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2015 NEWSLETTER: WEEK 12: JULY 4

Race for title begins in earnest

WITH the onset of the season’s second-half, the race for the ECB Premier League title begins in earnest.

Only 45 points separate the top five clubs with Toft currently on 245, followed by Chester Boughton Hall 225, Alderley Edge 218 then Hyde and Nantwich both on 200

Toft made it four wins in five games when they despatched the erratic Bowdon by seven wickets at Booth’s Park. Bowdon will have to perform markedly better when they visit Sheffield Collegiate in the last 16 of the National knock out next Sunday. Not until their number seven batsman Mark Leathley (a fine 54) entered did they put bat to ball faced with stifling field-placings and canny bowling, notably from he-who-never tires Jimmy Lomas, with 5-48 as the innings closed on 142. Toft had the match won in 24 overs thanks to powerful hitting from Lancashire’s Rob Jones (52) happily recovered from a fearful blow to the head received in the Cheshire Cup at Elworth the previous Sunday which hospitalised him.

Chester kept up the squeeze with a comfortable five wickets win at an all-male Bramhall whom they bowled out for 127, Matt Hughes 41, Warren Goodwin 3-13, Jack Williams 3-37. Chester countered with 139-5 after being 40-4, Lee Dixon 47 not out. The return Toft v CBH game, incidentally, is not until September 5.

Alderley Edge cantered home by nine wickets at Cheadle, ending their hosts’ two-match winning burst and sending them back to the foot of the table. After bowling Cheadle out for 111, Tom Forman and Charlie Reid both 3-27, Alan Day contributed a fine 64 to a response of 114-1.

Hyde outplayed Nantwich to win by a similar margin at Werneth Low, restricting their visitors to 171-9, Abhishek Raut 53, with Jason Whittaker producing the day’s best bowling figures of 6-76. Openers Danny Berry, 84 not out and Dave Fitzsimmons, 79 put on 156, the champions’ reply of 174-1 taking them only 40 overs.

Grappenhall moved off bottom place by beating Marple at Broad Lane, only their second 25-pointer of the season. A magnificent innings of 109 containing 20 fours by Andrew Hall helped Marple reach a respectable 208, Alex Matthews 4-37, Sam Guest 4-85. Grappenhall responded with 213-4, James McCoy 95 and Richard Green 76 enjoying a match-defining 105 stand.

Macclesfield and Neston played out the day’s only draw (points: 15 – 5), Macc reaching 255-8, Rob Porter 77, S. Mugava again bowling unchanged for 27 overs for his 5-127. Neston held out at 171-9, skipper Brad Donelan’s dogged 48 not out shutting up one end, notably against the pace of Ian Tate 4-38.

Sale lead Division 1

SALE replaced Timperley at the top of Division One with a 60-runs win at Didsbury, who have suffered a major loss with an injury to key all-rounder Simon Normanton.

Tyrone Lawrence contributed 107 and Ron Rickelton 63 in a 131 stand which took Sale to 246-6, M. Grace 5-72. Didsbury were all out for 186 in reply, T. Hughes 56, Rick Halkon 3-39.

Timperley lost to Urmston off the last ball of a magnificent game at Stockport road after posting 226-6, Dave Carroll 98, Asif Iqbal 82 in a 158 stand for the second wicket. Urmston countered with 228-9, their winning runs coming with four byes then a flicked six off the final delivery by teenage number 11 Hassan. Earlier, Calum Turner had scored 55 and Brad Yates 46

Davenham beat Weaverham by six runs in a thrilling mid-Cheshire derby after posting 203-6, Sam Hunt 80. Weaverham were all out for 197 after being 119-9, tail ender Kevin Douglas 48 not out and skipper Ian Eaton, 35, taking them near.

Middlewich stay bottom despite winning for the first time since April 25, by 36 runs at home to Cheadle Hulme. ‘Wich totalled 186-7 (A Davies 73) and Cheadle Hulme were bowled out for 150, Steve Bliss’ left arm spin earning him 7-42

Oulton Park fell just short in a tight game at Christleton where the home side posted 249-7, Matt Astbury 75, Ben Patterson 66. Park got to 245-9, former Christleton star man Iro De Silva 95, Zaigham Abbas 4-73.

Oxton emerged with a creditable 12-6 draw at home to Tattenhall after posting 199-7, Marc Debrabender 68. Tattenhall replied with 142-8, Dan Power 47, Majesh Rajaratne 5-30.

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Mobberley up to second in Division 2

PROMOTED Mobberley rose to second place in Division Two when they maintained their winning run by hammering Widnes at Church Lane..

Former Lancashire starlet Nathan Wood top-scored with 53 and Mark Goodstadt 51 in Mobberley’s tally of 210, Danny Moore 4-54. Widnes were all bowled out for 123 by Abdul Aqeel’ 6-46 (Chris Kirby 49) before dashing back home for the club’s 150th Anniversary Ball.

Warrington lead by 18 points after registering their ninth win, by three wickets at Congleton where they were set to chase 180 (Paul Beaumont 44, Andy Scholes 4-37). They did so with plenty to spare at 183-7, the dependable Will Fleetwood 73.

