KENDAL claimed a notable scalp in the Cockspur Cup on Sunday, beating Lytham by six wickets - a win which sets up a moeny-spinning home area final with Netherfield on Sunday week.
Liverpool Competition side Lytham came with plenty of pedigree in the Cockspur - the National Clubs' Knockout competition - having reached the last 16 for the past two seasons.
Playing for visitors was
Cumberland skipper Marcus Sharp, while Kendal were without their South African Ross McMillan, who as an overseas professional was ineligible to take part.
Instead veteran bowler Adrian Potts was drafted into the side from the Second XI to open the bowling.
Potts was quickly in action as Lytham won the toss and opted to bat and Stuart Parkin got Kendal off to a great start by removing Dingle with his fourth ball courtesy of Oliver Killiner's eager hands at extra cover.
Potts then showed he has lost none of his competitive edge as he struck with the wickets of two more danger-men in Flood (17) and Wisniewski (9).
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From a worrying 12-2 after four overs, Lytham then found themselves in real trouble at
42-4 - a run-out not helping their cause as the pressure told.
A rally of sorts arrived as the
visitors added 42 for the fifth wicket in 12 overs, but Kendal achieved a key breakthrough when Tony Yasin had the top-scoring Openshaw (20) trapped leg-before.
It was a regulation mop-up thereafter with Lytham surrendering their last five wickets for only 32 runs as they were all out for 125 in the 40th over.
Potts finished with 2-29 from nine overs, with Ben Simm also collecting 2-16 off 5.1 overs.
A good start was important for Kendal and they got it with openers Ikram Ullah and Kevin Howarth putting on a quickfire 40 to break the back of the
target.
Ullah (24) departed, bowled by Openshaw, in the sixth over but Howarth's impressive form with the bat continued as he blazed away for an unbeaten 77 off 60 balls, with 11 fours and two sixes, to steer Kendal to
victory at 126-4 in 22.3 overs - exactly half the allotted amount.
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