Newton-Le-Willows CC 199-8 dec (Walkden 81, Reddy 37; Usman 4-51, Ullah 3-84)
Rainhill CC 202-5 (Higham 71, Usman 38; Walkden 3-60)
Rainhill CC produced a hard-fought win away to Newton le willows, securing victory by 5 wickets. Winning the toss and bowling first, the home side seized momentum by maintaining a positive run rate. They produced consistent partnerships reaching a score of 168-4. Rainhill did well in managing to pull back their positive start by taking lower order wickets and restricting their run rate. They declared on 199 off 45 overrs.
Highlights of Rainhill’s bowling was Khalid Usman, taking his season’s league wicket tally to an impressive 54, finishing with figures of 4-51 from 25 overs, supported by Saeed Ullah with 3-84.
Rainhill’s reply with the bat got off to a great start, openers Ross Higham and Bilal Khan producing a 78-run opening partnership. Rainhill lost 2 wickets in 2 balls but never allowed the home side to rip through their line up with consistent wickets, showing a resilience to reach their target score of 200. Falling to 141-5, going into the last hour, Khalid Usman and Jay Clarke produced a match winning partnership of 61 for the 6th wicket. Khalid Usman hitting 38 not out from 39 balls, greatly supported by Clarke, with 16 not out.