Ian Austin’s Baxenden continued their amazing run of form with a win against Cherry Tree at Preston Old Road in the quarter-finals of Ramsbottom Cup on Sunday.

Baxenden
C Waddington b Bolton 44
Naeem c Friend b Broom 65
I Austin b Lord 17
M Rishton not out 53
L McIntosh c Kennedy b Lord 5
S Payne not out 20
Extras 18
Total (for 4) 222

Lord 10 0 40 2 Hussain 8 0 34 0 Broom 10 0 39 1 Baldwin 9 0 57 0 Hadfield 3 0 17 0 Bolton 8 0 23 1

Cherry Tree
M Hadfield c Austin b Naeem 17
S Friend c Haworth b Bulcock 7
Broom c W’gton b McIntosh 11
J Bolton c Cron’w b McIntosh 30
M Friend ct and b Sudworth 21
J Kennedy LBW Sudworth 0
L Kennedy LBW Naeem 18
J Baldwin c Cronshab Naeem 17
D Logan c Naeem b Austin 10
D Lord not out 30
W Hussain not out 3
Extras 18
Total (for 9) 182

Austin 8 3 19 1 Bulcock 5 0 15 1 McIntosh 10 5 21 2 Naeem 8 2 30 3 Sudworth 10 0 45 2 Swindells 6 0 24 0 C Waddington 1 0 13 0

Baxenden won by 40 runs