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Match Day 22nd August 2026

The Northern Cricket League Review

Division 1 Round 15 saw leaders Netherfield increase their lead at the top after beating St Annes, Leyland lost to Chorley but remain second, Blackpool had a home win over Settle and remain third.

Garstang won at Longridge and move into fourth with Carlisle losing at home to Kendal and dropping down to fifth.

With three games to go Netherfield lead with 139 pts, Leyland are on 127, Blackpool 125 and Garstang 120. In the relegation zone are Kendal are on 96 pts, Longridge 95 pts Chorley 87 pts St Annes 73 pts with Settle 60 Pts.

Division 2 Round 18 saw the top three all winning, Fleetwood beat Lytham, Fulwood & Broughton had a home win over Penwortham, Euxton beat Morecambe,

Thornton Cleveleys defeated Barrow and Great Eccleston lost at Whalley and Carnforth beat Preston.

There are four games to go in the promotion race Fleetwood lead with 205 pts, Fulwood & Broughton second on 175 and Euxton third with 171. In the relegation zone are Preston on 103 pts, Lytham 96 pts, Carnforth 95 pts and Great Eccleston on 72 pts.

DIVISION ONE

LEAGUE MATCHES: ROUND

Blackpool v Settle

Blackpool won the toss at Stanley Park and invited the visitors to bat first, they got off to a poor start losing the top three cheaply, Alex Ryder removed the opening pair in the same over, He bowled Will Davidson for 4 (15 balls), 13-1. John Davidson followed off the fifth ball caught behind by Ben Howarth for 9 (6 balls)(2x4), 16-2.

We had two new batsmen, number three Zane Nirodi and Gautam Waghela, Only five runs had been added when Khalil Patel had Zane Nirodi caught by Dylan Henshall for 4 (16 balls), 21-3. James Snowden joined Waghela and they set about rebuilding the innings with Waghela leading the way, Khalil Patel struck again, James Snowden caught behind by Ben Howarth for 2 (18 balls), 40-4.

Sunny Singh replaced Snowden, Ockert Erasmus was brought on to bowl and in his first over Sunny Singh was out lbw for 7 (12 balls)(1x4), 56-5, Benjamin Hulse was in next and dug in but then disaster for the visitors Ockert Erasmus bowled Gautam Waghela for 39 (74 balls)(6x4), 85-6.

Robbie Davidson came to the wicket but in the next over Joshua Boyne bowled Benjamin Hulse for 9 (40 balls), 85-7. Harvey Green was Robbie Davidson's new partner but disaster as Harvey Green was run out by Joe Waterhouse for 1 (18 balls), 90-8.

Harry Snowden was the next batsman but in the next over he was run out by Joshua Boyne for 2 (1 ball), 93-9. James Galley was in at eleven but soon lost his partner Robbie Davidson caught by Andrew Needham off Joshua Boyne for 8 (34 balls)as Settle were bowled out for 100 in 40.4 overs with James Gallley 4no (10 balls)(1x4).

All the Blackpool bowlers took two wickets, Joshua Boyne took 2-14 from 9.4 overs, Khalil Patel 2-22 off 11, Ockert Erasmus 2-24 from 13 and Alex Ryder 2-39 off 7.

Blackpool got off to a bad start losing both openers early, Joe Waterhouse was run out in the first over without facing for 0, 4-1, Andrew Needham came in at three but soon lost Dylan Henshall lbw to Harry Snowden for 8 (14 balls)13-2.

Ockert Erasmus joined Needham and they saw the hosts to victory closing on 103-2 in 34.5 overs with Ockert Erasmus 56no (90 balls)(6x4) and Andrew Neddham 33no (105 balls)(3x4).

The Settle bowling was Harry Snowden took 1-23 from 9 overs, Will Davidson 0-0 off 2, James Snowden 0-7 from 1.5, James Galley 0-20 off 6, Gautam Waghela 0-23 from 7 and Sunny Singh 0-25 off 9.

Carlisle v Kendal

Carlisle won the toss at Edenside and chose to bat first, Louis Backhouse struck early having Ben Davidson caught by Maximus Winskill for 0 (14 balls), 15-1. the Carlisle number three was Oliver Spedding but he was quickly out bowled by Matt Jackson for 2 (2 balls), 22-2.

Calum Rowe was the next man in, Louis Backhouse took two quick wickets Zephania Arinaitwe was caught behind by Ikram Ullah for 18 (14 balls)(3x4), 26-3, new man Michale Slack fell in Backhouse's next over caught behind by Ikram Ullah for 0 (7 balls), 26-4.

Matthew Brown joined Rowe and they steadily rebuilt the innings but with the score on 115 disaster struck losing three wickets without addition, Daniel Salpietro bowled Matthew Brown for 33 (64 balls)(4x4), 115-5, Alex Raybould was the new batsman but in the next over Christopher Miller took two wickets in two balls, Calum Rowe was caught by Louis Backhouse for 51 (83 balls)(5x4),115-6. next ball incoming batsman Harry Temperton was bowled for 0 (1 ball), 115-7.

Brodie Glendinning came to the wicket but soon lost Alex Raybould lbw to Daniel Salpeitro for 5 (9 balls), 121-8, Nico Watt was the new batsman but Daniel Salpeitro claimed his third wicket Brodie Glendinning bowled for 7 (18 balls), 128-9.

