewis Edges unbeaten 17 all helped in Morecambe's dominating total.
In reply Morecambe were relentless as Eddie Read and Suraj Randiv ripped through the hosts, Read returning figures of 4-25, with Suraj Randiv returning 3-12.
Tommy Clough also weighed in with figures of 2-0 and Jamie Cassidy also chipped in with figures of 1-15 as Preston were all out for 58 in just 23.3 overs.
Morecambe began celebrating their first League title since 2006 when Hamza Ahmed was trapped LBW by Tommy Clough and the seasiders celebrated long into the night.
Club Captain Josh Dixon shared his thoughts on his Team's Success
"It has been a fantastic season for me in my first one as Morecambe CC skipper. We started the season wanting a top 4 finish and a solid season something to build on with the bonus of a Lancashire Cup place to show for our efforts.
However the way we strengthened and have been able to reunite guys by bringing in a range of experienced heads has been a key factor in our success.
The introduction of Suraj Randiv and Eddy Read on the Northern League has been wonderful and the pair have been fantastic for us with the ball all season.
But more than anything we have been a team. Every single player at some point during the season has stood up and been counted be it Lewis Edge's 92 not out verses St Annes or Gaz Pedder's century against Fleetwood. Everyone has more than contributed to our success.
The team couldn't have done it without an active and fully supportive cricket committee and it has been wonderful to play as a part of a committed and successful Morecambe team. We hope we can continue this in the seasons to come"
Darwen v Netherfield
Darwen won a high scoring game with Netherfield by 32 runs.
Put in to bat Darwen lost two early wickets then John Cordingley took command with an unbeaten 92 supported with knocks of 58 by Mark Friend and 55 by David Bowden which enabled Darwen to close on 256-7.
Mark Clarkson returned figures of 3-53 from 16 overs.
In reply Rick Potter had a stunning knock of 131, however Potter's efforts were in vein as Netherfield were all out for 224 in 47.1 Overs.
David Bowden was Darwen's best bowler with figures of 6-41.
Fleetwood v St Annes
St Annes stunned inform Fleetwood by defeating them by 10 wickets.
Fleetwood won the toss and decided to bat and were restricted to 164-9 with professional David King making 56 off 104 balls.
Matthew Grindley bowled throughout and had 6-64 from 25 overs.
The visitors stunned Fleetwood as Adam Holt with an unbeaten 109 off 116 balls and Xander Pitchers unbeaten with 52 off 79 balls saw St Annes home on 165-0 in 32.1 overs.
Kendal v Barrow
Kendal's season came to a close as they lost by 10 wickets to Barrow.
Kendal won the toss and batted and were in trouble from the start losing early wickets and they never recovered. Daryl Wearing was in relentless form as he returned figures of 6-12 as Kendal were all out for 66 in 36.3 Overs. Shane Hyland top scored with 21.
In reply Tharanga Paranavitana and Dean Williams both unbeaten on 32 as Barrow raced home in 13.5 overs closing on 73-0.
Lancaster v Chorley
Lancaster won a close game with Chorley by 3 runs, Ben Simm posting a new club amateur record for wickets in a season.
Chorley won the toss and invited Lancaster to bat and they closed on 146-7 thanks to a late stand by Brendan Hetherington unbeaten on 27 and 12 not out from Matthew Liver.
James Lee returned figures of 4-29.
When Chorley batted their innings collapsed and it was the tail who brought victory in sight with Keiran McCullagh 41 and Edwin Moulton 30 but their efforts fell short by 3 runs as they were all out for 143 in 46.1 overs,
The Lancaster bowlers shared the wickets with Matthew Liver returning figures of 4-60, Ben Simm 3-55 and Iain Burstow 3-28.
Leyland v Penrith
Luis Reece hit an unbeaten 106 off 155 balls as Leyland defeated Penrith by 4 wickets.
Penrith put in to bat started well with the opening pair both making runs Michael Slack 67 from 119 balls and Nicky Burns 55 off 83 balls supported by professional Paul Hindmarch 46 off 60balls saw Penrith reach the total of199-7.
In reply after losing an early wicket Leyland 's Luis Reece and Richardt Frenz took Leyland on the path of victory when Frenz was out for 51 off 60 balls, a mini collapse followed but Luis Reece unbeaten on 109 and Chris Parkinson15 not out saw Leyland hone on 203-6 in 47.2 overs,
Alex Atkinson took 3-51 and captain Kriss McLean 2-58 for Penrith.
