Allen, Holt and Cooper shine in Premier defeat
Young Stars were in trouble at 57-5 in reply to Scout Hill’s 176-9 but while Imran Patel remained at the crease they had a chance.
Three further wickets fell, leaving Young Stars on 126-8 but Imran Patel and Imran S Patel (21no) produced a 51-run unbroken stand to steer them into the final with four balls to spare.
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Hide AdImran Patel hit seven sixes and seven fours on his way to 109 not out, having earlier taken 3-35 in eight over, during a Scout Hill innings which saw Amir Malik top score with 38.
Young Stars will meet PKWA in the final after they defeated Kismat A by 51 runs.
Subair Badat (60) and Farhan Ali (38) led PKWA to 152 all out, with Asif Patel (3-11) and Ismail Haji (3-32) impressing with the ball.
Badat then claimed 4-7 and with support from Raja Nadeem (2-42), Kismat were dismissed for 121 with Mushtaq Patel (25) top scoring.
Azad will meet Dewsbury Elite in the Section B final.
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Hide AdSaqib Hussain made 52 in Azad’s 197 all out before they dismissed Kismat B for 85.
Nohman Hussain (2-12), Tamoor Saghir (2-14), Naseer Saudagar (2-17) and Khuram Akhtar (2-13) chipped in with wickets as Dewsbury Elite dismissed Dewsbury for 97.
Elite went on to secure a five-wicket win with Naseer Saudagar (20) top scoring.
n Mount A suffered a second defeat in the Huddersfield Central League as the Premier section leaders lost by seven wickets to Green Moor.
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Hide AdMount were seeking to avenge their cup defeat to Green Moor the previous week and produced a fine batting display to reach 214-8 thanks to Anees Rawat (60), Yusuf Kayat (48) and Imran Suleman Rawat (47).
Green Moor raced to 217-3 as opener J Bates finished unbeaten on 110.
Mount remain top but are now just a point above Thurstonland ahead of Saturday’s trip to Holmbridge A.
Mount B missed out on the chance to move second in Section B as they suffered a five-wicket defeat against Netherton A.
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Hide AdAlthough Abdul Ravat top scored with 35, Mount were bowled out for just 90 as L Newton produced an impressive bowling display to claim 5-35.
Netherton lost five wickets in reply but stumbled to their target and Mount B will be aiming to bounce back on Saturday when they welcome Holmbridge B to Staincliffe (2pm).