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Preston may seek new professional

11:12am Thursday 2nd October 2008

With the cricket season over our local clubs are left to reflect on a season which had its highs and lows.

Preston Cricket Club awards night date

10:36am Wednesday 24th September 2008

Preston Cricket Club will host its awards presentation night on Friday October 10 at West Cliff starting at 7.30pm For further details call club secretary John Richardson on 01772 749130.

Preston narrowly beaten by Morecambe in cup final

9:56am Monday 15th September 2008

Preston suffered an agonising five run defeat to Morecambe in a low scoring Furness Building Society Cup on Sunday.

Preston hammered by St Annes

9:34am Monday 1st September 2008

Former Pakistan test player Atiq Uz-Zaman hit 124 not out as Preston were hammered by 109 runs by St Annes on Saturday.

Preston beat Leyland by four wickets

9:37am Monday 25th August 2008

Preston beat Leyland by four wickets at Fox Lane after they dismissed the home side for 106 with professional Bilal Asad taking five wickets for 15.

Parekh bowls Preston to victory

10:27am Monday 18th August 2008

Veteran Manoj Parekh bowled Preston to victory over bottom club Fleetwood at West Cliff, taking 7 for 39 as the visitors were dismissed for 107. Mark Emsley's 38 provided the biggest resistance. Preston were made to fight for their winning runs as Adam Breakall returned three for 27 but Yasin Patel (29) and Joe Davies (35 not out) saw Preston home.

Preston reach League Cup final

9:32am Monday 11th August 2008

Preston have reached the final of the Northern Premier League Cup, now called the Furness Building Society Cup after a six wicket victory over Blackpool at West Cliff on Sunday.

Preston suffer seven wicket defeat at home to Chorley

9:50am Monday 4th August 2008

Preston had a mixed weekend beating Morecambe by 40 runs on Saturday before falling to a seven-wicket defeat to Chorley on Sunday.

Croft plays key role as Preston crushed by Blackpool

9:40am Monday 21st July 2008

Preston suffered a crushing nine wicket defeat by 3D Sports Northern Premier Cricket League leaders Blackpool at Stanley Park.

Preston fail to force victory after Sajid century

10:38am Monday 14th July 2008

Sajid Patel scored 101 for Preston against Barrow at West Cliff on Saturday and pro Bilal Asad hit 50 in a total of 228, but they had to be settle for a winning draw as the visitors finished on 140 for 8 with Bilal Asad claiming four wickets.

Preston draw at Lancaster

12:25pm Monday 7th July 2008

Preston had to settle for a winning draw in a match curtailed by rain at Lancaster after professional Bilal Asad had scored a superb 88 not out off 79 balls,in their total of 165-3. Lancaster finished on 91 for 3 in reply.

Preston 59-3, Kendal 58

2:11pm Sunday 29th June 2008

Preston shocked former Northern Premier League leaders Kendal as they skittled them out for just 58 before cruising to a seven wicket victory.

Preston blown away in Twenty20 Cup

2:43pm Thursday 26th June 2008

Preston suffered a 37 run defeat at the hands of Blackpool in a Thwaites and Northern Premier Twenty/20 Cup tie played in gusting winds at St Annes on Sunday.

Flintoff bat auctioned for Rosemere Cancer Foundation

CRICKET ACE: Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff

12:19pm Tuesday 24th June 2008

The auction of a signed cricket bat owned by England star, Andrew Flintoff, helped fetch more than £700 for the Rosemere Cancer Foundation.

Preston defeated by Blackpool in Twenty/20 Cup

3:14pm Monday 23rd June 2008

Blackpool beat Preston were by 37 runs in a Thwaites and Northern Premier Twenty/20 Cup tie played in gusting winds at St Annes on Sunday.

Preston match falls victim to weather

10:03am Monday 23rd June 2008

Preston's home league match against Netherfield on Saturday was abandoned due to the weather which wiped out the entire Northern Premier League programme.

Preston suffer last ball agony in Lancashire Cup

1:38pm Tuesday 17th June 2008

Preston are out of the Lancashire Cup after a dramatic last ball defeat to Prestwich.

Preston to play two Twenty20 Cup matches in one day

10:08am Tuesday 10th June 2008

Preston will take part in two Northern Premier League Twenty20 Cup matches in one day at St Annes on Sunday June 22.

Preston shock league leaders Leyland

9:21am Monday 9th June 2008

Preston enjoyed their second successive 3D Northern Premier League victory beating table toppers Leyland by 51 runs at West Cliff.

Leyland to face local rivals Preston

2:43pm Friday 6th June 2008

Northern Premier League leaders Leyland face local rivals Preston at West Cliff on Saturday. Leyland are still unbeaten but their lead at the top was cut to nine points after they could only cling ona for a draw at Netherfield last weekend with seven wickets down.

Preston beat Fleetwood in Twenty/20 opener

11:02am Friday 6th June 2008

Preston beat Fleetwood by seven runs in the opening match of the 3D Sports Twenty20 competition on Thursday evening. After Preston's frontline batsmen failed to fire Jonty McDonald (21) and Omar Malik (31) helped rescue the innings and Preston finished on 116. Bilal Asad claimed the wicket of Adam Parker in Fleetwood's reply, while Javed Hussain dismissed Adam Sharrocks, but Fleetwood appeared to be heading for victory until Asad hit back taking one wicket for four runs off four overs of hostile bowling to secure a home victory for Preston.

Preston 151 Fleetwood 127

4:21pm Sunday 1st June 2008

Preston beat struggling Fleetwood by 14 runs.

Carnforth 184-4 Preston 183

3:40pm Sunday 25th May 2008

Preston continue to struggle in the Northern Premier League going down to a six wicket defeat against Carnforth.

Preston defeated by Kendal in Cockspur Cup

9:23am Wednesday 21st May 2008

Preston are out of the Cockspur Cup after a 90 run defeat at fellow 3D Sports Northern Premier League side Kendal.

Malik to play in Preston's cup clash with Kendal

10:08am Friday 16th May 2008

Omar Malik will be in Preston's line-up when they travel to Kendal on Sunday for the Cockspur Cup National Knockout second round tie.

County cup victory for Preston

9:28am Wednesday 14th May 2008

Preston defeated Central Lancashire League team Unsworth at West Cliff in the Lancashire Cup on Sunday.

Preston Cricket Club to take on Morecambe

3:20pm Friday 9th May 2008

Preston Cricket Club's first team take on Morecambe this weekend.

Preston humbled by Lancaster in league opener

10:12am Monday 21st April 2008

Preston were skittled out for just 73 by Lancaster with young all-rounder Michael Stevens claiming six wickets for 31 in the opening Northern Premier League fixture.

Preston to play Unsworth in Lancs KO

10:44am Sunday 3rd February 2008

Preston CC have been drawn at home to Central Lancashire League side Unsworth in the first round of the Lancashire Knockout.

Tough ties for Preston and Leyland in Cockspur Cup

9:37am Friday 25th January 2008

Preston have been drawn away to Kendal in the second round of the Cockspur Cup National Knockout while Leyland are at home toChester Boughton Hall.


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Mobile phone technology advancement has undermined government agencies' ability to gather information

Updated 10:16pm Wednesday 15th October 2008

Plans to gather and record millions of pieces of information about everyone's internet and telephone habits have been condemned as "Orwellian".


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