Morecambe reached the Furness Building Society Cup final with victory over Leyland on a very well-prepared pitch, given the awful recent weather.

Electing to bat first, Morecambe were quickly out of the blocks as the home side raced to 54 off only eight overs.

Mark Woodhead punished Makinson, hitting him over the top, while Vishal Goyal was slightly more reserved but kept up the pace.

Phil Thornton continued the positive start, but was aided by Wood head who had to run for Thornton due to a hamstring pull.

Thornton was at his hard-hitting best, taking a particular liking to Khan, the Leyland pro, hitting him over Woodhill House.

Goyal progressed beyond 50, again before a quick flurry of wickets meant it was down to Phil Dennison to take the score beyond 200.

Leyland opener Cummings wasted no time making his intentions clear from the first over.

Indeed, Morecambe were somewhat relieved when Graham Lee trapped his opening partner Cross in front with 43 on the board from six overs.

This brought professional Khan to the wicket and he continued the fine start but the introduction of Jono Gates proved decisive as he bowled Cummings.

The Morecambe following were ecstatic but their jubilation continued as Gates then forced a false shot from Khan which saw him well caught by Martin.

Clough then picked up three wickets with his off-spin to really hit home Morecambe's dominance.

All that was left was for Dennison to roll back the years, taking the final two wickets to set up a home final against Preston on Sunday.

* In the Second Division cup semi-final, Morecambe 2nd were beaten by Darwen 2nd by 68 runs at Birch Hall.