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Cumbria Cricket League Saturday Wash Out

By Robert Haile

Rain stop played in the Cumbria Cricket League but some games managed to be played over the weekend.

All the matches in the Premier Division were abandoned meaning Carlisle stay top and Whitehaven are still bottom.

All the Saturday matches fell in Division One but on Sunday July 31 the better weather meant Millom 2nd could face Furness 2nd.

Millom won the toss and batted first with opener Robert Thompson scoring 31 and Dominic Connor reaching 43 as Furness bowled them out for 220 with bowler Harris Woods taking 4 for 26 runs from his 9.2 overs.

Chasing Furness were bowled out for 134 with Harris Woods scoring 23 and Elliot Maxfield making 28 as Adam Kelly took 5 wickets for 30 runs.

In Division Two on Saturday there were two abandoned matches and a conceded game.

Ulverston 2nd conceded their fixture against Whitehaven 2nd while Vickerstown and Lindal Moor 2nd, Haverigg 2nd and Barrow were abandoned.

On Sunday July 31 Dalton 2nd took on Cleator 2nd.

Batting first Dalton were bowled out for 96 in reply Cleator successfully chased the total down reaching 97 for 2 wickets.

Premier Division

Wigton v Whitehaven Abandoned

Workington v Dalton Abandoned

Cockermouth v Haverigg Abandoned

Cleator v Carlisle Abandoned

Furness v Keswick Abandoned

Egremont v Millom Abandoned

Premier Division Table

  1. Carlisle – 135
  2. Cockermouth – 130
  3. Keswick – 128
  4. Furness – 110
  5. Millom – 98
  6. Workington – 86
  7. Cleator – 68
  8. Wigton – 63
  9. Haverigg – 57
  10. Egremont – 51
  11. Dalton – 45
  12. Whitehaven – 31

Division One Fixtures

Saturday July 30

Seascale v Cockermouth 2nd Abandoned

Lindal Moor v Egremont 2nd Abandoned

Kirkby in Furness v Furness 2nd Abandoned

Ulverston v Hawcoat Park Abandoned

Millom 2nd v Workington 2nd Abandoned

Sunday July 31

Millom 2nd 220 All Out v Furness 2nd 134 All Out

Division One Table

  1. Ulverston – 98
  2. Lindal Moor – 94
  3. Hawcoat Park – 81
  4. Millom 2nd – 81
  5. Seascale – 68
  6. Furness 2nd – 60
  7. Kirkby in Furness – 53
  8. Workington 2nd – 50
  9. Cockermouth 2nd – 45
  10. Egremont 2nd – 44

Division Two Results

Saturday July 30

Whitehaven 2nd v Ulverston Conceded

Vickerstown v Lindal Moor 2nd Abandoned

Haverigg 2nd v Barrow Abandoned

Sunday July 31

Dalton 2nd 96 All Out v Cleator 2nd 97/2

Division Two Table

  1. Vickerstown – 114
  2. Whitehaven 2nd – 102
  3. Cleator 2nd – 64
  4. Lindal Moor 2nd – 55
  5. Dalton 2nd – 48
  6. Barrow – 45
  7. Haverigg 2nd – 43
  8. Ulverston 2nd – 16