David Crotty (68) and Neil Thompson (62) were the men in form for Nelson as Colin Pemberton’s men beat Rishton.

The pair shared a 135-run fourth wicket stand as Nelson posted 216-7.

That was 30 too many for Rishton despite 62 from pro Andrea Agathagelou, who is finally finding his form.

Nelson innings

SR Lemon run out 36
L Bradley b MR Lambert 0
de Wett c and b Wyse 1
DA Crotty run out 68
NS Thompson st Leathert b Aga’lou 62
TA Lord run out 6
SM Lemon b Wyse 30
R Bradley not out 4
RA Meade not out 1
Extras 8
Total (7 wickets) 216
MR Lambert 7 0 33 1, Wyse 16 7 57 2, Agathagelou 16 1 72 1, Hutchinson 5 2 13 0, Seedle 6 0 39 0.

Rishton innings

K Andrews c Th’pson b SR Lemon 20
JB Seedle c de Wett b Halstead 9
Agathagelou c and b SR Lemon 62
CR Lambert c Halstead b SR Lemon 1
M Patel run out 0
MJ Winkley c Lord b de Wett 0
SJ Hacking SR Lemon b de Wett 2
MT Leathert c R Bradley b Meade 46
S Hutchinson run out 21
MR Lambert not out 9
G Wyse b Meade 6
Extras 10
Total (10 wickets) 186
Halstead 12 3 38 1, Meade 14.1 3 48 2, de Wett 13 0 66 2. SR Lemon 10 2 34 3.

Nelson won by 30 runs. Nelson 12, Rishton 3.