St Annes can go top on Saturday
St Annes captain Andy Kellett |
St Annes travel up the Fylde coast on Saturday to play Fleetwood at Broadwater in the knowledge that a victory will take them to the top of the Furness Building Society Northern Premier League (in association with 3D Sports) table.
Andy Kellett's side currently trail leaders Chorley by 11 points but it is Chorley's turn to take a game off so a 15-point win batting first or 12 points for a win batting second would see St Annes reach the summit.
Third-placed Preston sat out last Saturday and saw the top two sides both lose. Bilal Asad's side are at Ernest Pass to play Barrow.
Former Kendal captain Ikram Ullah makes a swift return to Shap Road with his new Morecambe team-mates while two South African pros will be in opposition at Birch Hall with David Wiese's Darwen up against Mario Olivier's Lancaster.
Netherfield will hope to repeat their hard-earned Lancashire Cup win at Stanley Park when they play Blackpool. The defending champions lost at Stanley Park in a low-scoring game last season but their new Australian pro Glen Batticciotto is in fine form at present, hitting two hundreds last weekend, one as deputy pro for Nelson in the Lancashire League.
Carnforth moved off the bottom with a fine win at leaders Chorley on Saturday and their in-form left arm spinner Warren Quinn will again be a key player when Leyland visit Lodge Quarry. But Leyland's pro Ameer Khan hit form in the victory over St Annes earning two collections for a half century and a five wicket haul.
DIVISION ONE FIXTURES
SATURDAY 20th JUNE 2009 (1-00pm)
Barrow v Preston
Blackpool v Netherfield
Carnforth v Leyland
Darwen v Lancaster
Fleetwood v St Annes
Kendal v Morecambe
Chorley no game
Division Two (2nd XI) - Fixtures reversed
Morecambe's Ikram Ullah |
Cup Competitions
Morecambe begin defence of cup on Sunday
Morecambe were 2008 Furness Building Society Cup winners |
On Sunday Morecambe begin their defence of the Furness Building Society Cup when they travel to Fox Lane to take on Leyland in an intriguing first round tie.
Last year's beaten finalists Preston visit Shap Road to play Preston.
Darwen host Carnforth at Birch Hall while 2007 winners St Annes are at home to Lancaster. Chorley face a Barrow side without captain Daryl Wearing who will be making his Cumberland debut in their Minor Counties Championship game at March against Cambridgeshire.
All ties commence at 2pm with games played 40 overs per side in coloured clothing.
Barrow captain Daryl Wearing makes his Cumberland debut on Sunday |
FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY CUP FIXTURES
DIVISION ONE
ROUND ONE
SUNDAY 21st JUNE 2009 (2-00pm)
Darwen v Carnforth
Kendal v Preston
Chorley v Barrow
Leyland v Morecambe
St Annes v Lancaster
Byes: Blackpool, Fleetwood, Netherfield
Division Two
In the second division cup holders Darwen travel to Lodge Quarry to face Carnforth while last season's beaten finalists Preston are at home to Kendal.
FURNESS BUILDING SOCIETY CUP FIXTURES
DIVISION TWO
ROUND ONE
SUNDAY 21st JUNE 2009 (2-00pm)
Barrow v Chorley
Carnforth v Darwen
Lancaster v St Annes
Morecambe v Leyland
Preston v Kendal
Byes: Blackpool, Fleetwood, Netherfield
