DARWEN A bowler D.

Bonner claimed three wickets in four balls in a Netherfield collapse which saw the last seven wickets fall for 13 runs in Saturday's Division 2 match.

Netherfield were dismissed for 85 in 28.2 overs and the visitors squeezed in a successful reply for a six-wicket win before the weather worsened.

Apart from P.

Stewart (27) and S.

Jones (20), there was little else to enthuse about the Netherfield innings.

From a score of 73 with three wickets down the procession started in earnest.

Wickeetkeeper C.

Bolton took six victims while Bonner finished with 4-5 and D.

Heyes a no-less impressive 4-9.

Darwen were helped by 32 extras in their reply as Heys led the way with 20 and they knocked off the runs for the loss of four wickets with five minutes to spare before the rain closed in.

Scores:

Netherfield A - P.

Stewart b Cook 27; C.

Scarr c Bolton b Heyes 13; S.

Jones c Bolton b Heyes 20; B.

Haddrick b Heyes 5; M.

Dugdale c Bolton b Heyes 2; M.

Casey st Bolton b Bonner 7; A.

Hampshire st Bolton b Bonner 1; M.

Boyd lbw Bonner 0; S.

Nixon b Bonner 0; S.

Glover run out 1; M.

Clinton not out 0; extras 9; Total 85 ball out.

Bowling: Cook 10-1-42-1; Grant 5-0-25-0; Heyes 7-1-9-4; Bonner 4.2-1-5-4; Davies 2-1-2-0.

Darwen A - S.

Grant c Casey b Nixon 3; D.

Heyes c Scarr b Glover 20; S.

Painter not out 13; M.

Shaw lbw Glover 1; D.

Bonner b Nixon 16; C.

Bolton not out 1; extras 32; Total 86-4.

Bowling: Nixon 14-5-31-2; Clinton 6-2-8-0; Glover 6-0-23-2; Casey 1.2-0-8-0.

Kendal A had a miserable day against Morecambe A at Woodhill Lane, shot out for 79 in reply to Morecambe's score of 177-3.

n CUMBRIA U19s amassed 440 for a win over Northumberland U19s at Netherfield CC.

G.

Dawson led the scoring with 124, J.

Iniff made 86 and B.

Haddrick 72.

Northumberland were 240 all out in reply, Iniff taking 3-39, leaving Cubmria the winners on first innings.

The boot was on the other foot against Shropshire at the same venue.

The vistors piled up 307 all out, M Hartnett taking 30-54, and were 55 for 3 in reply when rain stopped play.