Blackpool and Kendal win on opening night of T20 Perera and Mounsey lead the way for Blackpool Nimesh Perera scored a rapid 39 for Blackpool Blackpool and Kendal enjoyed victories on the opening night of action in the Latham Baxendale Twenty20 Cup. Paul Danson's side earned a 28 runs win over Fleetwood at Broadwater while Ross McMillan's men got home by the slenderest of margins on run rate at Barrow after rain intervened late in the game. Fleetwood's Matt Clark makes a fine catch to dismiss Perera After winning the toss and electing to bat Blackpool made a lightning start as pro Nimesh Perera and John Mounsey plundered 69 off 53 balls before Perera was superbly caught by Matt Clark off Sam Bell for 39 (24 balls, 6 fours and one six). Blackpool captain Paul Danson faces up to Ryan Smith Mounsey struck the ball well to make 38 off 43 balls but Fleetwood fought back well in the field as captain and pro Matt Frith (1 for 16), Mike Clinning (1 for 16) and Sam Bell (2 for 23) bowled well. Blackpool reached 141 for 6 in their 20 overs, Andy Furniss's contributing a hard-hit 28. Ryan Smith took two wickets in two balls but saw his hat-trick ball despatched for six over extra cover by Danson and finished with two for 51 Blackpool's John Mounsey and Michael Moore compare notes Frith led Fleetwood's reply with a fluent 35 off 27 balls before he was brilliantly stumped by Ben Heath off Andy Hogarth. The home side struggled to dominate an accurate Blackpool attack in which Hograth (2 for 16) and Steve Mercer (1 for 19) particularly impressed and the closed on 113 for 4. Calculators out at Ernest Pass The calculators were out at Ernest Pass as rain stopped play with Kendal 96 for 8 after 17.2 overs chasing Barrow's 110 for 6. Kendal's run rate (5.539) was superior to Barrow (5.5) by 0.039 of a run. Skipper Daryl Wearing (28 not out) and Graham Dawson (24) top scored for the home side as Chris Miller and Nick Lewthwaite each took two wickets. Gareth Ashburner (24) and wicketkeeper Gary Baker (27) were Kendal's main contributors with Dawson taking three for 11. On Friday 29 May 2010 Chorley entertain Darwen at Windsor Park (6pm). SCORES: Fleetwood v Blackpool Blackpool 141 for 6 defeated Fleetwood 113 for 4 by 28 runs Barrow v Kendal Kendal 96 for 8 (17.2overs) defeated Barrow 110 for 6 (20 overs) on run rate The Latham Baxendale Twenty20 Cup competition is arraned in groups as follows: North One: Barrow, Kendal, Netherfield North Two: Carnforth, Lancaster, Morecambe South One: Blackpool, Fleetwood, St Annes South Two: Chorley, Darwen, Leyland, Preston Fixtures are played home and away and can be rearranged in the event of abandonment. But all group games must be completed by Sunday 11 July 2010 with the finals day scheduled for Sunday 25 July at the winners of the South Two group. A reminder that the League committee decided that the possibility of a void game is eliminated. If a game cannot be completed according to the playing rules and there is no possibility of a replay date then the game will be decided by a bowl-out or, as a last resort, the toss of a coin. The group winners will be the team with the highest number of wins and, in the event of a tie, the team with the highest run-rate. LATHAM BAXENDALE TWENTY20 CUP FIXTURES North One Thurs May 27 Barrow v Kendal - Kendal won on run rate Thur June 3 Kendal v Netherfield Fri June 11 Netherfield v Barrow Fri June 18 Barrow v Netherfield Tues June 22 Netherfield v Kendal Thur July 1 Kendal v Barrow North Two Fri May 28 Morecambe v Lancaster (postponed- new date TBA) Fri June 4 Morecambe v Carnforth Fri June 11 Carnforth v Morecambe Fri June 18 Lancaster v Morecambe Fri June 25 Carnforth v Lancaster Fri July 2 Lancaster v Carnforth South One Thurs May 27 Fleetwood v Blackpool - Blackpool won by 28 runs Thurs June 3 Fleetwood v St Annes Fri June 11 St Annes v Blackpool Tues June 15 Blackpool v St Annes Fri June 25 St Annes v Fleetwood Thurs July 1 Blackpool v Fleetwood South Two Fri May 28 Chorley v Darwen Thur June 3 Preston v Chorley Fri June 4 Darwen v Leyland Tues June 8 Preston v Darwen Fri June 11 Chorley v Leyland Tues June 15 Leyland v Chorley Fri June 18 Darwen v Preston Thurs June 24 Leyland v Darwen Thurs June 24 Chorley v Preston Tues June 29 Preston v Leyland Fri July 2 Darwen v Chorley Thurs July 8 Leyland v Preston FINALS DAY Sunday 25 July at winner of South Two group Semi-final One (11am) Winner South One v Winner South Two Semi-final Two (2pm) Winner North One v Winner North Two Final (5pm) Previous winners of the T20 Cup are: 2004: Kendal; 2005: Netherfield; 2006: Darwen; 2007: Darwen; 2008: Barrow; 2009: Preston

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