Lancashire League Sunday round-up

The Centre Vale outfit, who thrashed East Lancs on Saturday, were made to work much harder for their 12th win on the spin in all competitions – and they were indebted to skipper Andrew Sutcliffe to see them home as they chased the a 142 target despite a few wobbles along the way.

On a testing track East Lancs posted 141-9 from their 50 overs with Mark Lomas (36 not out) and John Turner (30) batting with maturity to test Todmorden.

Professional Qaiser Abbas bowled unchanged to return 7-64 in a glorious spell to make it 43 wickets for the season.

Tod were in trouble at 9-3 but Abbas then made 42 before falling victim to a controversial leg before decision off Paul Kelly to throw the game back into the mix.

Paul Senior hit a rapid 30 but Sutcliffe played a classy and sensible knock to take his side to within an ace of victory before he fell for 41.

But Tod got home with 22 balls and two wickets to space despite Ockert Erasmus claiming five wickets in front of his parents who have travelled from South Africa.

Accrington lost their lead after they went down to Enfield on the last ball of an enthralling Dill Hall Lane derby.

Accrington had posted 146-8 only for Enfield to squeeze home by two wickets with the final ball of the match.

Nelson’s remarkable run continued to 10 wins on the spin in all competitions as they thrashed derby rivals Colne at The Horsfield.

Batting first Colne were 168 all out with Luke Woodcock claiming 5-39 from 14.2 overs of spin to put a stranglehold on the home side despite 55 from Tayyib Jamil.

Nelson lost Peter Dibb cheaply - but Woodock made an unbeaten 80 to steer Tom Lord’s men to an eight-wicket win with 62 balls to spare.

Church piled on the pain for Rishton as they won back-to-back derbies.

Saturday ton hero Craig Fergusson could only manage 10 but pro Saeed Anwar hit 56 against his old club as Church closed on 183-6 from their 50 overs.

Rishton’s reply turned to disaster as their top four were back in the pavilion with just 11 on the board and only Scott Greaves (17) and Matt Lambert (10) could manage double figures as Andrew Bentley claimed 6-30 to bowl the visitors out for just 72.

Jon Fielding claimed another five wickets as Ramsbottom made it a maximum point weekend as they beat Bacup at Acre Bottom.

Fielding claimed 5-68 and pro Shanan Stewart picked up 4-42 as Bacup were 149 all out despite 28 from stand-in opener Andrew Spencer and the same score from Matt Thompson.

Rammy were 20-3 at one stage as they replied – but 66 not out from Alex Bell steered them home with more than eight overs in hand.

Francois Haasbroek hit 65 for Lowerhouse as they celebrated a derby double over Burnley at Turf Moor. The big South African helped the West Enders to 173-7 - and then Jon Finch made it a dozen wickets for the weekend as he claimed 5-17 from 11 overs as Burnley sunk to 75 all out and Lowerhouse went up to second.

Haslingden won a thriller against Rawtenstall at Bacup Road by eight runs as the Valley derby lived up to its hype.

Lee Ingham made 79 and number nine Jake Neary 34 as Haslingden posted 206-9 - and Rawtenstall’s reply ebbed and flowed but they were favourites to claim the win when Andrew Payne was at the crease.

However, batting with pro Nilantha Cooray as a runner, Payne was run out for 69 as the Sri Lankan failed to make his ground and Rocky fell those eight runs short with three balls left.

Burnley v Lowerhouse

Lowerhouse innings
JA Finch st Burton b Capstick 38
BR Heap lbw b Hayman 9
HA Khan c Mortimer b Capstick 19
Haasbroek b Brunt 65
J Martin lbw b Wasim 3
FB Bailey b Wasim 2
CJ Bleazard c Ali b Capstick 2
CR Cottam not out 20
J Beneduce not out 7
Extras 8
Total (7 wickets) 173.

Mortimer 5 1 28 0, Hayman 7 0 19 1, Capstick 18 3 58 3, Wasim 18 5 47 2, Brunt 2 0 20 1.

