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Match Day 1st August 2010

Leyland and Barrow both have to settle for draws

St Annes and Darwen earn convincing wins

By Michael Latham


Kendal's Terry Hunte made 64 before being caught behind by Atiq Uz-Zaman

Leaders Leyland were outplayed by Lancaster at Fox Lane and had to settle for a losing draw after another eventful day's action in the Furness Building Society Northern Premier Cricket League (incorporating Readers Cricket Balls) on Sunday.

Lancaster batsmen Roy Silva and Jamie Heywood played despite hamstring injuries and skipper Michael Stevens donned the wicketkeeping gloves for the visitors who rattled up a challenging 235 for 6. Tim Barry (80 off 128 balls) and Danny Welbourne (51 off 61 balls) opened with a stand of 91, pro Silva blasted 34 off 22 balls and Kiran Uppour hit 42 off 49 balls with skipper David Makinson and Peter Cummings each taking two wickets.

Luis Reece and pro Brett Pelser both hit 53 for Leyland but Pelser was run out by Silva just as he looked capable of building a match-winning innings while Reece, who resumed his innings after retiring with cramp, was leg before to Barry who took three for 22 off 11 overs. Ben Simm bowled unchanged from the clubhouse end as Leyland salvaged a draw on 183 for 8, Makinson ensuring maximum batting points in the last over.


Luis Reece hit 53 for leaders Leyland

Second placed Barrow dominated their game against Blackpool at Stanley Park but were frustrated by Steven Mercer as the home side doggedly closed out the game. Westhoughton's Australian professional Theo Doropoulos deputised for Pasan Wanasinghe who has flown home to Sri Lanka to attend his mother's funeral. But it was Cumberland county openers Jonathan Miles and Greg Platten who stole the show, posting an opening stand of 171 before Platten was caught by Nimesh Perera off Alex Smith for 88 off 85 balls. Miles went on to reach 107 off 118 balls before he was run out by Mike Tidmas. Miles has now scored 654 league runs and Platten 622.

Barrow's eventual total of 262 for 3 was beyond Blackpool's compass after they lost their first four wickets for 38, but Andy Hogarth (23) and Mercer (24 not out) dug in to salvage a draw as the home side closed on 110 for 8. Doropoulos took three for 34 off 15 overs with spinner Gary Collins bowling a miserly spell to take two for 12 from 12 overs and Wearing snaring three for 21.

St Annes returned to winning ways as they bowled out Kendal for 109 at Vernon Road. Professional Dinuka Hettiarachchi celebrated his contract extension with his 11th five-wicket haul of the summer, finishing with six for 43.


Kendal captain/pro Ross McMillan escapes an edge

Kendal were soon on the back foot, losing their first three wickets for 17 with Paul Wilks running out Gareth Ashburner, Jack White bowled by the St Annes pro and Kendal captain/pro Ross McMillan caught behind off Ben Willis. Terry Hunte was the only Kendal batsman to reach double figures, making 64 off 65 balls with 11 fours before he caught behind off Hettiarachchi by Atiq Uz-Zaman, deputising as 'keeper for the unavailable Duncan Whalley. Nick Phillips battled through 50 balls to add 57 for the fourth wicket with Hunte.


St Annes apply the pressure for pro Dinuka Hettiarachchi

Kendal fought hard in the field, spinner Chris Miller taking three for 31 but Charles Boucher (35) and Russ Bradley (30) rescued the home side from 41 for 3 and a five wickets victory was achieved soon after half past five.

Darwen enjoyed a happy weekend, earning maximum points on both days. John Cordingley's side followed up their 100 runs win at Morecambe by defeating Fleetwood at Birch Hall. Opener Jordan Clarke (63 off 141 balls) and Alex Davies (74 off 120 balls) continued their impressive seasons with notable batting contributions in a competitive total of 189 for 7, Fleetwood pro Matt Frith taking three for 46. Clarke and Davies added 122 for the third wicket.

