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Match Day 22nd May 2010

Seven up for Leyland

Records topple at Parkside Road

By Michael Latham



Nick Kruger hit 208 for Netherfield (photo courtesy Wallace Thompson)

Leyland went seven up on a scorching day earning their seventh win from as many games and stayed top of the Furness Building Society Northern Premier Cricket League (incorporating Readers Cricket Balls). David Makinson's side are 15 points clear of reigning champions St Annes after both sides recorded victories batting second.

But Netherfield's Australian professional Nick Kruger stole the individual highlights as he equalled the Northern League record by hitting a blistering 208 for Netherfield against Preston at Parkside Road. Netherfield's total of 353 for 5 declared was a new record total for the league but Preston hung on for a draw.



Fleetwood's Matt Clark escapes David Makinson's run out attempt at Fox Lane

Leyland captain David Makinson bowled with his usual skill to take five for 30 off 17 overs as Fleetwood were dismissed for 146 at Fox Lane. Fleetwood captain and pro Matthew Frith and Mark Emsley had opened with 51 but the game turned after Frith was caught behind by Matthew Watkinson off Leyland pro Brett Pelser. Makinson's miserly spin then tied down the visiting batsmen and vice captain Peter Cummings also bowled superbly to take three for 37. Mike Clinning (33) and Adam Stanhope (32) battled hard but Leyland substitute fielder Daniel Hall, deputising for the injured Tayyab Afsar, made two fine catches in the outfield and ran out Stanhope.



Leyland's close field piles on the pressure against Fleetwood

Leyland opener Chris Parkinson continued his fine form by hitting 75 off 59 balls (12 fours) in the home side's reply but Fleetwood fought hard in the field, Frith taking three for 38 and Adam Breakell a further two wickets. But Pelser stood firm and saw his side over the finishing line at a quarter to six with an unbeaten 32 and he has now scored 238 runs without being dismissed in the last three games.

St Annes meanwhile, with captain Andy Kellett back after a broken finger romped to an eight wicket win at Lodge Quarry, overhauling Carnforth's 183 with 17.2 overs in hand. Former Carnforth batsman Atiq Uz-Zaman was left stranded on 97 not out at the close after John Denwood bowled a no-ball to him with the scores level.
Though Atiq hit a boundary it was confirmed that the game was over as soon as the no-ball was called. Atiq had batted brilliantly facing 102 balls and hitting 19 fours and one six. Charles Boucher (35) and Stephen Twist (46 not out) played supporting roles.

Earlier Phil Bovis opening the innings made a fine 88 off 119 balls for Carnforth with ten fours and three sixes. The former Kent Premier League batsman joined Carnforth this year after several productive seasons in the Westmorland League and has adapted admirably. St Annes pro Dinuk Hettiarachchi wheeled his way through 25 overs and took six for 50 as Carnforth were dismissed off the last ball of their innings.

The fireworks came at Parkside Road where the 26-year-old Kruger made 208 off 109 balls with 23 fours and ten sixes. When he was dismissed, caught in the deep by David Fisher off Sajid Patel he had equalled the league record set by Darwen pro Atif Ashraf, who made 208 not out against Barrow in 2007. Netherfield also surpassed the previous league record total which they set by scoring 319 for 2 declared against Fleetwood in 2005.

Sydney born Kruger, the opening batsman for Queensland, put on 96 for the first wicket in 11.3 overs with Craig Walmsley (45) and 179 for the fourth wicket in only 19.5 overs with John Huck (59 not out) before being dismissed with score on 322. He reached his first hundred off 57 balls and his second off only 52, hitting sixes on both occasions.
Netherfield Marc Hadwin called a halt with 4.4 overs unused but despite having 54 overs to face Preston gallantly fought out a draw, closing on 212 for 8. Professional Bilal Asad, back for a fifth season at West Cliff after missing the start of the campaign made 51 and skipper Adam Parker 43. Ben Harrison battled through 73 balls for a rearguard 29 to leave the home side frustrated. Kruger completed a busy day by bowling 16 overs in the searing heat and taking three for 48.

On another day the Barrow openers Jonathan Miles and Greg Platten would have earned the headlines, the pair leading their side's victory charge at Woodhill Lane with an undefeated opening stand of 214. Miles finished 94 not out (18 fours) while former Cockermouth batsman Platten made his maiden Northern League century and was 115 not out (19 fours and two sixes) as Barrow won with 17 overs to spare.

Morecambe pro Mandla Mashimbyi had earlier made 95 off 106 balls with ten fours and five sixes, receiving good support from Chris Williams in a fourth wicket stand of 113 as Morecambe recovered from 22 for 3. Graham Dawson, pro Pasan Wanasinghe and club chairman Ray Mowat each took three wickets for Barrow.

