LEAGUE MATCHES: ROUND 15

Barrow v Fulwood & Broughton

Barrow won the toss at the Ernest Pass Memorial ground and elected to bat first, They got off to a bad start Declan Tyson bowled by Lewis Wellings for 1 (9 balls), 4-1. Drew Postlethwaite came in at three, but before they could settle Chris Brookes took two wickets in three balls, he bowled Toby Mowat for 11 (24 balls)(2x4), 23-2. Hardus Coetzer was next in, Brookes bowled a wide and then trapped Coetzer lbw off the next ball for 0 (1 ball), 24-3.

Sam Dutton joined Drew Postlethwaite and they had nearly doubled the score when Chris Brookes struck again bowling Sam Dutton for 8 (7 balls), 41-4, Jack Singleton was the new batsman but with only four runs added Drew Postlethwaite was bowled by Lewis Wellings for 20 (16 balls)(5x4), 45-5.

Ross McMurdo replaced Postlethwaite but was soon out caught by Lewis Wellings off Jon Fenton for 5 (17 balls)(1x4), 53-6. Glenn Kermode came to the wicket and with Singleton looked to be making progress, Kashif Jamil was brought on to bowl and in his first over had Glenn Kermode caught by Jon Fenton for 5 (17 balls), 82-7.

Hassan Abdullah was Jack Singleton's new partner but with only one run added he fell lbw to Chris Brookes for 1 (9 balls), 83-8. Daryl Wearing was the next batsman in and with Singleton took the score past the hundred, Kashif Jamil claimed his second wicket Daryl Wearing caught by Charlie Rossiter for 10 (29 balls)(1x4), 108-9.

Liam Walker came in at eleven and with Singleton leading continued to fight for the runs until he was bowled by Jon Fenton for 5 (7 balls)(1x4) as Barrow were bowled out for 123 in 37 overs with Jack Singleton 29no (93 balls)(4x4).

All the Fulwood & Broughton bowlers took a wicket, Chris Brookes took 4-32 from 15 overs, Kashif Jamil 2-15 off 7, Jon Fenton 2-31 from 6 and Lewis Wellings 2-40 off 9.

In reply Ewen Mansford was an early victim bowled by Daryl Wearing for 4 (3 balls), 4-1. Ben Rosbottom was the visitors number three and with Matt Smith were going along very nicely, Declan Tyson broke the partnership with Matt Smith caught by Liam Walker for 31 (56 balls)(3x4,1x6), 82-2.

Charlie Rossiter joined Rosbottom but was soon out caught by Hardus Coetzer off Glenn Kermode for 7 (10 balls)(1x4), 97-3. Clayton Stone was in next and with Rosbottom saw the visitors to victory closing on 125-3 in 27.3 overs with Ben Rosbottom 51no (69 balls)(6x4) and Clayton Stone 12no (23 balls)(3x4).)

The Barrow bowling was Declan Tyson took 1-22 from 8.3 overs, Glenn Kermode 1-23 off 5, Daryl Wearing 1-33 from 9 and Hardus Coetzer 0-32 off 5.

Fleetwood v Thornton Cleveleys

Fleetwood won the toss at Broadwater and decided to bat first and got off to a terrible start both openers our for 0, Andy Drake fell lbw off the second ball of the innings to Joshua Rolinson for 0 (2 balls), 0-1, Muhammed Hurraira came in at three but quickly lost Jeremy Davies caught behind by Sam Curwen off Joshua Rolinson for 0 (7 balls), 8-2.

Harry McAleer joined Hurraira and with McAleer leading the way were looking to make a big score, Anthony Ellison made the breakthrough trapping Muhammed Hurraira for 26 (49 balls)(5x4), 75-3. Tomas King was the next in and they took the score past the hundred, Anthony Ellison struck again Tomas King caught by Daniel Howard for 14 (21 balls)(3x4), 107-4.

Charlie Clark was the new batsman and he held up one end with McAleer scoring the runs, Joshua Sackfield accounted for Charlie Clark bowling him for 2 (25 balls), 125-5. Woody Wilson replaced Clark but fell five runs later lbw to Anthony Ellison for 4 (7 balls), 130-6.

Declan Clerkin was the new batsman and was scoring at a run a ball when he was caught and bowled by Joshua Sackfield for 17 (19 balls)(4x4), 158-7. Nathan Bend was McAleer's new partner and they took the score past the two hundred when disaster Nathan Bend was run out by Christopher Hedges for 17 (23 balls)(3x4), 203-8.

Sharzai Wali came to the wicket with four overs to go and was soon out lbw to Christopher Hedges for 10 (9 balls)(2x4), 215-9. Matthew Siddall came in at eleven, Harry McAleer reached his century and in the next over Matthew Siddall was run out by Christopher Hedges for 1 (8 balls) as Fleetwood were bowled out for 225 in 49.3 overs with Harry McAleer 101no (130 balls)(13x4,1x6).

The Thornton Cleveleys bowling was Anthony Ellison took 3-51 from 15 overs, Joshua Rolinson 2-54 off 10, Joshua Sackfield 2-59 from 15, Christopher Hedges 1-22 off 3.3 and Jake Apperley 0-30 from 6.

The visitors got off to a bad start losing both openers with the score on 4, Josh Borrell was caught by Sherzai Wali off Nathan Bend for 4 (6 balls)(1x4), 4-1. Number three was Sam Curwen and in the next over Joshua Sackfield was out lbw to Declan Clerkin for 0 (3 balls), 4-2.

Jacob Sackfield joined Curwen but soon became wicket number two for Nathan Bend caught by Tomas King for 13 (21 balls)(3x4), 21-3. Richard Jenkinson was the next in but the introduction of Matthew Siddall into the attack saw him take a wicket in his first over bowling Sam Curwen for 7 (30 balls)(1x4), 34-4.

Christopher Hedges was the new batsman but in Matthew Siddall's next over was out caught by Tomas King for 2 (6 balls), 36-5. Joshua Rolinson replaced Hedges but he soon became wicket number three lbw for 7 (13 balls)(1x6), 48-6.

Richard Jenkinson had a new partner in Daniel Howard and they were beginning to turn the innings round when Matthew Siddall struck again bowling Daniel Howard for 23 (39 balls)(2x4,2x6), 88-7. Jake Apperley came to the wicket but three runs later became Matthew Siddall's fifth wicket stumped by Harry McAleer for 2 (12 balls), 91-8.

Ethan Elphick was the next batsman in and was out in the next over bowled by Declan Clerkin for 2 (2 balls), 106-9. Number eleven was Anthony Ellison and saw Richard Jenkinson reach his fifty and was then out caught by Muhammed Hurraira off Matthew Siddall for 51 (70 balls)(8x4,1x6) as Thornton Cleveleys were bowled out for 124 in 34.5 overs with Anthony Ellison 5no (7 balls)(1x4).

The Fleetwood bowling was Matthew Siddall took 6-50 from 11.5 overs, Nathan Bend 2-18 off 6, Declan Clerkin 2-33 from 11 and Sherzai Wali 0-18 off 6.

Great Eccleston v Euxton

Euxton won the toss at Hall Lane and chose to bat first, Josh Tolley and Max Harper got off to a steady start, Alexander Rhodes struck taking two wickets in an over, Max Harper was the first out caught behind by Chris Saunders for 18 (31 balls)(2x4,1x6), 27-1, James Bone was in at three but was out four balls later caught by Joe McMillan for 4 (4 balls)(1x4), 31-2.

Ben Houghton was the next man in but fell in Alexander Rhode's next over caught by Mohammed Fazil for 0 (5 balls), 33-4. Things went from bad to worse, incoming batsman Jack Morgan was out in Alexander Rhodes's next over caught by Richard Booth for 0 (7 balls), 33-4.

Nishan Peiris joined Josh Tolley and they began to rebuild the innings taking the score past the hundred, Phil Booth broke the partnership Josh Tolley caught by Mohammed Fazil for 43 (84 balls)(4x4), 109-5.Josh Boyden replaced Tolley and with Peiris leading the way continued to make progress, disaster struck for the visitors Phil Booth taking two wickets in four balls, the vital wicket of Nishan Peiris was first caught behind by Chris Saunders for 49 (64 balls)(5x4,3x6),12906, three balls later incoming batsman Alfie Delve was also caught behind by Chris Saunders for 0 (3 balls), 129-7.

