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Match Day 27th June 2026

The Northern Cricket League Review

Division 1 Round 9 saw no changes to the top three, Leyland had a home win against Longridge and stay top Carlisle won at Settle and remain second, Netherfield won the Kendal derby at Kendal and are third

Blackpool's win at St Annes moves them to fourth and Garstang's defeat at Chorley drops them to fifth.

Division 2 Round 11 saw Fleetwood win the battle of the top two at Broadwater, Fleetwood remain top and Fulwood & Broughton second, Euxton lost at Preston but stay at third. Barrow had a close victory over Lytham to stay fourth.

Morecambe had a home win against Whalley, Carnforth won at Great Eccleston and Thornton Cleveleys defeated Penwortham.

DIVISION ONE

LEAGUE MATCHES: ROUND

Garstang v Chorley

Garstang won the toss at the Riverside Sports ground and elected to bat, they got off to an explosive start Tom Higson hitting 17 off the first over, They continued to make good progress then disaster Tom Higson was run out for 38 (24 balls)(9x4), 49-1. Joseph Pearson came in at three and was soon out caught by Maxwell Seedall off Thikshila De Silva for 9 (23 balls)(2x4), 71-2.

Nisanth Nithian was next in but lost Michael Walling caught behind by Harry Barclay off Thikshila De Silva for 31 (44 balls)(5x4), 89-3. Lahiru Madushanka joined Nithian and they made steady progress, Edwin Moulton broke the partnership having Lahiru Madushanka caught by Thilshila De Silva for 8 (27 balls), 113-4.

Theo Smith was the new batsman, Luca Doyle struck with two wickets in an over, Theo Smith was caught by Ed Catt for 2 (7 balls)(1x4), 116-7, Mark Walling was in next and took one off his first ball, Nisanth Nithian was facing and fell caught behind by Harry Barclay for 15 (39 balls)(1x4), 117-6.

Matthew Crowther replaced Nithian but shortly afterwards Mark Walling was caught by Will Moulton off Luca Doyle for 10 (32 balls), 133-7. Ian Walling came to the wicket and with Matthew Crowther put on 51 runs, Luca Doyle made the breakthrough Matthew Crowther caught by Ed Catt for 25 (61 balls)(3x4), 184-8.

The incoming batsman was Cory Cater but four runs later he was caught behind by Harry Barclay off Thikshila De Silva for 2 (4 balls), 188-9.

Ernie Collinson was in at eleven and saw Luca Doyle claim his fifth wicket bowling Ian Walling for 29 (35 balls)(1x4,2x6), as Garstang were bowled out for 184 in 48 overs with Ernie Collinson 0no (did not face a ball).

The Chorley bowling was Luca Doyle took 5-36 from 14.2 overs, Thikshila De Silva 3-66 off 14, Edwin Moulton 1-27 from 11, Ed Catt 0-19 off 4 and Toby Johnston 0-37 from 6.

Harry Barry Barclay and Miller Childs got the hosts off to a great start, Lahiru Madushanka made the breakthrough, Harry Barclay caught by Cory Cater for 25 (45 balls)(4x4), 60-1. Edwin Moulton was in at three and with Childs had doubled the score when both batsmen were out, Miller Childs was stumped by Matthew Crowther off Tom Higson for 56 (116 balls)(7x4,1x6), 123-2, Edwin Moulton fell in the next over lbw to Cory Cater for 26 (57 balls)(4x4), 123-3.

We now had two new batsmen Thikshila De Silva and Will Moulton, Cory Cater struck again bowling Will Moulton for 4 (10 balls), 129-4. Alfie Dobson joined De Silva and they saw the hosts to victory closing on 190-4 in 47.1 overs, Thikshaila De Silva 32no (27 balls)(3x4,1x6) and Alfie Dobson 29no (30 balls),(2x4.1x6).

The Garstang bowling was Cory Cater took 2-51 from 15 overs, Tom Higson 1-47 off 11, Lahiru Madushanka 1-51 from 9.1 and Ian Walling 0-37 off 12.

Kendal v Netherfield

Netherfield won the toss in the Kendal derby at Shap Road and decided to bat first, They lost Reece Irving bowled by Matt Jackson in the second over for 1 (5 balls), 2-1. Ben Barrow was the visitors number three and with Richard Everett moved the score along at a good rate, Lewis Richardson made the breakthrough having Ben Barrow caught by James Bowman for 44 (72 balls)(6x4,1x6), 89-2.

Abdu Dayyaan Galiem was the new batsman and thirty runs had been added when Richard Everett was caught by Christopher Miller off Lewis Richardson for 41 (92 balls)(6x4), 109-3. John Huck joined Galiem and they were scoring over a run a ball, Matt Jackson broke the partnership having Abdu Dayyaan Galiem caught by Cole Abrahams for 61 (66 balls)(3x4,4x6), 198-4.

Bert Medhurst came to the wicket and with John Huck were scoring freely, it came to the last over bowled by Louis Backhouse, Bert Medhurst took one off the first ball, John Huck hit the next two balls for four but on the fourth was caught by Darren Nightingale for 91 (69 balls)(10x4, 3x6), 289-5. next ball new batsman Lee Hogg was run out for 0 (1 ball), 289-6. Bert Medhurst was facing and hit the last ball for four as Netherfield closed on 293-6 in their 50 overs with Bert Medhurst 35no (18 balls)(5x4,1x6) and Oli Wileman 0no (did not face a ball).

The Kendal bowling was Lewis Richardson took 2-41 from 7 overs, Matt Jackson 2-52 off 10, Louis Backhouse 1-69 from 9, Freddie Fallows 0-60 off 14 and Christopher Miller 0-66 from 10.

