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Cheshire County Cricket League

2015 NEWSLETTER: WEEK 16 – AUGUST 1 / 2

Victories for Toft, Nantwich while

rain halts ‘Edge and Hyde

HEAVY showers – and seven points each - halted the respective bids of Alderley Edge and Hyde to improve their ECB Premier League title hopes, while Toft and Nantwich scored significant victories to pass the 300- mark separated by only one point.

Toft edged back into top spot after a six wickets win at Bramhall whom they dismissed for 169-9. Rob Jones 3-60. Lancashire starlet Jones also shone with the bat, with 66 while Jake Hancock was unbeaten on 65 in a reply of 170-4.

Nantwich scored a more spectacular victory over Marple at Whitehouse Lane after their visitors had posted a decent tally of 201, James Morgan 43. Jimmy Warrington became the first Premiership bowler to top 50 wickets with another superb return of 6-79. There were fireworks after tea when Lancashire’s Liam Livingstone crashed an unbeaten 142 out of 202-2 in 25 overs, his 77 ball innings containing 128 in boundaries (17 fours and 10 sixes) . Bearing the brunt of this onslaught were Sam Harbinson, who took 1-68 off eight overs and Joe Cash, 0-73 off five. Marple drop to the foot of the table as a result.

Alderley Edge had to be content with seven points from an abandoned match at Macclesfield, which lasted only 41.4 overs before heavy showers halted proceedings. Alan Day scored 69 and Richard Wilkinson 60 in Alderley’s tally of 172-5, while 15 year-old Sam Perry, the MGS boy who had scored a fine century in the Bunbury Festival at Malvern College two days earlier, was out for two. He was one of the victims of a rejuvenated Barney Cutbill, who took 4-45 from 10 overs.

The Macc ground looked a picture after a series of modifications including an electronic scoreboard, controlled from a separate scoring hut, improved sightscreens and further upgrades to the pavilion carried out by chairman Simon Griffiths and a hard working committee

Hyde v Bowdon was cancelled with seven points each. As was the key relegation game near the foot of the table between Cheadle and Grappenhall.

Neston showed fight and spirit to beat T20-conscious Chester Boughton Hall in a low-scoring, 70 overs affair at Parkgate and move up to 10th place as a result. Neston were bowled out for 138, Simon Stokes 54, Harry Killoran 5-17, Ash Davis 4-39. But this was 33 too many for Chester who lost for the third successive Saturday when they were dismissed for 105, Ross Dixon 46, the match-winning bowlers being Paul Stimson, 4-28 and Simon Mugarva, 4-54.

Oulton miss chance

OULTON Park missed a chance to close the gap on First Division front-runners Sale and Timperley when they lost a spectacular game at Tattenhall,

Oulton rattled up 245-3 declared in 43 overs after Nick James, 91 and Martyn East, 90 had put on 187 for the first wicket. Tatters replied with 246-8, their winning runs coming from 55.4 overs (one lost to rain) with two balls to spare, Dan Power 73 not out, Ollie Thompson 58, Henry Dobson 50 - fresh from playing in the Bunbury Under 15s Festival.

Leaders Sale reached 45-2 at Cheadle Hulme when their match was abandoned, while chasers Timperley were surprisingly beaten by 43 runs at Christleton where the Mitch Renwick-less home side totalled 213, Tom Norris 96, Ben Paterson 54, Jack White 6-62. Timperley openers Mike Ness, 51 and Dan Cooper, 45 put on 88 but the innings slumped to 170 all out, Zaighum Abbas 4-53.

Urmston stay in the promotion picture after a five wickets win at Middlewich chasing 207-7 (Len Du Toit 68, Carl Turner 5-106) .Urmies replied with 211-5, Chris Parkinson 62.

Davenham picked up 25 important points with a four wickets home win against Didsbury, who totalled 202-8, Nick Anderson 78. The Butcher’s Stile men replied with 203-6, thanks to a fine 86 from Mark Greaves, a Cheshire Board Development Officer

The Oxton v Weaverham match was cancelled.

Chester on course to retain National t20 trophy: page 7

WEEK 16 NEWSLETTER: p2

Good day for Div. 2 strugglers

THE three bottom clubs did well in the Second Division with Alvanley and Bredbury St. Mark’s both winning, while Irby were near to becoming the first team to beat leaders Warrington.

Alvanley’s third win in four games was by three runs at home to Widnes after they had posted 185, Andy Bennion 46. Widnes were all out for 182 with one ball remaining, Phil Catterall and Alex Hewitt both scoring 58, while Mike Rowlands took 3-33.

Bredbury scored an exciting four wickets home win over Brooklands in a match reduced to 60 overs. Brooklands rattled up 166-2, Robert Wood 78 and in reply Bredbury were 66-4 with 10 overs left. Andy Keyworth then took over to hit a rapid 49 including six sixes to guide his side home with an over to spare.

