Lancashire League Sunday round-up

Padiham pro Holt, filling in for Rishton, claimed 5-76 from 24 overs as his temporary side won by one run.

Young Ali Sartaj was also a hero as he took three crucial wickets, including that of veteran Chris Bleazard for 58, as Jimmy Bibby’s men claimed their fourth win of the season to move off the bottom.

Abdul Biswoodall hit 77 for Rishton as they were 172 all out but the House seemed on course when Francois Haasbroek (55) was at the crease.

They needed 26 with five wickets in hand – but collapsed to 171 all out as Rishton celebrated a memorable win.

Accrington moved up to second after a comprehensive win over Nelson at Seedhill.

Last time the sides met Nelson sub-pro Kashif Siddique was the hero with five wickets and a 50. But he was run out for seven as Nelson were 146-8 with Ashar Zaidi, below, claiming 6-51.

That wasn’t enough as Accy stepped up their hunt for glory with Zaidi finishing 74 not out.

Defending champions Rams-bottom are determined not to give up their crown without a fight – and ended a run of four league losses in some style as they crushed Rawtenstall.

A fortnight after the sides shared 616 runs for the loss of just eight wickets in a record breaking game they clashed again – and it could not have been any more different.

Rammy were shot out for 128 with only Shanan Stewart (57) and Jon Fielding (28) stemming the tide against Keith Roscoe, who claimed 6-52.

But with Fielding wheeling his way to 7-17 from 11.2 overs, Rawtenstall were rolled for just 44 with only Andrew Payne (17) managing double figures.

Todmorden lost their second place after being well beaten by Church.

Muhammad Jamil and Saeed Anwar claimed four wickets each as Tod were 123 all out with Andrew Sutcliffe’s patient 53 the only real resistance.

Anwar then hit an unbeaten 57 and Adam Greenwood made 34 not out as Church cantered home.

Bacup beat Haslingden by seven wickets at Lanehead, while Enfield sent Colne to the foot of the table thanks to a dramatic one-wicket win. But as Colne sunk to the bottom, wicketkeeper Sam Tillotson put himself into pole position for the Lancashire Telegraph Tankard by claiming six victims.

Qasim Ali made 95 as Burnley posted 183-9 – but John Turner made 76 to lead East Lancs home.

Bacup v Haslingden

Haslingden innings
Hayes c S Thompson b Spencer 28
GA Knowles c McGregor b Warren 3
J Taylor c McGregor b Warren 9
LG Ingham c Bodi b Warren 3
SJ Kershaw b Spencer 0
R Marcroft c Lord b Warren 11
M Ahmed c Bodi b Warren 0
A Marcroft c Taylor b Bodi 54
M Griffin b Lord 31
G Sudworth c and b Bodi 0
J Neary not out 0
Extras 12
Total (10 wickets) 151.

Spencer 15 3 33 2, Warren 19 7 35 5, Bodi 8.2 0 48 2, Lord 4 0 31 1.

Bacup innings
JT McGregor c Kershaw b Ahmed 10
AI Taylor not out 58
Bodi c Griffin b Ingham 69
TM Farragher c Taylor b Neary 1
M Thompson not out 0
Extras 18
Total (3 wickets) 156.

Neary 11 5 43 1, Ahmed 7 1 30 1, Sudworth 7 0 42 0, Griffin 7 0 26 0, Ingham 3.1 0 14 1.

Bacup won by 7 wickets. Bacup 12 pts, Haslingden 0 pts.

Burnley v East Lancashire

Burnley innings
J Whitehead c and b Bolton 6
MQ Ali b Kelly 95
A Tate c Lomas b Bolton 5
Wasim c Lomas b Erasmus 1
CT Burton b Erasmus 11
MJ Brown b Erasmus 4
MR Kelly c and b Kelly 4
SR Brunt c Lomas b Erasmus 26
P Mortimer c Lomas b Erasmus 4
C Hayman not out 0
J Capstick not out 6
Extras 21
Total (9 wickets) 183.

Bolton 15 3 40 2, Chester 5 0 22 0, Erasmus 20 3 81 5, Kelly 10 0 33 2.

East Lancashire innings
MC Lomas b Wasim 4
Minhaj Bhada st Burton b Wasim 36
JPA Turner c Mortimer b Wasim 76
Erasmus not out 30
Mohammad Bhada not out 6
Extras 35
Total (3 wickets) 187.

Wasim 22.4 0 96 3, Hayman 6 3 12 0, Brunt 6 0 17 0, Capstick 9 0 38 0, Kelly 5 0 15 0.

East Lancashire won by 7 wickets. Burnley 0 pts, East Lancashire 10 pts.

Church v Todmorden

Todmorden innings
SD Newbitt b Anwar 1
BD Sutcliffe c Hussain b Bentley 31
N Barker st Tucker b Anwar 8
Abbas c Hussain b Anwar 0
A Sutcliffe st Tucker b Jamil 53
SR Barker c PD Gilrane b Bentley 1
MJ Brierley st Tucker b Jamil 17
PD Senior c Tucker b Jamil 0
F Priestley c and b Jamil 1
DL Brown c and b Anwar 0
JNH Morgan not out 0
Extras 11
Total (10 wickets) 123.

Jamil 14.1 3 24 4, Anwar 24 7 50 4, Bentley 10 1 46 2.

Church innings
LBP Wolfenden c A Sutcliffe b Abbas 1
CM Fergusson c Newbitt b SR Barker 3
Anwar not out 57
N Hussain run out 10
A Greenwood not out 34
Extras 20
Total (3 wickets) 125.