In reply the hosts got off to a good start, Ikram Ullah the first to go caught by Bert Medhurst off Abdu Dayyaan Galiem for 14 (23 balls)(2x4), 43-1, Finlay Richardson was the Kendal number three and with Darren Nightingale were moving along nicely, Samuel Medhurst was brought on to bowl and in his second over trapped Darren Nightingale lbw for 30 (29 balls)(1x4,3x6), 73-2.

Cole Abahams was in next but was quickly out bowled for 1 (8 balls), 82-3, Freddie Fallows came to the wicket but Abdu Dayyaan Galiem then claimed two wickets in three balls, Freddie Fallows was bowled for 2 (4 balls), 91-4. Bradley Earl was the new batsman but fell two balls later caught by Isaac Medhurst for 0 (2 balls), 91-5.

James Bowman joined Finlay Richardson and they set about rebuilding the innings, on the dreaded nelson Finlay Richardson fell caught by Ben Barrow off Isaac Medhurst for 52 (47 balls)(6x4,4x6), 111-6.

Lewis Richardson came to the wicket and with Bowman tried to get the innings back on course, they passed the 150 when James Bowman was caught by John Huck off Josh Wills for 22 (41 balls)(2x4,1x6), 153-7, Christopher Miller was next in but four runs later he was caught by Oli Wileman off Josh Wills for 1 (11balls), 129-8.

Louis Backhouse replaced Miller but he was soon became Abdu Dayyaan Galiem's fifth wicket caught by Samuel Medhurst for 4 (4 balls)(1x4), 166-9. Matt Jackson was in at eleven and saw Lewis Richardson fall caught by Ben Barrow off Abdu Dayyaan Galiem for 37 (45 ballst(5x4,1x6) to bring the innings to a close on 185 in 36.2 overs. Matt Jackson was 4no (7 balls)(1x4).

The Netherfield bowling figures were Abdu Dayyaan Galiem took 6-41 from 11.2 overs, Josh Will 2-32 off 7, Samuel Medhuurst 2-37 from 6, Oli Wileman 0-25 off 7 and Isaac Medhurst 0-43 from 5.

Leyland v Longridge

Leyland won the toss at the Stanning Memorial ground and invited the visitors to bat first, They lost Joshua Mullin early caught behind by Adam Sexton off Liam Hurt for 4 (17 balls)(1x4), 13-1. Number three was Matthew De Villiers and with Rhys Morgan were scoring at a run a ball, Sam Oldham brought the run spree to an end Rhys Morgan caught by Liam Hurt for 69 (79 balls)(11x4,1x6), 138-2.

James Whitehead joined De Villiers but was quickly out caught behind by Adam Sexton off Liam Hurt for 3 (14 balls), 160-3. Luke Platt was the new batsman but found runs hard to come by, he was out caught by Will Smith off Liam Hurt for 4 (24 balls), 168-4.

Matthew De Villiers was dominating the batting but soon lost his next partner Alex Mason bowled by Liam Hurt for 0 (5 balls), 180-5. new man Kieran McClintock did not fare any better caught and bowled by Andrew Jacques for 1 (7 balls), 182-6.

Louie Trayers replaced McClintock, Matthew De Villiers reached his century, De Villiers and Trayers had a 88 run stand as we came to the last two overs, Liam Hurt claimed his fifth wicket when he bowled Louie Trayers for 18 (32 balls), 262-7, three balls later Liam Hurt took the wicket of Joe Lyth lbw for 1 (2 balls), 264-8.

Jake Durnell came to the wicket for the last over, Matthew De Villiers was facing and hit the first ball for four to bring up his 150, he fell off the next ball caught behind by Adam Sexton off Will Smith for 152 (118 balls)(20x4,3x6),, 268-9.

Jonathan Millward was number eleven, he took a run off the third ball and Jake Durnell was stumped off the fourth ball by Adam Sexton for 0 (1 ball) as Longridge were bowled out for 269 in 49.4 overs with Jonathan Millward 1no (1 ball).

The Leyland bowling was Liam Hurt took 6-82 from 15 overs, Will Smith 2-23 off 3.4, Sam Oldham 1-50 from 15, Andrew Jacques 1-66 off 10, Karl Cross 0-15 from 2 and Taj Ballantyne 0-28 off 4.

The hosts's opening pair Zak Willox and Karl Cross set off scoring over five an over, Karl Cross was the first man out caught by Matthew De Villiers off Kieran McClintock for 14 (16 balls)(1x4,1x6), 34-1. Lloyd Tennant came in at three and with Zak Willox took on the chase taking the score past the two hundred, Kieran McClintock broke the partnership bowling Lloyd Tennant for 92 (95 balls)(8x4,4x6), 211-2.

Sam Oldham joined Willox and had victory insight when Zak Willox reached his century but shortly afterwards was caught by Matthew De Villiers off Joe Lyth for 104 (124 balls)(12x4,2x6), 242-3. Andrew Makinson was next in and he lost his partner Sam Oldham caught by Joshua Mullin off Jake Durnell for 19 (26 balls)(2x6), 258-4.

Taj Ballantyne was next in and with Makinson saw the hosts home on 270-4 in 46.4 overs with Andrew Makinson 14no (18 balls)(1x4,1x6) and Taj Ballantyne 4no (5 balls)(1x4).

The Longridge bowling was Kieran McClintock took 2-39 from 8 overs, Joe Lyth 1-37 off 7, Jake Durnell 1-40 from 9.4, Jonathan Millward 0-34 off 4, Matthew De Villiers 0-40 from 8 and Alex Mason 0-70 off 10.