Irby outplayed Warrington at Mill Hill Road, scoring 163-7 after being inserted, Martyn Smith 85. Warrington held out at 136-9 from a reduced 36 overs’ reply, Nathan Green 68, Colin Gibson 4-29.

Bollington made up ground in second place with in another match with a thrilling finish. This was at Stockport, who opted to bat first and were bowled out for 126, George Barber 40, Stuart Plant 5-7. Bolly replied at 127-6 with one ball remaining, Sabir Mallie contributing 40 Tom Horsfield come in to hit 16 off the last over, finishing with a decisive six.

Upton and Northwich shared 14 points in another rain-ruined game in the Wirral, after Upton were bowled out for 109, Chamindu Ishanka 6-21, Mark Walker 4-36. Northwich got tantalisingly close at 107-5, James Plant 41.

There were two outstanding individual performances in Congleton’s 88 run home victory over Mobberley. One was Tom Leese with a magnificent 122 in a tally of 233-7, Abdul Aqeel 4-73. Mobberley mustered only 145, Will Berisford-Ince 36, John Copeland returning the splendid figures of 7-25 from 11.1 overs.

SATURDAY’S SCORES IN DETAIL …

ECB Premier League

BRAMHALL (5 pts.) lost to TOFT (25 pts.) by 6 wickets:

Bramhall 169-9 (55 overs: Atiq uz Zaman 28, R Kitzinger 28, R Jones 3-60);

Toft 170-4 (35 overs: R Jones 66, J Hancock 65no, C. Heppell 3-43).

CHEADLE v GRAPPENHALL: match cancelled, 7 pts. each

HYDE v BOWDON: match cancelled, 7 pts. each

MACCLESFIELD (won toss, 7 pts.) v ALDERLEY EDGE (7 pts.): match abandoned due to rain.

Alderley Edge 172-5 (41.4 overs: A Day 69, R. Wilkinson 60, B. Cutbill 4-45);

Macclesfield did not bat.

NANTWICH (won toss, 25 pts.) beat MARPLE (6 pts.) by 8 wickets:

Marple 201 (54 overs: J. Morgan 43, S Harbinson 39, E. Young 35, J Warrington 6-79);

Nantwich 202-2 (25 overs: L. Livingstone 142no).

NESTON (25 pts.) beat CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (won toss, 4 pts.) by 33 runs

Neston 138 (30 overs: S Stokes 54, S. Mugava 36, H Killoran 5-17, A Davis 4-39);

Chester 105 (37 overs: R Dixon 46, P Stimson 4-28, S Mugava 4-54).

Division One

CHEADLE HULME (won toss) v SALE: match abandoned due to rain, 7 pts. each

Sale 45-2 (11.4 overs: R Malook 2-32).

Cheadle Hulme did not bat.

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Div. 1 results contd …

CHRISTLETON (won toss, 25 pts.) beat TIMPERLEY (7 pts.) by 43 runs:

Christleton 213 (45 overs: T Norris 96, R. Paterson 56, J. White 6-62);

Timperley 170 (47 overs: M Ness 51, D Cooper 45, Z Abbass 4-53, D Mumford 3-34). Timperley had no scorer.

DAVENHAM (25 pts.) beat DIDSBURY (won toss, 10 pts.) by 4 wickets:

Didsbury 202-8 (50 overs: N Anderson 78, T Hughes 43, D. Hancock 3-37, T Niemand 3-61);

Davenham 203-6 (35 overs: M Greaves 86).

MIDDLEWICH (10 pts.) lost to URMSTON (won toss, 25 pts.) by 5 wickets:

Middlewich 207-7 (50 overs: L Du Toit 68, J. Cornford 45, Carl Turner 5-106);

Urmston 211-5 (40 overs: C Parkinson 62, Carl Turner 48, Calum Turner 42).

OXTON v WEAVERHAM: match cancelled, 7 pts. each

TATTENHALL (won toss 25, pts) beat OULTON PARK (11 pts.) by 2 wickets:

Oulton Park 245-3 dec. (43 overs: N James 91, M. East 90);

Tattenhall 246-8 (55.4 overs: D. Power 73no, O. Thompson 58, H. Dobson 50, J. Sadler 30, B. Tomlinson 4-54).

Division Two

ALVANLEY (won toss, 25 pts.) beat WIDNES (7 pts.) by 3 runs:

Alvanley 185 (50 overs: A Bennion 46, C Jones 32, C Campbell 3-29, J Menzies 3-40);

Widnes 182 (49.5 overs: A Hewitt 58, P Catterall 58, M. Rowlands 3-33).

