ELPM successfully played their 'get out of jail' card in their match against league leaders Rochdale Catholic Club.

Ten men Rochdale suffered only their second defeat of the season and it was a morale boosting win for the Millers, who face Rochdale in the cup final at the end of August.

It was ELPM's four young guns who collectively won the match for the Millers, in a game that twisted and turned.

Franny Daly (25) and Albert McCheyne (7), put on 40 in the first eight overs but then the wheels fell off as the Millers collapsed to 72-8. Enter teenager Carl Greaves, a late replacement, with a top score of 11,

who proceded to change the course of the match as he smashed the bowling to all parts of the ground.

At the other end, veteran Dave Woodward skilfully held his end up before he was LBW for 13 with the score on 116.

Enter masters' degree student, Mark Robinson, top score of 6 this season, who played a blinder to reach 18 not out, and in a further seven overs the last pair added a priceless 27 runs, before Greaves was caught behind for 33, with the score on 143.

Paul Hewart struck with the first ball of the innings and then he had the dangerous Mulkeen caught by McCheyne for 11, with the score on 16. Simon Carr bowled his allotted seven over spell for only 15 runs. Rochdale posted a recovery to reach 94-3 before young pace bowler Steven Dalton embarked on the spell of his short career. In the baking sun, he reeled off a ten-and-a-half over spell which ripped the heart out of Rochdale's middle order and picked up his first five wicket haul (5-27), as Rochdale crumbled to 110 all out.

The second team continued their hunt for the league championship with a 5 wicket win over Rochdale Catholic Club.

On an excellent batting track, Rochdale were restricted to 170-6 with skipper Mark Kilcoyne (injured again in taking his only catch of the season) wheeling out sexagenaran Alan Openshaw, who took 3-51 in a sustained spell of fifteen overs. In reply, Mike Hodson (48) and Phil Partington put on 81 before Hodson was out.

Partington was eventually out fifteen runs short of a second successive hundred. Paul Smith 23 not out ended the match with a six.

The previous Sunday, the Millers reached the Calverley Cup Final with an easy 92 runs win over Westleigh Meths.

Ian Wade (71), Franny Daly (32) and Steven Dalton (28 not out) were the main contributors in a score of 194-9. In reply, Westleigh reached 89-5 before collapsing to 102 all out.

Wickets were shared with Ian Wade taking three, Paul Hewart, Simon Carr and Andy Berry taking two each and off-spinner James Wade ended the match as Mark Robinson completed a stumping.