THIS Saturday Morecambe play St Annes at Woodhill Lane. The visitors are currently second in the league table, so Morecambe will have to play to their full potential if they are going to win their sixth league game of the season.

LANCASTER - still second from bottom in the league - travel to Sandy Lane to play Leyland Daf, where points will be difficult to accumulate because the host's professional Stephen John is one of the quickest pace bowlers in the league.

Daf may be weaker in batting but their bowling attack, including their captain David Makinson the slow left armer, is formidable.

Morecambe 212-4

Netherfield 131-8

MORECAMBE reserved one of their best performances of the season for the visit of current league champions Netherfield.

They finished with a winning draw, unable to capture the visitors last two wickets.

Batting first, Morecambe reached 212-4. Openers Karl Hansson and Mark Woodhead gave them a solid foundation with an 85 runs partnership for the first wicket. Woodhead top scored with 65. He batted 122 minutes, faced 96 balls and hit 6 fours. Morecambe professional Ashwell Prince and John Eccles featured in a 70 runs partnership for the fourth wicket.

In reply, Netherfield were reduced to 77-6 and were then quite content to play for a draw. Morecambe captain Phil Thornton used 7 different bowlers to little avail as the Cumbrians' innings closed on 131-8

Blackpool 169-5

Lancaster 168-6

LANCASTER remain next to the bottom of the league after their five wickets defeat at Stanley Park.

Lancaster won the toss and elected to bat, but the decision backfired. Half the Lancaster side were dismissed for 102 when Ian Parkinson was bowled by Singh for nought.

Lancaster's innings closed on 168-6 with David Heywood carrying his hat for 78. Replying Blackpool knocked off the winning runs in the 40th over.

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