Third-placed Great Harwood beat second-placed Read at the Cliffe in the Ribblesdale League on Saturday.

Read were bowled out for 115 before the reigning champions got home easily.

Read
N Marsh ct Allen b Maher 13
Harvey ct Aspinall b Maher 4
M Whalley b Akbar 23
K O'Connor b Akbar 10
C Holt ct Howarth b Maher 0
J Marshall ct Allen b Maher 4
A Laycock run out 1
A Rushton Not Out 33
W Eastham ct Howarth b Akbar 8
P Haworth b Maher 1
K Smithson ct Whalley b H’arth 10
Extras 8
Total (all out ) 115

Akbar 19 1 74 3, S Maher 17 5 34 5, Rl Whalley 2 0 4 0, M Howarth 0.3 0 0 1

Great Harwood
A Armer Not Out 54
P Allen ct Laycock b Rushton 12
R Whalley b Harvey 32
Akbar b Eastham 16
P Aspinall Not Out 2
Extras 1
Total (3 wickets) 117

Harvey 8 0 34 1, A Rushton 4 0 34 1, W Eastham 7 1 27 1, K Smithson 2.1 0 21 0

Great Harwood won by seven wickets