ROSS TOWLER enjoyed a bumper weekend with the ball as Keighley picked up maximum points over the weekend.
After fighting their way through the first round of the Priestley Cup with a 29-run victory over Yeadon, they continued their good form with league wins over Undercliffe and Gomersall.
The midweek cup win came thanks to a superb innings of 74 from Richard Robinson, backed up by 20 from Lee Gordon and 37 from R Hopkinson in their total of 199-9. Steve Reape then took 3-39 as Yeadon were restricted to 170-9.
Ross Towler's first four-wicket performance of the weekend came against Undercliffe on Saturday.
He took four wickets for just seven runs in an astonishing eight-over spell as Undercliffe were shot out for 90. The Lawkeholme side then cruised to victory with four wickets down.
Gomersal were the victims on Sunday when Towler took 4-31, but this time it was Robinson who restricted the low of runs, taking 4-18 in a 15-over spell.
Gomersal's total of 93 was never going to be enough and keighley agfain won by six wickets weith Mick Bottomley batting through the innings for 40.
The second string were beaten by Manningham Mills on Saturdayafter posting a total of 144-9. Keighley were then dismissed for 102.
They looked to be on the way to a win on Sunday after scoring 198-5 with Andrew Broadley scoring an unbeaten century agsinst Great Horton. The Bradford side were then rescued by the weather when a downpour forced the game to be abandoned.
Keighley 2nd XI
Manningham Mills
Manningham: M Riaz b Shahzad 1, T Malik b Shahzad 0, Q Shafiq c Smith b Roninson 26, S Saleem lbw Birkett 29, I Ahmed c Roberts b Coppen 34, I Ali c Broadley b Robinson 20, S Rachid st Roberts b Coppen 7, A Hussain run out 1, R Khan b Coppen 9, F Dar not out 6, N Karim not out 1, extras 10. Total 144-9.
Bowling: J N Robinson 14-8-20-0, H Shazad 12-5-32-2, A Birckett 9-5-28-1, A Coppen 11-1-34-3, A Robinson 4-0-23-2.
Keighley 2nd XI: A M Broadley c Ahmed b Quasim 16, A Birkett b Ali 15, J Andrews b Saleem 2, A Smith c Ahmed b Ali 5, A Coppen b Ali 6, A Robinson c & b Ali 10, J N Robinson b Ali 33, P Broadley c Ahmed b Quasim 0, S Long b Ali 2, H Shahzad c Shafiq b Ali 4, S Roberts not out 3, extras 6. Total 102.
Bowling: I Ali 13.3-2-48-7, S Saleem 6-2-25-1, Q Shafiq 7-0-24-2.
Keighley 2nd XI v Gt Horton
Keighley: A M Broadley not out 100, A Birkett b I Ahemed 17, J Andrews c Iqbal b Abbas 5, A Smith b Choudry 36, A Robinson lbw Ahmed 5, A Coppen c Choudry b Iqbal 22, J N Robinson not out 0, extras 13. Total 198-5.
Bowling: Y Abbas 13-2-49-1, I Ahmned 8.1-3-24-2, A Iqbal 11-0-75-1, M Zeeshan 3-0-12-0, N Choudry 5-0-29-1.
Gt Horton: M Daud notout 2, M Choudry not out 1, extras 0, Total 3-0.
Bowling: J N Robinson 2-2-0-0, H Shazad 1.2-0-3-0.
Match abandoned - Rain
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