Match Day 3rd August 2019
The Northern Cricket League Review
The title race appears to be between Leyland and Garstang who both won, Fleetwood win to give themselves an outside chance if the top two slip up
St Annes win again and go above Penrith in the battle to avoid relegation, Blackpool and Fulwood & Broughton also win
Chorley v Leyland
Chorley won the toss at Windsor Park and chose to bat, their batsmen had no answer to the Leyland opening partnership of Ross Bretherton and Karl Cross
The home team were bowled out for 80 in 32.2 overs, Alexander Howarth 24 and Will Moulton 14 the only batsmen to reach double figures.
Ross Bretherton took 6-41 from 16.2 overs and Karl Cross 4-29 off 16
In reply the League leaders knocked off the runs in 16.4 overs reaching 81-2, Henry Thompson was 46no
Fulwood & Broughton v Kendal
Fulwood & Broughton won the toss at the Highfield ground and elected to bat, they were bowled out in 48. overs for 159 thanks to Matthew Smith 51 and Euan Fletcher 50.
Kuldeep Singh for Kendal took 8-36 from 16 overs and Wes Marshall 2-56 off 14.4
The Kendal reply followed a pattern over the last few games with only three players making double figures as they were bowled out for 82 in 32.4 overs with Saif Vohra top scoring with 26
Simon Kerrigan took 4-28 from 15 overs, Jon Fenton 2-17 off 8, Lewis Dingle 2-20 from 5 and Dominic Jackson 1-13 off 5.4
Longridge v Fleetwood
Fleetwood won the toss at the Newsham Memorial cricket ground and invited Longridge to bat, the home batsmen struggled and were bowled out in 41.5 overs for 107
No 8 Ian Simpson 22 and No 9 Nick Wilkinson 24 enabled the home side to pass the century mark
Alex Ryder took 6-47 from 16.5 overs, Neels Bergh 2-20 off 10, James Amor 1-18 from 11 and James Gregson 1-15 off 2.
In reply Fleetwood reached their target of 113-2 in 31 overs with Rana Singh 50
Netherfield v Blackpool
Blackpool won the toss at Parkside Road and put Netherfield into bat, Ben Barrow and Josh Dixon took the score to 22 when Dixon was bowled by Matthew Grindley for 6 (24 balls) 22-1
Bevan Small quickly followed caught behind by Ben Howarth off Matthew Grindley for 0, 30-2. Only one run had been added when Grindley had Ben Barrow caught behind by Ben Howarth for 23 (46 balls) 31-3
came to the wicket but he became Grindley's fourth wicket out bowled for 4 (14 balls), 39-4. Bradley Earl and Finlay Richardson dug in and had taken the score to 60 when Richardson was trapped lbw by Eckert Erasmus for 11 (27 balls), 60-5
Bradley Earl was next to go caught by Matthew Grindley off Tomas King for 30 (69 balls), 76-6, The Netherfield batsmen were having to fight for their runs and with the total on 82 Tomas King had lewis Richardson caught behind by Ben Howarth for 6 (33 balls), 82-7
Joel Anthony Derham had made 4 in 20 balls when he was run out, 86-8, Tomas King struck again having Joel Blain Stumped by Ben Howarth for 8 (16 balls), 94-9
Ockert Erasmus closed the innings without further addition to the scoreboard bowling Matt Jackson for 0 (4 balls) Netherfield 94 all out in 43.2 overs
Matthew Grindley took 4-36 from 17 overs, Tomas King 3-12 off 5, Ockert Erasmus 2-16 from 11.2.
