Jacques Snyman smashed another fifty as Greenmount’s first eleven got back to winning ways with a comfortable win at Colne writes SAM CHADWICK.
Elsewhere, a young thirds side helped themselves to another win on Saturday.
The first team’s victory came by six wickets, although that didn’t tell the whole story of a dominant performance.
After being asked to field first, their bowlers soon got to work as they reduced their hosts to 41 for 4, and later 117 for 7. In fact, if it wasn’t for a fantastic 101 from 86 balls from Colne professional Geeth Kamara, things could have been much worse for the home side.
In the end they made their way to 180 all out in 41.3 overs. The wickets were shared by four Mount bowlers with Snyman (4-40) and Callum Hunter (3-48) being the pick of the bunch.
The chase came at a canter in just 27 overs, and much of that was down to Snyman’s brutal hitting at the top of the order. All-in-all he hit four 4s and six 6s on his way to 69 from just 38 balls.
After he had fallen, Travis Townsend and Danny Hornby took over to take their side over the line with unbeaten scores of 46 and 27, respectively.
Similarly, on Saturday, the third team helped themselves to a comfortable 47-run win at Rishton. Batting first, a real team effort helped them to a strong score of 168 for 9 from their 40 overs.
Five batsmen made their way into the twenties, with none of them going beyond, but Harry Nuttall’s 28 from 34 balls was particularly notable. Coming in at number ten, the young wicketkeeper blazed five boundaries and gave his side some real end-of-innings momentum.
Two more impressive displays followed as spinners Noah Birtwistle and Ed Dickinson took four wickets each. Dickinson’s efforts were especially impressive, ending with figures of 4 for 4 from 6.2 overs. As a result, their hosts were bowled out for 121 in 29.2 overs.
The other game on Sunday saw the second eleven play host to Church, although they lost by four wickets on a tough afternoon.
After a steady start, regular wickets fell in the first innings after winning the toss and choosing to bat. Captain Oliver Dixon top-scored with 30 from 60 on their way to a modest total of 121all out in 36.3 overs.
In an accomplished attack, all five Church bowlers helped themselves to wickets. The visitors looked comfortable for much of their chase, although some stoic fast bowling from Ed Wackrill (2 for 34) and George Kenyon (2 for 18) made the contest tighter than it first looked. The result was defeat by four wickets.
At the end of the weekend, the first sit in fourth place in the table, still with an outside chance of promotion from the Second Division. The seconds are ninth while the thirds kept their spot in second.