Lancashire League Saturday round-up

Meanwhile Todmorden’s winning run was ended by revitalised reigning champions Ramsbottom in the big-hitting clash of the day.

That loss saw Todmorden slip from the summit as Shanan Stewart starred with both bat and ball for Ramsbottom.

Stewart claimed 5-66 to help restrict Todmorden to 210-8 from their 50 overs. Simon Newbitt top scored with 64, while there were good contributions down the order as Todmorden piled the pressure on Ramsbottom.

But after losing Keith Webb for a second ball duck, Stewart hit a superb 95 and Jamie Pilling made 61 to steer Rammy on the road to victory before skipper Jon Fielding made 31 as his side got home with 10 balls to spare.

Lowerhouse are in form and beat Enfield by eight wickets. Asif Fazal top scored with 52 and Liam Jackson hit 44 as Enfield posted 195-7 but Lowerhouse eased to a win as Ben Heap (64), Hassan Khan (48 not out), Joe Martin (42) and Francois Haasbroek (36 not out) performed well.

Accrington collected maximum points from a 91-run win at Burnley as Ashar Zaidi hit 86 and Simon Hanson made 73 at Turf Moor.

Their efforts helped Accrington to a daunting 283-9 and despite several Burnley players getting starts, no-one could go on and they finished 192 all out.

Keith Roscoe passed 1,400 Lancashire League wickets and claimed his 99th five-wicket haul as Rawtenstall beat Nelson at Bacup Road.

Roscoe claimed 5-61 as Nelson were all out for 203 chasing Rawtenstall’s 218.

Pro Nilantha Cooray top scored with an explosive 90 to set up the score and Roscoe then went to work to stall Nelson’s reply despite David Crotty’s 49.

East Lancs beat Haslingden by 78 runs at Alexandra Meadows. John Turner top scored with 77 in the home sides 256-7 as he hit seven fours and two sixes from 104 balls.

But the batsman had an incredible escape when a Gary Sudworth delivery dislodged a bail – but the umpires were unsure of what exactly happened as the bail rocked before falling forward and Turner was reprieved.

David Pearson also made 39 and Ockert Erasmus hit a breezy 36.

The South African then claimed 5-74 as Haslingden closed on 178-9, Graham Knowles top scoring with 37.

Church lost by nine runs at home to Bacup. Saeed Anwar claimed 7-37 to bowl David Warren’s men out for 133. Church appeared to be coasting but they collapsed from 82-3 to 124 all out with Bacup sub pro Wes Fernando doing the damage, claiming 4-29 from 16 overs.

There was delight for Rishton as they avoided setting an all-time Lancashire League losing record by beating Colne at The Horsfield.

Colne posted 144 with sub pro Gulam Bodi claiming 5-51 before Rishton lost their skipper Jimmy Bibby first ball of their reply.

But Bodi made 57 and Irfan Mohammed 36 and Rishton could celebrate as they got home by four wickets.

Burnley v Accrington

Accrington
AM Greenwood run out 24
M Ali b Wasim 30
SJ Hanson c Ali b Capstick 73
Zaidi c O'Brien b Wasim 86
MJ Schofield lbw Wasim 0
GD Lloyd lbw Wasim 31
M Wilson st Burton b Brunt 3
JE Hayhurst b Brunt 0
Jonathan Hayhurst not out 0
B Hargreaves b Wasim 0
DN Ormerod not out 1
Extras 35
Total (9 wickets) 283.

Mortimer 7 1 31 0, Hayman 5 0 38 0, Wasim 19 1 102 5, Capstick 15 2 83 1, Ali 3 0 19 0, Brunt 1 0 8 2.

Burnley
A Beet b Ormerod 17
MQ Ali lbw JE Hayhurst 12
A Tate b Ormerod 31
Wasim c Hanson b Zaidi 42
MR Kelly run out 21
SR Brunt c Wilson b Ormerod 0
CT Burton c Hanson b Hargreaves 22
P Mortimer b Hargreaves 15
J O'Brien c Lloyd b Zaidi 3
C Hayman c and b Zaidi 0
J Capstick not out 16
Extras 13
Total (10 wickets) 192.