The last three Euxton wickets fell one in each of the next three overs, Dave McCabe came to the wicket and lost his partner Josh Boyden lbw to Mini Bhada for 6 (14 balls)(1x4), 133-8, next over new man Joseph Barker was run out by Mini Bhada for 0 (5 balls), Number eleven Elliot Mackrael lasted three balls bowled by Mini Bhada for 0 as Euxton were bowled out for 138 in 37.3 overs with Dave McCabe 9no (5 balls)(2x4).

The Great Eccleston bowling was Alexander Rhodes took 4-38 from 11 overs, Phil Booth 3-33 off 8, Mini Bhada 2-21 from 11.3 and Mohamed Nadeem 0-45 off 6.

In reply the hosts lost an early wicket Alexander Rhodes caught by Max Harper off Josh Boyden for 4 (5 balls)(1x4), 5-1. Mini Bhada was the host's number three and with Will Smith slowly built the score, James Bone was brought into the attack and in his first over trapped Mini Bhada lbw for 25 (55 balls)(5x4), 57-2.

Mohammed Fazil was next in and progress continued to be made, James Bone struck again bowling Will Smith for 21 (83 balls)(2x4), 71-3. Mohamed Nadeem was the new batsman but was soon out caught by James Bone off Joseph Barker for 11 (17 balls)(2x4), 88-4.

Joe McMillan replaced Nadeem and with Mohammed Fazil took the score to four runs short of victory when James Bone took two wickets in three balls, Joe McMillan was caught by Joseph Barker for 27 (27 balls)(5x4), 135-5, two balls later incoming batsman Matthew Lawrenson was caught by Josh Tolley for 0 (2 balls), 135-6.

Richard Booth came to the wicket and with Mohammed Fazil saw the hosts to victory closing on 142-6 in 47 overs with Mohammed Fazil 27no (89 balls)(3x4)and Richard Booth 4no (6 balls)(1x4).

The Euxton bowling was Janes Bone took 4-25 from 9 overs, Joseph Barker 1-19 off 7, Josh Boyden 1-42 from 13, Ben Houghton 0-15 off 3 and Nishan Peiris 0-34 from 15.

The two wins over the weekend give Great Eccleston some hope of staying in the Northern Premier League.

Morecambe v Carnforth

Morecambe won the toss at Woodhill Lane and batted first, They lost Andrew Creech caught by Jaco Beneke off James Park Johnson for 4 (19 balls), 16-1. Joseph Bradshaw was number three but soon lost Lewis Smith cauught by Freddie Whatmuff off James Parkinson for 18 (28 balls)(4x4), 27-2.

Siddarth Ahhuja joined Joseph Bradshaw and with Ahhuja leading were scoring well, their partnership was 131 when Joseph Bradshaw was bowled by Freddie Whatmuff for 43 (71 balls)(6x4), 158-2.

Alex Briggs was the next man in and he continued the good run rate, they took the score past the two hundred , Alex Briggs was out caught by Tom Fursland off Sam Woodburn for 37 (26 balls)(6x4,16), 204-4.

Luke Pearson replaced Briggs, Siddarth Ahhuja reached his century and was out shortly afterwards caught by James Parkinson off Tom Fursland for 110 (78 balls)(11x4,4x6), 232-5. Stefan Dixon was the new batsman, James Park Johnson returned to the attack and in his second over bowled Stefan Dixon for 3 (8 balls), 243-6.

Michael Bland came to the wicket and in the next James Park Johnson over they lost two wickets in four balls, Luke Pearson was caught by Joel Frith for 16 (29 balls)(1x4), 246-7, Ashton Ward was the incoming batsman and was run out two balls later for 1 (2 balls), 248-8.

Lloyd (Adam) Smith was the new partner for Michael Bland and they kept the scoreboard moving along until Michael Bland was caught by Ryan Nelson off James Park Johnson for 16 (12 balls)(2x4), 284-9. Regan Jackson was the Morecambe last man but soon lost his partner Lloyd (Adam) Smith caught by James Park Johnson off Sam Woodburn for 27 (18 balls)(2x4,1x6) as Morecambe were bowled out for 292 in 48.4 overs with Regan Jackson 1no (2 balls).

The Carnforth bowling was James Park Johnson took 4-79 from 13 overs, Sam Woodburn 2-56 off 6.4, James Parkinson 1-26 from 8, Tom Fursland 1-40 off 7, Freddie Whatmuff 1-52 from 8 and Jaco Beneke 0-33 off 6.

Ryan Nelson and James Parkinson were the opening batsmen, James Parkinson was the first to go bowled by Stefan Dixon for 3 (15 balls), 20-1, Jaco Beneke came in at three but soon became wicket number two for Stefan Dixon caught by Siddarth Ahhuja for 3 (10 balls), 31-2.

James Park Johnson was the new batsman and with Nelson were making steady progress, It was Stefan Dixon who once again broke the partnership James Park Johnson caught by Regan Jackson for 18 (39 balls)(3x4), 73-3. Freddie Whatmuff was next in but five runs later lost Ryan Nelson bowled by Stefan Dixon for 41 (69 balls)(3x4), 78-4.

Bradley Hoyle joined Whatmuff but Stefan Dixon struck again claiming his fifth wicket Freddie Whatmuff caught by Regan Jackson for 10 (23 balls)(1x4), 87-5. Joel Frith replaced Whatmuff but with only four runs added he was bowled by Regan Jackson for 2 (6 balls), 91-6.

Louis Potter came to the wicket but quickly became wicket number two for Regan Jackson bowled for 1 (4 balls), 91-7. Bradley Hoyle had a new partner in Tom Fursland and they steadily began to build up the score, Regan Jackson broke their partnership bowling Bradley Hoyle for 18 (44 balls)(3x4), 128-8.

Sam Woodburn was the incoming batsman but introduction of Andrew Creech saw Tom Fursland fall lbw for 23 (13 balls)(5x4), 134-9. Lewis Spurr came in at eleven and with Woodburn continued to go for the runs, Andrew Creech brought the innings to an end with Sam Woodburn caught by Joseph Bradshaw for 8 (10 balls)(1x4) as Carnforth were bowled out for 156 in 41.1 overs with Lewis Spurr 11no (14 balls)(2x4).

The Morecambe bowling was Stefan Dixon took 5-39 from 15, Regan Jackson 3-22 off 6, Andrew Creech 2-20 from 2.1, Siddarth Ahhuja 0-12 off 8, Michael Bland 0-25 from 3 and Lloyd (Adam) Smith 0-33 off 7.

Penwortham v Lytham

Lytham won the toss at Middleforth Green and invited the hosts to bat first, Robbie Sumner and Ian Walmsley Jnr got off to a good start, Ian Walmsley Jnr the first to go caught by Edward Fiddler off Sabbir Patel for 16 (20 balls)(1x4,1x6), 33-1. The Penwortham number three was Jonathon Hothersall and with Sumner had nearly doubled the score when he was caught behind by Fred Hackett off Antony Mulligan for 12 (27 balls)(1x4,1x6), 56-2.

Connor Brown was the next batsman but fell one run later caught by Sahaan Sahaan off Sabbir Patel for 1 (2 balls), 57-3. Matt Halliday replaced Brown and with Sumner took the score to nelson, Matt Halliday was the man out caught by Ben Saunders off Antony Mulligan for 21 (49 balls)(2x4), 111-4.

Charlie Parker joined Sumner and they continued to make good progress, Sabbir Patel made the breakthrough Robbie Sumner caught by Ryan Norris for 70 (93 balls)(10x4,1x6), 144-5. Nathan Walmsley was the new batsman and with Parker increased the run rate, Their partnership was broken by Sahaan Sahaan having Nathan Walmsley caught by Alex Yates for 36 (33 balls)(4x4,2x6), 218-6.

Kane Donaghy came to the wicket and kept up the rate but lost Charlie Parker stumped by Fred Hackett off Sabbir Patel for 52 (52 balls)(4x4,1x6), 244-7, Charlie Evans was the new man in and two runs later Sahaan Sahaan then took two wickets in three balls, Kane Donaghy bowled for 16 (9 balls) (3x4)m 246-9. incoming batsman Ashley Billington two balls later was stumped by Fred Hackett for 0 (2 balls), 246-9.

Nathan Elliot was eleven and with Evans saw Penwortham close on 262-9 in their 50 overs, Charlie Evans was 12no (9 balls)(2x4) and Nathan Elliott 3no (4 balls).

The Lytham bowling was Sabbir Patel took 4-70 from 15 overs, Sahaan Sahaan 3-83 off 15, Antony Mulligan 2-49 from 15, Edward Fiddler 0-8 off 1 and Charlie Nixon 0-40 from 4.

