Padiham edged out Clitheroe by three runs in a tense Ribblesdale League clash.

Padiham
Siddique ct D’hurst b Hussain 44
A Saddique b Marquet 7
U Saddique ct McD’ll b H’ain 58
J Bushell b Marquet 16
A Hall ct McDowell b Marquet 6
N Ashraf b Marquet 0
K Farooq not out 22
S Meehan b Marquet 14
Q Ahmed not out 1
Extras 18
Total (7 wickets) 186

Bowling: J Marquet 18.1 2 55 5, J Dewhurst 9 0 55 0, F Hussain 13 4 35 2, G Kershaw 4 0 25 0.

Clitheroe
P Turner b Ashraf 46
J Dewhurst ct Kelly b Siddique 4
D Dibb b Siddique 45
J McDowell ct Bushell b S’que 0
C Musson out 14
M Coulter b Siddique 3
P Gasjal not out 52
A Pearce not out 9
Extras 10
Total (6 wickets) 183

Bowling: Q Ahmed 10 2 31 0, U Saddique 2 0 21 0, K Siddique 20 3 49 4, N Ashraf 13 0 75 1.

Padiham won by 3 runs