Bollington not only lost their second game in succession, they were trounced at Northwich by six wickets after a rare batting flop to 110 all out against Chamindu Ishanka, 5-26. Young batting star Sam Stoneley hit 41 off 15 balls as Northwich replied with 112-4 in just 17 overs.

Improving Upton - up to fourth spot - beat declining Brooklands by four wickets in the Wirral, restricting their visitors to 173-6, then replying with 177-6, Chris Stowell-Smith 63.

Bredbury St. Mark’s made it two wins in three games with a home success against Irby, who are becoming marooned in bottom spot. Irby totalled 142, Chris McGinn 56, Graham Barlow 5-23 and Bredbury responded with 143-8, Chris Nuttall 52 hot out, Mark Newman 4-50.

Stockport won by three wickets in a low scoring game at Alvanley who totalled a meagre 115, Mike Eley 5-30, Adam Porter 4-15. Stockport responded with 119-7.

SATURDAY’S DETAILED SCORERS

ECB Premier League

BRAMHALL (4 pts.) lost to CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (won toss, 25 pts.) by 6 wickets

Bramhall 137 (43 overs: M Hughes 41, W. Goodwin 3-13, J Williams 3-37);

Chester 139-5 (38 overs: L Dixon 47no).

CHEADLE (won toss, 0 pts.) lost to ALDERLEY EDGE (25 pts.) by 9 wickets:

Cheadle 111 (48 overs: E. Bullock 28, T Foreman 3-27, C. Reid 3-27);

Alderley Edge 114-1 (26 overs: A. Day 64).

GRAPPENHALL (won toss, 25 pts.) beat MARPLE (7 pts.) by 6 wickets:

Marple 208 (55 overs: A Hall 109, A Matthews 4-37, S Guest 4-85).

Grappenhall 213-4 (52 overs: J McCoy 95, R Green 76, A. Greasley 3-75).

HYDE (25 pts.) beat NANTWICH (won toss, 4 pts.) by 9 wickets:

Nantwich 171-9 (55 overs: A Raut 53, R. Doyle 47, R Brown 45, J. Whittaker 6-70);

Hyde 174-1 (40 overs: D Berry 84no, D Fitzsimmons 79).

MACCLESFIELD (15 pts.) drew with NESTON (won toss, 5 pts.)

Macclesfield 255-8 (55 overs: R Porter 77, T. Parfett 49no, D Marsden 47, A Mugava 5-127);

Neston 165-9 (55 overs: B Donelan 48no, I Tate 4-38).

TOFT (won toss, 25 pts.) beat BOWDON (3 pts.) by 7 wickets:

Bowdon 142 (54 overs: M. Leathley 54, J. Lomas 5-48);

Toft 143-3 (24 overs: R. Jones 52, J Hancock 31no, J. Drummond 30).

Division One

CHRISTLETON (won toss, 15 pts.) drew with OULTON PARK (8 pts.)

Christleton 249-7 (50 overs: M Astbury 75, B Patterson 66, T Talha 52)

Oulton Park 245-9 (50 overs: I. De Silva 95, D. Leech 58, T. Hyslop 30, Z. Abbas 4-73).

DAVENHAM (won toss, 25 pts.) beat WEAVERHAM (5 pts.) by 6 runs

Davenham 203-6 (50 overs: S Hunt 83, T Nieman 42, B Gough 36, W. Cornwall 3-61);

Weaverham 197 (48.1 overs: K Douglas 47no, I Eaton 35, D Jackson 6-84).

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Division 1 results contd …

DIDSBURY (6 pts.) lost to SALE (won toss, 25 pts.) by 60 runs:

Sale 246-6 (50 overs: T Lawrence 107, R. Rickelton 63, M Grace 5-72);

Didsbury 186 (49.1 overs: T Hughes 56, M Marfani 36, N Anderson 30, Z Ziarzam 3-31, R. Halkon 3-39).

MIDDLEWICH (25 pts.) beat CHEADLE HULME (won toss, 5 pts.) by 36 runs:

Middlewich 186-7 (50 overs: A Davies 73, J Cornford 41, M Ali 3-53, R Malook 3-55)

Cheadle Hulme 150 (46 overs: S Leech 35, S. Bliss 7-41, L. Du Toit 3-58);

OXTON (won toss, 12 pts.) drew with TATTENHALL (6 pts.)

Oxton 199-7 (50 overs: M Debrabender 68, M Rajaratne 45, G. Fernando 37);

Tattenhall 142-8 (50 overs: D Power 47no, G Coppack 30, H. Dobson 30, M. Rajaratne 5-30).

TIMPERLEY (won toss, 12 pts.) lost to URMSTON (25 pts.) by 1 wicket

Timperley 226-6 (50 overs: D. Cooper 98, A. Iqbal 82, M Parkinson 4-99);

Urmston 228-9 (50 overs – last ball: C Turner 55, B Yates 46, J. Dickenson 38no, N. Brown 3-56),

Division Two

ALVANLEY (5 pts.) lost to STOCKPORT (won toss, 25 pts.) by 3 wickets:

Alvanley 115 (41 overs: M Eley 5-30, A. Porter 4-15);

Stockport 119-7 (39 overs: R Price Moor 39, B Ouzoudinis 3-21).

