Chorley cane Preston.

NONE of our three local teams, Preston, Leyland or Leyland Daf, won - but the latter two put up excellent performance in obtaining draws.

Preston elected to bat against Chorley at Windsor Park and for a moment it looked like a prudent decision.

Openers Jon Fleetwood and Nick Holt put on 37 for the first wicket before the Holt was caught by Chorley captain Roland Horridge off second change bowler Neil Walmsley for 22.

Six runs later Paul Mann was dismissed by the same combination for one.

Fleetwood and Lee Kearsley redressed the balance by adding 29 runs for the third wicket before the former was caught and bowled by Peter Deakin for 28.

Graham Standring and Kearsley featured in a 30 runs partnership for the fourth wicket before Kearsley was caught by Horridge off leg-spinner Keith Eccleshare for an impressive 33.

Half the Preston side were dismissed for 116 when Standring was caught behind by Neil Senior off substitute professional Alan Dawson for 20.

The next wicket fell two runs later when Paul Richardson was caught by Horridge off Walmsley for five.

Paul Paynter and Preston professional Manoj Parekh took the score on to 129 before Parekh was bowled by Dawson for one.

Atul Sachdeva was dismissed at the same total being bowled by Dawson for nought.

The ninths Preston wicket fell at 132 when Paynter was trapped lbw by Dawson for 14 and the visitors were dismissed for 34 when Roger Kaye was bowled by Dawson in his second spell for two.

Jon Richardson was left undefeated with one.

Alan Dawson, Chorley's professional from Belson deputising for the injured Ronnie Davies, was the pick of the Chorley bowling attack, taking 5 for 33 from 13.5 overs.

Neil Walmsley assisted him by taking 3 for 25 from 9.3 overs.

In reply, Chorley raced to victory in the 30th over for the loss of only two wickets.

Their opening batsmen James Fazackerley and Russell Cake laid the foundation for the eight wickets victory by featuring in a 97 runs partnership before they were both dismissed at the same score.

Fazackerley was out first, caught by Paul Mann off Manoj Parekh for 34 and Cake was caught by Jon Richardson off his brother Paul for 59. Alan Dawson and Neil Senior with an unbroken third wicket partnership of 41 saw Chorley home to victory.

Man of the match Alan Dawson was undefeated with 30 and Neil Senior with six.

Battling Leyland.

LEYLAND put up a terrific performance at Fox Lane against league leaders Fleetwood to gain a losing draw.

The visitors battled first and were captained by their Australian professional Jimmy Maher because their new captain Nic Coultas was injured in the visiting inter-league side.

Maher saw his opening partner Robert Clark caught without scoring, with only four runs on the board.

Maher and Michael Clinning added 43 for the second wicket before the Clinning was caught for 14.

The third wicket fell at 52 when John Whalley was caught for 4.

Maher and David Latus restored the balance with a 128 runs partnership for the fourth wicket before Latus was caught for 62.

Jimmy Maher was next out for 107 with the score on 205 for 5. Three runs later Alan Cooper was lbw for 7.

The seventh wicket fell at 215 which gained Leyland a bowling bonus point.

The Fleetwood innings closed at 221 for 8 when they declared in the 43rd over when Jeremy Newman was caught by Craig Gardiner off Oakes for 0.

Pat King remained undefeated with 3.

Lee 'Jiggers' Jackson was the pick of the Leyland bowling attack, taking 3 for 38 from nine overs, while third change bowler Ian Oakes took 2 for 15 off 4.3 overs.

In reply, Leyland made a good response when their openers Craig Gardiner and Lee Leyes added 41 runs for the first wicket before Heyes was bowled by Pat King for 31.

Paul Tebay and Gardiner took the score on to 68 before Gardiner was run out for 17.

Tebay and Neil Kenyon added 33 runs for the third wicket before Tebay was bowled for 28. Kenyon and Mark Pallett put on 64 for the fourth wicket before the Kenyon was caught for 36.

The fifth wicket fell at 179 when Chris Sim was caught for two. Six runs later John Waddington was bowled for three.

Neil Kenyon fell at 195 for a sparkling 55. Leyland's chance of victory disappeared when they lost two wickets with the score on 212.

Ian Oakes was run out for 4 and Steven Pallett was caught for 13. Paul Haydock, with a new bat, and Lee Jackson played out the remaining deliveries as Leyland finished on 214 for 9 - eight runs short of victory.

Haydock and Jackson were both undefeated with one.

Jimmy Maher, following his century, became the man of the match by taking five Leyland wickets for 80.

Kendal duff-up DAF

Leyland DAF experienced a long afternoon in the sun at Shap Road when David Makinson won the toss and put Kendal in to bat.

After they lost their one and only wicket at 17, when opening batsman Andrew Mawson was caught for six, Kendal's Australian professional Corey Richards and Terry Hunte dominated six bowlers utilised by DAF's captain David Makinson.

Kendal declared at 227 for one. Richards carried his bat for 104 and Hunte was 103 not out. Left with 53 overs to bat, DAF got a solid start when Neil Dasgupta and Antony Moore added 45 for the first wicket before Moore was lbw for 30.

Gupta fell with the score on 76, stumped by Moyes for 26. Stuart Catterall was bowled for 19. Duncan Catterall was bowled for 24.

The fifth wicket fell at 155 when Henderson was bowled for four. Richardson was then caught for 24.

The seventh wicket fell at 191 when Makinson was dismissed for 53.

Leyland DAF's run chase ended 37 runs short of victory, with three wickets remaining.

Looking ahead

NEXT Saturday sees Preston at home to Blackpool and the availability of a substitute professional for Blackpool might well decide the match.

The visitors' regular professional Heath Davis has returned home to New Zealand to play Test cricket.

Leyland DAF are hosting Morecambe and after last Saturday's performance against Kendal are capable of getting some points out of this fixture.

Leyland have a tough encounter against Netherfield.

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