Review for 11th August 2012 By Richard Edmondson Round 20 Barrow return to the top after shock defeat of the leaders Chris Miller celebrating after taking one of what was a four wicket haul for the skipper DIVISION 1 ROUND UP: Barrow reclaim top spot, whilst Fleetwood slip up in shock home setback to Darwen, in another action packed day of Northern League action Barrow v Preston Barrow replace Fleetwood at the top of the league following a 74 run victory over Preston at Ernest Pass. The second innings bowling of Daryl Wearing (6-17) and Vaughn Van Jaarsveld (4-8) coming at a critical time as Preston were bowled out for 27. It looked as if Barrow would be in trouble as they were earlier bowled out for 101, as Lukman Vahaluwala ripped through the hosts with figures of 6-41 However in the reply Preston's hard work was undone with the hosts bowling the visitors out in just 13.1 overs,picking up a huge 15 point win, a result which could prove crucial with the end of season just weeks away Fleetwood v Darwen Fleetwood's title aspirations suffered a set back as they crashed to a 5 wicket home defeat to struggling Darwen. The hosts batting first were all out for 160 in 48.2 overs, Darwen Professional Shaun De Kock was their best bowler with figures of 4-37 and Tim Le Breton with 3-67. Fleetwood's Mike Clinning with a top scoring 46 off 60 balls Darwen pulled off the shock win in 44.3 overs reaching 161-5, as Shaun De Kock top scored with 68 off 70, whilst Scott Jackson made 63 off 113. Kendal v Blackpool New Zealand Professional Jamie How passed 1,000 league runs for the season as he hit an unbeaten 57 in Kendal's 7 wicket home win over Blackpool. How who returns home after next weekends games, was in top form Kendal who continue to shine were impressive as they restricted Blackpool to 132-9, with the visitors opting to bat first 4-40 by Chris Miller and 3-36 by Stu Parkin doing the damage, whilst Blackpool's Adrian Darlington top scored with 48, moving him to 3rd in the all time aggregate run scorers for The Northern League. Blackpool's Adrian Darlington hits Jack White for 4 as he holds up the innings with a top scoring 48 In reply Kendal got off to a slow start however Jamie How's impressive knock of 57 not out and the unbeaten 49 by Terry Hunte eased the hosts home in 31.3 overs reaching 135-3 Leyland v Morecambe Leyland defeated Morecambe by 20 runs at Fox Lane, the hosts setting a target of 153-6, Luis Reece top scoring with 41. Umar Amin taking 4-31 for the visitors. In the chase Morecambe were all out for 133, Dale Jones with 4-52, and David Makinson 3-18. St Annes v Lancaster St Annes defeated Lancaster by 2 wickets at Vernon Road. The visitors batting first posted a score of 200-9. Timycen Maruma continuing to impress as he top scored with 67 off 100. Alex Metcalfe also impressing with a good knock of 40 off 90 balls. Dinuka Hettiarachchi continuing to take wickets returning figures of 4-98. St Annes edged home in 49.5 overs, With Nathan Bolus's 50 off 105 and Andy Kellets 40 off 77, as they reached 203-8. Ben Simm with 4-76 as Lancaster just miss out on victory. Chorley v Carnforth Carnforth picked up a much needed win after defeating Chorley by 38 runs at Windsor Park. Ryan Nelson with 76 off 105 top scored as Carnforth were bowled out for 147, with Chris Harty taking 4-59 and Iain Critchley with 4-8. Carnforth bowling the hosts out in 36.5 overs for 109, Adam Cowperthwaite with 4-34 and Toby Bulcock with 4-24. Chorley's Will Moulton top scoring with 30 off 66 balls. Ben Haddrick top scored with 70 against the Colt's as Netherfield have to make do with a winning draw FIRST DIVISION SCORES Barrow v Preston Barrow (15 pts) defeated Preston (3 pts) by 74 runs Barrow 101 (L Valuwala 6-41), Preston 27 (D Wearing 6-17) Chorley v Carnforth Carnforth (15pts) defeated Chorley (3 pts) by 38 runs Carnforth 147 (R Nelson 76, I Critchley 4-8, C Harty 4-59), Chorley 109 (T Bulcock 4-24, A Cowperthwaite 4-34) Fleetwood v Darwen Darwen (12 pts) defeated Fleetwood (3 pts) by 5 wickets Fleetwood 160 M Clinning 46, S De Kock 4-8), Darwen 161 - 5 (S De Kock 68, S Jackson 63) Kendal v Blackpool Kendal (12 pts) defeated Blackpool (0 pts) by 7 wickets Blackpool 132 - 9 (A Darlington 49, C Miller 4-40), Kendal 135 - 3 (J How 57 no, T Hunte 49 no) Leyland v Morecambe Leyland (15 pts) defeated Morecambe (1 pt) by 20 runs