The visitors got off to a poor start losing two wickets with the score on 15, Charlie Parker caused the damage, Edward Fiddler was caught by Ashley Billington for 2 (20 balls), 15-1, two balls later number three Archie Banks-Smith was bowled for 0 (2 balls), 15-2.

Sahaan Sahaan joined Antony Mulligan and they began to rebuild the innings, It was Charlie Parker who broke the partnership having Sahaan Sahaan caught by Nathan Elliott for 27 (20 balls)(3x4,2x6), 59-3, Ben Saunders was the new batsman and continued the progress, disaster struck losing both batsmen on the same score, Charlie Parker claimed his fourth wicket bowling Ben Saunders for 19 (15 balls)(2x4,1x6), 97-4. Ryan Norris replaced Saunders but in the next over Antony Mulligan fell lbw to Nathan Walmsley for 34 (66 balls)(4x4), 97-5.

Charlie Nixon came to the wicket but just when it looked like they were making progress Charlie Nixon was run out by Nathan Elliott for 14 (25 balls)(2x4), 129-6. In came Fred Hackett but in the next over he was bowled by Ashley Billington for 0 (5 balls), 130-7.

Ryan Norris had a new partner in James Fiddler and they continued the chase, Ashley Billington struck again having Ryan Norris caught by Charlie Evans for 30 (53 balls)(3x4,1x6), 155-8. Sabbir Patel was the next man in but with only six runs added Nathan Walmsley brought the innings to an end with two wickets in two balls, Joel Fiddler was caught and bowled for 17 (12 balls)(1x4,2x6), 161-9. next ball incoming number eleven Alex Yates was out lbw for 0 (1 ball) as Lytham were bowled out for 161 in 36.4 overs with Sabbir Patel 0no (1 ball).

The Penwortham bowling was Charlie Parker took 4-41 from 10 overs, Nathan Walmsley 3-32 off 8.4, Ashley Billington 2-30 from 8, Connor Brown 0-8 off 4.2 and Nathan Elliott 0-37 from 5.4.

Preston won the toss at West Cliff and took first knock, The lost both openers early, Sajid Patel fell in the first over lbw to Levi Wolfenden for 3 (3 balls), 6-1, Shafwan Patel came in at three but lost Navazish Ali in Levi Wolfenden's next over bowled for 4 (8 balls), 9-2.

Imran Mehmood was next in and with Patel began the rebuild, Joshua Dentith broke their partnership Imran Mehmood caught by Ethan Jackson for 4 (30 balls), 34-3. Asfak Pathan was the new batsman but in Joshua Denith's next over lost Shafwan Patel caught by Ethan Jackson for 21 (36 balls)(3x4), 35-4.

Talha Patel joined Pathan and they dug in, Joshua Dentith struck again Talha Patel caught by Frankie Jackson for 9 (39 balls), 53-5, Irfan Dudhara replaced Patel but was out two runs later caught by Ethan Jackson off Joshua Dentith for 0 (8 balls), 55-6.

Asfak Pathan had a new partner in Alfaj Valaniya and they took the score past the hundred, Asfak Pathan's fighting innings came to and end out caught by Ethan Jackson off Monty Cort for 31 (88 balls)(3x4), 103-7. ShaidHusain Haji came to the wicket and carried on the fight but was the next man out caught by Levi Wolfenden off Ewen McDonald for 12 (13 balls)(1x4), 137-8.

Ismail Patel was the next batsman in but two runs later lost Alfaj Valaniya caught by Frankie Jackson off Monty Cort for 51 (66 balls)(4x4,2x6), 147-9. Number eleven was Riyaz Patel and with Ismail Patel saw Preston close on 156-9 in their 50 overs, Ismail Patel was 8no (8 balls)(1x4) and Riyaz Patel 3no (2 balls).

The Whalley bowling was Joshua Dentith took 4-22 from 15 overs, Levi Wolfenden 2-38 off 9, Monty Cort 2-57 from 14, Ewen McDonald 1-21 off 7 ans Hamish Mullavey-Clark 0-15 from 5.

The visitors mirrored the hosts losing two early wickets, Richard Palmer was caught by Talha Patel off Imran Mehmood for 0 (2 balls), 10-2, Frankie Jackson was the Whalley number three but was soon out caught by Shafwan Patel for 4 (13 balls)(1x4), 10-2.

Levi Wolfenden joined Monty Cort, ShaidHusain Haji struck trapping Mony Cort lbw for 11 (27 balls)(1x4), 24-3. Hamish Mullavey-Clark replaced Cort but quickly became wicket number two for ShaidHusain Haji lbw for 2 (13 balls), 28-4.

Sam Jackson was Levi Wolfenden's new partner and they set about chasing down the score, they were approaching the hundred when Sam Jackson was out lbw to Talha Patel for 33 (61 balls)(2x4,2x6), 91-5. Ethan Jackson was the new batsman and with Wolfenden saw the visitors home closing on 159-5 in 43.4 overs, Levi Wolfenden was 74no (113 balls)(6x4) and Ethan Jackson 34 no (33 balls)(2x4,2x6).

The Preston bowling was Imran Mehmood took 2-18 from 8 overs, ShaidHusain Haji 2-32 off 11, Talha Patel 1-52 from 14, Shafwan Patel 0-8 off 0.4 and Ismail Patel 0-49 from 10

DIVISION TWO SCORES

Barrow v Fulwood & Broughton

Fulwood & Broughton 12 pts defeated Barrow 0 pts by 7 wickets

Barrow 123 (Chris Brookes 4-32), Fulwood & Broughton 125-3 (Ben Rosbottom 51no)

Fleetwood v Thornton Cleveleys

Fleetwood 12 pts defeated Thornton Cleveleys 3 pts by 101 runs

Fleetwood 225 (Harry McAleer 101no), Thornton Cleveleys 124 (Richard Jenkinson 51, Matthew Siddall 6-50)

Great Eccleston v Euxton

Great Eccleston 12 pts defeated Euxton 1 pt by 4 wickets

Euxton 138 (Nishan Peiris 49, Josh Tolley 43, Alexander Rhodes 4-38), Great Eccleston 142-6 (James Bone 4-25)

Morecambe v Carnforth

Morecambe 12 pts defeated Carnforth 3 pts by 136 runs

Morecambe 292 (Siddarth Ahhuja 110, Joseph Bradshaw 43, James Park Johnson 4-79), Carnforth 156 (Ryan Nelson 41, Stefan Dixon 5-39)

Penwortham v Lytham

Penwortham 12 pts defeated Lytham 2 pts by 101 runs

Penwortham 262-9 (Robbie Sumner 70, Charlie Parker 52, Sabbir Patel 4-70), Lytham 161 (Charlie Parker 4-41)

Preston v Whalley

Whalley 11 pts defeated Preston 2 pt by 5 wickets

Preston 156-9 (Alfaj Valaniya 51, Joshua Dentith 4-22), Whalley 159-5 (Levi Wolfenden 74no)

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Division Two Table

Club	P	W	L	T	NR	Bat	BowlP	Pen	NNR	Pts
Fleetwood	15	14	0	0	1	0	40	0	1.27	169
Fulwood & Broughton	15	11	3	0	1	9	35	0	2.15	146
Euxton	15	11	3	0	1	3	37	0	0.96	142
Morecambe	15	8	6	0	1	6	31	0	0.54	111
Barrow	15	8	6	0	1	6	31	0	-0.3	111
Preston	15	6	8	0	1	12	32	5	-0.01	96
Whalley	15	6	7	0	2	11	27	0	-0.68	96
Penwortham	15	5	9	0	1	11	30	0	-0.39	88
Lytham	15	4	10	0	1	16	31	0	-0.42	85
Thornton Cleveleys	15	4	9	0	2	11	24	0	-0.79	75
Carnforth	15	3	11	0	1	12	27	0	-1.31	68
Great Eccleston	15	3	11	0	1	17	21	0	-1.14	67

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Match Day 1st August 2026

The Northern Cricket League Review

Division 1 Round 12 Netherfield won the top four battle against Carlisle and remain top, Leyland won at Settle and are second, Carlisle stay third despite their defeat,

Longridge with their home win against Kendal moves them to fourth, Garstang won at St Annes but drop to fifth, Blackpool defeated Chorley.

Division 2 Round 14 Fleetwood beat Penwortham and stay top, Euxton won the battle between 2nd and 3rd and move up to second with Fulwood & Broughton dropping to third

Great Eccleston did their chances of survival no harm with their win against Barrow, Morecambe beat Preston and Whalley won at Carnforth.