The in-form Kamran Anwar (three for 43) and Chris Wade (two for 45) then continued their fine bowling successes before Niall Burke came on as third change to take four for 11 off five overs as Fleetwood were dismissed for 132. Mark Wilkinson top scored with 40 off 85 balls.

Leyland (played 18-206 points) lead Barrow (19-175) by 31 points with defending champions St Annes (18-172) in third. Darwen are fourth (18-160) with Blackpool fifth (18-142).

Preston secured maximum points despite only reaching 111 for 8 in their 50 overs against Chorley at West Cliff. At the midway point Preston were 36 for 2 but skipper Lukman Vahaluwala defied an injured hand to hit a vital undefeated 37 off 69 balls after pro Bilal Asad was run out by Will Moulton for 23. Chorley's sub-pro Hendro Puchert, the Clifton professional, took one for 31 from 20 overs with Kieran McCullagh taking three for 42 and Billy Smith two for 16 off 11 overs.

Bilal Asad then combined with Vahaluwala to bowl Preston to a famous victory, taking five for 40 with the skipper returning three for 35. Chorley captain Andrew Holdsworth made a defiant 32 off 82 balls before he was bowled by Asad as Chorley lost their last four wickets for three runs to be dismissed for 108. Asad wrapped up the innings by clean bowling Jimmy Lee and Louis Sweeney after wicketkeeper Charlie Williams ran out Billy Smith.

Lancashire Colts enjoyed arguably their best performance since joining the league as they swept to a seven wickets win at Netherfield. Scott Friend (39), Callum Rowe (66) and Mark Walling (68 not out) all batted impressively to overhaul Netherfield's 213.

Pro Nick Kruger top scored for the home side with 59 before he was caught behind off Tom Foster. Foster, who recently left Leyland to join Leigh CC was leading the Colts side in the absence of Jason Swift. Ben Barrow made 46.

Gareth Pedder enjoyed an outstanding all-round performance to put the skids under his old club Morecambe as Carnforth secured maximum points for the third time this season. The Carnforth professional hit an unbeaten 56 in his side's 139 for 8 at Lodge Quarry and then took four for 45 as Morecambe were bowled out for 127.

In his second season as club professional Pedder has now scored 440 runs at 36.67 and taken 36 wickets at 20.06. Morecambe pro Mandla Mashimbyi and skipper Tommy Clough each took three wickets. Opener Mark Woodhead battled through 132 balls to make 52 for the visitors before he was ninth man out, caught by Adam Hornby off John Denwood. Denwood and Darren Nelson supported their professional with three wickets apiece, Denwood crucially snaring Clough stumped by Tom Barnfield after he had helped Woodhead in a seventh wicket stand of 72 to rescue his side from 32 for 6.

FIRST DIVISION SCORES

BLACKPOOL v BARROW

Barrow (9pts) winning draw; Blackpool (1pt)

Barrow 262 for 3 (J Miles 107, G Platten 88) Blackpool 110 for 8

CARNFORTH v MORECAMBE

Carnforth (15pts) defeated Morecambe (2pts) by 12 runs

Carnforth 139 for 8 (G Pedder 56no) Morecambe 127 (M Woodhead 52, G Pedder 4 for 45)

DARWEN v FLEETWOOD

Darwen (15pts) defeated Fleetwood (2pts) by 57 runs

Darwen 189 for 7 (A Davies 74, J Clarke 63) Fleetwood 132 (M Wilkinson 40, N Burke 4 for 11)

LEYLAND v LANCASTER

Lancaster (9pts) winning draw; Leyland (5pts)

Lancaster 235 for 6 (T Barry 80, D Welbourne 51, K Uppour 42) Leyland 183 for 8 (L Reece 53, B Pelser 53)

NETHERFIELD v LANCASHIRE COLTS

Lancashire Colts (12pts) defeated Netherfield (3pts) by 7 wickets

Netherfield 213 (N Kruger 59, B Barrow 46) Lancashire Colts 214 for 3 (M Walling 68no, C Rowe 66)

