Division 2 Dream Team 2011 Three players from Champions Leyland in Dream Team Farrington leads D2 Dream Team selection Leyland captan Ian Farrington captains the D2 Dream Team Three players from Champions Leyland made the Scratching Shed Division Two Dream Team based on their performances in the Furness Building Society Northern Premier Cricket League (incorporating Readers Cricket Balls). 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-rounder (based on one point for every run and ten points for every wicket); The best wicketkeeper, based on total dismissals; The top four batsmen, based on runs scored (top five if one is top all-rounder); The top four bowlers, based on wickets taken (top five if one is top all-rounder). In the event of a tie between the last two categories wickets shall count as ten runs. The Division Two Dream Team for 2011 was: Adrian Darlington (Blackpool) Gulam Maje (Morecambe) Donovan Du Plessis (Kendal) Ian Dickinson (Leyland) Ian Farrington (Leyland) captain Danny Lamb (Leyland) all-rounder Dave Watson (St Annes) wicketkeeper Chris Harty (Chorley) Kevin Reid (Blackpool) Ross Parker (Blackpool) Christian Davies (Darwen) The 2011 Scratching Shed Division Two Dream Team: 13th September 2011 TO SEE PHOTOS/SLIDE SHOW FOR THE DIVISION 2 DREAM TEAM CLICK HERE Leyland captain Ian Farrington made his Dream Team debut having captained his side to the championship. The best all-rounder was Leyland teenager Danny Lamb who scored 481 runs and took 25 wickets during the season, just beating off the stern challenge of Barrow's Ryan Gilmour (320 runs and 36 wickets). The leading wicketkeeper was Dave Watson (St Annes) with 19 dismissals. The top batsmen were Blackpool's Adrian Darlington with a D2 club record 866 runs, Kendal's Donovan Du Plessis (635, another club record), Morecambe opener Gulam Maje (624) and Leyland opener Ian Dickinson (603). Ian Dickinson hits out for Leyland Two of the top four amateur bowlers reached the 50-wickets mark for the season to win selection for the Dream Team. Blackpool captain Kevin Reid made the Dream Team again Chorley's Chris Harty took 54 wickets at 13.30, a new club record and Blackpool captain Kevin Reid reached the half-century for the second season in a row with 50 victims at 13.62. Ross Parker (Blackpool), who shared Amateur Award with Morecambe's Nick Milner on 54 wickets last year took 43 wickets this time around. Blackpool's Ross Parker earned selection for another season Darwen's Christaian Davies, narrowly edged out for a place last year, made sure of his selection in 2011 with 46 wickets at the miserly average of 8.72. The 2010 Division 2 Dream Team was as follows: Adam Taylor (St Annes); Stu Naden (Chorley); Daniel Hall (Leyland); Adrian Darlington (Blackpool); Donovan Du Plessis (Kendal); Nick Milner (Morecambe) all rounder; Chris Dovey (Leyland) captain; James Smith (Blackpool) wicketkeeper; Steven Pallett (Leyland); Ross Parker (Blackpool); Kevin Reid (Blackpool). The inaugural Dream Team in 2009 was as follows: Adam Taylor (St Annes); Wes Royle (Leyland); Danny Welbourne (Lancaster); David Catterall (Chorley); Craig Atkinson (Lancaster) captain; Kieran McCullagh (Chorley) all-rounder; Nick Milner (Morecambe); David Watson (St Annes) wicketkeeper; Stephen Cartwright (Leyland); Tim Lambert (Lancaster); Richard Thomas (St Annes). 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: http://www.scratchingshedpublishing.co.uk/Scratching_Shed/Welcome.html

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