DIVISION ONE

LEAGUE MATCHES: ROUND

Blackpool v Chorley

Blackpool won the toss at Stanley Park and invited the visitors to bat first, they got off to a good start then lost three quick wickets, Khalil Patel broke the opening partnership of Harry Barclay and Miller Childs, he caught and bowled Miller Childs for 20 (36 balls)(3x4), 39-1, Edwin Moulton came in at three but with only three runs added Matthew Grindley took two wickets in an over, he bowled Edwin Moulton for 0 (11 balls), 42-2, incoming batsman Keegan Petersen fell three balls later caught by Andrew Needham for 0 (3 balls), 42-3.

Amaan Sarguru was next in and was scoring well but became Matthew Grindley's next victim bowled for 18 (15 balls)(4x4), 69-4.Alfie Dobson was the new batsman but four runs later lost Harry Barclay bowled by Alex Ryder for 19 (54 balls)(3x4), 73-5.

Alexander Howarth replaced Barclay and dug in, Alex Ryder struck again Alfie Dobson caught by Andrew Needham for 9 (22 balls)(1x4), 86-6. Luca Doyle came to the wicket but with four runs added Alexander Howarth was out lbw to Alex Ryder for 3 (21 balls), 90-7.

Ed Catt was the next batsman in, It was Alex Ryder who struck with two wickets in two balls taking his fourth and fifth wickets, Ed Catt was caught by Stuart Ashford for 1 (4 balls), 95-8, the new batsman Sam Steeple was out next ball lbw for 0 (1 ball), 95-9.

Toby Johnston joined Doyle and they took the score to nelson when Khalil Patel caught and bowled Luca Doyle for 20 (40 balls)(2x4) as Chorley were bowled out for 111 in 36.1 overs with Toby Johnston 0no (14 balls).

The Blackpool bowling was Alex Ryder took 5-23 from 8 overs, Matthew Grindley 3-47 off 12, Khalil Patel 2-31 from 10.1 and Ockert Erasmus 0-10 off 6.

In reply the hosts lost an early wicket Matthew Taaffe caught by Keegan Petersen off Edwin Moulton for 6 (14 balls), 14-1. Andrew Needham was the host's number three and with Joe Waterhouse were steadily moving the score along, Ed Catt made the breakthrough having Andrew Needham caught by Keegan Petersen for 15 (31 balls)(2x4), 49-2.

Ockert Erasmus joined Waterhouse and the kept the scoreboard ticking over until disaster for the hosts Joe Waterhouse was run out for 39 (73 balls)(6x4), 73-3. Joshua Boyne was next in but was soon out, the first of two wickets in three balls by Toby Johnston, Boyne was caught by Alexander Howarth for 3 (5 balls), 88-4, Dylan Henshall came to the wicket and there was a leg bye off his first ball, Ockert Erasmus fell off the next ball lbw for 23 (24 balls)(4x4), 89-5.

Omar Tauqir replaced Erasmus but with victory in sight fell lbw to Luca Doyle for 3 (14 balls), 98-6. Stuart Ashford was Dylan Henshall's new partner, Henshall took control and saw Blackpool home closing on 115-6 in 29.4 overs, Dylan Henshall was 22 no (16 balls)(3x4,1x6) and Stuart Ashford 1no (2 balls).

The Chorley bowling was Toby Johnston took 2-28 from 5 overs, Ed Catt 1-14 off 3, Edwin Moulton 1-29 from 7, Luca Doyle 1-31 off 10.4 and Sam Steeple 0-11 from 4.

Longridge v Kendal

Longridge won the toss at the Newsham Memorial ground and put the visitors into bat, Darren Nightingale was out early lbw to Matthew De Villiers for 8 (12 balls)(2x4), 11-1, The Kendal number three was Finlay Richardson and with Maximus Winskill began building a score until both were out on 62, Finlay Richardson was stumped by Louie Trayers off Jake Durnell for 31 (32 balls)(4x4,1x6), 62-2, Cole Abrahams was in next but in the next over Maximus Winskill was caught by Alex Mason off Jonathan Millward for 13 (38 balls)(2x4), 62-3.

Freddie Fallows joined Abrahams and they took the score past the hundred, Jonathan Millward broke the partnership having Freddie Fallows caught by Danny Wilkinson Jnr for 20 (15 balls)(3x4,1x6), 101-4. James Bowman was the new batsman but fell to the returning Matthew De Villers caught behind by Louie Trayers for 154 (25 balls)(3x4), 122-5,

Bradley Earl replaced Fallows but seven runs later was caught by Jonathan Millward off Joe Lyth for 4 (10 balls)(1x4), 129-6. Ikram Ullah came to wicket and with Abrahams were making progress, disaster struck the visitors losing a wicket in three consecutive overs, Ikram Ullah was the first to go caught behind by Louie Trayers off Joe Lyth for 10 (26 balls)(2x4), 159-7. Louis Richardson was the incoming batsman but was out in the next over bowled by Alex Mason for 1 (5 balls), 162-8.

Cole Abrahams had a new partner in Christopher Miller who saw Joe Lyth bowl Cole Abrahams for 46 (63 balls)(4x4,2x6), 162-9. Louis Backhouse was in at eleven and was going down fighting hitting Alex Mason for two fours and a six off the first three balls but was out caught and bowled off the fourth for 15 (6 balls)(2x4,1x6) as Kendal were bowled out for 177 in 38.4 overs with Christopher Miller 0no (2 balls).

All the Longridge bowlers took a wicket, Joe Lyth took 3-28 from 7 overs, Alex Mason 2-16 off 2.4, Matthew De Villers 2-43 from 12, Jonathan Millward 2-57 off 13 and Jake Durnell 1-24 from 4.

The hosts got off to a poor start Rhys Morgan caught behind by Finlay Richardson off Louis Backhouse for 0 (5 balls), 10-1. Matthew De Villers came in at three supported by Joshua Mullin were going along nicely, Louis Backhouse broke the partnership Matthew De Villiers caught by James Bowman for 43 (38 balls)(7x4,1x6), 79-2.

Luke Platt joined Mullin and was the next man out caught by Darren Nightingale off Christopher Miller for 7 (26 balls)(1x4), 97-3. Rob Hollinghurst was the new batsman but three runs later lost Joshua Mullin lbw to Christopher Miller for 33 (76 balls)(4x4), 100-4.

Danny Wilkinson Jnr came to the wicket and with Hollinghurst saw the hosts to victory closing on 179-4 in 43.4 overs, Danny Wilkinson Jnr was 52no (57 balls)(10x4) and Rob Hollinghurst 26no (60 balls)(2x4).

The Kendal bowling was Christopher Miller took 2-37 from 15 overs, Louis Backhouse 2-82 off 13.4, Lewis Richardson 0-15 from 2 and Freddie Fallows 0-42 off 13.

Netherfield v Carlisle

Netherfield won the toss at Parkside Road and elected to bat first, Reece Irving and Richard Everett gave them a steady start, Reece Irving was the first out caught by Alex Raybould off Ben Purdham for 19 (28 balls)(4x4), 32-1. Ben Barrow came in at three and with Everett were moving the score along until Richard Everett was bowled by Michael Slack for 20 (52 balls)(2x4), 84-2.

Dusham Vimukthi joined Barrow but was soon out caught by Zephania Arinaitwe off Ben Davidson for 9 (19 balls), 104-3. John Huck was next in upped the score rate, Nico Watt made the breakthrough taking two wickets in two balls, Ben Barrow was caught by Zephania Arinaitwe for 66 (88 balls)(10x4), 147-4, Bert Medhurst was the incoming batsman but fell first ball lbw for 0 (1 ball), 147-5.

Will Beeden replaced Medhurst and supporting John Huck, John Huck was 38 (38 balls)(3x4,1x6) when he was out bowled by Calum Rowe, 182-6. Charlie Parkinson was the new batsman but the return of Michael Slack to the attack saw Will Beeden caught by Calum Rowe for 19 (27 balls)(2x4), 192-7.

The next batsman in was Oli Wileman but with only five runs added Charlie Parkinson was caught by Alex Raybould off Michael Slack for 8 (18 balls), 197-8. Josh Wills was Oli Wileman's new partner but was quickly out caught by Alex Raybould off Callum Rowe for 3 (6 balls), 200-9.

Isaac Medhust was the host's number eleven but lost Oli Wileman bowled by Michael Slack for 4 (9 balls) as Netherfield were bowled out got 204 in 48.3 overs with Isaac Medhurst 4no (6 balls).

All the Carlisle bowlers took a wicket, Michael Slack took 4-50 from 14.3 overs, Calum Rowe 2-28 off 6, Nico Watt 2-56 from 15, Ben Purdham 1-31 off 7 and Ben Davidson 1-37 from 6.

