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Players/Members Please Note -  CricketForce 2009
 
CricketForce weekend this year is 4th/5th April
 

 Thanks to everyone who took part in this years Cricket Force.  Lots of work was completed and made a large impact on the pre-season work load.  Everyone enjoyed the time and it was very rewarding to see lots of people working together for the benefit of our club.  Thanks again on behalf of your committee.   

 
Sat. 2nd May 2009
1st XI v Kendal
Chorley 171all out,  Kendal 125 all out
Third time lucky for Chorley as they picked up a fine victory on the back of a superb dislplay of leg spin bowling by Gaurav Dhar. Having lost the toss for the third game running, Chorley found themselves batting first and in trouble. Josh Tolley went in the first over and when Adam Peacock was wastefully run out and Dhar edged to the keeper the scoreboard read a sickly 18/3. A fifty stand between Michael Critchley and Jack Catterall steadied the ship . Critchley finally departed for the day`s top score of 42, but some productive mini -stands down the order including a last wicket one of 21 between Richard Flood and Jimmy Lee, eventually saw Chorley to a competitive looking 171.
Kendal also lost a wicket early , Dhar bowling Ullah round his legs but the ageless Terry Hunte promptly crashed a huge six off his first delivery and looked in the mood to play a significant innings. Dhar though removed opener Ashburner before Hunte charged ill- advisedly to present Tolley with a straightforward stumping. The eighties though proved hugely profitable for Chorley as Kendal slumped from 82/3 to 87/7 in the space of five overs as Dhar and Lee tore through the middle order. Dhar also took two catches, one a blinder in the gulley, as he proved impossible to keep out of the picture. Fittingly Dhar finished things off with the final wicket of Kendal skipper Parkin comfortably caught by Andy Holdsworth to give Chorley 15 points from an excellent afternoon`s work. Oddly due to the ongoing visa foul up neither side fielded a professional.  

 

Sun. 3rd May 2009

ECB National Knockout
Chorley v Blackpool

 

Blackpool 148/9 Steven Mercer 32 Andy Hogarth 38no
Billy Smith 2/26, Gaurav Dhar 1/27, Matt Parry 1/14, Jimmy Lee 1/9, Nigel Eastham 3/44
Chorley 148/8.
Will Moulton 55, Gaurav Dhar 21, Jack Catterall 21
Richard Gleeson 2/34, Steven Mercer 4/18.
Chorley won the 45 over per side game by vitue of losing one less wicket
 
Sat 16th May 2009
 Chorley v Fleetwood.
Fleetwood 149 All Out
Chorley 150/8
Chorley won the toss and put Fleetwood in to bat on a wet wicket. A typical half century from Nick Coultas and a late flurry from skipper James Ellis saw Fleetwood post 149 all out in the 41st over in a match reduced to 46 overs per side.
Nigel Eastham in 25 balls took 5/29 to demolish the lower half of the Fleetwood batting. Matt Parry in 20 overs took 2/40 and the other wicket takers were Kieron McCullagh 1/32 and Jimmy Lee 2/32.
In reply Chorley seemed to have the game well under control when Josh Tolley and Jack Catterall put on 40 for the first wicket but then Chris Hartley 15, Will Moulton 18, Michael Critchley 8, Nigel Eastham 14, succumbed to pro Mohammed Sadiq,  back for a second spell,  and left arm spinner Chesney Hughes the game could have gone either way but in the end Kieron McCullagh 12 no and Jimmy Lee 3no saw the side home with five balls to spare of the last over.
 
Sat. 23rd May 2009
Morecambe v Chorley
Chorley 166/8
Morecambe 154 all out
Morecambe won the toss and put Chorley in to bat. Runs were hard to come by with Mashimby claiming three of the first four wickets, Chorley were 42/4 when Ian Oakes came to the wicket. He and Michael Critchley shared a stand of 41 and when Oakes was out his 53 included 7 fours and a six and the total stood at 129/6. Andy Holdsworth then made a valuable 27 no and Chorley`s final 166/8 was a competitive score.
In reply Morecambe were made to work for their runs but at 87/2 after 32 overs the game was in the balance. Re-enter Ian Oakes with his legspin and his dismissal of Dennison opened the door. Keiron McCullagh then accounted for two wickets including professional Mashimby and thereafter the match belonged to Oakes as he steadily accounted for the remaining Morecambe batsman and ended with figures of 6/32 off nine overs and Chorley ran out winners by 12 runs.
 
Mon. 25th May 2009 
Darwen v Chorley
Darwen 99 all out
Chorley 102/1 
Once again Chorley`s bowlers did the side proud bowling out Darwen for 99 in 46 overs. The wickets were shared between Rex Purnell 3 for 6 off 7 overs, Ian Oakes 3/29 off 13 overs, Jimmy Lee 2 for 24 off 11 overs and  Billy Smith 1 for 19 off 10 overs.
In reply, though they lost Jack Catterall for 2, the biggest threat to Chorley was the rain but even that could not stop Josh Tolley, 57 n.o and Chris Hartley, 36 n.o knocking off the runs in 26 overs and taking Chorley to the top of the table.