Sad news to report from Fleetwood CC with the death of one of the club's long standing members, Brian Gobbi, who passed away on the 20th June. His funeral is at Carleton Crematorium on Friday the 27th June at 1.30pm. I am sure that a few people will have known Brian and may wish to attend.
THIS WEEK'S CONFIRMED T20 FIXTURES
Tuesday 24 June
Leyland v Chorley
Friday 27 June
Darwen v Leyland
Lancaster v Morecambe
Furness v Barrow (Memorial game at Furness CC). Barrow spokesman Ian Allington reports:
On Friday we play local rivals Furness in a T20 game for the Pearcey/Daly Trophy in memory of two lads who both played at Furness but died within 12months of each other four or five years ago.
Grant Pearcey and John Daly were both fierce competitors and loved the derby games against ourselves, so when we moved into the Northern League we decided it would be good idea to maintain the local rivalry with them. So we devised the trophy which is played for annually and any money raised on the night is given to a charity, usually one which supports some form of local sport. This year it's being held at Furness CC with a 6.15pm start.
LEAGUE
The league season reaches its halfway point on Saturday and after last week's washout the teams will be looking to end June in style.
Kendal take a two-point lead to West Cliff to play Preston while second-placed Blackpool face an equally intriguing game at Chorley. Third-placed Leyland, just six points behind the leaders, travel to Lune Road to play Lancaster.
Reigning champions St Annes, currently fourth, are at home to Carnforth in what looks likely to be a high-scoring game. There's a mid-table clash at Parkside Road where Netherfield play Morecambe and the game of the day could well be at Birch Hall where the teams currently in the bottom two meet as Darwen host Fleetwood in what is sure to be a keenly contested encounter.
Barrow have no game.
Team news to follow when available.
DIVISION ONE FIXTURES
Saturday 28 June
CHORLEY v BLACKPOOL
Blackpool spokesperson Andy Griffiths reports:
Our 1st XI travel to Chorley with 2 players missing on holiday - Vice Captain James Smith and Craig Outram. 17 year old Michael Penney returns to the side as a like-for-like replacement for Craig Outram, and with only four 2nd XI games behind him young 16 year-old wicket-keeper Ben Heath is promoted for his debut in the 1st XI. Ben, who scored 33 not out batting at number 8 to take the 2nd XI to a 1 wicket cup victory over Lancaster in only his 3rd appearance at this level, has been impressive with the gloves and this opportunity will give him an early insight into what is expected at 1st XI level. Fitness and Fielding coach, Michael Moore also returns at the expense of Jarred Bain.
1st XI - Saturday 28th June - Away vs Chorley, Meet BCC 10:45 - Danson (capt), Darlington, Gleeson, Heath (w/k), Hogarth (A), Hogarth (J), Moore, Penney, Reece, Smith (A), Weerakoon (pro)
DARWEN v FLEETWOOD
Darwen: C Clarke, Atif Ashraf (Pro), G Cordingley, J Cordingley, M Emery, J Clarke (WK), S Hampson, N Burke, K Anwar, Y Bhamji, A Cook (Capt)
Fleetwood side: Team to play Darwen on Saturday : W Clarke, M Clinning, T Wilson, M Emsley, A Sharrocks, A Breakall, P King, T Blundell, J Bell, A Parker, N Rupasinghe.
Fleetwood select from the same team on Sunday against Southport plus, N Jackson, J Wilson, and D Fish. They have four players missing due to holiday.
LANCASTER v LEYLAND
For Lancaster, with Professional Taufeeq Umar still in Pakistan seeing to his unwell mother, Durham's Gareth Breeze will step in.
Also missing are Ryan Nelson, Luke Phillips and Lee Sparks.
Seven players u21 have been selected, the youngest being 17-year old Jack Turton, a talented young batsman.
Team as follows:David Heywood (c), Brendan Hetherington (wk), Gareth Breeze (pro), Michael Stevens, Tim Barry, Jamie Heywood, Michael Walling, Jack Turton, Rob Childs, Daniel Milligan, Scott Sparks.
Leyland: D Makinson (Capt), K Cross, C Parkinson, Ameer Khan (Pro), T Reece, A Makinson, J Rounding, I Farrington, P Cummings, M Watkinson (WK), S Cartwright
Lancaster's opening bowler Daniel Milligan will be in action against Leyland on Saturday |
NETHERFIELD v MORECAMBE
Netherfield team: Parry, Walmsley, Ferguson, Huck, Haddrick, Baker, Prime, Clement, Hadwin, Wilson, Miller
Sun v Kendal (Cockspur) Little replaces Ferguson who is ineligible
PRESTON v KENDAL
Preston team: Saj Patel is at a wedding so Fayaz Ughradar comes in to replace him and Reece Williams returns to replace Manoj Parekh ( who hasn't actually made it out of retirement yet ).