Settle v Carlisle

Settle won the toss at the Marshfield ground and chose to bat first, They got off to a good start but lost Will Davidson bowled by Michael Slack for 26 (20 balls)(4x4), 32-1. Noah Smith was the host's number three but was soon out lbw to Nico Watt for 0 (13 balls), 41-2.

Things did not improve for the home side as next man in Gautam Waghela was bowled by Michael Slack for 6 (10 balls)(1x4), 49-3, Tom Davidson joined John Davidson but five runs later was caught behind by Craig Manchester off Michael Slack for 2 (19 balls), 54-4

Sunny Singh came to the wicket but in the next over John Davidson was out lbw to Ben Purdham for 5 (54 balls), 56-5. Harvey Green replaced Davidson and with Singh looked to building a partnership until he was bowled by Brodie Glendinning for 18 (26 balls)(3x4), 89-6.

Harry Snowden came to the wicket and with Sunny Singh took the score past the hundred only for Harry Snowden to fall bowled by Brodie Glendinning for 5 (18 balls), 104-7. Benjamin Hulse was the next man in, Nico Watt struck with two wickets in three balls, Sunny Singh was out caught for 24 (54 balls)(1x4), 115-8, incoming batsman James Galley was stumped by Craig Manchester two balls later for 0 (2 balls), 116-9

John Hughes was the Settle number eleven and with Benjamin Hulse dug in and kept the score moving until Michael Slack bowled Benjamin Hulse for 16 (34 balls)(2x4) as Settle were bowled out for 141 in 44,1 overs, john Hughes was 13no (16 balls)(3x4).

The Carlisle bowling was Michael Slack took 4-25 form 9.1 overs, Nico Watt 3-36 off 15, Brodie Glendinning 2-27 from 7, Ben Purdham 1-37 off 10 and Calum Rowe 0-7 from 3.

The visitors got off to a poor start losing Logan Edgar for 0 (1 ball), 0-1, Calum Rowe was the visitors number three and with Zephania Arinaitwe took the score past 50, Sunny Singh struck having Zephania Arinaintwe caught by Benjamin Hulse for 29 (22 balls)(5x4), 54-2.

Michael Slack joined Rowe and they moved the score along until Calum Rowe was caught by Harry Snowden off Gautam Waghela for 29 (56 balls), 70-3. Matthew Brown was next in and with Michael Slack saw the visitors home on 146-3 in 30.5 overs, Michael Slack was 48no (64 balls)(4x6) and Matthew Brown 26no (39 balls)(3x4,16).

For Settle Gautam Waghela took 2-40 from 10 overs, Sunny Singh 1-23 off 8, James Galley 0-4 from 2, Will Davidson 0-5 off 1, JohnHughes 0-9 from 2, John Davidson 0-18 off 0.5 and Harry Snowden 0-42 from 7.

St Annes v Blackpool

St Annes won the toss at Vernon Road and decided to bat first, Ashton Charles went early caught by Andrew Needham off Khalil Patel for 0 (7 balls), 6-1, Nathan Armstrong was in at three and with Zain Abbas were keeping the scoreboard ticking over, Khalil Patel made the breakthrough having Nathan Armstrong caught by Geeth Kumara for 16 (23 balls)(1x4,1x6), 52-2.

Jack Trohear joined Zain Abbas and they had put on 50 runs when Geeth Kumara was brought on to bowl and with his first ball had Zain Abbas caught behind by Ben Howarth for 69 (67 balls)(11x4,2x6), 102-3. Adam Patel was net in but soon became wicket number two for Geeth Kumara caught and bowled for 5 (17 balls), 117-4.

Harry Birkman replaced Patel but again Kumara struck bowling him for 7 (12 balls)(1x4), 127-5, James Bradley was next in but six runs later lost Jack Trohear lbw to Geeth Kumara for 19 (68 balls)(2x4), 133-6.

Alex Urquhart came to the wicket and played positively but lost James Bradley caught behind by Ben Howarth off Joshua Boyne for 9 (29 balls), 163-7. Ryan Birkman was the next batsman in but four runs later Alex Urquhart became wicker number five for Geeth Kumara bowled for 27 (33 balls)(4x4), 167-8.

Ethan Hill came to the wicket and with Birkman kept the scoreboard moving, Joshua Boyne cleaned up the tail, Ryan Birkman was trapped lbw for 12 (23 balls)(1x4,1x6), 189-8, Ethan Hill who had been scoring at a run a ball was caught and bowled for 15 (15 balls)(1x6) as St Annes were bowled out for 196 in 49.4 overs with Callum Birkman 2no (4 balls).

The Blackpool bowling was Geeth Kumara took 5-45 from 15 overs, Joshua Boyne 3-40 off 12.4, Khalil Patel 2-37 from 2, Steven Mercer 0-13 off 5, Matthew Grindley 0-27 from 5 and Alex Ryder 0-29 off 5.

The visitors reply got off to a good start then both openers were out, Kasim Munir wa the first to go caught by Ashton Charles off Callum Birkman for 23 (27 balls)(5x4), 51-1, Andrew Needham was in at three but in Callum Birkman's next over saw Ben Howarth caught by Ashton Charles for 25 (24 balls)(4x4,1x6), 54-2.

Geeth Kumara joined Needham but was the next man out caught by Zain Abbas off Adam Patel for 13 (22 balls)(2x4), 74-3. Joshua Boyne was the new batsman and with Andrew Needham saw Blackpool home on 197-3 in 44.1 overs, Andrew Needham was 75no (111 balls)(10x4,1x6) and Joshua Boyne 61no (75 balls)(7x4,2x6).

