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Match Day 25th July 2026

The Northern Cricket League Review

Division 1 Round 11 the weather spoilt the day with one game in the division abandoned, there was no change at the top, Netherfield won at Chorley and remain top, Leyland had a home win against Garstang and close the gap to two points, Carlisle beat St Annes and remain third.

Despite their defeat Garstang are fourth and Longridge are one point behind, Settle beat Kendal and the Blackpool v Longridge game was abandoned.

Division 2 Round 13 like in Division 1 there was one game abandoned, the only change in the top half of the table is Morecambe moving into sixth, Fleetwood won at Preston, Fulwood & Broughton had a home win against Lytham and Euxton won at Carnforth

Barrow remain fourth after defeating Penwortham. Morecambe beat Great Eccleston and the Whalley v Thornton Cleveleys match abandoned with Whalley close to victory.

DIVISION ONE

LEAGUE MATCHES: ROUND 11

Blackpool v Longridge

Longridge won the toss at Stanley Park and decided to bat first, Joshua Mullin and Rhys Morgan opened and got off to a good start, Rhys Morgan was the first man out bowled by Khalil Patel for 23 (19 balls)(3x4), 36-1. Matthew De Villiers was in at three and was scoring at a run a ball, Khalil Patel struck again Matthew De Villiers caught by Matthew Taaffe for 16 (15 balls)(4x4), 54-2.

Luke Platt joined Joshua Mullin and they were scoring at 5 an over, Alex Ryder made the breakthrough bowling Luke Platt for 25 (26 balls)(5x4), 97-3. Rob Hollinghurst was the next man in but soon lost Joshua Mullin caught by Dylan Henshall off Alex Ryder for 35 (69 balls)91x4 , 114-4.

Alex Mason replaced Mullin and with Holllinghusrt were scoring at a good rate, Alex Ryder struck again having Rob Hollinghurst caught by Andrew Needham for 15 (18 balls)(1x6), 133-5. James Whitehead was the new batsman and with Alex Mason taking the lead kept the scoreboard ticking over, It was Alex Ryder who once again broke the partnership James Whitehead caught by Matthew Taaffe for 8 (9 balls)(1x4). 173-6.

Joe Lyth came to the wicket but was bowled by Joshua Boyne for 8 (4 balls)(2x4), 188-7 as the rains came the the innings closed with Alex Mason 47no (26 balls)(3x4,3x6).

The Blackpool bowling was Alex Ryder took 4-53 from 8 overs, Khalil Patel 2-41 off 7, Joshua Boyne 1-49 from 7 and Matthew Grindley 0-39 off 10.

Blackpool came out to bat and lost Ben Howarth bowled by Matthew De Villiers in the first over for 0 (5 balls), 0-1. Andrew Needham joined Dylan Henshall but with only 2.4 overs bowled the rains returned and the match abandoned with Dylan Hendshall 6no (5 balls) and Andrew Needham 4no (6 balls)(1x4).

For Longridge Matthew De Villiers took 1-3 from 1.4 overs and Jonathan Millward 0-7 off 1.

Carlisle v St Annes

Carlisle won the toss at Edenside and elected to bat first, They lost Zephania Arinaitwe caught behind by James Bradley off Rory Urquhart for 10 (11 balls)(2x4), 15-1, Number three was Calum Rowe and with Marc Brown were going very nicely until Marc Brown was out lbw to Lukman Vahaluwala for 33 (48 balls)(3x4,1x6), 86-2.

Michael Slack joined Rowe and they made steady progress, Jack Trohear was introduced into the attack and in his first over caught and bowled Calum Rowe for 42 (73 balls)(3x4,1x6), 114-3. Ben Davidson was in next and with Slack were approaching the 150, Zain Abbas made the breakthrough Ben Davidson caught by Alex Urquhart for 22 (34 balls)(1x4), 148-4.

Matthew Brown was the next man in, Zain Abbas struck again Michael Slack caught by Adam Patel for 36 (48 balls)(2x4), 165-5. The new batsman was Alex Raybould who was quickly out caught and bowled by Adam Patel for 11 (7 balls)(1x4,1x6), 178-6.

Brodie Glendinning replaced Raybould but one run later Matthew Brown was caught by Evan Dobson off Zain Abbas for 4 (8 balls), 179-7. Tony Threlkeld was Glendinning's new partner but in the next over was caught by Jack Trohear off Adam Patel for 0 (5 balls), 179-8.