Kendal team: Ikram Ullah (Cap); Kevin Howarth; Terry Hunte; Ross McMillan (Pro); Oliver Killiner; Donovan Du Plessis (Wk); Gareth Ashburner; Nick Lewthwaite; Paul Dodds; Ben Simm; Stuart Parkin.
On Sunday Kendal are at home to Netherfield (Cockspur Cup). Tony Yasin in for Ross McMillan and Mark Phillips in for Paul Dodds.
Ikram Ullah takes his Kendal side to Preston on Saturday |
ST ANNES v CARNFORTH
St Annes spokesperson Andy Kellett reports:
1st X1: Whalley (Capt & WK), Bickerdike, Costin, Cotton, Hurst, Patel, Taylor A, Taylor D, Twist, Uz-Zaman, Ahmed (Pro)
Duncan Whalley returns as skipper after his absence last weekend but Russ Bradley, Gareth Evans, Jon Musgrave and Greg Whitehead are all unavailable.
As well as the returning Whalley, young all rounder Zaffir Patel returns from injury and in form 2nd team batsmen Sean Bickerdike and Gareth Costin have been called up. Costin will make his 1st X1 league debut.
Carnforth: A Hornby (capt), T Barnfield (wkt), R Bailey (pro), L Bradley, B Hornby, A Cowperthwaite, J Denwood, R Forsyth, G Denwood, R Parker, B Harrison
Barrow no game
STATISTICS (LEAGUE GAMES ONLY):
| Batting |
| Name |
Club |
Runs |
| Ryan Bailey |
Carnforth |
621 |
| Callum Ferguson |
Netherfield |
506 |
| Atiq Uz-Zaman |
St Annes |
501 |
| Josh Tolley |
Chorley |
442 |
| Ross Mc Millan |
Kendal |
435 |
| Pasan Wanasinghe |
Barrow |
431 |
| Stephen Twist |
St Annes |
400 |
| Bowling |
| Name |
Club |
Wickets |
| Ross McMillan |
Kendal |
37 |
| Friedel de Wet |
Chorley |
33 |
| Mansoor Ahmed |
St Annes |
31 |
| Ameer Khan |
Leyland |
29 |
| Pasan Wanasinghe |
Barrow |
27 |
| Richard Gleeson |
Blackpool |
26 |
| Stephen Twist |
St Annes |
26 |
| Scott Clement |
Netherfield |
25 |
| Bruce Martin |
Morecambe |
25 |
| Fielding |
| Name |
Club |
Catches |
| Mark Lomas |
Morecambe |
10 |
| Wicketkeepers |
| Name |
Club |
Total |
| Duncan Whalley |
St Annes |
19
11ct/8st |
| James Smith |
Blackpool |
15
13ct/2st |
| Ikram Ullah |
Kendal |
15
12ct/3st |
| Damien Gudgeon |
Morecambe |
14
9ct/5st |
| Lee Jones |
Fleetwood |
13
7ct/6st |
| Highest Score |
| Name |
Club |
Total |
| Ryan Bailey |
Carnforth |
162 no |
| Best Bowling |
| Name |
Club |
Total |
| Ross McMillan |
Kendal |
7-15 |
Top two clash at Stanley Park in Division Two
DIVISION TWO FIXTURES
Game of the day, without a doubt, in Division Two is at Stanley Park where new leaders Blackpool entertain Chorley.
Blackpool went top on Sunday as a result of a 12-point win over Fleetwood in a rearranged game. They lead Chorley by one point but have played one game more. With third-placed Barrow inactive fourth-placed St Annes have a chance to make up ground when they visit bottom placed Carnforth. But Carnforth will be encouraged by their winning draw at Leyland last Saturday.
Saturday 28 June
Division Two fixtures (Second XI)
BLACKPOOL v CHORLEY
Blackpool spokesperson Andy Griffiths reports:
Our 2nd XI host Chorley in the "Game of the Day" in the Northern Premier League 2nd Division, where 1st faces 2nd in a top of the table clash both teams will be out to win. With Blackpool playing games early it is important we get points on the board and create a gap for the 2 weeks we will be without a game in August, hence the importance of last weekend's win against Fleetwood with opener Nicky Wall in fine form to post his maiden 2nd XI half-century.
With Mike Taylor and Luke Melville still on holiday, and the 1st XI call-ups for Michael Penney and Ben Heath, Blackpool welcome back Prashant Aga who has missed the last 4 games, and Jarred Bain, who despite being named in the 1st XI last weekend, has yet to play in the 2nd XI this season. Will Norris and John Caunce will continue in the 3rd XI, whilst captain Andy Griffiths is forced to keep wicket.