The St Annes bowling was Callum Birkman took 2-26 from 6 overs, Adam Patel 1-81 off 15, Ashton Charles 0-1 from 0.1, Zain Abbas 0-29 off 14, Ryan Birkman 0-32 from 4 and Alex Urquhart 0-36 off 5.


DIVISION ONE SCORES

Garstang v Chorley

Chorley 12 pts defeated Garstang 2 pts by 6 wickets

Garstang 184 (Luca Doyle 5-36), Chorey 190-4 (Miller Childs 56)

Kendal v Netherfield

Netherfield 12 pts defeated Kendal 1 pt by 108 runs

Netherfield 293-6 (John Huck 91, Abdu Dayyan Galiem 61, Ben Barrow 44), Kendal 185 (Finlay Richardson 52, Abdu Dayyaan Galiem 6-41)

Leyland v Longridge

Leyland 12 pts defeated Longridge 3 pts by 6 wickets

Longridge 269 (Matthew De Villiers 152, Rhys Morgan 69, Liam Hurt 6-82), Leyland 270-4 (Zak Willox 104, Lloyd Tennant 92)

Settle v Carlisle

Carlisle 12 pts defeated Settle 0 pts by 7 wickets

Settle 141 (Michael Slack 4-25), Carlisle 146-3 (Michael Slack 48no)

St Annes v Blackpool

Blackpool 12 pts defeated St Annes 2 pts by 7 wickets

St Annes 196 (Zain Abbas 69, Geeth Kumara 5-45), Blackpool 197-3 (Andrew Needham 75no)


Division One Table

Club P W L T NR Bat BowlP Pen NNR Pts
Leyland 9 6 3 0 0 6 22 0 0.34 82
Carlisle 9 6 3 0 0 5 18 0 0.71 77
Netherfield 9 5 3 0 1 7 23 0 1.13 77
Blackpool 9 5 2 0 2 2 17 0 0.65 70
Garstang 9 4 4 0 1 7 18 0 0.75 64
Longridge 9 4 3 0 2 6 15 0 0.17 63
Kendal 9 4 4 0 1 1 17 0 -0.42 57
Chorley 9 4 4 0 1 1 16 0 -0.88 56
St Annes 9 2 6 0 1 8 12 0 -0.56 41
Settle 9 0 8 0 1 6 10 0 -1-87 18


DIVISION TWO

LEAGUE MATCHES: ROUND 4

Barrow v Lytham

Barrow won the toss at the Ernest Pass Memorial ground and elected to bat first, they got off to a bad start losing Luke Callow bowled by Tom Hessey for 0 (4 balls), 4-1. Oliver Whalley came in at three but did not last long caught behind by Myles Child off Antony Mulligan for 3 (6 balls), 26-2.

Hardus Coetzer was next in and with Drew Postlethwaite kept the score moving along, the introduction of Sahaan Sahaan into the attack resulted in Drew Postlethwaite being caught behind by Myles Child for 46 (58 balls)(7x4), 77-3, Sam Dutton joined Coetzer and they continued to make good progress, Sahaan Sahaan struck again having Sam Dutton caught by Antony Mulligan for 31 (33 balls)(3x4,1x6), 136-4.

Jack Singleton was the new batsman and gave Coetzer support, they took the score to 200 when Jack Singleton became wicket number three for Sahaan Sahaan caught by Ben Saunders for 13 (47 balls)(1x4), 200-5, Declan Tyson replaced Singleton, Hardus Coetzer reached his century and in the next over Sabbir Patel bowled Declan Tyson for 1 (6 balls), 217-6.

Sam Henderson came to the wicket but lost Hardus Coetzer caught by Ryan Norris off Sahaan Sahaan for 123 (130 balls)(11x4,4x6), 242-7, Daryl Wearing was next in with seven balls to go, Sabbir Patel bowled the last over, first ball he bowled Daryl Wearing for 1 (2 balls), 243-8, Simon Chadd came to the wicket but on the fourth ball Sam Henderson was bowled for 3 (13 balls), 245-9, Liam Walker came in at eleven and took a run off the fifth ball, Simon Chadd was stumped by Myles Child off the last ball for 0 (1 ball) as Barrow were bowled out for 246 in their 50overs with Liam Walker 1no (1 ball).

The Lytham bowling was Sabbir Patel took 4-62 from 13 overs, Sahaan Sahaan 4-72 off 15, Tom Hessey 1-24 from 5, Antony Mulligan 1-29 off 4, James Livesey 0-14 from 6 and Ben Saunders 0-35 off 7.

The visitors got off to a good start with an opening partnership of 46, Edward Fiddler was the first man out bowled by Sam Henderson for 27 (45 balls)(4x4), 46-1, Archie Banks-Smith was the Lytham number three and with Myles Child had put on 90 runs when Simon Chadd was brought on to bowl, in his first over Archie Banks-Smith was caught behind by Drew Postlethwaite for 46 (58 balls)(5x4), 136-2.

Sahaan Sahaan was the new batsman but he lost his partner Myles Child stumped by Drew Postlethwaite off Simon Chadd for 52 (99 balls)(4x4,1x6), 148-3. Alex Higham was in next but three runs later fell lbw to Declan Tyson for 3 (7 balls), 151-4.

Ben Saunders joined Sahaan Sahaan and they took the score past the two hundred, Hardus Coetzer made the breakthrough having Ben Saunders caught by Luke Callow for 28 (29 balls)(4x4), 207-5. Ryan Norris came to the wicket but was quickly out bowled by Hardus Coetzer for 5 (7 balls)(1x4), 221-6.