Nico Watt came to the wicket and with Glendinning took the score past the two hundred when the last two wickets fell in the same over, Nico Watt was out lbw for 10 (10 balls), 204-9. Ben Purdham came in at eleven but was run out by James Bradley for 2 (3 balls) as Carlisle were bowled out for 211 in 44 overs with Brodie Glendinning 18no (11 balls)(2x4,1x6).

The St Annes bowling was Zain Abbas took 4-23 from 7 overs, Adam Patel 2-89 off 13, Jack Trohear 1-15 from 3, Rory Urquhart 1-25 off 10, Lukman Vahaluwala 1-33 from 7 and Callum Birkman 0-19 off 5.

The visitors got off to a bad start losing Lukman Vahaluwala lbw to Michael Slack for 2 (6 balls), 5-1. The St Annes number three was Zain Abbas and with Charles steadily built the score, Ashton Charles was the next man out caught by Brodie Glendinning off Nico Watt for 7 (31 balls), 25-2.

Evan Dobson was next in and with Abbas doubled the score, Brodie Glendinning was brought on to bowl and in his second over Zain Abbas was caught behind by Matthew Brown for 28 (38 balls)(4x4), 50-3. Harry Birkman joined Dobson and they were making progress when Nico Watt took two wickets in three balls, Evan Dobson was the first to go lbw for 26 (46 balls)(3x4)m 82-4, Harry Birkman followed two balls later also lbw for 11 (20 balls), 82-5.

We now had two new batsmen Adam Patel and Jack Trohear. Ben Davidson was introduced into the attack and had Adam Patel caught by Michael Slack for 5 (11 balls), 89-6. Rory Urquhart replaced Patel but fell four runs later caught by Alex Raybould off Ben Davidson for 1 (8 balls), 93-7.

Alex Urquhart came to the wicket but quickly lost Jack Trohear bowled by Nico Watt for 6 (13 balls), 95-8. Alex Urquhart had a new partner in James Bradley and they took the score to 107 when Ben Davidson claimed the last two wickets in two balls, he had James Bradley caught by Marc Brown for 4 (12 balls)(1x4), 107-9, Number eleven Callum Birkman was bowled first ball for 0 (1 ball) as St Annes were bowled out for 107 in 34.3 overs with Alex Urquhart 6no (19 balls).

The Carlisle bowling was Ben Davidson took 4-12 from 5.3 overs, Nico Watt 4-24 off 12, Brodie Glendinning 1-25 from 5, Michael Slack 1-32 off 8 and Ben Purdham 0-11 from 4.

Chorley v Netherfield

Chorley won the toss at Windsor Park and elected to bat first in a 48 over match, They lost an early wicket Harry Barclay caught behind by Richard Everett off Josh Wills for 1 (4 balls), 1-1, Edwin Moulton came in at three and with Miller Childs steadily moved the score along, Dushan Vimukthi was brought into the attack and in his second over bowled Edwin Moulton for 11 (23 balls)(1x4), 58-2.

Keegan Petersen joined Miller Childs and were going well when Josh Wills struck again bowling Keegan Petersen for 26 (23 balls)(2x4,1x6), 121-3. Will Moulton was next in but fell six runs later caught by Oli Wileman off Josh Wills for 6 (2 balls)(1x6), 127-4.

Alfie Dobson was the incoming batsman but disaster struck for the hosts with Miller Childs run out by Isaac Medhurst for 83 (63 balls)(7x4,5x6), 144-5. Alexander Howarth replaced Childs and they continued until Alfie Dobson was caught by Isaac Medhurst off Oli Wileman for 25 (16 balls)(2x4,2x6) as the Chorley innings closed on 177-6 in 24 overs with Alexandr Howarth 12no (13 balls).

The Netherfield bowling was Josh Wills took 3-44 from 6 overs, Dushan Vimukthi 1-33 off 5, Oli Wileman 1-38 from 4, Charlie Parkinson 0-8 off 3 and Isaac Medhurst 0-49 from 6.

In reply the visitors lost an early wicket Ben Barrow lbw to Sam Steeple for 9 (15 balls)(1x4), 19-1. Dushan Vimukthi was in at three and with Richard Everett went after the runs, they were approaching the hundred when Dushan Vimukthi was caught by Alfie Dobson off Luca Doyle for 30 (32 balls)(3x4), 96-2.

