Peter Walters' 5-85 and 87 with the bat couldn't prevent Prestwich slipping to a 28 run home defeat to Cheetham Hill. Humayun Farhat's 91 followed by 5-58 from Imran Mirza sent Hill level on points with Denton St Lawrence who took a point from their match at Glossop.

Professional Tharanga Lakshikta took 5 for 46 as his Denton St Lawrence side stretched their lead at the top of Division One with a 59 run win over Woodbank. 

Jack Ritchie's 5-44 helps Stand to a 66 run win over Thornham. The win puts the Whitefield side hot on the heels of local rivals Prestwich who slumped to a 7 wicket defeat at home to a Glossop side out for revenge after last weeks narrow cup loss at the same ground.

Woodbank's Neil Ridehaugh etched his name the Lancashire County League record books last weekend when he achieved a remarkable personal milestone in his cricketing career.

Holders Prestwich scrape through to the quarter-finals of both cup competitions after narrow wins over Glossop while Sturart Catterall's 118 helps Stand progress against Thornham by 101 runs.

Cheetham Hill enjoy a 207 run win over Woodbank with Humayun Farhat's 167 and Imran Mirza's 6-20 helping seal the points for the men from Catherine Road. Meanwhile Matt Wake's unbeaten 76 eased leaders Denton St Lawrence past Roe Green's 145ao with 8 wickets to spare.

Paul Green takes 5 for 26 as Denton St Lawrence take the points in a 48 run win over Prestwich. The new league rules regarding rain affected games sees a number of teams chasing adjusted targets yesterday also.

A ton for West's Paul Turner as the Denton side reach their 255 target for the loss of only five wickets at Glossop. There's already a distinct gap opening up in Division One between the top eight and the bottom six.

Australian Luke Swards takes 5-29 as Woodhouses reduce Dukinfield to 86ao while maximums for Denton St Lawrence and Roe Green, Danny Jones in the runs again for the latter, keep up their 100% start to 2008.