Tom Hessey replaced Norris but then disaster for the visitors Sahaan Sahaan was run out by Hardus Coetzer for 56 (39 balls)(3x4,4x6), 232-7. Antony Mulligan was the incoming batsman with 15 runs required from 15 balls, but two runs later he was run out by Oliver Whalley for 1 (3 balls), 234-8.

Sabbir Patel was the next batsman in and it came to the last over with seven runs required from the Simon Chadd over, only two runs were scored off the first four balls, Sabbir Patel was caught by Hardus Coetzer for 5 (8 balls), 242-9, Joe Liversey came in at eleven for the final ball and was run out Drew Postlethwaite for 0 (1 ball) as Lytham were bowled out for 242 in their 50 overs five runs short of victory with Tom Hessey 4no (5 balls).

The Barrow bowling was Hardus Coetzer took 2-46 from 9 overs, Simon Chadd 3-51 off 9, Sam Henderson 1-32 from 6, Declan Tyson 1-58 of 10, Daryl Wearing 0-21 from 11 and Liam Walker 0-27 off 5.

Fleetwood v Fulwood & Broughton

The battle of the top two took place at Broadwater with Fulwood & Broughton winning the toss and choosing to bat first, Ewen Mansford and Matt Smith got them off to a good start, Matt Smith was out first caught by Charlie Clark off Hassan Mughal for 19 (31 balls)(2x4), 37-1. Number three was Ben Rosbottom and with Mansford steadily moved the score along, Ewen Mansford was the next man out bowled by Sherzai Wali for 33 (76 balls)(3x4), 84-2.

Charlie Rossiter was next in and with Rosbottom had nearly doubled the score when Matthew Siddall bowled Charlie Rossiter for 50 (58 balls)(5x4,1x6), 162-3, Clayton Stone joined Rosbottom but he was soon out caught behind by Harry McAleer off Hassan Mughal for 2 (9 balls), 171-4.

Simon Kerrigan was the new batsman and they took the score to 200, Jermey Davies had Simon Kerrigan caught by Hassan Mughal for 8 (8 balls)(1x4), 200-5, the new batsman was James McWilliam who came to the wicket with nine balls to go, Hassan Mughal bowled the last over, five runs came off the first two balls, James McWilliam was caught and bowled off the third for 4 (6 balls)(1x4), 206-6, Ben Parkinson joined Rosbottom, a wide was bowled next then a run to leave Ben Rosbottom facing, he was caught behind by Harry McAleer for 72 (111 balls)(4x4,1x6), 208-7, Lewis Wellings came to the wicket and was run out off the last ball for 1 by Charlie Clark as Fulwood & Broughton closed on 209-8 in their 50 overs, Lewis Wellings was 1no (1 ball).

The Fleetwood bowling was Hassan Mughal took 4-48 from 10 overs, Jeremy Davies 1-33 off 5, Matthew Siddall 1-46 from 15, Sherzai Wali 1-49 off 11 and Declan Clerkin 0-27 from 4.

The Fleetwood reply got off to a terrible start losing two wickets in the first over, Chris Brookes did the damage , Dean Bell was trapped lbw for 0 (3 balls), 0-1, The Fleetwood number three was Muhammed Hurraira he also was out lbw for 0 (2 balls), 0-2.

Jermey Davies joined Declan Clerkin, things got worse for the home side Declan Clerkin falling caught by Ben Parkinson off Lewis Wellings for 0 (7 balls), 4-3. Harry McAleer was next in and with Davies set about rebuilding the innings, they were beginning to look settled, Simon Kerrigan was introduced into the attack and took wickets in his second and third overs, He trapped Jeremy Davies lbw fro 41 (59 balls)(7x4), 80-4, incoming batsman Tomas King was his next wicket lbw for 0 (2 balls), 88-5.

Charlie Clark was the new batsman and with McAleer kept the scoreboard ticking over, Ewen Mansford broke the partnership having Charlie Clark caught behind by James McWilliam for 31 (54 balls)(4x4), 143-6, Nathan Bend was the next man in but five runs later was stumped by James McWilliam off Ewen Mansford for 1 (7 balls), 148-7.

Hassan Mughal replaced Bend and gave support for McAleer, Disaster struck for the hosts with Harry McAleer out caught and bowled by Ewen Mansford for 73 (115 balls)(7x4,1x6), 173-8. Sherzai Wali came to the wicket with 37 runs required but with Hassan Mughal they saw the hosts home on 210-8 in 48.1 overs with Hassan Mughal 28no (27 balls)(4x4) and Sherzai Wali 15no (13 balls)(3x4).

The Fulwood & Broughton bowling figures were Ewen Mansford took 3-36 from 7.1 overs, Chris Brookes 2-30 off 9, Simon Kerrigan 2-44 from 15, Lewis Wellings 1-32 off 5 and Jon Fenton 0-66 from 12.

This victory extends Fleetwood's lead at the top.

Great Eccleston v Carnforth

Great Eccleston won the toss at Hall Lane and invited the visitors to bat first, Ryan Nelson and Joel Frith started well, Alexander Rhodes broke the partnership having Joel Frith caught by Mohammed Fazil for 22 (17 balls)(4x4,1x6), 33-1, Jaco Beneke came in at three and with Nelson were scoring at a good rate, Kieran Grimshaw came on to bowl and in his second over had Ryan Nelson caught behind by Emran Patel for 30 (39 balls)(5x4), 78-2.

James Park Johnson was next in but was soon out lbw to Mohamed Nadeem for 0 (3 balls), 85-3. Freddie Whatmuff replaced Park Johnson continued the good score rate, Kieran Grimshaw struck again having Freddie Whatmuff caught by Will Turnbull for 28 (36 balls)(2x4,2x6), 149-4. Tom Parkinson was the new batsman and with Beneke took the score past the two hundred, Jaco Beneke fell caught by Will Smith off Will Turnbull for 95 (76 balls)(11x4,5x6), 205-5.

