Match Day 31st August 2026 The Northern Cricket League Review Division 1 Round 17 saw Netherfield win at Settle and are now 1st Division Champions for 2026, Leyland beat Carlisle and move to second and Carlisle drop to fifth. Garstang beat Blackpool so Blackpool are third and Garstang fourth. Kendal had a home win against Chorley and the St Annes v Longridge match was abandoned without a ball being bowled. St Annes and Settle are both relegated to Division 2. Division 2 Round 20 saw Fleetwood have a narrow win over Carnforth and are now 2nd Division Champions and also promoted to Division 1, Euxton won at Penwortham and Fulwood & Brought beat Morecambe so the fight for second place and promotion goes on with two games to go. Euxton are on 195 pts and Fulwood & Broughton 191 pts. Whalley won at Barrow, Great Ecclecston beat Thornton Cleveleys and Lytham beat Preston, The relegation battle goes on with 24 pts available, Preston are on 117 pts, Thornton Cleveleys 115 pts, Lytham 113 pts Carnforth 105 pts and Great Eccleston 89 pts. DIVISION ONE LEAGUE MATCHES: ROUND Garstang v Blackpool Garstang won the toss at the Riverside Sports ground and invited the visitors to bat first, they got off to a bad start Dylan Henshall caught and bowled by Cory Cater for 0 (3 balls), 2-1. Andrew Needham came in at three and with Omar Tauqir steadily moved the score along, Lahiru Madushanka made the breakthrough with two wickets in three balls, Omar Tauqir was caught behind by Matthew Crowther for 20 (38 balls)(3x4), 45-2, Ockert Erasmus was the incoming batsman but fell two balls later lbw for 0 (2 balls), 45-3. Joshua Boyne joined Neddham and they kept the scoreboard ticking over, Ian Walling struck with two wickets in two balls Joshua Boyne caught by Cory Cater for 30 (53 balls)(2x6), 112-4, Matthew Taaffe was in next but was caught behind by Matthew Crowther off his first ball for 0, 112-5. Ben Howarth replaced Taaffe and with Needham were making progress, Ian Walling struck again Andrew Needham caught and bowled for 62 (101 balls)(4x4,1x6), 139-6. Stuart Ashford joined Howarth, the return of Lahiru Madushanka to the attack saw him bowl Stuart Ashford for 7 (21 balls), 152-7. Tom Myerscough came in next but soon lost Ben Howarth bowled by Lahiru Madushanka for 25 (38 balls)(2x4,1x6), 161-8. Alex Ryder was the new batsman but four runs on Tom Myerscough was caught by Ernie Collinson off Ian Wallling for 1 (5 balls), 165-9. Khalil Patel was in at eleven and with Alex Ryder saw Blackpool close on 173-9 in 45 overs with Alex Ryder 10no (8 balls)(1x4) and Khalil Patel 1no (2 balls). The Garstang bowling was Lahiru Madushanka took 4-42 from 14 overs, Ian Walling 4-45 off 14, Cory Cater 1-32 from 8, Josh Woodhead 0-22 off 4 and Edward Pearson 0-28 from 5. The hosts were set a target of 175 from 45 overs, Joseph Pearson and Michael Walling got them off to a great start with an opening stand of 62, Ockert Erasmus was brought on to bowl and in his first over Joseph Pearson was caught behind by Ben Howarth for 25 (48 balls)(4x4), 62-1. Nisanth Nithian came in at three but soon lost Michael Walling bowled by Khalil Patel for 34 (47 balls)(4x4,1x6), 83-2. Lahiru Madushanka was next in and with Nithian took the score past the hundred, Joshua Boyne was introduced into the attack and in his second over Nisanth Nithian was bowled for 22 (55 balls)(1x4), 116-3. Matthew Crowther was the new batsman but in Joshua Boyne's next over he was caught by Ockert Erasmus for 4 (4 balls)(1x4), 128-4. Ernie Collinson joined Madushanka and were making good progress and victory insight until Joshua Boyne took two wickets in four balls, Lahiru Madushanka was caught and bowled for 42 (64 balls)(2x4,2x6), 160-5, Ian Walling came to the wicket but was bowled three balls later for 0, 160-6. Joe Barlow replaced Walling and with Ernie Collinson saw the hosts home closing on 178-6 in 43.2 overs, Ernie Collinson was 30no (33 balls)(4x4) and Joe Barlow 5no (7 balls). The Blackpool bowling was Joshua Boyne took 4-31 from 6 overs, Khalil Patel 1-48 off 14, Ockert Erasmus 1-56 from 14, Omar Tauqir 0-15 off 2.2 and Alex Ryder 0-26 from 5. Kendal v Chorley Kendal won the toss at Shap Road and chose to bat first, they lost Charlie Bentley lbw to Edwin Moulton for 1 (5 balls), 18-1. Number three was Finlay Richardson