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Match Day 15th August 2026

The Northern Cricket League Review

Division 1 Round 14 There are changes at the top with Netherfield going top with their home win against Longridge, Leyand lost at Blackpool resulting in Leyland dropping to second and Blackpool moving up to third.

Carlisle beat Chorley and are fourth. Kendal beat St Annes and move above Chorley, Settle defeated Garstang and move closer to the other relegation teams.

Division 2 Round 17 The top three all won , Fleetwood beat Morecambe and are top, Fulwood & Broughton won a hard game at Whalley and stay second, Euxton beat Lytham and are third. Despite their defeat by Fleetwood Morecambe are still fourth.

Barrow won at Preston and Penwortham had a home win against Great Eccleston , Thornton Cleveleys beat Carnforth.

DIVISION ONE

LEAGUE MATCHES: ROUND

Blackpool v Leyland

Blackpool won the toss at Stanley Park and elected to bat first, Joe Waterhouse fell early caught behind by Reiss Carrington off Andrew Jacques for 4 (9 balls)(1x4), 17-1, Andrew Needham came in at three and with Dylan Henshall took the score past the hundred, Andrew Needham was the man out caught by Xander Eyre off Sam Oldham for 35 (56 balls)(3x4,1x6), 106-2.

Ockert Erasmus was next in but in the next over Will Smith took two wickets in four balls, Dylan Henshall was caught by Karl Cross for 60 (53 balls)(9x4,1x6), 106-3. Joshua Boyne was the new batsman and took a single off his first ball, Ockert Erasmus fell caught by Karl Cross off the next for 0 (3 balls), 107-4.

Matthew Taaffe joined Joshua Boyne and their partnership was 128 when Joshua Boyne was caught by Sam Oldham off Andrew Jacques for 79 (89 balls)(8x4,1x6), 235-5, Omar Tauqir came to the wicket but in the next over two wickets fell, he was run out by Luke Hands for 2 (2 balls), 240-6. Ben Howarth was the incoming batsman and two balls later Matthew Taaffe was bowled by Liam Hurt for 49 (84 balls) (5x4)

Stuart Ashford came to the wicket but two runs later Andrew Jacques took two wickets in three balls, Ben Howarth was caught by Karl Cross for 1 (1 ball), 242-7. Alex Ryder was the new batsman and two balls later was caught by Liam Hurt for 0 (2 balls), 248-9. number eleven Khalil Patel came to the wicket with two balls remaining hit a two and the last ball for six as Blackpool closed on 256-9 in their 50 overs with Stuart Ashford 0no (2 balls) and Khalil Patel 8no (2 balls)(1x6).

The Leyland bowling was Andrew Jacques took 4-73 from 10 overs, Will Smith 2-63 off 15, Sam Oldham 1-55 from 15 and Liam Hurt 1-57 off 10.

The visitors got off to a bad start losing both openers for three runs, Reiss Carrington was first out caught behind by Ben Howarth off Alex Ryder for 2 (10 balls), 3-1, Lloyd Tennant was the Leyland number three but in the next over Xander Eyre was caught by Stuart Ashford off Khalil Patel for 1 (4 balls), 3-2.

Sam Oldham was next in and with Tennant slowly moved the score along, Alex Ryder struck again Sam Oldham lbw for 10 (34 balls)(1x4), 27-3. Luke Hands was the new batsman, the introduction of Ockert Erasmus to the attack saw in his second over Lloyd Tennant caught by Andrew Needham for 16 (43 balls)(2x4), 45-4.

Jacob Wright replaced Tennant but he soon lost Luke Hands lbw to Ockert Erasmus for 15 (25 balls)(2x4,1x6), 60-5. Andrew Makinson was next in but he also fell lbw to Ockert Erasmus for 1 (9 balls), 67-6.

Karl Cross joined Wright but Ockert Erasmus struck again Jacob Wright caught behind by Ben Howarth for 18 (37 balls)(2x4), 82-7. Liam Hurt came to the wicket but quickly became wicket number five for Ockert Erasmus caught by Matthew Taaffe for 3 (11 balls), 91-8.

Will Smith came to the wicket but three runs later was caught by Dylan Henshall off Joshua Boyne for 1 (7 balls), 94-9. Andrew Jacques came in at eleven and with Karl Cross battled away, Ockert Erasmus brought the innings to an end Karl Cross caught by Joshua Boyne for 26 (53 balls)(2x4) as Leyland were bowled out for 120 in 41.4 overs with Andrew Jacques 4no (16 balls).

All the Blackpool bowlers took a wicket, Ockert Erasmus took 6-32 from 13.4 overs, Alex Ryder 2-23 off 7, Khalil Patel 1-11 from 10 and Joshua Boyne 1-47 off 11.

Chorley v Carlisle

Chorley won the toss at Windsor Park and chose to bat first, Ben Purdham struck taking the first three wickets, Harry Barclay was out lbw for 7 (21 balls), 14-1, Number three was Edwin Moulton but in Ben Purdham's fourth over he took two wickets, Miller Childs was out lbw for 13 (16 balls)(3x4), 27-2. Keegan Petersen was next in but four balls later was bowled for 1 (2 balls), 29-3.

Matthew Seedall was the new batsman but before they could settle Edwin Moulton was caught by Nico Watt off Michael Slack for 9. Will Moulton joined Seedall but three runs later Will Moulton was caught behind by Harry Temperton off Ben Purdham for 1, 42-5.