BREDBURY ST. MARK’S (won toss, 25 pts.) beat IRBY (7 pts.) by 2 wickets

Irby 142 ( - overs: C. McGinn 46, G Barlow 5-23, C Nuttall 3-24);

Bredbury 143-8 (49 overs: C Nuttall 52no, R. Keyworth 31, Mark Newman 4-50, C. Gibson 3-34).

CONGLETON (won toss, 9 pts.) lost to WARRINGTON (25 pts.) by 3 wickets:

Congleton 180 (50 overs: P Beaumont 44, R Booth 36no, M O’Sullivan 34, A Scholes 4-37, N Green 3-46, A McIntosh 3-51);

Warrington 183-7 (46 overs: W Fleetwood 73, J Hughes 42).

MOBBERLEY (25 pts.) beat WIDNES (won toss, 5 pts.) by 83 runs:

Mobberley 210 (47 overs: N Wood 53, M Goodstadt 51, A Aqeel 41no, D. Moore 4-54);

Widnes 123 (36 overs: C Kirby 44, A. Hewitt 30, A. Aqeel 6-46).

NORTHWICH (won toss, 25 pts.) beat BOLLINGTON (2 pts.) by 6 wickets:

Bollington 110 (38 overs: S Mallie 32, C. Ishanka 5-26);

Northwich 112-4 (17 overs: S Stoneley 41, C. Ishanka 35).

UPTON (won toss, 25 pts.) beat BROOKLANDS (8 pts.) by 4 wickets:

Brooklands 173-6 (50 overs: E. Parmekelis 39, L. Maitra 39, R Battersby 3-32);

Upton 177-6 (45 overs: C Stowell-Smith 63, M Smith 36no).

PICK OF THE WEEK

ECB Premier League:

Batting: Andrew Hall (Marple) 109 v Grappenhall. Bowling: Jason Whittaker (Hyde) 6-70 v Nantwich

Division 1

Batting: Tyrone Lawrence (Sale) 107 v Didsbury. Bowling: Dean Jackson (Davenham) 6-84 v Weaverham

Division 2:

Batting: Chris Stowell-Smith (Upton) 63 v Brooklands. Bowling: Abdul Aqeel (Mobberley) 6-46 v Widnes

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Saturday, June 27 ground marks

ECB PREMIER

Alderley Edge v Bowdon: pitch 16; outfield 20

Bramhall v Neston: 17 – 20.

Grappenhall v Chester: 19 - 19

Hyde v Cheadle: 20 –20 – full house

Macclesfield v Nantwich; 18 – 18.

Toft v Marple: 18 – 19.

DIVISION ONE

Christleton v Tattenhall: late sheet

Didsbury v Oulton :Park: late sheet

Middlewich v Davenham: 16 – 20;

Oxton v Cheadle Hulme: 18 - 20

Weaverham v Urmston: 20 - 19 (umpires reported pitch & outfield a credit to club with a great cricket wicket offering batsmen and bowlers alike something to work with).

DIVISION TWO

Alvanley v Upton: 18 – 19

Bredbury v Stockport: 20 - 19

Brooklands v Widnes: 18 - 19

Congleton v Irby: 16 - 20

Mobberley v Bollington: 18 – 19. Corrected points 25 – 6,

Northwich v Warrington

* Missing captains umpires’ marks for June 27 (6): Grappenhall, Sale, Tattenhall, Weaverham, Stockport.

Leading stats at half-way: Saturday, June 27

ECB Premier League

Batting: Rob Jones (Toft) 621 runs

Calum Rowe (Alderley Edge) 552

oJake Hancock (Toft) 458

Bowling: Dan Woods (Hyde) 34 wickets

Jimmy Lomas (Toft) 31

Jimmy Warrington (Nantwich) 30

First Division

Batting: oMitch Renwick (Christleton) 676 runs

Nick Anderson (Didsbury) 537

oWilden Cornwall (Weaverham) 475

Bowling: Tyrone Lawrence (Sale) 30 wickets

oWilden Cornwall (Weaverham) 29

Guy Emmett (Oulton Park) 29

Second Division

Batting: Rick Hough (Bollington) 582 runs

oSabir Mallie (Bollington) 534

Sam Stoneley (Northwich) 452

Bowling: Abdul Aqeel (Mobberley) 37 wickets

oNathan Green (Warrington) 28

Sam Shepherd (Northwich) 25

oChamindu Usanka (Northwich) 25

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League tables @ Week 12

ECB Premier League P W WD RD LD A/C L Bat Bowl Pts.

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

TOFT 12 9 0 1 0 0 2 12 6 245

CHESTER BO. HALL 12 7 1 2 0 1 1 25 11 225

ALDERLEY EDGE 12 7 1 1 0 2 1 15 9 218

HYDE 12 7 0 0 0 1 4 7 11 200

NANTWICH 12 6 1 1 0 1 3 27 11 200

BOWDON 12 5 0 0 2 1 4 13 12 159

BRAMHALL 12 3 1 0 1 2 5 32 17 142

NESTON 12 2 1 1 1 1 6 34 16 112

MACCLESFIELD 12 1 3 0 1 2 5 40 19 108

GRAPPENHALL 12 2 0 1 2 1 6 26 18 105

MARPLE 12 1 1 1 1 1 7 35 24 97

CHEADLE 12 2 0 0 1 1 8 23 13 94

Division 1 P W WD RD LD A/C L Bat Bowl Pts.

