By Michael Latham
3D Sports Northern Premier League leaders Leyland extended their lead at the top to 14 points after their second victory of the Bank Holiday weekend. David Makinson's side demolished the reigning champions for 124 at Fox Lane, the skipper taking four for 47 as the last nine wickets fell for just 48 runs. Atiq-Uz-Zaman provided the main resistance with 57. Karl Cross (50 not out) and Chris Parkinson (55) shared a century opening stand as Leyland cruised to a nine wicket win.
Second placed Kendal had to be content with a winning draw as Netherfield closed well short on 152 for 6 chasing a victory target of 227. Kendal's South African professional Ross McMillan was again in fine form, hitting 73 and then taking 3 for 39. Kevin Howarth and Nick Lewthwaite both just fell short of fifties for Kendal. The Netherfield professional, Callum Ferguson, top-scored with 57 with 15-year-old Graeme Baker making 37.
A spectacular backdrop for the derby at Lune Road |
Mark Lomas played a true captain's innings as Morecambe got home by five wickets with ten overs to spare at Lune Road. Lomas hit 68 not out off 107 balls with 10 fours to steer his side to victory after they had lost three early wickets chasing Lancaster's 160. Mike Stevens top-scored with a patient innings of 60 for Lancaster before becoming one of four run-out victims as Lomas also pouched three catches.
Mike Stevens becomes one of four run out victims for Lancaster |
Mark Lomas square drives during his captain's knock for Morecambe |
Lancaster pro Taufeeq Umar is bowled by Gareth Pedder |
Steven Croft made a big impression in his first appearance of the summer for Blackpool, the Lancashire batsman hitting 113 in his side's 229 for 4 and sharing a second wicket partnership of 192 with Luis Reece, who was unluckily run out for 99. Fleetwood stay rooted to the foot of the table after they were dismissed for 116, despite a fighting 43 from opener James Ellis. Blackpool's Sri Lankan professional Sajeewa Weerakon took 6 for 47 and young Blackpool wicket-keeper James Smith snaffled five catches.
Barrow successfully chased down Carnforth's challenging 235 for 5 to earn a welcome five-wicket victory. Professional Pasan Wanasinghe hit 76 (including three sixes and nine fours) and Jonathan Miles 45 before Iain Kermode and Graham Dawson saw the visitors past their target. Earlier Carnforth's South African professional Ryan Bailey hit a majestic 121 not out that included four sixes and 11 fours.
Chorley wicket-keeper Josh Tolley was again in sparkling batting form as his side won batting second for a third successive time. Tolley hit his third consecutive half-century and finished 72 not out as Chorley eased past Darwen's 133. South African fast bowler Friedel de Wet, the Chorley professional, again impressed with a haul of 5 for 29, John Cordingley's 40 providing the main resistance.
RESULTS
DIVISION ONE
Blackpool v Fleetwood
Blackpool (15pts) defeated Fleetwood (0pts) by 113 runs
Blackpool 229 for 4 (S Croft 113, L Reece 99), Fleetwood 116 (J Ellis 43, S Weerakon 6 for 47)
Carnforth v Barrow
Barrow (12pts) defeated Carnforth (4pts) by 5 wickets
Carnforth 235 for 5 (R Bailey 121 not out), Barrow 239 for 5 (P Wanasinghe 76, J Miles 45)
Darwen v Chorley
Chorley (12pts) defeated Darwen (0pts) by 6 wickets
Darwen 133 (J Cordingley 40, F de Wet 5 for 29), Chorley 134 for 4 (J Tolley 72 not out)
Kendal v Netherfield
Kendal (8pts) winning draw; Netherfield (4pts)
Kendal 226 for 8 (R McMillan 73, K Howarth 48, N Lewthwaite 46), Netherfield 152 for 6 (C Ferguson 57)
Lancaster v Morecambe
Morecambe (12pts) defeated Lancaster (3pts) by 5 wickets
Lancaster 160 (M Stevens 60), Morecambe 163 for 5 (M Lomas 68 not out)
Leyland v St Annes
Leyland (12pts) defeated St Annes (0pts) by 9 wickets
St Annes 124 (Atiq Uz-Zaman 57, D Makinson 4 for 47), Leyland 126 for 1 (C Parkinson 55, K Cross 50 not out)
3D SPORTS NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division One
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Leyland |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
86 |
| Kendal |
7 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
72 |
| Morecambe |
7 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
63 |
| Lancaster |
8 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
62 |
| Carnforth |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
61 |
| Blackpool |
7 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
61 |
| CHORLEY |
8 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
9* |
61 |
| St Annes |
7 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
60 |
| Netherfield |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
47 |
| Barrow |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
20 |
38 |
| Darwen |
7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
36 |
| Preston |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
16 |
20 |
| Fleetwood |
8 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
18 |
* 2 Points deducted for slow over rate
SECOND DIVISION
Barrow v Carnforth
Barrow (9pts) winning draw; Carnforth (3pts)
Barrow 251 for 4 (N Lauderdale 141 not out, G Smith 43), Carnforth 173 for 6 (J Relph 80)
Chorley v Darwen
Darwen (9pts) winning draw); Chorley (6pts)
