BAXENDEN stretched their lead at the top of the table as they crushed Clitheroe by 10 wickets on Saturday.

Babar Naeem claimed 5-34 and then smashed an unbeaten 91 as they strolled home.

Clitheroe
Turner c Haworth b Sudworth 44
J Dewhurst ct Haw’th b Bulcock 2
J McDowell ct Rishton b Naeem 38
A Pearce ct Haworth b Sudworth 1
P Dibb lbw b Naeem 1
N Bolton run out 13
M Preston run out 0
C Palmer ct Haworth b Naeem 0
J Marquet lbw b Naeem 2
J Marquet lbw b Naeem 1
J Houldsworth not out 0
Extras 14
Total (10 wickets) 116

D Bulcock 7 2 23 1, L McIntosh 8 2 25 0, Naeem 15 3 34 5, I Austin 5 2 14 0, G Sudworth 8.1 2 11 2 0

Baxenden
C Waddington not out 20
B Naeem not out 91
Extras 6
Total (0 wickets) 117

J Marquet 6 1 23 0, B Dowling 3 0 24 0, N Bolton 2 0 27 0, J Dewhurst 2 0 33 0, J Houldsworth 1.2 0 6 0

Baxenden won by 10 wickets