Emma Royle s seven overs for one run led the way as Trinity went back to the top.

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1 Ma THE DAZZLER 146 Chester beat Appleton to take commanding lead in division one Trinity return to the top of division two Sophie Ecclestone takes two wickets on second England appearance MCC match nominations requested Oakmere and Wistaston win KO quarter finals Leigh into Development KO Final Cheshire get first T20 win over Shropshire, before going down against Derbyshire Arrangements for Cheshire Cricket Big Day Out at the Old Trafford Super League match CHESHIRE WOMEN S LEAGUE Division One July 10: Appleton 94 (36; Emma Barlow 39, Kate Coppack 4-18, Sammi Short 2-8, Annette Axon 2-14) (4pts) Chester Boughton Hall 95-1 (31; Lorna Starkey 48*, Coppack 29*) (25pts) A huge result for Chester as they maintained their 100% record, while all other teams in the division now have at least three defeats. Kate Coppack and Lorna Starkey were once again at the centre of an excellent performance by the Boughton Hall team. Chester need 65 more points from five matches to be sure of the title. Didsbury (40; Hannah Jones 61, Rachel Tidd 4-28, Natalie Lyons 2-12) (6pts) Oakmere (34.1; Lyons 47, Phoebe Cottam 39, Millie Frost 2-19) (25pts) Oakmere look to be putting a difficult period behind them as they made it back-to-back league wins. Despite Hannah Jones continuing her excellent season, Didsbury went down to a third successive league defeat. Division Two July 10: Stockport Trinity (40; Olivia Smith 42, Ellie Barker 28, Charlotte Peacock 22, Hattie Roberts 20) (25pts) Oxton 69 (31.5; Lily Scudder 11, Emma Royle 2-1, Roberts 2-9, Gummi Panesar 2-9) (4pts) Emma Royle s seven overs for one run led the way as Trinity went back to the top. es that can still be re-arranged in Division Three. Clubs please advise of any new dates. Stockport G v Leigh Ground unavailability on part of home team Adjudication would be required Lymm v Didsbury 2 nd XI Unfit ground Record as cancelled, 8pts Lymm v Bredbury Lymm unable to fulfil Award to Bredbury Sophie Ecclestone took 2-26 in her second appearance for the full England team, before not being selected in the last of the three match T20 series. CWCL club captains and managers are now invited to submit names of players they would like to be considered for the annual where a League representative XI (to be captained by Laura MacLeod) plays against the MCC. In previous years the MCC have fielded a number of former internationals, as well as current members of the England Academy squad, so any nominated players need to be of a good standard. All nominations must be from your regular squad for Sunday league matches, so please don t nominate anyone who only plays the T20 competitions. Please check that the players are happy to be nominated and expect to be available to play an all-day match at Ashton-on-Mersey on Wednesday August 31. Please submit nominations by Monday July 25 at the latest. Each club can nominate: Up to four players for the main League XI Up to two players as fielding reserves, who will definitely get time on the field during the match A scorer

2 T20 DIVISIONAL COMPETITION Eastern Division July 4: Bredbury Saints 46-6 (10: Abigail Barlow 24*, Gaby McKeever 3-2) Stockport Trinity Fire 47-3 (8.2; McKeever 15) (Restricted to 10 overs per side) After so many matches have been postponed due to rain in this division, this one could at least be completed at reduced overs. Trinity came through but did not have everything their own way, and were indebted to Gaby McKeever for her contributions. July 7: Didsbury (20; Hannah Jones 28ret, Bhumika Doshi 27ret, Roshini Prince-Navaratnam 27ret, Andrea Wilkinson 2-24) Ashton-on-Mersey 25 (15.4; Jones 3-4, Lauren Smith 2-7) A big win for Didsbury, who have assembled a very strong T20 squad es that can still be re-arranged in the Western Division. Clubs please advise of any new dates. Chester BH v Oxton Oxton unable to fulfil Award to Chester BH Hawarden v Chester BH Hawarden unable to fulfil Award to Chester BH Oxton v Hawarden Hawarden unable to fulfil Award to Oxton Chester BH v Oakmere Rain Record as cancelled, 1pt Oakmere v Hawarden Hawarden unable to fulfil Award to Oakmere Wistaston v Oxton Oxton unable to fulfil Award to Wistaston es that can still be re-arranged in the Eastern Division. Clubs please advise of any new dates. Didsbury v Bredbury Insufficient overs played for a result due to rain Record as abandoned, 1pt Trinity v Didsbury Unfit ground Record as cancelled, 1pt Ashton on M v Appleton Unfit ground Record as cancelled, 1pt Bredbury v Ashton on M Ashton on M unable to fulfil Award to Bredbury Trinity v Ashton on M Ashton on M unable to fulfil Award to Trinity KNOCKOUT CUPS Knockout Cup Quarter Final July 11: Oakmere Kats (18; Hayley Coutts 25ret, Shami Ahmed 25ret, Kate Skelhorn 22*) Stockport Trinity Fire 69 (17; Jennie Kitzinger 26ret, Sarah McCann 25ret, Claire Waterhouse 3-12, Sarah Worsdale 2-16) (Restricted to 18 overs per side) Oakmere decisively booked their place in the semi-final after posting a target of more than a run a ball.