PRESTON v CHORLEY

Preston (15pts) defeated Chorley (2pts) by 3 runs

Preston 111 for 8 Chorley 108 (Bilal Asad 5 for 40)

ST ANNES v KENDAL

St Annes (12pts) defeated Kendal (1pt) by 5 wickets

Kendal 109 (T Hunte 64, D Hettiarachchi 6 for 43) St Annes 110 for 5

FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY
( INCORPORATIN READERS CRICKET BALLS )
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE

Division One

Club P W15 W12 D4 D1 L NR4 BP Pts
Leyland 18 5 9 1 1 1 1 14 206
Barrow 18 4 7 1 1 3 2 18 175
St Annes 18 2 10 1 0 3 2 10 172
Darwen 18 5 3 3 1 5 1 32 160
Blackpool 18 4 4 1 1 5 3 17 142
Morecambe 18 1 6 1 0 7 3 24 127
Lancaster 19 1 4 3 1 5 5 31 127
Netherfield 18 1 4 1 1 7 4 24 108
Preston 19 4 0 1 4 7 3 27 107
Kendal 19 1 1 3 2 8 4 47 104
Carnforth 18 3 0 0 3 10 2 37 93
Fleetwood 18 2 0 2 1 11 2 39 86
Chorley 19 1 2 0 3 11 2 34 84
Lancashire Colts 10 1 2 1 0 4 2 18 69


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Match Report by Michael Moore

Blackpool v Barrow

The sun managed to make a brief appearance to welcome title chasing Barrow to Stanley Park today, but there was no sunshine cricket as far as Blackpool were concerned. Try as I might to pick out any positives from the day it would be difficult to find much that does not come under the heading of "third rate".

In one of the worst Blackpool performances of recent times, Blackpool were overwhelmed by a Barrow side who played much more positive cricket , enjoyed the game more and were obviously much hungrier for points than the lacklustre Seasiders. Exactly why the home boys were so poor is a mystery to me, but it appeared that some of the players were there simply because their name was on the team sheet and not because they wanted to be.

If this is the way things are heading for the last quarter of the season then any thoughts of cup success or qualification for next year`s Lancs Cup are a million miles away. Skipper Danson has a real tough task on his hands if he is going to raise his side from the depths of Sunday`s despair.

Put in to bat on a seamer friendly wicket, openers Platten and Miles made hay while the sun shone as Blackpool`s bowlers put the ball anywhere except on line and length. That is not to take anything away from the 2 Cumbrian batsmen who completely dominated the first half proceedings.

Their partnership of 171 for the first wicket was finally brought to a halt when Blackpool pro Nimesh Perera clung on to a chance from Platten off the bowling of Alex Smith at extra cover. However by that time the damage had been done and the completely demopralised looking home team were fortunate that the visitors only set them a target of 262 to chase down.....it could have been a lot more!

Platten`s innings of 88 contained eight boundary fours and three sixes, as he flayed the hapless Blackpool bowlers to all corners of the ground. His partner Miles went on to complete an accomplished century (107), including 9 fours and 1 six

Sub pro Theo Doropoulos (22) and Liam Livingstone (24) further compounded Blackpool`s misery as Barrow`s innings closed on 262 for 3 from their 50 overs.It would be kinder not to mention any bowling stats for Danno`s boys for whom Gleeson and Smith took one wicket apiece, Miles being run out

The least said about the Blackpool innings the better, as a constant trail of batsmen trooped to and from the crease without any real success. Top scorer was the Mighty Mercer who finished on 24 not out, after earlier surviving a very confident appeal for a catch behind when he had made only 2.

I should say that the Stanley Park Boys were fortunate to gain the solitary point they earned from the game as the finished a wretched 3rd in this 2 horse race.