who went on the attack and with Maximus Winskill were approaching the hundred when Finlay Richardson was caught by Toby Johnston off Edwin Moulton for 54 (34 balls)(5x4,4x6), 91-2. Ashwin Hebbar was in next and kept up the run rate, Sam Steeple was brought on to bowl and with his first ball had Maximus Winskill caught by Will Moulton for 35 (74 balls)(3x4), 110-3. James Bowman was the new batsman but was soon out bowled by Ruhan Pretorius for 1 (13 balls), 117-4. Bradley Earl replaced Bowman and supported Hebbar, Ruhan Pretorius struck again Bradley Earl caught by Will Moulton for 10 (26 balls)(1x4), 165-5. Freddie Fallows came to the wicket and with Hebbar were going well, the return of Edwin Moulton to the attack saw him trap Ashwin Hebbar lbw for 64 (84 balls)(5x4), 219-6. Ikram Ullah joined Fallows and Moulton struck again Freddie Fallows caught by Miller Childs for 36 (33 balls)(5x4,1x6) 229-7. Lewis Richardson was the next man in but lost Ikram Ullah caught by Toby Johnston off Luca Doyle for 4 (19 balls), 239-8. Lewis Richardson had a new partner in Louis Backhouse but with only two runs added Edwin Moulton brought the Kendal innings to and end with two wickets in three balls, Lewis Richardson was his fifth wicket caught and bowled for 8 (8 balls), 241-9, number eleven Christopher Miller was bowled two balls later for 0 as Kendal were bowled out for 241 in 49.4 overs with Louis Backhouse 0no (did not face a ball). The Chorley bowling was Edwin Moulton took 6-42 form 14.4 overs, Ruhan Pretorius 2-63 off 15, Sam Steeple 1-39 from 4, Luca Doyle 1-43 off 11, Toby Johnston 0-22 from 2 and Miller Childs 0-25 off 3. The visitors got off to a steady start losing Miller Childs caught by Christopher Miller off Louis Backhouse for 3 (15 balls), 22-1. The visitors number three was Edwin Moulton but he was soon out lbw to Christopher Miller for 0 (5 balls), 31-2. Ruhan Pretorius was next in but disaster for the visitors he was run out by Louis Backhouse for 2 (7 balls), 35-3. Will Moulton was the new batsman but did not fare any better bowled by Christopher Miller for 5 (14 balls)(1x4), 46-4. Alfie Dobson replaced Moulton but he was quickly out stumped by Ikram Ullah off Freddie Fallows for 1 (8 balls), 51-5. Kieran Yould joined Harry Barclay but in Freddie Fallow's next over was bowled for 6 (9 balls), 66-6. Luca Doyle came to the wicket and supported Barclay, their partnertship was 53 when Harry Barclay fell lbw to Lewis Richardson for 63 (78 balls)(7x4,2x6) 119-7. Ed Catt was the next man in, in the next over Ashwin Hebbar dismissed the remaining three batsmen in five balls, Luca Doyle was caught by Maximus Winskill for 16 (19 balls)(2x4), 119-8, incoming batsman Sam Steeple fell lbw first ball for 0, 119-9. Number eleven Toby Johnston was bowled three balls later for 0 as Chorley were bowled out for 119 in 27 overs with Ed Catt 0no (3 balls.) The Kendal bowling was Ashwin Hebbar took 3-1 from 2 overs, Christopher Miller 2-39 off 11, Freddie Fallows 2-39 from 9, Lewis Richardson 1-1 off 1, Louis Backhouse 1-21 from 3 and Charlie Bentley 0-17 off 1. Leyland v Carlisle Carlisle won the toss at the Stanning Memorial ground and asked the hosts to bat first, they got off to a steady start but lost Xander Erye lbw to Nico Watt for 14 (10 balls)(3x4), 26-1, Lloyd Tennant was the Leyland number three but was soon out caught by Ben Purdham off Michael Slack for 1 (19 balls), 40-2. Sam Oldham was next in and with Jacob Wright put on 107 runs, Michael Slack returned to the attack and bowled Jacob Wright for 70 (101 balls)(8x4), 147-3, Reiss Carrington was in next but fell lbw to Calum Rowe for 11 (15 balls)(2x4), 166-4. Karl Cross was the new batsman and with Oldham took the score past the two hundred, Sam Oldham was the man out caught and bowled by Nico Watt for 71 (80 balls)(6x4,3x6), 204-5. Liam Hurt replaced Oldham but was quickly out caught by Michael Slack off Calum Rowe for 3 (7 balls), 211-6. Andrew Makinson came in next but one run later fell lbw to Nico Watt for 1 (3 balls), 212-7. Will Smith came to the wicket but with nine balls to go Karl Cross was caught by Oliver Spedding off Michael Slack for 39 (46 balls)(1x4,2x6), 232-8. Andrew Jacques joined Will Smith and they saw Leyland close on 244-8 in their 50 overs with Will Smith 14no (18 balls)(14) and