Northern League Round-up (31 May 1999)
Darwen'S sensational start to the cricket season continued this weekend with a 39 run League victory over Preston to put Darwen 18 points clear at the top of the table followed on Sunday with a thrilling last ball win against Morecambe in the Vaux
31-May-1999
1 May 1999
Northern League Round-up
Lancashire Evening Telegraph
Darwen'S sensational start to the cricket season continued this
weekend with a 39 run League victory over Preston to put Darwen 18
points clear at the top of the table followed on Sunday with a
thrilling last ball win against Morecambe in the Vaux Samson Cup as
Darwen reached the semi-finals and a trip to local rivals Chorley,
who had a bye.
Against Preston, Darwen reached a formidable 194-7 thanks to a
splendid third wicket stand of 111 between Gareth Cordingley (46) and
professional Richard Petrie (74).
A comfortable victory seemed a formality as Preston slumped to 44-4
but good middle order resistance came from Parekh (48) and Johnston
(47) before the Birch Hall boys got the breakthrough and skipper
Geoff Hacking and Paul Rodden tore through the tail to take five
wickets in five overs to achieve victory with five overs to spare.
On Sunday, 85 from Gareth Cordingley, backed with 54 not out from
Petrie, held cancel out an Ashwell prince century for Morecambe which
included seven sixes.
Chorley were not extended to defeat bottom of the table Leyland DAF
by nine wickets at Windsor Park. Australian professional Josh Marquet
ripped through DAF's top order, taking four for 31, and slow left
armer Rex Purnell knocked up the tail with 3-24 as DAF closed on
145-9. In reply, Neil Bannister and Roland Horridge compiled an
untroubled second wicket partnership of 148.
Source :: Lancashire Evening Telegraph (https://www.reednews.co.uk/let/)