Burnley innings
CT Burton c Walker b Haasbroek 21
MQ Ali c Martin b Haasbroek 10
Wasim b Haasbroek 14
A Tate c Bailey b Finch 3
MR Kelly c and b Finch 0
SR Brunt c Haasbroek b Finch 9
G Whitehead c Bleazard b Finch 0
A Beet c Walker b Finch 2
P Mortimer b Russell 2
C Hayman b Beneduce 6
J Capstick not out 0
Extras 8
Total (10 wickets) 75.

Haasbroek 13 3 30 3, Walker 5 0 21 0, Finch 11 2 17 5, Russell 4 1 5 1, Beneduce 0.5 0 0 1.

Lowerhouse won by 98 runs. Burnley 0 pts, Lowerhouse 12 pts.

Church v Rishton

Church innings
LBP Wolfenden b Greaves 13
CM Fergusson b Greaves 10
Anwar b Holt 56
N Hussain c McVarish b Sartaj 14
M Jamil st McVarish b Holt 0
A Greenwood c Lambert b Holt 27
P Howard not out 22
M Mehmood not out 26
Extras 15
Total (6 wickets) 183.

Greaves 12 3 38 2, Lambert 6 1 13 0, Holt 19 2 62 3, Sartaj 13 0 63 1.

Rishton innings
A Bisoodwall c Greenwood b Jamil 0
M Nuttall lbw b Anwar 3
Holt c Howard b Anwar 0
JT Bibby c Howard b Anwar 5
CA Smith c MJ Gilrane b Bentley 2
L McVarish c Hussain b Bentley 6
SJ Hacking c Hussain b Bentley 9
SP Greaves not out 17
A Ali Sartaj c Anwar b Bentley 0
MR Lambert st Gaskill b Bentley 10
J Brown b Bentley 3
Extras 17
Total (10 wickets) 72.

Jamil 9 4 11 1, Anwar 19 8 24 3, Bentley 10.1 2 30 6.

Church won by 111 runs. Church 12 pts, Rishton 0 pts.

Colne v Nelson

Colne innings
L Rimmer b Halstead 4
S Tillotson c Bradley b Meade 4
Amjad c Bradley b Meade 4
N Whitehead lbw b Woodcock 18
T Jamil lbw b Woodcock 55
B Patel b Nazir 12
D Hoyle run out 6
NA Rimmer c SR Lemon b Woodcock 8
J Lambert b Woodcock 25
D Wallbank c Dibb b Woodcock 12
R Duerden not out 1
Extras 19
Total (10 wickets) 168.

Halstead 10 1 31 1, Meade 14 5 40 2, Woodcock 14.2 4 39 5, Nazir 7 2 25 1, Lord 3 0 25 0.

Nelson innings
SR Lemon c Lambert b Amjad 28
P Dibb c L Rimmer b Whitehead 4
Woodcock not out 80
DA Crotty not out 36
Extras 22
Total (2 wickets) 170.

Whitehead 8 2 28 1, Duerden 7 1 44 0, Lambert 9 0 27 0, Amjad 9 2 28 1, Jamil 3.4 0 25 0, Wallbank 3 0 16 0.

Nelson won by 8 wickets. Colne 0 pts, Nelson 12 pts.

East Lancs v Todmorden

East Lancashire innings
DJ Pearson c Wood b Abbas 19
Minhaj Bhada c Brown b Abbas 6
JPA Turner c Brown b Pearson 30
Erasmus c Brown b Abbas 20
MC Lomas not out 36
MJ Bolton c A Sutcliffe b Pearson 0
PB Kelly st Brown b Abbas 5
NJ Turner c and b Abbas 10
PG Turner c N Barker b Abbas 4
D Chester b Abbas 1
M Egan not out 1
Extras 9
Total (9 wickets) 141.

Abbas 25 5 64 7, SR Barker 16 3 49 0, Pearson 9 2 24 2.

Todmorden innings
SD Newbitt c Lomas b Erasmus 4
BD Sutcliffe b Erasmus 2
N Barker run out 2
Abbas lbw b Kelly 42
A Sutcliffe c JPA Turner b Erasmus 41
SR Barker c Lomas b Kelly 0
MJ Brierley b Erasmus 0
PD Senior c NJ Turner b Erasmus 30
OE Wood not out 8
DL Brown not out 1
Extras 12
Total (8 wickets) 142.