Bradley Hoyle came to the wicket and with Parkinson were scoring well until Will Turnbull bowled Tom Parkinson for 48 (62 balls)(6x4,1x6), 244-6. Dylan Conroy was Bradley Hoyle's new partner but with the score on 288 Bradley Hoyle was caught by Will Turnbull off Alexander Rhodes for 22 (39 balls)(3x4,2x6), 288-7.

Lewis Spurr was the incoming batsman and with Dylan Conroy saw Carnforth close on 300-7 in their 50 overs, Dylan Conroy was 31no (14 balls)(1x4) and Lewis Spurr 3no (9 balls).

The Great Eccleston bowling was Will Turnbull took 2-41 from 7 overs, Kieran Grimshaw 2-73 off 15, Alexander Rhodes 2-78 from 13, Mohamed Nadeem 1-44 off 6, Will Smith 0-28 from 3 and Jim Proctor 0-29 off 5.

The hosts reply started well but then lost two quick wickets, Matthew Lawrenson was first out caught by Joel Frith off James Parkinson for 13 (22 balls)(3x4), 36-1, Will Thistlethwaite was in at three but was quickly out bowled by Dylan Conroy for 1 (6 balls), 38-2.

Kieran Grimshaw was in next but soon became James Parkinson's second wicket caught by Jaco Beneke for 8 (8 balls)(1x6), 51-3. Mohammed Fazil was the new batsman and with Will Smith took the score past the two hundred, Jaco Beneke made the breakthrough having Mohammed Fazil caught by James Park Johnson for 85 (104 balls)(9x4,1x6), 211-4.

Mohamed Nadeem joined Smith but them disaster for the hosts Will Smith was run out by Jaco Beneke for 75 (113 balls)(11x4), 222-5. Alexander Rhodes replaced Smith but with only six runs added Mohamed Nadeem was caught by James Park Johnson off Dylan Conroy for 14 (7 balls)(3x4), 228-6.

Joe McMillan was the incoming batsman, Jaco Beneke took the game completely away form the hosts with three wickets in four balls, He bowled Alexander Rhodes for 8 (5 balls)(1x6), 238-7, next ball new man in Will Turnbull was bowled for 0 (1 ball), 238-8, Emran Patel came to the wicket but after only two balls was bowled for 0 (2 balls), 238-9.

Jim Proctor was in at eleven, in the next over Joe McMillan showed some defiance hitting Dylan Conroy's second ball for six his third for four but was out on the fourth caught by Freddie Whatmuff for 13 (8 balls)(1x4,1x6) as Great Eccleston were bowled out for 247 in 45.4 overs with Jim Proctor 0no (1 ball).

For Carnforth Jaco Beneke took 4-55 from 11 overs, Dylan Conroy 3-58 off 11.4, James Parkinson 2-16 from 7, Tom Parkinson 0-22 off 5, Alfie Hill 0-28 from 3 and James Park Johnson 0-59 off 8.

Morecambe v Whalley

Whalley won the toss at Woodhill Lane and decided to bat first, They lost an early wicket Monty Cort bowled by Lloyd (Adam) Smith for 3 (28 balls), 17-1. Richard Palmer was the visitors number three but lost his partner Frankie Jackson lbw to Lloyd (Adam) Smith for 22 (27 balls)(3x4), 30-2.

Amar Ullah was next in but he soon became wicket number three for Lloyd (Adam) Smith bowled for 8 (5 balls)(2x4), 39-3, Hamish Mullavey-Clark was the new batsman but Lloyd (Adam) Smith struck again Richard Palmer lbw for 7 (19 balls)(1x4), 48-4.

Daniel Ainsworth joined Mullavey-Clark but before they could make any meaningful progress Danial Ainsworth was bowled by Regan Jackson for 0 (23 balls), 64-5. Thomas Cameron came to the wicket but fell caught and bowled by Siddarth Ahhuja for 8 (20 balls)(1x4), 86-6.

Ethan Jackson replaced Cameron but he soon became wicket number two for Siddarth Ahhuja bowled for 1 (3 balls), 96-7. Disaster for the visitors with only three runs add two wickets fell on the same score, Hamish Mullavey-Clark was next out bowled by Siddarth Ahhuja for 30 (56 balls)(5x4), 99-8.

Toby Birtwistle was the next man in but he was out in the next over caught behind by Benjy Orr off Michael Bland for 2 (9 balls), 99-9. Joshua Dentith came in at eleven and four runs later was caught by Stefan Dixon off Michael Bland for 4 (9 balls)(1x4) as Whalley were bowled out for 103 in 34.5 overs with Ewan McDonald 0no (10 balls).

The Morecambe bowling was Lloyd (Adam) Smith took4-32 from 9 overs, Siddarth Ahhuja 3-14 off 10, Michael Bland 2-13 from 3.5, Regan Jackson 1-19 off 5 and Stefan Dixon 0-20 from 7.

The hosts got off to a bad start losing Lewis Smith off the second ball of the innings caught by Joshua Dentith off Amar Ullah for 0 (2 balls), 0-1. Andrew Creech came in at three and with Luke Pearson looked to make progress, Joshua Dentith bowled Andrew Creech for 10 (25 balls)(1x4), 29-2.

Siddarth Ahhuja was next in but was soon out lbw to Amar Ullah for 11 (13 balls)(1x4,1x6), 45-3. Joseph Bradshaw was the new batsman but he lost Luke Pearson caught by Ewan McDonald off Joshua Dentith for 23 (45 balls)(1x4), 53-4.