John Huck was in next but soon lost Richard Everett caught behind by Harry Barclay off Luca Doyle for 55 (36 balls)(10x4), 107-3. Reece Irving was the new batsman and the score was 150 when he was out bowled by Edwin Moulton for 25 (17 balls)(3x4,1x6), 150-4. Bert Medhurst came to the wicket but did not face a ball as the game was abandoned and Netherfield won on a revised total of 150-4 in 20.2 overs. John Huck was 25no (23 balls)(3x4,1x6) and Bert Medhurst 0no (did not face a ball).

The Chorley bowling was Luca Doyle took 2-43 from 6 overs, Sam Steeple 1-30 off 4, Edwin Moulton 1-47 from 5.2 and Toby Johnston 0-29 off 5.

Kendal v Settle

Settle won the toss at Shap Road and chose to bat first, Will Davidson started brightly but fell caught by Freddie Fallows off Matt Jackson for 19 (21 balls)(4x4), 20-1, Zane Nirodi came in at three but he lost John Davidson caught by James Bowman off Christopher Miller for 5 (19 balls), 30-2.

Gautam Waghela was the new batsman but six runs later Zane Nirodi was caught by Christopher Miller off Louis Backhouse for 4 (13 balls), 36-3. James Snowden joined Waghela and they had nearly doubled the score when Gautam Waghela was out lbw to Christopher Miller for 23 (28 balls)(3x4,1x6), 68-4.

Sunny Singh was next in but quickly became Louis Backhouse's next victim caught by Cole Abrahams for 1 (4 balls), 73-5. Harvey Green replaced Singh and became wicket number three for Christopher Miller caught and bowled for 10 (22 balls)(2x4), 90-6.

Harry Snowden came to the wicket and with James Snowden saw Settle close on 194-6 in 46 overs, James Snowden was 74no (103 balls)(9x4,16) and Harry Snowden 47no (65 balls)(6x4,1x6).

The Kendal bowling was Christopher Miller took 3-54 from 15 overs, Louis Backhouse 2-35 off 11, Matt Jackson 1-23 from 3.3, Lewis Richardson 0-35 off 4.3 and Freddie Fallows 0-41 from 12.

The hosts got off tom a poor start losing Maximus Winskill caught behind by Benjamin Hulse off Harry Snowden for 1 (7 balls), 17-1. Number three was Finlay Richardson and with Darren Nightingale were scoring at a good rate, Gautam Waghela broke the partnership bowling Finlay Richardson for 25 (22 balls)(4x4,1x6), 60-2.

Cole Abrahams was the new batsman but before they could make to much head way both were out,Darren Nightingale was caught by James Snowden off Sunny Singh for 37 (33 balls)(6x4,1x6), 82-3, James Bowman was next in but in the next over Cole Abrahams was bowled by Gautam Waghela for 14 (16 balls)(2x4), 82-4.

Freddie Fallows replaced Abrahams but he was soon out caught and bowled by Sunny Singh for 6 (10 balls), 91-5. Bradley Earl joined Bowman and with Earl leading the way were looking in strong position, Will Davidson was brought into the attack and inhis second over had James Bowman caught behind by Benjamin Hulse for 20 (44 balls)(2x4), 169-6.

Lewis Richardson joined Earl but seven runs later Will Davidson took the vital wicket of Bradley Earl caught by James Snowden for 56 (43 balls)(6x4,3x6), 176-7. Louis Backhouse came to the wicket and soon became Will Davidson's third victim bowled for 3 (12 balls), 182-8.

Christopher Miller was the next man in but in the next over Sunny Singh gave the visitors victory by taking the last two wickets in four balls, Lewis Richardson fell lbw for 6 (35 balls), 182-9, three balls later Matt Jackson was bowled for 0 (3 balls) as Kendal were bowled out for 182 in 45 overs with Christopher Miller 0no (2 balls).

The Settle bowling was Sunny Singh took 4-19 from 10.5 overs, Will Davidson 4-14 off 6 overs, Gautam Waghela 2-65 from 12, Harry Snowden 1-56 off 7 and James Galleyn 0-24 from 2.

Leyland v Garstang

Garstang won the toss at the Stanning Memorial ground and invited the hosts to bat first, They lost two early wickets, Luke Hands top scored ably supported by Liam Hurt 58no with contributions of 28 from Jacob Wright and 20 by Sam Oldham as Leyland closed on 194-7 in 26 overs.

All the Garstang bowlers took a wicket, Lahiru Madushanka took 2-56 from 8 overs, Ian Walling 2-66 off 7, Cory Cater 1-23 from 4 and Danny Gilbert 1-45 off 7.

