BURNLEY pace bowler James Anderson celebrated his call-up to the England under-17 side for two one-day internationals this week with three wickets as Burnley beat Haslingden by 43 runs.

Anderson has taken 38 wickets in his first full season in the EW Cartons Lancashire League and has also impressed the England selectors with 12 wickets for Lancashire under-17s.

The 17-year-old student at St Theodore's School in Burnley will be in action at Milton Keynes on Wednesday and Thursday under the watchful eye of former Leicestershire batsman Tim Boon, who is in charge of the England side.

However, Anderson was forced to share the limelight yesterday with substitute profesional Geoff Foley, who turned in a stunning performance.

The Australian, professional with Northern League side Netherfield, hit a run-a-ball century before falling for 115 with seven fours and seven sixes.

And he then followed that up with figures of 6-55, including a burst of 6-10 to demolish Haslingden's lower order as they collapsed from 164-4 to 190 all out.

Earlier, Foley shared a third-wicket stand of 89 with skipper Andy McLeod, who passed 500 league runs for the season on his way to 43, and then 102 with Ian Whitehead.

Todmorden duo Brendan Nash and Richard Baigent both smashed club records at Centre Vale - but Colne still won the match by five wickets. Baigent broke the amateur batting record for a season with a fine 68 and Nash shattered the professional record with an unbeaten 76 as the home side piled up the runs.

Nash, in particular, was in brilliant form, hammering six fours and two sixes, to take his tally for the season to 1,083.

And Baigent wasn't far behind, hitting nine fours in his half century to take his aggregate to 875.

Together, they shared a stand of 81 for the second wicket and that partnership helped Todmorden set a challenging total of 209-5.

But you write off Lancashire target Joe Scuderi at your peril and he and middle-order batsman David Swarbrick soon spoilt the party.

Scuderi stroked his way to 46 and Swarbrick blasted 55 not out as Colne sealed victory with 14 balls to spare.

Church also re-wrote the record books by smashing their highest ever score in limited overs cricket in another high scoring encounter at Lowerhouse.

Chief destroyer was professional Neil McGarrell who struck a sparkling 128 not out as the visitors rattled up a massive 286-3. McGarrell struck 16 fours and four sixes in his 136-ball knock, sharing a stand of 101 with opener Alex Holt (37) and then a brilliant unbroken partnership of 146 with Phil Sykes (68 not out) as the men from Blackburn Road stacked up the runs.

That always looked beyond the home side despite a superb effort from professional Martin Van Jaarsveld and Chris Bleazard who both scored 60.

And Lowerhouse were finally dismissed for 234 as Phil Gilrane claimed 4-34.

Ramsbottom professional Matthew Pascoe enjoyed his best day of the summer as he inspired his side to a 67-run win over Accrington.

Pascoe hit his first half-century of the summer and faced just 61 balls in reaching 76 with four fours and four sixes.

That lifted Ramsbottom to 178-7 and Accrington were never in the hunt once Pascoe had removed Accrington professional Mark Bailey for 15.

He went on to collect three more wickets as the home side were dismissed for 111.

Rishton climbed above Accrington at the bottom of the table as they romped to an eight-wicket win over Rawtenstall. Chasing the visitors' 157 all out, in which skipper John Seedle picked up five wickets and professional Paul Wiseman wighed in with four, Rishton were guided home by Andy Bartley and Craig Smith.

Wicket-keeper/batsman Bartley batted through with an unbeaten 88 and shared a 119-run second-wicket partnership with Smith, who went for 39 with just four needed for a maximum points victory.

Bacup achieved a four-wicket win over Enfield with four balls to spare.

Enfield reached 187-7 with Liam Jackson hitting a half-century and sharing a third-wicket stand of 84 with professional Dave Saker, who made 40.

But Bacup recovered from 112-6 thanks to an unbeaten stand of 79 between John Chapman and Nick Cronshaw.

Earlier, youngster Andrew Knights hit 32 in just his fourth first-team appearance but it took Chapman's 42 and 21 from Cronshaw to seal the victory.

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