Alfie Dobson replaced Moulton but once again Ben Purdham struck claiming his fifth wicket bowling Maxwell Seedall for 18, 64-6. Luca Doyle was the next batsman in but was soon out caught by Freddie Newton off Nico Watt for 10, 74-7.

Luca Doyle has a new partner in Ed Catt but with the partnership on 20 Nico Watt bowled Ed Catt for 7, 94-8. Sam Steeple came to the wicket but once again twenty runs had been added when Luca Doyle was caught by Freddie Newton off Michael Slack for 35, 114-9.

Number eleven was Toby Johnston who was the last man out caught by Logan Edgar off Nico Watt for 2 as Chorley were bowled out for 124 in 40 overs with Sam Steeple 12no.

All the Carlisle bowlers took a wicket, Ben Purdham took 5-39 from 15, Nico Watt 3-30 off 13 and Michael Slack 2-54 from 12.

In reply the visitors lost two early wickets, Zephania Arinaitwe was bowled by Toby Johnston for 14 (11 balls)(3x4), 15-1, Number three was Oliver Spedding but four runs later Ben Davidson was out lbw to Edwin Moulton for 1 (16 balls), 19-2.

Callum Rowe joined Spedding but was soon out bowled by Edwin Moulton for 5 (5 balls), 30-3. Michael Slack was next in and with Spedding took the score in sight of victory when Miller Childs bowled Oliver Spedding for 40 (95 balls)(6x4), 11-4.

Freddie Newton was the new batsman and with Slack saw the visitors home closing on 126-4 in 38.4 overs with Michael Slack 47no (98 balls)(9x4) and Freddie Newton 6no (9 balls)(1x4).

The Chorley bowling was Edwin Moulton took 2-39 from 9.4 overs, Miller Childs 1-24 off 7, Toby Johnston 1-26 from 5, Ed Catt 0-5 off 6, Sam Steeple 0-12 from 7 and Luca Doyle 0-17 off 4.

Kendal v St Annes

St Annes won the toss at Shap Road and decided to bat first, They got off to a bad start losing two wickets in four balls, Zain Abbas went first lbw to Louis Backhouse for 1 (10 balls), 4-1, Evan Dobson came in at three but three balls later was caught by Bradley Earl for 0 (3 balls), 4-2.

Jack Trohear joined Ashton Charles but with only five runs added Jack Trohear was caught by Thomas Bentley off Matt Jackson for 1 (18 balls), 15-3. Harry Birkman was the new batsman and with Charles had doubled the score when Ashton Charles was caught by Freddie Fallows off Louis Backhouse for 19 (37 balls)(3x4), 39-4.

Adam Patel was next in, Thomas Bentley was brought on to bowl and with his first ball had Adam Patel caught by Bradley Earl for 4 (9 balls), 52-5, Rory Urquhart replaced Patel but in Thomas Bentley's next over was caught by Darren Nightingale for 2 (8 balls), 64-6.

Alex Urquhart came to the wicket and with Harry Birkman leading the way took the score past the hundred, Louis Backhouse returned to the attack and with his fourth ball had Alex Urquhart caught by Lewis Richardson for 14 (33 balls)(2x4), 104-7. Ryan Birkman came to the wicket and dug in but soon became wicket number five for Louis Backhouse bowled for 8 (20 balls)(1x4), 117-8.

James Bradley was Harry Birkman's new partner and kept one end going, Freddie Fallows broke the partnership trapping Harry Birkman lbw for 82 (97 balls)(11x4), 155-9, Number eleven was Callum Birkman but with only six runs added he was bowled by Freddie Fallows for 0 (4 balls) as St Annes were bowled out for 161 in44.1 overs with James Bradley 9no(28 balls).

The Kendal bowling was Louis Backhouse took 5-40 from 13 overs, Freddie Fallows 2-27 off 9.1, Thomas Bentley 2-37 from 6, Matt Jackson 1-25 off 7, Lewis Richardson 0-6 from 2 and Garnett Tarr 0-20 off 7

Maximus Winskill and Darren Nightingale were the Kendal opening pair, Maximus Winskill was the first man out caught behind by James Bradley off Rory Urquhart for 10 (13 balls)(2x4), 17-1. Finlay Richardson came in at three but with their partnership on 101 Finlay Richardson was caught by Jack Trohear off Adam Patel for 64 (33 balls)(11x4,3x6), 118-2.

Garnett Tarr joined Nightingale and they saw the hosts to victory closing on 165-2 in 21.2 overs, Darren Nightingale was 51no (60 balls)(7x4,2x6) and Garnett Tarr 24no (23 balls)(5x4).

The St Annes bowling was Rory Urquhart 1-39 fron 5 overs, Adam Patel 1-41 off 4, Callum Birkman 0-23 from 5, Alex Urquhart 0-28 off 2 and Zain Abbas 0-30 from 5.2.

Netherfield v Longridge

Netherfield won the toss at Parkside Road and batted first, openers Reece Irving and Richard Everett gave them a great start of 58 broken when Richard Everett was caught by Danny Wilkinson Jnr off Joe Lyth for 29 (42 balls)(6x4), 58-1. Ben Barrow was the hosts number three and with Irving had put on nearly a hundred, Jake Durnell broke the partnership trapping Reece Irving lbw for 69 (6x4,1x6), 153-2.

