LEAGUE MATCHES: ROUND 4
Euxton v Whalley
Euxton won the toss at Balshaw Park and invited the visitors to bat first, Monty Cort and Aman Singh gave them a good start, Aman Singh was the first man out caught behind by Jack Morgan off Joseph Bowden for 10 (27 balls)(2x4), 31-1, Frankie Jackson came in at three but soon became wicket number two for Joseph Bowden caught by Josh Tolley for 8 (17 balls)(1x4), 47-2.
Levi Wolfenden was next in but he too did not last long out lbw to Nishan Peiris for 9 (7 balls)(2x4), 60-3. Hamish Mullavey-Clark replaced Wolfenden but then lost his partner Monty Cort caught by James Bone off Joseph Barker for 27 (65 balls)(3x4), 69-4.
Sam Jackson joined Mullavey-Clark and they began to look good making and good progress, Ben Houghton was brought into the attack and in his second over removed both batsmen, Hamish Mullavey-Clark went first caught by Jack Shovelton for 34 (71 balls)(5x4), 149-5, Daniel Ainsworth was the new batsman but off the last ball of the over Sam Jackson fell lbw for 46 (60 balls)(5x4,1x6), 150-6.
Ethan Jackson came to the wicket and was scoring at a run a ball until he was caught by Ben Houghton off Nishan Peiris for 11 (10 balls)(1x4), 165-7. The incoming batsman was Thomas Cameron and with Ainsworth continues to build the score, he was out in the last over bowled by Nishan Peiris for 14 (11 balls)(1x4), 199-8.
Joshua Dentith was next in and with Ainsworth saw Whalley close on 203-8 in their 50 overs, Daniel Ainsworth was 28no (33 balls)(3x4) and Joshua Dentith 1no (1 ball).
The Euxton bowling was Nishan Peiris took 3-45 from 15 overs, Joseph Bowden 2-27 off 8, Ben Houghton 2-33 from 5, Joseph Barker 1-25 off 6, Elliot Mackrael 0-10 from 2, James Bone 0-19 off 5 and Josh Boyden 0-39 from 9.
Josh Tolley and Jack Shovelton gave the hosts a good foundation with their opening stand of 57, Jack Shovelton was the man out caught by Aman Singh off Joshua Dentith for 22 (36 balls)(2x4,1x6), 57-1. The Euxton number three was Nishan Peiris and with Tolley took the score to 91 when both batsmen were out, Joshua Dentith broke the partnership Nishan Peiris caught by Sam Jackson for 16 (21 balls)(2x4), 91-2.
Ben Houghton was the new batsman but in the next over Josh Tolley was caught behind by Thomas Cameron off Levi Wolfenden for 46 (53 balls)(7x4,1x6), 91-3. James Bone joined Houghton and they were going well until Levi Wolfenden trapped Ben Houghton lbw for 37 (57 balls)(5 x4), 160-4.
Josh Boyden replaced Houghton and with Bone saw the hosts home closing on 206-4 in 46 overs, James Bone was 48no (88 balls)(6x4) and Josh Boyden 22no (24 balls)(3x4,1x6).
The Whalley bowling was Joshua Dentith took 2-46 from 15 overs, Levi Wolfenden 2-59 off 14, Sam Jackson 0-17 from 2, Ewan McDonald 0-35 off 7 and Monty Cort 0-40 from 8.
Fleetwood v Barrow
Fleetwood won the toss at Broadwater and elected to bat first, Jeremy Davies went cheaply caught by Declan Tyson off Hardus Coetzer for 10 (19 balls)(2x4), 24-1. That was the last success for the visitors until the 46th over, Muhammed Hurraira joined Andy Drake and they went on a run spree, Both Muhammed Hurraira and Andy Drake reached their centuries, Andy Drake was first out bowled by Sam Henderson for 102 (134 balls)(11x4,1x6), 256-2.
Harry McAleer was next in but in the next over Muhammed Hurraira was caught behind by Drew Postlethwaite off Harus Coetzer for 137 (127 balls)(184,4x6), 266-3. Declan Clerkin was the new batsman but was quickly out bowled by Hardus Coetzer for 9 (5 balls)(2x4), 283-4.