Andrew Jacques 2no (2 balls). The Carlisle bowling was Nico Watt 3-67 from 15 overs, Michael Slack 3-72 off 14, Calum Rowe 2-51 from 8, Ben Davidson 0-7 off 2, Brodie Glendinning 0-17 from 2 and Ben Purdham 0-28 off 9. The visitors reply got off to an explosive start with Zephania Arinaitwe attacking the bowling, Ben Davidson was out caught by Sam Oldham off Liam Hurt for 0 (11 balls) in 4.2 overs, 39-1. Oliver Spedding was in at number three but in Liam Hurt's next over Zephania Arinaitwe was bowled for 45 (20 balls)(7x4,2x6), 48-2. Calum Rowe was next in but soon became wicket number three for Liam Hurt bowled for 5 (15 balls), 63-3. Michael Slack was the new batsman but ten runs later was bowled by Liam Hurt for 6 (11 balls)(1x4), 73-4. Matthew Brown joined Oliver Spedding but with the score approaching the hundred Matthew Brown was caught by Karl Cross off Sam Oldham for 8 (22 balls)(1x4), 97-5. Freddie Newton replaced Brown and with Spedding and they began to make good progress, Sam Oldham struck Oliver Spedding caught and bowled for 41 (74 balls)(5x4,1x6), 135-6. Brodie Glendinning was the next man in but disaster for the visitors one run later Freddie Newton was run out by Jacob Wright for 16 (26 balls)(2x4), 136-7. Brodie Glendinning had a new partner in David Rhoda and they were scoring well until Brodie Glendinning was stumped by Jacob Wright off Sam Oldham for 16 (23 balls), 191-8. Nico Watt came to the wicket but in the next over David Rhoda became Liam Hut's fifth wicket lbw for 39 (33 balls)(6x4), 193-9. The Carlisle number eleven was Ben Purdham and in Liam Hurt's next over was bowled for 9 (11 balls)(1x4) as Carlisle were bowled out for 203 in 41.2 overs with Nico Watt 2no (3 balls). The Leyland bowling was Liam Hurt took 6-31 from 12.2 overs, Sam Oldham 3-46 off 11, Jon Mikel Graham Perez 0-30 from 4, Will Smith 0-41 off 7 and Andrew Jacques 0-49 from 7. Settle v Netherfield Netherfield won the toss at the Marshfield ground and put the hosts into bat. They got off to a bad start losing four wickets for two runs, Isaac Medhurst removed the two openers, Will Davidson was caught by Will Beeden for 10 (12 balls)(2x4), 15-1. Number three was Zane Nirodi but one run later John Davidson was caught by Dushan Vimukthi off Medhurst for 1 (12 balls), 16-2. Gautam Waghela was in next. Dushan Vimukthi struck one run later with two wickets in four balls, he bowled Zane Nirodi for 1 (19 balls), 17-3, incoming batsman Robbie Davidson was caught by Isaac Medhurst three balls later for 0 17-4. James Snowden was the new batsman but he quickly became wicket number three for Dushan Vimukthi caught by Reece Irving for 3 (13 balls), 28-5. Sunny Singh joined Waghela and he dug in but he was then out caught by Reece Irving off Dushan Vimukthi for 1 (25 balls), 44-6. Harry Snowden replaced Singh, Oli Wileman was brought on to bowl and in his second over bowled Harry Snowden for 0 (15 balls), 46-7. Nick Cokell came to the wicket but lost Gautam Waghela bowled by Josh Wills for 29 (79 balls)(3x4,1x6), 64-8. The next batsman in was Benjamin Hulse but with only six runs added he was caught by Reece Irving off Oli Wileman for 2 (12 balls), 70-9. coming in at number eleven was James Galley who was the last man out caught by John Huck off Oli Wileman for 1 (4 balls) as Settle were bowled out for 76 in 36.2 overs with Nick Cokell 4no (26 balls). All the Netherfield bowlers took a wicket, Dushan Vimukthi took 4-14 off 12 overs, Oli Wileman 3-6 off 4.2, Issac Medhurst 2-22 from12 and Josh Wills 1-25 off 8. The visitors got off to a bad start losing Richard Everett lbw off Will Davidson for 0 (8 balls), 8-1. Ben Barrow was number three but disaster Reece Irving was run out by Robbie Davidson for 4 (34 balls), 20-2. John Huck joined Ben Barrow but one run later Ben Barrow was caught behind by Robbie Davidson off Harry Snowden for 9 (21 balls), 21-3. Dushan Vimukthi was next in, Harry Snowden struck again John Huck caught behind by Robbie Davidson for 1 (2 balls), 26-4. Bert Medhurst replaced Huck and with Vimukthi were beginning to get back on track when Dushan Vimukthi was out lbw to Sunny Singh for 10 (45 balls)(1x4), 54-5. Will Beeden came to the wicket and with Medhurst saw the visitors home on 77-5 in 28.5 overs with Bert Medhurst 17no (49 balls)(1x4) and Will