Hettiarachchi edges out Frith and McMillan for pro job
Lancaster's Ben Simm dreams about his
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Three Barrow players made the Scratching Shed
Division One Dream Team based on their performances in the
Furness Building Society Northern Premier Cricket League
(incorporating Readers Cricket Balls).
Barrow suffered the disappointment of missing
out to Leyland in a thrilling title race but gained
consolation as Jonathan Miles, Greg Platten and Chris D'Leny
all represented the runners-up in the mythical selection.
Sponsored by Scratching Shed Publishing, the
firm behind the design and printing of the league handbook,
the Dream Team is selected at the end of each season and is
based upon the following criteria:
The captain of the championship-wining
side;
The best all-round professional (based on one
point for every run and ten points for every wicket);
The best amateur wicketkeeper, based on total
dismissals;
The top four amateur batsmen, based on runs
scored;
The top four amateur bowlers, based on wickets
taken.
Leyland captain David Makinson leads the Dream
Team having captained his side to the championship.
The best all-round professional was a close-run
thing but was won by St Annes' professional Dinuka
Hettiarachchi who scored 354 runs and took 94 wickets (1,294
points). Hettiarachchi edged out Fleetwood's Matthew Frith who
enjoyed a highly successful debut season in the league with
849 runs and 42 wickets (1,269 points). Kendal's Ross McMillan
was third with 659 runs and 59 wickets (1,249 points), Darwen
pro Mohammad Zaman Khan fourth with 965 runs and 28 wickets
(1,245 points), while Barrow's Pasan Wanasinghe was fifth with
480 runs and 74 wickets (1,220 points).
Dinuka
Hettiarachchi won the battle of the professionals
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The leading wicketkeeper was D'Leny with 35
dismissals.
The top four amateur batsmen were Atiq Uz-Zaman
(927 runs), Miles (878), Platten (736) and Preston's Adam
Parker (702).
St Annes
batsman Atiq Uz-Zaman watched by Preston's Adam Parker
both won selection for a second year
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The four amateur bowlers to reach the 50-wickets
mark for the season all won selection for the Dream Team.
Spin twins Ben Simm and Chris Miller led the
way; Simm took 61 on his way to a new Lancaster record and
edged out fellow off-spinner Kendal's Chris Miller (60) for
the Castle Award.
Pacemen Richard Gleeson (Blackpool) and Kamran
Anwar (Darwen) each took 50 wickets in Division One matches.
Gleeson earned Cumberland selection late in the season after
another impressive campaign while the teenaged Anwar impressed
many good judges with his all-round displays.
Darwen's
Kamran Anwar earned selection after taking 50 wickets
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The 2010 Scratching Shed Division One Dream Team:
14th September 2010
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Atiq, Gleeson and Parker earn Draem Team selection for a
second year
Atiq Uz-Zaman, Adam Parker and Richard
Gleeson also featured in the inaugural Dream Team in 2009
which was as follows:
Andy Kellett (St Annes) captain;
Atiq Uz-Zaman (St Annes);
Chesney Hughes (Fleetwood);
Tim Barry (Lancaster);
Adam Parker (Preston);
Bilal Asad (Preston) professional;
Duncan Whalley (St Annes) wicketkeeper;
Daryl Wearing (Barrow);
Richard Gleeson (Blackpool);
Billy Smith (Chorley);
Warren Quinn (Carnforth).
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