Yates and Howarth hit centuries on opening day of division one season (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Yates and Howarth hit centuries on opening day of division one season

11:17am Monday 2nd May 2011 in Westmorland League By Patrick O'Kane, Senior News/Sport Reporter

FORMER Kendal player Kevin Howarth marked his debut for Arnside with a top scoring 153 not out against Heysham on Saturday.

The knock helped Arnside to a winning draw against Heysham and suggested he could be a class act at this level.

And Paul Yates celebrated his maiden century as Shireshead earned a winning draw against Silverdale as division one of the Westmorland Cricket League returned on Saturday.

Results from Saturday, April 30 Division One: Arnside 289-4D*, Heysham 195-8; Warton 193-7*, Windermere 125; Sedgwick 206-4*, K Lonsdale 181; Bolton le Sands 165-5, Westgate 166-4*; Milnthorpe 137, Burneside 138-3*; Shireshead 209-7*, Silverdale 144-8.

Division Two: Ingleton 219, Ibis 50*; Warton A 202-6, Ambleside 205-4*; Moor Hospital 201-9, Cartmel 197-7*; Westgate A 96, Trimpell 97-6*; Coniston 61*, Burneside A 31; Shireshead A 131-9*, Bare 135-3.

Division Three: Heysham 261-6*, Trimpell 107; Bolton le Sands v Ambleside no result yet

Division One

Shireshead 209-6 (P Yates 100 not out) Silverdale 144-8 (J Mason 60 not out, P Oliver 5-16)

Division Two
Warton A 202-6, Ambleside 205-4*
A solid opening stand from Thompson(26) and Rafferty(50) laid the foundation for Warton'A' to post a challenging total. Smith upped the run-rate finishing on 69no and supported by Nicholson(26) the visitors closed on 202/6.

The Ambleside innings also began well until Wileman departed for 39. With wickets in hand Ambleside needed 42 off the last 4 overs.

Some big hitting from Penrice(67), scoring his maiden half-century, meant 8 was needed off the last over. Tyson finished 67no while in came Boyd to hit a 6 and a 4 to win a very close contest.

Shireshead A 131-9*, Bare 135-3.
Bare picked up their first win of the season with victory over Shireshead on Saturday. Shireshead decided to bat first and were rewarded with a good start from openers R. Riley (15) and J.Dodd (28) who put on 38 for the first wicket.

In a similar situation to last week’s game at Burneside, the introduction of first change bowlers brought wickets with slow bowler Lockwood bowling a good line and length he picked up 3 wickets in a spell of 13 overs, Cheetham at the other end also profited from some good in-swing bowling and took 2 for 19 from 8 overs.

Shireshead batsman D.Riley pulled his side round with a well compiled 27 before being bowled by Bransby , Clarkson also added 18 and Wells (10) but Bare kept their discipline with some tight bowling and fielding, restricting Shireshead to 131 at the end of their 45 overs which looked to be a little short on a good wicket and quick outfield.

Wickets were shared around the Bare bowlers with Lockwood 3 for 31 , Bransby 2 for 17 ,Cheetham 2 for 19 and Osmotherly 1 for 23. Bare struggled in reply early on as Osmotherly fell for 15 and Smith for 7 , Cheetham (21) smashed five boundaries to take Bare onto 53 for 3 before being caught at point.

The game was then won for Bare in the next 11 overs as Westworth (47 not out) and skipper Moller (30 not out)came together with an unbroken partnership of 82 , the pair were ferocious on anything over or under pitched and smashed 10 fours and two sixes between them as Bare passed the Shireshead total in just 26 overs.

P.Dodd , R.Wells and A.Moulsdale took one wicket each for Shireshead.

* Denotes home side DISCLAIMER: Reports included are unaltered reports from Westmorland Cricket League matches. See Thursday's Westmorland Gazette for league round up.