Darwen 227 for 9 (S Jackson 52, G Ainslie 44), Chorley 166 for 8 (A Peacock 58)
Fleetwood v Blackpool
Blackpool (15pts) defeated Fleetwood (2pts) by 84 runs
Blackpool 253 for 4 dec (J Hogarth 111 not out, D Newton 61), Fleetwood 169 (A Singleton 98)
Morecambe v Lancaster
Lancaster (12pts) defeated Morecambe (5pts) by 3 wickets
Morecambe 213 for 9 (A Thistlethwaite 56, G Maje 45, C Atkinson 4 for 38), Lancaster 214 for 7 (D Welbourne 73)
Netherfield v Kendal
Kendal (15pts) defeated Netherfield (3pts) by 86 runs
Kendal 198 (P Dodds 58, S Nelson 47), Netherfield 112 (A Potts 5 for 33)
St Annes v Leyland
Leyland (9pts) winning draw; St Annes (5pts)
Leyland 194 for 6 (A Richardson 61, T Coxhead 61, G Costin 4 for 35), St Annes 194 for 8 (S Bickerdike 75, A Kellett 52)
3D SPORTS NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division Two
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Chorley |
8 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
96 |
| Blackpool |
7 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
83 |
| Barrow |
8 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
68 |
| Morecambe |
7 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
63 |
| Lancaster |
8 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
62 |
| St Annes |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
58 |
| Netherfield |
7 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
57 |
| Darwen |
7 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
54 |
| Preston |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
38 |
| Leyland |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
17 |
36 |
| Kendal |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
35 |
| Fleetwood |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
13 |
30 |
| Carnforth |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
12 |
26 |
Michael Latham's Featured Match of the day
Lancaster v Morecambe
DERBY WIN FOR MORECAMBE
Morecambe underlined their title challenge with a hard fought derby victory at Lune Road thanks to a fine captain's innings from Mark Lomas.
Lomas steered his side to victory with a masterly innings of 68 not out after they had slipped to 33 for 3 chasing a modest 161 target.
Morecambe lost openers Vishnal Goyal and Phil Dennison and the experienced Mark Woodhead in quick succession.
Lancaster pro Taufeeq Umar appeals for LBW against Phil Dennison |
Goyal was caught at mid-wicket by Jamie Turton off Daniel Milligan in only the third over.
Woodhead tried to smash Lancaster professional Taufeeq Umar over the top but was caught at mid on by Liam Moffat while Dennison was caught and bowled by Umar as the visitors struggled.
But Lomas steadied the ship and showed his experience to survive a testing spell of bowling, with teenagers Milligan and Mike Stevens both impressing.
Daniel Milligan appeals for LBW against Mark Lomas early in his innings |
Lomas fought an intriguing duel with Stevens who beat him out side the off stump on a number of occasions before coming out on top.
Morecambe professional Bruce Martin gave his captain valuable support and helped take the score to 85 in the 22nd over before holing out to Milligan at long on in Michael Walling's first over.
But Gareth Pedder then assumed Martin's supporting role to perfection, engaging in a match-winning partnership of 56 with Lomas before he was bowled by Stevens.
Tommy Clough came in to hit some firm shots and help Lomas see Morecambe over the finishing line with more than ten overs to spare.
Lomas's 107-ball innings contained ten boundaries.
Earlier, Lancaster had applied the self-destruct button, losing four batsmen to run outs as they fell disappointingly short of a par total on a dry and easy paced wicket.
Both openers fell early, Ryan Nelson slashing Jono Gates first ball to Goyal at backward point and professional Umar bowled middle and off by Pedder.
Tim Barry and Stevens helped repair the damage until Barry departed to the first of Lomas's three catches, pouched at slip after bowler Martin had appeared initially to be appealing for an LBW shout.
Saturday's centurion Jamie Heywood was then the first batsman to be run out, failing to beat Dennison's throw from cover after being sent back attempting a single that was never there.
Stevens batted patiently and with great maturity while the wickets fell around him but could never get on top of an accurate Morecambe bowling attack.
Mike Stevens plays watchfully against Jono Gates |
Gareth Pedder tests Stevens defensive technique |
Gates bowled a particularly accurate and hostile spell and deserved more than one wicket for his efforts.
Stevens two-and-a-half hour innings ended when he took on Lewis Edge's arm attempting a second run and was run out for 60, made off 119 balls with seven fours.
Turton and Milligan were also run out in the Lancaster innings which ended two overs short of the full compliment for a disappointing 160.
Martin and Graham Lee each took two wickets and Pedder and Gates one apiece as Morecambe recovered from their mauling in the field by St Annes on Saturday.
The standard of the Morecambe out cricket in the difficult windy conditions was excellent. But Lancaster were impressive in that department as well and fought for every run before an entertaining derby match came to a close just before 7pm.