The visitors got off to a terrible start losing four wickets for ten runs, Marc Brown was caught by Oli Wileman off Charlie Parkinson for 0 (7 balls), 2-1, Michael Slack was the visitors number three but quickly lost Calum Rowe caught by John Huck off Josh Wills for 5 (6 balls)(1x4), 7-2.

Ben Davidson joined Slack but in the next over he was caught behind by Richard Everett off Charlie Parkinson for 0 (1 ball), 7-3. Harry Temperton was the next batsman in but in Josh Wills next over was caught by Ben Barrow for 0 (6 balls), 10-4.

Tom Benn was Michael Slack's new partner and they set about rebuilding the innings, they were going along nicely when both were out, Oli Wileman trapped Michael Slack lbw for 33 (56 balls)(6x4), 82-5, Alex Raybould came to the wicket but in Oli Wileman's next over Tom Benn was bowled for 37 (76 balls)(7x4), 83-6.

Freddie Newton replaced Benn and with Raybould took the score past the hundred, Dushan Vimukthi made the breakthrough Freddie Newton caught by Oli Wileman for 7 (20 balls), 114-7. The new batsman was Zephania Arinaitwe who with Raybould continued the chase, Oli Wileman claimed his third wicket Alex Raybould caught behind by Richard Everett for 33 (51 balls)(4x4,2x6), 136-8.

Nico Watt came to the wicket, Zephania Arinaitwe was scoring well but fell bowled by Oli Wileman for 25 (20 balls)(3x4,1x6), 153-9. Ben Purdham came in at eleven, Charlie Parkinson was brought back into the attack and had Nico Watt caught by Ben Barrow for 6 (13 balls) to give the hosts victory bowling Carlisle out for 166 in 44 overs, Ben Purdham was 7no (6 balls)(1x4).

The Netherfield bowling was Oli Wileman took 4-45 from 12 overs, Charlie Parkinson 3-34 off 7, Josh Wills 2-23 from 5, Dushan Vimukthi 1-45 off 15 and Isaac Medhurst 0-14 from 5.

Settle v Leyland

Settle won the toss at the Marshfield ground and chose to bat first, they lost John Davidson early caught behind by Reiss Carrington off Liam Hurt for 13 (34 balls)(2x4), 19-1. Number three was Zane Nirodi but he soon lost his partner Benjamin Hulse bowled by Andrew Jacques for 8 (44 balls), 30-2.

Gautam Waghela joined Nirodi and they took the score past the hundred, Sam Oldham broke the partnership Gautam Waghela caught by Andrew Makinson for 29 (35 balls)(3x4), 102-3, James Snowden was the next man in and was soon out caught by Liam Hurt off Aidan McKeever for 4 (17 balls), 115-4

Sunny Singh joined Nirodi but Sam Oldham struck again, Zane Nirodi caught by Xander Eyre for 61 (88 balls)(7x4), 123-5. Harvey Green replaced Nirodi and became wicket number three for Sam Oldham caught by Andrew Jacques for 17 (17 balls)(1x4), 147-6.

Harry Snowden was the new batsman but with only two runs added Sunny Singh was out caught by Andrew Jacques off Sam Oldham for 13 (28 balls)(1x4), 149-7, Joe Pickles came to the wicket but was out to the returning Liam Hurt bowled for 2 (5 balls), 152-8.

The next man in was James Galley and with Harry Snowden saw Settle close on 183-8 in their 50 overs, Harry Snowden was 17no (17 balls)(2x6) and James Galley 10no (11 balls).

The Leyland bowling was Sam Oldham took 4-65 from 15 overs, Liam Hurt 2-42 off 14, Aidan McKeever 1-12 from 5, Andrew Jacques 1-34 off 10 and Karl Cross 0-30 from 6.

Reiss Carrington and Xander Eyre opened for the hosts and were closing in on victory when Xander Eyre was out lbw to Sunny Singh for 68 (115 balls)(9x4), 153-1. Lloyd Tennant came in at three supporting Carrington who hit ten in two balls which brought up his century and saw Leyland home on 188-1 in 37 overs, Reiss Carrington 109no (113 balls)(12x4,2x6) and Lloyd Tennant 2no (14 balls).

The Settle bowling was Sunny Singh took 1-27 from 9 overs, Simon Tarbox 0-17 off 4, Joe Pickles 0-17 from 3, Harry Snowden 0-23 off 5, Gautam Waghela 0-38 from 7 and James Galley 0-61 off 9.

St Annes v Garstang

St Annes won the toss at Vernon Road and asked the visitors to bat first, they got off to a very good start with an opening stand of 55, Nisanth Nithian was the man out lbw to Zain Abbas for 16 (42 balls)(1x4), 55-1, The Garstang number three was Matthew Crowther who let Joseph Pearson lead the way, Zain Abbas struck again Matthew Crowther out lbw for 3 (14 balls), 79-2.

Theo Smith was next in but went quickly bowled by Zain Abbas for 0 (6 balls), 83-3. Lahiru Madushanka joined Pearson and they were going well, Joesph Pearson reached his century, they took the score past the two hundred then Joseph Pearson was caught and bowled by Rory Urquhart for 129 (153 balls)(18x4,1x6), 208-4.

We are now in the last three overs and the visitors are looking for more runs, Mark Walling was the new batsman but soon lost Lahiru Madushanka bowled by Adam Patel for 55 (69 balls)(7x4), 214-5. Ian Walling replaced Madushanka and was out in the next over caught by Adam Patel off Rory Urquhart for 4 (5 balls), 227-6.

Dan Curwen was the incoming batsman but lost his partner Mark Walling caught and bowled by Adam Patel for 11 (10 balls)(1x4), 229-7. Cory Cater came to the wicket and with Dan Curwen saw Garstang close on 233-7 in their 50 overs, Cory Cater was 4no (2 balls) and Dan Curwen 1no (1 ball).

The St Annes bowling was Zain Abbas took 3-66 from 15 overs, Rory Urquhart 2-36 off 10, Adam Patel 2-65 from 15, Callum Birkman 0-27 off 5 and Alex Urquhart 0-35 from 5.

The hosts got off to a steady start then lost four wickets for 7 runs, Will Trohear was the first out bowled by Cory Cater for 0 (3 balls), 21-1, The St Annes number three was Evan Dobson who one run later saw Cory Cater take two wickets in the over, Zain Abbas fell caught by Ian Walling for 9 (25 balls), 22-2. three balls later incoming batsman Jack Trohear was caught by Mark Walling for 0 (3 balls), 22-3.

Harry Birkman replaced Trohear but in Cory Cater's next over was caught behind by Matthew Crowther for 0 (1 ball), 28-4. Adam Patel joined Dobson and they began the rebuild, It was Cory Cater who claimed his fifth wicket trapping Adam Patel lbw for 29 (38 balls)(5x4), 82-5. Rory Urquhart was the next man in and he and Evan Dobson continued the chase, Ian Walling made the breakthrough having Rory Urquhart lbw for 26 (41 balls)(3x4), 140-6.

Alex Urquhart was the new batsman, Evan Dobson's fighting innings came to a close lbw to Lahiru Madushanksa for 68 (104 balls)(9x4), 159-7. James Bradley came to the wicket but four runs later fell lbw to Lahiru Madushanka for 1 (8 balls), 163-8

Ryan Birkman was Alex Urquhart's new partner who became Cory Cater's next victim bowled for 13 (7 balls), 178-9. Callum Birkman came in at eleven but lost Alex Urquhart bowled by Cory Cater for 12 (12 balls)(1x4) as St Annes were bowled out for 183 in 49.1 overs with Callum Birkman 3no (4 balls).

The Garstang bowling was Cory Cater took 7-55 from 14.1 overs, Lahiru Madushanka 2-49 off 11, Ian Walling 1-42 from 13, Edward Pearson 0-3 off 1 and Danny Gilbert 0-37 from 10.

