Dynamic duo bowl Leyland to win over bottom side Settle
Leyland moved to fourth in the Northern Premier Cricket League Division One after a seven-wicket home win over Settle.
Four wickets apiece from former Lancashire paceman Liam Hurt and professional Sam Oldham set the scene for the hosts’ victory at Fox Lane.
The division one's bottom club posted 151-9, which Leyland passed with more than 18 overs to spare.
Settle were 55-6 before James Snowden revived them with 54 in a stand of 90 with brother Harry Snowden (43 not out).
Oldham then made an unbeaten 67, sharing a stand of 71 with captain Karl Cross (37) and an unbroken 68 with Jacob Wright (29 not out) as Leyland sealed victory at 154-3.
Garstang remain in second spot after they got the better of St Annes at the Riverside by five wickets to register their fourth consecutive victory.
They are just two points behind division one leaders Blackpool, having lost only one of their opening six games.
St Annes couldn't build on an opening stand of 60 between professional Zain Abbas and Ashton Charles (22). Pakistan's Abbas was the game’s top scorer with 56 as his side closed on 173-7.
Joseph Pearson's dismissal for 31 left the Garstang reply at 102-4 but then a stand of 59 between Theo Smith and Mark Walling (27) propelled the hosts towards the winning line.
Smith finished unbeaten on 39 as victory was sealed at 176-5 with 6.2 overs to spare.
Longridge are up to fifth after their 91-run win at Kendal. The visitors reached 202-6 from 46 overs as Josh Mullin carried his bat for 92, putting on 93 for the second wicket with Matt De Villiers (56). Professional De Villiers has reached 600 runs in just nine league and cup games.
Chris Miller took 4-61 but then saw his side dismissed for 111 in 33.4 overs. Cole Abrahams was top scorer with 31 and lifted the Cumbrians from 25-4 in a stand of 58 with James Bowman (27), but Alex Mason dismissed Abrahams and sealed victory with 4-24.
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Chorley could not build on the previous weekend’s victory over St Annes as a 96-run home defeat by leaders Blackpool left them in the bottom two.
Andrew Needham made an unbeaten 101, putting on 63 with Dylan Henshall (40), in Blackpool's 244-6. Chorley wicket-keeper Harry Barclay (below) responded with 67, but from 142-4 they could add only six as Steven Mercer took 5-35. Elsewhere, Carlisle got the better of Netherfield by 46 runs.
Meanwhile on Sunday, Garstang survived a stunning collapse to win Sunday's Lancashire Cricket Federation Knockout tie at home to Chorley by one wicket.
The visitors posted 164-8 in the second-round tie as captain Keegan Petersen made 46 before falling to Tom Higson (4-19).
Garstang appeared to be cruising to victory as Lahiru Madusanka (62) and Pearson (27) put on 101 before the latter's dismissal sparked a slump from 123-2 to 126-8. They got home at 168-9 with 14 balls to spare.
Euxton top NPCL Division Two after beating previous leaders Fulwood & Broughton in a thrilling contest at Highfield.
A one-wicket victory was secured as Euxton chased down 212. James Bone (5-53) and Josh Boyden (4-38) shared the F&B wickets but not before Charlie Rossiter hit 78.
Captain Bone then scored 73, but Euxton were grateful for Nishan Peiris’ unbeaten 40 after a late flurry of wickets, Kerrigan claiming 5-66.
Preston were agonisingly beaten by one-wicket by Morecambe at West Cliff. The hosts were dismissed for 114 but the visitors scraped home.
Siddarth Ahhuja made the difference with bat and ball, first taking 5-15. His 50 then propelled Morecambe to victory despite Imran Heymood's 4-39.
Penwortham suffered a crushing 152-run home defeat against Fleetwood.
Half-centuries from Muhammed Hurraira (74) and skipper Declan Clerkin (52) enabled the visitors to post an imposing 266 all out. Nathan Walmsley and Isaac Roberts took four and three wickets respectively. In reply, the hosts were routed for 114 with Clerkin taking 5-28.
Eccleston won by 36 runs at Lancaster in the Palace Shield Championship. Second-bottom Ecc posted 208 (Alex Brooks 42), then restricted their fellow strugglers to 172-7 (Ahmad Zarmalwala 41).
Vernon Carus defeated Fylde by two wickets, but Garstang seconds were humbled by Penrith after being dismissed for 54.