The Church Meadow side seemed to be cruising to victory at Oswaldtwistle Immanuel, after their opening day win over Read.
But Joe Scuderi's side lost their final five wickets for just 17 runs, to hand their hosts the points.

Chasing just 121 for victory, Scuderi and Alistair Marsh had began well with a solid opening stand.

Marsh had hit three fours in his knock of 16 before holing out to Anthony Dignan with the score on 39.

And when that wicket was immediately followed with the dismissal of Scuderi, caught by Paul Dignan off Andrew Metcalf for 22, Wanderers were forced to build again.

Martin Briggs and David Howard set about laying some solid foundations, with the former giving Joe Sipocz the treatment with a number of lusty blows.

But it was the introduction into the attack of experienced campaigner Gerard Metcalf that ultimately turned the game on its head.

He immediately castled Howard (9), while his replacement Ryan Gladwin lasted just six deliveries before he edged through to Mark Groom for a duck.

Stephen Kerr also fell without scoring to give Metcalf his third wicket, but with Briggs still at the crease, Wanderers remained in the box seat.

However, when he went with the score on 87 – another to be castled by Metcalf – the innings collapsed.

Craig Hall was run out with just four to his name immediately afterwards, and the total had only progressed a further five runs when Russell Bradley was trapped leg before to give Metcalf his five-wicket haul.

And it was left to Imran Abid to pick up the final two wickets, with Marcus Pratt holing out to Anthony Dignan for three, and Liam Gidlow seeing his stumps clipped facing his first delivery.

That all came after Howard had picked up 3-43 from 20 overs, to seemingly put his side in the driving seat.

He snapped up both openers, Anthony Dignan (11) and paid man Andrew Kerr (5), as the home side never really got going.

Wickets fell at regular intervals, but the fact Immanuel added 62 for the final three wickets eventually proved to be the deciding factor.

On Sunday, Wanderers made 102-3 at home to Earby, only for the weather to call a premature halt to proceedings.

And they will hope to get back to winning ways on Saturday as they travel to Cherry Tree (wickets pitched 1-30 p.m.).