Beeden 10no (14 balls)(2x4). The Settle bowling was Harry Snowden took 2-29 from 11 overs, Will Davidson 1-16 off 4.5, Sunny Singh 1-24 from 10 and Gautam Waghela 0-7 off 3. St Annes v Longridge The match was abandoned without a ball being bowled DIVISION ONE SCORES Garstang v Blackpool Garstang 12 pts defeated Blackpool 3 pts by 4 wickets Blackpool 173-9 (Andrew Needham 62, Lahiru Madushanka 4-42, Ian Walling 4-45), Garstang 178-6 (Lahiru Madushanka 42, Joshua Boyne 4-31) Kendal v Chorley Kendal 12 pts defeated Chorley 3 pts by 122 runs Kendal 241 (Ashwin Hebbar 64, Finlay Richardson 54, Edwin Moulton 6-42), Chorley 119 (Harry Barclay 63) Leyland v Carlisle Leyland 12 pts defeated Carlisle 4 pts by 26 runs Leyland 244-8 (Sam Oldham 71, Jacob Wright 70), Carlisle 203 (Zephania Arinaitwe 45, Oliver Spedding 41, Liam Hurt 6-31) Settle v Neterfield Netherfield 12 pts defeated Settle 1 pt by 5 wickets 76 (Dushan Vimukthi 4-14), Netherfield 77-5 St Annes v Longridge Match Abandoned 3 pts each Division One Table Club P W L T NR Bat BowlP Pen NNR Pts Netherfield 17 12 4 0 1 7 46 0 0.97 163 Leyland 17 10 7 0 0 13 41 0 0.07 144 Blackpool 17 10 4 0 3 5 37 0 0.9 140 Garstang 17 9 6 0 2 11 40 0 0.74 137 Carlisle 17 8 8 0 1 15 35 0 0.22 124 Kendal 17 7 9 0 1 14 31 0 0.08 111 Longridge 17 7 6 0 4 10 26 0 -0.1 110 Chorley 17 7 9 0 1 4 32 0 -0.63 102 St Annes 17 4 11 0 2 11 23 0 -1.04 76 Settle 17 3 13 0 1 11 23 0 -1.18 63 DIVISION TWO LEAGUE MATCHES: ROUND 20 Barrow v Whalley Barrow won the toss at the Ernest Pass Memorial ground and decided to bat first, they got off to a steady start, Declan Tyson was the first man out bowled by Joshua Dentith for 1 (20 balls), 15-1. Nimesha Gunasinghe came in at three but lost Dew Postlethwaite caught behind by Thomas Cameron for 19 (27 balls)(2x4), 23-2. Sam Dutton was next in but with only two runs added was bowled by Levi Wolfenden for 1 (4 balls), 25-3. Jack Singleton was the new batsman, Levi Wolfenen struck taking three wickets in four balls, Nimesha Gunasinghe went first bowled for 12 (18 balls)(2x4), 34-4, Ross McMurdo came in and was bowled two balls later for 0 (2 balls), 34-5. next ball incoming Oliver Whalley became wicket number five lbw for 0 (1 ball), 34-6. Simon Chadd replaced Whalley but in Levi Wolfenden's next over Jack Singleton was caught and bowled for 0 (13 balls), 35-7. Jamie Harris replaced Singleton but fell in Levi Wolfenden's next over bowled for 0 (4 balls), 35-8. Simon Chadd had a new partner in Sam Henderson and he went on the attack but he became wicket number seven for Levi Wolfenden bowled for 14 (9 balls)(3x4), 51-9. Ben Carr was in at eleven and continued the fight but Levi Wolfenden closed the innings on 71 in 26 overs Simon Chadd stumped by Thomas Cameron for 17 (39 balls)(1x4) with Ben Carr 6no (19 balls)(1x4). The Whalley bowling was Levi Wolfenden took 8-44 from 13 overs with Joshua Dentith 1-27 off 13. The visitors reply got off to a bad start losing three quick wickets, Monty Cort was the first to go caught by Oliver Whalley off Sam Henderson for 2 (13 balls)m 4-1, the number three was Frankie Jackson but two runs later Ethan Jackson was bowled by Declan Tyson for 1 (11 balls), 6-2. Levi Wolfenden was in next but was quickly out bowled by Declan Tyson for 0 (7 balls), 14-3. Hamish Mullavey-Clark was the new batsman and with Frankie Jackson leading the way took the score to 48, Declan Tyson struck again Hamish Mullavey-Clark out lbw for 9 (44 balls)(1x4), 48-4. Charles Havard joined Jackson and held one end as Frankie Jackson saw Whalley home closing on 72-4 in 26.5 overs, Frankie Jackson was 51no (72 balls)(8x4,1x6) and Charles Havard 5no (14 balls). The Barrow bowling was Declan Tyson took 3-21 from 13 overs, Sam Henderson 1-22 off 7, Simon Chadd 0-7 from 0.5 and Nimesha Gunasinghe 0-19 off 6. Fleetwood v Carnforth Carnforth won the toss at Broadwater and put the hosts into bat, they lost Jeremy Davies early run out by Bradley Hoyle for 2 (15 balls), 4-1. number three was Daniel Salpietro and with Andy Drake slowly moved the score along, Tom Parkinson broke the partnership bowling Daniel Salpietro for 13 (39 balls)(1x4), 41-2. Harry McAleer was the new batsman but Tom Parkinson struck again with two wickets in three balls, he bowled Andy Drake for 20 (83 balls)(1x4), 49-3, next in was