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CLL Saturday round-up by SIMON SMEDLEY

DERBY-DAY spoils went to Werneth and Crompton in the Lake Garage Central Lancashire League.

As the temperatures soared into the high 20s at the Coppice, visitors Royton took first knock against Premier Division rivals Werneth, but skipper Matt Taylor took three for 52 and Rashid Khan four for 32 as Denny Hulme’s men were bowled out for 160.

Liam Brown top-scored with 70, while Chris Toy added 31.

In-form Werneth remain rooted to the foot of the table, but cruised to victory in their reply, reaching 162 for four in good time as pro Mohammed Zaman Khan struck a brilliant 93 not out and Syed Shah chipped in with a useful 33.

In the Championship, promotion-chasing Crompton romped to victory against struggling Oldham.

Hosts Oldham batted first, but thanks to Carl Taylor’s six for 34 haul, were skittled for just 65.

Crompton eased to a rapid victory in their reply, reaching their meagre target for the loss of just one wicket.

Sores —

Premier Division: Littleborough 245-6 (C Schofield 125, T Pye 41), Clifton 215-8 (D Morris 95 n.o., B Chapman 48); Norden 192 all out (S Harman 88), Rochdale 116 all out (W Lansdale 4-46); Walsden 316-6 (U Karunaratne 101 n.o., N Barker 61, J Rawlinson 51), Heywood 154 all out; Royton 160 all out (L Brown 70, C Toy 31), Werneth 162-4 (Z Khan 93 n.o., S Shah 33, R Khan 4-32, M Taylor 3-52).

Championship: Ashton 139 all out, Middleton 143-2 (G Edmeades 64 n.o., H Nicholls 61, M Buckledge 3-30); Milnrow 254-9 (R Second 119, J Knight 49), Monton and Weaste 256-3 (C Jonker 136 n.o., D Collins 5-58); Oldham 65 all out, Crompton 66-1 (C Taylor 6-34); Unsworth 270 all out (J Keyt 40, C Long 38, A Fasil 84, A Blake 52), Radcliffe 88 all out (H Afridi 34).
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