Charlie Clark came to the wicket, Sam Henderson bowled the last over and four wickets fell in five balls, Charlie Clark was caught by Dan Adams for 3 (3 balls), 288-5, Nathan Bend replaced Clark but off next ball Harry McAleer was run out by Hardus Coetzer for 5 (9 balls), 289-6
Hassan Mughal joined Bend and played a dot ball but was out off the next ball caught by Dan Adams for 0 (2 balls), 289-7. Spencer Evans was Bend's new partner but was caught behind by Drew Postlethwaite off the last ball for 0 (1 ball) as Fleetwood closed on 289-8 in their 50 overs with Nathan Bend 1no (1 ball).
The Barrow bowling was Sam Henderson took 4-53 from 10 overs, Hardus Coetzer 3-82 off 14, Daryl Wearing 0-17 from 10, Liam Walker 0-53 off 6 and Declan Tyson 0-70 from 10.
Drew Postlethwaite and Declan Tyson gave the visitors a great start scoring at seven an over, Matthew Siddall was brought on to bowl and in his first over Drew Postlthwaite was caught behind by Harry McAleer for 48 (46 balls)(8x4), 72-1. Hassan Abdullah was in at three but he became wicket number two for Matthew Siddall caught by Declan Clerkin for 4 (32 balls), 86-2.
Hardus Coetzer was next in but disaster for the visitors losing four wickets for four runs, Matthew Siddall claimed two wickets in two balls, Hardus Coetzer was lbw for 0 (3 balls), 93-3, incoming batsman Sam Dutton was bowled first ball for 0 (1 ball), 93-4.
Jack Singleton joined Tyson but in Matthew Siddall's next over Declan Tyson became wicket number five lbw for 32 (69 balls)(4x4), 95-5. Dan Adams replaced Tyson, Siddall struck again with two wickets in four balls, Dan Adams was caught by Nathan Bend for 0 (8 balls), new man in Daryl Wearing fell lbw 3 balls later for 0 (3 balls), 97-7.
Sam Henderson came out to bat but in the next over was caught by Matthew Siddall off Sherzai Wali for 0 (2 balls), 97-8. Jack Singleton had a new partner in Ben Carr and with Singleton taking the lead moved the score along, it was Matthew Siddall claiming his eighth wicket that broke the stand bowling Ben Carr for 2 (13 balls), 120-9.
Liam Walker was in at eleven and was the last man out lbw to Sherzai Wali for 8 (13 balls)(2x4) as Barrow were bowled out for 139 in 36.5 overs with Jack Singleton 33no (31 balls)(4x4).
The Fleetwood bowling was Matthew Siddall took 8-30 rom 13 overs, Sherzai Wali 2-22 off 6, Declan Clerkin 0-21 from 5, Jeremy Davies 0-31 off 9 and Hassan Mughal 0-35 from3.
Great Eccleston v Preston
Preston won the toss at Hall Lane and put the hosts into bat, They got off to a bad start losing Matt Moat lbw to Imran Mehmood for 0 (1 ball), 2-1. Number three was Tyler McGladdery and with Will Smith were going well when Tyler McGladdery was caught by Irfan Dudhara off Ismail Patel for 27 (48 balls)(4x4), 81-2.
Mohammed Fazil joined Smith and they kept the scoreboard moving along, Ismail Patel broke their partnership Mohmmed Fazil stumped by Rizwan Banglawala for 17 (40 balls)(1x4), 119-3. Mohamed Nadeem was next in and the score continued to build, Mohamed Nadeem was the next man out caught by Ismail Patel off Talha Patel for 26 (31 balls)(3x4), 172-4.
Alexander Rhodes was the new batsman and they took score past the two hundred only for Alexander Rhodes to be run out by Talha Patel for 25 (16 balls)(4x4), 205-5. James McWilliam replaced Rhodes and Will Smith reached his century, shortly afterwards he was out caught by S Patel off Imran Mehmood for 105 (153 balls)(14x4), 212-6.
Phil Booth was the incoming batsman and was out off the last all of the innings caught by Navazish Ali off Arbaz Khan for 4 (4 balls) as Great Eccleston closed on 229-7 in their 50 overs with James McWilliam 14no (7 balls)(2x4).
The Preston bowling was Ismail Patel took 2-42 from 15 over, Imran Mehmood 2-72 off 14, Arbaz Khan 1-38 from 6, Talha Patel 1-57 off 10 and Navazish Ali 0-17 from 5.
The visitors lost an early wicket Sajid Patel bowled by Jim Proctor for 7 (15 balls)(1x4), 14-1. The Preston number three was Imran Mehmood and with Navazish Ali were going along nicely, Matt Moat made the breakthrough having Navazish Ali caught by Alex Swale for 31 (45 balls)(6x4), 80-2.