BREDBURY ST MARK’S (won toss, 25 pts.) beat BROOKLANDS (10 pts.) by 4 wickets:

Brooklands 166-2 (30 overs: R. Wood 78);

Bredbury 167-6 (29 overs). R Keyworth 49no).

CONGLETON (25 pts.) beat MOBBERLEY (won toss, 5 pts.)

Congleton 233-7 dec. (49 overs: T. Leese 122, G Eyre 37, A Aqeel 4-73);

Mobberley 145 (38 overs: W Berisford-Ince 36, J. Copeland 7-25).

IRBY (12 pts.) drew with WARRINGTON (won toss, 7 pts.)

Irby 163-7 (42 overs: M. Smith 85);

Warrington 136-9 (36 overs: N Green 68, C. Gibson 4-29).

STOCKPORT (won toss, 8 pts.) lost to BOLLINGTON (25 pts.) by 4 wickets:

Stockport 126 (39 overs: G Barber 50, S. Plant 5-7);

Bollington 127-6 (20.5 overs: S Mallie 40). This result was not posted on website.

UPTON (7 pts.) v NORTHWICH (won toss, 7 pts.): match drawn: points apportioned for game of less than 80 overs.

Upton 109 (38: R Cowderoy 24, C Ishanka 6-21, M Walker 4-36);

Northwich 107-6 (32 overs: J Plant 41).

New date for Bowdon’s National Club ko quarter-final

ALL four quarter-finals in the Royal London National Club Knock out have now been arranged for Sunday, August 9 (1 p.m.), including Bowdon’s visit to newly-crowned North-East League champions Chester le Street.

The games are (all 1 p.m.):

Chester le Street v Bowdon

Northern v Kimberley Institute

Blackheath v Swardeston

Roffey v Bath.

WEEK 16 NEWSLETTER: p4

Mitch Renwick leads chase for 1,000 runs

CHRISTLETON’s Kiwi Mitch Renwick leads the chase to become the first League batsman to score 1,000 runs this season. With four centuries, he had scored 829 up to and including July 25 with seven weeks remaining.

The 50-wicket mark has already been passed by Mobberley’s Abdul Aqeel, with 54 including July 25.

The top two players in each division based on runs and wickets are as follows:

PREMIER LEAGUE BATTING:

Rob Jones (Toft) 760 runs; average 69.09

Calum Rowe (Alderley Edge) 728 @ 80.89

BOWLING:

Jimmy Warrington (Nantwich) 49 wickets @ 13.35

Danny Woods (Hyde) 48 @ 12.8

DIVISION 1 BATTING:

oMitch Renwick (Christleton) 829 runs @ 92.11

oWilden Cornwall (Weaverham) 686 runs @ 49;

BOWLING:

Rick Halkon (Sale) 48 wickets @15.19

cMatt Parkinson (Urmston) 48 wickets @ 13.29

DIVISION 2 BATTING:

Rick Hough (Bollington) 645 runs @ 58.64

oChris Nield (Mobberley) 621 runs @ 47.77

BOWLING:

Abdul Aqeel (Mobberley) 54 wickets @ 13.37

oNathan Green (Warrington) 39 wickets @ 18.62

Saturday, July 25 ground marks

ECB PREMIER

Alderley Edge v Bramhall: pitch 17, outfield 19.

Bowdon v Macclesfield: 16 – 19. This result was not telephoned.

Chester v Nantwich: 20 – 20 – full house

Marple v Hyde: 17 – 19

Neston v Cheadle: 19 – 19

Toft v Grappenhall: 17 - 20

DIVISION ONE

Oulton Park v Cheadle Hulme: 18 – 20. Cheadle Hulme again had no scorer

Sale v Middlwich: 19 – 20

Tattenhall v Davenham: 18 – 20

Timperley v Didsbury: 17 – 20

Urmston v Oxton: 18 – 20;

Weaverham v Christleton: 16 – 20.

DIVISION TWO

Bollington v Alvanley: 18 – 17

Brooklands v Congleton: 15 – 17

Irby v Upton: 17 – 20

Mobberley v Northwich: 17 – 18

Warrington v Stockport – late sheet

Widnes v Bredbury – late sheet

CAPTAINS’ REPORTS

Missing captains’ umpires marks for July 25 (9 clubs): Grappenhall, Macclesfield, Cheadle Hulme, Davenham, Didsbury, Oulton Park, Tattenhall, Bredbury, Warrington.

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League tables @ Week 16 … all played 16

ECB Premier League W T WD RD LD A/C L Bat Bowl Total pts.

