CHAMPIONS Baxenden suffered a third defeat of the season as Whalley were victorious.

Kamram Younis (67) and Mark Fallon (87) provided the backbone of Whalley’s 255.

Baber Naeem hit 90 in Baxenden’s reply but the home side fell 60 runs short.

Whalley

M Davies ct Naeem b Austin 0
R Lamb ct Payne b Austin 4
Younas ct Swindells b Austin 67
L Kearsley ct Swindells b Sudworth 37
M Fallon ct Payne b Sudworth 87
D Fitzhenry b Sudworth 4
R Palmer run out 5
S Gorton ct Payne b Naeem 17
G Jones ct and b Naeem 13
J Galling LBW Naeem 2
D O'Neill Not Out 4
Extras 5
Total (all out 255
I Austin 11 2 57 3, N Warburton 6 2 38 0, Naeem 15.1 2 81 3, G Sudworth 11 0 67 3.

Baxenden

S Payne ct Younas b O'Neill 19
Naeem b Younas 90
I Austin ct and b Younas 1
M Rishton run out 39
L Cook b Gorton 0
D Hothersall ct Palmer b Younas 2
B Swindells LBW Gorton 4
A Irwin ct Galling b Younas 16
G Sudworth b Fallon 14
N Warburton ct Palmer b Younas 5
I Parkinson Not Out 0
Extras 0
Total (all out) 195
D O'Neill 10 0 45 1, Younas 19 2 88 5, G Jones 2 0 18 0, S Gorton 7 0 31 2, M Fallon 1.1 0 8 1.

Whalley won by 60 runs.