Check out the latest Cheshire Cricket League results for all the action and updates from Week 8, as we present our Cheshire Cricket Results Review.
CREDIT: Cheshire County Cricket League
Week 8 was a trying one for players, officials and spectators alike, autumnal conditions meaning almost every game in Cheshire was interrupted, truncated, abandoned or cancelled.
PREMIER DIVISION
Leaders Didsbury lost for the first tine this season in an astonishing finish in stygian gloom at Wilmslow Rd. Asked to bat by second place Timperley, Dids made a rain-interrupted 150, which from 55-7 was a creditable but still disappointing effort, although had Abhay Tipnis (67) not been dropped by skipper Ed
Galley when 28 (which would have made the score 65-8) it could have been way worse for Dids. Timperley were left with 24 overs to bat and with three overs to go, in fading light and approaching 7.45pm, they were 112-6, skipper Galley scratching around for 13* off 16 at that point, Timpers needing 39 off 18 balls. Dids then turned from spin to pace which proved fatal for them, as Galley well and truly redeemed himself, climbing into the bowling with barely believable timing, his scoring sequence in the over reading 6-4-6-6-nb+4-nb+6-6. 40 runs off an over that contained only 5 legitimate balls meant the exhilarated Timpers team had pulled off an amazing win from nowhere, closing the gap on Dids to 11 pts.
It was equally astonishing up at Hyde, but a very different sort of game, as the available George Balderson combined with Andrew Jackson to decimate the Chester BH batting, each taking 5 wkts as CBH were skittled for just 66. With the game reduced to 96 overs it was a good toss to win for skipper Tom Partridge but the bowlers (and fielders) backed the decision totally as Hyde raced to an emphatic 9 wkt win and spared themselves any further weather frustrations.
Oxton moved back to fourth despite the best efforts of Alderley Edge’s Arav Shetty at Townfield Lane. A rain-affected encounter saw AE reach 203-4 in their 39 overs, Shetty (108) making a super second ton of the season. He went on to take 4-41 but a brilliant stand of 154 between Jack Breheny (67) and Jack Corran (78) meant Oxton, with 37 overs to chase, had enough wkts in hand to survive a collapse from 183-3 to 194-7, winning by 2 wkts with 3 balls to spare. Three fifties and a 46 from the Brooklands top four gave them a solid 240-5 in 52 overs against Neston, the visitors disappointed to provide so little resistance as they were undone by the miserly Brooklands attack, all out 111. Nantwich welcomed back Rob Jones for a second innings of the season, the result another century, Jones making 149 off 110 balls in a treat for the spectators braving the conditions, Nantwich declaring on 252-4 as bottom side Widnes cursed
their luck running into a full strength side who bowled them out for 151. Bowdon were also frustrated having reached 234-7 in 40 overs at Lindow, Joe Chapple (51) and John Sanders (53) hitting 11 sixes between them before rain ended it.
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Division 1
The meeting of top v bottom in Div 1 saw leaders Cheadle wrap up another 20 pts after Josh Dooler again had a fine match. Dooler claimed 4-14, with three wkts apiece for Will Holmes and Ash Burton as Grappenhall fell to bits, 125-4 becoming 136 all out ten overs later. Aryan Ashish (4-48) did at least put the wind up the Cheadle top order, but from 54-4 it became plain sailing as Dan Brown (62) and Dooler (35) added the 83 needed. Bramhall kept up their pursuit after a penurious game at Moorside Rd, Bramhall labouring to 122 in 41 overs before dismissing Urmston for just 80, Olly Latter (5-9) and Simon Wilkinson (3-10) inducing an Urmies collapse from 53-2. No actual sunlight at Port Sunlight but plenty of daylight between the hosts and visitors Maritime, PS skipper Simon Melberzs hitting a magnificent 101* (68 bs) as from 73-4 his side piled up 272-5 in their 43 os, Melberzs then taking 2 wkts as Maritime had no answers,
177 all out. Macclesfield’s Joe Moores (55*) was a class apart with the bat on a tricky track at Davenham, securing a 7 wkt win for his side which kept Davenham in trouble. Stockport Georgians thus chose a very good day to win, their impressive 6 wkt victory over Toft a real team effort aided by Toft having a shocker with the ball, 24 wides conceded in a total of 36 extras. A rain-affected match at Dane Rd saw Marple produce a great fightback as Sale reached 101-1, needing 76 off 11 overs but ending on 155-8, Marple triumphant by 21 runs.