(25) (16) (3) (2) (1) (7)

TOFT 10 1 0 1 1 1 2 15 10 301

NANTWICH 10 0 1 1 0 1 3 27 11 300

ALDERLEY EDGE 9 0 1 2 0 3 1 23 9 285

HYDE 10 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 11 282

CHE$TER BO. HALL 7 0 1 3 0 1 4 37 25 253

BOWDON 7 0 0 0 2 2 5 17 13 221

MACCLESFIELD 3 0 3 1 1 3 5 48 23 179

BRAMHALL 3 0 1 0 1 2 9 50 23 166

CHEADLE 3 1 0 0 1 2 9 29 14 149

NESTON 3 0 1 1 1 1 9 38 19 145

GRAPPENHALL 2 0 1 1 2 2 8 43 25 139

MARPLE 2 0 1 1 1 1 10 45 26 134

Division 1 W T WD RD LD A/C L Bat Bowl Total pts.

SALE 9 0 3 0 1 2 1 23 13 285

TIMPERLEY 8 0 2 0 1 1 4 39 23 276

OULTON PARK 7 0 0 0 2 3 4 33 15 246

URMSTON 7 0 1 0 0 1 7 31 19 235

OXTON 6 0 2 1 1 1 5 41 20 227

WEAVERHAM 6 0 1 0 1 2 6 31 19 218

TATTENHALL 6 0 0 0 4 2 4 12 24 204

DIDSBURY 4 0 3 0 0 1 8 60 27 203

CHEADLE HULME 5 0 1 1 1 3 5 26 23 201

DAVENHAM 6 0 0 0 0 1 9 20 23 200

CHRISTLETON 4 0 2 1 1 1 7 41 18 175

MIDDLEWICH 2 0 0 0 2 2 10 34 23 123

Division 2 W T WD RD LD A/C L Bat Bowl Total pts.

WARRINGTON 12 0 0 1 2 1 0 6 9 326

BOLLINGTON 10 0 1 1 1 0 3 23 15 294

UPTON 8 0 1 2 0 2 3 30 17 268

MOBBERLEY 9 0 0 0 1 1 5 19 12 264

BROOKLANDS 7 0 1 1 0 1 6 39 25 251

WIDNES 6 0 3 0 1 1 5 44 30 241

NORTHWICH 6 0 0 0 1 2 7 33 17 215

CONGLETON 6 1 0 0 0 2 7 15 18 213

STOCKPORT 3 0 1 3 0 1 8 61 31 183

ALVANLEY 3 1 2 0 2 1 7 44 27 177

BREDBURY ST. MARK’S 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 35 20 140

IRBY 0 0 2 1 0 1 12 43 33 91

*Bredbury’s record includes 7 points for a defeat in an under 80 overs game (new Match reg 7f).

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WEEK 16 NEWSLETTER p6

Bredbury lead Fair Play table

STRUGGLING against relegation near the bottom of Division 2, Bredbury St Mark’s are out on their own at the top of the League’s Fair Play table compiled by co-ordinator John Lofthouse up to and including games on July 25.

1. with mark of 4 Bredbury St. Mark’s

2= 3.96 Cheadle, Oulton Park, Upton

5= 3.93 Bollington, Bowdon. Brooklands, Christleton, Sale, Tattenhall, Warrington

12= 3.89 Marple, Oxton

14. 3.87 Toft

15. 3.86 Alvanley

16. 3.85 Alderley Edge

17= 3.82 Grappenhall, Hyde, Nantwich, Stockport

21. 3.81 Macclesfield

22= 3.79 Didsbury, Middlewich, Northwich

25= 3.75 Irby. Urmston, Widnes

28. 3.73 Cheadle Hulme

29= 3.71 Mobberley, Weaverham

31. 3.69 Bramhall

32= 3.68 Congleton, Neston

34. 3.64 Timperley

35. 3.54 Chester Boughton Hall

36. 3.50 Davenham

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 FIXTURES & PANEL UMPIRES

ECB Premier League (12.30 p.m.)

ALDERLEY EDGE V HYDE Trevor Burnett & Ankit Jain

BOWDON V NANTWICH David Goulding & Graham Harris

CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL V CHEADLE Steve Duckers & Ged Kinsey

GRAPPENHALL V BRAMHALL Dion Kelly & John Lofthouse

MARPLE V NESTON Alistair Davies & Ian Greensmith

TOFT V MACCLESFIELD Darrin Clark & Phil Prince

First Division (1 p.m.)

DIDSBURY V CHRISTLETON John Lowe & Simon Smith

OULTON PARK V DAVENHAM Jon Hacking & Nigel Simms

SALE V TATTENHALL Brian Boys & Paul Herring

TIMPERLEY V OXTON Ken Rothwell & John Williams

URMSTON V CHEADLE HULME Steve Wilkinson & Gary Zimmer

WEAVERHAM V MIDDLEWICH Tony Morris & Mark Turner

Second Division (1 p.m.)