John Huck joined Ben Barrow and they put on 73, it was Joe Lyth who again made the breakthrough having Ben Barrow caught by Rhys Morgan for 67 (79 balls)(7x4), 220-3. Dushan Vimukthi was the new batsman and with Huck took them to the close with John Huck falling off the last ball of the innings bowled by Joe Lyth for 59 (40 balls)(4x4,3x6) as Netherfield closed on 267-4 in their 50 overs with Dushan Vimukthi 24no (14 balls)(1x4,2x6).

The Longridge bowling was Joe Lyth took 3-73 from 10 overs, Jake Durnell 1-60 off 15, Jonathan Millward 0-30 from 7, Danny Wilkinson 0-35 off 7 and Alex Mason 0-59 from 11.

The visitors got off to a bad start losing Rhys Morgan bowled by Isaac Medhurst for 1 (9 balls), 9-1. Luke Platt was in at three, the score was on 24 when Isaac Medhrust struck with two wickets in two balls, Luke Platt was caught behind by Richard Everett for 8 (13 balls)(2x4), 24-2, incoming batsman Danny Wilkinson was bowled first ball for 0 (1 ball), 24-3.

Rob Holllinghurst joined Joshua Mullin but with only five runs added Rob Hollinghurst was bowled by Charlie Parkinson for 5 (9 balls)(1x4), 29-4. James Whitehead was in next but he was out in Charlie Parkinson's next over caught by Reece Irving for 3 (8 balls), 42-5,

Alex Mason was the new batsman and with Joshua Mullin had doubled the score when Joshua Mullin was out lbw to Josh Wills for 45 (66 balls)(10 x4), 89-6. Louie Trayers came to the wicket and with Mason took the score past the hundred, Dushan Vimuktji was brought on to bowl and he soon had Alex Mason caught by Isaac Medhurst for 26 (33 balls)(5x4), 109-7.

Joe Lyth replaced Mason but one run later was out lbw to Oli Wileman for 1 (3 balls), 110-8. Jonathan Millward was the next batsman in and soon became wicket number two for Dushan Vimukthi lbw for 1 (16 balls), 116-9.

The Longridge number eleven was Jake Durnell who was quickly out caught by Josh Wills off Dushan Vimukthi for 0 (3 balls) as Longridge were bowled out for 118 in 31.3 overs with Louie Trayers 14no (28 balls)(3x4).

All the Netherfield bowles took a wicket, Dushan Vimukthi took 3-5 from 5.3 overs, Isaac Medhurst 3-28 off 7, Charlie Parkinson 2-16 from 7, Oli Wileman 1-23 off 6 and Josh Wills 1-44 from 6.

Settle v Garstang

Garstang won the toss and took the first knock, Joseph Pearson and Michael Walling opened, Joseph Pearson was first out lbw to Will Davidson for 11 (22 balls)(1x4), 21-1, Coming in at three was Matthew Crowther and with Walling slowly moved the score along, Will Davidson struck again removing both batsmen in the same over, Michael Walling was the first to go caught by James Snowden for 16 (38 balls)(3x4), 40-2.

Lahiru Madushanka was in next but off the last ball of the over Matthew Crowther was caught behind by Benjamin Hulse for 9 (27 balls)(2x4), 46-3. Theo Smith joined Madushanka and they kept the scoreboard ticking over, James Galley broke the partnership Theo Smith caught by James Snowden for 15 (24 balls)(2x4), 74-4.

Nisanth Nithian replaced Smith but in the next over Lahiru Madushanka was bowled by Sunny Singh for 18 (34 balls)(2x4), 76-5. Stan Collinson came to the wicket and with Nithian were starting to make progress, Gautam Waghela came on to bowl and with his second ball bowled Stan Collinson for 14 (33 balls)(2x4), 124-6.

Ian Walling was the next man in but in Gautam Waghela's next over Nisanth Nithian was caught by John Davidson for 40 (38 balls)(3x4,2x6), 135-7. Dan Curwen was Ian Walling's new partner and with Ian Walling leading upped the score rate, Sunny Sigh made the breakthrough with two wickets in three balls, Ian Walling was caught by Harry Snowden for 55 (40 balls)(4x4,4x6), 212-8, two balls later Dan Curwen fell lbw for 16 (19 balls)(2x4), 213-9.

We now had two new batsmen Danny Gilbert and Cory Cater but off the first ball of Sunny Singh's next over Danny Gilbert was stumped by Benjamin Hulse for 2 (3 balls) as Garstang were bowled out for 218 in 47.1 overs with Cory Cater 4no (6 balls)(1x4).

All the Settle bowlers took a wicket, Sunny Singh took 4-56 from 14.1 overs, Will Davidson 3-54 off 14, Gautam Waghela 2-57 from 10 and James Galley 1-39 off 9.

The hosts started well Will Davidson being the first man out bowled by Lahiru Madushanka for 17 (19 balls)(1x6), 31-1, coming in at three was Zane Nirodi and with John Davidson took the score to 151 when John Davidson was stumped by Matthew Crowther off Ian Walling for 70 (120 balls)(9x4,1x6), 151-2.

Gautam Waghela joined Nirodi but disaster for the hosts as two wickets fell in an Lahiru Madushanka over, off the first ball Zane Nirodi was run out by Theo Smith for 61 (95 balls)(5x4), 174-3, James Snowden was the incoming batsman and was out off the last ball caught by Leo Smith for 0 (5 balls), 174-4.