Suhel Patel joined Mehmood and they doubled the score, Mohamed Nadeem broke their partnership Suhel Patel caught and bowled for 39 (59 balls)(4x4), 160-3, Suhel Patel Jr was next in but five runs later Mohamed Nadeem took two wickets in three balls, Imran Mehmood was out lbw for 77 (74 balls)(4x4,4x6), 165-4, Faizan Patel replaced Mehmood, hit his first ball for four and was bowled off the second for 4 (2 balls)(1x4), 169-5.
Rizwan Banglawala was the new batsman, Mohamed Nadeem struck once again having Suhel Patel Jr caught behind by Chris Saunders for 3 (11 balls), 176-6.
Irfan Dudhara came to the wicket but was soon out caught by Will Smith off Tyler McGladdery for 10 (18 balls)(1x4), 197-7. Arbaz Khan came in next and with Banglawala saw Preston home closing on 231-7 in 45.3 overs, Rizwan Banglawala was 37no (32 balls)(2x4,3x6) and Arbaz Khan 13no (17 balls)(1x4,1x6).
The Great Eccleston bowling was Mohamed Nadeem took 4-51 from 9 overs, Matt Moat 1-31 off 6, Jim Proctor 1-32 from 7, Will Smith 0-29 off 5 and Alexander Rhodes 0-37 from 5.3.
Lytham v Carnforth
Carnforth won the toss at Church Road and chose to bat first, they got off to a good start Ryan Nelson being the first to go caught by Edward Fiddler off Sahaan Sahaan for 18 (42 balls)(2x4), 57-1, Jaco Beneke was in at three but soon lost James Parkinson caught behind by Myles Child off Antony Mulligan for 32 (67 balls)(4x4), 64-2.
James Park Johnson was in next but after scoring 11 in 11 balls was caught by Edward Fiddler off Sahaan Sahaan, 87-3. Freddie Whatmuff joined Beneke and they had the scoreboard ticking over, Antony Mulligan claimed his second wicket Freddie Whatmuff caught behind by Myles Child for 20 (28 balls)(3x4), 117-4.
Tom Parkinson replaced Whatmuff and with Beneke were going along nicely, Sahaan Sahaan broke the partnership having Tom Parkinson stumped by Myles Child for 43 (56 balls)(1x4,3x6), 188-5. Jack Huntington was the new batsman, Sahaan Sahaan took two wickets in three balls, Jack Huntington bowled for 4 (7 balls), two balls later Sahaan claimed his fifth wicket, incoming batsman Dylan Conroy caught and bowled for 0 (2 balls), 198-7. Bradley Hoyle came in next but was soon out stumped by Myles Child off Sabbir Patel for 7 (11 balls), 209-8.
Zack Doods came to the wicket and with Jaco Beneke saw Carnforth close on 234-8 in their 50 overs, Jaco Beneke was 58no (66 balls)(2x4,1x6) and Zack Dodds 24no (10 balls)(1x4,2x6).
The Lytham bowling was Sahaan Sahaan took 5-63 from 15 overs, Antony Mulligan 2-46 off 12, Sabbir Patel 1-70 from 15, Ryan Norris 0-18 off 3 and James Livesey 0-28 from 5.
In reply the hosts lost Edward Fiddler caught by Dylan Conroy off James Parkinson for 11 (27 balls)(1x4), 20-1. The hosts's number three was Archie Banks-Smith but with the score on 49 he was caught and bowled by Freddie Whatmuff for 13 (29 balls)(2x4), 49-2.
Guy Roberts joined Myles Child but before he could settle he was bowled by Freddie Whatmuff for 7 (17 balls)(1x4), 67-3. Sahaan Sahaan was in next but Freddie Whatmuff struck again Myles Child stumped by Lewis Spurr for 28 (85 balls)(2x4), 88-4.
Alex Higham replaced Child and with Sahaan took the score past the hundred when Jaco Beneke took two wickets in two balls, Alex Higham was caught by Jack Huntington for 6 (12 balls), 104-5, next man in Ryan Norris was bowled first ball for 0 (1 ball), 104-6.
Ben Saunders came to the wicket and with Sahaan began to rebuild the innings, James Park Johnson broke the partnership having Sahaan Sahaan caught by Bradley Hoyle for 43 (34 balls)(4x4,2x6), 139-7. Antony Mulligan came to the wicket and with Saunders took on the chase, Zack Dodds was brought into the attack and with his second ball caught and bowled Ben Saunders for 23 (26 balls)(1x4), 164-8.
