Eight just great for Accy pro Erasmus

CRICKET MATT JONES

ACCRINGTON have moved up to 11th after they beat Bacup by 44 runs at Thorneyholme Road.

Bacup won the toss and decided to field. Opener Keiran Grimshaw top scored with 67, while professional Ockert Erasmus added 33 and Simon Hanson 28.

Lee Naylor took 4-20 and Tim Farragher 3-27 as Accrington collapsed from 123-2 to 170-9.

Eramsus then achieved his best bowling figures in Lancashire League as he took 8-21 in 15 overs.

Joe Lloyd also picked up 2-13 as Bacup were bowled out for 126 in 46.3 overs.

Haseeb Azam top scored with 41, Tim Farragher 30 and Ben Law 10.

Enfield comfortably beat Rawtenstall by six wickets at the Worswick Memorial Ground.

Enfield won the toss and decided to field.

Professional Nick Maiolo top scored with 75 but no other Rawtenstall batsmen reached double figures as they were bowled out for 121 in 42.1 overs. Ben Dowling (3-16) and Simon O’Loughin (3-33) both picked up three wickets.

Charlie Jackson top scored with 55 as Enfield chased down Rawtenstall’s target in 30 overs.

Professional Diego Rosier contributed 19, Liam Bedford 17 and Joe Wrig- ley 16 not out. Joe McCluskie picked up 2-28 from 5 overs.

Burnley beat Rishton by 11 runs in a low-scoring thriller at Blackburn Road. Rishton won the toss and choose to field.

Professional Shaun Von Berg took 7-21 as Rishton bowled out Burnley for 84 which saw Jonathan Clare return back to the Burnley team.

Chris Holt then took 4-33 as Burnley bowled out Rishton for 73.

Holt was well assisted by Bharat Tripathi (3-17) and Cole Hayman (2-0). Von Berg top scored with 55, but no other Rishton batsmen reached double figures.

Church carried on their success from Friday night as they beat East Lancashire by 10 runs at Blackburn Road.

Levi Wolfenden top scored with 112, whilst Bilal Abbas added 42, professional Zain Abbas 21 and Josh Scully 10 as Church posted 214-6.

Mo Bhada picked up 3-34 and Shahrukh Khan 2-47. Wolfenden then took 3-62 and Andrew Bentley 2-35 as Church restricted East Lancs to 204-7 in 50 overs.

Mini Bhada top scored with 74, captain John Turner added 39, Mark Lomas 29 and Niall Boyle 22.

This weekend Accrington make the journey to Nelson, Enfield entertain Colne, Church go to Todmorden while Rishton are at home against Lowerhouse.