NWCL Conference Saturday 4th July round up by Ray Taylor

By Ray Taylor 

Barrowford remain top of the Anthony Axford North West Cricket League Conference Premier Division with116 points from 11 matches despite not completing their game on Saturday, twenty without loss chasing Burnley Belvedere’s 206-7.
Walkden’s eight wicket win chasing Farnworth’s 82, Mehr Khan 7-17, leaves them on 103 from eleven in second place.
Elliot Lowes hit 74 and Mohammed Zakriyah 62 in Read’s 235-7, Cherry Tree responding with 159, Ben Woodall 4-49.
Foulridge recovered from 111-8 to reach 173. Ribblesdale Wanderers followed this up with 122, John Braithwaite 62 and Abrar Sarwar 4-37.
Little Lever won by eight wickets chasing Farnworth Social Circle’s 107.

Feniscowles top the second division with 102 from twelve, Astley Bridge 95 having played the same number of games.
F Shah took 5-19 and C Clarke 4-12 as Feniscowles were dismissed for 41 on Saturday, Atherton winning by nine wickets.
Zain Ahmed was Astley Bridge’s top scorer with 54 in their 149. Robson Matthews had 4-67 for Brinscall who were bowled out for 126.
From 70-1 Blackrod could only find a further 63 runs, Baxenden winning by five wickets, and Eagley lost by ten wickets defending 109, U Ahmed 64 for Burnley Belvedere.

Oswaldtwistle Immanuel lead the third division with 125 from twelve having been 40-6 chasing Barrowford’s 186 when the match was abandoned, H Ali and A Cheema having opened the Barrowford innings with a century partnership.
In the only other match to finish, Harvey Wild scored 116 in Kearsley’s 216, Lucas Lockley 4-46. Earby ended 28 short, Alex Hall 57 and Obaid Khan 4-33.