Antony Mulligan's new partner was Sabbir Patel and they had the scoreboard moving along until disaster struck with Sabbir Patel run out by Ryan Nelson for 15 (18 balls)(1x4), 195-9. James Livesey came in at eleven, he was the last man out caught by Bradley Hoyle off Zack Dodds for 8 (8 balls)(1x4) as Lytham were bowled out for 207 in 49.3 overs with Antony Mulligan 31no (42 balls)(2x4).
The Carnfoth bowling was Freddie Whatmuff took 3-50 from 15 overs, Zack Dodds 2-20 off 4.3, Jaco Beneke 2-51 from 15, James Parkinson 1-10 off 7, James Park Johnson 1-40 from 5 and Dylan Conroy 0-18 off 3.
Penwortham v Morecambe
Morecambe won the toss at Middleforth Green and batted first, They got off to a bad start losing their top four batsmen for only 17 runs, Lewis Smith was the first out caught by Ashley Billington off Kieren Grimshaw for 0 (10 balls), 1-1. Andrew Creech was number three, Kieren Grimshaw then took two wickets in three balls, Luke Pearson caught by Matt Halliday for 5 (14 balls)(1x4), 13-2, new man Siddarth Ahhuja fell two balls later lbw for 0 (2 balls), 13-3.
Alex Briggs joined Creech but in the next over Andrew Creech was caught by Matt Halliday off Isaac Roberts for 6 (10 balls)(1x4), 17-4. Joseph Bradshaw was in next and with Briggs began to rebuild the innings, Kieren Grimshaw struck again having Alex Briggs caught by Charlie Parker for 23 (14 balls)(5x4), 43-5.
Joel Creech was the new batsman but seven runs later Joseph Bradshaw was caught by Kane Donaghy off Nathan Walmsley for 11 (15 balls)(1x4), 50-6. Stefan Dixon replaced Bradshaw but soon became Kieren Grimshaw's fifth wicket bowled for 3 (11 balls), 59-7.
Michael Bland was Joel Creech's new partner but once again it was Kieren Grimshaw two wickets in an over, bowling Joel Creech for 10 (25 balls)(1x4), 78-8. Lloyd (Adam) Smith came to the wicket hit a four and was then bowled for 4 (4 balls)(1x4), 82-9.
Regan Jackson was in at eleven but one run later Kieren Grimshaw claimed his eighth wicket Michael Bland caught by Jonathon Hothersall for 12 (17 balls)(1x4,1x6) as Morecambe were bowled out for 83 in 21.1 over with Regan Jackson 0no (4 balls).
Penwortham only used three bowlers Kieren Grimshaw took 8-36 from 10.1 overs, Isaac Roberts 1-12 off 4 and Nathan Walmsley 1-30 from 7.
In reply the hosts lost Charlie Parker bowled by Regan Jackson for 7 (24 balls)(1x4), 20-1. Jonathon Hothersall joined Robbie Sumner and they saw Penwortham to victory closing on 86-1 in 18 overs, Robbie Sumner was 46no (50 balls)(8x4,2x6) and Jonathon Hothersall 29no (34 balls)(5x4,1x6).
The Morecambe bowling was Regan Jackson took 1-13 from 3 overs, Michael Bland 0-9 off 1, Lloyd (Adam) Smith 0-14 from 3, Stefan Dixon 0-17 off 2 and Siddarth Ahhuja 0-32 from 9.
Thornton Cleveleys v Fulwood & Broughton
The hosts won the toss at Illawalla and decided to bat first, Josh Borrell and Joshua Sackfield got them off to a good start with Josh Borrell leading the way, Simon Kerrigan made the breakthrough taking two wickets in two balls, Joshau Sackfield was caught by Ewen Mansford for 22 (73 balls(3x4), 88-1, number three Sam Curwen was bowled first ball for 0 (1 ball), 88-2.
Jacob Sackfield joined Borrell and they were going well until Todd Winder was introduced to the attack and in his first over had Josh Borrell caught behind by Clayton Stone for 80 (87 balls)(12x4, 3x6), 123-3. Evan Martin replaced Borrell and with Sackfield moved the score along, Ewen Mansford was brought on to bowl and had Evan Martin caught by Matt Smith for 21 (30 balls), 179-4.
Joshua Rolinson was next in and was scoring over a run a ball until he was caught by Ewen Mansford off Lewis Wellings for 19 (13 balls)(1x4,2x6), 213-5. Daniel Howard was the new batsman but soon after Jacob Sackfield was bowled by Simon Kerrigan for 40 (59 balls)(5x4,1x6), 222-6.