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DIVISION ONE SCORES

Blackpool v Chorley

Blackpool 12 pts defeated Chorley 1 pt by 4 wickets

Chorley 111 (Alex Ryder 5-23), Blackpool 115-6

Longridge v Kendal

Longridge 12 pts defeated Kendal 2 pts by 6 wickets

Kendal 177 (Cole Abrahams 46), Longridge 179-4 (Danny Wilkinson Jnr 52no, Matthew De Villiers 43)

Netherfield v Carlisle

Netherfield 12 pts defeated Carlisle 5 pts by 38 runs

Netherfield 204 (Ben Barrow 66, Michael Slack 4-50), Carlisle 166 (Oli Wileman 4-45)

Settle v Leyland

Settle 11 pts defeated Settle 2 pts by 9 wickets

Settle 183-8 (Zane Nirodi 61, Sam Oldham 4-65), Leyland 188-1 (Reiss Carrington 109no, Xander Eyre 68)

St Annes v Garstang

Garstang 11 pts defeated St Snnes 3 pts by 50 runs

Garstang 233-7 (Joseph Pearson 127, Lahiru Madushanka 55), St Annes 183 (Evan Dobson 68, Cory Cater 7-55)

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Division One Table

Club	P	W	L	T	NR	Bat	BowlP	Pen	NNR	Pts
Netherfield	12	8	3	0	1	7	32	0	1.07	113
Leyland	12	8	4	0	0	9	29	0	0.39	220
Carlisle	12	7	5	0	0	10	26	0	0.63	99
Longridge	12	6	3	0	3	9	21	0	0.22	92
Garstang	12	6	5	0	1	8	26	0	0.58	91
Blackpool	12	6	3	0	3	3	24	0	0.51	89
Kendal	12	4	7	0	1	9	19	0	-0.4	67
Chorley	12	4	7	0	1	4	20	0	-1.05	63
St Annes	12	3	8	0	1	9	20	0	-0.68	59
Settle	12	2	9	0	1	8	16	0	-1-27	44

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DIVISION TWO

LEAGUE MATCHES: ROUND 14

Carnforth v Whalley

Whalley won the toss at Lodge Quarry and chose to bat first, they lost an early wicket Richard Palmer bowled by Dylan Conroy for 0 (21 balls), 6-1. Frankie Jackson came in at three and with Monty Cort steadily built up the score, they were approaching the hundred when James Park Johnson bowled Frankie Jackson for 38 (65 balls)(5x4), 96-2.

Levi Wolfenden joined Monty Cort, Tom Parkinson was brought on to bowl and took two wickets in his first over, Monty Cort was bowled for 56 (101 balls)(6x4), 125-3, the incoming batsman was Sam Jackson who three balls later was out lbw for 0 (3 balls), 125-4.

Hamish Mullavey-Clark was in next and with Wolfenden upped the run rate, James Park Johnson broke the partnership Levi Wolfenden caught by Dylan Conroy for 37 (38 balls)(6x4), 155-5, Daniel Ainsworth replaced Wolfenden but was soon out bowled by Dylan Conroy for 7 (10 balls)(1x4), 180-6.

Thomas Cameron was the new batsman but six runs later lost Hamish Mullavey-Clark caught by Dylan Conroy off James Park Johnson for 31 (32 balls)(3x4,1x6), 187-7. Toby Birtwistle came tot he wicket but quickly became wicket number three for James Park Johnson bowled for 6 (7 balls)(1x4), 194-8.

Ewan McDonald was Thomas Cameron's new partner and they saw Whalley close on 217-8 in their 50 overs, Thomas Cameron was 22no (16 balls)(3x4) and Ewan McDonald 3no (7 balls).

The Carnforth bowling was James Park Johnson took 4-65 from 15 overs, Tom Parkinson 2-30 off 5, Freddie Whatmuff 0-14 from 3, James Parkinson 0-17 off 7 and Jaco Beneke 0-45 from 10.

The hosts got off to a poor start losing James Parkinson lbw to Levi Wolfenden for 8 (11 balls)(2x4), 16-1, Jaco Beneke joined Ryan Nelson and they were moving the score along when Ryan Nelson was bowled by Joshua Denith for 19 (34 balls)(3x4), 44-2.

James Park Johnson was the new batsman and with Beneke were going well and took the score past the 150, Levi Wolfenden broke the partnership bowling Jaco Beneke for 77 (65 balls)(7x4,6x6), 153-3. Tom Parkinson was next batsman in, disaster struck the home side losing three wickets in 6 balls and four for one run, Tom Parkinson was the first to go caught behind by Thomas Cameron off Monty Cort for 10 (16 balls)(1x4), 174-4.

Freddie Whatmuff replaced Parkinson but in the next over bowled by Levi Wolfenden two wickets fell in two balls, James Park Johnson was caught and bowled for 55 (80 balls)(7x4,1x6), 174-5, incoming batsman Dylan Conroy fell lbw first ball for 0 (1 ball), 174-6.

Louis Potter was next in but in the next over was out lbw to Monty Cort for 1 (4 balls), 175-7. Bradley Hoyle came to the wicket but soon lost Freddie Whatmuff caught by Frankie Jackson off Monty Cort for 6 (11 balls)(1x4), 182-8

Tom Fusland was Bradley Hoyle's new partner but he quickly became wicket number five for Levi Wolfenden lbw for 1 (3 balls), 191-9. Lewis Spurr was in at eleven but was bowled by Ewan McDonald for 0 (4 balls) as Carnforth were bowled out for 195 in 42.2 over with Bradley Hoyle 13no (25 balls)(1x4).

All the Whalley bowlers took a wicket, Levi Wolfenden took 5-66 form 15 overs, Monty Cort 3-45 off 8, Joshua Dentith 1-39 from 15 and Ewan McDonald 1-42 off 4.2.

Euxton v Fulwood & Broughton

Fulwood & Broughton won the toss at Balshaw Park and elected to bat first, Nishan Peiris struck an early blow bowling Matt Smith for 6 (9 balls)(1 x4), 9-1. The visitors number three was Ben Rosbottom and with Ewen Mansford began to build the innings with Rosbottom leading the way, Nishan Peiris once again made the breakthrough bowling Ewen Mansford for 37 (74 balls)(4x4), 68-2.

Charlie Rossiter replaced Mansford but three runs later was out lbw to Joseph Barker for 1 (5 balls), 71-3. Clayton Stone joined Rosbottom and they took the score past one hundred when Nishan Peiris claimed his third wicket Clayton Stone caught behind by Jack Morgan for 6 (11 balls), 104-4.

James McWilliam was the next man in and supported Rosbottom, Nishan Peiris once again struck bowling James McWilliam for 7 (24 balls)(1x4), 143-5. Ben Parkinson was the new batsman but he soon became wicket number five for Nishan Peiris caught by Gavin Cooper for 9 (15 balls)(1x4), 159-6.

Jon Fenton came to the wicket but on reaching 7 (17 balls)(1x4) was bowled by Joseph Bowden, 169-7. Usama Abrar was Rosbottom's new partner, Ben Rosbottom reached his century but in the next over James Bone took two wickets in four balls, Usama Abrar was caught behind by Jack Hoyle for 4 (6 balls), 198-8, incoming batsman Lewis Wellings was bowled three balls later for 0 (3 balls), 198-9.

Chris Brookes was in at eleven but with only four runs added was run out by Joseph Bowden for 2 (6 balls) as Fulwood & Broughton were bowled out for 202 in 49.1 overs with Ben Rosbottom 105no (126 balls)(11x4,1x6).

The Euxton bowling was Nishan Peiris took 5-38 from 15 overs, Janes Bone 2-51 off 14.1, Joseph Barker 1-38 from 6, Joseph Bowden 1-57 off 11 and Michael Atkinson 0-17 from 3.

In reply Josh Tolley went early caught behind by James McWilliam off Chris Brookes for 6 (16 balls)(1x4), 14-1. James Bone was the hosts number three and with Max Harper put Euxton in a strong position then disaster Max Harper was run out by Jon Fenton for 51 (92 balls)(6x4), 136-2.

Ben Houghton joined Bone but was quickly out caught behind by James McWilliam off Jon Fenton for 4 (8 balls), 145-3. Nishan Peiris was the new batsman and with Bone took the score to two short of victory when he was caught and bowled by Jon Fenton for 46 (31 balls)(3x4,3x6), 201-4.

Jack Morgan came to the wicket and saw James Bone hit the winning runs as Euxton closed on 205-4 in 47.2 overs with James Bone 70no (137 balls)(9x4) and Jack Morgan 0no (3 balls).

The Fulwood & Broughton bowling was Jon Fenton took 2-50 from 11 overs, Chris Brookes 1-39 off 15, Ewen Mansford 0-13 from 2, Usama Abrar 0-36 off 10.2 and Lewis Wellings 0-64 from 9

Fleetwood v Penwortham

Penwortham won the toss at Broadwater and put the hosts in to bat, Andy Drake fell off the second ball of the innings caught by Kane Donaghy off Connor Brown for 4 (2 balls)(1x4), 4-1, The Fleetwood number three was Muhammed Hurraira who took control with Jeremy Davies in support, the Donaghy/Brown combination struck again as Jeremy Davies was caught by Kane Donaghy off Connor Brown for 12 (40 balls)(1x4), 39-2.