Sunny Singh was the new batsman and fell one run later caught by Joseph Pearson off Cory Cater for 0 (3 balls), 175-5. Harvey Green replaced Singh and with Waghela took the score past the two hundred but he was then caught behind by Matthew Crowther for 16 (16 balls)(3x4), 209-6.

Harry Snowden came to the wicket and with Waghela saw Settle home closing on 219-6 in 49.1 overs, Gautam Waghela was 28no (32 balls)(1x4) and Harry Snowden 7no (8 balls)(1x4).

The Garstang bowling was Lahiru Madushanka took 3-59 from 15 overs, Ian Walling 1-43 off 10, Cory Cater 1-47 from 8.1, Danny Gilbert 0-27 off 6 and Theo Smith 0-40 from 10.


DIVISION ONE SCORES

Blackpool v Leyland

Blackpool 12 pts defeated Leyland 2 pts by 136 runs

Blackpool 256-9 (Joshua Boyne 79, Dylan Henshall 60, Matthew Taaffe 49, Andrew Jacques 4-73), Leyland 120 (Ockert Erasmus 6-32)

Chorley v Carlisle

Carlisle 12 pts defeated Chorley 0 pts by 6 wickets

Chorley 124 (Ben Purdham 5-39), Carlisle 126-4 (Michael Slack 47no, Oliver Spedding 40)

Kendal v St Annes

Kendal 12 pts defeated St Annes 1 pt by 8 wickets

St Annes 161 (Harry Birkman 82, Louis Backhouse 5-40), Kendal 165-2 (Finlay Richardson 64, Darren Nightingale 51no)

Netherfield v Longridge

Netherfield 12 pts defeated Longridge 0 pts by 149 runs

Netherfield 267-4 (Reece Irving 69, Ben Barrow 67, John Huck 59), Longridge 118 (Joshua Mullin 45)

Settle v Garstang

Settle 12 pts defeated Garstang 4 pts by 4 wickets

Garstang 218 (Ian Walling 55, Nisanth Nithian 40, Sunny Singh 4-56), Settle 219-6 (John Davidson 70, Zane Nirodi 61)


Division One Table

Club P W L T NR Bat BowlP Pen NNR Pts
Netherfield 14 9 4 0 1 7 37 0 0.88 127
Leyland 14 9 5 0 0 9 34 0 0.14 124
Blackpool 14 8 3 0 3 3 30 0 0.99 113
Carlisle 14 8 6 0 0 10 29 0 0.37 111
Garstang 14 7 6 0 1 11 31 0 0.69 108
Longridge 14 6 5 0 3 10 23 0 -0.14 95
Kendal 14 5 8 0 1 12 24 0 -0.16 84
Chorley 14 5 8 0 1 4 23 0 -0.93 75
St Annes 14 4 9 0 1 10 22 0 -0.76 71
Settle 14 3 10 0 1 11 20 0 -1.06 60


DIVISION TWO

LEAGUE MATCHES: ROUND 17

Carnforth v Thornton Cleveleys

Carnforth won the toss at Lodge Quarry and elected to bat first, they got off to a great start with an opening partnership of 46, James Parkinson was the man out bowled by Joshua Rolinson for 27 (49 balls)(6x4), 46-1. Number three was Jaco Beneke but he soon lost Ryan Nelson caught by Christopher Hedges off Joshua Rolinson for 22 (52 balls)(4x4), 57-2.

James Park Johnson joined Beneke and they were approaching the hundred, Jake Apperley made the breakthrough Jaco Beneke caught by Jude Elphick for 24 (34 balls)(2x4,2x6), 98-3. Tom Parkinson was the next in but with only five runs added was bowled by Jake Apperley for 0 (6 balls), 103-4.

Joel Frith was the new batsman but he soon lost his partner James Park Johnson lbw to Anthony Ellison for 21 (38 balls)(4x4), 117-5. Freddie Whatmuff replaced Park Johnson and with Joel Frith and began to make progress, Christopher Hedges was brought into the attack and in his second over had Joel Frith caught by Richard Jenkinson for 12 (38 balls)(1x4), 146-6.

Bradley Hoyle was Freddie Whatmuff's new partner but ten runs on Freddie Whatmuff was bowled by Joshua Sackfield for 26 (29 balls)(5x4), 156-7. Tom Fursland came to the wicket and was scoring well, Joshua Sackfield struck again Bradley Hoyle caught behind by Sam Curwen for 10 (12 balls)(2x4), 170-8.

Zack Dodds was the next batsman in but was quickly out bowled by Joshua Rolinson for 0 (3 balls), 172-9. Sam Woodburn was the last man but Joshua Sackfied brought the innings to an end Tom Fursland caught by Christopher Hedges for 29 (26 balls)(5x4) as Carnforth were bowled out for 200 in 49.1 overs with Sam Woodburn 4no (8 balls).

All the Thornton Cleveleys bowlers took a wicket, Joshua Sackfield took 3-39 from 7.1 overs, Joshua Rolinson 3-68 off 15, Jake Apperley 2-31 from 10, Christopher Hedges 1-14 off 2 and Anthony Ellison 1-45 from 15.