In reply Garstang were bowled out for 138 in 23.4 overs 56 runs short, four of the top five got in the twenties, Joseph Pearson scored 28, Lahiru Madushanka 27, Michael Walling 23 and Mark Walling 22.

All the Leyland bowlers took a wicket, Sam Oldham took 4-31 from 6, Liam Hurt 3-17 off 6.4, Karl Cross 2-41 from 5 and Andrew Jacques 1-45 off 6.


DIVISION ONE SCORES

Blackpool v Longridge

Match Abandoned Blackpool 5 pts Longridge 4 pts

Longridge 188-7 (Alex Mason 47no, Alex Ryder 4-53), Blackpool 10-1

Carlisle v St Annes

Carlisle 12 pts defeated St Annes 3 pts by 107 runs

Carlisle 211 (Calum Rowe 42, Zain Abbas 4-23), St Annes 107 (Ben Davidson 4-12, Nico Watt 4-24)

Chorley v Netherfield

Netherfield 12 pts defeated Chorley 5 pts by 6 wickets on a revised total

Chorley 177-6 (Miller Childs 83), Netherfield 150-4 (Richard Everett 55)

Kendal v Settle

Settle 12 pts defeated Kemdal 4 pts by 9 runs

Settle 194-6 (James Snowden 74no, Harry Snowden 47no), Kendal 182 (Bradley Earl 56, Sunny Singh 4-19)

Leyland v Garstang

Leyland 12 pts defeated Garstang 4 pts by 56 runs

Leyland 194-7 (Luke Hands 60, Liam Hurt 58no), Garstang 138 (Sam Oldham 4-31)


Division One Table

Club P W L T NR Bat BowlP Pen NNR Pts
Netherfield 11 7 3 0 1 7 29 0 1.11 101
Leyland 11 7 4 0 0 9 27 0 0.31 99
Carlisle 11 7 4 0 0 8 23 0 0.77 94
Garstang 11 5 5 0 1 8 24 0 0.5 80
Longridge 11 5 3 0 3 8 18 0 0.17 79
Blackpool 11 5 3 0 3 3 21 0 0.36 77
Kendal 11 4 6 0 1 7 19 0 -0.38 65
Chorley 11 4 6 0 1 4 19 0 -0.95 62
St Annes 11 3 7 0 1 8 18 0 -0.61 56
Settle 11 2 8 0 1 6 16 0 -1-26 42


DIVISION TWO

LEAGUE MATCHES: ROUND 13

Barrow v Penwortham

Barrow won the toss at the Ernest Pass Memorial ground and invited the visitors to bat first, Hardus Coetzer struck early Robbie Sumner lbw for 9 (21 balls)(1x4), 17-1. Matt Halliday was the visitors number three and carefully moved the score along, Daryl Wearing broke the partnership bowling Jonathon Hothersall for 14 (32 balls)(2x4), 36-2.

The next man in was Connor Brown but ten runs later Daryl Wearing struck again bowling Matt Halliday for 9 (39 balls)(1x4), 46-3. Nathan Elliot replaced Halliday, disaster struck the visitors losing a wicket in three consecutive overs, Connor Brown was stumped by Drew Postlethwaite off Greg Reynolds for 18 (38 balls)(3x4), 59-4.

Ian Walmsley Jnr came to the wicket but was out in the next over lbw to Declan Tyson for 0 (6 balls), 62-5. Charlie Parker joined Elliot and again in the next over Nathan Elliot was bowled by Greg Reynolds for 2 (19 balls), 62-6.

Charlie Parker had a new partner in Kane Donaghy but Declan Tyson struck taking two wickets in an over, Kane Donaghy was out lbw for 7 (19 balls)(1x4), 82-7, five balls later incoming batsman Nathan Walmsley was also out lbw for 0 (5 balls), 82-8.

Ashley Billington was the next batsman in but disaster struck when he was run out for 0 by Jack Singleton without facing, 82-9. Isaac Richardson came in at eleven but six runs later was caught by Hardus Coetzer off Greg Reynolds for 4 (10 balls) as Penwortham were bowled out for 88 in 35.4 overs with Charlie Parker 14no (29 balls)(2x4).

All the four Barrow bowlers took a wicket, Declan Tyson took 3-11 from 6 overs, Greg Reynolds 3-32 off 10-4, Daryl Wearing 2-23 from 12 and Hardus Coetzer 1-19 off 7.

In reply the hosts were set a revised total of 58 in 20 overs, they lost three early wickets, Drew Postlethwaite was out lbw to Connor Brown for 4 (3 balls)(1x4), 4-1. Number three was Oliver Whalley who was soon out caught by Isaac Richardson off Nathan Walmsley for 6 (7 balls)(1x4), 12-2.