Number eleven was Ben Purdham but three runs later Nico Watt was caught by Finlay Richardson off Daniel Salpeitro for 0 (19 balls) as Carlisle were bowled out for 131 in 39.3 overs with Ben Purdham 3no (5 balls).

The Kendal bowling was Daniel Salpeitro took 4-38 from 11.3 overs, Louis Backhouse 3-31 off 6. Christopher Miller 2-12 from 6, Matt Jackson 1-22 off 8 and Freddie Fallows 0-24 from 8.

The visitors got off to a steady start then lost both openers run out, Darren Nightingale was the first one out run out by Ben Davidson for 18 (26 balls)(1x4,1x6), 27-1, Coming in at three was Finlay Richardson but with only six runs added Maximus Winskill was run out by Nico Watt for 6 (34 balls)(1x4), 33-2.

Daniel Salpeitro was the next batsman in and with Richardson were making progress, Michael Slack broke the partnership Daniel Salpeitro caught by Alex Raybould for 6 (21 balls)(1x4), 57-3. James Bowman was the new batsman but in the next over fell lbw to Nico Watt for 0 (7 balls), 60-4.

Bradley Earl joined Richardson but quickly became wicket number two for Nico Watt caught by Calum Rowe for 7 (5 balls), 69-5. Freddie Fallows replaced Earl and with Richardson took the score in sight of victory when Finlay Richardson was caught by Alex Raybould off Michael Slack for 51 (53 balls)(5x4,1x6), 110-6.

Ikram Ullah came to the wicket but was out bowled by Nico Watt for 10 (23 balls)(1x4), 121-7. Louis Backhouse was Freddie Fallows's new partner, Calum Rowe was brought on to bowl and in his first over bowled Louis Backhouse for 2 (6 balls), 123-8.

Christopher Miller was the new batsman and with Freddie Fallows saw the visitors home to close on 135-8 in 38.2 overs, Freddie Fallows was 11no (40 balls)(1x4) and Christopher Miller 4no (14 balls)(1x4).

The Carlisle bowling was Nico Watt took 3-49 from 15 overs, Michael Slack 2-49 off 15, Calum Rowe 1-9 from 2.2, Ben Purdham 0-7 off 4 and Ben Davidson 0-13 from 2.

Chorley v Leyland

Leyland won the toss at Windsor Park and put the hosts into bat, Chorley were 198-8 in their 50 overs, Geeth Kumara was their top scorer with 48 supported by Kieran Yould 24 and Edwin Moulton 23.

All the Leyland bowlers took a wicket, Sam Oldham took 2-15 from 3 overs, Karl Cross 2-28 off 9, Liam Hurt 2-54 from 15, Luke Hands 1-34 off 9 and Andrew Jacques 1-36 from 12.

In reply Leyland were bowled out for 145 in 41.3 overs with Sam Oldham leading the chase, Luke Hands 20, Jacob Wright 19 and Lloyd Tennant the only other batsmen to reach double figures.

The Chorley bowling was Luca Doyle took 4-37 from 13 overs, Sam Steeple 4-45 off 10.3, Edwin Moulton 2-19 from 8, Toby Johnston 0-10 off 2 and Geeth Kumara 0-29 from 8.

Longridge v Garstang

Longridge won the toss at the Newsham Memorial ground and elected to bat first, Rhys Morgan went early caught behind by Dan Curwen off Lahiru Madushanka for 2 (6 balls), 5-1. number three was James Whitehead and with Joshua Mullin kept the scoreboard moving along, Cory Cater broke the partnership Joshua Mullin caught behind by Dan Curwen for 10 (29 balls)(2x4), 37-2.

Danny Wilkinson was next in but four runs later was caught behind by Dan Curwen off Cory Cater for 0 (3 balls), 41-3. Rob Hollinghurst was the new batsman but soon lost James Whitehead caught behind by Dan Curwen off Lahiru Madushanka for 30 (35 balls)(3x4,2x6), 57-4.

Luke Platt replaced Whitehead but he soon fell to the Curwen/Madushanks combination, caught behind by Dan Curwen off Lahiru Madushanka for 1 (14 balls), 65-5. Alex Mason came in next but with only six runs added Rob Holloinghurst was caught by Ernie Collinson off Cory Cater for 13 (17 balls)(1x4,1x6), 71-6.

Louie Trayers joined Alex Mason and they took the score past the hundred only for Louie Trayers to become Cory Cater's fourth victim caught by Ernie Collinson for 11 (29 balls)(2x4), 109-7, Jonathan Millward came to the wicket but soon became Lahiru Madushanka's next wicket caught by Ian Walling for 4 (10 balls)(1x4), 122-8.

Alex Mason had a new partner in Joe Lyth but in the next over he was caught by Dan Curwen off Ian Walling for 5 (8 balls)(1x4), 128-9. The last man in was Jake Durnell but in Ian Walling's next over Alex Mason was caught by Theo Smith for 35 (47 balls)(8x4) as Longridge were bowled out for 129 in 33.2 overs with Jake Durnell 0no (6 balls).

The Garstang bowling was Lahiru Madushanka took 4-49 from 12 overs, Cory Cater 4-50 off 15, Ian Walling 2-0 from 2.1 and Josh Woodhead 0-25 off 5.

