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Accrington v Church
Saturday August 24th 2019
| Score | Score | ||
| Accrington | 71 | Church | 72-2 |
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| Church (12pts) beat Accrington (0pts) by 8 wickets | |||
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Accrington drop to the bottom of the Division 1 table and are now favourites for relegation after losing the 251st derby against Church at The Property Shop Arena by 8 wickets. It took Church just 11.2 overs to knock off the 72 required for victory for the loss of Josh Scully (12) and Stuart Crabtree who was trapped in front by Jimmy Hayhurst for 12 which took ex Accrington player to 4,000 Lancashire League runs. Church skipper Levi Wolfenden hit six fours in making an unbeaten 27 from 24 balls. Josh Dentith took 4-19, Wolfenden 2-14 and Jack Gaskill 2-16 for Church. Professional Qaasim Adams removed Sam Bancroft (1) at 2. Professional Karl Brown failed to score for the fourth time this season when he was given out caught behind down the leg side off Wolfenden. The Church skipper struck against to send back opener Jon Hayhurst for14. Stand-in skipper Jacob Clarke (6) was Dentith's first victim at 31 and four runs later Tom Walker (2) became the second. Graeme Sneddon was run out without scoring at the same score. Meeran Zia made 7 before being trapped in front by Dentith at 44 and when Keiren Grimshaw's 72 ball innings of 11 ended without addition Accrington were 44-8. Jack Gaskill picked up his second wicket by having Toby Uttley-Muldoon caught by Adams for 3 Jimmy Hayhurst hit an unbeaten 21 from 41 balls but Dentith wrapped up the innings by removing last man Raheem Kasser for 2.