JE Hayhurst 13 2 33 1, Ormerod 20 2 64 3, Zaidi 11.5 0 68 3, Hargreaves 4 0 24 2.

Accrington won by 91 runs. Burnley 0 pts, Accrington 12 pts.

Church v Bacup

Bacup
JT McGregor b Anwar 13
AI Taylor lbw Bentley 2
H Butcher b Anwar 29
Fernando b PD Gilrane 28
M Thompson c and b PD Gilrane 25
A Highley lbw Anwar 1
A Spencer c Tucker b Anwar 6
J McCluskie not out 13
A Fielding lbw Anwar 1
B Lord c Fergusson b Anwar 7
D Warren lbw Anwar 0
Extras 8
Total (10 wickets) 133.

Bentley 8 0 31 1, Anwar 22.4 6 37 7, PD Gilrane 15 1 62 2.

Church
LBP Wolfenden lbw Fernando 32
CM Fergusson b McCluskie 9
Anwar b Lord 20
N Hussain c Lord b Fernando 12
A Greenwood c McGregor b Lord 4
P Howard c McGregor b Fernando 0
M Mehmood not out 21
AJ Bentley lbw Fernando 0
PD Gilrane run out 0
MJ Gilrane c and Spencer 20
SJ Tucker b Spencer 0
Extras 6
Total (10 wickets) 124.

McCluskie 7 0 46 1, Warren 5 1 21 0, Fernando 16 5 29 4, Lord 13 2 27 2, Spencer 1 1 0 2.

Bacup won by 9 runs. Church 7 pts, Bacup 12 pts.

Colne v Rishton

Colne
MJ Wilson c Leathert b Greaves 26
S Quereshi c Bibby b Bodi 39
Khan c and b G Wyse 14
N Whitehead lbw G Wyse 2
T Jamil lbw Bodi 1
EM Walker c Bridson b G Wyse 3
J Lambert c Leathert b Sartaj 12
A Holt b Bodi 0
D Hoyle c Greaves b Bodi 15
NA Rimmer c Sartaj b Bodi 5
D Wallbank not out 5
Extras 21
Total (10 wickets) 143.

Hutchinson 2 0 20 0, Greaves 7 0 23 1, G Wyse 14 3 31 3, Bodi 13.5 1 51 5, Sartaj 5 2 6 1.

Rishton
JT Bibby c Hoyle b Wallbank 0
S Wyse c Wallbank b Whitehead 16
Bodi b Lambert 57
BR Bridson b Khan 6
Irfan Muhammed b Lambert 36
MT Leathert not out 12
SJ Hacking lbw Khan 1
SP Greaves not out 5
Extras 11
Total (6 wickets) 144.

Wallbank 3 0 18 1, Khan 10 1 54 2, Whitehead 9 0 23 1, Holt 5 1 14 0, Lambert 6 1 26 2, Jamil 1 0 4 0.

Rishton won by 4 wickets. Colne 2 pts, Rishton 12 pts.

East Lancs v Haslingden

East Lancashire
DJ Pearson run out 39
MJ Bolton c Marcroft b Neary 5
JPA Turner b Sudworth 77
Erasmus c Hamilton b Sudworth 36
MC Lomas st Marcroft b Knowles 42
PB Kelly c Sudworth b Knowles 0
Minhaj Bhada st Marcroft b Sudworth 18
DCT Turner not out 11
A Chester not out 8
Extras 20
Total (7 wickets) 256.

Neary 7 2 8 1, Griffin 6 0 28 0, Sudworth 19 1 102 3, Hamilton 4 0 30 0, Knowles 14 0 81 2.

Haslingden
GA Knowles b Erasmus 37
Hayes c A Chester b D Chester 9
LG Ingham b Erasmus 11
J Taylor lbw Kelly 1
M Imtiaz c Pearson b Kelly 22
SJ Kershaw c A Chester b Erasmus 25
G Sudworth c DCT Turner b Erasmus 4
A Marcroft not out 20
M Griffin c D Chester b Erasmus 4
JE Neary b D Chester 13
C Hamilton not out 9
Extras 23
Total (9 wickets) 178.