SALE 12 7 2 0 1 1 1 15 10 214

TIMPERLEY 12 6 2 0 1 1 2 34 15 213

OULTON PARK 12 5 0 0 2 3 2 21 11 180

DIDSBURY 12 4 3 0 0 1 4 44 19 179

OXTON 12 4 2 1 0 0 5 38 17 163

CHEADLE HULME 12 4 1 1 1 2 3 24 15 159

URMSTON 12 4 1 0 0 1 6 28 16 154

WEAVERHAM 12 4 1 0 0 1 6 27 17 154

DAVENHAM 12 4 0 0 0 1 7 19 20 146

TATTENHALL 12 4 0 0 4 1 3 10 20 141

CHRISTLETON 12 3 1 1 1 1 5 32 13 133

MIDDLEWICH 12 2 0 0 2 1 7 20 22 101

Division 2 P W WD RD LD A/C L Bat Bowl Pts.

WARRINGTON 12 9 0 0 2 1 0 4 6 244

MOBBERLEY 12 8 0 0 1 1 2 13 5 226

BOLLINGTON 12 7 1 1 1 0 2 20 12 213

UPTON 12 6 1 1 0 1 3 26 13 201

NORTHWICH 12 6 0 0 1 1 4 23 12 193

WIDNES 12 5 2 0 1 1 3 31 19 189

BROOKLANDS 12 4 1 1 0 1 5 31 23 166

t CONGLETON 12 4 0 0 0 2 5 9 14 153

STOCKPORT 12 2 1 2 0 1 6 41 24 129

BREDBURY ST. MARK’S 12 2 0 0 2 0 8 25 15 99

t ALVANLEY 12 0 2 0 2 1 6 36 23 90

IRBY 12 0 2 0 0 1 9 35 27 75

t = Congleton and Alvanley records include 16 pts for a tied game.

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

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Saturday, July 11: League fixtures & umpires

ECB Premier League (12.30 p.m.)

ALDERLEY EDGE V TOFT Steve Duckers & David Gane

BOWDON V GRAPPENHALL Ankit Jain & Phil Prince

CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL V MACCLESFIELD Brian Boys & Don Flanagan

MARPLE V BRAMHALL Trevor Burnett & Paul Herring

NANTWICH V CHEADLE David Tate & Steve Walton

NESTON V HYDE Darrin Clark & Glyn Roberts

First Division (1 p.m.)

CHEADLE HULME V DAVENHAM Martin Howe & Tom Spencer

OULTON PARK V OXTON Alistair Davies & John Lowe

SALE V CHRISTLETON Ron Bedson & Martin Roberts

TATTENHALL V MIDDLEWICH Dion Kelly & John Williams

URMSTON V DIDSBURY Howard Briggs & Tony Morris

WEAVERHAM V TIMPERLEY Peter Davies & Simon Smith

Second Division (1 p.m. unless stated)

BOLLINGTON V CONGLETON Graham Pugh & Steve Wilkinson

BROOKLANDS V MOBBERLEY James Emmerson & Clive Rice

IRBY V ALVANLEY Peter Hanaby & Mark Turner

STOCKPORT V UPTON Nigel Simms & Liam Spires

WARRINGTON V BREDBURY ST. MARK’S Ray Prescott & David Williams

WIDNES V NORTHWICH (12 noon) Ged Kinsey and Gary Zimmer

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

Bramhall v Marple No panel umps available

Cheadle v Stockport No panel umps available

Didsbury v Urmston Steve Kirkbright & no panel ump available

Hyde v Neston No panel umps available

Macclesfield v Chester Boughton Hall Ian Wilson & no panel ump available

Toft v Alderley Edge Ken Rothwell & no panel ump available

JENNY, NOT EMMA, WAS FIRST PREMIERSHIP FEMALE

BRAMHALL’s Emma Lamb was not the first woman to appear in the ECB Premier League, as stated in last week’s Newsletter following her innings of 30 against Neston.

A closer inspection of MTB’s record books - after prompting by Cheshire Women’s Cricket PR Martin Saxon - shows that distinction going to Jenny Halstead (now Jenny Dunn), then aged 18, who played three times for Poynton in 2005, scoring eight on her debut at Chester Boughton Hall on Saturday, June 25. Coincidentally, Poynton finished 11th and were relegated - alongside Chester - that season.

As a matter of record, other women who have figured in 1st XI cricket for County League clubs, although not in the Premiership, are Victoria Latham (Tattenhall, Division 2, 2005); Hannah Jones (Didsbury, Joseph Holt T20, 2015); Ellie Mason (Bramhall, National ko, 2015); Sarah McCann (Poynton, Cheshire Cup, 2006).

