Werneth trimphant in Twenty20 start

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WERNETH defeated Oldham by seven wickets at the Coppice as the John Willie Lees Twenty20 Competition got under way in glorious sunshine.

Oldham made 137 for six thanks to Nadeem Hussain's 40 and 41 from Ramzam.

But Werneth knocked off the runs needed for the loss of just three wickets as skipper Matt Taylor top-scored with 43.

Royton crawled over the finishing line at Ashton after bowling out their hosts for 89, Matthew Smith taking three for 15.

The Paddock men were far from convincing in their reply, but got there for the loss of eight wickets.

Crompton went down by nine wickets at Littleborough after being restricted to 76 for seven, pro Simon Wright top scoring with 36. Boro raced to 78 for one in reply.



DELPH earned a home win over Scholes in the Sykes Cup second round.

Matt Norvall’s hat-trick helped restrict the visitors to 243 for eight, which included 108 from Wasim Jaffer.

Delph reached their target with five wickets to spare, Bruce Cruse posting 78 and Arron Lilley 51.



IT was a mixed weekend for Woodhouses in Lees Brewery Lancashire County League Division One.

They won at Thornham, who fell 54 runs short of their target after Woodhouses recorded 212 for eight. Nick Hardman scored an unbeaten 67.

But the following day saw visitors Stretford roar to 247 for seven and dismiss Mike Cassidy’s men for just 86.



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