Josh Borrell and Joshua Sackfield got the visitors off to a brilliant start with an opening partnership of 112 broken when Joshua Sackfield was caught by Jaco Beneke off Sam Woodburn for 36 (60 balls)(6x4), 112-1. Sam Curwen was in at three and let Josh Borrell lead the way, Freddie Whatmuff was introduced into the attack and soon had Sam Curwen caught by Tom Parkinson for 21 (53 balls)(3x4), 168-2.

Ethan Elphick was next in and with Borrell had victory in sight, Tom Parkinson struck trapping Ethan Elphick lbw for 11 (8 balls)(2x4), 193-3. Richard Jenkinson was the new batsman, Josh Borrell reached his century but in the same over Richard Jenkinson was bowled by Freddie Whatmuff for 4 (4 balls), 198-4.

Jacob Sackfield replaced Jenkinson and saw Josh Borrell hit the winning runs as Thornton Cleveleys closed on 202-4 in 37.1 overs, Josh Borrell was 104no (96 balls)(14x4,2x6) and Jacob Sackfield 0no (4 balls).

The Carnforth bowling was Freddie Whatmuff took 2-27 from 5 overs, Sam Woodburn 1-23 off 5, Tom Parkinson 1-41 from 7.1, Tom Fursland 0-11 off 3, James Parkinson 0-15 from 6, Zack Dodds 0-19 off 3, James Park Johnson 0-26 from 5 and Jaco Beneke 0-31 off 3.

Euxton v Lytham

Euxton won the toss at Balshaw Park and chose to bat first, they lost Will Joy caught by Ben Saunders off Sabbir Patel for 1 (3 balls), 2-1, James Bone was the Euxton number three and soon became wicket number two for Sabbir Patel lbw for 0 (11 balls), 4-2.

Ben Houghton joined Josh Tolley and they set about rebuilding the innings, Antony Mulligan spoilt their efforts taking two wickets in two balls, Ben Houghton was caught by Sabbir Patel for 6 (27 balls)(1x4), 26-3, Nishan Peiris was the incoming batsman and fell lbw first ball for 0 (1 ball), 26-4.

Josh Boyden was next in and with Tolley upped the score rate, Sahaan Sahaan made the breakthrough trapping Josh Tolley lbw for 35 (73 balls)(3x4,1x6), 86-5. Jack Morgan was the new batsman and the stand was 37 when Jack Morgan was out lbw to Sabbir Patel for 13 (35 balls)(2x4), 123-6.

Michael Atkinson replaced Morgan but six runs later lost Josh Boyden stumped by Stewart Davison off Sahaan Sahaan for 55 (71 balls)(9x4), 129-7. Joseph Barker came to the wicket and with Michael Atkinson kept the scoreboard ticking over, Michael Atkinson fell in the last over stumped by Stewart Davison off Sahaan Sahaan for 17 (44 balls), 166-8.

Oliver Langan came out for the last two balls and saw Euxton close on 167-8 in their 50 overs, Joseph Barker was 17no (34 balls)(1x4) and Oliver Langan 1no (1 ball).

The Lytham bowling was Sahaan Sahaan took 3-40 from 15 overs, Sabbir Patel 3-45 off 15, Antony Mulligan 2-56 from 15 and Ryan Norris 0-17 off 5.

The visitors got off to a steady start then lost three wickets for five runs, Henry Roberts was the first man out lbw to Nishan Peiris for 8 (17 balls)(2x4), 32-1. Edward Fiddler was the Lytham number three but in the next over James Bone took two wickets with his first two balls, Sabbir Patel was caught by Nishan Peiris for 21 (25 balls)(3x4), 37-2, next ball incoming batsman Guy Roberts was out lbw for 0 (1 ball), 37-3.

Archie Banks-Smith joined Fiddler and they began the rebuild, Nishan Peiris broke the partnership Archie Banks-Smith caught by Josh Tolley for 10 (10 balls)(2x4), 52-4, Ben Saunders was the new batsman but two runs later Edward Fiddler was bowled by James Bone for 4 (14 balls), 54-5.

Stewart Davison replaced Fiddler and with Saunders doubled the score, Ben Houghton was brought on to bowl and soon had Stewart Davison caught by Josh Tolley for 24 (36 balls)(4x4), 113-6. Sahaan Sahhan came to the wicket but with only three runs added lost Ben Saunders lbw to Nishan Peiris 32 (38 balls)(3x4,1x6). 116-7.

Sahaan Sahaan had a new partner in Charlie Nixon but Nishan Peiris struck again trapping Sahaan Sahaan lbw for 4 (11 balls), 119-8, Antony Mulligan was the next batsman and with Nixon dug in, Nishan Peiris claimed his fifth wicket Charlie Nixon bowled for 9 (40 balls)(1x4), 140-9.

Number eleven was Ryan Norris and with Mulligan continued the fight, Ben Houghton brought the innings to an end Antony Mulligan caught by Josh Boyden for 13 (24 balls)(2x4) as Lytham were bowled out for 153 in 40.3 overs with Ryan Nelson 9no (27 balls).

The Euxton bowling was Nishan Peiris took 5-36 from 15 overs, James Bone 3-50 off 14, Ben Houghton 2-19 from 5.3, Joseph Bowden 0-18 off 3 and Josh Boyden 0-21 from 3

Great Eccleston v Penwortham

Penwortham won the toss at Hall Lane and invited the hosts to bat first, they got off to a steady start, Will Smith was the first wicket to fall caught behind by Robbie Sumner off Connor Brown for 10 (25 balls)(1x4), 28-1. Alexander Rhodes was number three but was soon out bowled by Connor Brown for 8 (9 balls), 36-2.