Harry McAleer joined Hurraira and they were going very well, Muhammed Hurraira reached his century then disaster struck Harry McAleer was run out by Connor Brown for 42 (62 balls)(3x4), 185-3

Tomas King was next in but soon lost Muhammed Hurraira lbw to Nathan Elliott for 130 (114 balls)(18x4,1x6), 198-4. Charlie Clark replaced Hurraira but in the next over Tomas King was caught and bowled by Connor Brown for 13 (11 balls)(1x4,1x6), 212-5.

Declan Clerkin was the new batsman and going for the runs fell caught by Nathan Elliot off Connor Brown for 8 (11 balls)(1x4), 223-6. Callum Birtwell-Jones came to the wicket and quickly became wicket number five for Connor Brown bowled for 1 (3 balls), 234-7.

Charlie Clark had a new partner in Nathan Bend, eight runs had been added when both were out, Charlie Clark was stumped by Robbie Sumner off Charlie Parker for 17 (28 balls)(1x4), 242-8. Sherzai Wali was the incoming batsman but in the next over Nathan Bend was stumped by Robbie Sumner off Nathan Walmsley for 5 (6 balls)(1x4), 242-9.

Matthew Siddall was in at eleven and with Wali were scoring at a run a ball until Sherzai Wali was stumped by Robbie Sumner off Charlie Parker for 7 (9 balls)(1x6) as Fleetwood were bowled out for 268 in 49.3 overs with Matthew Siddall 14no (11 balls)(2x4).

The Penwortham bowling was Connor Brown took 5-69 from 15 overs, Charlie Parker 2-47 off 14.3, Nathan Elliott 1-9 from 3, Nathan Walmsley 1-89 off 10 and Nathan Patel 0-48 from 7.

Robbie Sumner and Jonathon Hothersall opened for the visitors, Jonathon Hothersall was the first to go caught behind by Harry McAleer off Nathan Bend for 6 (5 balls)(1x4), 10-1. Connor Brown was in at three and was soon out caught by Jeremy Davies off Nathan Bend for 4 (7 balls)(1x4), 25-2.

Charlie Parker joined Sumner but with only eight runs added fell caught behind by Harry McAleer off Nathan Bend for 2 (13 balls),33-3. Matt Halliday was the next batsman in and with Sumner looked to be making progress when Nathan Bend struck again bowling Robbie Sumner for 23 (49 balls)(3x4), 53-4.

Charlie Evans was the new batsman but six runs later became Nathan Bend's fifth wicket bowled for 4 (10 balls), 59-5. Nathan Walmsley became Matt Halliday's new partner and they had almost doubled the score when Matt Halliday was caught by Nathan Bend off Matthew Siddall for 40 (62 balls)(6x4), 116-6.

Kane Donaghy replaced Halliday but he soon lost Nathan Walmsley bowled by Jeremy Davies for 27 (29 balls)(4x4,1x6), 123-7, Nathan Elliott was the incoming batsman but was out in Jeremey Davies's next over bowled for 0 (3 balls), 123-8.

Isaac Richardson came to the wicket and supported Kane Donaghy, Matthew Siddall broke the partnership bowling Isaac Richardson for 1 (7 balls), 137-9. Nathan Patel was in at eleven but soon lost Kane Donaghy bowled by Declan Clerkin for 23 (33 balls)(5x4)as Penwortham were bowled out for 145 in35.5 overs with Nathan Patel 0no (did not face a ball).

The Fleetwood bowling was Nathan Bend took 5-32 from 9 overs, Matthew Siddall 2-21 off 10, Jeremy Davies 2-25 from 8, Declan Clerkin 1-22 off 2.5 and Sherzai Wali 0-37 from 6.

Great Eccleston v Barrow

Great Eccleston won the toss at Hall Lane and invited the visitors to bat first, Jim Proctor had an early strike Drew Postlethwaite caught behind by Chris Saunders for 9 (7 balls)(2x4), 11-1. Oliver Whalley was in at three and quickly became victim number two for Jim Proctor bowled for 0 (10 balls), 17-2.

Hardus Coetzer joined Declan Tyson but did not get a chance to settle out caught behind by Chris Saunders off Jim Proctor for 6 (17 balls)(1x4), 27-3. Sam Dutton was the next batsman in and with Tyson were building a score, It was Jim Proctor who once again made the breakthrough having Sam Dutton caught by Tyler McGladdery for 23 (13 balls)(4x4,1x6), 73-4.

Jack Singleton was the new batsman and backed up Declan Tyson until he became Jim Proctor's fifth wicket caught by Mohamed Nadeem for 8 (25 balls)(1x4), 91-5. Ross McMurdo replaced Singleton and kept one end going, Alexander Rhodes made the breakthrough Ross McMurdo stumped by Chris Saunders for 16 (51 balls)(1x4), 135-6.

Simon Chadd came to the wicket and was scoring at a runs ball when he fell caught by Mohammed Fazil off Mohamed Nadeem for 14 (13 balls)(3x4), 160-78. Sam Henderson was Declan Tyson's new partner but one run later was out lbw to Tyler McGladdery for 0 (2 balls), 161-8.

Daryl Wearing was the incoming batsman, Declan Tyson's fighting innings came to an end caught by Phil Booth off Tyler McGladdery for 90 (130 balls)(15x4,2x6), 182-9.

The Barrow number eleven was Ben Carr who five runs later saw Daryl Wearing bowled by Alexander Rhodes for 14 (19 balls)(2x4) as Barrow were bowled out for 187 in 48.1 overs with Ben Carr 0no (2 balls).

The Great Eccleston bowling was Jim Proctor took 5-49 off 15 overs, Tyler McGladdery 2-30 off 5, Alexander Rhodes 2-50 from 10.1, Mohamed Nadeem 1-30 off 9 and Phil Booth 0-28 from 9.

The hosts got off to a bad start losing Matthew Lawrenson in the first over caught behind by Sam Dutton off Daryl Wearing for 0 (5 balls), 0-1. Tyler McGladdery came in at three and with Alexander Rhodes set a good run rate, the introduction off Declan Tyson into the attack was an instant success a wicket with his first ball Alexander Rhodes out lbw for 40 (49 balls)(6x4,1x6), 72-2.

Mohammed Fazil joined McGladdery and continued to support him, they were approaching the hundred partnership when Mohammed Fazil was caught by Ben Carr off Simon Chadd for 29 (37 balls)(5x4), 169-3.

Mohamed Nadeem came to the wicket, Tyler McGladdery reached his century with two consecutive sixes and in the next over Mohamed Nadeem hit a six for the winning runs as Great Eccleston closed on 188-3 in 30 overs with Tyler McGladdery 109no (84 balls)(15x4, 4x6) and Mohamed Nadeem 9no (6 balls)(1x6).

The Barrow bowling was Simon Chadd took 1-17 from 1.5 overs, Daryl Wearing 1-34 off 9, Declan Tyson 1-44 from 5, Ben Carr 0-19 off 2, Sam Henderson 0-22 from 5 and Hardus Coetzer 0-46 off 7.

Morecambe v Preston

Morecambe won the toss at Woodhill Lane and batted first, They lost Luke Pearson caught behind by Basim Ali off Shaidhusain Haji for 0 (4 balls), 2-1. Joseph Bradshaw came in at three and with Lewis Smith were moving the score along, Talha Patel broke the partnership Joseph Bradshaw caught and bowled for 15 (26 balls)(3x4), 47-2.

Siddarth Ahhuja was next in but six runs later Talha Patel took two wickets in four balls, Siddarth Ahhuji was caught by Imran Mehmood for 3 (10 balls), 53-3, Alex Briggs was the new batsman and took a single off his second ball, Lewis Smith was bowled off the next for 26 (29 balls)(5x4), 54-4.

Andrew Creech joined Briggs and they took the score past the hundred, Alex Briggs was the next man out bowled by Ismail Patel for 38 (38 balls(5x4,1x6), 106-5. Michael Bland was the new batsman but soon lost Andrew Creech caught behind by Basim Ali off Talha Patel for 20 (36 balls)(3x4), 116-6.

Ashton Ward replaced Creech, ten runs had been added when Michael Bland was bowled by Ismail Patel for 9 (22 balls)(1x4), 126-7. Usman Haider came to the wicket and fell lbw to Ismail Patel for 5 (23 balls), 140-8.