Dan Curwen the Garstang wicketkeeper had six victims

Michael Walling and Nisanth Nithian got the visitors off to a good start, Jake Durnell made the breakthrough bowling Nisanth Nithian for 14 (14 balls)(2x4,1x6). Dan Curwen came in at three and with Walling had nearly doubled the score when Michael Walling was caught behind by Louie Trayers off Joe Lyth for 20 (71 balls)(1x6), 60-2.

Lahiru Madushanka joined Curwen and they were approaching the hundred when Danny Wilkinson was introduced into the attack and in his second over trapped Dan Curwen lbw for 25 (57 balls)(4x4), 92-3. Theo Smith was the new batsman but he soon became wicket number two for Danny Wilkinson caught by Joshua Mullin for 8 (11 balls)(2x4), 117-4.

Ian Walling replaced Smith and with Madushanka saw the visitors home closing on 130-4 in 32.1 overs with Lahiru Madushanka 26no (36 balls)(2x4,1x6) and Ian Walling 12no (6 balls)(2x4).

The Longridge bowling was Danny Wilkiinson took 2-13 from 4.1 overs, Joe Lyth 1-29 off 6, Jake Durnell 1-33 from 12, Alex Mason 0-14 off 2 and Jonathan Millward 0-36 from 8.

Netherfield v St Annes

Netherfield won the toss at Parkside Road and decided to bat first, Reece Irving and Richard Everett got them off to a good start, Richard Everett was the first man out bowled by Harry Birkman for 24 (23 balls)(4x4), 35-1. Ben Barrow came in at three and with Irving dominated the attack, Zain Abbas broke the partnership Ben Barrow caught by Harry Birkman for 91 (111 balls)(10x4,3x6), 227-2.

John Huck was next in but soon became wicket number two for Zain Abbas bowled for 16 (12 balls)(3x4), 254-3, Dushan Vimukthi was the new batsman, Reece Irving reached his century but in the next over was caught by Max Davies off Zain Abbas for 105 (119 balls)(13x4,2x6), 267-4.

Bert Medhurst replaced Irving but was soon out stumped by James Bradley off Adam Patel for 9 (9 balls)(1x4), 294-5. Will Beeden joined Vimukthi but lost Vimukthi bowled by Adam Patel for 32 (20 balls)(4x4,1x6), 307-6.

Charlie Parkinson came to the wicket and with Beeden saw Netherfield close on 314-6 in their 50 overs, Will Beeden was 5no (6 balls) and Charlie Parkinson 5no (3 balls).

The St Annes bowling was Zain Abbas took 3-59 from 13 overs, Adam Patel 2-89 off 13, Harry Birkman 1-45 from 6, Callum Birkman 0-46 off 8 and Rory Urquhart 0-66 from 10.

The visiting opening pair Zain Abbas and Ashton Charles gave them a great foundation, Josh Wills made the breakthrough Ashton Charles caught by Bert Medhurst for 24 (51 balls)(3x4), 85-1, the visitors number three was Evan Dobson, Oli Wileman was brought on to bowl and with his third ball trapped Evan Dobson lbw for 9 (13 balls)(2x4), 115-2.

Luke Jardine was in next but in the next over he was bowled by Josh Wills for 0 (4 balls), 116-3, Harry Birkman was the new batsman and with Abbas continued the chase, Oli Wileman struck again bowling Harry Birkman for 18 (22 balls)(2x4,1x6), 158-4.

Adam Patel replaced Birkman but disaster for the visitors Zain Abbas fell lbw to Dushan Vimukthi for 80 (91 balls)(12x4,2x6), 164-5, Rory Urquhart joined Patel, Vimukthi struck again Rory Urquhart lbw for 1 (4 balls), 172-6.

Alex Urquhart was the new batsman but quickly became victim number three for Vimukthi caught by John Huck for 3 (13 balls), 176-7. Jame Bradley was Adam Patel's new partner and they were keeping the scoreboard ticking over, Oli Wileman broke the partnership bowling James Bradley for 4 (16 balls), 231-8.

Max Davies came to the wicket but soon lost Adam Patel caught by Reece Irving off Dushan Vimukthi for 75 (57 balls)(10x4,2x6), 243-9. Number eleven was Callum Birkman but in the next over Max Davies was caught by Ben Barrow off Oli Wileman for 1 (7 balls) as St Annes were bowled out for 243 in 47.1 overs with Callum Birkman 0no (5 balls).

The Netherfield bowling was Oli Wileman took 4-66 from 12.1 overs, Dushan Vimukthi 4-76 off 15, Josh Wills 2-25 from 8, Isaac Medhurst 0-32 off 6 and Charlie Parkinson 0-36 from 6.


