BURY extended their unbeaten run in the league to 13 games with victory at home to Flixton on Saturday.
Luke Perry opened with 32 for the Cross Cup champions but with little support his side were bowled out for 93 – Jordan Belston, aged 18, bowled 4-19 and Ashen Silva took 3-16.
Simon Belston scored 41 not out in reply and Silva chipped in with 17 not out as Bury secured a comfortable nine-wicket win to remain in third and keep the pressure on the top two.
If a game could summarise a team’s season Walshaw’s clash with Blackrod in Group B did just that.
Having got off to a brilliant start and bowled the hosts out for 68, mainly thanks to Nick Murphy (6-31) and Gavin Nichol (3-33), the match looked in the bag for a side that were struggling to find form of late.
But just like their second half of the campaign, Walshaw crashed and were buried for 43.
Thushendra de Zoysa bowled 6-16 and Matthew Stears took 3-9 as the bowlers ran riot taking six ducks between them.
Results
Section One
Atherton 143, Lostock 180-6. Lostock won by 37 runs.
Bury 96-1, Flixton 93. Bury won by 9 wkts.
Swinton Moorside 234-8, Edgworth 134. Swinton won by 100 runs.
Section Two
Adlington 175-9, Worsley 136. Adlington won by 39 runs.
Blackrod 68, Walshaw 43. Blackrod won by 25 runs.
Winton 234-8, Astley and Tyldesley 124. Winton won by 110 runs.
Section Three
Daisy Hill 89-2, Golborne 88. Daisy Hill won by 8 wkts.
Darcy Lever 189-5, Westleigh 161. Darcy Lever won by 28 runs.
Little Hulton 197-3, Standish 194-6. Little Hulton won by 7 wkts.
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