22 hours Ago
Hall Park chose to bat at Tong Park Esholt and were looking good at 62-1 when Jake Littleton (23) and Jacob Phillips (46) had added 44. However, their score subsided to 129-8 and it needed a partnership of 45 - the best of the innings - between Sam Hyde (32no) and Charles Greatbatch (16) - to get them up to 188. Equally, Tong Park were looking out of it at 118-7, but two stands of 16 and a last-wicket partnership of 38 helped them get parity.
Ricky Halloran (3-36) had put Esholt on the back foot, and Priyank Koli (2-23) and Regan Phillips (2-29) had also made a comeback look unlikely. Champions Otley were in no mood to let their concentration slip and dismissed hosts North Leeds for 180 after winning the toss, Damon Reeve taking 4-28 and Roby Lane 4-67 after an opening stand of 96. Otley then breezed to victory by eight wickets inside 26 overs, with opener George Myers making 90 off just 58 balls, including six fours and eight sixes, putting on 140 for the second wicket with skipper Josh Atkinson (73no off 67 deliveries, including 14 fours).
Burley found things almost as easy at home to Pool, who totalled 173 after winning the toss, Charlie Bell (46) adding 87 for the fourth wicket with Robert Goldthorp (44) as the wickets were shared around. The home side were then 10-2 but partnerships of 43 and 46 steadied the ship, with contributions from Dan Revis (41), Charles Davy (37), Jason Wright (32) and Mark Harrison (30no) as they won by four wickets in the 41st over. Rawdon, who have found form too late to save themselves from relegation, made it three wins from four, triumphing emphatically at Adel.
The home side made 255 after being asked to bat, with Andrew Doidge (3-54), Tom Wrigglesworth (3-61) and Joe Smith (3-31) among the wickets. Both Rawdon openers went for ducks as the score was 1-2, but partnerships of 49, 65 and 142 unbroken followed as Wrigglesworth again showed his class with the bat. The overseas player finished on 140 not out off 119 balls, including 12 fours and three sixes, featuring in partnerships with keeper James Dobson (31), Tom Watson (30) and captain Smith (45no) as victory was achieved by six wickets with four overs remaining.
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