Cricket: North Lancashire & Cumbria League

Last updated 09:53, Thursday, 22 May 2008

CLEATOR’S in-form professional Paul Duffett hit another ton but again it wasn’t enough as Carlisle found late resistance to earn 11 points from the draw.

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On the board: Cleator duo Robert Mason and Paul Duffett rack up the runs

Simon Plevin was unbeaten on 51 batting at number 10 for Carlisle as they responded with 176-8, but had looked doomed earlier when Dave Rooney (4-40) and Duffett (3-70) got among the wickets. Duffett had made 119 not out in a Cleator total of 218-7 with the next best knock from Robert Mason (28). Professional Usman Saeed took 3-54 and then made 30 for Carlisle.

Duffett was also among the runs on Sunday when he hit 69 off 88 balls to help Cleator into the quarter-final of the Higson Cup at the expense of Vickerstown.

Batting first, Vickerstown made 205, with Duffett taking 5-40, but Cleator achieved their winning 209-4 with three overs to spare.

Robert Mason scored 81 not out, and Cleator will now face Keswick at home in the quarter-final.

Penrith and Keswick served-up a cliffhanger in their clash at Tynefield Park.

The two shared almost 450 runs and the result could have gone any way before ending in a draw with the bulk of the points to Keswick.

Batting first, the Lakes side raced to 225-6 in their 50 overs, desperate to kick-start their season with a win.

Glen Weightman (57), Stephen Hindmarch (45) and Neil Swainson (47no) were the main architects of the Keswick total with John Iniff (2-48) and Nick Tuer (2-57) the most successful Penrith bowlers.

In a nerve jangling finale, Penrith got to 224-8 at the close, largely through the efforts of professional Upul Fernando (90) and Alex Atkinson (63).

Imran Khan took 3-62 for Keswick.

Reigning champions Workington continued their revival after a defeat on opening day as they recorded their third win in a row – and the most convincing.

They made a declaration at 250-4 and didn’t need the extra time as they bowled-out Duddon SC for just 80.

Workington had good runs spread through the order from Kristian Moffat (57no), Peter Chambers (52no), Simon Beare (45), Andrew Reed (40) and Callum Moffat (35).

Chambers, who has resumed his playing career after a near 20-year break, hit six fours and a six as his half-century came off only 43 deliveries.

Duddon never looked like getting near and were skittled in 34 overs with Kyle Galea (3-13), Matthew Gorley (3-17), Beare (2-15) and Simon James (2-16) sharing the wickets between them.

Cockermouth were another team among the runs but they had to settle for 15 points from their drawn game with Whitehaven.

Hugh Gimber (105), Ian Buchanan (54no) and Greg Platten (36) lifted Cockermouth to 243-4 but Whitehaven made a good fist of their response. At the close, they had reached 202-6 led by pro Saliva Saman (50) and Andrew Kelly (49).

Millom suffered their first defeat when they went down by 48 runs at home to local rivals Furness in a low-scoring game.

The visitors would not have been over-confident after making only 149-6 with top-score coming from Majid Jahangir (43). Dominic Connor (4-25) was Millom’s most successful bowler.

Majid was also the most successful bowler for Furness as he took 4-38 and with good support from Mike Daly (3-23) they reduced Millom to 101 all out. Connor top-scored with 28.

In the other Premier Division game, Dalton squeezed home to a one wicket win against Haverigg in a low-scoring contest.

Willem Van Zyl took 4-39 for Dalton as the visitors were bowled-out for 113 and then Justin Quint top-scored with 40 as Dalton limped home on 116-9.

There was a shock for Appleby Eden in Division One when they went down by 63 runs at home to Workington Reserves.

The West Cumbrians made 191-6 with the major contributions coming from Stephen Miller (63) and Andrew Whinn (57).

Five Workington bowlers shared the wickets among them as Appleby were dismissed for 128 with new professional Tillakaratne Sampath top-scoring on a mere 16.

Wigton, bidding to make a quick return to the Premier Division, were comfortable eight wicket winners at home to Hawcoat Park.

They bowled-out the visitors for 112 (Malik 4-19) and then raced to victory on 114-2 with Tom Fleming unbeaten on 65.

Lindal Moor would also like to get back to the top flight as quickly as possible and they beat Lanercost, although they had to work hard for it.

Colin Knight took 5-25 as Lanercost were bowled-out for 116 and Tom Haywards (27) top-scored in a scratchy, but winning response of 117-7.

Egremont are enjoying a better season and they won again, this time at Keswick Seconds.

Paul Ireland top-scored with 45 in Keswick’s total of 145 with Joe Bostock taking 4-45 for Egremont.

Steve Hodgson scored 35 in Egremont’s winning response of 146-8.

Cleator Seconds lost at Kirkby after Dave Mossop (75) and Stephen Wishart (54) had batted well in a total of 208-6.

The home side responded with 210-3.

In the other First Division game, Vickerstown (189-8) drew with Ulverston (164-9).

In Division Two, Seascale kept up the pressure at the top with victory at Whitehaven Seconds.

Put into bat, Seascale made 299-6 from their 50 overs, with Daniel Lee hitting his second successive century, with 128, and Steve Brown Jnr hammering 68 not out.

Neil Harrison took three wickets for Whitehaven, but the pick of the bowlers was Sean Flanagan, with 2-32 from his 15 overs.

Whitehaven got off to a good start in reply, with opener Mark Wilson hitting 73 but Steve Brown Jnr was also among the wickets, taking 4-26 as Whitehaven were dismissed for 176.

Premier Division – Carlisle v Dalton, Cleator v Workington, Furness v Cockermouth, Haverigg v Penrith, Keswick v Millom, Whitehaven v Duddon SCPremier Division – Cockermouth v Keswick, Dalton v Cleator, Duddon SC v Furness, Millom v Haverigg, Penrith v Carlisle, Workington v Whitehaven

Division One – Hawcoat Park v Appleby Eden, Egremont v Lindal Moor, Lancercost v Cleator II, Ulverston v Keswick II, Wigton v Kirkby, Workington II v Vickerstown

Division Two – Dalton II v Windscale, Duddon SC II v Haverigg II, Lindal Moor II v Whitehaven II, Millom II v Ulverston II, Seascale v Furness II, Vickerstown II v Hawcoat Park II

Division One – Appleby Eden v Wigton, Cleator II v Egremont, Keswick II v Workington II, Kirkby v Lanercost, Lindal Moor v Ulverston, Vickerstown v Hawcoat Park

Division Two – Hawcoat Park II v Millom, Furness II v Lindal Moor II, Haverigg II v Dalton II, Ulverston II v Seascale, Whitehaven II v Duddon SC II, Windscale v Vickerstown II