DIVISION ONE SCORES

Blackpool v Settle

Blackpool 12 pts defeated Settle 0 pts by 8 wickets

Settle 100, Blackpool 103-2 (Ockert Erasmus 56no)

Carlisle v Kendal

Kendal 12 pts defeated Carlisle 2 pts by 2 wickets

Carlisle 131 (Calum Rowe 51, Daliel Salpietro 4-38), Kendal 135-8 (Finlay Richardson 51)

Chorley v Leyland

Chorley 12 pts defeated Leyland 3 pts by 53 runs

Chorley 198-8 (Geeth Kumara 48), Leyland 145 (Sam Oldham 65, Luca Doyle 4-37, Sam Steeple 4-45)

Longridge v Garstang

Garstang 12 pts defeated Longridge 0 pts by 6 wickets

Longridge 129 (Lahiru Madushanka 4-49, Cory Cater 4-50), Garstang 130-4

Netherfield v St Annes

Netherfield 12 pts defeated St Annes 2 pts by 71 runs

Netherfield 314-6 (Reece Irving 105, Ben Barrow 91), St Annes 234 (Zain Abbas 80, Adam Patel 75, Oli Wileman 4-66, Dushan Vimukthi 4-76)


Division One Table

Club P W L T NR Bat BowlP Pen NNR Pts
Netherfield 15 10 4 0 1 7 40 0 0.92 139
Leyland 15 9 6 0 0 10 36 0 0.05 127
Blackpool 15 9 3 0 3 3 33 0 1.00 125
Garstang 15 8 6 0 1 11 34 0 0.77 120
Carlisle 15 8 7 0 0 10 31 0 0.27 113
Kendal 15 6 8 0 1 12 27 0 -0.08 96
Longridge 15 6 6 0 3 10 23 0 -0.26 95
Chorley 15 6 8 0 1 4 26 0 -0.77 87
St Annes 15 4 10 0 1 11 23 0 -0.82 73
Settle 15 3 11 0 1 11 20 0 -1.09 60


DIVISION TWO

LEAGUE MATCHES: ROUND 18

Carnforth v Preston

Carnforth won the toss at Lodge Quarry and elected to bat first, They lost James Parkinson early bowled by Imran Mehmood for 2 (11 balls), 7-1, Jaco Beneke was in at three and with Ryan Nelson steadily built up the score, Navazish Ali was introduced into the attack and with his first ball Ryan Nelson was caught by Sajid Patel for 26 (61 balls)(3x4), 72-2.

James Park Johnson was next in and with Beneke had doubled the score when Jaco Beneke was caught behind by Suhel Patel Jr off Ahmed Saeed Bariwala for 75 (10 balls)(9x4,1x6), 150-3, Tom Parkinson was the new batsman but soon lost James Park Johnson bowled by Talha Patel for 48 (69 balls)(5x4,2x6), 174-4.

Freddie Whatmuff joined Parkinson but in the next over Tom Parkinson was caught by Sajid Patel off Ismail Patel for 25 (21 balls)(1x4,2x6), 189-5, Zack Dodds came to the wicket and with Whatmuff upped the scoring rate, Talha Patel broke through bowling Zack Dodds for 18 (13 balls)(2x4,1x6), 218-6.

Jack Huntington was Whatmuff's new partner, Freddie Whatmuff was out in the last over stumped by Suhel Patel Jr off Talha Patel for 32 (18 balls)(4x4,1x6), 236-7. The incoming batsman was Dylan Conroy and with Huntington saw Carnforth close on 241-7 in their 50 overs, Jack Huntington was 6no (4 balls) and Dylan Conroy 1no (2 balls).

All the Preston bowlers took a wicket, Talha Patel took 3-74 from 14 overs, Ahmed Saeed Bariwala 1-26 off 4, Navazish Ali 1-31 from 6, Imran Mehmood 1-37 off 11 and Ismail Patel 1-72 from 15.

The visitors lost two early wickets, Navazish Ali was caught behind by Lewis Spurr off Dylan Conroy for 3 (10 balls) 16-1, number three was Sajid Nalbandh but he fell in the next over bowled by James Park Johnson for 1 (7 balls), 17-2.

Ismail Patel was next in but James Park Johnson struck again Ahmed Saeed Bariwala was caught behind by Lewis Spurr for 17 (40 balls)(3x4), 29-3, Suhel Patel was the new batsman but was quickly out caught behind by Lewis Spurr off Dylan Conroy for 2 (14 balls), 37-4.

Imran Mehmood joined Ismail Patel and they had nearly doubled the score when disaster struck Imran Mehmood was run out by Tom Fursland for 11 (18 balls)(1x4), 67-5. Suhal Jr replaced Mehmood, Tom Parkinson was brought on to bowl and he soon had Suhel Patel Jr caught behind by Lewis Spurr for 10 (22 balls)(1x4), 93-6.

Sajid Patel came to the wicket and with Ismail Patel were going well, Jaco Beneke made the breakthrough trapping Ismail Patel lbw for 46 (78 balls)(6x4), 143-7, Faizan Patel was Sajid Patel's new partner and he continued the chase, they were approaching the two hundred when Jaco Beneke bowled Faizan Patel for 28 (26 balls)(3x4,1x6), 196-8.

Talha Patel was the incoming batsman and he supported Sajid Patel, it came to the last over with twelve runs required, Dylan Conroy brought victory to the hosts with two wickets falling in two balls, he bowled Talha Patel for 15 (15 balls)(1x6), 230-9. Last man in Yasin Patel was run out by Ryan Nelson off the next ball for 0 (1 ball) as Preston were bowled out for 230 in 49.3 overs with Sajid Patel 64no (70 balls)(8x4).

The Carnforth Bowling was Dylan Conroy took 3-33 from 10.3 overs, James Park Johnson 2-59 off 15, Jaco Beneke 2-67 from 14, Tom Parkinson 1-41 off 7 and Zack Dodds 0-22 from 3.