Tomas King who fell two balls later lbw for 0 (2 balls), 49-4. William Haddow joined Harry McAleer but in Tom Parkinson's next over he bowled William Haddow for 0 (6 balls), 49-5. Woody Wilson replaced Haddow, Tom Parkinson claimed his fifth wicket Harry McAleer lbw for 11 (32 balls), 62-6. Declan Clerkin came to the wicket but was soon out bowled by Tom Fursland for 6 (14 balls)(1x4), 78-7. Charlie Clark was the next batsman in but with only five runs added Woody Wilson became another Tom Parkinson victim out lbw for 12 (42 balls)(1x4), 83-8. Charlie Clark had a new partner in Matthew Siddall and they took the score past the hundred, it was wicket number seven for Tom Parkinson Charlie Clark caught behind by Bradley Hoyle for 12 (15 balls)(2x4), 105-9.Number eleven was Kian Evans , Dylan Conroy brought the Fleetwood innings to an end Matthew Siddall out lbw for 7 (19 balls) as Fleetwood were bowled out for 114 in 46.2 overs with Kian Evans 6no (13 balls). The Carnforth bowling was Tom Parkinson took 7-27 from 14 overs , Tom Fursland 1-17 off 3, Dylan Conroy 1-32 from 14.2 and James Parkinson 0-30 off 15. The visitors got off to a bad start losing Tom Fusland caught by Andy Drake off Jeremy Davies for 1 (14 balls), 11-1. Jaco Beneke came in at three and was scoring well, Jeremy Davies struck again Jaco Beneke caught by Daniel Salpietro for 15 (12 balls)(2x4,1x6), 32-2. Ryan Nelson was in next, Daniel Salpietro came on to bowl and with his second ball had James Parkinson caught by Tomas King for 1 (21 balls), 45-3. Tom Parkinson was the new batsman but was out in the next over bowled by Matthew Siddall for 5 (7 balls)(1x4), 50-4. Freddie Wahmuff replaced Parkinson but fell in the next over caught behind by Harry McAleer off Daniel Salpietro for 1 (2 balls), 51-5. Jack Huntington joined Nelson, Matthew Siddall struck with two wickets in two balls, he bowled Jack Huntington for 9 (12 balls), 60-6, incoming batsman Bradley Hoyle fell lbw off his first ball for 0, 60-7. Dylan Conroy came to the wicket but was soon out lbw to Matthew Siddall for 5 (7 balls)(1x4), 66-8. Darren Nelson was Ryan Nelson's new partner and with Ryan Nelson leading were closing in on their target, it was Matthew Siddall who made the breakthrough claiming his fifth wicket Darren Nelson caught by Daniel Salpietro for 6 (15 balls)(1x4), 90-9. Lewis Spurr was the Carnforth number eleven and with Ryan Nelson took the score to twelve runs short of victory when Danial Salpietro trapped Ryan Nelson lbw for 40 (67 balls)(6x4) as Carnforth were bowled out for 103 in 28.3 overs with Lewis Spurr 0no (13 balls). The Fleetwood bowling was Matthew Siddall took 5-12 from 9 overs, Daniel Salpietro 3-46 off 9.3, Jeremy Davies 2-27 from 5 and Declan Clerkin 0-15 off 5. This victory gave Fleetwood the Second Division Championship and confirmed their promotion to Division One. Great Eccleston v Thornton Cleveleys Thornton Cleveleys won the toss at Hall Lane and invited the hosts to bat first, the got off to a terrible start losing Matt Moat of the second ball of the innings caught by Christopher Hedges off Joshua Rolinson for 0 (2 balls), 0-1. Will Turnbull came in at three and with Alexander Rhodes leading the way were going well, Joshua Rolinson broke the partnership Alexander Rhodes lbw for 42 (56 balls)(6x4,2x6), 59-2. Tyler McGladdery was the new batsman and with Turnbull took the score past the hundred, Anthony Ellison made the breakthrough Tyler McGladdery out lbw for 25 (28 balls)(3x4,1x6), 106-3. Mohammed Fazil was next in, Anthony Ellison struck again bowling Will Turnbull for 23 (61 balls)(4x4), 125-4. Mohamed Nadeem joined Fazil and they upped the run rate, Mohamed Nadeem was next out lbw to Jake Apperley for 45 (20 balls)(2x4,5x6), 194-5. Joe McMillan replaced Nadeem and with Fazil saw Great Eccleston close on 227 -5 in their 33 overs with Mohammed Fazil 58no (48 balls)(8x4,1x6) and Joe McMillan 12no (13 balls)(1x4), The Thornton Cleveleys bowling was Anthony Ellison took 2-50 from 10 overs,.Joshua Rolinson 2-61 off 10, Jake Apperley 1-57 from 6, Daniel Howard 0-20 off 3 and Joshua Sackfield 0-33 from 4. The visitors were set a revised total of 231 in 33 overs, they lost early wickets, Josh Borrell was out caught by Mohammed Fazil off Mohamed Nadeem for 6 (13 balls)(1x4), 14-1, Number three