by The finalists beaten last year Little Brew are in the semi-finals of the Hamer Cup of the Hamer of the Cricket League Anthony Axford North West after a victory of three stretches with three counters during a Sunday of action disturbed by the weather when they only hunted 97.
Captain Josh Gent and the CO were the only side to cross, with the other three links that do not start or start and do not end because of the rain.
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This means that the reserve day of Sunday July 6 will come into play for Earby against Blackrod, Ribblesdale Wanderers against the title champions Read and Brinscall against Padiham.
The latter was the only draw not to start. The other two games will restart from where they were interrupted.
For Little lift, however, they can put their feet on the first Sunday in July and wait for the semi-final draw to take place.
They gave up Tonge for 96 inside 34 overs, the hosts liable to a superb 4-14 eight overs for the Pakistani professional Muhammad Junaid, who turns the left arm.
Andy Flear and Cameron Murray also struck twice to confuse a tonne side with only two strikers, which was beyond 10. South African amateur Justin Gilliland opened with 32 and Sri Lankan Pro Hashan Dumindu is 22.
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In fact, Tonge has lost its last nine counters for the addition of only 32 points of 64-1.
The Australian OA Ryleigh Cameron then made the pursuit well with an opening of 39 on 25 balls, including two six. But he was one of the six counters to die for 46, from 45-1, to give Tonge a chance of a chance at 91-7.
However, Flear, of the eight of the order, assured that Little Lever has exceeded the line in only the 16th above the prosecution, hitting a six and the winning limit in 13 steps on 10 balls.
The Side Earby Championship will resume its quarter-final on 64-2 of 16 Overs in hunting 225 at home against the champion of the Première in title Blackrod, who totaled 224-5 on their 40 Overs.
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Thushendra de Zoysa scored for Blackrod with a 69 measured, while Luke Hipgrave hit twice for Earby.
The fact that Dunith Jayathunga Sri-Lankais is undefeated on 21 in the early stages of the Earby hunting will give them confidence that a shock is on the cards.
The other game that started, between Ribblesdale Wanderers and the title champions Read, is a confrontation between the current league leaders in the championship and premiere divisions respectively.
Visitors read have the final advantage having displayed 261-7 of 40 Overs before taking two early counters. Wanderers will resume a little less than fifteen days out of 47-2 after 10 overs.
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The total commander of Read was produced thanks to the opener and Captain Will Wrathall, who made 87 out of 107 balls with three sixth and Sri Lankan Pro Sehan Weerasinghe, who obtained the first row of a brutal 94 with 61 with four sixth inclusive.
They shared a third Window 135 of 46-2.
Vagabonds, like Earby, will take heart the fact that their pro is undefeated at the fold – Sri Lankan Heshan Dhanushka having 11 in his name.
