Accrington were the only side who could have stopped Lowerhouse winning the title yesterday – and they did their bit by beating Bacup at Thorneyholme Road as they recovered to ease past Bacup’s 129.

Bacup had been 10-2 but rallied to 102-2 before their late collapse with David Ormerod claiming five wickets.

Nelson beat Haslingden at Seedhill after bowling the visitors out for 95 and Ramsbottom beat Colne after the Horsfielders were 103 all out.

Burnley and Rishton tied in a thriller at Turf Moor with both sides 132 all out while East Lancs were beaten at Church after Saeed Anwar scored a big century in a 109-run win.

The brilliant Pakistani was sublime on his way to 158 at Alexandra Meadows as Church racked up 269-5. That helped him over the 1,000 run barrier and was far too many for the home side.

Enfield pro Werner Coetsee played his final game of the season and bowed out in style with a half-century and four wickets in the win over Rawtenstall.

His 4-19 helped bowl Rawtenstall out for 97 and then he made 53 as Enfield eased home.

Accrington v Bacup

Bacup innings
AI Taylor c Zaidi b Hayhurst 4
A Highley c Wilson b Ormerod 1
Pelser b Ormerod 38
J Cunliffe b Ormerod 51
H Butcher b Ormerod 20
S Thompson c and b Ormerod 0
A Spencer c Wilson b Zaidi 3
A Fielding st Wilson b Zaidi 2
S Ball run out 3
B Lord b Zaidi 2
D Warren not out 1
Extras 4
Total (10 wickets) 129.

Ormerod 24 3 57 5, Hayhurst 8 0 24 1, Zaidi 16.4 1 47 3.

Accrington innings
SJ Hanson lbw b Spencer 9
JE Hayhurst c Warren b Spencer 14
SPS Crabtree lbw b Pelser 2
Zaidi c Warren b Pelser 12
GL Sneddon c Thompson b Spencer 0
GD Lloyd not out 39
MB Taylor not out 25
Extras 29
Total (5 wickets) 130.

Pelser 12 1 27 2, Spencer 10 0 39 3, Lord 7 1 37 0, Warren 3 0 18 0, Highley 2 0 3 0.

Accrington won by 5 wickets, Accrington 12 pts, Bacup 1 pts.

Burnley v Rishton

Rishton innings
A Bisoodwall b Wasim 38
S Wyse b Wasim 19
Holt c and b Wasim 12
JT Bibby lbw b Wasim 1
Irfan Muhammed c O'Brien b Wasim 6
CA Smith c Tate b Wasim 9
L McVarish c Kelly b Wasim 14
SP Greaves lbw b Wasim 10
S Hutchinson c Wasim b Hayman 0
G Wyse c Capstick b Hayman 9
AA Sartaj not out 1
Extras 13
Total (10 wickets) 132.

Hayman 5.3 0 32 2, Mortimer 2 0 11 0, Capstick 20 6 47 0, Wasim 20 8 40 8.

Burnley innings
SR Brunt c Bibby b Sartaj 36
MQ Ali lbw b Holt 9
MR Kelly c McVarish b G Wyse 24
Wasim c McVarish b G Wyse 19
CT Burton c McVarish b Holt 9
A Tate c McVarish b Sartaj 11
MO Lamb c Greaves b Sartaj 1
J O'Brien lbw b Holt 2
P Mortimer st McVarish b Sartaj 0
C Hayman lbw b Sartaj 3
J Capstick not out 9
Extras 9
Total (10 wickets) 132.

Holt 21 3 69 3, Sartaj 19 7 42 5, G Wyse 6 2 16 2.

Match tied, Burnley 9 pts, Rishton 9 pts.

East Lancashire v Church

Church innings
LBP Wolfenden c Egan b NJ Turner 0
CM Fergusson c Erasmus b NJ Turner 20
Anwar c NJ Turner b Kelly 158
N Hussain b Chester 36
A Greenwood c D Chester b Erasmus 4
M Mehmood c Lomas b Erasmus 8
PD Gilrane run out 0
AJ Bentley c NJ Turner b Kelly 18
MJ Gilrane not out 12
SJ Tucker lbw b Erasmus 0
JW Gaskill not out 1
Extras 12
Total (9 wickets) 269.

