Tripathi bags eight as Burnley go top

LEFT-ARM spinner Bharat Tripathi took 8-20 from 13.4 overs as Burnley thrashed Rochdale by nine wickets in the Lancashire League.
Rochdale made just 57, nine batters registering single figures, as Tripathi spun through their line-up with ease.
Burnley then raced to their target for the loss of one wicket inside 11 overs to complete a very one-sided affair.
The win sees Burnley overtake Darwen at top of the Lancashire League, going one point ahead of them after they went down to Haslingden by 23 runs.
Batting first, Haslingden made 181-7 before bowling out Darwen for 158. Sean Hunsl...

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