D Chester 10 1 43 2, Erasmus 25 4 74 5, Kelly 15 2 52 2.

East Lancashire won by 78 runs. East Lancashire 10 pts, Haslingden 0 pts.

Enfield v Lowerhouse

Enfield
A Fazal b Haasbroek 52
A Gowers run out 13
Coetsee c J Martin b PTBM Martin 18
S Hussain c and b PTBM Martin 0
LL Jackson not out 44
AP Bracewell c Bleazard b Russell 18
J Wrigley c and b Haasbroek 5
CD Maudsley run out 3
Z Afzal not out 4
Extras 38
Total (7 wickets) 195.

Haasbroek 16 1 56 2, Walker 6 0 28 0, Bailey 7 2 14 0, Russell 15 3 63 1, PTBM Martin 6 1 24 2.

Lowerhouse
BR Heap run out 64
J Martin c Gowers b Jackson 42
HA Khan not out 48
Haasbroek not out 36
Extras 9
Total (2 wickets) 199.

Jackson 14.4 0 81 1, H Fazal 5 2 11 0, Coetsee 19 1 57 0, Wrigley 3 0 15 0, Whittaker 3 0 16 0, Afzal 4 0 17 0.

Lowerhouse won by 8 wickets. Enfield 0 pts, Lowerhouse 10 pts.

Ramsbottom v Todmorden

Todmorden
SD Newbitt c Parton b Fielding 64
BD Sutcliffe c and b Stewart 26
N Barker c Parton b Stewart 6
Abbas c and b Stewart 0
A Sutcliffe c Pilling b Stewart 22
SR Barker b Fielding 26
MJ Brierley b Fielding 23
PD Senior not out 16
DL Brown c Webb b Stewart 0
LB Pearson not out 0
Extras 27
Total (8 wickets) 210.

Haslam 11 0 55 0, SEJ Read 2 0 21 0, Fielding 23 6 60 3, Stewart 14 1 66 5.

Ramsbottom
KT Webb lbw Abbas 0
J Pilling c Brown b Senior 61
Stewart not out 95
DM Bell lbw Abbas 11
AW Bell c A Sutcliffe b Senior 2
JM Fielding not out 31
Extras 11
Total (4 wickets) 211.

Abbas 22.2 5 72 2, SR Barker 6 0 37 0, Morgan 5 0 28 0, Pearson 5 0 21 0, Senior 10 0 47 2.

Ramsbottom won by 6 wickets. Ramsbottom 10 pts, Todmorden 0 pts.

Rawtenstall v Nelson

Rawtenstall
A Payne c Lemon b Thompson 35
Dean Barlow c Nazir b Thompson 26
DG Barlow run out 21
J Kerrigan run out 16
Cooray run out 90
A Nawaz lbw Woodcock 4
AE Riley st Bradley b Woodcock 6
D O'Brien run out 4
RM Shafiq c Dibb b Meade 1
PV Hanson b Meade 0
K Roscoe not out 0
Extras 15
Total (10 wickets) 218.

Halstead 5 0 20 0, Meade 9.4 0 24 2, Woodcock 20 2 89 2, Thompson 10 2 41 2, Nazir 5 0 35 0.

Nelson
P Dibb c Hanson b Shafiq 7
NS Thompson c DG Barlow b Dean 32
Woodcock run out 29
DA Crotty b Cooray 49
SM Lemon c Shafiq b Dean Barlow 3
K Nazir c Hanson b Roscoe 0
TA Lord c Kerrigan b Roscoe 14
R Bradley st Hanson b Roscoe 3
CJ Heap not out 20
RA Meade st Hanson b Roscoe 7
S Halstead c Cooray b Roscoe 21
Extras 18
Total (10 wickets) 203.

O'Brien 5 1 24 0, Shafiq 7 1 29 1, Roscoe 19.3 1 61 5, Cooray 14 1 62 1, Dean Barlow 4 0 24 2.

Rawtenstall won by 15 runs. Rawtenstall 12 pts, Nelson 6 pts.