Lloyd (Adam) Smith was Ashton Ward's new partner and with five runs added Ashton Ward was stumped by Basim Ali off Ismail Patel for 18 (30 balls)(2x4), 145-9. Regan Jackson was the host's number eleven and with Lloyd (Adam) Smith were moving the score along until Regan Jackson was bowled by ShaidHusain Haji for 16 (33 balls)(2x4)as Morecambe were bowled out for 185 in 46.5 overs with Lloyd (Adam) Smith 23no (30 balls)(2x4).

The Preston bowling was Talha Patel took 4-44 from 15 overs, Ismail Patel 4-44 off 14, ShaidHusain Haji 2-56 from 11.5 and Imran Mehmood 0-32 off 6.

In reply Preston lost Navazish Ali run out by Lewis Smith for 9 (13 balls)(2x4), 13-1. Imran Mehmood was the Preston number three and had made 13 (22 balls)(3x4)when he was bowled by Siddarth Ahhuja, 38-2.

Suhel Patel Jr joined Sajid Patel but with only two runs added Lloyd (Adam) Smith bowled Sajid Patel for 10 (30 balls)(1x4), 40-3. Faizan Patel was next in and going for the runs but was out caught by Alex Briggs off Lloyd (Adam) Smith for 14 (6 balls)(2x4,1x6), 58-4.

ShaidHusain Haj was the new batsman and with Suhel Patel Jr began to make good progress, Regan Jackson made the breakthrough bowling Suhel Patel Jr for 21 (30 balls)(4x4), 87-5. Basin Ali replaced Patel Jr but disaster for the visitors as they lost two quick wickets, ShaidHusain Haji was the first to go run out by Ashton Ward for 17 (19 balls)(2x4,1x6), 93-6, two runs later incoming batsman I Akubat was out lbw to Siddarth Ahhuja for 1 (7 balls), 95-7.

Sufiyan Bhopa came to the wicket and with Basim Ali took the score past the hundred only for him to be out caught by Lewis Smith off Siddarth Ahhuja for 4 (9 balls), 101-8. Talha Patel was Basim Ali's new partner and they continued the chase, Regan Jackson broke the partnership trapping Basim Ali lbw for 13 (29 balls)(1x4), 131-9.

Ismail Patel came in at eleven and with Talha Patel continued to battle and kept the scoreboard ticking over, Lloyd (Adam) Smith brought victory to the hosts having Ismail Patel caught by Alex Briggs for 18 (27 balls)(1x4,1x6) as Preston were bowled out for 171 in 42.4 overs with Talha Patel 18no (69 balls).

The Morecambe bowling was Siddarth Ahhuja took 3-53 from 15 overs, Lloyd (Adam) Smith 3-53 off 12.4, Regan Jackson 2-29 from 9, Usam Haider 0-10 off 3 and Michael Bland 0-22 from 3.

Thornton Cleveleys v Lytham

Thornton Cleveleys won the toss at Illawalla and asked the visitors to bat first, they got off to a steady start, Edward Fiddler the first man out bowled by Joshua Rolinson for 12 (21 balls)(3x4), 24-1. Archie Banks-Smith was number three and with Myles Child carefully moved the score along, Jonathan Bass made the breakthrough bowling Archie Banks-Smith for 16 (42 balls)(2x4), 54-2.

Sahaan Sahaan joined Child but in the next over Joshua Rolinson took two wickets in three balls, Sahaan Sahaan fell lbw for 14 (8 balls)(2x4,1x6), 70-3, two balls later incoming batsman Stewart Davison was bowled for 0 (2 balls), 70-4.

Ben Saunders was in next and was scoring well when Joshua Rolinson bowled him for 18 (19 balls)(2x4,1x6), 96-5. Ryan Norris was the new batsman but was soon out bowled by Joshua Sackfield for 9 (14 balls)(2x4), 107-6.

Antony Mulligan replaced Norris but was out one run later caught by Daniel Howard off Jonathan Bass for 0 (8 balls), 108-7. Charlie Nixon came to the wicket and with Myles Child took the score to 120 when the last three wickets fell without addition. Myles Child had been watching the collapse at the other end and he was the next man out caught by J Sackfield off Jonathan Bass for 36 (100 balls)(6x4), 122-8.

Sabbir Patel was the next batsman in but in the next over Joshua Sackfield bowled Charlie Nixon for 1 ( 9 balls), 122-9. Number eleven was James Livesey who in the next over saw Sabbir Patel caught by Ethan Elphick off Jonathan Bass for 0 (7 balls) as Lytham were bowled out for 122 in 38.1 overs with James Livesey 0no (4 balls).

The Thornton Cleveleys bowling was Jonathan Bass took 4-44 in 13.1 overs, Joshua Rolinson 4-49 off 15, Joshua Sackfield 2-12 from 4 and Anthony Ellison 0-12 off 6.

Josh Borrell and Joshua Sackfield laid a great foundation with an opening stand of 87 broken when Josh Borrell was caught by Antony Mulligan off Sahaan Sahaan for 33 (29 balls)(8x4), 87-1. Sam Curwen came in at three and soon became Sahaan Sahaan's second wicket caught by Antony Mulligan for 10 (17 balls)(1x4), 109-2.

Jacob Sackfield was in next but with only six runs added lost Joshua Sackfield stumped by Stewart Davison off Sabbir Patel for 62 (37 balls)(11x4,2x6), 115-3. Jude Elphick joined Jacob Sackfield and they saw the hosts to victory closing on 123-3 in 15.1 overs with Jacob Sackfield 6no (5 balls)(1x4) and Jude Elphick 4no (3 balls)(1x4).

The Lytham bowling was Sahaan Sahaan took 2-31 from 4.1 overs, Sabbir Patel 1-31 off 4, James Livesey 0-10 from 2, Charlie Nixon 0-21 off 3 and Antony Mulligan 0-30 from 2.

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DIVISION TWO SCORES

Carnforth v Whalley

Whalley 12 pts defeated Carnforth 4 pts by 22 runs

Whalley 217-8 (Monty Cort 56, James Park Johnson 4-65), Carnforth 195 (Jaco Beneke 77, James Park Johnson 55, Levi Wolfenden 5-66)

Euxton v Fulwood & Broughton

Euxton 12 pts defeated Fulwood & Broughton 3 pts by 6 wickets

Fulwood & Broughton 202 (Ben Rosbottom 105no, Nishan Peiris 5-38), Euxton 205-4 (James Bone 70, Max Harper 51, Nishan Peiris 46)

Fleetwood v Penwortham

Fleetwood 12 pts defeated Penwortham 3 pts by 123 runs

Fleetwood 268 (Muhammed Hurraira 130, Harry McAleer 42, Connor Brown 5-69), Penwortham 145 (Matt Halliday 40, Nathan Bend 5-32)

Great Eccleston v Barrow

Great Eccleston 12 pts defeated Barrow 2 pts by 7 wickets

Barrow 187 (Decaln Tyson 90, Jim Proctor 5-49), Great Eccleston 188-3 (Tyler McGladdery 109no, Alexander Rhodes 40.)

Morecambe v Preston

Morecambe 12 pts defeated Preston 6 pts by 14 runs

Morecambe 185 (Talha Patel 4-44, Ismail Patel 4-44), Preston 171

Thornton Cleveleys v Lytham

Thornton Cleveleys 12 pts defeated Lytham 0 pts by 7 wickets

Lytham 122 (Jonathan Bass 4-44 , Joshua Rollinson 4-49), Thornton Cleveleys 123-3 (Joshua Sackfield 62).

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Division Two Table

Club	P	W	L	T	NR	Bat	BowlP	Pen	NNR	Pts
Fleetwood	14	13	0	0	1	0	37	0	1.21	157
Euxton	14	11	2	0	1	3	36	0	1.06	141
Fulwood & Broughton	14	10	3	0	1	9	32	0	2.14	134
Barrow	14	8	5	0	1	6	31	0	-0.17	111
Morecambe	14	7	6	0	1	6	28	0	0.34	99
Preston	14	6	7	0	1	11	31	5	0.04	94
Whalley	14	5	7	0	2	11	25	0	-0.78	85
Lytham	14	4	9	0	1	16	29	0	-0.28	83
Penwortham	14	4	9	0	1	11	27	0	-0.61	76
Thornton Cleveleys	14	4	8	0	2	11	21	0	-0.68	72
Carnforth	14	3	10	0	1	12	24	0	-1.19	65
Great Eccleston	14	2	11	0	1	17	16	0	-1.27	53

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DIVISION 2 LEAGUE FIXTURES FOR 2026

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Barrow

Carnforth

Euxton

Fleetwood

Fulwood & Broughton

Great Eccleston

Lytham

Morecambe

Penwortham

Preston

Thornton Cleveleys

Whalley

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