Leyland 153 - 6 (L Reece 41 U Amin 4-31), Morecambe 133 (D Jones 4-52) St Annes v Lancaster St Annes (12 pts) defeated Lancaster (5 pts) by 2 wickets Lancaster 200 - 9 ( T Maruma 67, A Metcalf 40, D Hettiarachchi 4-98), St Annes 2-3 - 8 (N Bolus 50, A Kellett 40, B Simm 4-76) Netherfield no game Sunday 12th August Netherfield v Lancashire Colts Netherfield (9 pts) winning draw Lancashire Colts (5 pts) Netherfield 260 - 7 (B Haddrick 70, J Mason 56, J Huck 45), Lancashire Colts 170 - 7 (S Holden 45) The Colts resist for a losing draw FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY ( INCORPORATIN READERS CRICKET BALLS ) NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE Division One Club P W15 W12 D4 D1 L NR4 BP Pts Barrow 20 7 6 0 0 5 2 10 195 Fleetwood 20 3 9 1 0 2 5 9 186 Kendal 19 5 4 3 0 5 2 21 164 Leyland 19 5 3 4 1 3 3 21 161 Netherfield 19 4 2 5 1 4 3 36 153 Morecambe 20 4 3 2 2 5 4 17 139 Preston 19 5 0 2** 2 7 3 32 130 Blackpool 19 2 4 2 3 5 3 16 117 Darwen 19 1 3 2** 2 6 4 38 116 Lancaster 19 1 3 1 3 9 2 26 92 St Annes 17 0 4 0 3 7 4 24 91 Chorley 19 1 2 1 3 11 1 31 81 Carnforth 20 2 0 1 1 12 4 29 80 Lancashire Colts 10 3 0 1 2 4 0 12 63 ** 5 points for a Tie Division Two (2nd XI) Division 2 Round Up: Leyland were held to a winning draw at Morecambe whilst Barrow further cement their lead at the top of Division 2. Morecambe v Leyland League holders Leyland were left frustrated following a winning draw at Morecambe, The visitors making 243-8, Ian Dickinson with 102 off 106. Morecambes Glynn Carroll taking 4-17 Morecambe held on reaching 152-6, Phil Dennison's 72 off 137 the main contributor, Liam Hurt with 4-39 for the visitors. Preston v Barrow Barrow go top of the division after a comfortable 9 wicket wins at Preston, the hosts all out for 40, Lee Hogg taking 6-27. The visitors cruise home reaching 44-1 Lancaster v St Annes Tom Williamson picked up a phenomenal 9 wicket haul as bottom side Lancaster made it 2 from 2 after defeating St Annes by 23 runs at Lune Road. Williamson returned figures of 9-15 bowling St Annes out for 102. Earlier Lancaster were all out for 125, Danny Welbourne with 35 off 41 balls Tom Bolus with 4-39 and David Bartholomew with 3-25 Darwen v Fleetwood Fleetwood won by 4 wickets at Darwen, the hosts all out for 124, Keiran Mc Gann with 4-39 and Alex Ryder with 3-37. Darwen's Sam Chatburn Jones made 34 off 33 balls. In reply Fleetwood reached 125-6 in 38.5 overs, Joe Bell with 40 off 85 balls. Reece Davies the pick of the Darwen bowlers with figures of 3-13 Blackpool v Kendal Blackpool defeated Kendal by 120 runs at Stanley Park, Gurmandeep Bains with 49 off 109, with the hosts setting the visitors a target of 164-7 off 50. Mark Phillips taking 3-55. Kendal all out for 44 in 17.3 overs, Jamie Thompson with 3-17 , and Matthew Middlehurst also with 3 wickets. Carnforth picked up a winning draw with Chorley at Lodge Quarry, further details to follow SECOND DIVISION SCORES Blackpool v Kendal Blackpool (15 pts) defeated Kendal (2 pts) by 120 runs Blackpool 164 - 7 (G Bains 49), Kendal 44 Carnforth v Chorley Carnforth (9 pts) winning draw Chorley (4 pts) Carnforth 282 - 5 (D Nelson 92 N Tomlinson 68), Chorley 170 - 7 ( P Whittaker51,D Edwards 43) Darwen v Fleetwood Fleetwood (12 pts) defete Darwen (1 pt) by 4 wickets Darwen 124 (K McGann 4-39), Flettwood 125 - 6 (J Bell 40) Lancaster v St Annes Lancaser (15 pts) defeated St Snes (3p) by 23 runs Lancaster 125 (T Bolus 4-39, St Annes 102 (T Williamson (9-15) Morecambe v Leyland Leyland (8 pts) winning draw Morecambe (4 pts) Leyland 243 - 8 ( I Dickinson 102), Morecambe 152 - 6 (P Dennison 72, L Hurt 4-39) Preston v Barrow Barrow (12 pts) defeated Preston (0 pts) by 9 wickets Preston 40 (L Hogg 6-27), Barrow 44 - 1 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 Barrow 19 7 5 0 1 3 3 10 188 Leyland 18 7 3 4 0 1 3 18 187 Netherfield 18 5 4 0 1 5 3 13 149 Fleetwood 19 5 3 1 0 5 5 14 149 St Annes 18 3 4 3 3 3 2 33 149 Chorley 19 3** 4 1 3 4 4 23 139 Blackpool 18 2 5 2 2 5 2 23 131 Morecambe 19 3 3 1 2 5 5 17 124 Carnforth 19 0 3 3 0 10 3 39 99 Darwen 18 3** 1 0 3 10 1 20 84 Kendal 18 1 2 1 0 10 4 18 77 Preston 19 2 2 0 0 12 3 6 72 Lancaster 18 3 0 0 1 10 4 8* 68 * 2 ptoints deducted for Slow over rste ** 15 points awarded because Lancaster unable to field a team

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