Beny Orr joined Bradshaw and they were in sight of victory when Benjy Orr was caught by Frankie Jackson off Amar Ullah for 21 (32 balls)(2x4), 96-5. Gareth Pedder came to the wicket but with the scores level Joseph Bradshaw was caught by Daniel Ainsworth off Amar Ullah for 27 (45 balls)(1x4,1x6), 103-6.

Stefan Dixon walked to the wicket and off the third ball hit the winning run as Morecambe closed on 104-6 in 28.4 overs with Gareth Pedder 6no (7 balls)(1x4) and Stefan Dixon 1no (3 balls).

Whalley only used two bowlers, Amar Ullah took 4-50 from 14.4 overs and Joshua Dentith 2-52 off 14.

Penwortham v Thornton Cleveleys

Penwortham won the toss at Middleforth Green and put the visitors into bat, Josh Borrell and Joshua Sackfield gave them a great start, Connor Brown broke the partnership having Josh Borrell caught by Matt Halliday for 24 (66 balls)(3x4), 73-1, Sam Curwen was the number three but was soon out caught by Connor Brown off Nathan Walmsley for 6 (20 balls)(1x4), 88-2.

Jacob Sackfield was next in and with Joshua Sackfield took the score past the hundred, they were both out on the same score, Joshua Sackfield was the first to go lbw to Nathan Walmsley for 58 (92 balls)(7x4,1x6), 115-3, Jacob Sackfield followed in the next over caught behind by Robbie Sumner off Rory Ryding for 15 (26 balls)(3x4), 115-4.

We now had two new batsmen Liam Munton and Christopher Hedges, they kept the scoreboard ticking over, Liam Munton was scoring at a run ball when he was out lbw to Connor Brown for 25 (25 balls)(2x4,2x6), 153-5. Joshua Rolinson joined Hedges and they were looking for runs, Christopher Hedges was next out stumped by Robbie Sumner off Connor Brown for 29 (41 balls)(4x4), 191-6.

Daniel Howard replaced Hedges but two runs later Joshua Rolinson was caught by Rory Ryding off Connor Brown for 14 (18 balls)(1x4), 193-7. Jake Apperley came to the wicket and with Daniel Howard saw Thornton Cleveleys close on 209-7 in their 50 overs, Jake Apperley was 16no (7 balls)(1x4,2x6) and Daniel Howard 1no (7 balls).

The Penwortham bowling was Connor Brown took 4-61 from 15 overs, Nathan Walmsley 2-63 off 15, Rory Ryding 1-18 from 4, Charlie Parker 0-11 off 2, Matthew Finnerty 0-22 from 5 and Isaac Roberts 0-24 off 9.

Robbie Sumner and Jonathon Hothersall gave the hosts a good foundation for the chase, Joshua Sackfield made the breakthrough with Jonathon Hothersall caught by Daniel Howard for 40 (37 balls)(9x4), 70-1. Coming in at number three was Matt Halliday but he was soon out bowled by Anthony Ellison for 6 (12 balls)(1x4), 81-2.

The new batsman was Connor Brown but Anthony Ellison struck again , Robbie Sumner caught and bowled for 39 (82 balls)(6x4), 99-3. Kane Donaghy joined Brown and they steadily moved the score along. Daniel Howard was brought into the attack and he soon claimed the wicket of Kane Donaghy stumped by Sam Curwen for 10 (38 balls)(1x4), 140-4.

Next in was Rayyan Tailor who looked to be settling in when he was caught by Liam Mumton off Daniel Howard for 15 (23 balls)(3x4), 161-5. Charlie Parker came to the wicket with 49 runs required from 9.1 overs, Disaster struck for the visitors with the loss of Connor Brown caught by Ethen Elphick off Joshua Rolinson for 42 (62 balls)(6x4), 175-6.

Nathan Walmsley replaced Brown and hit a six but was then out caught by J Sackfield off Daniel Howard for 8 (7 balls)(1x6), 184-7, Rory Ryding was the next man in 26 required off 32 balls, Eight runs had been added when Charlie Parker was caught by Christopher Hedges off Joshua Rolinson for 11 (13 balls)(1x4), 192-8,

Matthew Finnerty came to the wicket but two runs later Rory Ryding was caught by J Sackfield off Daniel Howard for 2 (14 balls), 196-9. Number eleven was Isaac Roberts and with Finnerty saw Penwortham close on 202-9 in their 50 overs eight runs short of victory, Matthew Finnerty was 4no (7 balls) and Isaac Roberts 1no (4 balls).

The Thornton Cleveleys bowling was Daniel Howard took 4-34 from 10 overs, Joshua Rolinson 2-41 off 9, Anthony Ellison 2-53 from 10, Joshua Sackfield 1-34 off 15 and Jale Apperley 0-35 from 6.

Preston v Euxton

Preston won the toss at West Cliff and took the first knock, They had a steady start but then lost two quick wickets, Nishan Peiris struck taking two wickets in three balls, he bowled Sajid Patel for 8 (15 balls)(1x4), 30-1, Imran Mehmood was in at three, his first ball was a wide and then he fell lbw off the next ball for 0, 31-2.

Ahmed Saeed Bariwala joined Suhel Patel but with the score on 46 two wickets fell. Ahmed Saeed Bariwala was caught by Josh Tolley off Josh Boyden for 7 (11 balls)(1x6), 46-3, in the next over Suhel Patel was caught and bowled by Nishan Pieris for 18 (33 balls)(3x4), 46-4.

We now had two new batsmen Suhel Jr and Sajid Nalbandh, Josh Boyden struck again having Sajid Nalbandh caught by James Bone for 3 (16 balls), 54-5, Saf Patel came to the wicket but disaster for the home side he was run out by Jack Morgan for 2 (6 balls), 65-6.

