12:18pm Friday 5th June 2009
Kirkby Lonsdale 97 Shireshead & Forton 98/4
Shireshead achieved a much-needed win at home against Kirkby Lonsdale on Saturday. David Jack (1-17) removed Jim Kettlewell (2) early on, but despite good bowling from Tom Battarbee (0-15) Kirkby Lonsdale’s Steve Williams (29) and Phil Pease (27) steadily moved the score up to 61 by the 22nd over without further loss of wickets.
The introduction of Tom Jacques proved fatal for Kirkby though and the Shireshead bowler removed Pease with is third delivery, Williams was then bowled shortly after by Phil Oliver. Although Sutton (16) battled at the wicket there was no real resistance from the Kirkby batsmen as nine wickets fell for 36 runs in 17 over.
Tom Battarbee (14) and Tom Jacques (44) made an imposing start with the bat for Shireshead running up 52 in ten overs. Although the improving Nathaniel Bateson (2/38) and Pease (2/13) each claimed a couple of scalps, Michael Armstrong (7 no) and Robert Charles (10 not out) ensured victory with more than thirty overs remaining.
Cartmel 141/ 7 Shireshead ‘A’ 144/ 6
The evidence of tyre tracks from the midweek race meeting, and recent dry weather, made fielding conditions uncomfortable at Cartmel Park.
Winning the toss on a thick dry grassed wicket the home skipper elected to bat first. The Cartmel openers Hadwin (12) and Harvey (23) began cautiously. The breakthrough came from first change bowler Joy Arun, as he trapped Harvey lbw. Joy (5/59) swung the ball excessively, which at times was difficult to control but with the ever dependant control of Alan Moulsdale (2/46) the home team’s innings limped along at two runs per over.
A sixth wicket partnership of 32 where the scoring came mainly from Woodburn (35 n/o), and 23 from Anderson in a seventh wicket stand, took the attack to the visitors bowlers as sixty runs were scored off the last eleven overs.
An opening stand of 54 from Sam Hilton (21) and John Coates (43) put the visitors in control. The loss of Simon Harrison (8) and Joy (0) briefly gave Cartmel hope with Unsworth (3/28) doing the damage.
Simon Moulson (21n/o) and Malcolm Taylor (16) put the innings back on course, and after the dismissal of Taylor only 23 were required. The arrival young wicket keeper Sam Clarkson (9) signalled the end for Cartmel as he dispatched the home skipper onto the racecourse for a maximum. The visitors completed a comfortable victory in the 34th over gaining 15 points.
Ambleside A 155 Morecambe A 156-2
Winning the toss Morecambe inserted Ambleside onto a green looking wicket. Ambleside got of to a solid start but the loss of four wickets in quick succession left the visitors reeling at 30-4. John Dodd (26) and Nathan Tollady (26 no) then steadied the ship for the home side, but a just when Ambleside looked as if they might kick on for a decent score a comedy of errors after a no ball saw Dodd run out and Ambleside had to settle for a 155 final score.
Morecambe went about the task at hand with vigour and solid hitting. With Ambleside missing their front line bowlers Morecambe’s opening pair put on 83. With Ambleside unable to stem the run flow the Morecambe cruised past their target for the loss of two wickets and picked up a deserved 12 points.
Silverdale 230-4 Bare 161-7
Silverdale and Bare have both had mixed starts to the season and with the sun out on Saturday a good contest was expected.
Silverdale won the toss and elected to bat on what was a firm, flat track. The openers got the home side of to a solid start but it was again the partnership between K Moffat (96) and G Dodds (50) that would be the core of the innings. The pair’s partnership lasted just short of 15 overs and amassed 95 runs. Once Dodds fell, J Mason (29 not out) joined Moffat and the pair saw the innings home until the declaration came with one over to spare. Silverdale finishing with 230-4. In the heat, it was the bowling of J O’Donald (2-26) that caused the Silverdale batsmen the most problems, taking the wickets of both Dodds and Moffat.
Bare started well in the 2nd innings, with Mollar (19) looking a class act. After the top three of the Bare side were dismissed it was a parternship between T Sharman (21) and son, 15-year-old A Sharman (26) that prevented a possible collapse.
The youngster batted bravely for over an hour against the pace of L Moffat (0-23) and the swing of J Mason. Only two more wickets were lost after the youngster’s dismissal, with Bare finishing on 161-7. C Williams (3-41) was the pick of the Silverdale attack with J Mason (2-22) capping of a fine all round display, together with a good catch to dismiss opener Moller.
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