Erasmus 23 6 56 5, Chester 6 1 17 0, PG Turner 2 0 12 0, Kelly 6 0 32 2, Bolton 9.2 1 23 0.

Todmorden won by 2 wickets. East Lancs 4 pts, Todmorden 10 pts.

Enfield v Accrington

Accrington innings
SP Crabtree c A Bracewell b Coetsee 41
M Ali b Jackson 7
MB Taylor b Jackson 0
Zaidi c Jackson b Coetsee 46
SJ Hanson b Coetsee 19
GD Lloyd b H Fazal 0
GL Sneddon c Hussain b Coetsee 11
M Wilson b Jackson 13
L Brankin not out 3
JE Hayhurst not out 1
Extras 5
Total (8 wickets) 146.

Jackson 19 6 36 3, Coetsee 22 4 73 4, Whittaker 3 0 22 0, H Fazal 6 2 11 1.

Enfield innings
M Ahmed c and b Zaidi 38
A Fazal run out 5
Coetsee c Zaidi b Ormerod 15
J Wrigley st Wilson b Zaidi 25
AP Bracewell lbw b Zaidi 0
LL Jackson c Taylor b Ormerod 29
S Hussain c Zaidi b Ormerod 12
DJ Bracewell not out 4
H Fazal run out 8
W Ingham not out 1
Extras 10
Total (8 wickets) 147.

Hayhurst 2 0 12 0, Ormerod 25 6 69 3, Zaidi 23 4 62 3.

Enfield won by 2 wickets. Enfield 10 pts, Accrington 4 pts.

Ramsbottom v Bacup

Bacup innings
AI Taylor b Fielding 11
A Spencer c Pilling b Haslam 28
Walters c Parton b Stewart 21
H Butcher c SEJ Read b Stewart 9
M Thompson c Le Breton b Stewart 28
J Cunliffe c RE Read b Stewart 9
J McCluskie c Parton b Fielding 14
S Thompson c DM Bell b Fielding 0
B Lord c Webb b Fielding 13
A Highley not out 6
D Warren st Parton b Fielding 5
Extras 5
Total (10 wickets) 149.

Haslam 13 3 37 1, Fielding 24.5 3 68 5, Stewart 12 2 42 4.

Ramsbottom innings
KT Webb b McCluskie 12
J Pilling c M Thompson b Warren 1
Stewart b McCluskie 3
DM Bell c Butcher b Warren 11
AW Bell not out 66
JM Fielding run out 25
RE Read lbw b McCluskie 4
SEJ Read c S Thompson b Lord 1
TE Parton not out 5
Extras 25
Total (7 wickets) 153.

McCluskie 13.1 5 45 3, Warren 14 5 35 2, Lord 8 1 35 1, Walters 6 0 34 0.

Ramsbottom won by 3 wickets. Ramsbottom 12 pts, Bacup 3 pts.

Rawtenstall v Haslingden

Haslingden innings
GA Knowles b Payne 8
SJ Kershaw lbw b Shafiq 2
Hayes c Hanson b Shafiq 33
J Taylor c Cooray b Shafiq 6
LG Ingham b Shafiq 79
J Sudworth c Cooray b Shafiq 3
G Sudworth lbw b Payne 0
A Marcroft c sub b Clough 10
JE Neary st Hanson b Ali 34
C Hamilton not out 8
S Shah not out 1
Extras 22
Total (9 wickets) 206.

Payne 13.4 3 36 2, Shafiq 19 2 61 5, Cooray 4.2 0 43 0, Ali 9 0 38 1, Clough 4 0 17 1.

Rawtenstall innings
AJ Clough c Marcroft b Neary 12
Cooray b Neary 24
J Kerrigan lbw b Neary 9
DG Barlow c Neary b Knowles 29
A Payne run out 69
M Kershaw c Marcroft b Knowles 8
AE Riley c Marcroft b Knowles 1
A Nawaz b G Sudworth 11
PV Hanson lbw b G Sudworth 6
A Ali not out 7
RM Shafiq b G Sudworth 1
Extras 21
Total (10 wickets) 198.

Neary 7 1 31 3, Shah 23 3 78 0, G Sudworth 13.3 2 58 3, Knowles 6 0 26 3.

Haslingden won by 8 runs. Rawtenstall 5 pts, Haslingden 12 pts.