BOLLINGTON V IRBY Peter Davies & David Tate

BROOKLANDS V ALVANLEY Garry Hambleton & Tom Spencer

MOBBERLEY V BREDBURY ST. MARK’S Howard Briggs & Glyn Roberts

NORTHWICH V CONGLETON Ray Prescott & Clive Rice

WARRINGTON V UPTON ` David Gane & Martin Howe

WIDNES V STOCKPORT Don Flanagan & Martin Roberts

2nd XI Premier Division (1 p.m.)

BRAMHALL V DIDSBURY Graham Pugh

CHEADLE V CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL Ron Bedson

HYDE v ALDERLEY EDGE Panel umpires

MACCLESFIELD V TOFT not available

NESTON V MARPLE for the

STOCKPORT V URMSTON remaining games

WEEK 16 NEWSLETTER: p7

Chester again reach ECB t20

Regional final – the last eight

SCRAPING through against Stone, then beating Walsall before a large crowd, ECB National t20 champions Chester Boughton Hall have again reached the Regional Finals.

Skipper Lee Dixon’s squad did so by dominating the Area Finals Day at Stone on Sunday, throwing off their poor league form to beat host club Stone, the current North Staffs & South Cheshire League leaders by three runs, then overcoming Birmingham League giants Walsall by 11 runs in the final.

They now go through to the North-West Regional Final - the last eight in the country – on the ground of Liverpool Competition club Ormskirk - with Lancashire spinner Simon Kerrigan - on Sunday, August 16.

Their objective there will be to reach the National finals day for a second season running and retain the title at Cardiff’s Swalec Stadium, on Monday, September 1 when the event will be televised live on Sky.

Chester had good support at Stone including some weary travellers who rose at dawn to catch the fans’ bus from Filkins Lane at 7.30 p.m.

‘A long day, but worth it’

League secretary Geoff Wellsteed, who was among them, said: “I got out of bed at 5.45 a.m. to drive to Chester and got home very, very late it was a mighty tiring day. But worth it because those Chester lads are just wonderful at T20 cricket and never know when they’re beaten. They have a fine skipper in Lee Dixon and supporters every club would love to take about with them. The league can be proud of them all”.

In the first semi-final against hosts Stone, Chester totalled a below par 129-9, Warren Goodwin 39, Ross Dixon 29. But they kept Stone tied down and in a breathless finish their hosts closed on 126-6 after being set to score 14 off the last over. With 1-24 Jack Williams had the most economical bowling return.

Birmingham League Walsall beat Mochdre (North Wales Premier league) to set up the final when Chester batted well to reach an excellent 166-5, Rick Moore scoring a fluent 70 and Alex Money 34, both not out in a key stand worth 68.

Walsall were only 64-5 at half-way but improved and it needed the intervention of teenage off-spinner Harry Killoran with two wickets from successive deliveries to curb them. In the end, Walsall needed 28 off two overs and closed on 145 all out with five balls unbowled. Killoran finished with a creditable 4-28.

Chester’s Upton triumph in detail

COMPOSITE scores from the League T20 Finals Day at Upton on Sunday, July 26 are given below.

Chester won the match against Toft with one ball to spare. It was divided into two innings each of five overs and the individual batting and bowling details are given as composites.

TOFT CHESTER

J. Drummond 4 L Dixon 30

oJ. Hancock 46 O. Law 50

R. Jones 41 W. Goodwin 26

H. Hughes 2 R Moore 12

T. Drummond 18 J. Williams no 10

S. Hatcher no 1 Extra 1

J. Dickinson no 6

Extras 7

Total (for 5 wkts: 10 overs 125 Total (for 7 wkts: 9.5 overs) 129

Did not bat: C. Drummond, J Lomas, J. Stanley, Did not bat: R Dixon, A Money, H. Killoran

E. Stubbs. T Marsland, I. Linwood, S. Ogilby.

Chester bowling: Money 2-0-29-1; Moore 2-0-34-1; Toft bowling: Stanley 2-0-20-2; J. Drummond

Linwood 2-0-22-1; Killoran 2-0-14-2; Williams 2-0-30-3; Lomas 2-0-31-0; Jones 2-0-30-2;

1-0-8-0; Goodwin 1-0-1-5-0. Dickenson 1.1-0-18-0.

WEEK 16 NEWSLETTER: p8

Forties’ quarter-finals take shape

WITH one week remaining, only Sale Silverbacks and Neston have won their respective divisions and earned home draws in the quarter-finals of the Over Forties section.

Don Hurst’s Neston clinched the West title despite their last game, at home to Irby, being called off because the stand-in groundsman had failed to apply the covers and the square was unfit after rain. Chester Blazers and Oxton can both take the runners-up spot .

Sale Silverbacks clinched the North-East title by beating Bowdon Vale Vikings, with Cheadle Hulme finishing as runners-up with a home win over Cheadle.

