SOME devastating bowling swept Radcliffe to a glorious double victory in league and cup at the weekend.
On Saturday professional Steve Dearden and Eddie Shah took five wickets apiece as Heywood were skittled out for 88.
That gave Radcliffe a 70-run victory and five points as they continued their assault on the Central Lancashire League title.
The following day Rishton, from the Lancashire League, were the victims as 16-year-old Toby McLean returned amazing figures of four wickets for just nine runs as Rishton were dismissed for 57.
That saw Radcliffe sweep to a 106-run victory in the Inter League Challenge Trophy competition.
McLean bowled in two spells, claiming the wickets of former Australian Test player Peter Sleep and South African Test star Paul Adams.
His figures after four overs were three maidens, including two wicket maidens, three wickets for three runs.
His fifth over cost just three runs and in his second spell of two overs he bowled a maiden and claimed one wicket for three runs.
Skipper Graeme Simpson also led the way with the bat earlier, hitting 74 as Radcliffe ran up a total of 163 for six off 45 overs.
Top man with the willow on Saturday was Bruce Cruse, with an unbeaten 58 out of Radcliffe's total of 158 for nine off 40 overs in a game reduced by 10 overs in each innings after the start had been delayed.
RADCLIFFE v
HEYWOOD
RADCLIFFE
T. Birt c Arnold b Greyvensteyn...26
R. Heaton c Arnold b Greyvensteyn...9
S. Dearden c Sugden b Greyvensteyn...5
B. Cruse not out...58
G. Simpson c Arnold b Purser...0
D. Keegan c Cros b Greyvensteyn...4
N. Kennedy b Greyvensteyn...0
P. Hayes c Cross b Purser...8
G. Nicholson c Cross b Greyvensteyn...16
S. Holt c Sugden b Greyvensteyn...11
S. Shah not out...11
Extras...10
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Total (for 9) 158
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40 overs
S. Greyvensteyn 20-3-77-7; W. Purser 20-0-78-2.
HEYWOOD
C. Sugden c & b Dearden...6
R. Cross b Shah...26
M. Arnold c Cruse b Dearden...8
R. Purser c Kennedy b Dearden...0
S. Greyvensteyn c & b Dearden...1
R. Slawson c Cruse b Dearden...2
M. Wright c Birt b Shah...22
L. Grogan c Heaton b Shah...4
W. Purser b Shah...2
D. Fayre not out...9
Extras...8
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Total 88
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32.5 overs
S. Dearden 12-6-18-5; S. Shah 15.5-4-45-5; N. Kennedy 1-0-11-0; P. Hayes 4-2-12-0.
INTER LEAGUE KNOCKOUT
RADCLIFFE v RISHTON
RADCLIFFE
R. Heaton c Proctor b Greeves...24
D. Keegan c Proctor b Sleep...4
B. Cruse c Rostron b Greeves...3
G. Simpson c Greeves b Sleep...74
S. Dearden b Adams...11
N. Kennedy b Sleep...17
J. Macauley not out...8
S. Holt not out...1
Extras...21
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Total (for 6) 163
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45 overs
V. Janjua 9-2-20-0; P. Sleep 9-2-36-3; P. Adams 9-3-29-1; S. Greeves 9-1-34-2; R. Whalley 9-0-34-0.
RISHTON
R. Whalley b McLean...4
R. Rostron b Shah...0
P. Sleep c Macauley b McLean...3
R. Whalley b Dearden...2
P. Adams c Simpson b McLean...0
J. Dobson c Kennedy b Shah...6
D. Mills not out...16
M. Leathert c Simpson b Holt...0
A. Proctor b Holt...0
S. Greeves b McLean...12
V. Janjua c Simpson b Kennedy...12
Extras...12
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Total 57
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31.2 overs
J. McLean 7-4-9-4; S. Shah 9-3-14-2; S. Dearden 4-0-9-1; S. Holt 5-2-13-2; N. Kennedy 6.2-4-3-1.
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