Ribblesdale League Saturday round-up

Skipper Richard Nicholls played a pivotal role for Barlick as they inflicted a first defeat of the season on Read – and now they trail leaders Baxenden by eight points after Bash saw off the threat of Cherry Tree at Back Lane.

Barnoldswick restricted Read to 163-7 from their 45 overs at Victory Park with Stuart Hornby the only batsman to reach 50.

The Read professional made 57 before becoming one of four victims for Nicholls whose 4-83 haul from 22 unchanged overs also included Will Driver and Jon Harvey as he damaged the top order.

Matt Nutter (56) and Abdul Saddique (30) got Barnoldswick’s reply off to a promising start.

Umar Saddique also hit 53 and the home team achieved their target with more than five overs to spare.

After only 11 games of the season, it already looks like being a three-team title race and Baxenden remain slight favourites after gaining a good home win over Cherry Tree.

Professional Paul Turner was the mainstay of the visitors’ innings with an excellent 96 from 213-4.

But though Bash lost more wickets they passed their target with three wickets to fall.

Mark Rishton made a welcome return to form with 60 and top scorer Ben Swindells (65) also batted well as Andy Caunce’s men ensured another victory.

Clitheroe skipper Naeem Ashraf produced the innings of the day against Oswaldtwistle Immanuel with an unbeaten 133 as his reigning champions maintained their revival.

Ashraf was in glorious form as he made his runs from just 109 balls and when he teed off some 12 fours and eight sixes flowed from his bat.

Substitute professional Imad Wasim, Burnley’s regular paid man, then claimed 5-30 as Ossie were dismissed for 92.

Earby’s Ali Azmat enjoyed an excellent afternoon as Edenfield’s fall from grace continued unchecked.

Azmat finished with 6-54 as the Gincroft Lane outfit were restricted to 186-9 and then hit 94 as Earby won by three wickets.

Edenfield’s latest loss came despite 74 and 6-84 from Chris Read.

They are now second bottom after being top at the start of the campaign following three successive victories.

Of their last 10 matches, Edenfield have won only once.

Chris Holt claimed 50 and a five-for against Salesbury but Padiham still lost by 10 runs chasing 207 for victory.

It was a good game at The Arbories with Nelson professional Luke Woodcock starring for Salesbury as he filled in for the injured Susantha Pradeep.

The New Zealand class act batted beautifully to make 68 for Salesbury after skipper Jason Rawson won the toss and chose to bat.

Woodcock’s runs came from just 65 balls and included six fours and two sixes to help the Red Caps to their 206-8.

Salesbury then turned the screw with the ball – and Woodcock was the difference as he claimed 3-60 from his 18 overs.

Holt and Kevin Hitchen (43) shared 86 for the first wicket and Padiham were well set with Nesir Mehmood joining the professional at the crease.

But Holt was run out on 50 as Mehmood called for a single off Woodcock, who brilliantly fielded off his own bowling before throwing down Holt’s stumps.

From then on Padiham were up against it with Woodcock frugal to see out Salesbury’s third win of the campaign.

In the remaining senior league games Ribblesdale Wanderers beat Great Harwood by 34 runs helped by Brannon Varley’s 5-51 as the visitors were skittled for 108.

It was another impressive display from Varley to follow on from his eight-wicket haul against Salesbury last Sunday.

Settle remain bottom following a 121-run defeat to Whalley at Marsfield.

Richard Lamb top scored with 65 for Richard Palmer’s men, who made 183-7, before Settle were knocked over for just 62.

Barnoldswick v Read

Read
W Driver ct Garner b Nichols 24
Hornby b Nichols 57
J Harvey b Nichols 8
B Law ct Bedford b Nazir 15
K O'Connor ct Bedford b Nazir 2
M Jamal b Nichols 28
J Marshall Not Out 17
A Rushton Not Out 0
G Halley b Nazir 1
Extras 11
Total (7 wickets, 45 overs) 163.

Nazir 23 2 71 3, R Nichols 22 3 83 4.

Barnoldswick
M Nutter b Marshall 56
A Saddique LBW Lowes 30
U Saddique b Rushton 53
P Beech ct Harvey b Marshall 9
L Bedford ct Jamal b Marshall 10
R Nichols Not Out 0
L Hodgson Not Out 4
Extras 5
Total (5 wickets, 39.2 overs) 167
Hornby 8 0 48 0, J Harvey 5 1 19 0, E Lowes 7 4 24 1, A Rushton 10 0 32 1, W Driver 4 0 12 0, J Marshall 3.2 0 10 3, W Eastham 2 0 17 0.

Barnoldswick won by 5 wickets.

Baxenden v Cherry Tree

Cherry Tree
M Hadfield ct Nixon b Naeem 27
Turner run out 96
S Friend b Naeem 50
J Bolton st Caunce b Naeem 3
M Friend Not Out 19
N Robbins Not Out 11
Extras 7
Total (4 wickets, 45 overs) 213.

B Swindells 5 0 18 0, S Molloy 5 2 14 0, Naeem 18 2 72 3, L Riley 10 0 48 0, S Payne 7 0 56 0.

Baxenden
C Waddington ct Mir b Lord 2
Naeem b Bolton 0
D Cronshaw ct Hadfield b Bolton 5
M Rishton ct Jones b Bolton 60
S Payne ct M Friend b Bolton 1
A Caunce b Mir 44
B Swindells Not Out 65
L Riley ct Turner b Bolton 5
S Molloy Not Out 10
Extras 21
Total (7 wickets, 43.3 overs) 214.

D Lord 7 0 37 1, J Bolton 13.3 4 51 5, N Robbins 5 0 23 0, F Mir 8 0 42 1, M Hadfield 7 0 29 0, A Sudnik 3 0 19 0.