It’s holders Toft or Grappenhall for the Central division’s top two places, while any two of Marple, Bredbury Saints and Poynton Legends will fill the top two spots in the South-East East group on offer on Wednesday this week.

Quarter-final draw (to be played on Wednesday, August 12 or by Sunday, August 16):

West winners NESTON v Central runners-up GRAPPENHALL or TOFT; Central winners TOFT or GRAPPENHALL v West runners-up CHESTER or OXTON; North East winners SALE SILVERBACKS v South East runners-up BREDBURY, MARPLE or POYNTON; South East winners BREDBURY, POYNTON or MARPLE v North East runners-up CHEADLE HULME.

If teams finish level on group points with same wins and defeats, outcome is resolved by results against one another. If still equal by a toss of coin.

A new draw will be made before Finals Day at Timperley on Sunday, August 23 (12 noon).

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 RESULTS

CENTRAL DIVISION

Ashton on Mersey (4 pts.) beat Warrington by 4 wickets:

Warrington 126-4 (Dempster 33, Connolly 27, Miners 2-22); Ashton on Mersey 129-6 (Barrow 33, Savage 30, Faulkner 24, Jones 2-11).

Davenham v Timperley: cancelled due to rain – 2 pts. each

Grappenhall (4 pts.) beat Ashley by 35 runs:

Grappenhall 122-5 (Newell 30, Holden 30); Ashley 87-6.

Toft (4 pts.) beat Mobberley by 96 runs:

Toft 145-1 (Locke 33, Hope 31, Mitchell 31, Storrow 31); Mobberley 49-4 (Leech 21, Elwood 2-4).

NORTH EAST DIVISION

Bowdon v Bramhall: cancelled due to rain – 2 pts. each

Bowdon Vale Vikings lost to Sale Silverbacks (4 pts.) by 6 runs:

Sale 126-9 (Davenport 33, Almond 29, Harrop 24, Higson 3-20); Bowdon Vale 120-4 (Jessop 32).

Brooklands lost to Urmston Tigers (4 pts.) by 31 runs:

Urmston 140-3 (Ridler 30, Cartwright 30, Marshall 3o); Brooklands 109-6 (Willard 30, Cartwright 2-6, Bryant 2-21).

Cheadle Hulme (4 pts.) beat Cheadle by 7 wickets:

Cheadle 102-5 (Bardsley 24, Stringer 5-12); Cheadle Hulme 103-3 (Dare 32, Battye 32).

SOUTH EAST DIVISION

Alderley Edge Wizards (4 pts.) beat Poynton Legends by 6 wickets:

Poynton 107-4; Alderley Edge 111-4.

Macclesfield lost to Bredbury Saints (4 pts.) by 14 runs:

Bredbury 162-5 (Nuttall 33, Wood 30, Woodhall 30); Macclesfield 148-8 (Oldfield 33, Wood 5-17).

Marple (4 pts.) beat Woodley by 7 wickets:

Woodley 86-6; Marple 89-3 (Cash 33).

Offerton lost to Bollington Veterans (I4 pts.) by 6 wickets:

Offerton 106-6 (Bates 32, Smith 30); Bollington 110-4 (Hart 35, Burns 30).

WEST DIVISION : Irby open

Neston v Irby: cancelled due to unfit pitch – 2 pts. each.

Oxton (4 pts.) beat Caldy by 13 runs:

Oxton 121-7 (Ankit 30, McWilliams 27, Corran 25, Findlay 2-14); Caldy 108-8 (Findlay 25, Daniel-Jones 22, McWilliams 2-12, Rickman 2-25).

Tattenhall Wreckers lost to Chester Boughton Hall Blazers (4 pts.) by 7 wickets:

Tattenhall 111-6 (Nichols 32, Harper 29, Kegg 2-9); Chester 116-3 (Barr 30, Curtis 30, Scott 23, Johnson 2-13).

WEEK 16 NEWSLETTER: p9

40s contd …

Forties tables with one game to go

CENTRAL DIVISION P W(4) T(3) C(2) L PTS.