Blackpool got off to a bad start losing Tomas King caught behind by Lewis Edge off Matt Jackson for 1 (10 balls), 2-1. Ciaran Johnson joined Sam Dutton but on 29 Dutton was caught by Ben Barrow off Bevan Small for 7 (18 balls), 29-2
Ockert Erasmus came in at no 4 and with Johnson added 30 runs when Johnson was caught behind by Lewis Edge off Joel Anthony Derham for 27 (57 balls), 59-3
Blackpool had victory in sight when Joshua Boyne was bowled by Matt Jackson for 12 (18 balls) 86-4. This was the last Netherfield success as Erasmus Ockert 33no (37 balls) and Craig Brown 7 no (10 balls) saw the visitors home on 95-4 in 24.5 overs
Matt Jackson had 2-15 from 5, Joel Anthony Deham 1-22 off 5.5 and Bevan Small 1-28 from 7
Penrith v Garstang
Garstang won the toss at Tynfield Park and invited Penrith to bat, The Penrith openers Henry Marshall and Samuel Hall batted carefully but on 18 Hall was bowled by Travis Pieters for 9 (27 balls), 18-1
Asher Hart joined Marshall but with the total on 36 both were out, Marshall bowled by Ian Walling for 20 (52 balls), 36-2, Hart was then caught by Michael Walling off Travis Pieters for 6 (20 balls) 36-3
Travis Pieters took his third wicket bowling Greg Hall for 2 (20 balls), 51-4, Twelve runs had been added when Greg Cameron was trapped lbw by Michael Walling for 24 (33 balls), 63-5
Penrith were in trouble and Walling struck again having Nicky Burns caught by Mark Walling for 1 (11 balls) 76-6, Owen Jones was next out stumped by Matthew Crowther off Rohan Parekh for 17 (20 balls) 84-7
The Penrith tail were fighting for every run and 35 run partnership between Nick Hodgson and Alister Craig was ended when Hodgson was stumped by Matthew Crowther off Travis Pieters for 10 (46 balls), 119-8
Wicket number nine fell when Rohan Parekh ran out Jamie O'Brien for 5 (9 balls), 132-9, The innings closed in the last over with Alister Craig run out by Michael Walling for 33 (59 balls), 135 all out in 49.5 overs
Travis Pieters took 4-45 from 15 overs, Michael Walling 2-21 off 10.5, Rohan Parekh 1-16 from 6 and Ian Walling 1-20 off 10
The Garstang reply got off to a slow start and they lost Tom Wells caught by Jonathon Osborne off Asher Hart for 7 (21 balls), 18-1
Greg Hall gave Penrith hope when he had Mark Walling caught behind by Alister Craig for 0 (19 balls), 22-2, Punit Bisht joined Michael Walling and they had a partnership of 36 when Jonathon Osborne bowled Walling for 16 (53 balls) 58-3
That was the last Penrith success as Punit Bisht 56no (79 balls) and Matthew Crowther 24no (66 balls) knocked off the runs in 38.2 overs to close on 138-3
St Annes v Barrow
Barrow won the toss at Vernon Road and made 166-7 in their 50 overs thanks to Dineth Thimodya Hewathanthre 72, Amar Ullah took 3-32 from 12, Mohamed Nadeem 2-50 off 17, Tom Higson 1-26 from 8 and Matthew Yeadon 1-34 off 7
In reply St Annes knocked off the runs in 44 overs finishing on 167-3 with Tim Smithies 88no and Amar Ullah 30no
SCORES
Chorley v Leyland
Leyland (15 pts) defeated Chorley (0 pts) by 8 wickets
Chorley 80 (Ross Bretherton 6-41, Karl Cross 4-29), Leyland 81-2 (Henry Thompson 46no)
Fulwood & Broughton v Kendal
Fulwood & Broughton (15 pts) defeated Kendal (3 pts) by 77 runs
Fulwood & Broughton 159 (Matthew Smith 51, Euan Fletcher 50, Kuldeep Singh 8-36), Kendal 82 (Simon Kerrigan 4-28)
Longridge v Fleetwood
Fleetwood (15 pts) defeated Longridge (0 pts) by 8 wickets
Longridge 107 (Alex Ryder 6-47), Fleetwood 113-2 (Rana Singh 50)
Netherfield v Blackpool
Blackpool (15 pts) defeated Netherfield (0 pts_ by 6 wickets
Netherfield 94 (Matthew Grindley 4-36), Blackpool 95-4
Penrith v Garstang
Garstang (15 pts) defeated Penrith (0 pts) by 7 wickets
Penrith 135 (Travis Pieters 4-45), Garstang 138-3 Punit Bisht 56no)
St Annes v Barrow
St Annes (15 pts) defeated Barrow (1 pt) by 7 wickets
Barrow 166-7 (Dineth Thimodya Hewathanthre 72), St Annes 167-3 (Tim Smithies 88no)
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
| Club |
P |
W15 |
D6 |
T |
D1 |
D0 |
L |
NR5 |
BP |
Pen |
Pts |
| Leyland |
16 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
186 |
| Garstang |
16 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
19 |
0 |
181 |
| Fleetwood |
16 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
23 |
0 |
168 |
| Fulwood & Broughton |
16 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
25 |
0 |
152 |
| Blackpool |
16 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
30 |
3 |
145 |
| Netherfield |
16 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
21 |
2 |
141 |
| Longridge |
16 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
27 |
0 |
139 |
| Chorley |
16 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
20 |
0 |
103 |
| Kendal |
16 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
85 |
| St Annes |
16 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
29 |
0 |
81 |
| Penrith |
16 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
22 |
0 |
79 |
| Barrow |
16 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
13 |
0 |
48 |