was Sam Curwen but soon lost Joshua Sackfield caught by Mohammed Fazil off Mohamed Nadeem for 1 (13 balls), 20-2. Richard Jenkinson was in next but things did not improve for the visitors three runs later Mohamed Nadeem claimed his third wicket Sam Curwen caught and bowled for 1 (13 balls), 23-3. Jacob Sackfield joined Jenkinson and was soon out bowled by Alexander Rhodes for 3 (14 balls), 32-4. Joshua Rolinson was the new batsman and lead the way with Jenkinson in support, they were to making good progress, Phil Booth was introduced into the attack and with his third ball caught and bowled Richard Jenkinson for 28, (31 balls)(1x4,2x6), 121-5.Daniel Howard replaced Jenkinson and in the next over Alexander Rhodes took two wickets in four balls, he took the vital wicket of Joshua Rolinson caught by Phil Booth for 65 (33 balls)(2x4,7x6), 123-6, three balls later Daniel Howard was caught and bowled for 2 (6 balls), 124-7. We now had two new batsmen Christopher Hedges and Elthan Elphick, Chrisopher Hedges was out two runs later caught by Alexander Rhodes off Phil Booth for 2 (7 balls), 126-8. Jake Apperley came to the wicket and with Elphick began to make progress, Alexander Rhodes broke the partnership having Jake Applerley caught by Mohamed Nadeem for18 (13 balls)(1x4,2x6), 165-9. Number eleven was Anthony Ellison and with Elphick continued the chase, Will Turnbull was brought on to bowl and in his first over bowled Anthony Wllison for 10 (7 balls)(2x4) as Thornton Cleveleys were bowled out for 190 in 29 overs with Ethan Elphick 36no (23 balls)(6x4,1x6). The Great Eccleston bowling was Alexander Rhodes took 4-45 from 10 overs, Mohamed Nadeem 3-56 off 9, Phil Booth 2-32 from 5, Will Turnbull 1-10 off 1 and Matt Moat 0-41 from 4 Morecambe v Fulwood & Broughton Fulwood & Broughton won the toss at Woodhill Lane and asked the hosts to bat first, Andrew Creech was an early victim caught by Ben Parkinson off Chris Brookes for 6 (8 balls)(1x4), 10-1, Joseph Bradshaw was the Morecambe number three and with Taylor Backhouse made steady progress, Chris Brookes broke the partnership Taylor Backhouse caught by Matt Smith for 25 (46 balls)(4x4), 54-2. Alex Briggs was in next and was scoring well until he was caught by Ben Rosbottom off Chris Brookes for 16 (19 balls)(2x4,1x6), 79-3. Luke Pearson joined Bradshaw and they had a stand of 40, Kashif Jamil was brought on to bowl and in his second over Luke Pearson was caught by Lewis Wellings for 16 (19 balls)(2x4), 118-4. Lewis Smith replaced Pearson and upped the score rate but lost Joseph Bradshaw caught by Ben Parkinson off Lewis Wellings for 58 (76 balls)(7x4,2x6), 135-5. Jamie Holmes was the new batsman and supported Smith, Ben Rosbottom made the breakthrough having Jamie Holmes caught and bowled for 13 (25 balls)(1x4), 172-6. Stefan Dixon came to the wicket and with Smith took the score past the two hundred, Stefan Dixon was the next man out stumped by James McWilliam off Ewen Mansford for 8 (13 balls)(1x4), 203 7. Michael Bland was Lewis Smith's new partner but was soon out caught by Clayton Stone off Lewis Wellings for 5 (7 balls), 231-8. Lloyd (Adam) Smith was the next batsman and with Lewis Smith saw Morecambe close on 251- 8 in their 50 overs with Lewis Smith 84no (86 balls)(5x4,2x6) and Lloyd (Adam) Smith 4no (6 balls). The Fulwood & Broughton bowling was Chris Brookes took 3-41 from 12 overs, Lewis Wellings 2-59 off 11, Ewen Mansford 1-26 from 5, Ben Rosbottom 1-29 off 7, Kashif Jamil 1-50 from 8 and Jon Fenton 0-40 off 7. The visitors got off to a good start with Ewen Mansford and Matt Smith, Ewen Mansford was the first out caught behind by Andrew Creech off Michael Bland for 18 (25 balls)(3x4), 45-1, The man in at three was Ben Rosbottom but he soon lost Matt Smith lbw to Michael Bland for 34 (26 balls)(5x4), 65-2. Clayton Stone was next in but was quickly out lbw to Stefan Dixon for 3 (7 balls), 79-3. Ben Parkinson was the new batsman and with Rosbottom were keeping the score moving along, Regan Jackson broke the partnership Ben Parkinson caught behind by Andrew Creech for 18 (26 balls)(2x4), 117-4. James McWilliam joined Rosbottom and they were going well and were approaching the hundred partnership when Ben Rosbottom was caught by Joseph Bradshaw off Michael Bland for 74 (115 balls), (5x4), 212-5. Jon