Most have gone on to play for Cheshire and Lancashire.

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RAIN HITS T20 QUARTERS

THURSDAY’S first two Joseph Holt Brewery T20 quarter-finals were both postponed due to rain.

No play was possible in the ties which matched Urmston v Macclesfield and Hyde v Grappenhall.

Nantwich became the last club to qualify for quarter-finals when visitors Stockport were unable to fulfil their play-off date at Whitehouse Lane on Thursday of the previous week.

Re-arranged quarter-finals: Thursday, July 9 (times to be agreed)

HYDE v GRAPPENHALL

URMSTON v MACCLESFIELD

NANTWICH v CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL

NESTON v TOFT

There will be a new draw made for Finals Day to be played at Upton on Sunday, July 26 (12 noon).

MISSING RESULT SHEETS. The following Group match result sheets have not been submitted and clubs are asked to search through their scorebooks and despatch them without further delay.

Group 1: Timperley v Hyde May 15; Group 2: Alvanley v Tattenhall May 14; Group 4: Mobberley v Bramhall May 28; Bollington v Mobberley June 11; Group 5: Oxton v Irby June 4; Group 6: Warrington v Urmston May 28; Group 7: Weaverham v Oulton Park June 4; Weaverham v Northwich June 18; Group 8: Congleton v Nantwih Ju ne 4; Middlewich v Congleton June 18;

O THE Joseph Holt Brewery T20 2nd XI Finals Day is to be staged at Warrington Sports Club on Sunday, August 16, starting at 12 noon.

Bowdon in National last 16

O BOWDON visit Yorkshire League club Sheffield Collegiate in the first National round of the Royal London National Club knock-out on Sunday (1 p.m.).

This is the second season running Bowdon have been the only County League representatives left in the Last 16

ALDERLEY UNDER 15s SHINE

ALDERLEY Edge have progressed to the second national round in the ECB Under 15s championship and will meet Derbyshire away on Wednesday, July 29.

Alderley beat Stockport Georgians by 31 runs in the Cheshire final switched to Moss Lane on Friday when the scores were: Alderley Edge 136-4 (Pooler 41, Stevenson 27); Georgians 105-8 (Bailey 26, Elms 2-5).

They went on to beat Lancashire champions Clitheroe by nine wickets on Sunday. Scores: Clitheroe 79-7; Alderley Edge 80-1 (Perry 47).

Henry Dobson (Tattenhall) and Lewis Clarke (Cheadle Hulme) have been chosen to play for the North of England in representative matches alongside Alderley Edge’s Sam Perry (captain) and Edward Fluck.

Comments Mike Tyerman, who runs the Cheshire section of the national tournament: “We have some really good young players in the county. If they are anything to go by, the game’s future is bright”.

O THE mid-season meeting of the League Umpires & Scorers Association is at Davenham’s handsomely extended pavilion on Wednesday this week (8 p.m.).

O HOLDERS Chester Boughton Hall lost to Birkenhead Park in the Liverpool Echo knock-out on Thursday last week.

The same evening Neston beat current Competition leaders New Brighton.

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Irby Forties upset Blazers

IRBY did Neston a good turn in the Over 40s section West Division last Wednesday when they beat Chester Boughton Hall Blazers by 54 runs to register their first victory of the season. Neston beat Oxton by seven wickets and now lead the division by eight points.

Macclesfield became the first team to top 200 runs when they hit 222-4 in a heavy defeat of Offerton in the South East Division, but have little chance of overhauling leaders Poynton Legends, who beat Bollington Vets by seven wickets.

Sale Silverbacks registered their seventh win in nine games at the expense of Urmston Tigers and are hot favourites to win the North-East Division although Cheadle Hulme are not too far behind

In the Central Division Toft and Grappenhall continue to set the pace. Despite a spirited effort Ashley failed to muster a team for their visit to Davenham which they conceded.

O Clubs are urged to do all they can to fulfil fixtures, if necessary with less than 11 players. They are again reminded that they must report results by e-mail, telephone or on the League website ASAP after the game and by Saturday noon at the latest, whether or not their match is cancelled, otherwise £15 fines will be imposed.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 RESULTS

CENTRAL DIVISION

Davenham (4 pts.) v Ashley conceded.

Mobberley lost to Grappenhall (4 pts.) by 28 runs:

Grappenhall 148-4 (Newell 32, Moss 31, Riley 235, Mitton 22, Fogg 3-21); Mobberley 120-7 (Moore 32, Hales 3-30).

Timperley (4 pts.) beat Warrington by 55 runs:

Timperley 189-3 (Prickett 35, Fisher 34, Carson 33, Beck 28, Beaumont 26); Warrington 134-6 (Rothwell 35, Baxter 30).

Toft (4 pts.) beat Ashton on Mersey by 61 runs:

Toft 166-1 (Townsend 33, Hope 31, S. Locke 30, Storrow 25); Ashton on Mersey 100-7 (Savage 29,, Storrow 2-5).

NORTH EAST DIVISION

Brooklands (4 pts.) beat Bramhall by 8 wickets

Bramhall 95; Brooklands 96-2 (Horsford 30, Lewis 21).

