By Ray Taylor
.Blayde Capell with 131 from 108 deliveries helped Read to 232 for 9 from their 40 overs in Sunday’s Hamer Cup first round. Shayne Moseley took three for 27 for Atherton and then hit 73 runs in an 95 opening partnership with Oliver Gredecki, but a middle order collapse left them 135 for 7.
Nilesh Lamichaney was another player to score 131 in Barnoldswick’s 245 for 5, adding 165 with Jonathan Beech. However, Baxenden overtook this for the loss of four wickets, despite a mini collapse which saw them losing three wickets for three runs at a comfortable 144 for one. Ben Gorton scored 64 and Adam Masood 60.
Stefan Breuninger made 63 in Earby’s 182 for 6, Cameron Murray taking 3 for 39 for Kearsley. Raveen Yasas with 3 for 11 and Joe Robinson with 3 for 24 helped bowl out Kearsley for 124.
Skipper Ross Sutton struck 88 not out and Liam Smith a half century in Farnworth’s 238 for 4. Smith then took 6 for 26 and Connor Spinks 3 for 36 to dismiss Walkden for 173.
Luca Doyle (5 for 16) and Harvey Seigne (3 for 19) combined to shoot Feniscowles out for 72, which Eagley overcame for the loss of two wickets.
Alex Kok fell one short of his half century in Astley Bridge’s 156 for 7, Niall Heyes with 3 for 13 for Oswaldtwistle Immanuel. Ishmael Patel took 4 for 23 as OI were dismissed for 113.
Whalley recovered from 80 for 6 to reach 141 for 8, with Divan Von Tonder the pick of the Brinscall bowlers with 3 for 23. This proved to be eleven runs too many for Brinscall as Sam Jackson took 4 for 14 and Frankie Jackson 3 for 40.
