Blackpool go top as Netherfield falter, Blackpool win but Netherfield can only hold on for a draw. There are wins for Penrith, Garstang and St Annes with Leyland having a winning draw against Fulwood & Broughton
DIVISION ONE:
Blackpool v Preston
Blackpool won the toss at Stanley Park and invited the visitors to bat and struck early with Matthew Grindley having Suhel Patel caught by Paul Danson for 3, 10-1.
Without further addition to the score Rizwan Patel was bowled by Jovaun Van Wyngaardt for 7, 10-2, Mohammed Harish and Raghuram Surapaneni fought back and took the score to 51 when Surapaneni was caught by Matthew Houston off Joshua Boyne for 28, 51-3
Joshua Boyne struck again having Mohammed Harish caught by Jovaun Van Wyngaardt for 21, 64-4, Jitendra Kumar and Asif Mahmood moved the total on to 83 when Mahmood fell lbw to Jovaun Van Wyngaardt for 8, 83-5
Things did not improve for the visitors as Soyab Patel was bowled by Andy Furniss for 0, 84-6, Andy Furniss then had Jitendra Kumar lbw for 5, 87-7, Andy Furniss took wicket number 8, 93-8
Jovaun Van Wyngaardt removed the tail bowling Imran Pariejwala for 0 93-9 and then taking the last wicket without further addition to the score 93 all out
Jovaun Van Wyngaardt took 4-17 off 9.3 overs, Andy Furniss 3-12 from 5, Joshua Boyne 2-13 from 4 amd Matthew Grindley 1-12 off 13 overs
The Blackpool reply was steady and on 28 they lost Syed Kazmi caught by Sarfarz Navaz Patel off Soyab Patel for 22, 28-1, Joshua Boyne was out next lbw to Soyab Patel for 0, 33-1
That was the last success for the visitors as Ciaran Johnson 38no and Matthew Houston 29no saw the host's home on 97-2 in 20.2 overs. Soyab Patel had 2-26 off 7 overs
Chorley v Netherfield
Netherfield won the toss at Windsor Park and asked the host's to bat, Chorley were all out in their 50 overs for 164 due to Andrew Holdsworth 44, Edwin Moulton 35 and Stuart Naden 33, Marc Hadwin took 6-40 off 16 overs
Netherfield struggled in their reply and can thank John Huck 53no to hold out with Marc Hadwin as they were 126-9 at the close, Chris Harty doing the damage with 5-19 from 12 overs
Fleetwood v Penrith
Penrith won the toss at Broadwater and invited the host's to bat first, Fleetwood struggled and were bowled out in 38 overs for 89 with Liam Castellas 35no, Jonathon Osborne 4-10 and Asher Hart 4-24 doing the damage for Penrith
Fleetwood made the visitors fight for their victory as they closed on 90-9 in 34.3 overs thanks to Nicky Burns 26, Greg Hall 13 and finally Samuel Hall 17no with James Ellis 2no seeing them home
For Fleetwood Jeremy Davies had 3-12 from 7 overs, Neels Bergh 3-19 off 9, Damien Hutchinson 2-49 from 11 and Alex Ryder 1-7 off 7.3 overs
Garstang v Barrow
Garstang won the toss at the Riverside Sports ground and asked the visitors to bat, Barrow were 170-9 in their 50 overs with Toby Mowat top scoring with 58 and 28 from Daryl Wearing
Michael Walling took 3-21 from 6 overs and Travis Pieters 3-32 off 12
Garstang reached their target of 171-7 off 44.5 overs thanks to Mark Walling 51no and contributions from Dan Curwen 29, Ian Walling 26 and Michael Wellings 16
Gary Collins lead the Barrow fight with 5-49 from 13 overs with Toby Mowat and Daryl Wearing taking a wicket
Leyland v Fulwood & Broughton
Leyland won the toss at the Stanning Memorial ground and elected to bat and were bowled out in 49.1 overs for 122, Henry Thompson top scored with 41 and Kurtis Watson made 23
Simon Kerrigan took 3-43 from 17 overs, Richard Turner 2-22 off 11.1, Jon Fenton 2-30 from 10 and 1-23 off 11 overs for Chris Brookes
Fulwood and Broughton struggled in their reply and closed on 98-9 off their 50 overs with Simon Kerrigan 23 Charlie Rossiter 17 and Mark Smith 15 their main run makers
Andrew Makinson lead the Leyland fight back with 6-29 from 17 overs with Ross Bretherton 2-19 off 14 and 1-31 for Karl Cross from 15
St Annes v Morecambe