Blackpool continued their fine recent form, defeating Kendal by 31 runs at Stanley Park to record their fourth successive win. After the mass exodus to Wembley to watch Blackpool FC's play-off triumph the cricket club continued the feel-good factor in the town by dismissing the visitors for 160.
Richard Gleeson (five for 51) and Steve Mercer (five for 46) combined to do the damage with Kendal pro and captain Ross McMillan leading the resistance with 43. Blackpool's Sri Lankan pro Nimesh Perera had top-scored with 58 off 126 balls in his side's 191 for 7, McMillan toiling his way through 22 overs to return four for 88.

Two of the day's five hundreds were scored at Birch Hall as rival professionals Roy Silva and Mohammad Zaman Khan took centre stage. Silva, the Sri Lankan who helped Accrington to back-to-back Lancashire League titles in 2008 and 2009 hit a superb 103 off 82 balls with eight fours and four sixes for Lancaster. Skipper Michael Stevens made 48 off 108 balls but Neil Cordingley (five for 47) bowled tirelessly to help restrict the visitors to 212 for 8.

Darwen were 65 for 4 in reply, Ben Simm taking three wickets on his way to four for 72. But Mohammad Zaman Khan stood firm and steered his side home with 13 balls to spare hitting an unbeaten 106 off 86 balls with 11 fours and five sixes. Brothers Neil Cordingley and captain John played vital supporting roles in stands of 55 and 87 respectively.



Darwen skipper John Cordingley congratulates pro MZ Khan on his match-winning innings

Lancashire Colts earned their second win in four games as they defeated Chorley at Windsor Park by 101 runs. Liam Watkinson, son of Lancashire Director of Cricket Mike top-scored with 76 off 106 balls and opener Lewis Jackson made 54 off 96 balls in the Colts total of 214 for 9. Billy Smith was Chorley's most successful bowler with four for 81.
Ryan Tyson earned the prize wicket of Chorley pro JJ Smuts for 13 as he took three for 13 and Tom Bailey then took over, returning five for 18 off seven overs as Chorley subsided to 113 all out.

FIRST DIVISION SCORES

BLACKPOOL v KENDAL

Blackpool (15pts) defeated Kendal (4pts) by 31 runs

Blackpool 191 for 7 (N Perera 58, R McMillan 4 for 88), Kendal 160 (R McMillan 43, R Gleeson 5 for 51, S Mercer 5 for 46)

CARNFORTH v ST ANNES

St Annes (12pts) defeated Carnforth (3pts) by 8 wickets

Carnforth 183 (P Bovis 88, D Hettiarachchi 6 for 50), St Annes 184 for 2 (Atiq Uz-Zaman 97no, S Twist 46no)

CHORLEY v LANCASHIRE COLTS

Lancashire Colts (15 pts) defeated Chorley (3pts) by 101 runs

Lancashire Colts 214 for 9 (L Watkinson 76, L Jackson 54, B Smith 4 for 81), Chorley 113 (T Bailey 5 for 18)

DARWEN v LANCASTER

Darwen (12pts) defeated Lancaster (4pts) by 5 wickets

Lancaster 212 for 8 (R Silva 103, M Stevens 48, N Cordingley 5 for 47), Darwen 214 for 6 (Mohammad Zaman Khan 106no)

LEYLAND v FLEETWOOD

Leyland (12pts) defeated Fleetwood (2pts) by 5 wickets

Fleetwood 146 (D Makinson 5 for 30), Leyland 147 for 5 (C Parkinson 75)

MORECAMBE v BARROW

Barrow (12pts) defeated Morecambe (3pts) by 10 wickets

Morecambe 212 for 9 (M Mashimbyi 95), Barrow 214 for 0 (G Platten 115no, J Miles 94no)

NETHERFIELD v PRESTON

Netherfield (9pts) winning draw; Preston (5pts)

Netherfield 353 for 5dec (N Kruger 208, J Huck 59no, C Walmsley 45), Preston 212 for 8 (Bilal Asad 51, A Parker 43)

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

Division One

Club P W15 W12 D4 D1 L NR4 BP Pts
Leyland 7 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 90
St Annes 7 1 4 1 0 0 1 4 75
Blackpool 7 3 1 0 0 3 0 3 60
Morecambe 6 1 2 1 0 2 0 13 56
Darwen 7 0 2 2 0 3 0 20 52
Kendal 7 1 0 2 1 2 1 19 47
Barrow 6 0 3 0 1 2 0 8 45
Lancaster 7 0 1 2 0 3 1 18 42
Chorley 7 0 2 0 2 3 0 14 40
Preston 7 1 0 0 3 2 1 16 38
Netherfield 6 0 1 1 1 1 1 16 37
Lancashire Colts 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 9 36
Fleetwood 7 1 0 1 1 4 0 13 33
Carnforth 7 0 0 0 1 5 1 20 25


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REPORT BY R MOORE

Blackpool v Kendal

Dannos Boys continued their fine run of form on the hottest day of the year at Stanley Park against rivals Kendal who started the day just one position behind them in 5th place. With Blackpool Town almost empty due to the migration south of football fans to watch The Seasiders gain promotion to the Premiership, it simply remained for their cricketing counterparts to make the day a double success

They did just that in an enthralling encounter which went right down to the wire as paceman Richard Gleeson celebrated his return to form with his first 5 wicket haul of the season. Steve Mercer back from histrip to Las Vegas also picked up 5 as Danno`s Boys moved up to 3rd in the league table.

