METRONOMIC Jon Finch turned on the style with the ball as Lowerhouse took the Saturday bragging rights with a crushing win over cross-town rivals Burnley to cheer their boistrous fans at Liverpool Road.

All-rounder Finch put the brakes on Burnley’s reply as they tried to chase Lowerhouse’s 165-8 - and in a brilliant display with the ball he returned the best bowling figures of his career.

Finch’s 7-31 was the difference and it was also the fourth time the 28-year-old had collected seven wickets in a match.

In the end, Burnley were 98 all out to send the home fans home singing.

There was a demolition derby at Blackburn Road as rock-bottom Rishton were crushed by 144 runs by local rivals Church.

Church skipper Craig Fergusson led the way with a quite brilliant knock of 124 and Mohammas Jamill clattered 50 from 30 balls as the visitors racked up 30303 from their 50 overs with Rishton sub pro Dwayne Hees suffering.

Lancaster professional Hees went for 108 from his 15 overs as Church went on a run spree - and in reply Phil Gilrane claimed 3-19 and Andrew Bentley 3-44 as Rishton were 159 all out.

Nelson also claimed the derby bragging rights as they beat Colne by 82 at Seedhill.

David Crotty hit 82 not out and pro Luke Woodcock also made 82 as Nelson posted 248-6. Peter Dibb had also chipped in with 41 as Tom Lord’s men piled on the runs - and while they couldn’t bowl Colne out Woodcock claimed 4-62 as the visitors were well short.

Accrington survived an Enfield fightback to claim a four-wicket win with Ashar Zaidi’s 71 a highlight as his side got past Enfield’s 108 despite being reduced to 4-3 at one stage.

Gary Sudworth claimed 7-28 to bowl Haslingden to a 111 win over Rawtenstall and champions Ramsbottom beat Bacup by seven wickets at Lanehead.

The day’s only non-derby saw Todmorden coast to a 99-run win over East Lancashire with Ben Sutcliffe (91) and Simon Newbitt (81) finding form with a 152 stand for the first wicket.

Pro Qaiser Abbas also made a half-century and then claimed six wickets as the Blackburn side were well beaten.

Accrington v Enfield

Enfield innings
A Hassan c Lloyd b Hayhurst 1
A Gowers b Zaidi 17
Coetsee b Zaidi 44
J Wrigley b Hayhurst 1
LL Jackson c Lloyd b Hayhurst 0
AP Bracewell lbw b Hayhurst 2
A Fazal c Wilson b Hayhurst 0
Z Afzal b Zaidi 6
H Fazal c Ali b Ormerod 0
W Ingham not out 8
A Whittaker run out 16
Extras 13
Total (10 wickets) 108.

Hayhurst 16 4 37 5, Ormerod 16 2 29 1, Zaidi 17.2 2 36 3.

Accrington innings
SPS Crabtree c Bracewell b Jackson 0
M Ali st Gowers b Coetsee 0
MB Taylor lbw b Jackson 4
Zaidi not out 71
SJ Hanson c Bracewell b Coetsee 6
GD Lloyd b Coetsee 8
GL Sneddon c Gowers b Jackson 16
M Wilson not out 4
Extras 1
Total (6 wickets) 110.

Jackson 13.1 2 54 3, Coetsee 13 2 56 3.

Accrington won by 4 wickets. Accrington 12 points, Enfield 2 points.

Bacup v Ramsbottom

Bacup innings
JT McGregor c Parton b Fielding 25
AI Taylor c Pilling b SEJ Read 30
H Butcher b Fielding 2
TM Farragher lbw b Fielding 23
M Thompson st Parton b SEJ Read 8
A Spencer lbw b SEJ Read 0
S Thompson b Fielding 12
A Highley c AW Bell b Stewart 4
T Lord lbw b Stewart 1
B Lord c Parton b Fielding 0
D Warren not out 0
Extras 12
Total (10 wickets) 117.

Haslam 9 0 32 0, Fielding 19.1 5 34 5, SEJ Read 9 1 39 3, Stewart 2 1 3 2.

Ramsbottom innings
KT Webb b B Lord 18
J Pilling b Warren 15
Stewart b M Thompson 18
DM Bell not out 42
AW Bell not out 8
Extras 17
Total (3 wickets) 118
B Lord 9 0 32 1, Warren 8 2 21 1, T Lord 3 0 18 0, Spencer 4 1 17 0, M Thompson 2.5 0 14 1, Butcher 1 0 10 0.

Ramsbottom won by 7 wickets. Bacup 0 points, Ramsbottom 12 points.

Haslingden v Rawtenstall

Haslingden innings
GA Knowles b Cooray 35
SJ Kershaw b Shafiq 5
Hayes lbw b Cooray 60
M Imtiaz not out 54
LG Ingham st Hanson b Cooray 12
J Taylor b Roscoe 2
G Sudworth not out 27
Extras 17
Total (5 wickets) 212.

Shafiq 8 2 15 1, Payne 8 2 14 0, Roscoe 17 3 84 1, Cooray 17 1 89 3.

Rawtenstall innings
A Payne c Hayes b Shah 15
AJ Clough c Knowles b Shah 7
J Kerrigan c Ingham b Sudworth 6
Cooray b Sudworth 7
DG Barlow lbw b Sudworth 0
M Kershaw run out 0
AE Riley c and b Sudworth 24
A Nawaz lbw b Sudworth 22
RM Shafiq b Sudworth 0
PV Hanson c and b Sudworth 0
K Roscoe not out 4
Extras 16
Total (10 wickets) 101.

