DIVISION 1 ROUND UP
The race for the Division One title will go to the last day as Fleetwood climbed to the top of Division One.
Only 3 point's seperate both Fleetwood and Barrow, whilst Leyland have given themselves a chance with their win over St Annes.
Kendal on the other hand have a slim chance of winning the league,after losing to an ever improving Lancaster, in what turned out to be a pivotal day in Division One.
Fleetwood v Morecambe
Fleetwood went top of Division One after a comfortable 9 wicket win over Morecambe in a game which was played at Lancasters Lune Road ground
The win now means that Mat Clarks team will win the league if they defeat Preston on the last day.
Morecambe opted to bat as they were all out for 121, Sub Professional Steven Mullaney impressing with figures of 5-41. Chris Stanhope also impressed with figures of 3-14.
Fleetwood surged to the top knocking the runs off in reply as they reached 126 in 27 overs, Steven Mullaney with an unbeaten 75 off 70 balls.
Mike Clinning in action as Fleetwood go top |
Leyland v St Annes
Leyland have given themselves a chance of winning the league after defeating current league holders St Annes by 44 runs at Fox Lane.
The hosts making 165-9. with Luis Reece top scoring on 50 off 87 balls, Henry Thompson also impressing with 43 off 88 balls.
St Annes Dinuka Hettiarachchi with a 5 wicket haul returning figures of 5-63. Atiq Uz- Zaman also weighing in with 3-58.
The visitors were bowled out in 46.1 overs for 121, As Professional Brett Pelser (4-30) and captain David Makinson (4-45) did the damage with 4 wickets each.
Callum Jones 28 off 53 balls and Kushan Mirando 20 off 22 balls tried in vein for the visitors
Kendal v Lancaster
Readers Cup holders Kendal suffered a shock 1 wicket defeat to Lancaster at Shap Road.
The hosts batting first had a terrible start, falling to 18-3 in the 10th over, however Jack White's unbeaten 69 off 125 steadied the ship, whilst good supporting runs by Sub Professional Sam Sweeney 31 off 57 and Darren Braithwaites 28 off 54 helped Kendal to a competitive score of 174-7.
Lancaster's Matthew Liver taking an impressive 5-44.
In reply, Lancaster Professional Timyacen Maruma hit an impressive 57 off 35 balls, as the visitors looked in pole position for the win.
Kendal fought back with crucial wickets from Nick Lewthwaite, however the unbeaten 41 off 51 balls by Captain Ben Simm guided his team over the line as they reached 175-9 in 41.2 overs.
Preston v Chorley
Preston lost by 40 runs to Chorley at West Cliff, The visitors all out for 150, Gaurav Dhar the top scorer with 43, whilst Will Moulton hit a knock of 32. Lukman Vahaulwala taking 5-39.
The hosts all out in reply for 110. Gaurav Dhar with 5-35
Preston v Lancashire Colts
In the second game of the weekend for Lukman Vahaluwala's team, Preston defeated the Lancashire Colts by 2 wickets in a thrilling contest at West Cliff.
The visitors setting the hosts a target of 195-9. Leyland's Henry Thompson top scoring with 54 off 99 balls, whilst Lewis Jackson posted 51 off 81 balls. Lukman Vahaluwala with 4-53.
In reply Sajid Patel's 43 off 61, as well as Lukman Vahaluwala's 38 off 53, kept Preston on course with Ben Harrisons unbeaten 34 off 45 balls guiding the hosts home as they reached 199-8 in the last over.
Matthew Critchley returning figures of 3-41 for the visitors
Darwen v Netherfield
Netherfield picked up a comfortable 115 run victory over Darwen at Birch Hall. John Huck putting in an unbeaten knock of 99 off 114 balls.
Huck who is captain for the rest of the season batted well as the visitors were all out for 225.
Marc Brown also impressing with 54 off 77 balls, whilst Chris Parry opened with a steady 31 off 39 balls.
