Lancaster 28-2 Leyland DAF 110-7

RAIN brought a premature end to the game at Lune Road with the match delicately poised.

Lancaster captain David Heywood won the toss and put Leyland Daf in to bat.

The visitors reached a moderate 110-7 from their allotted 50 overs.

Opener Stuart Catterall top scored with 39 and debutante 17-year-old James Aspinall supported him with 30.

Catterall and Aspinall featured in a second wicket partnership of 30.

Leyland Daf professional Steven John with 25 was the only other batsman to get into double figures.

David Jolleys and Graham Barnes shared the overs taking 3 for 53 and 3 for 47 respectively.

In reply Lancaster started disastrously, losing professional Raj Hans and his opening partner Phil Dennison for 4 runs each.

After 18 overs, when the runs descended, Lancaster were 28-2, with Brian Phillips undefeated on 15 and David Heywood with a single.

St Annes 32-1 Morecambe 196-6

ST ANNES captain Russell Bradley won the toss and put Morecambe in to bat.

It appeared prudent when Mark Woodhead was bowled by St Annes professional Dave Callaghan for three.

Nevertheless, Morecambe's South African professional Ashwell Prince took charge of the proceedings, making his first century.

He featured in a fifth wicket partnership of 49 with Graham Fisher and was finally dismissed in Callaghan's second spell, caught by Russell Bradley for 106.

He batted 142 minutes, faced 122 balls and hit 3 sixes and 7 fours.

St Annes only had 11 overs when rain brought on early halt to the proceedings.

Peter Stephens trapped Bobby Denning lbw for five but Adrian Darlington and Dave Callaghan were undefeated with 18 and 8 respectively.

This Saturday sees a break from the league programme with the first round of the Vaux Samson Cup.

Last season Lancaster and Morecambe perished in the first round and obviously will want to do better this year.

Lancaster have a home tie with Blackpool and if the game is similar to the recent league game the match will be a close encounter.

Morecambe face Leyland Daf at Woodhill Lane and if they can master the visitors' professional, left arm pace bowler Steven John, they should make progress in the competition.

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