St Annes won the toss at Vernon Road and put the visitors into bat and took two early wickets, Matthew Yeadon bowling Jamie Heywood for 4 6-1, then two balls later having Lewis Smith caught behind by Richard Staines for 0, 6-2
Tom Bradley then had Ryan Pearson caught behind by Staines for 3, 13-3, Luke Pearson and Luke Jongwe then took the total to 31 when Pearon was bowled by Matthew Yeadon for 19, 31-4
Morecambe were in trouble and things did not improve when Alex Briggs was bowled by Amar Ullah for 9. 48-5, Ullah struck again bowling Daniel Edwards for 0, 49-6
Tommy Clough joined Luke Jongwe and they took the score to 72 when Jongwe was bowled by Ullah for 26, 72-7, Stefan Dixon fell two runs later lbw to Ullah for 2, 74-8
Tommy Clough was next out lbw to Tom Higson for 7. 74-9, Jamie Cassidy and Damian Gudgeon then had a stand of 21 before the returning Matthew Yeadon bowled Cassidy for 10, Morecambe 105 all out in 39.1 overs with Gudgeon 7no
Amar Ullah took 4-14 from 13 overs, Matthew Yeadon 4-25 off 7.1, Tom Bradley 1-16 from 7 with Tom Higson 1-19 off 6
In reply St Annes lost their two openers early, Andy Drake lbw to Tommy Clough for 1, 4-1 and then Henry Higson bowled by Jamie Cassidy for 1, 10-2
Jamar Ifill and Amar Ullah then steadied the ship and had taken the score to 39 when Ifill was bowled by Jamie Cassidy for 20, 39-3, Mohamed Nadeem joined Ullah and the total was 46 when Ullah fell lbw to Daniel Edwards for 13, 46-4
Richard Staines was next out bowled by Tommy Clough for 0, 51-5, Mohamed Nadeem was holding the innings together but lost Nathan Armstrong to a run out for 7 with the score 77-6
Tom Higson was Nadeem's next partner and they saw the host's home reaching 105 without further loss for victory in 29.1 overs, Nadeem was 34no and Higson 7no
For Morecambe Jamie Cassidy took 2-18 from 7 overs. Tommy Clough 2-40 off 14.1 and Daniel Edwards 1-23 from 6
FIRST DIVISION SCORES
Blackpool v Preston
Blackpool (15 pts) defeated Preston (0 pts) by 8 wickets
Preston 94 (Jovaun Van Wyngaardt 4-17), Blackpool 97-2
Chorley v Netherfield
Chorley (10 pts) winning draw Netherfield (4 pts)
Chorley 164 (Andrew Holdsworth 44, Marc Hadwin 6-40), Netherfield 126-9 ( John Huck 53no, Chris Harty 5-19)
Fleetwood v Penrith
Penrith (15 pts) defeated Fleetwood (3 pts) by 1 wicket
Fleetwood 89 ( Jonathon Osborne 4-10, Asher Hart 4-24), Penrith 90-9
Garstang v barrow
Garstang (15 pts) defeated Barrow (3 pts) by 3 wickets
Barrow 170-9 (Toby Mowat 58), Garstang 171-7 (Mark Walling 51no, Gary Collins 5-49)
Leyland v Fulwood & Broughton
Leyland (9 pts) winning draw Fulwood & Broughton (5 pts)
Leyland 122 (Henry Thompson 41), Fulwood & Broughton 98-9 (Andrew Makinson 6-29)
St Annes v Morecambe
St Annes (15 pts) defeated Morecambe (1 pt) by 4 wickets
Morecambe 103 (Amar Ullah 4-10, Matthew Yeadon 4-25), St Annes 105-6
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division One
| Club |
P |
W15 |
D6 |
T |
D1 |
D0 |
L |
NR5 |
BP |
Pts |
| Blackpool |
19 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
223 |
| Netherfield |
19 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
30 |
221 |
| St Annes |
19 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
35 |
193 |
| Leyland |
19 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
36 |
180 |
| Chorley |
19 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
43 |
176 |
| Garstang |
19 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
27 |
168 |
| Fleetwood |
19 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
31 |
163 |
| Barrow |
19 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
30 |
160 |
| Penrith |
19 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
46 |
147 |
| Fulwood & Broughton |
19 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
32 |
129 |
| Morecambe |
19 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
44 |
129 |
| Preston |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
4* |
4 |
* Deducted 3 points for non-attendence at NPCL meeting on 9th August
