Rob Jones 57-ball ton keeps Toft at top

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1 Cheshire County Cricket League 2017 SEASON: NEWSLETTER NO. 6 MAY 27 Rob Jones 57-ball ton keeps Toft at top A SUPERB century from just 57 balls by Lancashire s Rob Jones kept Toft at the top of the ECB Premier League after his Old Trafford buddie Danny Lamb had run up a sparkling 130 for hosts Bramhall before tea. Thanks to Lamb (13 fours and four sixes), Bramhall set Toft the considerable task of topping 239, his innings containing 13 fours and four sixes, with Jimmy Lomas and James Drummond taking 3-55 and 3-53 respectively. Toft were up to the task and achieved their target with 15 overs to spare thanks to Jones second ton of the summer which contained 15 fours and three sixes. Help came from Henry Hughes, 44. Alderley Edge stay second after becoming the latest team to dismantle Bowdon s batting. They were all out for 134 at South Downs road, James McDougall top-scoring with 47, Aussie Hamish Winter-Irving claiming 6-39 to take his tally for the season to 29 wickets. Alderley replied with 135-3, teenager Sam Perry 56 not out. Timperley suffered their first defeat, by eight wickets, in a high-scorer at Chester, but not before Grant Hodnett (13 fours and four sixes in 120) had hit his third ton of the summer in a tally of 253-7, Jack Williams Chester s powerful openers Warren Goodwin, 103 (12 fours and three sixes) and Rick Moore, 69 put on 166, then unbeaten Harry Killoran, 36 and Will Owen, 30 took the tally to with 10 overs to spare. Grappenhall v Neston is level-scores draw There was a thrilling level-scores draw between Grappenhall and Neston. Grappers totalled 224, Adam Roylance 55, Ash Davis To which Neston responded with a nail-biting from their full 55 overs, Dom Smith 76, Luke Camden 50, Gaz Burns 4-43, James Claxon being dismissed with the final delivery with the scores even. Neston pocket 16 tie points to Grappenhall s 14 for a draw. Nantwich climbed to mid-table with a four wicket victory over Cheadle at Whitehouse Lane after their visitors had totalled 204, Will Holmes 69, Dan Brown 66, the two Ollies bowling well - Freckingham 6-66 and Griffiths The Dabbers replied with 205-6, Ryan Brown leading the chase with an unbeaten 95, while Henry Dobson supported with 52 and Dan Brown claimed Hyde s dreadful start to the season continued when they were hammered by 81 runs at Didsbury. Finishing third last season with only four defeats, Hyde have now lost four of their first six games. This time they

2 bowled out for 145 (Simon Normanton 5-54, Nick Anderson 4-29), their hosts having earlier piled up 226, Jack Rudd 75. MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p2 Leading clubs struggle in Division 1 THE top teams all struggled in the First Division, although leaders Widnes did all but win their home game against Bollington They ran up 206-9, Sean Moore 62,Marcus Fourie 49, Joe Raddis 4-58, then reduced their visitors to 189-9, skipper Rick Hough setting an example by carrying his bat for a superb 94. Fayaz Ughradar took Points: Second placed Davenham pocketed 13 draw points at Marple after totalling 183-9, Sam Hunt 70, Andy Greasley Marple held out at 124-9, thanks to skipper Paul Wood s 60 not out, with Steve Bliss taking 3-3 and Robin Taylor Oxton moved up-table with an impressive two wicket win at Macclesfield, who made a mistake by declaring at from 45 overs, Peter Barron 91 not out, Rob Porter 87 not out enjoying an unbroken fourth wicket stand of 180. Oxton responded positively with with five overs left, Andy Gibson 90, Dane Williams 53, Pat Magann 50. Urmston registered their first victory since relegation, thanks to skipper Calum Turner who struck a splendid 143 not out in a reply of 236-2, new recruit from Timperley Mike Ness helping out with 49 and Sumit Panda 40 not out. Urmies were chasing Sale s 235-5, to which Lancashire s Brooke Guest contributed 117 not out. Upton were comfortable 48- run winners at Warrington after posting 204-8, Chris McArthur 82, Matt Owen 51, Brad McIntosh Warrington were all out for 156, Will Fleetwood 69, Liam Sundve 4-24, Dave Williams The Weaverham v Oulton Park details were posted late on the website: Oulton opted to bat and totalled the day s top score of 275-7, Danny Leech 115 (15 fours), Pat Roberts 57. In reply, Weaverham were all out for 178, losing by 97 runs and drop to the foot of the table. but Division 2 s top three all win THE three leading clubs in Division Two - Barrow, Lindow and Stockport all continued their impressive form by registering fourth victories. Barrow won by 43 runs at Tattenhall after posting 205-9, Alex Reid 88 not out, Mel Dobson Tatters reached 162, Stuart Sadler 64, Iro De Silva Lindow won by 32 runs batting first at Mobberley to post a modest 133, Tom Parfett 27, Younus Khan Mobberley were bowled out for 101, Abdul Aqeel 31, Tim Young 4-36, Alex Matthews Stockport were four wickets winners at bottom club Bredbury St. Mark s whom they dismissed for 92, Mike Eley enjoying the best figures of any league bowler on the day with Stockport replied with 96-6, James Barber 48 not out, Chris Wood Northwich recorded their first league win, by four wickets at Alvanley after their hosts had been inserted and reached 202-9, Mike Rowlands 67, Stephen Charles 40, Andy Dufty 4-47, Mohammed Ijmal A fine knock of 87 from Luke Tapsfield helped Northwich reply with with just three deliveries to spare, Cheadle Hulme s upturn continued with a seven wickets victory over Christleton at Grove Park. Christleton mustered 127, Juan-Jacques Strydom 4-27, Alex Reid 3-17 and Hulme responded with 128-3, Jordan Potts 43 Romiley enjoyed a winning draw at home to Brooklands, with rain possibly foiling them. Romiley totalled (Tom Rolph 57, N Souza 50, David Badrock 49, Rick Holt 42, Rob Leach and Brooklands got to from 44 overs by the premature close Aiden Keanes scoring a useful 29 and D Souza taking 3-22.

