A Sunday morning downpour exacerbated the well documented ground issues at Roe Green in the re-arranged game from April, and there was a considerable delay before the game could go ahead. Richard Dempster must have wondered if he’s done the right thing by electing to bat, as the early order struggled at snail's pace to come to terms with the conditions, whilst losing crucial wickets in the process and only some spirited late order resistance rescued the total from 47-6, to edge past the three figure mark on 108 with only Zach Flaxman reaching the 20 mark. On a day best consigned to the dustbin of mediocrity, Roe Green cantered to 109-3, leapfrogging into 2nd place in the process. Egerton’s points from a washed-out game moved them to 3rd and Richard’s men must go again next weekend to chip away at Edgworth’s seven-point lead, with a home game against Woodbank, who were dumped to the bottom of the league courtesy of Westhoughton’s win over Denton West. We all know that there’s no such thing as an easy game in this most competitive of divisions, however, and the lads will have to be at their best to take the points.