Batting first , openers Mounsey(24) and Darlington(10) got the home side off to a decent start of 38 for the 1st wicket. However as has happened all too frequently this season 2 more wickets fell immediately leaving Blackpool on the back foot at 40 for 3.with visitng pro Ross McMillan claiming all 3.

Once again left hander Michael Moore(23) strode to the wicket to join home pro Nimesh Perera(58) with his team in something of a pickle. But their partnership of 56 followed by a stand of 51 between skipper Danson (23) and his pro revived Blackpool`s innings with some sensible batting. Some good hitting down the order from all rounders Andy Hogarth(20 not out ) and Steve Mercer (11 not out) gave Danno`s Boys a total of some respectability at 191 for 7 in the 50 overs.

Kendal openers Phillips(21) and Ashburner((32) progressed steadily until RickY G claimed the first of his five removing Phillips, caught Mercer for 14 (63 for 2) & when Gleeson removed Ashburner for 32 in his second spell the game was evenly balanced with Kendal on 94 for 3 with 21 overs remaining.

Pro McMillan and Kevin Howarth then put 46 on for the 4th wicket by which time the Cumbrian boys seemed to be in control of the game. But 2 brilliant stumpings by ex Bolton Wanderers footballer Rob Sissons both off the wily Steve Mercer turned the game around for Danno`s Boys

With the Kendal pro still at the crease the game might still have gone either way but when Gleeson had McMillan caught by pro Perera it became a bridge too far for them and it was just a matter of whether or not the Blackpool bowlers could prevent their opponents from hanging on for a draw.

In an enthralling finish the combination of aggression from Gleeson and the accuracy of the experienced Mercer took Blackpool home as Rob Sissons rounded off an excellent performance behind the sticks catching Darren Braithwaite down the leg side off Fiery Ricky G....Kendal 160 all out with just 2 balls to spare. A tremendous win by Blackpool who now take 3rd slot above Morecambe with just St. Annes and Leyland above. Well done Fellers .
Next week`s game at Vernon Road should be a cracker with both sides in top form and just one win separating the two teams.


DIVISION TWO

Just three games were played in Division Two as leaders Darwen extended their advantage at the top to 18 points over the inactive Leyland after a nine wickets win at defending champions Lancaster. Chris Wade took five for 37 as Lancaster were dismissed for 58 at Lune Road.

Preston moved up to third after collecting maximum points after defeating Netherfield by 101 runs at West Cliff. Javaid Hussain hit an undefeated 57 in Preston's 203 for 8 and Yasin Patel took four for 14 as the visitors were dismissed for 102.
Michael Fisher hit an unbeaten 65 as Morecambe recovered from 100 for 5 to reach 171 for 6 at Ernest Pass and club chairman Nick Milner then took four for 13 as Barrow were all out for 102.

SECOND DIVISION SCORES

BARROW v MORECAMBE

Morecambe (15pts) defeated Barrow (1pt) by 69 runs

Morecambe 171 for 6 (M Fisher 65no), Barrow 102 (N Milner 4 for 13)

LANCASTER v DARWEN

Darwen (12pts) defeated Lancaster (0pts) by 9 wickets

Lancaster 58 (C Wade 5 for 37), Darwen 61 for 1

PRESTON v NETHERFIELD

Preston (15pts) defeated Netherfield (2pts) by 101 runs

Preston 203 for 8 (J Hussain 57no, Z Patel 46), Netherfield 102 (Y Patel 4 for 14)

Postponed (new dates to be advised):
Fleetwood v Leyland;
Kendal v Blackpool;
St Annes v Carnforth;

Chorley 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
Darwen 7 3 2 0 1 1 0 9 79
Leyland 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 6 61
Preston 7 1 2 2 0 2 0 12 59
Chorley 6 1 1 1 3 0 0 18 52
Lancaster 7 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 48
St Annes 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 8 48
Blackpool 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 4 47
Morecambe 6 1 2 0 0 3 0 4 43
Fleetwood 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 11 39
Kendal 6 1 0 0 1 3 1 15 35
Netherfield 6 1 0 0 0 5 0 10 25
Barrow 5 0 1 0 0 4 0 9 21
Carnforth 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 7 7

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