Hardus Coetzer was next in but in Nathan Walmsley's next over was caught behind by Robbie Sumner for 6 (8 balls)(1x4), 23-3. Sam Dutton joined Declan Tyson and went on the attack and with Tyson saw the hosts home closing on 62-3 in 9.5 overs, Sam Dutton 25no (17 balls)(5x4) and Declan Tyson 18no (26 balls)(3x4).

The Penwortham bowling was Nathan Walmsley took 2-39 from 4.5 overs with Connor Brown 1-23 off 5.

Carnforth v Euxton

Carnforth won the toss at Lodge Quarry and batted first, they lost both openers early, Joseph Bowden bowled Jack Huntington for 5 (6 balls)(1x4), 7-1, Jaco Beneke came in at three but soon lost Ryan Nelson bowled by Nishan Peiris for 8 (10 balls)(1x4), 17-2.

James Park Johnson was the new batsman but quickly became wicket number two for Nishan Peiris bowled for 0 (6 balls), 25-3. Tom Parkinson was next in but having doubled the score Jaco Beneke was caught behind by Jack Morgan off Jack Shovelton for 28 (34 balls)(4x4,1x6), 52-4.

Bradley Hoyle joined Parkinson and they took the score to 94 when Bradley Hoyle fell lbw to Nishan Peiris for 15 (33 balls)(2x4), 94-5. Dylan Conroy came to the wicket but in the next over was caught by James Bone off Michael Atkinson for 0 (2 balls), 95-6.

James Parkinson replaced Conroy but he did not do any better bowled by James Bone for 2 (10 balls), 100-7. Tom Parkinson had a new partner in Zack Dodds and kept the scoreboard ticking over, James Bone claimed his second wicket Tom Parkinson caught by Max Harper for 45 (59 balls)(6x4,1x6), 123-8.

Stan Rich came to the wicket and with Zack Dodds were scoring at a good rate, he was next out caught by Ben Houghton off Michael Atkinson for 14 (15 balls), 151-9. The hosts number eleven was Lewis Spurr who fell stumped by Jack Morgan off Michael Atkinson for 4 (6 balls) as Carforth were bowled out for 169 in 35.5 overs, Zack Dodds was 33no (35 balls)(2x6).

The Euxton bowling was Nishan Peiris took 3-32 from 11 overs, Michael Atkinson 3-35 off 7.5, James Bone 2-42 from 8, Joseph Bowden 1-17 off 3, Jack Shovelton 1-26 from 5 and Joseph Barker 0-7 from 1.

Euxton were set a revised total of 90 in 36 overs.Jack Shovelton got the visitors off to a quick start scoring at six an over when Josh Tolley was caught by Jaco Beneke off James Parkinson for 6 (16 balls), 36-1. Nishan Peiris came in at three but was out in the next over lbw to Dylan Conroy for 2 (3 balls), 47-2.

Ben Houghton was the new batsman, Jack Shovelton's attacking innings came to a close out caught by Stan Rich off Zack Dodds for 44 (36 balls)(6x4,1x6), 55-3. James Bone joined Houghton and they saw the visitors to victory closing on 113-3 in 21.2 overs with Ben Houghton 23no (39 balls)(3x4) and James Bone 29no (37 balls)(4x4).

The Carnforth bowling was Zack Dodds took 1-24 from 6 overs, James Parkinson 1-24 off 4, Dylan Conroy 1-38 from 7, James Park Johnson 0-7 off 1 and Jaco Beneke 0-15 from 3.2.

Fulwood & Broughton v Lytham

Fulwood & Broughton won the toss at the Highfield ground and put the visitors into bat in a reduced overs match, they got off to a bad start losing Edward Fiddler bowled by Chris Brookes for 0 (9 balls), 1-1. Archie Banks-Smith was the visitors number three and with Myles Child took the score past the hundred when disaster struck with Archie Banks-Smith run out by Kashif Jamil for 50 (51 balls)(8x4,1x6), 107-2.

Sahaan Sahaan came to the wicket looking for runs, he lost Myles Child caught behind by James McWilliam off Jon Fenton for 51 (66 balls)(2x4,3x6), 133-3. Ben Saunders joined Sahaan and they were scoring well and saw Lytham close on 208-3 in 30 overs, Sahaan Sahaan was 52no (27 balls)(5x4,4x6) and Ben Houghton 27no (27 balls)(3x4,1x6).

