MARWILL CHORLEY & DISTRICT AMATEUR CRICKET LEAGUE WITHNELL Fold's title challenge fell foul of some tight bowling from neighbours Withnell at the weekend.

The visitors could only muster 57 all out, with Wiggans taking four for 18 and Pownall three for 26, as they fell to an eight wicket defeat on Saturday.

Leaders Hoghton stay seven points clear but failed to take advantage of Withnell Fold's slip-up as Walton-le-Dale clung on to force a draw.

RESULTS: SATURDAY JUNE 28: Division One: Brinscall 111-4 (Winstanley 37no, Frost 35, Lloyd 3-17) Chorley St James 107-7 (Winstanley 3-23); Feniscowles 150-5 (Baker 53, Blanche 30) White Coppice 153-3 (Atkinson 33, Fairhurst 32); Hoghton 139-5 (Eccles 66, Brunt 36) Walton-le-Dale 56-9 (Foggarty 6-18); Newburgh 93 all out (Aspinwall 34, Cleminson 3-16, Moore 3-22) Whittle-le-Woods 95-6 (Harding 3-38); Withnell 60-2 (Fairhurst 30) Withnell Fold 57 all out (Wiggans 4-18, Pownall 3-26).

Division Two: Chorley St James 115-5 (Parkinson 43no, Norcross 31) Brinscall 179 for 4 (Grimshaw 77no, Scrambler 50); White Coppice 61-0 Feniscowles 59 all out (Burland 5-19, Essa 5-39); Walton-le-Dale 191-8 (Fielding 56, Inkley 34, Wilkinson 4-52) Hoghton 80 all out (Ghayas 3-20); Whittle-le-Woods 112-7 (Fazackerley 44, Williams 3-41) Newburgh 150-5 (Chisnall 60, Myers 4-36); Withnell Fold 188 all out (Garstang 48, Morgan 5-47) Withnell 196-6 (Highcock 79).

RESULTS, SUNDAY JUNE 29: Division Three: Worth Avenue v Withnell, no game.

Division Four: Hoghton 168-8 (Goldthorpe 63, Fahey 39no, Bell 4-32) Euxton 74 all out (Brunt 6-9); Whittle-le-Woods v BTR no game.

JUNIOR RESULTS: Hoghton 80-3 (Wilkinson 36, Walmsley 3-14) Feniscowles 40-7 (Fahey 4-16); Walton-le-Dale 24 all out (Mercer 5-9) Darwen 27-0.

FIXTURES, SATURDAY JULY 5: DIVISION ONE:Brinscall v Darwen; Chorley St James v Feniscowles; New Longton v Withnell; Walton-le-Dale v Whittle-le-Woods; White Coppice v Newburgh; Withnell Fold v Hoghton.

DIVISION TWO: Fixtures reversed.

Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.