Earby won at Cherry Tree in a good game.

Ali Azmat made 96 and Craig Walton 80 as Earby posted 254-4 - but felt they were about 30 short of what they should have recorded on a swealtering day.

And as long as Cherry Tree professional Paul Turner was at the crease, it looked like Jon Baldwin’s men would make them pay.

But he holed out after making 77 and Cherry Tree were all out for 213.

Earby

C Walton ct Baldwin b Hunphreys 80
M Haines ct Friend b Lord 6
Azmat ct Friend b Robbins 96
C Walton not out 48
A Pollard ct Lord b Baldwin 15
R Craddock not out 0
Extras 9
Total (4 wickets 254
J Baldwin 11 0 54 1, D Lord 6 0 19 1, J Bolton 4 0 29 0, R Humphreys 11 0 65 1, A Sudnik 9 0 58 0, N Robbins 4 1 22 1.

Cherry Tree

M Hadfield ct Walton b Craddock 8
S Friend ct Garner b Azmat 19
Turner ct Walton b Hipgrave 77
J Bolton ct Craddock b Craddock 11
N Robbins ct Craddock b Azmat 36
M Friend ct Walton b Azmat 1
M Burrows lbw b Azmat 1
R Humphreys ct Azmat b Hipgrave 4
J Baldwin ct Walton b Azmat 18
D Lord ro Haines 13
A Sudnik not out 6
Extras 19
Total (for ten) 213
R Craddock 12 3 56 2, S Hipgrave 12 2 60 2, Azmat 15 3 47 5, C Walton 3 0 34 0.

Earby won by 41 runs.