Euxton v Morecambe

Morecambe won the toss at Balshaw Park and invited the hosts to bat first, The score was on 17 when both openers were out, Josh Tolley was caught by Andrew Creech off the last ball of Regan Jackson's over for 4 (16 balls), 17-1, Max Harper came in at three but off the first ball of the next over Jack Shovelton was bowled by Lloyd (Adam) Smith for 5 (9 balls), 17-2.

Ben Houghton was the next man in but soon lost Max Harper lbw to Lloyd (Adam) Smith for 1 (12 balls), 30-3, James Bone was the new batsman and with Houghton had nearly doubled the score, Siddarth Ahhuja came on to bowl and in his second over trapped Ben Houghton lbw for 19 (36 balls)(4x4), 57-4.

Josh Boyden joined Bone and they kept the scoreboard ticking over, Siddarth Ahhuja struck again Josh Boyden caught by Stefan Dixon for 6 (37 balls)(1x4), 79-5. Nishan Peiris replaced Boyden and took the score to one hundred when he was caught by Siddarth Ahhuja off Regan Jackson for 8 (26 balls)(1x4), 101-6.

Jack Morgan came to the wicket but was soon out caught by Joseph Bradshaw off Stefan Dixon for 2 (10 balls), 115-7. Michael Atkinson was James Bone's new partner but with the innings coming to a close James Bone was out caught by Joseph Bradshaw off Stefan Dixon for 51 (121 balls)(7x4), 142-8.

The next batsman in was Joseph Barker and with Atkinson saw Euxton close on 152-8 in their 50 overs with Michael Atkinson 11no (31 balls)(1x4) and Joseph Barker 7no (4 balls).

All the Morecambe bowlers took two wickets, Siddarth Ahhuja took 2-15 from 15 overs, Lloyd (Adam) Smith 2-36 off 10, Stefan Dixon 2-45 from 13 and Regan Jackson 2-47 off 12.

The visitors reply got off to a terrible start losing a wicket in the first two overs, Lewis Smith was first out lbw to Joseph Bowden for 0 (2 balls), 0-1. Joseph Bradshaw was in at three but fell in the next over lbw to Nishan Peiris for 0 (7 balls), 3-2.

Alex Briggs was the next in but soon became Nishan Peiris's next victim lbw for 6 (8 balls)(1x4), 21-3, George Battersby joined Andrew Creech and they were making progress when Michael Atkinson was introduced into the attack and in his first over had George Battersby caught by Josh Boyden for 12 (31 balls)(1x4), 64-4.

Luke Pearson replaced Battersby but with only six runs added he was caught and bowled by Josh Boyden for 2 (6 balls), 70-5, Benjy Orr came to the wicket but in the next over was caught by Nishan Peiris off Michael Atkinson for 1 (9 balls), 72-6.

Siddarth Ahhuja was Andrew Creech's new partner and they were moving towards the hundred when disaster, both were out on the same score, Josh Boyden bowled Siddarth Ahhuja for 15 (16 balls)(3x4), 92-7, Stefan Dixon was the incoming batsman but in the next over Andrew Creech fell lbw to Nishan Peiris for 35 (87 balls)(3x4), 92-8.

Lloyd (Adam) Smith was next in but soon became Nishan Peiris's fourth wicket bowled for 2 (10 balls), 105-9, Regan Jackson was the visitors number eleven but seven runs later saw James Bone bowl Stefan Dixon for 10 (26 balls)(2x4) as Morecambe were bowled out for 112 in 34.1 overs with Regan Jackson 3no (7 balls).

All the Euxton bowlers took a wicket, Nishan Peiris took 4-28 from 13 overs, Michael Atkinson 2-13 off 4, Josh Boyden 2-39 from 10, James Bone 1-8 off 3.1 and Joseph Bowden 1-16 from 4.

Fulwood & Broughton v Penwortham

Penwortham won the toss at the Highfield ground and put the hosts into bat, The got off to a steady start losing Ewen Mansford caught behind by Robbie Sumner off Isaac Roberts for 9 (21 balls)(2x4), 21-1. The host's number three was Ben Rosbottom and with Matt Smith took the score to 55 when Kieren Grimshaw bowled Ben Rosbottom for 15 (37 balls)(3x4), 55-2.

Charlie Rossiter was next in and with Smith were moving the score along, Nathan Walmsley broke the partnership bowling Matt Smith for 51 (60 balls)(5x4,2x6), 85-3, Clayton Stone joined Rossiter but was soon out caught and bowled by Nathan Walmsley for 5 (12 balls)(1x4), 97-4.

Simon Kerrigan was the new batsman and let Charlie Rossiter lead the way, Nathan Walmsley struck again trapping Simon Kerrigan lbw for 7 (20 balls), 120-5, James McWilliam replaced Kerrigan and the score was approaching the 150 when Charlie Rossiter was caught by Kieren Grimshaw off Charlie Parker for 43 (56 balls)(5x4,1x6), 149-6.

Ben Parkinson was the incoming batsman and upped the score rate, he lost James McWilliam caught by Kane Donaghy off Nathan Elliott for 14 (40 balls)(1x4), 176-7, Jon Fenton came to the wicket and kept the scoreboard moving, Ben Parkinson was next out lbw to Isaac Roberts for 32 (32 balls)(6x4), 208-8.