Division 2
In Div 2, after almost chasing a monster score against Prem opponents in the T20, it was back down to earth with a crash for Ashley, skittled for just 47 at Alvanley, Corey McCarthy taking 5-7 as the league leaders made it eight wins from eight. That kept Alv ahead of chasing Bollington, who reached their DLS target of 158 in just 22.3 os at Ashton OM, the Yaksender (89)/Gibson (47) axis again proving its worth as the pair added an unbroken 101 for an 8 wkt win. Ben Stoddard’s 88* for Christleton proved crucial on their trip to NE Cheshire, the hosts set a DLS target of 201 from 30 overs as a result, Christleton keeping things in check – just – to win by 18 runs. Naveed Gondal made 88* from 92 bs as his side beat Oulton Park by 3 wkts in an 88 over game, while Cheadle Hulme got a much needed 20 pts after their bowlers made life tough for struggling Haslington, who were restricted to 138-8 in their 36 overs. After more rain, CH needed 96 off 20 os, winning by 7 wkts.
Surprisingly no play at all was possible at Upton, their match with Romiley cancelled.
Division 3
In Div 3, Heaton Mersey beat the rain and lowly Over Peover quite comfortably to stay top, an 8 wkt win achieved after an unbroken stand of 85 for the 3rd wkt got them to their DLS target of 106, while Warrington kept up their pursuit with an equally pleasing win over mercurial Mobberley, whose batting simply fell to bits within ten overs, 74-3 tuning into 88 all out. James Rudd recorded 6-3-7-4 as Warrington won by 6 wkts. Oakmere’s impressive 227-8 in their 47 overs at Tattenhall proved not enough, as Tatt’s DLS target of 186 in 31 overs was reached in an exciting finish with just three balls to spare, Corey Bovey’s great form reaching new heights as he made a brilliant 97* (101 bs). Barrow also kept their good results going with a DLS-adjusted win at Middlewich, while Runcorn skipper Kieran Maher led his side by example at Winnington Park. The rain proved no obstacle on a cheerless day as Maher, having taken 4-44 in WP’s 94 all out, hammered 45 off 17 bs to seal Runcorn’s first league win of the campaign, moving them within range of the other strugglers. Hawk Green v Hale Barns was cancelled.
2ND XI CRICKET
A late charge by Didsbury’s 6th wkt pair got them upto 180-5 in 70 over game at basement side Timperley, who collapsed to 59 all out in reply as Ed Catt took 5-20. Toft stayed second despite losing a thriller to Brooklands in a game reduced to 84 overs, Brooklands digging in from 139-8 to reach 178-9 and a 1 wkt win. Mike Stewart took 5-21 for Neston but it was in vain as visitors Oxton’s 153 proved more than enough, Neston 106 all out in reply. Cheadle’s William Clift was another with 5 wkts, his 5-24 seeing Hyde shot out for 92, Cheadle winning by 9 wkts as skipper Moin Shah made 60. Joe McCurdy was left stranded on 93* as Widnes tumbled from 213-6 to 225 all out but it was still more than enough to see off Stockport Georgians, who were all out 127 in reply. Chester BH’s game with Nantwich at Filkins Lane was cancelled.
Div 1 was badly affected by the weather, only 2 matches completed. One of those games saw Alvanley bag a handy 20 pts after they skittled Didsbury 2As at Mere for just 63, although Alv sportingly made a game of it by stuttering to 32-5 in reply before getting the job done with no further losses. The only other completed game typified how it goes when things are tough, bottom club Grappenhall getting a game in over at Maritime but going down to a 9 wkt loss for their troubles, Maritime knocking off the 100 needed in under 16 overs. Elsewhere, H.Mersey batted for 8.4 os at Bramhall before that was that, likewise Marple for 18 os at home to Sale and Macc for just 4 overs at home to Lindow. They couldn’t even get started at South Downs Lane as Bowdon v Upton was cancelled.
In Div 2 P.Sunlight’s Ben Slight made 68* off 53 bs to speed his side to a rain-adjusted 8 wkt victory at struggling Oulton Park and keep them top, as Alderley Edge also won, recording a 6 wkt win over 3rd place Urmston. The other side in the bottom two, Warrington, went down at Romiley by 41 runs, while Haslington won a second successive game by 9 runs, holding off Oakmere.
In Div 3 it was a bleak scene with only two matches completed. Davenham’s decision to field at leaders Ashley backfired as the hosts made 195 in 49.5 os, Kaleem Malik then taking 7-30 as Davenham were bundled out for just 78. N.E.Cheshire went second after winning a 48 over game at Oxton, NEC reaching their 145 target with almost 3 overs to spare to win by 6 wkts.
CREDIT: Cheshire County Cricket League
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