Baxenden won by 3 wickets.

Edenfield v Earby

Edenfield
P Gallagher b Azmat 10
G Smithson LBW Azmat 20
F Phillips ct Clarkson b Hipgrave 3
Read b Azmat 74
J Kelly run out 1
A Barnes ct Cr Walton b Azmat 19
M Burns st Ch Walton b Azmat 1
J Smith ct and b Azmat 2
J Flitcroft Not Out 29
A Rushton b Craddock 0
W Slinger Not Out 6
Extras 21
Total (9 wickets, 45 overs) 186.

R Craddock 12 1 44 1, Azmat 17 3 54 6, S Hipgrave 7 2 14 1, M Kegg 3 0 20 0, Cr Walton 4 0 17 0, M Windle 2 0 17 0.

Earby
Ch Walton b Read 0
I Clarkson b Read 27
Azmat ct and b Read 94
R Craddock ct Barnes b Read 0 6
M Haines ct Burns b Read 19
Cr Walton ct and b Read 12
M Windle b Rushton 5
S Hipgrave Not Out 7
M Kegg Not Out 6
Extras 21
Total (7 wickets, 40 overs) 191.

Read 20 2 84 6, W Slinger 9 2 27 0, P Gallagher 4 0 46 0, A Rushton 7 1 22 1.

Earby won by 3 wickets.

Oswaldtwistle Immanuel v Clitheroe

Clitheroe
J McDowell run out 14
A Pearce b Sipocz 0
Wasim b G Metcalf 33
N Ashraff Not Out 133
M Coulter b G Metcalf 12
T Aziz LBW Abid 15
P Gaskell LBW Abid 0
J Houldsworth st Groom b G Metcalf 10
G Kershaw b Abid 1
J Marquet Not Out 0
Extras 9
Total (8 wickets, 45 overs) 227.

S Sipocz 8 2 19 1, K Smithson 11 3 38 0, I Abid 15 2 87 3, G Metcalf 11 0 79 3.

Oswaldtwistle Immanuel
O Jones LBW Marquet 25
O Clare LBW Marquet 4
Cook-Martin LBW Wasim 0
N Payne ct Gaskell b Kershaw 44
R Hussain b Wasim 0
P Dignan ct Aziz b Kershaw 2
I Abid LBW Wasim 1
G Metcalf LBW Wasim 3
K Smithson Not Out 2
S Sipocz ct Houldsworth b Wasim 0
M Groom run out 4
Extras 7
Total (all out, 29.1 overs) 92.

J Marquet 6 0 15 2, A Hutchins 2 0 14 0, I Wasim 12.1 6 30 5, G Kershaw 8 0 24 2, J Houldsworth 1 0 5 0.

Clitheroe won by 135 runs.

Padiham v Salesbury

Salesbury
W Cook ct Robinson b Davies 0
J Rawson ct Mehmood b Holt 27
Woodcock ct Anderson b Holt 68
J Watson ct Davies b Holt 26
P Blackman b Howells 24
D Chadwick ct Bushell b Howells 11
I Riley ct Bushell b Holt 0
J Fletcher st Robinson b Holt 11
S Brown Not Out 9
I Rabagliati Not Out 3
Extras 27
Total (8 wickets, 45 overs) 206.

M Howells 11 2 48 2, S Davies 7 2 17 1, N Mehmood 8 1 29 0, Holt 15 0 67 5, N Ashraf 4 0 25 0.

Padiham
K Hitchon LBW Woodcock 43
Holt run out 50
N Mehmood ct Watson b Woodcock 26
J Bushell ct and b Woodcock 0
A Hall b Foster 16
M Howells run out 6
L Anderson ct Woodcock b Foster 7
S Meehan Not Out 18
N Ashraf b Foster 5
K Robinson Not Out 0
Extras 25
Total (8 wickets, 45 overs) 196.

E Foster 7 1 25 3, P Blackman 7.1 2 13 0, Woodcock 18 1 60 3, D Chadwick 4.5 1 24 0, S Brown 8 0 51 0.

Salesbury won by 10 runs.

Ribblesdale Wanderers v Great Harwood

Ribblesdale Wanderers
J Rain b Shahabuddin 7
C Jackson LBW Shahabuddin 21
Wajihuddin LBW Maher 9
D Howard ct Sardar b Houldsworth 11
B Varley LBW Maher 1
A Marsh b Maher 4
S Kerr b Shahabuddin 17
M Briggs b Kayley 27
M Clarkson b Shahabuddin 22
M Pratt Not Out 8
I Britcliffe b Maher 7
Extras 8
Total (all out, 44 overs) 142.

Shahabuddin 15 6 44 4, S Maher 14 3 34 4, P Houldsworth 7 1 15 1, A Ullah 5 1 25 0, J Kayley 3 0 18 1.

Great Harwood
G Howarth b Wajihuddin 5
Shahabuddin ct Rain b Varley 29
A Ullah b Varley 0
R Whalley b Varley 9
P Houldsworth Not Out 22
P Swanney LBW Wajihuddin 8
I Haworth ct Jackson b Varley 4
L Noon ct Rain b Varley 0
A Sardar LBW Britcliffe 21
J Kayley b Wajihuddin 1
S Maher b Wajihuddin 0
Extras 9
Total (all out, 35.5 overs ) 108.

B Varley 16 2 61 5, Wajihuddin 17.5 5 37 4, I Britcliffe 2 1 3 1.

Ribblesdale Wanderers won by 34 runs.

Settle v Whalley

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Whalley 183-7 Settle 62 (Kamran Younas hat-trick).