Jon Fenton had a new partner Lewis Wellings but Wellings was out with two balls to go bowled by Charlie Parker for 3 (5 balls), 214-9. Chris Brookes was the last man in and was run out off the last ball by Nathan Elliott for 1 (1 ball) as Fulwood & Broughton were bowled out for 215 in their 50 overs, Jon Fenton was 13no (17 balls)(2x4).

All the Penwortham bowlers took a wicket, Nathan Walmsley took 3-48 from 15 overs, Isaac Roberts 2-27 off 6, Charlie Parker 2-36 from 7, Nathan Elliott 1-44 off 7 and Kieren Grimshaw 1-50 from 15.

The Penwortham reply got off to a bad start and never improved, Ian Walmsley Jnr was first out caught by Ewen Mansford off Jon Fenton for 1 (6 balls), 6-1, Jonathon Hothersall was in at three but was quickly out caught by Jon Fenton off Chris Brookes for 0 (7 balls), 7-2.

Keiran Grimshaw was the new batsman but quickly became wicket number two for Jon Fenton caught by Ben Rosbottom for 4 (6 balls)(1x4), 12-3. Matt Halliday was next in but he did not fare any better caught behind by James McWilliam off Jon Fenton for 2 (9 balls), 19-4.

Charlie Parker replaced Halliday but three runs later became victim number four for Jon Fenton bowled for 0 (2 balls), 22-5. Charlie Evans came to the wicket and became Jon Fenton's fifth wicket caught by Lewis Wellings for 2 (17 balls), 36-6

Robbie Sumner had been watching the collapse at the other end and had a new partner in Kane Donaghy, before they could make any real progress Jon Fenton struck again Kane Donaghy lbw for 8 (6 balls)(2x4), 52-7. Nathan Walmsley was the incoming batsman, Robbie Sumner's fighting innings came to an end and it was once again Jon Fenton, caught by Clayton Stone for 28 (62 balls)(5x4), 61-8.

The next man in was Nathan Elliott but in the next over Simon Kerrigan removed the last two wickets, Nathan Walmsley was caught by Lewis Wellings for 0 (6 balls), 61-9. number eleven Isaac Roberts fell three balls later bowled for 0 (3 balls) as Penwortham were bowled out for 62 in 20.4 overs with Nathan Elliott 0no (2 balls).

The Fulwood & Broughton bowling was Jon Fenton took 7-20 from 10overs, Simon Kerrigan 2-1 off 0.4, Chris Brookes 1-24 from 6 and Lewis Wellings 0-13 off 4.

Lytham v Fleetwood

Lytham won the toss at Church Road and asked the visitors to take the first knock, They lost an early wicket Jeremy Davies caught by Guy Roberts off Josh Holden for 0 (8 balls), 6-1, The Fleetwood number three was Muhammed Hurraira and with Andy Drake in support were making good progress, Sahaan Sahaan made the breakthrough Andy Drake caught by Josh Holden for 18 (52 balls)(3x4), 60-2.

Harry McAleer was the next in but was quickly out caught by Archie Banks-Smith off Sabbir Patel for 0 (5 balls), 70-3, Tomas King replaced McAleer but five runs later was caught by Josh Holden off Sahaan Sahaan for 1 (13 balls), 75-4.

Declan Clerkin joined Muhammed Hurraira and they took the score to 100 when Declan Clerkin was caught by Ryan Norris off Sabbir Patel for 12 (19 balls)(3x4), 100-5. Nathan Bend was the new batsman and supported Hurraira , Sahaan Sahaan made the breakthrough Nathan Bend caught by Ryan Norris for 28 (42 balls)(5x4), 152-6.

Dean Bell came to the wicket and maintained the run rate, the score was approaching the two hundred and Dean Bell fell caught by Myles Child off Tom Hessey for 25 (22 balls)(5x4), 190-7. Sherzai Wali was the incoming batsman and saw Muhammed Hurraira reach his century but soon afterwards Wali was out caught by Josh Holden off Tom Hessey for 6 (6 balls)(1x4), 201-8.

Charlie Clark was Muhammed Hurraira's new partner and they saw Fleetwood close on 213-8 in their 50 overs with Muhammed Hurraira 116no (132 balls)(14x4,1x6) and Charlie Clark 0no (1 ball).

The Lytham bowling was Sahaan Sahaan took 3-74 from 15 overs, Tom Hessey 2-32 off 6, Sabbir Patel 2-34 from 15, Josh Holden 1-28 off 7, Ryan Norris 0-12 from 1 and Edward Fiddler 0-33 off 6.

The hosts got off to a poor start Sabbir Patel bowled by Declan Clerkin for 3 (16 balls), 6-1. Number three was Sahaan Sahaan and with Myles Child steadily moved the score long until Myles Child was caught behind by Harry McAleer off Nathan Bend for 5 (28 balls), 32-2.

Guy Roberts was the next batsman in and with Sahaan were making good progress, Matthew Siddall broke the partnership trapping Guy Roberts lbw for 23 (53 balls)(2x4), 86-3, Archie Banks-Smith was the new batsman and took over from Roberts, Jeremy Davies was brought into the attack and in his first over bowled Archie Bank-Smith for 13 (24 balls)(1x4), 120-4.

