There was celebration time for Great Harwood as they recorded a big win over Read.

The victory stopped Chris Holt’s men going to the top.

Harwood posted 180-9 from their 45 overs before Stuart Maher was the star with the ball.

Maher claimed 5-25 as Read collapsed to 104 all out at The Cliffe.

Great Harwood

I Haworth ct Harvey b Lowes 2
A Armer b Harvey 38
P Allen b Harvey 17
Akbar ct Baron b Holt 15
P Swanney b Holt 30
P Houldsworth LBW Harvey 15
I Littlefair ct Harvey b Eastham 21
R Shovelton Not Out 19
S Ali ct Whalley b Holt 10
D Thomas st Baron b Eastham 3
S Maher Not Out 1
Extras 9
Total (9 wickets, 45 overs) 180
E Lowes 7 3 24 1, Harvey 16 4 42 3, c Holt 16 2 77 3, W Eastham 6 0 34 2.

Read

B Law ct Armer b Akbar 0
J Marshall ct Littlefair b Maher 6
G Halley b Akbar 13
Harvey ct Littlefair b Maher 0
C Holt ct Armer b Maher 0
M Whalley ct Ali b Akbar 16
M Jamal ct Akbar b Shovelton 8
E Lowes LBW Thomas 10
W Eastham b Maher 34
P Haworth b Maher 6
A Baron Not Out 1
Extras 10
Total (all out) 104
Akbar 15 3 44 3, S Maher 12.1 3 25 5, R Shovelton 6 2 20 1, D Thomas 4 1 13 1.

Great Harwood won by 76 runs.