NETHERFIELD captain Marc Brown was left to rue the one, or to be more precise, the two that got away.

The Parkside Road club had to settle for a winning draw after failing to bowl Leyland out.

"It was a positive result rather than a victory but it was a little bit frustrating." said Brown, one of three Netherfield batsmen to record big scores. "We got their eighth man out with the last ball of the game so we didn't get the chance to have a go at the last two.

It meant Netherfield left six points out on the pitch, a total that would have helped them climb a few places in the league table.

Brown knows his team will have to take their chances against Darwen on Saturday a team team he believes his the best in the league.

"Player for player they are the best in the division in my opinion," he said. "So it is going to be an interest game at our place at the weekend."

Against Leyland, Netherfield were put in to bat and the top order - including Brown - piled on the runs as they posted an impressive 271-5.

Richard Potter, out for duck last week, returned to form with a run a ball 81 while Ben Barrow and Brown each scored 70.

Brown was particularly pleased for Barrow who, like himself until last week's century, has found runs hard to come by.

His knock included 10 boundaries.

"It is one of those things in cricket but both me and Ben struggled with the bat in the early part of the season," added Brown. "Quite often you get one opener who might struggle but it was both of us.

"So I am delighted for Ben, it was a great knock."

Only professional Dieter Klein (12), John Huck (2) and Bradley Earl (8) got to spend any time in the middle as Netherfield closed on 271.

Brown admitted the opening 25 overs with the ball cost them the chance of victory, although he was delighted to see the way his bowlers came out firing in the latter stages.

"We were a bit lack lustre at the start and just could not get that breakthrough," said Brown. "I suppose in the end, we left ourselves with too much to do."

Klein bowled Tom Reece for 10 but Chris Parkinson (81) and Richard Frenz (78) frustrated the 'Field bowling attack.

After the pair departed, Netherfield made inroads with Henry Thompson (9), Nathan McDonnell (0) going cheaply but

Andrew Makinson (36) and Sam Holden (15) ultimately denied Netherfield their win.