Kendal top with three games remaining
He comes from a land down under- Netherfield pro -Callum Ferguson |
With just three games to go the race for the title in the 3D Sports Northern Premier League Cricket League could hardly be tighter.
After the Bank Holiday double header Kendal emerged as new leaders, one point ahead of Blackpool and Morecambe with Netherfield, Leyland and Chorley all still in contention.
The table currently reads:
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Kendal |
21 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
33 |
185 |
| Blackpool |
21 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
184 |
| Morecambe |
21 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
28 |
184 |
| Netherfield |
21 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
29 |
178 |
| Leyland |
21 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
33 |
161 |
| CHORLEY |
21 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
28* |
159 |
| St Annes |
21 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
40 |
151 |
| Preston |
21 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
30 |
131 |
| Barrow |
22 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
49 |
131 |
| Carnforth |
21 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
31 |
116 |
| Lancaster |
22 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
45 |
112 |
| Darwen |
21 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
38 |
106 |
| Fleetwood |
22 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
2 |
28 |
80 |
The remaining fixtures for the top clubs are as follows:
Kendal: Leyland (h), Chorley (a), Preston (h);
Blackpool: Morecambe (a), Barrow (h), Chorley (h);
Morecambe: Blackpool (h), Darwen (a), Netherfield (h);
Netherfield: Carnforth (a), Preston (h), Morecambe (a).
In the second division Chorley lead St Annes by four points, with Barrow, Lancaster and Morecambe all still in contention for the title.
The current table reads:
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Chorley |
21 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
22 |
205 |
| St Annes |
21 |
4 |
5 |
6** |
3 |
1 |
2 |
45 |
201 |
| Barrow |
22 |
4 |
5 |
5** |
1 |
4 |
3 |
35 |
189 |
| Lancaster |
22 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
28 |
188 |
| Blackpool |
22 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
28 |
187 |
| Morecambe |
22 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
42 |
164 |
| Darwen |
21 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
33 |
135 |
| Netherfield |
21 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
25 |
131 |
| Leyland |
21 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
45 |
129 |
| Preston |
21 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
27 |
106 |
| Kendal |
21 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
30 |
95 |
| Fleetwood |
22 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
5 |
20 |
89 |
| Carnforth |
21 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
2 |
30 |
69 |
The run-in for the top five is as follows:
Chorley: Barrow (h), Kendal (a), Blackpool (h);
St Annes: Preston (h), Fleetwood (a), Carnforth (h);
Barrow: Chorley (a), Blackpool (h), no game;
Lancaster: Darwen (a), no game, Leylamd (h);
Blackpool: no game, Barrow (a), Chorley (a).
LEAGUE GAMES SATURDAY 30TH AUGUST
DIVISION ONE
(PLEASE NOTE 12-30pm START TIME FOR LAST THREE LEAGUE GAMES)
BARROW v CHORLEY
CARNFORTH v NETHERFIELD
KENDAL v LEYLAND
LANCASTER v DARWEN
MORECAMBE v BLACKPOOL
PRESTON v ST ANNES
FLEETWOOD no game
DIVISION TWO
SATURDAY 30TH AUGUST
12-30 PM START
CHORLEY v BARROW
DARWEN v LANCASTER
LEYLAND v KENDAL
NETHERFIELD v CARNFORTH
ST ANNNES v PRESTON
FLEETWOOD, BLACKPOOL, MORECAMBE no game
SUNDAY 31ST AUGUST
FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY CUP
1-00pm start
Woodhill Lane
Morecambe
DIVISION ONE
FINAL
Morecambe v Preston
CUMBRIAN CUP SEMI-FINAL
Keswick v Netherfield (winners play Barrow in the final at Penrith CC on Sunday 7 September)
Atiq Uz-Zaman and Ben Simm lead Castle Awards
LEADING STATISTICS
DIVISION ONE
MOST RUNS
Callum Ferguson 1,204
Ryan Bailey 859
Atiq Uz-Zaman 855
Pasan Wanasinghe 831
Ameer Khan 778
MOST WICKETS:
Ross McMillan 64
Bruce Martin 55
Friedel de Wet 55
Ameer Khan 53
Mansoor Ahmed 53
WICKET-KEEPERS:
Jamie Smith 31
Ikram Ullah 28
Damian Gudgeon 27
Duncan Whalley 27
FIELDERS:
Mark Lomas 17
Oliver Killiner 14
HIGHEST SCORE:
162 not out Ryan Bailey
BEST BOWLING:
8 for 22 Lukman Vahaluwala
St Annes' 2nd XI captain Andy Kellett leads the D2 batting chart |
DIVISION TWO
MOST RUNS
Andy Kellett 652
David Newton 499
Gulam Maje 471
Danny Welbourne 469
Alan Richardson 463
MOST WICKETS:
Christian Davies 50
Andy Armstrong 48
Nick Milner 48
Andrew Starkie 45
David Bartholomew 41
WICKET-KEEPERS:
Stuart Parker 34
David Watson 25
FIELDERS:
Philip Hartley 13
John Hotham 12
HIGHEST SCORE
141 not out Neil Lauderdale
BEST BOWLING
8 for 41 Richard Thomas
Darwen's Christian Davies leads the D2 bowling chart |
Castle Amateur Awards
Batting, Bowling & Fielding
Division One
(sponsored by Castle Financial & Mortgage Services, Penwortham, Preston)
BATTING:
Atiq Uz-Zaman 855
Stephen Twist 635
Adam Parker 635
Terry Hunte 629
Josh Tolley 602
Chris Parry 567
BOWLING:
Ben Simm 41
Graham Lee 40
Scott Clement 40
Richard Gleeson 37
Stephen Twist 36
FIELDING:
Mark Lomas 17
Oliver Killiner 14
WICKET-KEEPERS:
James Smith 31
Ikram Ullah 28
Kendal's Ben Simm leads the amateur bowling table in Division One |