3 MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p3 SATURDAY, MAY 27 SCORELINES ECB Premier League At South Downs Road: BOWDON (won toss) v ALDERLEY EDGE Bowdon 134 (45 overs: J McDougall 47, Winter-Irving 6-39, Wilkinson 3-47); Alderley Edge (34 overs: Perry 56no, Day 35). RESULT: Alderley Edge (25 pts.) beat Bowdon (3 pts.) by 7 wickets At Church Lane: BRAMHALL v TOFT (toss) Bramhall 239 (55 overs: Lamb 130, J Drummond 3-53, Lomas 3-55); Toft (40 overs: Jones 110, Hughes 44, Sehmi 34). RESULT: Toft (25 pts.) beat Bramhall (10 pts.) by 5 wickets. At Boughton Hall Avenue: CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (toss) v TIMPERLEY Timperley (55 overs: Hodnett 120, Canning 30no, Williams 3-41). Chester (45 overs: Goodwin 103, Moore 69 = 166 for 1st wicket, Killoran 36no, Owen 30no). RESULT: Chester (25 pts.) beat Tinperley (8 pts.) by 8 wickets At Wilmslow Road: DIDSBURY (toss) v HYDE Didsbury 226 (53 overs: Rudd 76, Hughes 31, Hastings 35, Fishman 3-52, Whittaker 3-61); Hyde 145 (52 overs: Partridge 35, Normanton 5-54, Anderson 4-29). RESULT: Didsbury (25 pts.) beat Hyde (5 pts.) by 81 runs At Broad Lane: GRAPPENHALL v NESTON (toss) Grappenhall 224 (55 overs: Roylance 55, Barnes 35, Green 31, Davis 3-24, Sarvaiya 3-29, Finegan 3-40); Neston (55 overs: Smith 76, Camden 50, Burns 4-43); RESULT: Level scores draw: Neston 16 pts.; Grappenhall 14 pts. At Whitehouse Lane: NANTWICH v CHEADLE (toss) Cheadle 204 (54 overs: Holmes 69, Brown 66, Freckingham 6-66, Griffiths 4-65); Nantwich (55 overs: Brown 95no, Dobson 52, Brown 3-47). RESULT: Nantwich (25 pts.) beat Cheadle (8 pts.) by 4 wickets Best of the Day. BATTING: Danny Lamb ( Bramhall) 130 v Toft. BOWLING: Hamish Winter-Irving (Alderley Edge) 6-39 v Bowdon ALL-ROUNDER: Dan Brown (Cheadle) 66 and 3-47 v Nantwich

