Riversiders duo hit centuries in Garstang romp over Settle

​The Riversiders posted a huge 335-6 with Tom Higson and professional Lahiru Madushanka both hitting 108 against Settle.

Opener Higson’s knock came off just 83 balls and included 14 boundaries and two maximums.

Sri Lankan Madushanka took three balls less than Higson and remained unbeaten. He walloped an impressive eight sixes, and just as many fours.

For good measure, Mark Walling smashed 57 off 51 deliveries, including seven fours and three sixes. Harry Snowden and Sunny Singh both took three wickets apiece.

In reply, Will Davidson cracked a half-century off just 35 balls at the top of the order, but the visitors were dismissed for 165.

Madushanka took three wickets but was eclipsed by Joe Barlow, who returned figures of 4-19.

After three cup victories, Leyland tasted defeat for the first time this year as Blackpool got revenge for their 40-Cup defeat at the hands of Karl Cross’s men last month.

However, it was mightily close at Fox Lane with the visitors prevailing by one run.

Matthew Taaffe’s unbeaten half-century and 37 from Dylan Henshall enabled the visitors to post 163 all out despite three wickets for Liam Hurt.

At 53-4, the home side were in a spot of bother but Jacob Wright (56) and Andrew Makinson (36) looked set to take them to victory but Pool pro Ali Usman then produced a devastating spell of 5-39 as the visitors won by the narrowest of margins.

Chorley were hammered by 158 runs in their NPCL Division One opener at newly-promoted Carlisle, who piled on 265-8.

Opener Zaphania Arinaitwe fired 18 boundaries in his 109 and Michael Slack scored 48. Chorley then slumped to 107 all out.

Euxton defeated hosts Lytham by 15 runs in their Division Two opener.

Captain James Bone made 44 and shared 79 for the third wicket with Ben Houghton (48) before Euxton collapsed from 153-4 to 164 all out in 45.2 overs, Sahaan Sahaan taking 5-21.

But despite Henry Roberts' 43, Lytham were all out for 149 with five balls left. Joseph Bowden took 3-12.

Preston lost by 25 runs at Barrow after the hosts posted 199 all out with Drew Postlethwaite hitting 76. Ismail Patel took 4-38 and Talha Patel chipped in with three wickets. Declan Tyson then took 6-37 as the visitors fell shorts.

Penwortham edged to a three-wicket win over Great Eccleston at Middleforth Green. Charlie Parker’s four wickets helped them dismiss the visitors for 159. In reply, Ian Walmsley Jnr hit a half-century and an unbeaten 30 from Parker saw Pen over the line.

In the Palace Shield Championship, Vernon Carus were one-wicket winners over Netherfield seconds with Javyang Lama and Bob Bridges scoring 45 and 46 respectively.

Eccleston suffered an 140-run defeat to Torrisholme, and Garstang seconds lost by eight wickets to Mawdesley despite Dan Curwen’s 50.