Chris Hedges came to the wicket but one run later Lewis Wellings took two wickets in three balls, Christopher Hedges was caught behind by Clayton Stone for 0 (1 balls), 223-7, incoming batsman Jake Apperley was bowled two balls later for 0 (2 balls), 223-8.
Daniel Howard had a new partner in Rick Blampied who became Simon Kerrigan's fourth wicket caught and bowled for 7 (15 balls)(1x6), 235-9. Anthony Ellison came in at eleven but lost his partner Daniel Howard bowled by Lewis Wellings for 19 (18 balls)(2x6) as Thornton Cleveleys were bowled out for 241 in 48.5 overs with Anthony Ellison 0no (did not face a ball).
The Fulwood & Broughton bowling was Simon Kerrigan took 4-42 from 14 overs, Lewis Wellings 4-55 off 11.5, Todd Winder 1-28 from 5, Ewen Mansford 1-31 off 4 and Chris Brooke 0-39 from 11
In reply the visitors lost Matt Smith caught behind by Sam Curwen off Joshua Rolinso for 12 (7 balls)(3x4), 26-1. Simon Kerrigan joined Ewen Mansford and they saw Fulwood & Broughton to victory closing on 242-1 in 36.2 overs with Ewen Mansford 102no (119 balls)(16x4,1x6) and Simon Kerrigan 94no (95 balls)(13x4,2x6).
The Thornton Cleveleys bowling was Joshua Rolinson took 1-59 from 7 overs, Joshau Sackfield 0-26 off 4, Christopher Hedges 0-32 from 4, Jake Apperley 0-35 off 7 and Anthony Ellison 0-36 from 10.
DIVISION TWO SCORES
Euxton v Whalley
Euxton 11 pts defeated Whalley 3 pts by 6 wickets
Whalley 203-8 (Sam Jackson 46), Euxton 206-4 (James Bone 48no, Josh Tolley 46)
Fleetwood v Barrow
Fleetwood 12 pts defeated Barrow 2 pts by 150 runs
Fleetwood 289-8 (Muhammed Hurraira 137, Andy Drake 102, Sam Henderson 4-55), Barrow 139 (Drew Postlethwaite 48, Matthew Siddall 8-30)
Great Eccleston v Preston
Preston 12 pts defeated Great Eccleston 5 pts by 3 wickets
Great Eccleston 229-7 (Will Smith 105), Preston 231-7 (Imran Mehmood 77, Mohamed Nadeem 4-51)
Lytham v Carnforth
Carnforth 12 pts defeated Lytham 4 pts by 27 runs
Carnforth 234-8 (Jaco Beneke 58no, Tom Parkinson 43, Sahaan Sahaan 5-63), Lytham 207 (Sahaan Sahaan 43)
Penwortham v Morecambe
Penwortham 12 pts defeated Morecambe 0 pts by 9 wickets
Morecambe 83 (Kieren Grimshaw 8-36), Penwortham 86-1 (Robbie Sumner 46no)
Thornton Cleveleys v Fulwood & Broughton
Fuwlood & Broughton 12 pts defeated Thornton Cleveleys 3 pts by 9 wickets
Thornton Clevleeys 241 (Josh Borrell 80, Jacob Sackfield 40, Simon Kerrigan 4-42, Lewis Wellings 4-55), Fulwood & Broughton 242-1 (Ewen Mansford 102no, Simon Kerrigan 94no)
Division Two Table
| Club |
P |
W |
L |
T |
NR |
Bat |
BowlP |
Pen |
NNR |
Pts |
| Fleetwood |
12 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
1.14 |
133 |
| Fulwood & Broughton |
12 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
31 |
0 |
2.38 |
121 |
| Euxton |
12 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
30 |
0 |
1.05 |
117 |
| Barrow |
12 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
28 |
0 |
-0.14 |
97 |
| Preston |
12 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
25 |
5 |
0.07 |
82 |
| Lytham |
12 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
28 |
0 |
0.01 |
79 |
| Morecambe |
12 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
23 |
0 |
0.19 |
76 |
| Penwortham |
12 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
22 |
0 |
-0.35 |
71 |
| Whalley |
12 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
19 |
0 |
-0.89 |
65 |
| Carnforth |
12 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
22 |
0 |
-1.17 |
58 |
| Thornton Cleveleys |
12 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
16 |
0 |
-1.01 |
56 |
| Great Eccleston |
12 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
13 |
0 |
-1.44 |
38 |