TOFT 13 10 0 2 1 44 in play-offs

GRAPPENHALL 13 9 0 3 1 42 in play-offs

TIMPERLEY 13 7 0 4 2 36

DAVENHAM 13 7 0 3 3 34

ASHTON on MERSEY 13 3 0 3 7 18

MOBBERLEY 13 2 0 3 8 14

WARRINGTON 13 2 0 3 8 14

ASHLEY 13 0 0 3 10 6

NORTH-EAST DIVISION

SALE SILVERBACKS 13 10 0 2 1 44 champions

CHEADLE HULME 13 8 0 3 2 38 runners-up

CHEADLE 13 6 0 2 5 28

URMSTON TIGERS 13 5 0 4 4 28

BROOKLANDS 13 5 0 3 5 26

BOWDON VALE VIKINGS 13 3 0 3 7 18

BOWDON 13 1 0 5 7 14

BRAMHALL 13 1 0 4 8 12

SOUTH-EAST DIVISION

BREDBURY SAINTS 13 7 0 4 2 36

MARPLE 13 7 0 4 2 36

POYNTON LEGENDS 13 6 0 4 3 32

MACCLESFIELD 13 5 0 4 4 28

ALDERLEY EDGE WIZARDS 13 5 0 4 4 28

BOLLINGTON VETERANS 13 4 0 3 6 22

OFFERTON 13 1 0 5 7 14

WOODLEY 13 1 0 4 8 12

WEST DIVISION

NESTON 11 8 0 2 1 36 champions

CHESTER BO. HALL BLAZERS 11 7 0 1 3 30

OXTON 11 7 0 0 4 28

TATTENHALL WRECKERS 11 4 0 1 6 18

CALDY 11 3 0 2 6 16

IRBY 11 3 0 2 6 14

UPTON 12 2 0 2 8 12

Forties’ final fixtures: Wednesday, August 5 (6 p.m.)

CENTRAL DIVISION: Ashley v Warrington; Grappenhall v Ashton on Mersey; Mobberley v Timperley; Toft v Davenham .

NORTH-EAST DIVISION: Bowdon v Bowdon Vale Vikings; Bramhall v Sale Silverbacks; Cheadle Hulme v Brooklands; Urmston Tigers v Cheadle

SOUTH-EAST DIVISION: Bredbury Saints v Poynton Legends; Macclesfield v Alderley Edge Wizards v Marple v Offertton; Woodley v Bollington Veterans

WEST DIVISION: Chester Boughton Hall Blazers v Caldy; Neston v Irby; Tattenhall Wreckers v Oxton. Open: Upton

WEEK 16 NEWSLETTER: p10

Greater Manchester League’s 52 founder members

THE identities of the 52 founder-members of the newly-formed Greater Manchester Cricket League, which pitches wickets in April, 2016, have been released.

The list contains many well-known clubs from a variety of existing leagues in South Lancashire – but none from the Vivio Cheshire County League who have remained loyal despite several in the Manchester area being ‘approached’. The upshot is that the Bolton Asssociation and Lancashire County League have ceased to exist, while the Central Lancashire and Saddleworth Leagues are amalgamating. In alphabetic order the clubs who have joined are:

Ashton Ladysmith, Astley & Tyldesley, Bamford Fieldhouse, Blackley, Bolton, Bolton Indians, Brooksbottom, Bury, Clifton, Deane & Derby, Denton, Denton St. Lawrence, Denton West, Droylsden, Dukinfield, East Lancs Paper Mills, Edenfield, Edgworth, Egerton, Elton, Elton Vale, Failsworth Macedonians, Flixton, Flowery Field, Fothergill & Harvey, Friends United,

Glossop, Greenmount, Heywood, Irlam, Littlebrough Lakeside, Newton Heath, Prestwich, Radcliffe, Radcliffe Catholics, Roe Green, South West Manchester, Springhead, Stand, Stretford, Swinton Moorside, Thornham, Tottington St. John’s, Unsworth, Walshaw, Westleigh, Whalley Range, Winton, Woodbank, Woodhouses, Worsley,Wythenshawe.

Ground inspections are to be carried out through August after which it is expected four divisions will be formed, based on current results, facilities and history with promotion and relegation operating immediately. A group of sponsors is being recruited.

Junior cricket will be regionalised to reduce travel. The league steering committee have been given a grant of £15,000 by the Lancashire Cricket Board to help get started.

CHESHIRE SHIELD SEMIS

THE Bollington v Stockport Cheshire Shield semi-final was due to be played on Sunday, August 2. The Timperley v Romiley semi is on Sunday, August 9. The final will be at Timperley or Romiley on Sunday, August 16.

Cheshire Cup quarter-finals on Sunday, August 9: Wallasey v Oulton Park; Chester v Hyde; New Brighton v Toft; Didsbury v Nantwich .

Result of 4th round game played on Sunday: Urmston 165 (Callum Turner 71no, Andy Newton 5-22, Liam Livingstone 3-38); Nantwich 171-4 (Steve Rimmer 47, Chris Simpson 40).

TACS League latest

BARROW lead the First Division of the TACS Partnership Cheshire League by 23 points after beating Romiley, while second-placed Lindow were rained off at Hale Barns.

SATURDAY’S DIVISION ONE RESULTS: Ashton on Mersey v Poynton cancelled; Barrow 129 Romiley 96; Hale Barns 5-0 v Lindow abandoned; Heaton Mersey 121-3 beat Prestbury 118-9; Malpas 162 lost to Disley 163-3; Runcorn 190 lost to Stockport Georgians 192-7.

