Two unbeaten centuries were the highlight of last weekend's Cumbria League fixtures.

Cleator Thirds' Tom Sharp hit 112 not out and Alan Hocking 53 not out as Cleator defeated second placed Whitehaven Thirds by 106 runs. Gilmour with 4 for 19 and Adam Hodgson (3 for 7) did the damage with the ball.

It was Cleators fourth straight win this season although Whitehaven have themselves started the season well with earlier wins over Egremont and Gosforth.

Nick Wood was unbeaten on 111 and was well supported by Matthew Lowden as Workington Thirds reached 197 for 2 in their 40 overs at Egremont.

However, solid batting from Egremont ensured that they secured a losing draw, falling just 12 runs short at the end of their 40 overs.

It was the second consecutive week that Workington were involved in a close finish.

British Steel had come within one run of Workington the week before and they maintained their promising start to the season with
a five wicket win at Gosforth, Josh Burns (29) and Sam Carter (24) top scoring.

Earlier Carter had taken two wickets for no runs and was ably supported by Jack Burgess (2 for 2) and Dan Rice (2 for 19)

RESULTS

30/05/09 *Egremont II* 185-6 (J Norman 41, M Williams 28, D Conway 21, M
Finlayson 21no, J Irving 3-20) v *Workington III* 197-2 (N Wood 111no, M
Lowden 44, C Jackson 1-25)
31/05/09 *Cleator III *206-5 (T Sharp 112no, A Hocking 53no, M Baker
3-13) v *Whitehaven III* 100ao (J Benson 25, C Young 20, B Gilmour 4-19,
A Hodgson 3-7)
31/05/09 *Gosforth *76ao (Adrian Mellen 18, B Strong 18, S Carter 2-0, J
Burgess 2-2, D Rice 2-19) v *British Steel *80-5 (J Burns 29, S Carter
24, E Gribbin 1-2)

FIXTURES

07/06/09 Cleator III v Egremont II
07/06/09 Gosforth v Workington III
07/06/09 Whitehaven III v British Steel

TABLE (After 5 Rounds)

Cleator 77 Points
Whitehaven 61
Steels 50
Workington 37
Egremont 34
Gosforth 10

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