YOUNG stand-in skipper Mark Robinson played a real captain's innings as he guided ELPM to a one wicket win over last year's champions, Rochdale Catholic Club.

On a poor pitch dominated by the bowlers, a third of the overs were maidens.

ELPM won the toss and inserted RCC.

Simon Carr 3-5, Paul Hewart 3-14 and Mike Hodson 3-21 dismissed RCC for 62 in 32 overs, with Robinson taking four catches.

In reply Franny Daly top-scored with 26 as he guided the team to 40-3 before he was caught and the wheels began to fall off.

Tayab ripped through the middle order to see ELPM on 47-7 and then 52-9.

Last pair Robinson and Hewart took a single apiece and then Robinson hit Kahn for six.

Hewart scrambled a leg bye off Tayab and three balls later Robinson hit the winning four.

With three wins under his belt, Robinson hands back the captaincy to Joe Shiels, who now has a lot to live up to.

The second team's game with RCC was abandoned after a number of rain interruptions.

ELPM's score of 127-6 was mainly due to Gavin Greaves' unbeaten 40.

He and Andrew Berry put on 56 for the seventh wicket.

In reply, CC were 80-2.

On Sunday the team progressed to the cup semi-final with a comfortable eight wicket win over Prestwich.

Paul Hewart's 5-8 off eight overs destroyed the top order batting and with Andrew Berry's 2-28 they reduced Prestwich to 39-7.

Boyle, 31*, guided the team to 102 but Matthew Partington with 2-24 finished the innings with a slower ball which West missed and dad Phil completed the stumping.

In reply, Kevin Hocking's miserable season continued as he was plumb lbw for one.

Acting skipper Gavin Greaves struggled to get going and was flummoxed by a 13-year-old leggie and dollied a catch to mid-wicket for four, with the score on 31.

Phil Partington and Steve Keyworth hit the remaining 75 runs off 10 overs.

Partington scored 43no with six boundaries, and Keyworth's assault resulted in four sixes and six fours in his 54no.

RESULTS

SATURDAY

DIVISION ONE

Ashton Ladysmith 181ao, Robinson's 137-6rsp; Elton Vale 108ao, Glodwick 43-7rsp; Rochdale Catholic Club 62ao, East Lancs PM 65-9; Rochdalians 103-3, Failsworth Macedonia 102-9; Tottington St John 167ao, Fothergill & Harvey 177ao; Westleigh Meths 81ao, Springhead 98ao.

DIVISION TWO

Blackley 103ao, Farnworth SC III 129ao; East Lancs PM II 82-2, Rochdale Catholic Club II 127-6rsp.

DIVISION THREE

Failsworth Macedonia II 113ao, Rochdalians II 114-3; Fothergill & Harvey II 69-8, Tottington St John II 67ao; Glodwick II 158-8, Woodbank III 94-4rsp; Robinson's II 84ao, Broadway 86-6.

SUNDAY

DIVISION TWO

HODSON CUP SECOND ROUND

Rochdale Catholic Club II 164-7, Blackley 74ao; East Lancs PM II 106-2, Prestwich III 102ao.

DIVISION THREE

STOKES CUP SECOND ROUND

Broadway 113-3, Chew Moor Brook 111-2; Glodwick II 149-7, Robinson's II 148ao; Fothergill & Harvey II 102-8, Tottington St John II 101ao.

DIVISION FOUR

HUNTER CUP SECOND ROUND

Blackley II 101-7, Darcy Lever III 98ao; Westleigh Meths II 43-1, Fothergill & Harvey III 40ao; Greenfield III 134ao, Springhead II 200-8; Saddleworth III 216-7, Rochdalians III 168ao.

DIVISION TWO

Farnworth SC III v Thornham III, no result.

FIXTURES

SATURDAY

DIVISION ONE

Ashton Ladysmith v Fothergill & Harvey; East Lancs PM v Springhead; Elton Vale v Failsworth Macedonia; Rochdalians v Robinson's; Tottington St John v Glodwick; Westleigh Meths v Rochdale Catholic Club.

DIVISION TWO

Blackley v Prestwich III.

DIVISION THREE

Chew Moor Brook v Cheetham Hill III; Failsworth Macedonia II v Woodbank III; Fothergill & Harvey II v Broadway; Glodwick II v Tottington St John II; Robinson's II v Rochdalians II.

DIVISION FOUR

Springhead II v Blackley II.

SUNDAY

DIVISION TWO

Farnworth SC III v East Lancs PM II; Prestwich III v Rochdale Catholic Club II; Rochdale III v Clifton III; Roe Green III v Swinton Moorside III.

DIVISION THREE

Cheetham Hill III v Fothergill & Harvey II; Greenmount III v Chew Moor Brook; Robinson's II v Glodwick II; Woodbank III v Broadway.

DIVISION FOUR

Ashton Ladysmith II v Fothergill & Harvey III; Darcy Lever III v Blackley II; Greenfield III v Westleigh Meths II; Rochdalians III v Saddleworth III.

TABLES

DIVISION ONE

P W5 W4 T3 AB2 D1 L Pt

Rochdalians 7 4 2 0 1 0 0 30

Robinson's 7 4 0 0 3 0 0 26

F'gill&Harvey 7 3 1 0 2 0 1 23

Tott St John's 7 3 0 0 1 0 3 22

Roch Cath Club 7 3 0 0 3 0 1 21

East Lancs PM 7 3 0 0 2 1 1 20

Springhead 7 2 0 0 3 0 2 16

W'leigh Meths 7 2 0 0 2 0 3 14

Glodwick 7 1 0 0 3 1 2 12

F'worth Maced 7 0 0 0 3 1 3 7

Elton Vale 7 0 0 0 3 0 4 6

Ashton L'smith 7 0 0 0 2 0 5 4

DIVISION TWO

P W5 W4 T3 AB2 D1 l Pt

Roch Cath Cl II 9 2 0 0 6 0 1 22

Rochdale III 6 2 1 0 3 0 0 20

Blackley 8 2 1 0 3 0 2 20

Clifton III 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 16

Swinton M'side III 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 14

Farnworth SC III 7 1 1 0 2 0 3 13

Roe Green III 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 12

Littleborough III* 7 2 0 0 3 0 2 11

East Lancs PM II 6 1 0 0 2 1 2 10

Thornham III 7 0 1 0 2 1 3 9

Prestwich III 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 3

* Five points deducted for breach of rules.

DIVISION THREE

P W5 W4 T3 AB2 D1 L Pt

Greenmount III 7 2 1 0 3 0 1 20

Broadway 6 3 0 0 2 0 1 19

Chew Moor Brk 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 18

Glodwick II 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 18

F'gill&Harvey II 7 2 0 0 3 0 2 16

Rochdalians II 6 1 0 0 3 1 1 12

Cheetham Hill III 5 0 2 0 2 0 1 12

Woodbank III 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 11

Tott St John's II 7 1 0 0 1 2 3 9

Robinson's II 5 0 0 0 3 0 2 6

F'worth & Maced II 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 4

DIVISION FOUR

P W5 W4 T3 AB2 D1 L Pt

Saddleworth III 7 5 0 0 1 0 1 27

Greenfield III 7 2 1 0 2 1 1 19

Elton Vale II 7 2 1 0 2 0 2 18

Blackley II 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 13

Springhead II 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 12

Ashton L'smith II 5 2 0 0 0 0 3 10

Rochdalians III 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 9

Darcy Lever III 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 8

F'gill&Harvey III 5 0 0 0 2 1 2 5

W'leigh Meths II 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 2