The Fulwood & Broughton bowling was Chris Brookes took 1-30 from 6, Jon Fenton 1-84 off 8, Todd Winder 0-16 from 2, Lewis Wellings 0-27 off 9, and Kashif Jamil 0-36 from 5.

The hosts were set a revised total of 124 in 30 overs. they got off to a bad start losing both openers early, Clayton Stone was caught by Josh Holden off Charlie Nixon for 1 (7 balls), 6-1, Ben Rosbottom was number three but quickly lost Ewen Mansford bowled by Charlie Nixon for 8 (10 balls)(1x4), 13-2.

Charlie Rossiter was next in and with Rosbottom took the hosts in sight of victory when he was caught by Ben Saunders off Antony Mulligan for 37 (39 balls)(4x4,1x6), 111-3. James M cWilliam was the new batsman and hit 14 runs off his first three balls, in the next over Ben Rosbottom hit the winning run as Fulwod & Broughton closed on 126-3 in 20.1 overs with Ben Rosbottom 58no (61 balls)(7x4) and James McWilliam 14no (4 balls)(2x4,1x6).

The Lytham bowling was Charlie Nixon took 2-25 from 6 overs, Antony Mulligan 1-38 off 4, Josh Holden 0-31 from 6.1 and Sabbir Patel 0-31 off 4.

Morecambe v Great Eccleston

Great Eccleston won the toss at Woodhill Lane and elected to bat first, they got off to a steady start, Will Smith was the first man out caught and bowled by Lloyd (Adam) Smith for 20 (35 balls)(2x4), 33-1. number three was Tyler McGladdery and with Matthew Lawrenson kept the scoreboard moving along, Siddarth Ahhuja was brought on to bowl and in his second over trapped Matthew Lawrenson lbw for 11 (42 balls), 61-2.

Mohammed Fazil joined McGladdery and they had put on 99 runs when Tyler McGladdery was caught by Alex Briggs for 64 (75 balls)(6x4,2x6), 160-3. Alexander Rhodes was the next man in and went on the attack but was soon out caught and bowled by Lloyd (Adam) Smith for 11 (6 balls)(1x4,1x6), 182-4.

Mohamed Nadeem replaced Rhodes, Siddarth Ahhuja claimed his second wicket Mohamed Nadeem lbw for 9 (6 balls)(1x6), 191-5. Joe McMillan was the new batsman and with Mohammed Fazil took the score past the two hundred, Siddarth Ahhuja struck again having Mohammed Fazil lbw for 54 (48 balls)(4x4,2x6), 210-6.

Phil Booth came to the wicket and hit 17 runs off 4 balls, Great Eccleston closed on 228-6 in 37 overs with Joe McMillan 11no (6 balls)(1x6) and Phil Booth 17 no (4 balls)(1x4,2x6).

The Morecambe bowling was Lloyd (Adam) Smith took 3-49 from 10 overs, Siddarth Ahhuja 3-67 off 11, Stefan Dixon 0-33 from 9, Michael Bland 0-33 off 2 and Regan Jackson 0-40 from 5.

The hosts were chasing a revised total of 120 in 37 overs. they lost Luke Pearson bowled by Alexander Rhodes for 2 (4 balls), 10-1. Joseph Bradshaw came in at three and with Lewis Smith took the score to 56 when they both were out, Lewis Smith was first to go lbw to Mohamed Nadeem for 20 (42 balls)(2x4), 56-2, in the next over Joseph Bradshaw was caught by Chris Saunders off Will Smith for 21 (36 balls)(3x4), 56-3.

We now had two new batsmen Siddarth Ahhuja and Alex Briggs, they were scoring freely and knocked off the runs closing on 139-3 on 20.5 overs, Siddarth Ahhuja was 33no (22 balls)(6x4) and Alex Briggs 42no (21 balls)(4x4,3x6).

The Geat Eccleston bowling was Will Smith took 1-19 from 4 overs, Alexander Rhodes 1-25 off 5.5, Mohamed Nadeem 1-40 from 4, Tyler McGladdery 0-21 off 7 and Jim Proctor 0-23 from 5.

Preston v Fleetwood

Fleetwood won the toss at West Cliff and put the hosts into bat, Sajid Patel and Navazish Ali got them off to a brilliant start with an opening stand of 105 broken by Matthew Siddall bowling Navazish Ali for 42 (44 balls)(3x4,2x6), 105-1, Imran Mehmood was in at three but then disaster for the hosts with five wickets falling for four runs, three on the same score, the collapse began with Sajid Patel out lbw to Matthew Siddall for 43 (62 balls)(5x4), 110-2.