4 MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p4 Division 1 results At Victoria Road MACCLESFIELD v OXTON (won toss) Macclesfield dec. (45 overs: Barron 91no, Porter 87no = 180 for 4 th wicket, Griffiths 37, Williams 3-61); Oxton (43 overs: Gibson 90, Williams 53, Magann 50). RESULT: Oxton (25 pts.) beat Macclesfield (11 pts.) by 2 wickets. At Bowden Lane: MARPLE v DAVENHAM (toss) Davenham (50 overs: Hunt 70, Greasley 4-54, Wylie 3-34); Marple (50 overs: Wood 60no, Bliss 3-31, Taylor 3-47); RESULT: Match drawn: Davenham 13 pts., Marple 6 pts. At Dane road: SALE v URMSTON (toss) Sale (50 overs: Guest 117no, McFarlane 34); Urmston (48.21 overs: Calum Turner 143no, Ness 49, Panda 40no). RESULT: Urmston (25pts.) beat Sale (8 pts.) by 8 wickets. At Warrington Sports club: WARRINGTON (toss) v UPTON Upton (50 overs: McArthur 82, Owen 51, McIntosh 4-57); Warrington 156 (46 overs: Fleetwood 69, Sundve 4-24, Williams 3-31); RESULT: Upton (25 pts.) beat Warrington (5pts.) by 48 runs. At Wallerscote Road: WEAVERHAM v OULTON PARK (toss) Oulton Park (50 overs: Leech 1125, Roberts 57, East 35); Weaverham 178 (48 overs) RESULT: Oulton Park (25 pts.) beat Weaverham (6 pts.) by 97 runs At Beaconsfield road: WIDNES (toss) v BOLLINGTON Widnes (50 overs: Moore 62, Fourie 59, Roddis 4-58); Bollington (50 overs: Hough 94no carried bat, Ughradar 4-16). RESULT: Match drawn Widnes 15 pts., Bollington 8 pts. Best of Day BATTING: Calum Turner (Urmston) 143no v Sale BOWLING: Fayaz Ughradar (Widnes) 4-16 v Bollington., ALL-ROUNDER: Dane Williams (Oxton) 53 and 3-61 v Macclesfield

5 MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p5 Division 2 results At Frodsham Lane: ALVANLEY v NORTHWICH (won toss) Alvanley (50 overs: Rowlands 67, Charles 40, A. Dufty 4-47, Mohammed Ijmal 4-65) Northwich (49.3 overs: Tapsfield 87, Cherian 37, Walker 32no). RESULT: Northwich (25pts.) beat Alvanley (10 pts.) by 4 wickets. At Grove Park CHEADLE HULME (toss) v CHRISTLETON Christleton 127 (49 overs: Marks 28no, Strydom 4-27, Reid 3-17, Whitehouse 3-48); Cheadle Hulme (24 overs: Potts 43, Whitehouse 30no). RESULT: Cheadle Hulme (25 pts.) beat Christleton (3 pts.) by 7 wickets. At Church Lane: MOBBERLEY v LINDOW (toss) Lindow 133 (33 overs: Parfett 27, Younus Khan 4-18, Mountney 3-48); Mobberley 101 (43): Abdul Aqeel 31, Young 4-36, Matthews 3-30). RESULT: Lindow (25 pts.) beat Mobberley (4 pts.) by 32 runs At Birchvale Drive ROMILEY (toss) v BROOKLANDS Romiley (50 overs: Rolph 57, D Souza 50, Badrock 49, Holt 42, Leach 4-46); Brooklands (44 overs: D Souza 3-22)_ Rain stopped play RESULT: Match abandoned a draw Romiley 14 pts. Brooklands 6 pts. At Cale Green: STOCKPORT v BREDBURY ST. MARK S (toss) Bredbury 92 (26 overs: Eley 7-47); Stockport 96-6 (27 overs: J Barber 48no, Wood 4-42). RESULT: Stockport (25pts.) beat Bredbury (2 pts.) by 4 wickets At The Flacca TATTENHALL (toss) v BARROW Barrow (50 overs: Reid 88no, Metcalf 47, Jahangir Afridi 30, Dobson 4-48); Tattenhall 162 (48 overs: Sadler 64, De Silva 5-46, Maneesh Nissanka 3-36). RESULT: Barrow (25pts.) beat Tattenhall (6 pts.) by 43 runs Best of Day. BATTING: Alex Reid (Barrow) 88no v Tattenhall BOWLING: Mike Eley (Stockport) 7-37 v Bredbury ALL-ROUNDER: Tom Whitehouse (Cheadle Hulme) 30no and 3-48 v Christleton

