Lancashire overcome Cumbria at Appleby

LANCASHIRE maintained their 100 per cent record in the Daily Telegraph
Northern Counties League when they defeated Cumbria 13.6-4.5 at Appleby.
After winning the foursomes 4-2 they moved up another gear in the singles,
losing only one of the 12 ties and halving three as the hosts capitulated.
Most impressive performance was delivered by Lancaster's Jack Clarkson, who
dispatched Darren Whitfield 6&5, while Richie Blundell, from Hillside,
overcame William Postlethwaite 5&3, Ashton-under-Lyne's Luke Kelly matched
his score against Rob Spence.

Match Results
FOURSOMES: Will Bowe (Workington) & Rob Spence (Furness) bt Paul Kinnear
(Formby) & Richie Blundell (Hillside) 3&2; Kieron Waters (Carlisle) & Luke
Walker (Ulverston) lost to Ian Kenwright (Haydock Park) & Luke Kelly
(Ashton-under-Lyne) 7&6; Darren Whitfield (Penrith) & James Atkinson
(Kendal) lost to John Carroll (Huyton & Prescot) & James Rooney (West Lancs)
3&2; William Postlethwaite (Carlisle) & Nick Sowerby (Appley) lost to Jack
Clarkson (Lancaster) & Reece Cranfield (Wigan) 1h; John Longcake (Silloth) &
Nicky Bell (Eden) lost to Joe Brice (Manchester) & Ciaran Doherty (Bury)
2&1; Chris Kendall (Royal Lytham) & Chris Thursby (Carlisle) bt Paul
McFerran (Warrington) & Thomas Winn (Morecambe) 1h.  SINGLES: Waters lost
to Kinnear 1h; Bowe bt Kenwright 2&1; Walker lost to Carroll 2h; Spence lost
to Kelly 5&3, Whitfield lost to Clarkson 6&5; Atkinson halved with Doherty;
Postlethwaite lost ti Blundell 5&3; Sowerby lost to Brice 1h; Longcake
halved with Cranfield; Bell halved with Winn; Kendall lost to McFerran 2&1;
Thursby lost to Rooney 3&2.
Meanwhile Yorkshire, who overcame Northumberland 12-6 at Hexham, are in
second place two points adrift of their Red Rose rivals while Cheshire lost
their unbeaten record when they succumbed to Durham by a single point at
Brancepeth Castle.
Northumberland prop up the table after losing all their matches.

DAILY TELEGRAPH NORTHERN COUNTIES LEAGUE   
                                 P    W    D    L    F    A                  Pts

Lancashire                  3    3    0    0   34.5    19.5         6 
Yorkshire                    3    2    0    1    30    24             4
Cheshire                     3   2    0    1     28.5    25.5       4
Durham                      3    1    0    2    24.5    29.5       2
Cumbria                     3    1    0    2     23.5    30.5      2
Northumberland           3    0    0    3    21    33            0

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