Mohammed Fazil was in next and with Monty Moat began building up the score, Nathan Walmsley made the breakthrough having Monty Moat caught by Jonathon Hothersall for 25 (69 balls)(3x4), 84-3. Amar Ullah was the new batsman and with Fazil continued to make progress, Nathan Walmsley struck again Amar Ullah caught by Connor Brown for 18 (37 balls)(2x6), 115-4.

Mohamed Nadeem replaced Ullah but was soon out bowled by Nathan Walmsley for 8 (13 balls)(1x4), 134-5, Joe McMillan came to the wicket and upped the run rate, Connor Brown broke the partnership Mohammed Fazil lbw for 53 (85 balls)(7x4), 157-6.

Will Turnbull was Joe McMillan's new partner and they took the score to 199 when disaster Joe McMillan was run out by Isaac Roberts for 40 (43 balls)(1x4,3x6), 199-7.

Phil Booth was the next batsman in with five balls to go and saw Great Eccleston close on 213-7 in their 50 overs with Will Turnbull 24no (19 balls)(3x4,1x6) and Phil Booth 0no (1 ball).

The Penwortham bowling was Connor Brown took 3-48 from 15 overs, Nathan Walmsley 3-57 off 15, Isaac Roberts 0-41 from 9 and Nathan Elliott 0-60 off 11.

The visitors got off to a bad start losing both openers cheaply, Robbie Sumner was first out lbw to Alexander Rhodes for 6 (13 balls)(1x6), 8-1, Number three was Jonathon Hothersall who quickly lost Ian Walmsley Jnr caught behind by Chris Saunders off Jim Proctor for 1 (8 balls), 13-2.

Connor Brown came in next and with Hothersall were making steady progress, Amar Ullah broke the partnership Jonathon Hothersall caught by Mohammed Fazil for 19 (46 balls)(2x4), 62-3. Matt Halliday was the new batsman and with Brown were in sight of victory when Matt Halliday was caught by Alexander Rhodes off Amar Ullah for 76 (62 balls)(11x4,2x6), 192-4.

Charlie Evans joined Brown and they saw the visitors home closing on 216-4 in 42 overs, Connor Brown was 85no (110 balls)(12x4) and Charlie Evans 12no (14 balls)(2x4).

The Great Eccleston bowling was Amar Ullah took 2-55 from 10 over, Jim Proctor 1-23 off 12, Alexander Rhodes 1-73 from 10, Phil Booth 0-28 off 6 and Monty Moat 0-30 from 4.

Morecambe v Fleetwood

Fleetwood won the toss at Woodhill Lane and decided to bat first, Andy Drake and Jeremy Davies got them of to a good start, Lloyd (Adam) Smith made the breakthrough Jeremy Davies caught behind by Benjy Orr for 21 (30 balls)(2x4,1x6), 41-1, Muhammed Hurraira came in at three but lost Andy Drake bowled by Regan Jackson for 23 (48 balls)(3x4), 68-2.

Harry McAleer joined Hurraira and they took the score past the hundred only for Harry McAleer to fall bowled by Regan Jackson for 13 (28 balls)(2x4), 102-3. Tomas King was next in and with Hurraira were scoring well, Siddarth Ahhuja broke the partnership Muhammed Hurraira caught by Joseph Bradshaw for 57 (50 balls)(6x4,2x6), 143-4.

Woody Wilson was the new batsman but in the next over was caught by Luke Pearson off Stefan Dixon for 4 (8 balls)(1x4), 143-5. Declan Clerkin replaced Wilson and with King had put on 76 when Declan Clerkin was bowled by Stefan Dixon for 35 (54 balls)(4x4), 219-6.

Nathan Bend was the next batsman in but soon became Stefan Dixon's next victim bowled for 7 (10 balls)(1x4), 227-7, James Rawcliffe came to the wicket but disaster for the visitors in the next over Tomas King was run out by Alex Briggs for 53 (54 balls)(8x4,1x6), 228-8.

James Amor was James Rawcliffe's new partner but with the score on 249 they were both out, James Rawcliffe was run out by Luke Pearson for 1 (5 balls), 249-9, Matthew Siddall came in to bat but James Amor was out caught by Benjy Orr off Stefan Dixon for 17 (7 balls)(1x4,2x6) as Fleetwood were bowled out for 249 in 48.5 overs with Matthew Siddall 0no (did not face a ball).

The Morecambe bowling was Stefan Dixon took 4-84 from 14.5 overs, Regan Jackson 2-43 off 7, Lloyd (Adam) Smith 1-25 from 8, Siddarth Ahhuja 1-57 off 14 and Michael Bland 0-26 from 5.

The hosts got off to a bad start losing Lewis Smith off the second ball of the innings lbw to Nathan Bend for 0 (2 balls), 1-1. Joseph Bradshaw was number three, Nathan Bend struck again with two wickets in one over, Andrew Creech was stumped by Harry McAleer off the first ball for 5 (11 balls), 16-2, Siddarth Ahhuja came in next but off the last ball of the over Joseph Bradshaw was stumped by Harry McAleer for 8 (14 balls)(1x4), 22-3.