Suhel Patel was the next man in but four balls later fell lbw to Matthew Siddall for 0 (4 balls), 110-3, Sufvan Munshi replaced Patel but in the next over Imran Mehmood was out lbw to Nathan Bend for 3 (4 balls), 110-4.

Faizan Patel joined Munshi but four balls later Sufvan Munshi was run out by Sherzai Wali for 1 (2 balls), 113-5. Suhel Jr Patel was next in but things went from bad to worse Faizan Patel bowled by Matthew Siddall for 3 (6 balls), 114-6.

Irfan Dudhara came to the wicket and dug in, Matthew Siddall claimed his fifth wicket Suhel Patel Jr bowled for 1 (5 balls), 125-7. Talha Patel was the new batsman and eight runs later was caught by Andy Drake off Nathan Bend for 2 (11 balls), 133-8.

Irfan Dudhara had a new partner in Ismail Patel and it was once again Matthew Siddall who made the breakthrough bowling Irfan Dudhara for 14 (26 balls)(1x4), 144-9. Faizel Gani was number eleven and unfortunately was run out by Charlie Clark for 0 (5 balls) as Preston were bowled out for 153 in 30.4 overs, Ismail Patel was 14no (9 balls)(2x4).

The Fleetwood bowling was Matthew Siddall took 6-17 from 9 overs, Nathan Bend 2-53 off 8.4, Hassan Mughal 0-24 from 7 and Jeremy Davies 0-48 off 6.

The visitors were set a revised total of 155 in 30 overs, they got off to a steady start, Andy Drake was the first man out bowled by Imran Mehmood for 18 (18 balls)(1x4,1x6), 27-1. the Fleetwood number three was Muhammed Hurraira but two runs later lost Jeremy Davies bowled by Navazish Ali for 9 (27 balls)(1x4), 29-2.

Spencer Evans joined Hurraira and they were going well until Spencer Evans was out lbw to Talha Patel for 13 (16 balls)(1x4), 77-3. Harry McAleer was the next man in and they took the score past the hundred when history repeated itself, Muhammed Hurraira was stumped by Suhel Patel Jr off Talha Patel for 43 (49 balls)(5x4,1x6), 106-4, Charlie Clark was the new batsman but two runs later Harry McAleer was caught by Faizel Gani off Ismail Patel for 17 (24 balls)(1x4), 108-5.

Sherzai Wali replaced McAleer and with Clark had the scoreboard ticking over, for the third time in the innings two wickets fell two runs apart, Talha Patel took two wickets in an over, Charlie Clark was bowled for 4 (7 balls), 124-6, the incoming Declan Clerkin fell two runs later bowled for 1 (3 balls), 126-7.

Nathan Bend was Sherzai Wali's new partner but in the next over Sherzai Wali was caught by Navazish Ali off Imran Mehmood for 19 (15 balls)(3x4), 132-8. Hassan Mughal came to the wicket with 23 runs required form 20 balls. This was achieved with three balls to spare as Fleetwood closed on 156-8 in 29.3 overs with Hassan Mughal 15no (12 balls)(1x6) and Nathan Bend 10no (6 balls)(2x4).

All the Preston bowlers took a wicket, Talha Patel took 4-38 from 8.3 overs, Imran Mehmood 2-44 off 8, Navazish Ali 1-34 from 7 and Ismail Patel 1-38 off 6.

Whalley v Thornton Cleveleys

Thornton Cleveleys won the toss at Station Road and asked the hosts to bat first, they got off to a good start tnen disaster as three wickets fell on the same score, Mony Cort and Daniel Ainsworth opened and took the score to 42 when three wickets fell in three balls, Joshua Rolinson bowled Monty Cort off the last ball of his over for 30 (36 balls)(5x4), 42-1. Frankie Jackson was in at three, off the first ball of the next over Jake Apperley bowled Daniel Ainsworth for 8 (33 balls), 42-2. next ball the incoming Levi Wolfenden was bowled for 0 (1 ball), 42-3. Hamish Mulllavey-Clark was next in but he did not last long caught behind by Sam Curwen off Jake Applerley for 9 (12 balls), 55-4.

Sam Jackson was the new batsman and with Frankie Jackson taking the lead saw Whalley close in a reduced over innings on 148-4 in 28 overs, Sam Jackson 56no (49 ballsF(5x4,2x6) and Frankie Jackson 31no (39 balls)(1x4).

