TODMORDEN booked their place in the last four of the Worsley Cup as they beat Enfield by one run in a thriller at Centre Vale.

After batting first and posting 250-8, Todmorden were hot favourites to ease into the semi-finals as they soaked up the sun.

But Enfield staged a remarkable chase only to fall that one run short of a memorable success.

Simon Newbitt was the mainstay of the Todmorden innings as he hit one six and seven fours in his 52, while Andrew Sutcliffe (44) and Nick Barker (43) in that mammoth score.

However, Enfield put up a real fight as substitute professional Theo Doropoulos and Adam Bracewell put on 111 for the fourth wicket .

They needed three off the final ball - but made only one.

Todmorden innings
SD Newbitt c AP Bracewell b Khan 52
BD Sutcliffe b DJ Bracewell 17
N Barker c Burns b O'Loughlin 43
Asad c AP Bracewell b Khan 14
JAL Henderson b Khan 5
SA Priestley run out 16
A Sutcliffe b DJ Bracewell 44
M Bux c Fergusson b Doropoulos 25
S Barker not out 6
DL Brown not out 4
Extras 24
Total (8 wickets) 250

Bowling: Doropoulos 10 0 46 1 Fazal 10 0 40 0 DJ Bracewell 10 0 75 2 Khan 10 1 31 3 O'Loughlin 10 2 51 1

Enfield innings
M Ahmed b S Barker 10
CM Fergusson c Henderson b Asad 15
CD Maudsley c Henderson b Campbell 19
Doropoulos run out 90
AP Bracewell c Brown b Asad 47
AHL Barker c Henderson b Bux 13
MI Burns run out 26
DJ Bracewell run out 0
M Khan run out 9
S O'Loughlin not out 2
H Fazal not out 0
Extras 18
Total (9 wickets) 249

Bowling: Asad 10 0 34 2 S Barker 10 1 49 1 Campbell 10 0 30 1 Bux 10 0 43 1 A Sutcliffe 2 0 27 0 Priestley 5 0 34 0 N Barker 3 0 25 0

Result: Todmorden won by 1 run