Barnoldswick flying in Ribblesdale League

3:28pm Monday 5th May 2008

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Barnoldswick continue to turn the Veka Ribblesdale League senior division upside down with a third win in four games.

Barlick', more used to propping up the table, sit proudly at the top though hotly pursued by Great Harwood and Cherry Tree.

Indeed, the three sides are the only ones unbeaten after just three weeks of the new campaign.

Barnoldswick's latest success was an 84 run victory at Whalley.

After posting a useful 194-9, the visitors then bowled out their hosts for 110.

Great Harwood were equally clinical in their latest success at the expense of Oswaldtwistle Immanuel.

After amassing 156-8. Harwood bowled out second bottom Ossie' for only 84.

Stand-in pro Zeeshan Pervez was again in fine form with the bat for Cherry Tree, making 80 out of 180-6 when batting first against Ribblesdale Wanderers.

The visitors never threatened to reach their target and limped to 121-9.

Just two points separate the top three with Barnoldswick and Great Harwood locked on 37 each.

Baber Naeem showed his all-round qualities for a second successive weekend as champions Blackburn Northern were beaten again.

He followed last week's eight wicket haul against Padiham with another six as the title holders slumped to 80 all out.

Edenfield faltered in the run chase but the Pakistani all-rounder steadied the ship guided them home with an undefeated 47 from 83-6.

The runs flowed more easily at Clitheroe where Dave Parkinson notched 88 in Baxenden's 190-5.

However, home professional Paul Turner stroked his way to 119 and Clitheroe won by three wickets.

Barnoldswick-like Earby now prop up the rest of the division; the only team without a win.

Settle reached 158-6 and Earby fell 19 runs short.

Veka Ribblesdale League Results: Saturday: Senior Division: Cherry Tree 180-6 (Zeeshan Pervez 80), Ribblesdale Wanderers 121-9, Cherry Tree won by 59 runs; Clitheroe 191-7 (Paul Turner 119), Baxenden 190-5 (Dave Parkinson 88), Clitheroe won by three wickets; Earby 139-9, Settle 158-6, Settle won by 19 runs; Edenfield 83-6, Blackburn Northern 80 (Baber Naeem 6-35), Edenfield won by four wickets; Oswaldtwistle Immanuel 84 Great Harwood 156-8, Great Harwood won by 72 runs; Read 114 (Kashif Siddique 6-40), Padiham 78 (Jon Harvey 6-31), Read won by 36 runs; Whalley 110 Barnoldswick 194-9 (J Peake 52, Steve Booth 6-24), Barnoldswick won by 84 runs.

Division One: Burnley Belvedere 193-6, Whalley 38, Burnley won by 155 runs; Brinscall 201-8 (Paul Winstanley 72*, Andrew Scrambler 66), Clitheroe 98, Brinscall won by 103 runs; Great Harwood 38 (Stephen Sipocz 5-10), Oswaldtwistle Immanuel 152-9, Oswaldtwistle won by 114 runs; Padiham 163 (Callum Clarke 85, Elliot Lowes 5-31), Read 162-9 (Elliot Lowes 75, Paul Hargreaves 5-78), Padiham won by one run; Ribblesdale Wanderers 61-1 Cherry Tree 60, Ribblesdale won by nine wickets; Salesbury 93, Stacksteads 166, Stacksteads won by 73 runs; Settle 66-4, Burnley Belvedere II 65; Settle won by six wickets.

Division Two: BGSOB II 67, BGSOB I 73-3, BGSOB I won by seven wickets; Barnoldswick 133 Rolls Royce I 136-4, Rolls Royce won by six wickets; Baxenden 197-9 Feniscowles I 184, Baxenden won by 13 runs; Blackburn Northern 164, Edenfield 137, Blackburn won by 26 runs; Feniscowles II 47 Salesbury 50-1, Salesbury won by nine wickets; Rolls Royce II 39 Brinscall 158-8 (Colin Jennings 54, Jason Fenn 5-40). Brinscall won by 119 runs; Stacksteads 129 (Alex Moss 66), Earby 195-9, Earby won by 66 runs.