Abbas 18 4 40 1, SR Barker 8.1 0 42 1, Morgan 5 0 23 0, Senior 4 1 18 0.

Church won by 7 wickets. Church 12 pts, Todmorden 0 pts.

Enfield v Colne

Colne innings
L Rimmer c Coetsee b Wrigley 3
S Quereshi lbw b Jackson 2
S Tillotson c Jackson b Coetsee 23
Amjad not out 92
T Jamil c Wrigley b Whittaker 18
EM Walker b Coetsee 11
J Lambert not out 8
Extras 6
Total (5 wickets) 163.

Jackson 19 3 57 1, Wrigley 9 1 19 1, Coetsee 15 1 58 2, Whittaker 5 0 26 1.

Enfield innings
A Fazal c Tillotson b Walker 6
A Gowers c Tillotson b Holt 4
Coetsee b Wallbank 47
LL Jackson c Tillotson b Walker 3
AP Bracewell c Tillotson b Holt 1
J Wrigley b Wallbank 15
JE Cook c Tillotson b Amjad 13
S Hussain st Tillotson b Walker 33
K Demaine run out 8
C Maudsley not out 11
A Whittaker not out 0
Extras 23
Total (9 wickets) 164.

Holt 11 1 42 2, Walker 13 1 38 3, Wallbank 10.4 1 51 2, Amjad 8 0 28 1.

Enfield won by 1 wicket. Enfield 10 pts, Colne 5 pts.

Nelson v Accrington

Nelson innings
SR Lemon c Hayhurst b Zaidi 32
NS Thompson b Zaidi 26
Siddiq run out 7
DA Crotty c Crabtree b Zaidi 9
CJ Heap c and b Zaidi 3
SM Lemon c Lloyd b Ormerod 27
TA Lord b Zaidi 15
K Nazir lbw b Zaidi 16
R Bradley not out 8
S Halstead not out 0
Extras 3
Total (8 wickets) 146.

Hayhurst 8 0 30 0, Ormerod 25 8 64 1, Zaidi 17 2 51 6.

Accrington innings
SPS Crabtree lbw b Siddiq 7
SJ Hanson st SM Lemon b Lord 25
GL Sneddon c Siddiq b Thompson 8
Zaidi not out 74
M Wilson c Lord b SR Lemon 10
GD Lloyd not out 6
Extras 18
Total (4 wickets) 148.

Meade 3 1 10 0, Halstead 6 2 9 0, Siddiq 14 3 49 1, Thompson 6 1 16 1, Lord 8 0 27 1, Nazir 3 1 21 0, SR Lemon 2 0 14 1.

Accrington won by 6 wickets. Nelson 0 pts, Accrington 10 pts.

Ramsbottom v Rawtenstall

Ramsbottom innings
J Pilling c and b Shafiq 21
KT Webb c Kershaw b Shafiq 0
Stewart c Cooray b Roscoe 57
DM Bell c Kerrigan b Roscoe 5
AW Bell run out 5
RE Read c Shafiq b Roscoe 1
JM Fielding c Hanson b Payne 28
SEJ Read c Shafiq b Roscoe 0
T Parton c Kerrigan b Roscoe 0
A Hakin b Roscoe 4
MG Haslam not out 0
Extras 7
Total (10 wickets) 128.

Roscoe 21.4 7 52 6, Shafiq 7 2 31 2, Payne 14 3 42 1.

Rawtenstall innings
J Kerrigan c Parton b Haslam 8
SD Excell c Stewart b Haslam 2
D Guest c Parton b Fielding 1
Cooray c SEJ Read b Fielding 0
A Payne b Fielding 17
M Kershaw b Fielding 2
Dean Barlow lbw b Fielding
0 AE Riley lbw b Fielding 1
RM Shafiq st Parton b Fielding 0
PV Hanson c Webb b Haslam 5
K Roscoe not out 2
Extras 6
Total (10 wickets) 44.

Haslam 12 3 27 3, Fielding 11.2 7 17 7.

Ramsbottom won by 84 runs. Ramsbottom 12 pts, Rawtenstall 2 pts.

Rishton v Lowerhouse

Rishton innings
A Bisoodwall c Heap b Russell 77
J Dobson b Bailey 15
Holt c Bleazard b Haasbroek 3
A Bartley c J Martin b Haasbroek 0
Irfan Muhammed c Bleazard b Bailey 2
CA Smith run out 10
M Patel c Beneduce b Russell 7
L McVarish c and b Haasbroek 17
JT Bibby not out 13
S Hutchinson run out 0
AA Sartaj lbw b Haasbroek 0
Extras 28
Total (10 wickets) 172.

Haasbroek 16.4 2 61 4, Walker 5 0 28 0, Bailey 7 0 21 2, Russell 10 2 26 2, PTBM Martin 5 0 27 0.

Lowerhouse innings
BR Heap c and b Hutchinson 7
J Martin c McVarish b Holt 4
PTBM Martin lbw b Hutchinson 14
Haasbroek c Bartley b Holt 55
FB Bailey c Smith b Holt 13
MJ Walker c Dobson b Holt 0
CJ Bleazard st Bartley b Sartaj 58
CR Cottam b Holt 2
J Beneduce c Bisoodwall b Sartaj 3
S Hope not out 1
JJ Russell c Bartley b Sartaj 3
Extras 11
Total (10 wickets) 171.

Holt 24 4 76 5, Hutchinson 10 4 20 2, Sartaj 13.2 0 72 3.

Rishton won by 1 run. Rishton 12 pts, Lowerhouse 7 pts.