Neary 7 1 18 0, Shah 12 5 21 2, Sudworth 14.1 5 28 7, Hamilton 10 2 31 0.

Haslingden won by 111 runs. Haslingden 12 points, Rawtenstall 0 points.

Lowerhouse v Burnley

Lowerhouse innings
JA Finch c Tate b Lalor 15
BR Heap b Lalor 11
HA Khan c Ali b Kelly 51
Haasbroek c Ali b Wasim 0
J Martin c Burton b Wasim 7
FB Bailey c Lalor b Kelly 2
CJ Bleazard lbw b Wasim 35
CR Cottam not out 19
J Beneduce st Burton b Wasim 2
MJ Walker not out 13
Extras 10
Total (8 wickets) 165.

Mortimer 5 0 23 0, Lalor 13 4 33 2, Wasim 20 2 45 4, Kelly 10 1 40 2, Brunt 2 0 21 0.

Burnley innings
CT Burton lbw b Walker 13
MQ Ali c Haasbroek b Finch 13
Wasim b Finch 25
A Tate c Beneduce b Finch 2
MR Kelly run out 1
SR Brunt c Martin b Haasbroek 0
G Whitehead c Bleazard b Finch 6
P Mortimer c Walker b Finch 7
C Hayman not out 10
GF Lalor c and b Finch 1
J Capstick c Khan b Finch 0
Extras 20
Total (10 wickets) 98.

Haasbroek 19 4 40 1, Walker 5 1 13 1, Finch 18.3 1 31 7, Russell 4 0 10 0.

Lowerhouse won by 67 runs. Lowerhouse 12 points, Burnley 0 points.

Nelson v Colne

Nelson innings
CJ Heap c Tillotson b Duerden 10
P Dibb c Ellis b Amjad 41
Woodcock c Lambert b Jamil 82
DA Crotty not out 82
TA Lord c Whitehead b Lambert 1
K Nazir b Whitehead 12
SM Lemon st Tillotson b Whitehead 3
Extras 17
Total (6 wickets) 248.

Duerden 6 1 23 1, Whitehead 10 2 53 2, Ellis 3 0 26 0, Amjad 11 1 44 1, Lambert 16 0 71 1, Jamil 4 0 25 1.

Colne innings
L Rimmer b Thompson 41
JS Ellis b Halstead 13
Amjad lbw b Woodcock 18
D Hoyle lbw b Woodcock 6
N Whitehead c Lord b Woodcock 9
B Patel b Nazir 6
S Tillotson c Bradley b Woodcock 1
T Jamil c Heap b Meade 29
NA Rimmer not out 25
J Lambert lbw b Meade 0
R Duerden not out 0
Extras 18
Total (9 wickets) 166.

Halstead 7 2 20 1, Meade 13 4 21 2, Woodcock 18 3 62 4, Thompson 5 0 20 1, Nazir 4 0 16 1, Lord 3 0 23 0.

Nelson won by 82 runs. Nelson 10 points, Colne 0 points.

Rishton v Church

Church innings
LBP Wolfenden c McVarish b Sartaj 27
CM Fergusson not out 124
Anwar b Hees 5
A Greenwood b Sartaj 21
M Jamil not out 50
Extras 46
Total (3 wickets) 303.

Hutchinson 7 1 46 0, Wyse 10 3 33 0, Sartaj 18 3 99 2, Hees 15 1 108 1.

Rishton innings
BR Bridson c and b Bentley 0
M Nuttall c Jamil b Anwar 8
Hees c Mehmood b Bentley 35
JT Bibby b PD Gilrane 37
M Leathert lbw b Bentley 4
L McVarish lbw b MJ Gilrane 23
S Hutchinson st Gaskill b PD Gilrane 1
G Wyse b MJ Gilrane 1
A Ali Sartaj not out 13
MR Lambert lbw b PD Gilrane 0
J Brown run out 12
Extras 25
Total (10 wickets) 159.

Bentley 13 3 44 3, Anwar 12 3 41 1, Wolfenden 1 0 11 0, PD Gilrane 8.2 1 19 3, MJ Gilrane 8 3 32 2.

Church won by 144 runs. Rishton 0 points, Church 12 points.

Todmorden v East Lancashire

Todmorden innings
SD Newbitt c Westhead b Mini Bhada 81
BD Sutcliffe c Kelly b NJ Turner 91
Abbas b PG Turner 57
PD Senior c NJ Turner b PG Turner 18
N Barker not out 12
A Sutcliffe not out 9
Extras 18
Total (4 wickets) 286.

NJ Turner 13 2 74 1, Erasmus 19 2 72 0, PG Turner 8 0 56 2, Kelly 5 0 34 0, Mini Bhada 5 0 44 1.

East Lancashire innings
DJ Pearson b Senior 22
Mini Bhada lbw b Abbas 18
JPA Turner b A Sutcliffe 63
Erasmus lbw b Morgan 10
MJ Bolton c A Sutcliffe b Abbas 23
Mohammad Bhada st Brown b Abbas 8
PB Kelly b SR Barker 18
NJ Turner lbw b Abbas 14
PG Turner c and b Abbas 1
B Westhead not out 0
A Chester b Abbas 0
Extras 10
Total (10 wickets) 187.

Abbas 22.5 3 88 6, SR Barker 6 0 30 1, Senior 4 1 12 1, Morgan 6 2 30 1, Pearson 3 0 14 0, A Sutcliffe 3 0 12 1.

Todmorden won by 99 runs. Todmorden 12 points, East Lancashire 0 points.