Church made it four league wins on the bounce against Todmorden at Centre Vale.

Andrew Bentley claimed his second six-wicket haul in as many games as Todmorden were 84 all out chasing Church’s 116.

Church innings

A Mirza c Brown b Pearson 6
CM Fergusson c Howley b Wiese 14
Woodcock b Pearson 15
L Wolfenden c Brown b Wiese 0
A Greenwood lbw b Barker 11
PJ Sykes b Wiese 5
S Hussain lbw b Pearson 22
SR Holt c A Sutcliffe b Pearson 0
PD Gilrane b Wiese 0
AJ Bentley lbw b A Sutcliffe 6
SJ Tucker not out 8
Extras 29
Total (10 wickets) 116
Wiese 14 3 35 4, Wood 2 0 17 0, Pearson 15 2 46 4, Barker 5 1 11 1, A Sutcliffe 0.4 0 0 1.

Todmorden innings

SD Newbitt c Hussain b Bentley 1
BD Sutcliffe c Hussain b Bentley 23
N Barker c Fergusson b Bentley 14
Wiese c Gilrane b Woodcock 6
A Sutcliffe run out 10
MJ Brierley c and b Bentley 0
J Crossley c Mirza b Bentley 0
P Howley c Gilrane b Woodcock 5
DL Brown lbw b Woodcock 0
OE Wood b Bentley 15
LB Pearson not out 1
Extras 9
Total (10 wickets) 84
Bentley 17.3 4 46 6, Wolfenden 4 1 14 0, Holt 2 0 5 0, Woodcock 11 6 17 3.

Church won by 32 runs. Todmorden 4, Church 12.