Sahaan Sahaan was driving the chase and his next partner was Ben Saunders but he was soon out lbw to Matthew Siddall for 7 (10 balls)(1x4), 129-5, Stewart Davison replaced Saunders but before he could settle Matthew Siddall took two wickets in three balls, he bowled Stewart Davison for 8 (16 balls)(1x4), 158-6. two balls later incoming batsman Josh Holden was caught behind by Harry McAleer for 0 (2 balls), 158-7.

Edward Fiddler came to the wicket and shortly afterwards the Lyhtam innings collapsed with three wickets falling in a Jeremy Davies over, Edward Fiddler was run out by Nathan Bend for 1 (8 balls), 172-8, Ryan Norris came to the crease and was out first ball caught by Declan Clerkin for 0 (1 ball), 172-9, Number eleven was Tom Hessey who took a single and then saw Sahaan Sahaan fall two runs short of his century bowled for 98 (110 balls)(11x4,1x6) as Lytham were bowled out for 173 in 44.5 overs with Tom Hessey 1no (2 balls).

The Fleetwood bowling was Matthew Siddall took 4-60 from 12 overs, Jeremy Davies 3-32 off 6'5, Nathan Bend 1-26 from 7, Decaln Clerkin 1-29 off 11 and Sherzai Wali 0-21 from 8

Thortnton Cleveleys v Barrow

Thornton Cleveleys won the toss at Illawalla and decided to bat first, Josh Borrell and Joshua Sackfield got them off to a great start with Borrell leading the way, Nimesha Gunasinghe made the breakthrough bowling Joshua Sackfield for 23 (53 balls)(2x4), 87-1. Sam Curwen came in at three but after passing the hundred Josh Borrell was bowled by Nimesha Gunasinghe for 74 (67 balls)(10x4,2x6), 108-2.

Richard Jenkinson joined Curwen and they steadily moved the score along, Ben Carr broke the partnership Richard Jenkinson caught by Declan Tyson for 37 (44 balls)(4x4,1x6), 177-3, Joshua Rokinson was next in but was out in the next over lbw to Declan Tson for 2 (4 balls), 180-4.

Daniel Howard was the new batsman but with only eight runs added Ben Carr took two wickets in two balls, Sam Curwen was caught by Jack Singleton for 39 (75 balls)(4x4), 188-5, Ethan Elphick replaced Curwen received a wide and was out next ball caught by Jack Singleton for 0 (1 ball), 189-6.

Jacob Sackfield came to the wicket but soon lost Daniel Howard stumped by Oliver Whalley off Declan Tyson for 1 (11 balls), 191-7. the incoming batsman was Christopher Hedges and with Sackfield took the score past the two hundred, Declan Tyson claimed his third wicket bowling Christopher Hedges for 9 (12 balls)(1x4), 211-8.

Jacob Sackfield had a new partner in Jake Apperley and they were in the last over when Jake Apperley fell lbw to Ben Carr for 26 (16 balls)(1x4,3x6), 149-9. Number eleven Anthony Ellison came out for the last ball and took a single as Thornton Cleveleys closed on 250-9 in their 50 overs with Jacob Sackfield 22no (16 balls)(x4,1x6) and Anthony Ellison 1no (1 ball).

The Barrow bowling was Ben Carr took 4-65 from 10 overs, Declan Tyson 3-54 off 15, Nimesha Gunasinghe 2-54 from 11, Toby Mowat 0-30 off 7 and Simon Chadd 0-39 from 7.

The visitors got off to a poor start losing Drew Postlethwaite in the first over bowled by Anthony Ellison for 2 (4 balls), 2-1, The Barrow number three was Nimesha Gunasinghe and with Declan Tyson were going well, Daniel Howard broke the partnership bowling Declan Tyson for 52, (78 balls)(10x4), 90-2.

Jack Singleton joined Gunasinghe but then disaster Nimeshi Gunasinghe was caught behind by Sam Curwen off Jake Applerley for 43 (67 balls)(8x4), 116-3. Sam Dutton was in next and was scoring at a run a ball when he was caught by J Sackfield off Anthony Ellison for 16 (17 balls)(3x4), 137-4.

Toby Mowat was the new batsman and with Singleton made steady progress, Joshua Sackfield made the breakthrough trapping Jack Singleton lbw for 26 (67 balls)(2x4), 195-5. Oliver Whalley replaced Singleton but in the next over Toby Mowat was bowled by Anthony Ellison for 39 (35 balls)(6x4), 199-6.

Simon Chadd came to the wicket, Oliver Whalley fell off the last ball of the innings bowled by Joshua Sackfield for 18 (13 balls)(2x6) as Barrow closed on 231-7 in their 50 overs with Simon Chadd 10no (21 balls)(1x4).

The Thornton Cleveleys bowling was Anthony Ellison took 3-72 from 15 overs, Joshua Sackfield 2-40 off 7, Daniel Howard 1-22 from 10, Jake Applerley 1-52 off 10 and Joshua Rolinson 0-31 from 8.

Whalley v Great Eccleston

Whalley won the toss at Station Road and put the visitors into bat, they did not get off to the best of starts, Matt Moat was caught by Ewan McDonald off Levi Wolfenden for 3 (13 balls), 6-1. Number three was Alexander Rhodes but with the score on 16 Levi Wolfenden claimed two wickets in two balls, Alexander Rhodes was caught and bowled for 3 (15 balls), 16-2, incoming batsman Mohammed Fazil fell lbw off his first ball for 0, (1 ball), 16-3.

