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14th SEPTEMBER 2010

Three Barrow players in 2010 Dream Team

Hettiarachchi edges out Frith and McMillan for pro job



Lancaster's Ben Simm dreams about his selection

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

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

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


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).

Scratching Shed Publishing are a small independent book publisher based in Yorkshire. The company's primary aim is to produce high-quality books that are of worldwide interest, yet offer a distinctive taste of the North of England. Already, they have published - or are in the process of publishing - a number of titles covering such subjects as rugby league, cricket, football, boxing, comedy, policing, World War Two, theatre and horse racing.

Their website is here:
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