Cheadle (4 pts.) beat Bowdon by 4 wickets:

Bowdon 101 (Pickup 30, Davies 3-9); Cheadle 105-6 (Roberts 35).

Cheadle Hulme (4pts.) beat Bowdon Vale Vikings by 14 runs:

Cheadle Hulme 134-8 (DasGupta 32, Unsworth 28, Roberts 3-20); Bowdon Vale 120 (Sinclair 28).

Urmston Tigers lost to Sale Silverbacks (4 pts.) by 22 runs:

Sale 152-5 (Almond 33, Bolton 32, Battersby 30); Urmston 130-9 (Holland 3-23).

SOUTH EAST DIVISION

Alderley Edge Wizards (4 pts.) beat Woodley by 8 wickets:

Woodley 80-4 (Rippon 30, Shelley 30); Alderley Edge 85-2 (Cheetham 35).

Bredbury Saints lost to Marple (4 pts.) b y 12 runs:

Marple 140-7 (Baythorpo 30, C. Wood 2-26); Bredbury 128-6 (Bashford 30, /. Wood 30, Tadman 2-12).

Macclesfield (4 pts.) beat Offerton by 96 runs:

Macclesfield 222-4 (Cowen 35, Smith 32, Towle 30, Gregory 30, Porter 30, Frame 22, Martin 2-28); Offerton 126-5 (Bates 31, Smith 30, Martin 21, Baggs 2-21).

Poynton Legends (4 pts.) beat Bollington Vets by 7 wickets:

Bollington 122-8 (Waters 32, Plant 22, McKernan 20, Paterson 20, Johnson 3-5); Poynton 123-3 (Kingham 30, Turnbull 30, Owens 27, Johnson 3-5).

WEST DIVISION (Caldy open)

Irby (4 pts.) beat Chester Boughton Hall Blazers by 54 runs:

Irby 139-5 (Jones 32, Jay 26, Smith 24, D. Newman 23); Chester 85 (Smith 3-4, D. Newman 2-4, Gattrell 3-18).

Neston (4 pts.) beat Oxton by 7 wickets:

Oxton 117-8; Neston 120-3.

Upton lost to Tattenhall Wreckers (4 pts.) by 6 wickets:

Upton 95-6 (Warburton 30); Tattenhall 96-4 (Nichols 31).

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40s contd …

40s tables up-dated

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

TOFT 9 7 0 2 0 32

GRAPPENHALL 9 6 0 3 0 30

TIMPERLEY 9 5 0 3 1 26

DAVENHAM 9 4 0 2 3 20

ASHTON on MERSEY 9 1 0 3 5 10

MOBBERLEY 9 1 0 3 5 10

WARRINGTON 9 1 0 3 5 10

ASHLEY 9 0 0 3 6 6

NORTH-EAST DIVISION

SALE SILVERBACKS 9 7 0 2 0 32

CHEADLE HULME 9 5 0 3 1 26

CHEADLE 9 4 0 2 3 20

BROOKLANDS 9 3 0 3 3 18

BOWDON VALE VIKINGS 9 2 0 3 4 14

URMSTON TIGERS 9 2 0 3 4 14

BOWDON 9 1 0 3 5 10

BRAMHALL 9 1 0 3 5 10

SOUTH-EAST DIVISION

POYNTON LEGENDS 9 5 0 4 0 28

BREDBURY SAINTS 9 3 0 4 2 20

MARPLE 9 4 0 4 1 24

ALDERLEY EDGE WEIZARDS 9 3 0 3 3 18

BOLLINGTON VETERANS 9 3 0 3 3 18

MACCLESFIELD 9 3 0 3 3 18

WOODLEY 9 1 0 3 5 10

OFFERTON 9 0 0 4 5 8

WEST DIVISION

NESTON 8 7 0 1 0 30

CHESTER BO. HALL BLAZERS 8 5 0 1 2 22

TATTENHALL WRECKERS 8 3 0 1 4 14

CALDY 7 2 0 2 3 12

OXTON 7 3 0 0 4 12

UPTON 8 2 0 1 5 10

IRBY 8 1 0 2 5 8

Over 40s fixtures on Wednesday, July 8 (6 p.m.)

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

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

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

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

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CHESHIRE CUP QUARTERS

DRAW for the quarter-finals of the Cheshire Cup, games to be played on Sunday, August 9 (1 p.m.):

Wallasey v Oulton Park

Chester Boughton Hall (holders) v Hyde

New Brighton v Toft

Didsbury v Nantwich or Urmston (TBA)

ROUND 4 up-date:

Wallasey 262-8 (Lakmal 106) beat Port Sunlight 112 (Lakmal 4-20)

Oulton Park 122-5 (T Hyslop 58) beat 10-man Birkenhead Park 118-9 (A. Hards 5-35).

Chester Boughton Hall walk over *Sale

New Brighton beat Upton by 2 wickets on Sunday in a match which finished at 9.57 p.m. after rain.

Bowdon 68 (D/Williams 4-18, D. Woods 3-13) Hyde 72-0 (H Dearden 32no, D. Fitzsimmons 30no).