Mohamed Nadeem joined Will Smith and they set about rebuilding the innings, Levi Wolfenden had other ideas and bowled Mohamed Nadeem for 4 (11 balls)(1x4), 24-4. Alex Swale was the new batsman and with Smith had nearly doubled the score when Alex Swale was caught by Monty Cort off Ewan McDonald for 9 (43 balls)(1x4), 45-5.

Joe McMillan was next in but soon became Levi Wolfenden's fifth wicket bowled for 6 (18 balls)(1x4), 57-6. Will Turnbull came to the wicket but with twelve runs added Edward Burrow took two wickets in two balls, Will Turnbull was caught by Monty Cort for 5 (16 balls)(1x4), 69-7, incoming batsman Isaac Crosbie was bowled first ball for 0, 69-8.

Chris Saunders was the next batsman in, Will Smith had watched the collapse at the other end but he became Levi Wolfenden's next victim bowled for 44 (105 balls)(4x4), 91-9. Phil Booth came in at eleven and was the last man out bowled by Ewan McDonald for 7 (13 balls)(1x4) as Great Eccleston were bowled out for 107 in 47.4 overs with Chris Saunders 13no (20 balls).

The Whalley bowling was Levi Wolfenden took 6-31 from 15 overs, Edward Burrow 2-23 off 10, Ewan McDonald 2-25 from 10 and Joshua Dentith 0-24 off 15.

The hosts got off to a slow start, Monty Cort was first out caught by Matt Moat off Alexander Rhodes for 7 (34 balls)(1x4), 19-1. Frankie Jackson was the Whalley number three but soon lost Hamish Mullavey-Clark caught by Mohamed Nadeem off Phil Booth for 6 (33 balls)(1x4), 26-2.

Levi Wolfenden joined Jackson, Jackson lead the way but lost his partner Levi Wolfenden caught by Mohamed Nadeem off Will Smith for 6 (12 balls)(1x4), 61-3. Sam Jackson was the new batsman but was soon out bowled by Matt Moat for 4 (11 balls), 80-4.

Thomas Cameron was next in but seven runs later Frankie Jackson was bowled by Matt Moat for 45 (45 balls)(7x4,1x6), 87-5. Aman Singh replaced Jackson and with Cameron saw the hosts to victory closing on 111-5 in 31 overs, Thomas Cameron was 11no (31 balls)(1x4) and Aman Singh 13no (26 balls).

All the Great Eccleston bowlers took a wicket, Matt Moat took 2-16 from 5 overs, Will Smith 1-13 off 4, Phil Booth 1-37 from 9 and Alexander Rhodes 1-40 off 13.


DIVISION TWO SCORES

Carnforth v Preston

Carnforth 12 pts defeated Preston 5 pts by 11 runs

Carnforth 241-7 (Jaco Beneke 75, James ParkJohnson 48),Preston 230 (Sajid Patel 64no. Ismail Patel 46)

Euxton v Morecambe

Euxton 12 pts defeated Morecambe 3 pts by 40 runs

Euxton 152-8 (James Bone 51), Morecambe 112 (Nishan Peiris 4-28)

Fulwood & Broughton v Penwortham

Fulwood & Broughton 12 pts defeated Penwortham 3 pts by 153 runs

Fulwood & Broughton 215 (Matt Smith 51, Charlie Rossiter 43), Penwortham 62 (Jon Fenton 7-20)

Lytham v Fleetwood

Fleetwood 12 pts defeated Lytham 4 pts by 40 runs

Fleetwood 213-8 (Muhammed Hurraira 116no), Lytham 173 (Sahaan Sahaan 98, Matthew Siddall 4-60)

Thornton Cleveleys v Barrow

Thornton Cleveleys 11 pts defeated Barrow 5 pts by 19 runs

Thornton Cleveleys 250-9 (Josh Borrell 74, Ben Carr 4-65), Barrow 231-7 (Declan Tyson 52, Nimesha Gunasinghe 43)

Whalley v Great Eccleston

Whalley 12 pts defeated Great Eccleston 1 pt by 5 wickets

Great Eccleston 107 (Will Smith 44, Levi Wolfenden 6-31), Whalley 111-5 (Frankie Jackson 45)


Division Two Table

Club P W L T NR Bat BowlP Pen NNR Pts
Fleetwood 18 17 0 0 1 0 49 0 1.27 205
Fulwood & Broughton 18 13 4 0 1 12 43 0 1.94 175
Euxton 18 13 4 0 1 6 45 0 0.85 171
Barrow 18 9 8 0 1 9 39 0 -0.32 131
Morecambe 18 9 8 0 1 8 39 0 0.45 130
Whalley 18 8 8 0 2 11 35 0 -0.41 122
Penwortham 18 7 10 0 1 11 38 0 -0.3 114
Thornton Cleveleys 18 7 9 0 2 11 31 0 -0.55 109
Preston 18 6 11 0 1 15 36 5 -0.29 103
Lytham 18 4 13 0 1 21 37 0 -0.49 96
Carnforth 18 5 12 0 1 15 33 0 -1.1 95
Great Eccleston 18 3 14 0 1 19 24 0 -1.21 72


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