Wahid and Marella pass 50 as Luton Town & Indians dig in to draw with Preston

Opting to bowl first, Shekib Ahmed took 2-15, but the visitors were able to post 276-5. Indians then dug in to reach 246-7, with half centuries scored by both Abdul Wahid (56) and Mahima Marella (51). The IIs lost by four wickets at Hoddesdon IIs in Division Four B. Indians could only muster 107 all out after being put into bat, Saeed Ahmad hitting 33, as he then took 3-18, but the visitors tallied 109-6.

The IIIs were also defeated, losing by 81 runs to Old Eastcotians in Division Eight West. Sareer Safi finished with 3-36 as the hosts made 209-7, before Indians were all out for 128, Gurvinder Singh hitting 31 and Yashdeep Jhala 29. The IVs did win, in convincing fashion too, beating Harpenden Vs by nine wickets in Division 10 West. S Khiana claimed 4-18, while H Panhkaniya finished with 2-18 and I Khan 2-19 as Harpenden were restricted to 79 all out, Indians replying with 83-1, M Mahmood unbeaten on 55.

On Sunday, Luton Town & Indians lost by seven wickets to Bedford in the Beds County League Premier Division. Batting first, Indians made 125 all out, as Devansh Sharma hit 72, before Bedford responded with 128-3. Abdul Malik took five wickets as the IIs beat Biggleswade by 48 runs in Division One. Opener Jessen Patel scored 95 not out from 122 balls, while Tegbir Sing added 54 in an innings of 202-4. Malik then took 5-36, as Saleem Khiani claimed 2-16, to ensure Biggleswade were dismissed for 154.

The IIIs lost a low-scoring match at MK Warriors in Division Four. Having been skittled for 57, Warriors responded with 58-7, Syed Kazmi taking 3-9 and Faisal Sultanee 2-6.

» It was a fantastic Sunday for Luton Women & Girls CC as both the women's teams recorded victories, writes Zonera Malik.

The 1st XI were at home to Ampthill Town CC in the T20 Cup and produced an excellent all-round performance to secure the win. Batting first, Noor Talib struck 55 not out from 40 balls, including nine boundaries as she anchored the inning superbly, while Sidra Khan hit 23 and Zainab Khan scored 18. Their efforts saw Luton post a competitive total that the bowlers and fielders successfully defended.

Meanwhile, the 2nd XI travelled to Harpenden and secured their first victory of the season, winning by 34 runs despite only having seven players available. There was an outstanding bowling and fielding performance from the side, with three run-outs from Amelia, Mahira and Annalise, while Kaytie took a wicket maiden, as Zara top-scored with the bat.

» Joshua Scott picked up five wickets as Offley & Stopsley romped to a 62-run over Chipperfield Clarendon in Herts Premier League Division 10 West on Saturday. Opener Marc Ward hit an unbeaten 65 as the hosts posted 201-2, Daniel Goord adding 56. Scott then picked up 5-28 as Chipperfield were dismissed for 139, Richie Barker taking 2-17.

On Sunday, Offley & Stopsley saw off Harrold IIs by 76 runs in Beds County League Division Six. Steven Hoar made 82 as Offley totalled 190-7, before Rehaan Samdani took 4-21 and Syed Shah 3-21 as the hosts were all out for 114.