Darwen's Professional Shaun De Kock with 4-55, and Nathan Jackson with 3-48.
The hosts were all out for 111 in reply, Chris Williams with 3-18 and Marc Hadwin with 3-19
John Cordingley was Darwen's top scorer with 40 off 73 balls
Blackpool v Carnforth
Blackpool defeated Carnforth by 119 runs at Stanley Park. The hosts posting 183-5, Sub Professional Con De Lange top scoring with 64 off 77 balls, with Andy Furniss also impressing with 62 off 78 balls.
Carnforth Professional Toby Bulcock with 5-45.
Carnforth were all out for 64 in just 22 overs, Richard Gleeson taking 4-22
FIRST DIVISION SCORES
Blackpool v Carnforth
Blackpool (15 pts) defeated Carnforth (1 pt) by 119 runs
Blackpool 183 - 6 (C De Lange 64, A Furniss 62, T Bulcock 5-45), Carnfortth 64 (R Gleeson 4-22)
Darwen v Netherfield
Netherfield (15 pts) defeated Darwen (3 pts) by 115 runs
Netherfield 226 (J Huck 99no, M Brown 54, S De Kock 4-55), Darwen 111 (J Cordingley 40)
Kendal v Lancaster
Lancaster (12 pts) defeated Kendal (5 pts) by 1 wicket
Kendal 174 - 7 (J White 69, M Liver 5-44), Lancaster 175 - 9 (T Maruma 57, B Simm 41no)
Leyland v St Annes
Leyland (15 pts) defeated St Annes (3 pts) by 34 runs
Leyland 165- 9 (L Reece 50, H Thompson 43 D Hettaraichchi 5-63), St Annes 121 (B Pelser 4-30, D Makinson 4-45)
Preston v Chorley
Chorley (15 pts) defeated Preston (3 pts) by 40 runs
Chorley 150 (I Critchley 43, L Vahaluwala 5-39), Preston 110 (G Dhar 5-35
Barrow No game
Sunday 9th September
Morecambe v Fleetwood
played at Lune Road Lancaster
Fleetwood (12 pts) defeated Morecambe (0 pts) by 9 wickets
Morecambe 121 (S Mullaney 5-28), Fleetwood 126 - 1 (S Mullaney 75no)
Preston v Lancashire Colts
Preston (12 pts) defeated Lancashire Colts ((6 pts) by 2 wickets
Lancashire Colts 195 - 9 (H THompson 54, L Jackson 51), Preston 199 - 8 (S Patel 43)
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NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division One
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Fleetwood |
24 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
221 |
| Barrow |
24 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
12 |
218 |
| Leyland |
24 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
21 |
214 |
| Kendal |
24 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
29 |
207 |
| Netherfield |
24 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
40 |
192 |
| Preston |
24 |
5 |
1 |
2** |
2 |
9 |
5 |
36 |
154 |
| Morecambe |
24 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
17 |
151 |
| Blackpool |
24 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
16 |
148 |
| Darwen |
24 |
1 |
3 |
3** |
2 |
9 |
6 |
49 |
139 |
| Lancaster |
24 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
28 |
118 |
| St Annes |
24 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
31 |
114 |
| Chorley |
25 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
4 |
33 |
110 |
| Carnforth |
24 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
6 |
33 |
93 |
| Lancashire Colts |
13 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
18 |
77 |
** 5 points for a Tie
Division Two (2nd XI)
Division 2 Round Up:
St Annes v Leyland
Leyland retained their Division Two crown after a dominant victory over St Annes. Leyland who won the division last season impressed yet again through 2012, coming out as deserving winners of the league.
In their game against St Annes, all they needed was a win to seal the title, and after being put in by St Annes they were all out for 223. Ian Dickinson with 72 off 93 balls, whilst Tom Reece also impressed with 60 off 93 balls.