Alex Briggs was the new batsman but in the next over James Amor bowled Siddarth Ahhuja for 6 (5 balls)(1x4), 24-4. Luke Pearson joined Briggs but things did not improve, Alex Briggs was caught by James Rawcliffe off James Amor for 13 (10 balls)(3x4), 38-5.

Benjy Orr replaced Briggs and with Pearson set about chasing the score, they were going well until Benjy Orr was run out by Matthew Siddall for 41 (46 balls)(6x4,1x6), 115-6. Stefan Dixon came to the wicket and supported Pearson. Declan Clerkin came on to bowl and in his first over Stefan Dixon was out lbw for 5 (25 balls), 144-7.

Lloyd (Adam) Smith was the incoming batsman but in the next over disaster as Jeremy Davies took the vital wicket of Luke Pearson caught by Declan Clerkin for 53 (112 balls)(8x4), 144-8. Michael Bland was the new batsman and continued the chase. Lloyd (Adam) Smith became Declan Clerkin's second wicket caught by James Rawcliffe for 4 (14 balls), 163-9.

Number eleven was Regan Jackson and with Bland continued the fight. Matthew Siddall brought the inning to an end Michael Bland stumped by Harry McAleer for 18 (21 balls)(3x4) as Morecambe were bowled out for 186 in 46 overs with Regan Jackson 16no (15 balls)(2x4,1x6).

All the Fleetwood bowlers took a wicket, Nathan Bend took 3-34 from 6 overs, Declan Clerkin 2-14 off 5, James Amor 2-37 from 10, Jeremy Davies 1-36 off 11 and Matthew Siddall 1-61 from 14.

Preston v Barrow

Preston won the toss at West Cliff and batted first, They got off to a good start, Daryl Wearing took the first wicket Sajid Patel caught by Declan Tyson for 13 (31 balls)(2x4), 37-1. Ahmed Saeed Bariwala was in at number three and with Navazish Ali had nearly doubled the score, Declan Tyson was brought on to bowl and in his first over trapped Navazish Ali lbw for 41 (48 balls)(4x4,1x6), 73-2.

Suhel Patel was in next but in the next over was caught behind by Oliver Whalley off Sam Henderson for 1 (6 balls), 74-3. Imran Mehmood was the new batsman, Declan Tyson struck again Ahmed Saeed Bariwala out lbw for 24 (43 balls)(3x4), 85-4.

Sajid Nalbandh joined Mehmood but with only two runs added Imran Mehmood was bowled by Sam Henderson for 2 (20 balls), 87-5. Ismail Patel replaced Mehmood and with Nalbandh took the score to 112, Declan Tyson struck again taking two wickets in an over, he bowled Sajid Nalbandh for 6 (21 balls),112-6. Suhel Patel Jnr came to the wicket but four balls later was out lbw for 2 (4 balls), 114-7.

The next batsman in was Faizan Patel but in the next over he was stumped by Oliver Whalley off Ben Carr for 4 (4 balls)(1x4), 119-8. Talha Patel was Ismail Patel's new partner but he soon became Declan Tyson's fifth wicket caught behind by Oliver Whalley for 7 (10 balls), 133-9.

Azharuddin Bandukiya came in at eleven but in the next over Ismail Patel was caught and bowled by Ben Carr for 23 (40 balls)(3x4,1x6) as Preston were bowled out for 133 in 38.4 overs with Azharuddin Bandukiya 0no (5 balls).

The Barrow bowling was Declan Tyson took 5-28 from 11 overs, Ben Carr 2-16 off 3.4, Sam Henderson 2-28 from 10, Daryl Wearing 1-31 off 6 and Nimesha Gunasinghe 0-30 from 8.

Drew Postlethwaite and Declan Tyson got the visitors off to a good start then disaster Declan Tyson was run out by S Patel for 8 (28 balls)(1x4), 40-1. Nimesh Ginasinghe came in at three and with Drew Postlethwaite saw Barrow to victory closing on 134-1 in 27.5 overs, Drew Postlethwaite was 70no (87 balls)(9x4) and Nimesh Gunasinghe 46no (52 balls)(3x4,1x6).

The Preston bowling was Ahmed Saeed Bariwala took 0-10 from 1.5 overs, Azharuddin Bandukiya 0-15 off 2, Tahla Patel 0-31 from 6, Ismail Patel 0-32 off 10 and Imran Mehmood 0-44 from 8.

Whalley v Fulwood & Broughton

Whalley won the toss at Station Road and took the first knock, they got off to a bad start losing both openers cheaply, Thomas Cameron was caught by Ben Parkinson off Jon Fenton for 1 (18 balls), 2-1, Frankie Jackson was the Whalley number three but soon lost Monty Cort caught by Ben Parkinson off Chris Brookes for 7 (39 balls)(1x4), 11-2.

Levi Wolfenden joined Jackson and they were turning the innings round when disaster struck three wickets fell for one run, Kashif Jamil made the breakthrough with two wickets in two balls, Levi Wolfenden was caught by Simon Kerrigan for 23 (36 balls)(3x4,1x6), 55-3, the incoming batsman was Hamish Mullavey-Clark who was out first ball caught by Chris Brookes for 0 (1 ball), 55-4.

Ethan Jackson was the new batsman but in the next over he was bowled by Simon Kerrigan for 0 (5 balls), 56-5. Richard Palmer joined Frankie Jackson but with only seven runs added was out lbw to Simon Kerrigan for 1 (9 balls), 63-6.

