Siddarth’s sizzling form seals Morecambe victory

The hosts were dismissed for 114 in Saturday's division two clash and Morecambe scraped home at 115-9.

Overseas ace Siddarth Ahhuja made the difference with bat and ball, first taking 5-15 from 7.4 overs. His 50 then propelled Morecambe towards a target they reached with 13.2 overs to spare.

Lloyd Smith was the only other Morecambe player to reach double figures, though his unbeaten 12 sealed the win despite Imran Heymood's 4-39.

Morecambe crashed to defeat by 217 runs at Northern in the Lancashire Cricket Federation Knockout on Sunday.

The Liverpool Competition hosts smashed their way to 355-3 in the second-round tie as as Liam Grey struck 24 boundaries in his 184, putting on 175 for the first wicket with Stephen Lucas (97) and 120 for the third with Johnny Browne (34 not out)

The adjustment of Morecambe's target to 346 from 39 overs was irrelevant as they could only reach 128-9 (Joseph Bradshaw 38no). Matthew Laker took 4-29 for the Merseysiders, who will host Kearsley in the last eight.

Morecambe visit second-bottom Great Eccleston on Saturday, then resume their 40-Over Cup campaign at Penwortham on Sunday.

First, they complete their T20 group at home to Longridge this Tuesday, a week after beating Fulwood & Broughton by 16 runs at home.

Their winning total of 168-7 was built on captain Lewis Smith's 55 from 30 balls and opening stand of 75 with wicketkeeper Andrew Creech (23).

The visitors were then restricted to 152-6 (Clayton Stone 42) as Morecambe made it two wins out of three in group D.

Currently second to Garstang, Morecambe would seal their play-off spot with victory this Tuesday.

Torrisholme are third in the Palace Shield Championship after their six-wicket home defeat by Mawdesley.

The hosts suffered a second league loss after Mawdesley passed their total of 102 with more than 16 overs to spare.

Torrisholme's Joseph Wills was the game's top scorer with 34 and Mawdesley's Lewis McKinnon took 4-15 off six overs.

Torrisholme won Sunday’s group final in the National Village Knockout by 46 runs at home to Lindal Moor.

The hosts reached 159 after a stand of 70 between captain James Cookson (57) and Adam Parkinson (44), who both fell to George Hughes (6-29).

The Westmorland League club were then revived from 11-5 as wicketkeeper Abe Brown (49) and Freddie Scrogham (46) shared 73 runs before the innings closed at 113-9.

This Saturday, Torrisholme host a Lancaster side with just one league win so far after a 36-run home defeat by Eccleston.

The second-bottom Chorley side posted 208 (Alex Brooks 42), then moved to within a point of Lancaster by restricting them to 172-7 (Ahmad Zarmalwal 41).

Westgate have suffered back-to-back defeats, their latest by five wickets at Burneside.

Westgate wicketkeeper Lewin Maladay's 55 was the game's top knock but his team could only reach 120, which the hosts passed with more than nine overs to spare. Sixth-placed Westgate welcome Vernon Carus this Saturday.