PRESTON have their third home game in a row against Blackpool.

The visitors, under the captaincy of Lancashire development officer Rudra Singh, are beginning to climb up the table and unless Preston's batting improves, the Seasiders will take the points.

Leyland Daf entertain next to the bottom of the league Lancaster at Sandy Lane.

If they can contain Lancaster captain David Heywood - who carried his bat against Blackpool - and professional Raj Hans, then Daf should win their fifth match of the season.

Leyland travel to Cumbria to play Kendal and will have a tough task to bring any points back to Fox Lane.

The Shap Road outfit have a good batting line-up with South African professional Ross Veenstra and Cumberland Minor Counties players Andrew Mawson and Terry Hunte, while they also possess a good balanced bowling attack.

This includes two good spinners in captain Richard Ellwood and Andrew Wilson.

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