THE unstoppable Ramsbottom Cricket Club steamrollered through another match, winning 27-5 against Nomads A in the Premier Division with all players on obvious maximum nine points.

Second-placed Flixton Cricket Club A did not have it all their own way as they did in the first half of the season when just pipped Radcliffe Cricket Club 17-15 despite a resisting nine from Zac Cantor.

Hilton A had a 22-13 win over Flixton Cricket Club B helped by a nine from Jake Shaw.

Maximum points from Barry Elliott also assisted Wharton to a 19-14 victory over Ladybridge A.

Second-bottom Heaton Cricket Club A beat bottom side Coburg A 20-15 with a nine from Paul Ward.

Little Lever Cricket Club A could not play third-placed Ramsbottom Town A due to a damaged table which will be discussed at this week’s committee meeting.

In Division One, leaders Burning Desire beat bottom club Meadow Ben A 27-2, while fourth-placed Hilton B had an expected victory over 10th-placed Little Lever Cricket Club B 29-9 with nines from David Andrews and Geoff Pye. Second-placed Acre Bottom were held to a 21-16 result against Nomads B due to a resisting nine points from Naz Ahmed.

Mid-table BRASS A had a 21-13 win against second-bottom Hilton C 21-13 with Andrew Morey providing nine points of Hilton’s resistance.

A mid-table clash saw Wingates just beat Ramsbottom Town 20-17 assisted by a nine from John Bradbury, while another mid-table clash between Farnworth SC A and Coburg B resulted in an 18-18 tie.

Division Two leaders Heaton Cricket Club B overcame mid-table BRASS B 23-12 helped by a nine from Duncan Kay. Second-placed Hilton D maintained their good form with a 26-8 win against mid-table Bolton TTC A with Roy Alti and Matthew Fishwick on maximum points.

Seventh-placed Ladybridge B produced an unexpected victory over third-placed Hilton E, the 19-17 victory featuring nine points from John Cole.

In Division Three, top team Bolton TTC B had a 21-14 victory over Farnworth SC B, and second placed St Paul’s Peel beat second-bottom Walkden Methodists 19-13 with a nine from Faizan Bhura.

Seventh-placed Farnworth SC C overcame fourth-placed Polonia Club 19-14 assisted by a nine from Christopher Lord. Mid-table Meadow Ben C beat bottom team Ramsbottom Town C 26-9 with nines from Ian Wheeldon and Jack Berry.

In Division Four, top team juniors Hilton I beat bottom team Meadow Hill B 27-3 with all Hilton players on top points.

A full strength second-placed Meadow Hill A made up for their first half of the season defeat to third-placed Hilton H with a 25-8 win in which Roy Caswell and Roy Platt were on top form.

Second-bottom Ladybridge C beat a two-man mid-table junior Hilton I team 20-12 despite another resisting nine from Nathan Donaldson.

Mid-table Irlam Steel beat Albany three places below them 22-10 helped by a nine from David Yates.