Lancashire League Saturday round-up (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Lancashire League Saturday round-up

1:20pm Monday 12th September 2011 in Lancashire League

TODMORDEN professional Qaiser Abbas went through the magical 100-wicket mark for the season as landmarks were reached on the penultimate day of the season.

All eyes were on Centre Vale as Abbas and Ramsbottom skipper Jonathan Fielding went head to head in a left-arm spin race to the century.

Abbas was the man celebrating as he claimed 7-40 to bowl Rammy out for 130. That took Abbas on to 101 wickets for the season as he became the first Tod pro since Sylvester Oliver to take 100 in a campaign in 1966.

With Fielding in form, Ramsbottom fancied their chances - but despite the skipper claiming three wickets to move to 98 for the season, Ben Sutcliffe (44), Abbas (41 not out) and Simon Newbitt (33) eased Todmorden home.

Newbitt’s efforts saw him move to within six runs of John Turner at the top of the amateur run charts with Turner’s East Lancs rained off at Haslingden.

It was a landmark day for 17-year-old former Clitheroe spinner Ali Sartaj as the Rishton talent became the youngest player in Lancashire League history to take 50 wickets in a season.

Sartaj reeled in 4-93 as Rishton won their bottom of the table clash with Colne by five wickets.

Accrington guaranteed themselves the Holland Cup as runners-up as they brushed aside Burnley at Thorneyholme Road.

Rawtenstall were well beaten at Nelson as Richard Meade passed 50 wickets for the first time, taking 4-30.

Sub-pro Raheel Majeed picked up 4-21 also as Rawtenstall were 85 all out before Nelson dashed home.

Accrington v Burnley

Burnley
SR Brunt c Lloyd b Hargreaves 0
MQ Ali st Wilson b Ul Haq 31
MR Kelly c Wilson b Ul Haq 58
Wasim c Wilson b Hayhurst 7
CT Burton c Lloyd b 13
A Tate c Hargreaves b Ul Haq 4
J Whitehead LBW Hayhurst 9
G Whitehead c Sneddon b Ul Haq 11
J O'Brien LBW Ul Haq 0
P Mortimer c Wilson b Hayhurst 1
J Capstick not out 0
Extras 24
Total (10 wickets) 158.

Hargreaves 3 0 17 1, Ormerod 4 0 29 0, Ul Haq 18.3 5 58 5, Hayhurst 16 1 53 4.

Accrington
(Target: 140 from 42 overs)
AM Greenwood c and b Capstick 19
SJ Hanson c Wasim b Capstick 0
SPS Crabtree c O'Brien b Capstick 7
MB Taylor LBW Capstick 2
Ul Haq c G Whitehead b Brunt 18
GD Lloyd not out 38
GL Sneddon b Wasim 35
M Wilson c Brunt b Wasim 0
B Hargreaves not out 9
Extras 12
Total (7 wickets) 140.

Capstick 15 1 42 4, Brunt 18 2 59 1, Wasim 5.4 0 26 2, Kelly 2 0 7 0.

Accrington won by 3 wickets on faster scoring rate. Accrington 12 pts, Burnley 3pts.

Nelson v Rawtenstall

Rawtenstall
M Kershaw c Halstead b Meade 19
J Kerrigan c SM Lemon b Halstead 14
AJ Clough c SM Lemon b Meade 7
Cooray c Halstead b Meade 0
RM Shafiq b Majeed 12
A Nawaz LBW Meade 0
PV Hanson b Nazir 2
D Egan c Heap b Majeed 6
J Hornsby c Dibb b Majeed 6
N Khan b Majeed 4
K Roscoe not out 1
Extras 14
Total (10 wickets) 85.

Halstead 9 1 24 1, Meade 15 4 30 4, Majeed 9.4 1 21 4, Nazir 3 0 10 1.

Nelson
Majeed b Shafiq 16
SR Lemon LBW Roscoe 7
DA Crotty b Roscoe 14
NS Thompson not out 18
P Dibb not out 11
Extras 20
Total (3 wickets) 86.

Shafiq 7 0 30 1, Hornsby 2 0 23 0, Roscoe 9 2 19 2, Cooray 4.3 1 10 0.

Nelson won by 7 wickets. Nelson 12pts, Rawtenstall 0pts.

Rishton v Colne

Colne
L Rimmer b Sartaj 17
NA Rimmer c Bibby b G Wyse 10
Amjad st Leathert b Sartaj 59
N Whitehead c Leathert b Sartaj 7
EM Walker b Perren 28
J Lambert st Leathert b Perren 11
A Holt run out 2
B Patel b Perren 7
D Wallbank not out 10
K Rhodes c and b Sartaj 1
R Duerden not out 0
Extras 22
Total (9 wickets) 174.

Hutchinson 3 0 11 0, Sartaj 24 2 93 4, G Wyse 14 2 34 1, Bisoodall 2 0 10 0, Perren 6 0 23 3.

Rishton
A Bisoodall c N Rimmer b Wallbank 5
S Wyse c N Rimmer b Wallbank 2
Perren not out 93
MT Leathert c Whitehead b Lambert 12
B Bridson b Rhodes 3
M Patel c Patel b Lambert 29
JT Bibby not out 4
Extras 30
Total (5 wickets) 178.

Whitehead 6 0 20 0, Wallbank 7 1 22 2, Holt 1 0 8 0, Amjad 2 1 15 0, Lambert 13.5 1 47 2, Rhodes 6 1 37 1, Duerden 6 0 28 0.

Rishton won by 5 wickets. Rishton 10 pts, Colne 1pts.

Todmorden v Ramsbottom

Ramsbottom
KT Webb st Brierley b Abbas 53
T Parton b Abbas 18
Stewart LBW Abbas 0
DM Bell b Senior 3
AW Bell c Morgan b Abbas 2
RE Read b Abbas 5
R Rothwell LBW Abbas 1
JM Fielding c Senior b A Sutcliffe 16
D Gabriel b A Sutcliffe 10
J Walmsley c Newbitt b Abbas 2
MG Haslam not out 0
Extras 20
Total (10 wickets) 130.

Abbas 23.3 9 40 7, Barker 5 0 21 0, Morgan 5 0 25 0, Senior 11 2 32 1, A Sutcliffe 2 0 4 2.

Todmorden
SD Newbitt c Stewart b Fielding 33
BD Sutcliffe LBW Fielding 42
MJ Brierley c Parton b Fielding 0
Abbas not out 41
A Sutcliffe not out 7
Extras 10
Total (3 wickets) 133.

Haslam 10 1 44 0, Fielding 13 2 48 3, Stewart 6 0 16 0, Gabriel 2.1 0 21 0.

Todmorden won by 7 wickets. Todmorden 12 pts, Ramsbottom.