FIRST DIVISION SCORES
Darwen v Netherfield
Darwen (15 pts) defeated Netherfield (5 pts) by 32 runs
Darwen 258 - 7 (J Cordingley 92no, M Friend 58, D Bowden 55), Netherfield 224 (R Potter 131, D Bowden 6-41)
Fleetwood v St Annes
St Annes (12 pts) defeated Fleetwood (2 pts) by 10 wickets
Fleetwood 164 - 9 (D King 58, M Grindley 6-64), St Annes 165 - 0 (A Holt 109no, X Pitches 52no)
Kendal v Barrow
Barrow (12 pts) defeated Kendal (0 pts) by 10 wickets
Kendal 66 (D Wearing 6-13), Barrow 70 - 0
Lancaster v Chorley
Lancaster (15 pts) defeated Chorley (3 pts) by 3 runs
Lancaster 146 - 7 (J Lee 4-29), Chorley 143 (M Liver 4-60)
Leyland v Penrith
Leyland (12 pts) defeated Penrith (4 pts) by 4 wickets
Penrith 199 - 7 (M Slack 67, N Burns 55, P Hindmarch 46), Leyland 203 - 6 (L Reece 106no, R Frenz 51)
Preston v Morecambe
Morecambe (15 pts) defeated Preston (0 pts) by 162 runs
Morecambe 220- 2 (S Randiv 82, M Woodheadf 65), Preston 58 (E Read 4-25)
CHORLEY BUILDING SOCIETY
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NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division One
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Morecambe |
23 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
23 |
256 |
| Darwen |
23 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
30 |
230 |
| Fleetwood |
23 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
26 |
224 |
| Blackpool |
23 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
39 |
206 |
| Leyland |
23 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
39 |
197 |
| Penrith |
23 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
27 |
190 |
| Lancaster |
23 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
44 |
172 |
| Chorley |
23 |
6 |
3 |
2* |
2 |
10 |
0 |
34 |
171 |
| Barrow |
23 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
34 |
166 |
| Netherfield |
23 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
60 |
166 |
| St Annes |
23 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
1 |
49 |
120 |
| Kendal |
24 |
2 |
3 |
1* |
4 |
13 |
1 |
34 |
113 |
| Preston |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
21 |
0 |
22 |
24 |
* Tied match 5 points)
Division Two
Division 2 Round Up:
Leyland overtake Netherfield at the top
Barrow v Kendal
Barrow defeated Kendal by 128 runs at Ernest Pass.
Kendal won the toss and asked Barrow to bat and they made 202-2 off 45 overs with Tom Penny unbeaten on 80 and Josh Tweddle with 73.
Kendal were all out for 74 in 26.1 overs with E Burrow 26 and Oliver Tyson 21,
Adam Hunter was the Barrow destroyer with figures of 6-12.
Chorley v Lancaster
Lancaster won the toss and decided to bat.They started off well with an opening partnership of 55 when Danny Welbourne was out for 30. His partner Jordan Sparks made 35, Reuben Orr 23 and Michael Armstrong 15 not out as Lancaster were 160 - 8 off their 45 overs
In reply Chorley had no problems with Nigel Heaton 84 not out and Joe Barker 51 not out as they reached their target of 161-1 in 34.4 overs
Morecambe v Preston
Morecambe eased past Preston by 9 wickets,
Preston were put in to bat and had no answer to the Morecambe bowling with Sean Graves 5-7 and Adam Derham 3-15 as they were all out for 59 in 37.1 overs.
In reply Morecambe lost only the one wicket that of Lewis Smith for 23, Steven Fishers 23 and 17 from Adam Derham saw Morecambe reach their winning total of 63-1 in 9.5 overs.
Netherfield v Darwen
Netherfield's title aspirations were dealt a blow as they could only manage a winning draw with Darwen.
With one eye on the title Netherfield chose to bat and the loss of early wickets Matthew Goodall 32 and 19 from Nathan Dixon began the fight back, captain Scott Clement with 34 and Mike Dugdale 30 enabled the home team to 158-9.
Andrew Cook took the early wickets and finished with figures of 6-41.