Elworth 189 lost to Toft 196

Macclesfield 144 lost to Didsbury 145-1 (N Anderson 84no).

* Sale became the 10th team to withdraw from the competition.

SHIELD SEMI-FINALS:

Timperley 241-9 (A Iqbal 89) beat Alvanley 130.

Hale Barns 69 (T. Horfield 7-20) lost to Bollington 71-2.

Remaining games: Middlewich v Romiley; Mottram v Stockport (both due to be played on Sunday, July 5)

SEMI-FINAL DRAW (Sunday, July 12):

Middlewich or Romiley v Timperley; Mottram or Stockport v Bollington

O Competitions organiser Barrie Burns reminds home clubs that they MUST notify him of results by 9 p.m. on match-days and send in result sheets ASAP. If they fail to do so current results cannot be carried in Newsletter.

Clubs are invited to e-mail Newsletter direct with results – as above - but should also notify BB.

Lindow new leaders of TACS League

LINDOW have taken the lead in the First Division of the TACS Partnership Cheshire League following a high-scoring, nine run victory at home to Romiley.

Barrow could only draw with Runcorn and have dropped two points behind.

RESULTS

Ashton on Mersey 274-9 drew with Disley 254-7

Barrow 184 drew with Runcorn 136-9

Hale Barns 222-7 beat Prestbury 101

Lindow 253-9 beat Romiley 244

Malpas 222-9 lost to Heaton Mersey 223-4

Poynton 184 lost to Stockport Georgians 172-5

PLACINGS : 1. Lindow 237 pts; 2. Barrow 235; 3. Ashton on Mersey 232; 4. Stockport Georgians 185; 5. Poynton 183; 6. Disley 179; 7. Heaton Mersey 175; 8. Runcorn 171; 9. Hale Barns 168; 10. Romiley 162; 11. Malpas 118; 12. Prestbury 82.

Division 2 leaders: 1. Lymm OP 231 pts.; 2. Winnington Park 202. Division 3 leaders: 1. Port Sunlight 251; 2. Alderley Park 239.

DIVISION 1 FIXTURES ON SATURDAY, JULY 11 (1.30 p.m): Disley v Lindow; Heaton Mersey v Barrow; Prestbury v Malpas; Romiley v Poynton; Runcorn v Ashton on Mersey; Stockport Georgians v Hale Barns.

Macc stage Under 8s Festival

MACCLESFIELD are staging an Under Eights Festival on Sunday, July 29 from 9.30 a.m. Entry is £40 per team which includes a packed lunch, a drink and a medal for all players plus match programme. All-day entertainment will include a DJ, face-painting, bouncy castle and BBQ with a open br. he bar open all day.

Entries open to players aged 6-8 should go to organiser Dan Ackerley 07730 269 328 / danackerley@

WEEK 12 NEWSLETTER: p11

Timperley stage great show for 1,000 fans

A CROWD in the region of 1,000 ignored the nearby T20 Roses match to watch England stars of yesteryear given a rousing game by the League First Division leaders, at Stockport road on Friday.

Under the inspiring chairmanship of Adam Horan, Timperley again showed they can put on shows like few others in the League and the match brought joy to many young would-be cricketers setting eyes on England stars of not-so-long-ago for the first time. The event also involved many generous sponsors who, together with the gate money, helped the club make a healthy profit on the day for their future development. “That has to be to get into the Premier League, to go on attracting good players and continue improving our facilities although we are having to defer until August next year plans to re- surface the main ground”, said Adam who was helped on the day by a large team of well-trained volunteers

Every one of the Masters was a former England Test player, those to take the eye being ex-Notts left-hander Uzman Afzaal with a fine 72, ex-Surrey skipper and current Ashes batting coach Mark Ramprakash, 47 and injured Durham paceman Graham Onions, still being touted for a Test return.

Timperley also had a stand out player in recent recruit Asif Iqbal, who hit a classy, unbeaten 91, then took 2-25 as the hosts’ 13-man squad went down by a gallant 30 runs. Scorecard:

PCA MASTERS XI

C. Schofield c Ashley b Page 22

S Harmison c Fisher b Page 6

Uzman Afzaal c Cooper b Iqbal 72

M. Ramprakash c Howarth b Ashling 47

P Nixon b White 8

A McGrath b White 0

S Jones c Howarth b Iqbal 7

S Mahmood not out 13

G Onions not out 1

Extras 8

Total (for 7 wickets, 20 overs) 185

Did not bat: M Hoggard, D Headley.

Timperley bowling: White 4-0-25-2; Page 3-0-22-2; Ashling 4-0-20-1; Brown 3-0-20-0; I Grindley 2-0-35-0; C. Grindley 1-0-12-0; E Galley 1-0-18-0; -18; A Iqbal 2-0-25-2.

TIMPERLEY

D. Cooper c Headley b Schofield 36

M. Ness c McGrath b Hoggard 0

A. Iqbal not out 91

J. Fisher b Onions 1

J Hampson lbw Headley 0

C Grindley b Headley 1

D Howarth retired 18

E Galley c McGrath b Mahmood 1

Extras 7

Total (for 6 wickets, 20 overs) 155

Did not bat: I Grindley, D Ashling, N Brown, J. White, C Page.