For Barrow, sub pro Doropoulos took 3 for 34 in his 15 overs,slow left armer Collins 2 for 12 in 12 and skipper Daryl Wearing 3 for 21 in 10.

A day to forget , Fellers. See you all at nets Tuesday


SECOND DIVISION

In Division Two Leyland completed a maximum-points win over Lancaster at Lune Road to strengthen their place at the top.

Leyland (played 16-170pts) lead Chorley (18-157) by 13 points with two games in hand. Blackpool (16-155) are still in contention, trailing Leyland by just 15 points on level games played.
Fourth-placed Darwen (18-154) remain in a challenging position.

Daniel Hall hit 58 in Leyland's 186 for 6 before the defending champions were dismissed for 151 despite a superb 76 from opener Naim Kaswar. Leyland were captained by Ian Farrington, deputising for injured skipper Chris Dovey.

Chorley had the worst of a draw at home to Preston, closing on 203 for 8 in reply to the visitors' 210 in a tense finish.

Andrew Cook collected seven for 11 to lead Darwen to an 81 runs victory at Broadwater over Fleetwood, bowling six victims and trapping another leg before.

Harrison Clark hit a superb undefeated 65 to steer Blackpool to a four wickets win at Barrow. Clark and skipper Kevin Reid came together at 77 for 6 and combined to overhaul Barrow's 156 in which Sam Owen took four for 42. Clark had earlier bowled 23.5 overs to collect three for 69.

Gareth Costin, after taking seven wickets on Saturday proved his versatility hitting 76 in St Annes' victory at Kendal while skipper Michael Fisher's unbeaten 85 helped Morecambe to a five wickets win over Carnforth

SECOND DIVISION SCORES

BARROW v BLACKPOOL

Blackpool (12pts) defeated Barrow (2pts) by 4 wickets

Barrow 156 (G Heffernan 59, S Owen 4 for 42) Blackpool 159 for 6 (H Clark 65no)

CHORLEY v PRESTON

Preston (9pts) winning draw; Chorley (7pts)

Preston 210 (A Shah 54, Z Patel 53) Chorley 203 for 8 (D Catterall 59, R Mitcham 46)

FLEETWOOD v DARWEN

Darwen (15pts) defeated Fleetwood (2pts) by 81runs

Darwen 131 for 8 (T Clark 4 for 40) Fleetwood 50 (A Cook 7 for 11)

KENDAL v ST ANNES

St Annes (15pts) defeated Kendal (2pts) by 37 runs

St Annes 183 for 6 (G Costin 76, A Taylor 57) Kendal 146 (G Whitehead 4 for 33)

LANCASTER v LEYLAND

Leyland (15pts) defeated Lancaster (2pts) by 35 runs

Leyland 186 for 6 (D Hall 58) Lancaster 151 (N Kaswar 76)

MORECAMBE v CARNFORTH

Morecambe (12pts) defeated Carnforth (4pts) by 5 wickets

Carnforth 194 for 7 (W Tomlinson 52) Morecambe 197 for 5 (M Fisher 85no)

Netherfield no game

FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY
( INCORPORATING READERS CRICKET BALLS)
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE

Division Two

Club P W15 W12 D4 D1 l NR4 BP Pts
Leyland 16 4 6 3 0 1 2 18 170
Chorley 18 3 5 2 4 2 2 32 157
Blackpool 16 4 6 2 0 3 1 11 155
Darwen 18 5 3 0 4 2 4 23 154
Preston 18 3 3 3 1 4 4 24 134
Lancaster 18 2 6 0 0 6 4 11 129
St Annes 16 3 2 1 3 4 3 30 118
Morecambe 17 2 4 2 0 6 3 14 112
Fleetwood 16 0 5 1 0 8 2 25 97
Barrow 16 1 3 1 1 6 4 24 96
Netherfield 17 3 1 0 0 10 3 23 92
Kendal 17 1 0 0 3 9 4 27 61
Carnforth 17 0 0 1 0 14 2 29 41

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