A superb 180-run partnership for the second wicket put Settle in command from the start in their Senior League derby match at Barnoldswick. John Davidson hit sixteen fours and a six, narrowly missing his first century for the club with a score of 94 at a run a ball, a cracking pace for an opener. He was finally bowed by Jonathan Beech, not before passing 640 runs for the season. Pro Ashen Silva (68) partnered Davidson, striking seven boundaries and a six to claim his third half-ton of the year, himself passing the 600 mark. Overseas Amateur Dante Niles then compounded the hosts’ misery by rattling off 45 runs from 38 balls.