Edward Burrow was next in and with Jackson kept the scoreboard tickng over, Kashif Jamil broke the parntership bowling Edward Burrow for 5 (31 balls), 91-7. Joshua Dentith came to the wicket and took the score past the hundred, Ewen Mansford was brought into the attack and in his first over had Joshua Dentith caught by Kashif Jamil for 6 (13 balls)(1x4), 109-8.

Frankie Jackson had a new partner in William Davies who fell in the next over stumped by James McWilliam off Kashif Jamil for 0 (2 balls), 110-9. Patrick Brown was the Whalley last man but quickly became wicket number five for Kashif Jamil lbw for 0 (7 balls) as Whalley were bowled out for 112 in 45.2 overs with Frankie Jackson 52no (114 balls)(5x4).

All the Fulwood & Broughton bowlers took a wicket, Kashif Jamil took 5-38 from 13.2 overs, Simon Kerrigan 2-29 off 13, Ewen Mansford 1-4 from 2, Chris Brookes 1-6 off 8 and Jon Fenton 1-23 from 9.

The visitors got off to a very bad start losing three of the top four for just 4 runs, Levi Wolfenden did the damage, Matt Smith was his first wicket lbw for 1 (5 balls), 2-1, Ben Rosbottom came in at three but in the next over Wolfenden claimed two wickets, Ben Rosbottom was caught behind by Thomas Cameron for 2 (6 balls), 4-2, incoming batsman Charlie Rossiter fell four balls later lbw for 0 (4 balls), 4-3.

Clayton Stone joined Ewen Mansford, Mansford held one end and Stone was scoring at the other, Joshua Dentith broke the partnership Ewen Mansford lbw for 9 (54 ballsl)(1x4), 42-4, Simon Kerrigan replaced Mansford but soon lost Clayton Stone caught and bowled by Monty Cort for 33 (37 balls)(4x4,2x6), 60-5.

James McWilliam came to the wicket but he soon lost Simon Kerrigan lbw to Joshua Dentith for 10 (11 balls)(2x4), 72-6, Ben Parkinson was the next batsman in but with only one run added James McWiliam was caught and bowled by Joshua Dentith for 11 (19 balls)(1x4,1x6), 73-7.

Jon Fenton was Ben Parkinson's new partner and they took the score two runs short of victory when Ben Parkinson was caught by William Davies off Edward Burrow for 18 (48 balls)(2x4), 111-8. Kashif Jamil was the incoming batsman and with Fenton saw the visitors over the line to close on 113-8 in 43.1 overs with Jon Fenton 15no (71 balls) and Kashif Jamil 1no (4 balls).

The Whalley bowling was Levi Wolfenden took 3-30 from 10.1 overs, Joshua Dentith 3-35 off 15, Edward Burrow 1-0 from 1, Monty Cort 1-34 off 15 and Hamish Mullavey-Clark 0-10 from 2.


DIVISION TWO SCORES

Carnforth v Thornton Cleveleys

Thornton Cleveleys 12 pts defeated Carnforth 3 pts by 6 wickets

Carnforth 200, Thornton Cleveleys 202-4 (Josh Borrell 104no)

Euxton v Lytham

Euxton 12 pts defeated Lytham 5 pts by 14 runs

Euxton 167-8 (Josh Boyden 55), Lytham 153 (Nishan Peiris 5-36)

Great Eccleston v Penwortham

Penwortham 11 pts defeated Great Eccleston 3 pts by 6 wickets

Great Eccleston 183-6 (Mohammed Fazil 53, Joe McMillan 40), Penwortham 216-4 (Connor Brown 85no, Matt Halliday 76)

Morecambe v Fleetwood

Fleetwood 12 pts defeated Morecambe 4 pts by 63 riuns

Fleetwood 249 (Muhammed Hurraira 57, Tomas King 53, Stefan Dixon 4-84), Morecambe 186 (Luke Pearson 53, Benjy Orr 41)

Preston v Barrow

Barrow 12 pts defeated Preston 0 pts by 9 wickets

133 (Navazish Ali 41, Declan Tyson 5-28), Barrow 134-1 (Drew Postlethwaite 70no, Nimesha Gunsinghe 46no)

Whalley v Fulwood & Broughton

Fulwood & Broughton 12 pts defeated Whalley 2 pts by 2 wickets

Whalley 112 (Frankie Jackson 52, Kashif Jamil 5-38), Fulwood & Broughton 113-8


Division Two Table

Club P W L T NR Bat BowlP Pen NNR Pts
Fleetwood 17 16 0 0 1 0 46 0 1.3 193
Fulwood & Broughton 17 12 4 0 1 12 40 0 1.87 163
Euxton 17 12 4 0 1 6 42 0 0.85 159
Morecambe 17 9 7 0 1 7 37 0 0.54 127
Barrow 17 9 7 0 1 6 37 0 -0.32 126
Penwortham 17 7 9 0 1 11 35 0 -0.1 111
Whalley 17 7 8 0 2 11 32 0 -0.52 110
Preston 17 6 10 0 1 12 34 5 -0.3 98
Thornton Cleveleys 17 6 9 0 2 11 29 0 -0.61 98
Lytham 17 4 12 0 1 19 35 0 -0.46 92
Carnforth 17 4 12 0 1 15 30 0 -1.18 83
Great Eccleston 17 3 13 0 1 19 23 0 -1.17 71


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