Fenton came to the wicket with 40 runs required from 6 overs and then 31 from 4, James McWilliam and Jon Fenton saw the visitors to victory with four balls to go closing on 253-5 in 49.2 overs with James McWilliam 70no (80 balls)(4x4,2x6) and Jon Fenton 18no (17 balls)(2x4). The Morecambe bowling was Michael Bland took 3-75 from 14.2 overs, Regan Jackson 1-34 off 8, Stefan Dixon 1-55 from 15, Lewis Smith 0-20 off 2 and Lloyd (Adam) Smith 0-62 from 10 Penwortham v Euxton Penwortham won the toss at Middle forth Green and invited the visitors to bat first, Josh Tolley and Jack Shovelton gave them a good start, Jack Shovelton was the first to go, caught by Nathan Elliott off Kieren Grimshaw for 19 (17 balls)(2x4,1x6), 44-1. Number three was Max Harper but he was quickly out bowled by Nathan Elliott for 5 (9 balls), 53-2. Ben Houghton was next in but soon became Nathan Elliott's next wicket lbw for 0 (7 balls), 69-3. James Bone joined Josh Tolley and they had nearly doubled the score when Josh Tolley was caught behind by Robbie Sumner off Nathan Walmsley for 49 (84 balls)(4x4,1x6), 138-4. Josh Boyden was the new batsman, he became Nathan Walmsley's next victim caught by Kane Donaghy 8 (17 balls), 165-5, Nishan Peiris replaced Boyden and with Bone moved the score along, with the overs running out James Bone was caught by Charlie Parker off Kieren Grimshaw for 81 (104 balls)(10x4,3x6), 224-6 Jack Morgan came to the wicket and was scoring at more than a run a ball when he was caught by Kieren Grimshaw off Isaac Roberts for 14 (11 balls)(2x4), 253-7. Dave McCabe was the next batsman and was soon out caught by Nathan Elliott off Kieren Grimshaw for 5 (4 balls)(1x4), 266-8. Joseph Barker was Peiris's new partner and in the last over Nishan Peiris was caught by Charlie Parker off Isaac Roberts for 51 (45 balls)(2x4,3x6), 272-9, Coming in at number eleven was Joseph Bowden and wth Joseph Barker saw Euxton close on 276-9 in their 50 overs with Joseph Barker 8no (3 balls)(1x6) and Joseph Bowden 2no (3 balls). The Penwortham bowling was Kieren Grimshaw took 3-72 from 15 overs, Isaac Roberts 2-46 off 8, Nathan Elliott 2-54 from 10, Nathan Walmsley 2-66 off 13 and Charlie Parker 0-31 from 4. The hosts reply got off to a bad start losing Nathan Walmsley caught behind by Jack Morgan off Joseph Bowden for 1 (8 balls),15-1. Number three was Matt Halliday and with Robbie Sumner put the hosts in a strong position, James Bone was brought on to bowl and in his second over Robbie Sumner was caught by Ben Houghton for 62 (93 balls)(7x4,1x6), 129-2. Kieren Grimshaw was the new batsman and continued the chase, Nishan Peiris was introduced into the attack and in his first over Matt Halliday was caught and bowled for 68 (81 balls)(7x4,2x6), 154-3. Charlie Evans was next in but fell in the next over bowled by Jack Shovelton for 0 (1 ball), 157-4. Charlie Parker replaced Evans but he was out in the next over bowled by Nishan Peiris for 0 (4 balls), 160-5. Kane Donaghy came to the wicket and supported Grimshaw but became Nishan Peiris's next wicket caught and bowled for 9 (15 balls)(1x4), 178-6. Ian Walmsley Jnr joined Grimshaw but six runs later he was caught by Josh Boyden off Nishan Peiris for 2 (8 balls), 184-7, the next batsman was Isaac Richardson but disaster for the hosts Kieren Grimshaw was next out caught behind by Jack Morgan off Josh Boyden for 33 (46 balls)(3x4), 190-8. Nathan Elliott was Isaac Richardson's new partner and they took the score past the two hundred, Josh Boyden struck Isaac Richardson caught by James Bone for 3 (9 balls), 201-9. Isaac Roberts was the Penwortham last man and continued the fight, Josh Boyden brought the innings to an end Nathan Elliott caught by James Bone for 14 (22 balls)(1x4,1x6) as Penwortham were bowled out for 216 in 48.5 overs with Isaac Roberts 4no (6 balls)(1x4). The Euxton bowling was Nishan Peiris took 4-52 from 13 overs, Josh Boyden 3-41 off 11.5, Joseph Bowden 1-24 from 7, James Bone 1-24 off 4, Jack Shovelton 1-26 from 7 and Joseph Barker 0-37 off 6. Preston v Lytham Lytham won the toss at West Cliff and put Preston into bat, Sajid Patel and Naxazish Ali got them off to a good start, Sabbir Patel took the first wicket Navazish Ali bowled for 19 (25 balls)(1x4,2x6), 29-1. Suhel Patel was in at three but did not last long stumped