3 July 17: Ashton-on-Mersey 76-4 (20; Vicki Dean 28ret, Christine Lawson 3-14) Wistaston Swans 77-3 (19; Alison Smith 26ret) Wistaston won with an over to spare and now play Didsbury at home. es that can still be re-arranged in the Knockout Cup. Clubs please advise of any new dates as soon as possible. Hawarden v Oxton Unfit ground Bowl out if teams meet up at ground, Toss of coin otherwise Development Knockout Cup Semi Final July 10: Leigh (20; Emma Capper 28ret, Sarah Perry 28ret, Nicky Deane 27ret, Georgia Taylor 25ret) Didsbury 2 nd XI 30-5 (10.3; Laura Smith 13, Megan McKiernan 2-5, Jess Hargreaves 2-10) (Leigh win on faster scoring rate after rain stopped play) Leigh will defend their Development Cup crown at the triple header Finals Day at Timperley on August 14. They booked their place to take on Bredbury after this decisive victory. CHESHIRE SENIORS NatWest Women s County T20 Division Three July 17: Shropshire 99-6 (20; Robyn Matthews 31) Cheshire (15; Ellie Mason 45*, Laura MacLeod 28, Nyah Edwards 2-20) Ellie Mason s innings of 45 from 48 balls led the way to Cheshire s first win of the year in this competition, as we hosted our home T20 matchday at Chester Boughton Hall Cheshire (20; Laura MacLeod 60) Derbyshire (17.3; Rachel Hopkins 55*) Two half centuries on either side dominated the scorecards here, but Derbyshire came out on top. Lauren O Reilly conceded just 12 runs in her four overs and took one wicket. Cheshire: Sarah McCann (captain), Laura MacLeod, Charlotte Williams, Ellie Mason, Katie Haszeldine, Sammi Short, Lauren O Reilly, Natalie Lyons, Kathryn Jackson, Kate Coppack, Morganne Prince, Hannah Gradwell. Scorer: Katy Thomason- Stewart CHESHIRE JUNIOR GIRLS TEAMS Women's Under 17 County Championship A Division Group 1 July 1: Lancashire v Cheshire cancelled July 7: Durham 173 (45; Sammi Short 2-20, Sarah Worsdale 2-32, Kathryn Jackson 2-38) Cheshire 165 (44.3; Morganne Prince 38, Charlotte Cross 31) A game that went right to the wire, but which Cheshire unfortunately came out of on the wrong side of the scoreline July 8: Yorkshire (45; Ellie Mason 2-36, Kathryn Jackson 2-44) Cheshire 108 (33.3; Charlotte Cross 21) Yorkshire s imposing total proved too stiff an ask for Cheshire

4 July 12: Nottinghamshire (30; Charlotte Cross 2-6, Sammi Short 2-22) Cheshire (30; Ellie Mason 24, Katie Bennett 20*) (Restricted to 30 overs per side) Charlotte Cross starred with the ball this time, but once again Cheshire fell agonisingly short July 14: Cheshire (45; Ellie Mason 26) Nottinghamshire (32.3; Mason 2-17, Emma Royle 2-24) A more comfortable win for Notts this time, despite Ellie Mason s best efforts Women's Under 15 County Championship A Division Group 1 June 30: Cheshire v Derbyshire cancelled July 4: Cheshire 98-8 (40; Ellen Bradshaw 25) Lancashire (20.2) Cheshire struggled to get their scoring rate above two and a half per over and Lancashire ran out comfortable winners Women's Under 13 County Championship B Division Group 1 June 28: Cumbria v Cheshire cancelled July 3: Lancashire B (35; Izzi Pearson 2-18) Cheshire 62 (24) July 7: Northumberland (30; Neha Biju 2-7, Zoe Cabral 2-27) Cheshire 37 (19.1) (Restricted to 30 overs per side) July 13: Cheshire (35; Tilly Arton 35) Cumbria 43 (17.3; Freya Davies 3-9, Phoebe Jones 3-10) The bowling of Freya Davies and Phoebe Jones combined to bring about the first win in several weeks for any of the Cheshire girls teams

