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It was an easy run chase for Littleborough, as Matthew Hernon made 73 from 92 balls to help his side finish on 112-1 in 29 overs and claim bragging rights over their neighbours.

Enfield were victorious against Rishton after a 71 run win at Blackburn Road. Enfield won the toss and decided to bat, but despite decent efforts from L Barker (34) and Adam Bracewell (26), the team were bowled all out for 115.

It seemed like an achieveable target for Rishton, but they were extremely poor with the bat, with none of the batsmen able to reach double figures as they were bowled all out for an extremely low 44 in just 26 overs, handing Enfield a dominant victory.

Rawtenstall won their match by four wickets after coming out on top against East Lancashire at Alexandra Meadows. East Lancs won the toss and decided to bat, and were bowled all out for 148. Rawtenstall reached their target with seven overs to spare, thanks to a score of 59 not out from opener Andrew Payne.

Great Harwood suffered a defeat against Colne after losing by four wickets at Cliffe Park. Colne won the toss and decided to field, with Great Harwood making 152 all out after a top score of 63 from professional Thikshila de Silva. Colne reached the target with 12 overs to spare, ending on 153-6 to condemn Great Harwood to defeat.

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LIAM Livingstone insists Test cricket is still his ultimate dream after returning to Lancashire duty following spells in both the Pakistan Super League and the Indian Premier League.

“A lot of people have, almost disrespectfully, said that I’m just travelling the world now playing Twenty20 cricket,” said the 25-year-old batting all-rounder.

“But it’s very much the complete opposite. My ultimate dream is to play Test cricket for England, and the only way to do that is to get runs in Championship cricket.

“I’ll be working as hard over the next three months as I have over the past three months to try and score as many runs as I can to prove to people that I’m not just a bloke who tries to slog a white ball around.”

Livingstone has played his Twenty20 cricket for Karachi Kings and Rajasthan Royals, with the former more productive in terms of playing time.

He scored 321 runs, including three fifties, in 11 appearances for the Kings before only playing four times for Rajasthan with a top score of 44.

“It was good fun, and I learnt so much over the three-month period,” he said. “But it becomes very tough when you’re training with not much of an end goal. You’re almost just waiting for people to fail before you get a chance. It was a learning experience, in that regard.

“The competitions were very different.

“I was quite lucky in the PSL because I played every game. I really enjoyed that tournament and it was a lot better standard than I thought it would be.

“The PSL was good because I learnt from playing games, and the IPL I learnt from people around me and the workings of the tournament.

“Not playing, I was still learning off the likes of Jos Buttler, Ben