Ramsbottom won to stay in third place but failed to claim their bowling points as Bacup closed on 144-9 despite the best efforts of Jon Fielding (5-54).

Joe Sipocz picked up 3-35 for Bacup but an unbeaten half-century from David Bell saw Rammy home.

Bacup innings

PAP Gallagher c Caunce b Haslam 4
A Highley c Fielding b Haslam 3
Smith b Hakin 17
TM Farragher b du Plessis 45
A Taylor c and b Fielding 30
A Spencer c AW Bell b Fielding 0
H Butcher st Caunce b Fielding 14
J Sipocz c AW Bell b Fielding 5
B Lord st Caunce b Fielding 17
M Collinge not out 2
D Warren not out 1
Extras 6
Total (9 wickets) 144
Haslam 13 5 17 2, Hakin 11 1 26 1, Fielding 14 0 54 5, Brown 8 2 28 0, du Plessis 4 0 17 1.

Ramsbottom innings

KT Webb b Sipocz 48
J Pilling b Sipocz 2
du Plessis c Smith b Warren 22
DM Bell not out 53
AW Bell c Collinge b Sipocz 7
JM Fielding not out 2
Extras 11
Total (4 wickets) 145
Sipocz 7.3 1 35 3, Warren 7 1 22 1, Lord 5 2 23 0, Spencer 4 0 24 0, Butcher 6 0 20 0, Gallagher 2 1 12 0.

Ramsbottom won by 6 wickets. Ramsbottom 10, Bacup 0.