The Thornton Cleveleys bowling was Jake Apperley took 3-36 from 9 overs, Joshua Rolinson 1-38 off 9, Anthony Ellison 0-24 from 5 and Daniel Howard 0-42 off 5.

The visitors had a revised target of 141 in 28 overs, Josh Borrell was first out caught by Hamish Mullavey-Clark off Joshua Dentith for 3 (7 balls), 18-1. Sam Curwen came in at three but Joshua Dentith struck again bowling Joshua Rolinson for 16 (30 balls)(1x6), 24-2.

Joshua Sackfield joined Curwen but with only eight runs added he was caught by Levi Wolfenden off Joshua Dentith for 1 (15 balls), 32-3. Daniel Howard was next in but again Joshua Dentith broke through bowling Sam Curwen for 18 (23 balls)(3x4), 47-4.

Jacob Sackfield was the new batsman and things went pear-shaped six runs later, Ewan McDonald took two wickets in two balls, Daniel Howard was caught by Hamish Mullavey-Clark for 7 (9 balls)(1x4), 53-5, next ball incoming batsman Joel Elthick was bowled for 0 (1 ball), 53-6.

Ethan Elphick replaced Joel Elphick but in Ewan McDonald's next over he again took two wickets, Ethan Elphick was caught by Frankie Jackson for 8 (4 balls)(1x6), 65-7, Christopher Hedges came to the wicket lasted 4 balls and was then caught behind by Thomas Cameron for 1 (4 balls), 67-8.

Jake Applerley walked to the wicket but did not face a ball as the game was abandoned with Thornton Cleveleys on 67-8 in 17 overs Whalley 3 overs short of victory, Jacob Sackfield was 10no (9 balls).

The Whalley bowling was Ewen McDonald took 4-11 from 3 overs, Joshua Dentith 4-43 off 8 and Levi Wolfenden 0-12 from 6.


DIVISION TWO SCORES

Barrow v Penwortham

Barrow 12 pts defeated Penwortham 2 pts by 7 wickets on a revised total

Penwortham 88, Barrow 62-3

Carnforth v Euxton

Euxton 12 pts defeated Carnforth 3 pts by 7 wickets on a revised total

Carnforth 169 (Tom Parkinson 45), Euxton 113-3 (Jack Shovelton 44)

Fulwood & Broughton v Lytham

Fulwood & Broughton 10 pts defeated Lytham 4 pts by 7 wickets on a revised total

Lytham 208-3 (Sahaan Sahaan 52no, Myles Child 51, Archie Banks-Smith 50), Fulwood & Broughton 126-3 (Ben Rosbottom 58no)

Morecambe v Great Eccleston

Morecambe 11 pts defeated Great Eccleston 3 pts by 7 wickets on a revised total

Great Eccleston 228-6 (Tyler McGladdery 64, Mohammed Fazil 54), Morecambe 139-3 (Alex Briggs 42no)

Preston v Fleetwood

Fleetwood 12 pts defeated Preston 6 pts by 2 wickets

Preston 153 (Sajid Patel 43, Navazish Ali 42, Matthew Siddall 6-17), Fleetwood 156-8 (Muhammed Hurraira 43, Talha Patel 4-38)

Whalley v Thornton Cleveleys

Match Abandonded Whalley 5 pts Thornton Cleveleys 4 pts

Whalley 148-4 (Sam Jackson 56no), Thornton Cleveleys 67-8 (Ewan McDonald 4-11, Joshua Dentith 4-43)


Division Two Table

Club P W L T NR Bat BowlP Pen NNR Pts
Fleetwood 13 12 0 0 1 0 34 0 1.09 145
Fulwood & Broughton 13 10 2 0 1 6 32 0 2.36 131
Euxton 13 10 2 0 1 3 33 0 1.13 129
Barrow 13 8 4 0 1 4 31 0 -0.05 109
Preston 13 6 6 0 1 8 28 5 0.06 88
Morecambe 13 6 6 0 1 6 25 0 0.35 87
Lytham 13 4 8 0 1 16 29 0 -0.06 83
Penwortham 13 4 8 0 1 11 24 0 -0.42 73
Whalley 13 4 7 0 2 8 22 0 -0.89 70
Carnforth 13 3 9 0 1 10 22 0 -1.26 61
Thornton Cleveleys 13 3 8 0 2 11 18 0 -1.01 60
Great Eccleston 13 1 11 0 1 17 13 0 -1.54 41


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