Pelser re-signs for leaders Leyland for 2011
Leyland
pro Brett Pelser has signed on again at Fox
Lane |
Furness Building Society Northern Premier
Cricket League (incorporating Readers Cricket Balls) leaders
Leyland have set off for their mid season tour of Malta in
good heart. With a 29-point lead over defending champions St
Annes, Leyland have been given an added boost as they sit out
this weekend's games.
Popular South African professional Brett Pelser,
who has hit 559 runs at 55.90 so far this season has re-signed
for the 2011 campaign. "Brett has made an important
contribution in his first year at Fox Lane," said Leyland
captain David Makinson. "As well as his performances on the
field, he is heavily involved with coaching all the club teams
from under 11s through to the first team and we are delighted
that he will be staying to continue his work with us".
Leyland (played 16-186pts) have played one game
more than nearest challengers St Annes (15-157) and Barrow
(15-150) with Blackpool (16-137) in fourth. Morecambe
(15-118), Darwen (15-115) and Lancaster (16-110) are all
chasing Lancashire Cup places.
This Saturday, St Annes visit Birch Hall, scene
of their dramatic last day win last season that secured the
title.
Barrow are at Netherfield and Blackpool visit
Carnforth.
Chorley pro JJ Smuts plays his last game for the
club having scored 713 league runs at 59.42 and taken 33
wickets at 21.64 when they visit Lancaster. The Chorley
batting record for a professional is 719 runs established by
Kiwi Stuart Duff in 1987.
In Division Two Chorley's Stu Naden, with 614
runs so far, has his sights on Bob Dickinson's club record of
721 runs set in 1993.
Barrow professional Pasan Wanasinghe has broken
the club's bowling record in Northern League cricket. He has
taken 54 wickets in league games, surpassing the 53 taken by
Rawl Lewis in 2005.
Preston host Morecambe with Fleetwood, now under
the captaincy of Matt Clark are at home to Kendal.
A reminder that the following weekend (Saturday
31st July, Sunday 1st August) sees a double programme of
league games.
On Sunday Preston defend their Twenty20 Cup when
they host Finals Day in the Latham Baxendale Twenty20 Cup
competition.
Preston play Blackpool in the first semi-final
at West Cliff (11am) with Netherfield, last season's beaten
finalists playing Lancaster in the second semi-final at
2pm.
The final is scheduled for 5pm.
A 12-page colour programme has been produced for
the event priced £1 and admission is £2 adults and £1
concessions.
League President Brian Standing will present the
cup and there will be medals for the winning team's players
and runners-up and a Man of the Match award for the final.
Also on Sunday Barrow chase a place in the
Cumbrian Cup final when they play Whitehaven at Ernest Pass in
the semi-final while Carnforth visit Furness for their
quarter-final tie. Both ties have a 1.30pm start.
There was no play in the scheduled three-day
Minor Counties Championship game at Barrow between Cumberland
and Cambridgeshire due to rain.
Preston
defend their Twenty20 Cup on
Sunday |
Fixtures
Saturday 24th July
Division One
(Round
17 of 26)
1-00pm start
Carnforth v Blackpool
Darwen v St Annes
Fleetwood v Kendal
Lancaster v Chorley
Netherfield v Barrow
Preston v Morecambe
Leyland no game
Division Two
(Round 17 of 26)
start
1-00pm
Barrow v Netherfield
Blackpool v Carnforth
Chorley v Lancaster
Kendal v Fleetwood
Morecambe v Preston
St Annes v Darwen
Leyland no game
Sunday 25 July
Latham Baxendale Twenty20
Cup Finals Day
at Preston CC
First Semi-Final
11am
Preston v Blackpool
Second Semi-Final
2pm
Netherfield v Lancaster
Final
5pm
Looking Ahead
Readers Cup Semi-Finals
Division One
Sunday 8th
August
1.30pm
Semi-Final 1
Darwen v Blackpool
Semi-Final 2
Morecambe v Fleetwood
or Leyland
Final on Sunday 22nd August at winners of
Semi-Final 2
start 1pm
Division Two
Sunday 8th August
start
1.30pm
Semi-Final 1
Barrow v Chorley
Semi-Final 2
St Annes v
Lancaster
Final on Sunday 5 September at winners of
Semi-Final 1
start 1pm