5 OTHER NEWS ECB National Playing Survey 2016 now live. The Big Night Out for Cheshire women s and girls cricket is drawing closer. We would love to see anyone with a connection to the League, the Cheshire senior women s team, the three Cheshire girls teams or the clubs of the selected Cheshire-based players on Friday August 12. On this day, Lancashire Thunder play Yorkshire Diamonds in the Women s Super League at Old Trafford. Play starts at 1800, and early arrivals are welcome to meet in the Quadrant pub (Greatstone Road, M32 8GR this is on the other side of the tram tracks from the ground) from From 1745 please meet in Stand C Lower at the ground Lancashire CCC say that their regular Party Stand, Stand D, is likely to be closed on this day due to building work. If you wish to avoid the queue on the night and buy a ticket in advance, you can do so here. All tickets are unreserved so no need to worry about not being able to sit with the group. Tickets cost 5 for adults and 1 for under 18s. Lancashire CCC members can get free admission simply by producing their membership book at the turnstile. The Lancashire Thunder squad includes Current England internationals Sarah Taylor (to be confirmed, but recent squad interviews suggest she will return), Danielle Wyatt, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone (Chester Boughton Hall & Alvanley CCs) Former England international Laura MacLeod (Wistaston Village CC) Other Cheshire-based player Emma Lamb (Bramhall CC) Overseas players Deandra Dottin, Hayley Matthews, Amy Satterthwaite Yorkshire Diamonds boast current England players Danielle Hazell, Lauren Winfield, Jenny Gunn and Katherine Brunt; alongside former England player Laura Spragg and overseas stars Shabnim Ismail, Beth Mooney and Alex Blackwell. There is no official Cheshire trip to any other Thunder matches, but tickets can be bought here should you wish to watch the team play Southern Vipers at Blackpool CC on Friday August 5 at The Southern Vipers squad includes current and former England players Charlotte Edwards, Natasha Farrant, Arran Brindle and Lydia Greenway and overseas players Suzie Bates, Sara McGlashan and Morne Nielsen. Tickets can be bought here for the Lancashire Thunder friendly against Loughborough Lightning on Friday July 29 at Here you need to buy a ticket for the Lancashire Lightning v Birmingham Bears (men s) T20 Blast match, which starts at 1830, and you can then watch the women s match at no extra charge. Loughborough Lightning s playing ranks include England s Georgia Elwiss, Becky Grundy, Amy Jones and Beth Langston; former England wicketkeeper and one time Cheshire captain Lauren Griffiths; and overseas players Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine and Dane van Niekerk. FIXTURES Sunday July 24 Cheshire Women s League (1330): Division One/Two Cross-Divisional : Stockport Trinity v Ashton-on-Mersey Division Three (30 overs): Leigh v Stockport Georgians Women s County T20 Division Three (at Truro): (1030): Cornwall v Cheshire (1330): Cheshire v Hertfordshire Monday July 25 T20 Divisional Competition (1830): Eastern Division: Didsbury Swordettes v Bredbury Saints Tuesday July 26 T20 Divisional Competition (1830): Western Division: Chester Boughton Hall Deemons v Oxton Wednesday July 27 Women s Under 15 County T20 Group 1 (at Newton-le-Willows): (1030): Lancashire v Cheshire (1330): Cumbria v Cheshire Thursday July 28 Women s Under 17 County T20 Group 1 (at Spofforth, Yorkshire): (1330): Lancashire v Cheshire (1630): Yorkshire v Cheshire Women s Under 13 County Championship B Division Group 1 (1100): Durham v Cheshire

6 Friday July 29 Women s Under 13 County Championship B Division Group 1 (1300): Northumberland v Cheshire (at Allendale) Sunday July 31 Cheshire Women s League (1330): Division One/Two Cross-Divisional es: Hawarden Park v Appleton, Stockport Trinity v Chester Boughton Hall (at Chester), Wistaston Village v Oakmere, Oxton v Ashton-on-Mersey Monday August 1 Cheshire Women s League (1830): Division Three: Didsbury 2 nd XI v Bredbury St Mark s (at Bredbury) Women s Under 15 County Championship A Division Group 1 (1200): Lancashire v Cheshire (at Urmston) Tuesday August 2 Women s Under 17 County Championship A Division Group 1 (1200): Cheshire v Yorkshire (at Wistaston Village) TABLES In division one and two, team will play the others in their division at home and away, plus one against of the teams in the other division. Teams will play 12 matches in total in division one and 11 in division two. One up one down promotion and relegation will apply between the two divisions. Division One Team p w l a wcn BatP BowlP NRR Pts Chester Boughton Hall Oakmere Didsbury Appleton Ashton-on-Mersey Division Two Team p w l c a lcn wcn BatP BowlP Pen NRR Pts Stockport Trinity Wistaston Village Oxton Hawarden Park (Astley Bridge have withdrawn and results of matches involving them have been removed from the division one and two tables) p - Played, w - Won (25), l - Lost (0), c - Cancelled (8), a - Abandoned (8), lcn - Team Conceded (-10), wcn - Opposition Conceded (25), t - Tied (15), BatP - Batting Bonus Points, BowlP - Bowling Bonus Points, Pen - Penalty Points, NRR - Net run rate, Pts - Points

7 T20 Western Division Team p w l NRR Pts Oakmere Kats Chester Boughton Hall Deemons Wistaston Swans Hawarden Park Oxton T20 Eastern Division Team p w l NRR Pts Appleton Tigers Didsbury Swordettes Stockport Trinity Fire Ashton-on-Mersey Bredbury Saints