EMBSAY Seconds completed a club knockout double on Sunday when they beat Barrowford Seconds by 95 runs at Cononley to win the J P Mewies Craven & District League Cowling Cup.

The club's senior side put the Shires Lane men on course for a quartet of trophies when they beat Barrowford the previous week in the Wynn Cup final at Ingrow and now both teams are looking to finish champions of their respective divisions to complete a clean sweep.

After the previous day's rain, it was obvious that a lot of work had gone into getting the ground fit and ready for play on Sunday. The ground looked a picture and credit must go to the grounds people for their efforts.

Barrowford won the toss and put Embsay in on a damp track. The openers took their time to come to grips with the wicket and against some tidy bowling had reached 30 in the thirteenth when Simon Holt was caught and bowled by Nigel Jones for 19.

The Bull Holme skipper had been very imaginative opening with slow bowler Jones, who was only collared in his last two overs. Andy Hodgson joined father Brian and the pair took the score to 115 where the latter perished for a fine 49, which included two sixes and seven fours.

Wally Robertson added a quick 25 and Andy Hodgson was caught in the deep for a fine 59. In a frenetic run chase the score reached 193-7 at the close of 45 overs. One abiding memory being a splendid catch by youngster Mark Atkinson, out in the deep, to account for John Metcalfe, while Nick Burton was the best bowler with 3-44 off 10 overs.

If the Bull Holme side were not to suffer the fate of their first team in the Wynn Cup, it was imperative that they got off to a good start. This was not to be, however, as with the score on 11, Jones went for four, in the 10th over, lbw to spinner Simon Holt - the Embsay skipper also recognising the virtues of having a slow bowler in action early in the game.

More problems then arrived in quick succession as three more wickets tumbled for the addition of only five runs, the last being that of skipper Nigel Hargreaves who was run out by a brilliant piece of fielding by his opposite number Alan Robinson, who hit the stumps with his throw.

David Wilkinson was next to go with the score on 44, a third victim for Holt, who finished his 12-over spell having conceded only 14 runs. Granville Thompson offered some token resistance, scoring 32 before being beaten for pace by John Metcalfe, a fate also suffered by Stuart Barnes. The end was inevitable as Andy Hodgson and Matthew Carr wrapped up the tail to leave the white rose side the comfortable victors.

The umpires awarded the Willis Walker man of the match trophy to Simon Holt for his excellent spell of bowling together with his watchful innings at the beginning and some fine fielding.

Embsay: B Hodgson lbw Thompson 49, S Holt c & b Jones 19, A Hodgson c Hargreaves b Hakin 59, W Robertson c Thompson b Burton 28, M Carr b Hakin 5, D Barratt b Burton 1, Dk Robinson 0no. Extras 16. Total 193-7.

Bowling: Hakin 11-2-32-2, Jones 12-2-37-1, Berry 3-0-18-0, Thompson 7-0-36-1, Burton 10-0-44-3, Atkinson 2-0-21-0.

Barrowford: N Jones lbw Holt 4, D Wilkinson c Barratt b Holt 12, N Burton c Dk Robinson b Robson 0, N Hargreaves ro 0, K Parkinson c Robertson b Holt 1, G Thompson b Metcalfe 32, S Barnes b Metcalfe 9, P Hakin c Holt b A Hodgson 10, M Atkinson b A Hodgson 6, M Berry b Carr 12, M Jackson 2no. Extras 10. Total 98.

Bowling: Robson 12-4-17-2, Metcalfe 12-1-31-2, Holt 12-4-14-2, A Hodgson 4.4-1-20-2, M Carr 1-0-5-1.