by Stewart Davison off Sabbir Patel for 1 (6 balls), 36-2. Shafwan Patel was the new batsman and with Sajid Patel began to build the score, Mini Bhada was brought into the action and he bowled Shafwan Patel for 18 (21 balls)(2x4), 58-3. Imran Mehmood was in next but he lost Sajid Patel bowled by Mini Bhada for 19 (77 balls)(2x4), 67-4. Sajid Nalbandh joined Mehmood but with only one run added Imran Mehmood was bowled by Mini Bhada for 5 (16 balls), 68-5. Arbaz Khan replaced Mehmmod but Mini Bhada struck again Sajid Nalbandh caught by Sabbir Patel for 0 (7 balls), 71-6. Ismail Patel came to the wicket and saw Mini Bhada claim his fifth wicket Arbaz Khan caught by Henry Roberts for 5 (15 balls), 74-7. Salman Munshi was the next batsman and the innings had been reduced to 36 overs, Edward Fiddler bowled the last over and Salman Munshi was stumped by Stewart Davison for 5 (22 balls), 99-8. Amar Hernal came in hit a six and was out off the last ball stumped by Stewart Davison for 6 (3 balls) as Preston closed on 105-9 in their 36 overs with Ismail Patel 16no (24 balls)(1x4,1x6). The Lytham bowling was Minin Bhada took 5-20 in 11 overs, Edward Fiddler 2-21 off 10, Sabbir Patel 2-35 from 11 and Chris Cartmell 0-22 off 4. In reply Lytham got off to a terrible start losing three wickets for 2 runs, they lost two wickets in the first over by Navazish Ali, Alex Higham was bowled off the second ball for 0 (2 balls), 0-1, number three Henry Roberts was bowled off the fifth ball for 0 (3 balls), 0-2. Mini Bhada joined Myles Child but with only two runs on the board Myles Child was run out by Sajid Patel for 0 (7 balls), 2-3. Stewart Davison was next in and with Bhada began rebuilding the innings, Ismail Patel came on to bowl and with his second ball bowled Mini Bhada for 16 (34 balls)(3x4), 37-4. Archie Banks-Smith replaced Bhada and with Davison took the visitors to requiring twelve for victory, Talha Patel caused a stir taking two wickets in three balls, he bowled Stewart Davison for 43 (79 balls)(5x4), 94-5, two balls later incoming batsman Ben Saunders was bowled for 0 (2 balls). 94-6 Edward Fiddler was the new batsman but four runs short of victory Talha Patel struck again Edward Fiddler caught by Amar Hernal for 1 (9 balls), 102-7. Ryan Norris was Banks-Smith's new partner and they saw Lytham over the line closing on 106-7 in 33.1 overs with Archie Banks-Smith 37no (55 balls)(3x4,1x6) and Ryan Norris 2no (8 balls). The Preston bowling was Talha Patel took 3-7 from 4.1 overs, Navazish Ali 2-16 off 7, Ismail Patel 1-37 from 9, Imran Mehmood 0-19 off 6 and Arbaz Khan 0-24 from 7. DIVISION TWO SCORES Barrow v Whalley Whalley 12 pts defeated Barrow 0 pts by 6 wickets Barrow 71 (Levi Wolfenden 8-44), Whalley 72-4 (Frankie Jackson 51no) Fleetwood v Carnforth Fleetwood 12 pts defeated Carnforth 6 pts by 11 runs Fleetwood 114 (Tom Parkinson 7-27), Carnforth 103 (Ryan Nelson 40, Matthew Siddall 5-12) Great Eccleston v Thorton Cleveleys Great Eccleston 12 pts defeated Thornton Cleveleys 3 pts by 40 runs Great Eccleston 227-5 (Mohammed Fazil 58no, Mohamed Nadeem 45, Alexnder Rhodes 42), Thornton Cleveleys 190 (Joshua Rolinson 65, Alexander Rhodes 4-45) Morecambe v Fulwood & Broughton Fulwood & Broughton 11 pts defeated Morecambe 4 pts by 5 wickets Morecambe 251-8 (Lewis Smith 84no, Joseph Bradshaw 58), Fulwood & Broughton 253-5 (Ben Rosbottom 74, James McWilliam 70no) Penwortham v Euxton Euxton 12 pts defeated Penwortham 3 pts by 60 runs Euxton 276-9 (James Bone 81 Nishan Peiris 51, Josh Tolley 49), Penwortham 216 (Matt Halliday 68, Robbie Sumner 62, Nishan Peiris 4-52) Preston v Lytham Lytham 12 pts defeated Preston 2 pts by 3 wickets Preston 105-9 (Mini Bhada 5-20), Lytham 106-7 (Stewart Davison 43) Division Two Table Club P W L T NR Bat BowlP Pen NNR Pts Fleetwood 20 19 0 0 1 0 55 0 1.23 229 Euxton 20 15 4 0 1 6 51 0 0.94 195 Fulwood & Broughton 20 14 4 0 2 15 45 0 1.84 191 Morecambe 20 9 9 0 2 13 40 0 0.42 138 Whalley 20 9 9 0 2 11 40 0 -0.32 136 Barrow 20 9 10 0 1 9 39 0 -0.49 131 Penwortham 20 8 11 0 1 12 43 0 -0.34 129 Preston 20 7 12 0 1 15 41 5 -0.27 117 Thornton Cleveleys 20 7 11 0 2 13 35 0 -0.57 115 Lytham 20 5 13 0 2 21 43 0 -0.45 113 Carnforth 20 5 14 0 1 21 37 0 -1.02 105 Great Eccleston 20 4 14 0 2 19 30 0 -1.12 89    Click Here to send your comments.