St Annes gave it a go with Alex Naylor returning figures of 4-57, with David Bartholomew taking 3-32.
In reply St Annes were all out for 87, James Rounding taking 7-42, as they cruised to the victory and eased to their second consecutive league title.
For the other teams:
Carnforth v Blackpool
Blackpool won by 60 runs at Lodge Quarry, Gurmandeep Bains with 57 as the visitors were all out for 126. Carnforths Lewis Bradley with 6-38.
Carnforth were all out for 66 in reply Ash Moreau with an impressive 5-4
Chorley v Preston
Chorley defeated Preston by 191 runs. The hosts posting a dominant 282-5 off 50. Adam Peacock with a century as he made 110 off 122 balls.
Preston were bowleda out for 91, Matthew Hotham with 3-36
Netherfield v Darwen
Darwen defeated Netherfield by 6 runs in a thrilling contest at Parkside Road. The visitors all out for 135, Brendon Herron with 3-19 and Chesney Walling with 3-18.
Darwen were indebted to Reece Davies who top scored with 45 off 84 balls.
Netherfields Brendon Herron with 3 wickets in defeat |
In reply Netherfield started well with both Phillip Harrington (30 off 67 balls) and Matthew Goodall (27 off 67 balls) as they raced to 60 without loss.
However the collapse began as Graham Ainslie (4-55) and Michael Horsfield (4-41) got on top.
Brendon Herron gave Netherfield a chance with an unbeaten 32 off 61 balls, however no one was able to stick with him as Darwen bowled Netherfield out for 129
Darwens Graham Ainslie celebrates, as he takes 4 wickets in victory |
Lancaster v Kendal was called off due to an unfit playing surface, both sides receiving 4 points each
SECOND DIVISION SCORES
Carnforth v Blackpool
Blackpool (15 pts) defeated Carnforth (3 pts) by 60 runs
Blackpool 126 (G Bains 57, L Bradley 6-38), Carnforth 66 (A Moreau 5-4)
Chorley v Preston
Chorley (15 pts) defeated Preston (1 pt) by 191 runs
Chorley 282 - 5 (A Peacock 110, I Oakes 44), Preston 91
Lancaster v Kendal
Match Abandoned 4 pts each
Netherfield v Darwen
Darwen (15 pts) defeated Netherfied (3 pts) by 6 runs)
Darwen 135 (R Davies 45), Netherfield 129 (M Horsfield 4-41, G Ainslie 4-55)
St Annes v Leyland v Leyland
Leyland (15 pts) defeated St Annes ( 3 pts) by 136 runs
Leyland 223 (I Dickinson 72, T Reece 60, A Naylor 4-57), St Annes 87 (J Rounding 7-42)
Barrow No game
Sunday 9th September
Fleetwood v Morecambe
to be played at St Annes CC
Match awarded to Fleetwood 15 pts Morecambe unable to field a team
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NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Division Two
| Club |
P |
W15 |
W12 |
D4 |
D1 |
L |
NR4 |
BP |
Pts |
| Leyland |
23 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
18 |
229 |
| Barrow |
23 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
17 |
211 |
| Fleetwood |
23 |
6**** |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
14 |
184 |
| Chorley |
24 |
4** |
5 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
23 |
178 |
| St Annes |
23 |
4*** |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
37 |
176 |
| Netherfield |
23 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
18 |
174 |
| Blackpool |
23 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
26 |
169 |
| Morecambe |
23 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
19 |
134 |
| Darwen |
23 |
4** |
1 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
27 |
118 |
| Carnforth |
23 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
45 |
110 |
| Kendal |
22 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
18 |
93 |
| Lancaster |
23 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
8 |
10* |
87 |
| Preston |
22 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
5 |
7 |
81 |
* 2 ptoints deducted for Slow over rste
** 15 points awarded because Lancaster unable to field a team
*** 15 points awarded Carnforth unable to field a team
**** 15 points awarded Morecambe unable to field a team
