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Thursday, 31 January 2008 |
 Thwaites North Lancs & Cumbria Cricket by Helen Thompson
WHITEHAVEN need a victory this weekend to secure promotion back to the top flight of the North Lancashire League.
The Copeland outfit are sitting in second place in division one, following a victory over Appleby Eden on Saturday.
But Vickerstown are hot on their heels in third, just six points adrift and either side could snatch the final promotion spot, behind league champions Penrith.
Steve Dawson claimed a five wicket haul for Whitehaven, for the loss of 23 runs as they dismissed Appleby for 104. In reply, Whitehaven captain Jonny Bruce hit an unbeaten 48 to see them reach their target on 105-3.
Penrith were celebrating after clinching the double over the weekend, being crowned division one champions and lifting the Sowerby Cup.
And they did it in style – beating Cleator Seconds by a clear 10 wickets to bag maximum points and the title. Cleator were put into bat first and only David Mossop with 42 put any real resistance up against the Penrith bowling attack as the West Cumbrians slumped to 128 all out.
Kris McLean did most of the damage for Penrith, claiming four victims for the loss of just 41 runs.
In reply, Penrith openers Andrew Hall and Alex Atkinson brought them home, Hall unbeaten on 46 and Atkinson bagging his half century to finish on 59 not out.
Turning back to the premier division and the title race there is as close as can be with two points still separating Workington and Cockermouth at the top with one game to be played next weekend.
Workington stay on top, following a nine wicket win over Lindal Moor at Pennington Lane. Put into bat, Lindal offered little resistance and were all out for 108.
Workington’s bowling attack was on fine form, with the combination of Minor Counties pace star Matthew Gorley and off-spinner Simon James. James claimed six victims for the loss of 26 runs while Gorley picked up 4-36.
In reply opener Andrew Reed carried his bat for 46 with Callum Moffat adding 54 to get them to 109-1.
Cockermouth had an excellent 120-run victory over high flying Millom to keep their hopes alive of retaining the championship they won last season.
Cockermouth batted first on their home track and posted 206-6 with opening bat Greg Platten carrying his bat for 76, supported by Hugh Gimber and Ian Buchanan, both adding 32.
Then Mark Bowen ensured the points came to Cockermouth as he picked up an eight wicket haul for the loss of just 25 runs in 10 overs to dismiss Millom for just 86, only Stuart Swallow, with 31, putting up any resistance.
Cleator remain in third with a three wicket win over Duddon SC. Janaka Gunar-athna was Duddon’s top scorer with 59 as they took to the crease first and posted 131 for Cleator to chase. David Bell was the top wicket taker for Cleator with 3-9.
In reply, Cleator started well, openers Robert Mason hitting 28 and partner Paul Duffett making 35. Darren Clark then chipped in with 26 before they made it hard for themselves, losing mid-order wickets cheaply. But they had done just enough to clinch the win on 133-7.
Relegated Wigton were on the losing end again as they travelled to Furness and lost out by two wickets. Wigton had put on 127 before they were all dismissed, Jeevan Mendis top scoring with 36 as Stuart Horne claimed 4-53.
Furness hit 130-8 to win, Majid Jahangir making 37 and Horne 33 despite the best efforts of Mendis who picked up 3-34.
Carlisle bagged the winning draw at Keswick, after batting first they posted 126-6. Openers Marc Brown and Usman Saeed were the top batsmen, scoring 40 and 45 respectively.
Keswick hit back with 125-7 to secure a draw as Darren Collin opened with 39, despite the efforts of Adam William-son, who claimed 5-24.
Haverigg won their game at home to Dalton by 196 runs. Haverigg openers Robert Bell and Stephen Chapman were the star men for their side, hitting 87 and 101 respectively as they posted 254-4 overall. Dalton replied with 58 all out.
Going back to wrap up the first division scores, Vickerstown also bagged a win, as they declared on 209-7 against Lanercost. Pro Kenroy Peters was the star of the match as he hit a fine 108 despite the attentions of David Ferguson, who picked up 3-55.
Peters went on to take 4-13 as Lanercost proceeded to be dismissed for 135.
Egremont claimed a tight 11 run win over BAE. Ian Littleton hit a fine 69, alongside John Brocklebank’s 39 as Egremont put on 196 before they were all out.
In reply, Stephen Boyde kept the BAE innings together with 86 but they fell short of their target on 185 all out. Shaun Bostock returned 3-37 while Richard Booth claimed 4-43 for Egremont.
Keswick Seconds’ total of 115-8 was enough to see off a poor Ulverston batting attack, who replied with 78 all out.
Workington Seconds got a winning draw over Kirkby. Workington batted first and were 195-5, led by Ian Batty with 82. Kirkby hit back with 146-9 as Kyle Galea claimed 3-29 and Jordan Whinn 3-40.
Seascale stayed on course for the division two title with a hard fought victory at home to Haverigg Reserves. Daniel Lee led the way with 90 for Seascale, and he shared an opening partnership of 173 with Lee Fleet, who closed on 86 and Seascale declared on 260-4 after 48 overs. In reply Haverigg were all out for 170 with Clayton Lee taking 5-66.
Windscale had a comfortable win over Furness. Batting first Windscale amassed 231-8 before they declared with Will Winzor, 64, starring with the bat, supported by Steve Lancaster with 43 and Tom Van Mourik’s 42.
In the second half Furness were bowled out for 125. Ian Lucas, with 4-40 and Stewart Todhunter, 3-11, starred with the ball despite several catches being spilled.
Premier Division: Carlisle v Haverigg; Dalton v Cleator; Duddon SC v Furness; Millom v Lindal Moor; Wigton v Cockermouth; Workington v Keswick.
Division One: Appleby Eden v Penrith; BAE v Vickerstown; Cleator Seconds v Ulverston; Keswick Seconds v Egremont; Kirkby v Whitehaven; Lanercost v Workington Seconds.
Division Two: Furness v Duddon SC; Haverigg v Millom; Lindal Moor v BAE; Ulverston v Windscale; Vickerstown v Seascale; Whitehaven Seconds v Dalton.
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