Neser signs off with a win

Neser, heading home today to go on stand-by for an Australia A tour, had made a record-breaking 191 in Saturday’s win at Rawtenstall.

Yesterday’s 34-ball cameo helped Tod chase down Bacup’s 178 for nine, which included 74 from Tim Farragher and a wicket for 15-year-old Hamsar Ali on his senior debut.

Opener Ben Sutcliffe made 46 and he and Neser added 87 before Elliott Gilford’s 19 not out saw the home side to the winning post.

Tod, who have offered Neser terms for next year, will be hoping they have not seen the last of a player who scored 981 runs at 89.2 and took 46 wickets at 17.4.

Walsden maintained their puruit of Norden at the top of the Central Lancashire League with a second win of the weekend.

The Scott Street side, who had crushed visitors Heywood by 162 runs on Saturday with the help of an unbeaten 101 from pro Umesh Karunaratne, racked up 268 for five at Royton and completed a 145-run success.

Riaz Pathan (58) and Karunaratne (64) put on 75 for the third wicket and Joe Gale then thumped 87 not out.

Gale’s brother Josh took four for 20 and Karunaratne four for 38 as Royton folded from 87 for two to 123 all out.

Walsden host Norden next Saturday with a three-point gap between the sides.

A miserable weekend for Brighouse in the Bradford League was completed when they were bowled out for 63 at home to Saltaire yesterday.

After losing to bottom club Windhill on Saturday, only Fakhar Hussain (18) and Faisal Hussain (16) made double figures and their promotion-gunning visitors won by nine wickets.

LANCASHIRE LEAGUE

Todmorden v Bacup

Todmorden won by 2 wickets. Todmorden 10 pts, Bacup 4 pts.

BACUP 178 for eight

H Butcher b SA Priestley 21

A Highley c Neser b A Sutcliffe 28

TM Farragher b A Sutcliffe 74

Haseeb Azam run out 16

A Fielding c Pearson b Hamsar Ali 4

JA Bradford lbw b A Sutcliffe 5

J Syers not out 11

J Edwards run out 1

SPK Sanderson c and b Neser 0

MT Collinge not out 4

Extras 14

Bowling: Neser 14 2 28 1, Gilford 5 0 28 0, SA Priestley 10 4 34 1, A Sutcliffe 15 2 62 3, Hamsar Ali 6 0 22 1.

TODMORDEN 179 for eight

SD Newbitt c Highley b Haseeb Azam 18

BD Sutcliffe c Highley b Haseeb Azam 46

BA Pearson c Collinge b Haseeb Azam 9

MG Neser c Bradford b Warren 57

A Sutcliffe b Haseeb Azam 1

EC Gilford not out 19

KM Garland lbw b Haseeb Azam 2

SA Priestley c Farragher b Sanderson 2

TE Whittaker c Highley b Warren 2

F Priestley not out 1

Extras 22

Bowling: Haseeb Azam 17 4 42 5, Butcher 9 0 46 0, Sanderson 14 1 60 1, Warren 6.1 2 21 2.

CENTRAL LANCASHIRE LEAGUE

Premiership

Walsden v Heywood

Walsden won by 162 runs. Walsden 5 pts, Heywood 0 pts.

WALSDEN 316 for six

J Hooson c Agathangelou b Paterson 4

J Rawlinson lbw b Kaye 51

N Barker lbw b S Dawson 61

U Karunaratne not out 101

R Pathan c Pawson b Naeem 34

M Dawson c Latham b Lovell 10

Joe Gale c Pawson b Naeem 32

Josh Gale not out 1

Extras 22

Bowling: P Paterson 8 1 21 1, H Naeem 10 0 78 2, A Dawson 3 0 23 0, J Lovell 14 0 89 1, C Kaye 8 0 44 1, S Dawson 7 0 45 1.

HEYWOOD 154

R Cross lbw b Shackleton 6

A Agathangelou c N Barker b Shackleton 9

B Thulborn lbw b Shackleton 18

D Latham c Pathan b S Barker 26

D Pawson b Josh Gale 39

J Lovell run out 0

A Dawson c N Barker b Karunaratne 6

R Patterson c Brown b Josh Gale 0

S Dawson run out 19

H Naeem not out 17

C Kaye b Josh Gale 1

Extras 13

Bowling: J Shackleton 10 0 29 3, J Hooson 7 2 17 0, U Karunaratne 11 1 63 1, S Barker 5 0 24 1, Josh Gale 4.2 0 20 3.

Royton v Walsden

Walsden won by 145 runs

Royton 0 pts, Walsden 5 pts

WALSDEN 268 for five

J Hooson c Walsh b Brown 38

J Rawlinson b Malan 7

R Pathan c Joy b Walsh 58

U Karunaratne c Malan b Good 64

Joe Gale not out 87

N Barker c Joy b Walsh 0

Josh Gale not out 3

Extras 11

Bowling: A Good 11 2 67 1, P Malan 10 0 47 1, L Brown 10 0 45 v1, A Westphall 5 1 22 0, C Portoues 8 1 46 0, T Walsh 6 0 34 2.

ROYTON 123

P Malan b Josh Gale 39

T Walsh c brown b Shackleton 5

L Mason c Hooson b Shackleton 11

A Durose c brown b Josh Gale 23

L Brown b Josh Gale 0

C Jewell b Karunaratne 1

C Portoues lbw b Karunaratne 11

C Joy b Josh Gale 0

J Snape b Karunaratne 5

A Westphall not out 11

A Good b Karunaratne 0

Extras 17

Bowling: J Shackleton 10 2 37 2, J Hooson 5 1 24 0, U Karunaratne 10.2 1 38 4, Josh Gale 6 1 20 4.

BRADFORD LEAGUE

Division Two

Brighouse v Saltaire

Saltaire won by 9 wickets

Brighouse 0 pts, Saltaire 15 pts

BRIGHOUSE 63

Z Hussain c A Monk b A Ashraf 0

M Daud c I Ullah b A Ayoub 1

M Khurshid c A Monk b A Ashraf 6

U Salim lbw b I Khan 10

Fakhar Hussain c M Eglin b I Khan 18

J Mistry b I Ullah 1

A Ashraf c A Monk b I Ullah 4

Z Ashraf b I Khan 0

Faisal Hussain c A Ayub b I Khan 16

E Charlesworth not out 1

I Ashraf c A Ayoub b I Ullah 0

Extras 6

Bowling: A Ashraf 6.1 2 12 2, A Ayoub 6.0 3 10 1, I Ullah 7.1 4 21 3, I Khan 7.0 3 19 4.

SALTAIRE 67 for one

R Ayub c Z Hussain b Fakhar Hussain 5

A Nazir not out 20

I Ullah not out 39

Extras 3

Bowling: Fakhar Hussain 8.0 2 28 1, A Ashraf 5.0 0 17 0, J Mistry 3.2 0 16 0.