Darwen in reply closed on 126-4, with Zac Whalley 41. The Netherfield bowlers bowled well buwere unable to achieve victory
Penrith v Leyland
Leyland won the first of their two crucial games as they defeated Penrith by 34 runs.
Leyland batted first and were all out for 178 in 44.2 overs with most of the batsmen scoring double figures. Steven Pallett top scored with 36 and there were contributions from Ian Farrington 32 and James Rounding 30.
Jamie O'Brien was on top form for Penrith returning figures of 6-37.
Penrith had a disastrous start at 1-1 but Mark Osborne 35 and Richard Errington 28 gave Penrith hope, Eddie Robson 41 and Ted Stamper 29 continued to give the home side a chance but the innings collapsed and they were all out for 144 in 38.2 Overs.
Ross Bretherton with figures of 4-21 and Will Jacques with figures of 4-23 did the damage for Leyland.
St Annes v Fleetwood
Fleetwood defeated St Annes by 4 wickets,
St Annes elected to bat and had a good start with openers Luke Wilks 26 and Josh Taylor 28, 23 from David Hartley and a late stand with Paul Wilks 38 and 28 not out from David Bartholomew saw St Annes close on 168-7.
Jonathan Amor 3-29 from 12 overs was Fleetwood's best bowler.
Fleetwood like St Annes had a good start with openers Joseph Davis 32 and Nick Wall 21.
The introduction of Nathan Bend into the attack saw him takes the wickets of the top four but Alex Ryder 51 saw the visitors close to victory and James Dunkerley 15 not out and James Wilson 4 not out saw them home on 169-6 off 42 overs,
Nathan Bend finished with 4-37. From 6 overs.
Sunday 6th September
Leyland v Fleetwood
Leyland went top of Division Two after defeating Fleetwood by 97 runs.
Leyland with the championship in mind batted first and thanks to Tom Reece 64, Hamza Khan 43, Lloyd Tennant 31 and 22 not out from Alex Williams closed on 183-5.
Mark Wilkinson took 3-46 from his 12 overs.
Fleetwood were all out in reply for 86 with Alex Williams taking 4-19 and Michael Birchall 3-11.
SECOND DIVISION SCORES
Barrow v Kendal
Barrow (15 pts) defeated Kendal (0 pts) by 126 runs
Barrow 202 - 2 (T Penny 80, M Wall 73), Kendal 74 (A Hunter 6-12)
Chorley v Lancaster
Chorley (12 pts) defeated Lancaster (3 pts) by 9 wickets
Lancaster 160 - 8, Chorley 161 - 1 (N Heaton 84no, J Barker 51no)
Morecambe v Preston
Morecambe (12 pts) defeated Preston (0 pts) by 9 wickets
Preston 59 (S Graves 5-7), Morecambe 63 - 1
Netherfield v Darwen
Netherfield (7 pts) winning draw Darwen (5 pts)
Netherfield 158 - 9, Darwen 126 - 4 (Z Whallet 41)
Penrith v Leyland
Leyland (15 pts) defeated Penrith (5 pts) by 34 runs
Leyland 178 (J O'Brien 6-37), Penrith 144 9 E Robson 41, R Bretherton 4-29, W Jacques 4-43)
St Annes v Fleetwood
Fleetwood (12 pts) defeated St Annes (5 pts) by 4 wickets
St Annes 168 - 7, Fleetwood 169 - 6 (A Ryder 51, N Bend 4-37)
Sunday 6th September
Leyland v Fleetwood
Leyland (15 pts) defeated Fleetwood (1 pt) by 97 runs
Leyland 183 - 5 (T Reece 64, H Khan 43), Fleetwood 86 9A Williams 4-19)
CHORLEY BUILDING SOCIETY
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NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division Two
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Leyland |
23 |
7 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
19 |
261 |
| Netherfield |
23 |
4 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
247 |
| St Annes |
23 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
27 |
241 |
| Blackpool |
23 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
214 |
| Chorley |
23 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
39 |
181 |
| Darwen |
23 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
30 |
165 |
| Fleetwood |
23 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
28 |
163 |
| Morecambe |
23 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
39 |
163 |
| Barrow |
23 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
38 |
149 |
| Penrith |
23 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
1 |
43 |
131 |
| Lancaster |
23 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
1 |
43 |
122 |
| Kendal |
24 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
35 |
101 |
| Preston |
23 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
0 |
46 |
98 |