Bolton 4 1 25 0, NJ Turner 7 0 36 2, Erasmus 21 0 92 3, Kelly 12 1 64 2, Chester 6 0 48 1.

East Lancashire innings
DJ Pearson c Wolfenden b Bentley 34
Mini Bhada c PD Gilrane b Bentley 35
JPA Turner c Greenwood b Anwar 16
Erasmus st Tucker b Anwar 5
MC Lomas not out 43
Mo Bhada c Fergusson b PD Gilrane 13
PB Kelly not out 0
Extras 14
Total (5 wickets) 160.

Bentley 21 3 81 2, Anwar 19 3 39 2, Gaskill 6 0 25 0, PD Gilrane 4 1 9 1.

Church won by 109 runs. East Lancashire 0 pts, Church 10 pts.

Nelson v Haslingden

Haslingden innings
Hayes b Madanayake 4
GA Knowles run out 14
SJ Kershaw c Nazir b Madanayake 2
M Imtiaz c Lord b Meade 9
J Taylor c SR Lemon b Meade 6
M Ahmed run out 0
M Griffin c Thompson b Meade 9
J Sudworth run out 5
JJ Marcroft b Meade 17
G Sudworth c Dibb b Meade 13
JE Neary not out 0
Extras 16
Total (10 wickets) 95.

Madanayake 17 3 51 2, Meade 17 5 38 5.

Nelson innings
SR Lemon not out 46
NS Thompson b Neary 14
Madanayake not out 19
Extras 17
Total (1 wickets) 96.

J Sudworth 6 2 12 0, Neary 7 3 12 1, G Sudworth 3 0 24 0, Griffin 4 0 23 0, Ahmed 3.2 0 23 0.

Nelson won by 9 wickets. Nelson 12 pts, Haslingden 0 pts.

Ramsbottom v Colne

Colne innings
L Rimmer b Haslam 0
S Quereshi c Parton b Haslam 20
N Whitehead b Haslam 4
Amjad c Stewart b Haslam 11
EM Walker c Rothwell b Fielding 9
S Tillotson lbw b Fielding 6
J Lambert b Fielding 16
B Patel st Parton b Fielding 8
A Holt c Rothwell b Walmsley 3
NA Rimmer c Parton b Walmsley 9
D Wallbank not out 1
Extras 16
Total (10 wickets) 103.

Haslam 15 6 39 4, Hakin 6 0 14 0, Fielding 16 7 33 4, Walmsley 8 3 14 2.

Ramsbottom innings
KT Webb b Amjad 39
T Parton b Lambert 20
R Rothwell not out 18
DM Bell not out 1
Extras 26
Total (2 wickets) 104.

Whitehead 4 1 22 0, Wallbank 4 1 18 0, Holt 5 1 15 0, Lambert 6.4 1 28 1, Amjad 2 0 20 1.

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

Rawtenstall v Enfield

Rawtenstall innings
J Kerrigan c Hussain b Afzal 32
SD Excell b Jackson 4
AJ Clough b Coetsee 6
Cooray run out 13
DG Barlow c Gowers b Afzal 19
B Excell b Coetsee 0
N Khan b Coetsee 4
PV Hanson b Coetsee 0
RM Shafiq c Coetsee b Afzal 5
J Hornsby b Afzal 1
K Roscoe not out 0
Extras 13
Total (10 wickets) 97.

Jackson 10 2 34 1, DJ Bracewell 7 1 16 0, Coetsee 12 4 19 4, Afzal 10.1 2 23 4.

Enfield innings
A Fazal c Kerrigan b Shafiq 3
A Gowers c B Excell b Roscoe 22
Coetsee not out 53
AP Bracewell not out 12
Extras 9
Total (2 wickets) 99.

Roscoe 11 3 48 1, Shafiq 7 1 23 1, Cooray 3.2 0 23 0.

Enfield won by 8 wickets. Rawtenstall 0 pts, Enfield 12 pts.