MORECAMBE'S loss was Lancaster's gain this week when opening bowler Neil Jordan defected to Lancaster.

But Lancaster will need to improve their batting before they play Blackpool at Stanley Park as the seaside team have an excellent pace attack with professional Marcus Sharp and Lancashire development officer Rudra Singh.

Morecambe, meanwhile, will have their work cut out for them when they battle champions Netherfield at Woodhill Lane.

Leyland DAF 160 Morecambe 181-6

MORECAMBE are celebrating a 21 runs victory and a place in the second round of the Vaux Bitter Cup after beating Leyland Daf Daf at Sandy Lane.

Put into bat Morecambe professional Ashwell Prince and Graham Fisher took the score onto 55 before the latter was lbw to David Makinson for 19.

The backbone of the Morecambe innings was a 96 runs partnership for the fourth wicket between Prince and Morecambe captain Phil Thornton. Their innings closed on 181-6.

Peter Stephens was the pick of Morecambe's bowlers taking 3-27 from 7 overs, while John Eccles and Gulam Maje both took 3-32 respectively as they won with eight balls remaining.

Chorley 156-7 Lancaster 154

DESPITE a superb performance Lancaster lost their first round Vaux Bitter Cup match by three wickets at Windsor Park.

There was only one over remaining when Chorley scored the winning runs.

Half the Lancaster side were dismissed for 115 when Brian Philips was stumped by Neil Senior off Greaves for 9.

David Derham and wicket-keeper Brendan Hetherington stopped the rot and took the score to Lancaster 154-8. The last two wickets did not produce a run.

Lancaster had a dream start when Chorley went into bat and James Fazackerley was caught and bowled by Dave Jolleys. But things then went sour for Lancaster. John Greaves and Chorley professional Josh Marquet won them the match with a six off the last ball of the 39th over.

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