Masters bowling: Jones 4-0-27-0; Hoggard 4-0-24-1; Schofield 4-0-18-1; Headley 2-0-12-2; Afzaal 2-0-23-0; Mahmood 2-0-19-1; McGrath 1-0-8-0.

Umpires: A Davies & G Wellsteed (Cheshire County League Umpires & Scorers Association).

WEEK 12 NEWSLETTER: p12

Rain halts Cheshire v Dorset

ONLY 44 overs’ play was possible due to rain when Grappenhall’s Broad Lane ground staged its first Unicorns county championship match on Sunday between Cheshire and Dorset.

The morning session and a short period of play after lunch were dominated by Dorset, whose bowlers reduced Cheshire to 139-5 after home skipper Dan Woods had opted to bat first. Alderley Edge openers Calum Rowe and Alan Day were out for four and nought respectively, then Rick Moore went for 28, Khalid Sawas for a single and Lee Dixon for a counter-attacking 47. Not out when torrential rain flooded the ground at 2.30 p .m. were James Drummond (30) and debutant Ryan Brown, nine.

Play was due to resume at 10.30 a.m. on Monday and continues on Tuesday.

Cheshire team: Dan Woods captain, Khalid Sawas, Calum Rowe, Alan Day, Chris Moore, Lee Dixon, Jack Williams, James Drummond. Adam, Syddall, Jimmy Warrington, Ryan Brown wicket-keeper.

IN the Dukes T20 Finals Day at Banbury on Sunday, July 12, Cheshire will face Devon

Development XI busy

CHESHIRE’s Development XI is now being player-coached by Rick Moore and his team were twice in action last week.

They played Warwickshire at Elworth on Monday in a T20 x two innings game, Cheshire winning the first by 23 runs and Warwicks the second by 32 runs. Team: Rick Moore captain, Ross Dixon, Ales Money (ICBH), Ben Marsden (Macclesfield). Tyrone Lawrence, Chris Canning (Sale), Danny Berry, Danny Williams, Ryan Waterhouse (Hyde), Callum Turner (Urmston), Chris Williams (Poynton).

Cheshire met their Shropshire counterparts at Tattenhall on Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday’s scores: Cheshire 214-9 (Glen Coppack 68), Shropshire 169-9. Thursday: Shropshire 170 Cheshire 22-0 rain ended play. Match drawn.

Next outing is against Lancashire U19s at Heywood on July 14 – 15 (11 a.m. daily)

VETS’ MIXED FORTUNES

CHESHIRE defied the heat to record another fine victory last Tuesday against Durham at Durham City in the National Over 60 county championship .

Scores: Durham 121 (42 overs: Howard Morris 3-14, John Edwards 3-18); Cheshire 123-4 (38 overs: John Edwards 36, Nick Sharp 29. Cheshire take on Lincolnshire at Toft on Tuesday this week (1.30 p.m.).

Over 60s 2nd XI overhauled a Worcestershire total of 217 to win at Barnton on Monday last week, Phil Noble (Barrow) scoring 88 and Andy Hurworth (Birkenhead Park) 70. They meet Wales at Timperley this Thursday (1.30 p.m.)

In the National 50 Plus championship last Wednesday, Cheshire lost a high-scoring game against Notts at Thoresby by eight wickets. The losers’ highlight was a brilliant 105 on debut by Davenham’s Martin Goff. He and Phil Catterall, 79, enjoyed a stand worth 174 in a tally of 245-4. Notts wicket-keeper Chris Cliff then hit an unbeaten 124 in a reply of 247-2, as Cheshire fieldsmen wilted in 32 degrees’ heat. Cheshire’s final game is against National champions Durham at Darlington on Wednesday this week.

Latest Umpires Quiz: by Alistair Davies

LAST WEEK: AN injured striker has a runner; having played a fair delivery, the injured striker sets off for a run and makes good his ground at the bowler’s end, where he remains. The runner and non-striker meanwhile go on to complete three runs when the wicket at the striker’s end is fairly put down. What action should be taken by the umpires?

ANSWER: The injured striker is run out when the wicket at the wicket-keeper’s end is broken. No runs are scored no matter how many have been completed by the non-striker and runner. Law 38.4

THIS WEEK: A wide ball is called. The ball is then deflected by the wicket-keeper onto a fielder’s helmet placed on the ground within the field of play. In the meantime, the batsmen have attempted a run but had not crossed when the ball hit the helmet. They subsequently complete the run. Now then, quiz fans, what would YOU expect the outcome to be?

STOP PRESS: Umpire James Emmerson comes up with the following interesting report from Christleton v Oulton Park in Division One on Saturday: “It was one of those games: Off the first ball Christleton’s non-striker was run out and from the second the bowler was hit for six, the ball lodging in a thick hedge and couldn’t be found. We had to agree to a second new ball being used. Christleton scored 249-7 and Oulton were 213-3 before a collapse and at 245-9 their number 11 survived a huge appeal for lbw. The game was played in a terrific spirit and congratulations are due to both teams”.

mike.t-b@: Monday, July 6, 2015

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