Rain halts play

RAIN meant only one match was played to a finish in division one of the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League on Saturday.

Ian Hague hit 50 and Steve Holmes helped himself to six for 73 as Saddleworth defeated Hollinwood by 38 runs, a result which lifted Peter Skuse’s side to third place in division one.

Scores —

Division one: Austerlands 219–8 (An Young 67, D Oldfield 58 not out), Droylsden 62-5 - rain stopped play; Glodwick 150 (S Marshall 5-23), Bamford Fieldhouse 113-3 - RSP; Heyside 223 (C Van Schalkwyk 50, A Hayes 4-54), Greenfield 153-2 (C Gill 66, A Hayes 51 not out) - RSP; Shaw 211-6 (N Van den Bergh 100), Moorside 41-1 - RSP; Saddleworth 194-8 (I Hague 50), Hollinwood 156 (Z Ur Rehman 51, S Holmes 6-73); Friarmere 161, Stayley 121-6 - RSP.

Division two: Droylsden 102, Austerlands 106-0 (J Stanton 51 not out, P Adams 46 not out); Glodwick 113-7, Bamford Fieldhouse 70-5 - RSP; Stayley 140 (M Stone 43), Friarmere 90-0 - RSP; Heyside 154, Greenfield 62-2 - RSP; Hollinwood 219 (I Ishaq 112), Saddleworth 62-2 - RSP; Shaw 193-5 (P Rowlands 73, J Whitehead 52 not out), Moorside 46-2 - RSP.