Haslingden are the leaders with five wins from five and an impressive strength in depth.

Graham Knowles’ men racked up 274-5 at Todmorden with Lee Ingham (78) and Mohsin Imtiaz (52) leading the way with the bat.

They then knocked over Todmorden for just 159 to move clear at the summit thanks to Ramsbottom’s shock loss at Rawtenstall.

The game also saw the return to the first team of veteran Mike Ingham.

Ingham, at the ripe old age of 52, was unbeaten on 22 as he played in the same team as son Lee.

Haslingden innings

Hayes c Brown b Ali 50
GA Knowles lbw b Morgan 9
SE Dearden c Brown b Morgan 6
CP Read lbw b Morgan 0
LG Ingham lbw b A Sutcliffe 78
J Taylor c Brown b A Sutcliffe 16
M Imtiaz c Harrison b Wiese 52
MJ Ingham not out 22
JJ Marcroft b Wiese 2
J Neary not out 10
Extras 29
Total (8 wickets) 274
Wiese 9 0 53 2, Morgan 25 1 131 3, Barker 7 0 37 0, Ali 4 1 21 1, A Sutcliffe 5 0 29 2.

Todmorden innings

SD Newbitt c Marcroft b Dearden 1
BD Sutcliffe c Neary b Dearden 0
N Barker c Marcroft b Neary 5
Wiese b Dearden 30
SA Priestley c Marcroft b Neary 0
A Sutcliffe c Marcroft b Dearden 4
AJ Harrison c Marcroft b Knowles 48
MJ Brierley c Marcroft b Read 44
DL Brown b Read 0
JNH Morgan lbw b Read 13
I Ali not out 4
Extras 10
Total (10 wickets) 159
Dearden 12 2 52 4, Neary 7 4 12 2, Sudworth 6 0 30 0, Knowles 9 1 40 1, Read 8 3 19 3.

Haslingden won by 115 runs. Todmorden 0, Haslingden 12.