2nd XI - Saturday 28th June - Home vs Chorley, Meet BCC 11:45 - Griffiths (capt) (w/k), Aga, Armstrong, Bain, Booth, Bracewell, Mercer, Newton, Reid, Taylor (C), Wall
A Mixed XI will play in a round-robin 20-20 competition on Sunday at Stanley Park, against visiting sides, to support the Veterans Week Celebrations which are currently taking place across Blackpool. Games will take place throughout the day, with the Blackpool side captained by 1st XI skipper Paul Danson, and containing no fewer than 6 regular 1st teamers, including our professional Sajeewah Weerakoon. Players from each of our 4 teams are represented, with Nicky Wall, Jarred Bain, Matty Brown, Mike Pile (w/k), and Sam Uttley all selected to play in what promises to be a fun day at Blackpool this coming Sunday.
Veterans 20-20 XI - Sunday 29th June - Home in Veterans Tournament, Meet BCC 10:00 - Danson (capt), Bain, Brown (M), Hogarth (A), Hogarth (J), Moore, Pile (w/k), Smith (A), Uttley, Wall, Weerakoon (pro)
CARNFORTH v ST ANNES
Carnforth 2nd XI: L Potter (capt), A Benson(wkt), M Bradley, J Relph, W Tomlinson, G Russell, G Baxendale, R Bragg, L Barnes, P Jones, L Hodkinson
St Annes captain Andy Kellett reports:
2nd X1: Kellett (Capt), Banks, Bartholomew, Bradley, Jackson, Jones, O'Dea,Ward, Watson (WK), Wilks, Willis
Rick Thomas is unavailable and with Sean Bickerdike and Gareth Costin in the 1st X1, St Annes are forced to make 3 changes. Young leg spinner Ashley Ward is called up from the 3rd X1 and Roger Banks and Nick Jones will make their first appearances of the season.
KENDAL v PRESTON
Preston captain Johnny Winter reports: Leading wicket taker Andrew Starkie returns to the side, meaning Preston will field their strongest possible bowling attack this week. 15 year old Fayaz Ughradar is rewarded for his consistant season so far with a call up to the 1st XI. He will be replaced by Pip McDonald, a regular 1st teamer over the past 2 seasons, but who has been absent so far this year due to an injury sustained during the rugby season.
Preston 2nd XI: Johnny Winter (c) (wk), Danny Hall, Mark Jefferies, Pip McDonald, Dipesh Patel, Faruq Saiyed, Mohsin Patel, Javaid Hussain, Roger Kaye, Andrew Starkie, Usman Alam.
FLEETWOOD v DARWEN
Darwen 2nd XI: G Jackson, S Jackson, N Jackson, G Ainslie, D Bonner, C Davies, M Clarkson, A Brown, G Lawrenson, J Anderson, M Bennett.
LEYLAND v LANCASTER
Leyland: C Dovery (Capt), S Parker (WK), T Afsar, M Brown, T Coxhead, A Richardson, M Cottam, S Prince, C Kelly, N McDonnell, D Vardy.
Lancaster: Iain Parkinson (c), Nick Davey (wk), Danny Welbourne, Keiron Moffat, Billy Akrigg, Iain Burstow, Phil Sparrow, Charlie Swarbrick, Dominic Smith, Paul Moralee, Liam Moffat.
MORECAMBE v NETHERFIELD
Netherfield team: Hartley, Hyland, Barrow, Mackenzie, Hill, Jones, Davidson, Barton, Chambers, Stafford, Nixon
Barrow no game
Leyland's Stuart Parker leads the Division Two wicket-keeper's chart |
DIVISION TWO STATISTICS:
| MOST LEAGUE RUNS |
| Name |
Club |
Runs |
| Andy Kellett |
Stc Annes |
387 |
| Neil Lauderdale |
Barrow |
334 |
| Tom Coxhead |
Leyland |
312 |
| Danny Welbourne |
Lancaster |
303 |
| MOST LEAGUE WICKETS: |
| Name |
Club |
Wickets |
| Andy Armstrong |
Blackpool |
31 |
| Nick Milner |
Morecambe |
29 |
| Christian Davies |
Darwen |
26 |
| Andrew Starkie |
Preston |
25 |
| MOST WICKETKEEPING DISMISSALS: |
| Name |
Club |
Wickets |
| Stuart Parker |
Leyland |
20 (16ct/4st) |
| MOST CATCHES AS A FIELDER: |
| Name |
Club |
Wickets |
| Philip Hartley |
Netherfield |
9 |
| John Hotham |
Chorley |
9 |
| HIGHEST SCORE: |
| Name |
Club |
Wickets |
| Neil Lauderdale |
Barrow |
141 no v Carnforth |
| BEST BOWLING: |
| Name |
Club |
Wickets |
| Ross Demming |
Chorley |
7-14 |
SUNDAY'S CUP GAMES
Barrow try again to play Penrith at home in the Cumbria Cup and Fleetwood are at home to Southport in the ECB Cockspur Cup.
In the Thwaites Cup Second Division Chorley are at home to Fleetwood (2pm).
The Thwaites Cup First Division first round tie between Fleetwood and Chorley has been rearranged for Sunday 6 July. The winners are at Preston in the second round on 13 July.
On Sunday Kendal are at home to Netherfield in the ECB Cockspur Cup.
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