WITH just three games left to play, Radcliffe may have left it too late to force themselves back into the Central Lancashire League title reckoning, but their current form is none the less impressive.

Two more wins at the weekend brought them nine more points as they defeated Crompton by eight wickets and neighbours Unsworth by seven wickets.

On Saturday against Crompton at the Racecourse the start was delayed due to rain and the match reduced to 30 overs per side.

Crompton were restricted to a modest total of 129 which Bruce Cruse, Steve Dearden and Travis Birt combined to pass with eight wickets and just over four overs to spare.

Professional Dearden top scored with 46, while Cruse hit 32 and Birt 26.

On Sunday at Unsworth the home side were skittled out for just 84 as Eddie Shah and Nick Kennedy ran riot, claiming five and four wickets respectively.

Radcliffe reached their target off 25 overs with seven wickets in hand. Damion Keegan, batting lower down the order these days, top scored with 28 runs.

Radcliffe second eleven's game against Crompton on Saturday was washed out and on Sunday they beat Unsworth by five wickets, with S Holt claiming four for 32 and S Whiteley hitting 55 not out.

RADCLIFFE v CROMPTON

CROMPTON

G. Dawson retired injured...21

G. Rigby b Shah...21

S. Anwar b Kennedy...30

Si Wright lbw Kennedy...18

D. Taylor not out...20

St Wright not out...3

Extras...16

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Total (for 3)...129

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30 overs

J McLean 4-0-19-0; S Shah 15-2-41-1; S Dearden 3-0-32-0; N Kennedy 8-0-33-2.

RADCLIFFE

B. Cruse b Wright...32

S. Dearden b Anwar...46

T. Birt not out...26

G. Simpson not out...7

Extras...20

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Total (for 2)...131

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25.4 overs

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A Ravenscroft 3-0-14-0; S Anwar 12.4-1-45-1; D Taylor 3-0-25-0; Si Wright 7-0-38-1.

RADCLIFFE v UNSWORTH

UNSWORTH

A. Saeed b Kennedy...30

P. Entwistle c Dearden b Shah...0

P. Wanansinghe b Shah...0

N. Webb b Shah...0

A. Howarth c Dearden b Kennedy...13

P. Manley c Cruse b Kennedy...10

G. Jones b Kennedy...4

M. Sohail b Shah...4

S. Barlow c Cruse b McLean...4

G. Levy c and b Shah...1

D. Joyner not out...7

Extras...11

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Total...84

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35.5 overs

J McLean 4.5-0-32-1; S Shah 12-6-10-5; N Kennedy 15-6-27-4; S Dearden 4-0-14-0.

RADCLIFFE

B. Cruse lbw Howarth...12

S. Dearden c Entwistle b Howarth...17

T. Birt b Wanansinghe...0

G. Simpson not out...17

D. Keegan not out...28

Extras...12

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Total (for 3)...86

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25 overs

P Wanansinghe 11-1-40-1; A Howarth 7-1-23-2; G Levy 5-0-10-0; P Entwistle 2-0-8-0.