MARSDEN will take their place in the Drakes Huddersfield League top flight next season after winning the Conference play-off at Scholes.
Facing Kexborough, Marsden set 178 with Peter Lombard top-scoring hitting nine fours in his 58, while Michael Jepps made life as difficult as he could with a five wicket return for 24 runs.
In reply Darren Donoghue gave Kexborough hope with four sixes in his quickfire 40, but Norman Clee (4-35) and Ian Bray (3-26) saw Marsden through to a 31-run victory.
MARSDEN v KEXBOROUGH
at Scholes
MARSDEN
S Butters c Shillito b Sondhi 10
Kyle b Potter6
Lombard B Geldart 58
Kilner B Geldart48
Farrell b Potter3
M Butters c Shillito b Jepps14
Hall b Jepps10
M Clee c and b Jepps5
D Clee b Jepps9
N Clee not out3
I Bray b Jepps0
Extras 13
Total (48.3 overs)178
Fall: 1-6 2-47 3-123 4-128 5-143 6-156 7-166 8-167 9-179
Bowling: Geldart 14-3-49-2, Potter 12-1-49-2, Jepps 10.3-1-24-5, Sondhi 12-0-45-1.
KEXBOROUGH
Jepps c M Butters b I Bray0
M Bray lbw b I Bray18
Wiles b I Bray6
Sondhi b N Clee32
Donoghue st M Butters b Lombard40
Potter b N Clee3
Burgess run out0
Shillito c S Butters b Lombard23
Hinchliffe lbw b N Clee1
Dales c Kilner b n Clee1
Geldart not out4
Extras14
Total (38.3 overs)147
Fall:1-11, 2-25, 3-42, 4-103, 5-109, 6-109, 7-121, 8-137, 9-137.
Bowling: I Bray 11-1-26-3, Kilner 7-1-24-0, Hall 6-0-27-0, N Clee 8.3-1-35-4, Lombard 6-1-24-2.