Big-hitting Jackson stars as Scholes close in on promotion
Scholes moved a big step closer to promotion and kept their Division Three title bid alive with a crushing victory over East Ardsley in the Bradford Cricket League.
A top two finish will be secured with one more win from their last three matches while Scholes are now level on points with leaders Adwalton, but have played one game more.
They were in good form against East Ardsley who were dismissed for 156 before Christian Jackson launched a spectacular assault which saw the target knocked off in only 15.1 overs for the loss of one wicket.
Joshua Fell took 3-35 and Greg Keywood (3-48) then Jackson dominated the reply, racing to an unbeaten 86 from just 43 balls with 14 fours and four sixes. James Robson also hit an unbeaten 30 as Scholes powered to a nine-wicket win.
At the other end of the Division Three table second from bottom Liversedge edged past Crossbank Methodists who are one place above them.
Crossbank were dismissed for 193 as Adam Zahid hit 43no and Owen Sutherland made 35. Juned Delair led the Liversedge attack with 4-37.
Liversedge were reduced to 49-5 in their reply, but recovered to win with two wickets to spare as Hamzah Hafeez hit 55, Will Atkin 26 and Usman Qureshi 37no. Zahid took 4-72.
Cleckheaton were unable to stop title challengers New Farnley as they lost to them by 171 runs in the Premier.
Despite 3-44 from Lachlan Doidge and Bradley Sylvester’s 3-97 Farnley were able to pile up 306-8 and Cleck were all out for 135, Muhammad Ammar (44) top scoring.
Hartshead Moor maintained their outside chance of promotion from Division Two with a convincing 94-run win at Altofts.
Chris Wynd gave them a solid start with 55 before Mohammed Khan's unbeaten 71 lifted them to a 219-9 total.
Muhammad Waleed then took charge with the ball as he took 5-25 as Altofts were bowled out for 125.
Gomersal lost out by 67 runs in a high scoring encounter with Buttershaw St Paul's.
Chasing their opponents’ massive 378-7, they gave it a good go only to be all out for 311. Logan Silverwood led the reply with 87, Haris Mahmood made 41, Adam Holroyd 38 and Adam Greenwood 33.
Spen Victoria went down by 51 runs to Windhill & Daisy Hill as they were all out for 156 in reply to 207.
Kabir Bashir took 3-45 and Sam Carroll 3-37 for Spen and Corey Roebuck (28) top scored.