Padiham and Settle were involved in the closest finish, aggregating 480 runs.

Pro Harry Boam (92) and Andrew McCracken (70) helped Settle reach 240 before John Bushell’s 91 took Padiham home.

Settle

Boam b Siddique 92
A McCracken b Siddique 70
T Davidson b Siddique 19
b Findlay ct sub b A Saddique 4
D Morris Not Out 9
C Gemmell ct Clarke b A Saddique 12
J Freebury Not Out 12
Extras 21
Total (5 wickets) 240
Siddique 23 2 101 3, Q Ahmed 7 2 38 0, A Saddique 7 0 33 2, N Ashraf 8 0 46 0.

Padiham

A Saddique ct R Davidson b Boam 6
U Saddique b Boam 0
Siddique ct and b Boam 18
J Bushell ct McCracken b Boam 91
C Clarke b A Davidson 66
N Ashraf LBW A Davidson 13
S Meehan ct Boam b A Davidson 11
P Shirtcliffe st T Davidson b A Davidson 1
D Hall ct Gemmell b A Davidson 5
Q Ahmed Not Out 9
G Kelly Not Out 0
Extras 19
Total (9 wickets) 244
Boam 14 3 62 4, E Read 6 0 49 0, d Morris 9 4 43 0, T Davidson 2 0 14 0, A Davidson 14 2 57 5.

Padiham won by 1 wickets.