PLACINGS 1. Barrow 335 pts.; 2. Lindow 312; 3. Ashton on Mersey 277; 4. Stockport Georgians 259; 5. Poynton 250; 6. Disley 246; 7. Romiley 235; 8. Runcorn 230; 9. Heaton Mersey 229; 10. Hale Barns 201; 11. Malpas 151; 12. Prestbury 125.

Division 2 leaders: 1. Lymm Oughtrington Park 305 pts.; 2. Winnington Park 259. Division 3 leaders: 1. Port Sunlight 342 pts.; 2. Alderley Park 290

DIVISION ONE FIXTURES ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 (1.30 p.m): Disley v Barrow; Lindow v Malpas; Poynton v Hale Barns; Prestbury v Ashton on Mersey; Romiley v Runcorn; Stockport Georgians v Heaton Mersey

Cup and league double for Sale U16s

SALE added the Salford Youth Cricket Association League title to the knock out cup they lifted a week earlier to complete a notable double when they beat Radcliffe by nine wickets in their final game. The Central Lancashire League club finish second with Urmston third.

Radcliffe were bowled out for 106, Gabe Smith 4-13, Joe Cannon 3-15, Tom Kellett 2-15 and Sale replied with a serene 107-1, Dan Osborne 43 not out, Sam Battersby 24, Joe Cannon 23 not out.

Skipper Osborne wound up with 459 league runs and has scored 1,000 runs in all Sale cricket this season. Other leading lights have been Joe Cannon with 224 runs and 14 wickets, Battersby with 227 runs and Smith with 11 wickets.

O GRANGE (Edinburgh) beat Alderley Edge in the final to win the North Under 13s championship at Neston last Monday .

O AT the mid-season meeting of the League Umpires & Scorers Association at Davenham, Level Two Certificate awards were presented to Mark Turner and Gary Zimmer.

WEEK 16 NEWSLETTER: p11

Cheshire’s poor start against Berks

NANTWICH bowlers had a good opening day, but not so the batsmen, when Cheshire fielded a much-changed team for their Unicorns county championship game against Berkshire at Alderley Edge starting on Sunday.

Berkshire were dismissed for 213 in 71 overs, the main wicket-takers being Nantwich pacemen Adam Syddall, with 4-61 and Jimmy Warrington, 3-63.

Without their Chester regulars, on club duty in the ECB National t20 Area Finals at Stone, Cheshire replied with 79-6 from 36 overs by close of play, only the home club’s Alan Day, 37 not out, standing firm. Danny Berry, Adam Worrall and debutant Tyrone Lawrence all failed to score.

Play continues from 11 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday.

The Cheshire team is: Danny Woods captain, Danny Berry, James Duffy (Hyde), Calum Rowe, Adam Worrall wicket-keeper, Alan Day (Alderley Edge), Jimmy Warrington, Adam Syddall (Nantwich), Tyrone Lawrence (Sale), Nick Anderson (Didsbury), Jack Ward (Macclesfield). 12th man is Nick James (Oulton Park).

Umpires Quiz: by Alistair Davies

LAST WEEK: A fair delivery is deflected from the wrist band attached to the striker’s glove holding the bat onto his helmet, then caught by the wicket-keeper. There is an appeal – should it be upheld?

ANSWER: The striker is out Caught. The wristband of the gloved hand holding the bat is deemed to be part of the striker’s bat. Contact with the helmet does not nullify the catch. Law 6.8 (b) iii

THIS WEEK’S POSER: There is a mix-up in the running between two batsmen. The non-striker overtakes the striker behind the popping crease at the striker’s end when the wicket at the bowler’s end is put down. Now then: which batsman should be given out?

Sixties reach play-offs

CHESHIRE have again qualified for the Last 16 play-offs in the National Over 60s championship.

Cheshire beat Shropshire by six wickets in their penultimate group game at Frankton on Tuesday last week. Scores:

Shropshire 121(Bob Yardley 3-21, Mike Cushion 2-12); Cheshire 122-4 (John Edwards 53).

Cheshire were due to visit Lancashire on Tuesday this week.

2nd XI Finals Day date

THE League 2nd XI Finals Day is to be staged at Warrington on Sunday, August 16 starting at 12 noon.

An error on the League website stated that the event was to be played last Sunday, August 2.

SPEAKER GILES PULLS OUT

BOOKED as guest speaker at the League’s ever-popular Presentation Dinner at The Mere on Friday, October 2, Lancashire and former England coach Ashley Giles has cried off due to a family commitment.

Strenuous efforts are being made to find a top-class replacement for Giles, the man who described new Test hero Steve Finn – probably rightly at the time - as ‘unselectable” during England’s last tour to Australia in 2013-14.

mike.t-b@: Monday, August 3, 2015

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