Arbaz Khan was the incoming batsman but with only ten runs added two wickets fell, Arbaz Khan was out lbw to Nishan Peiris for 6 (6 balls)(1x4), 75-7. in the next over Suhel Patel Jr was out caught behind by Jack Morgan off Josh Boyden for 15 (23 balls)(2x4), 75-8.

Once again we had two new batsmen, Talha Patel and ShaidHusain Haji and they were moving the score along nicely until Talha Patel was run out by Ben Houghton for 12 (28 balls)(1x4), 106-9. Ismail Patel was in at eleven and was the last man out bowled by Josh Boyden for 6 (13 balls)(1x4) as Preston were bowled out for 119 in 30 overs with ShaidHusain Haji 26no (28 balls)(1x4).

Euxton only used three bowlers, Josh Boyden took 4-51 from 15 overs, Nishan Peiris 4-56 off 13 and Joseph Barker 0-11 from 2.

The visitors got off to a terrible start losing four early wickets, Josh Tolley was caught behind by Suhel Patel Jr off Arbaz Khan for 1 (8 balls), 2-1, James Bome came in at three but quickly lost Max Harper caught by Imran Mehmood off Arbaz Khan for 1 (12 balls), 8-2.

Ben Houghton joined Bone but lasted only three balls lbw to Imran Mehmood for 0, 10-3, Josh Boyden was in next but fell lbw to Arbaz Khan for 0 (2 balls), 13-4.

Nishan Peiris was the new batsman and with Bone set about rebuilding the innings, on reaching 10 (24 balls)(2x4) he was caught by Ahmed Saeed Bariwala off Imran Mehmood, 32-5, Jack Shovelton came to the wicket but five runs later was caught by Sajid Patel off Arbaz Khan for 2 (4 balls), 37-6.

James Bone had a new partner in Jack Morgan and they looked to be turning the innings around when disaster struck losing two wickets in three balls, James Bone was run out by Saf Patel for 24 (84 balls)(1x4), 62-7, two balls later incoming batsman Josh Marsden was out lbw off Ismail Patel for 0 (2 balls), 62-8.

Jack Morgan and Alfie Delve were the two new batsmen but with only six runs added Alfie Delve was caught by Tahla Patel off ShaidHusain Haji for 4 (15 balls), 68-9. Joseph Barker was the Euxton number eleven but two runs later Jack Morgan was caught by Arbaz Khan off Ismail Patel for 12 (53 balls)(1x4) as Euxton were bowled out for 70 in 34.4 overs with Joseph Barker 0no (1 ball).

All the Preston bowlers took a wicket, Arbaz Khan took 4-38 from 13 overs, Ismail Patel 2-7 off 5.4, Imran Mehmood 2-12 from 12 and ShaidHusain Haji 1-6 off 4.


DIVISION TWO SCORES

Barrow v Lytham

Barrow 12 pts defeated Lytham 6 pts by 4 runs

Barrow 246 (Hardus Coetzer 123, Drew Postlethwaite 46, Sabbir Patel 4-62, Sahaan Sahaan 4-72), Lyhtam 242 (Sahaan Sahaan 56, Myles Child 52, Archie Banks-Smith 46).

Fleetwood v Fulwood & Broughton

Fleetwood 11pts defeated Fulwood & Broughton 5 pts by 2 wickets

Fulwood & Broughton 209-8 (Ben Rosbottom 72, Charlie Rossiter 50, Hassan Mughal 4-48), Fleetwood 210-8 (Harry McAleer 73, Jeremy Davies 41)

Great Eccleston v Carnforth

Carnforth 12 pts defeated Great Eccleston 3 pts by 63 runs

Carnforth 310-9 (Jaco Beneke 95, Tom Parkinson 48), Great Eccleston 247 (Mohammed Fazil 85, Will Smith 75, Jaco Beneke 4-55)

Morecambe v Whalley

Morecambe 12 pts defeated Whalley 1 pt by 4 wickets

Whalley 103 (Lloyd (Adam) Smith 4-32), Morecambe 104-6

Penworthan v Thornton Cleveleys

Thornton Cleveleys 11 pts defeated Penwortham 5 pts by 7 runs

Thornton Cleveleys 209-7 (Joshua Sackfield 58, Connor Brown 4-61), Penwortham 202-9 (Connor Brown 42, Jonathon Hothersall 40, Daniel Howard 4-34)

Preston v Euxton

Preston 12 pts defeated Euxton 3 pts by 49 runs

Preston 119 (Josh Boyden 4-51, Nishan Peiris 4-56), Euxton 70 (Arbaz Khan 4-38)


Division Two Table

Club P W L T NR Bat BowlP Pen NNR Pts
Fleetwood 11 10 0 0 1 0 28 0 0.95 121
Fulwood & Broughton 11 8 2 0 1 3 28 0 2.47 109
Euxton 11 8 2 0 1 3 28 0 1.11 106
Barrow 11 7 3 0 1 4 26 0 0.16 95
Morecambe 11 5 5 0 1 6 23 0 0.51 76
Lytham 11 4 6 0 1 11 26 0 0.08 75
Preston 11 5 5 0 1 5 23 5 0.04 71
Whalley 11 4 6 0 1 5 19 0 -0.94 62
Penwortham 11 3 7 0 1 11 19 0 -0.64 59
Thornton Cleveleys 11 3 7 0 1 8 16 0 -0.96 53
Carnforth 9 2 8 0 1 7 19 0 -1.32 46
Great Eccleston 11 1 9 0 1 10 11 0 -1.57 32


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