6 MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p6 TABLES INCLUDING SATURDAY, MAY 27: all played 6 ECB Premier League W T WD RD LD A/C L Bat Bowl Pts. (25) (16) (3) (2) (1) (7) TOFT ALDERLEY E TIMPERLEY NESTON CHESTER BH NANTWICH CHEADLE DIDSBURY GRAPP HALL BRAMHALL HYDE BOWDON Bramhall record includes 7 pts. for a defeat in a match of less than 80 overs duration. Division 1 W WD RD LD A/C L Bat Bowl Pts. WIDNES DAVENHAM *OXTON OULTON PARK BOLLINGTON MACCLESFIELD MARPLE * UPTON URMSTON *WARRINGTON SALE WEAVERHAM * Oxton, Upton and Warrington records include 7 pts. for matches of less than 80 overs duration Division 2 W WD RD LD A/C L Bat Bowl Pts. BARROW LINDOW STOCKPORT MOBBERLEY *ALVANLEY *ROMILEY BROOKLANDS *NORTHWICH * CHEADLE HULME CHRISTLETON TATTENHALL BREDBURY ST. MK * Alvanley, Cheadle Hulme, Northwich and Romiley records include 7 pts. from matches of less than 80 overs duration

7 MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p7 Saturday, June 3: League fixtures & umpires ECB Premier League (12.30 p.m. unless stated) CHEADLE v TIMPERLEY Trevor Burnett & Mark Turner CHESTER BO. HALL v ALDERLEY EDGE Brian Boys & Steve Walton GRAPPENHALL v BOWDON Martin Roberts & Gary Zimmer HYDE v BRAMHALL Ian Greensmith & John Williams NESTON v DIDSBURY (11.30 a.m.) Martin Howe & Chris Rigg TOFT v NANTWICH Barrie Burns & Dion Kelly First Division (1 p.m. unless stated) BOLLINGTON v MACCLESFIELD OULTON PARK v WIDNES OXTON v WARRINGTON (12 noon) UPTON v SALE URMSTON v DAVENHAM WEAVERHAM v MARPLE Ankit Jain & Chris smith Graham Harris & Phil Prince Ged Kinsey & David Williams Jason Pawluk & Graham Pugh Peter Davies & James Emmerson Graham Cookson & John Potts Second Division (all 1 p.m.) BARROW V ROMILEY John Lowe & Shiva Venkat BREDBURY ST. MARK S V NORTHWICH Ron Bedson & Wilf Seville (tel ) BROOKLANDS V CHEADLE HULME Alistair Davies & Garry Hambleton CHRISTLETON V MOBBERLEY David Gane & Ray Prescott LINDOW V STOCKPORT Parth Kapoor & Simon Smith TATTENHALL V ALVANLEY Jon Hacking & Paul Herring Saturday, May 20 Ground reports: UMPIRES Pitch and Outfield reports from Saturday, May 20 supplied by 1 st XI Competition secretary Ian Sharrock. The condition of many grounds was affected by heavy morning rain. ECB Premier League: Alderley Edge v Timperley: pitch 19; outfield 19 (maximum 20 in both categories): Cheadle v Bramhall: 18 17; Chester vv Nantwich 17 16; Neston v Bowdon:14 20; Toft v Didsbury Hyde v Grappenhall: cancelled. Division 1: Bollington v Weaverham: pitch 16 outfield 16; Davenham v Sale 15 19; Oxton v Widnes Oulton Park v Marple 18 18; Upton v Macclesfield 17 18; Urmston v Warrington Division 2: Barrow v Alvanley: pitch 16 outfield 19; Bredbury v Mobberley Brooklands v Tattenhall 16 17; Christleton v Romiley Lindow v Cheadle Hulme Northwich v Stockport

8 MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p8 JOSEPH HOLT T20 ROUND-UP Northwich reach inter-group play-off SCORING their second mid-cheshire derby victory by 62 runs at Davenham last Thursday - Northwich became the first club to win through the initial group stages of the Joseph Holt T20 knock-out. Skipper Mark Walker led the way to a handy tally in Group 5 at Butcher s Stile with an unbeaten 80, before Davenham replied with 128, Oli Gallagher 37, brothers Matthew and Andy Dufty taking 4-7 and 3-10 respectively. In Group 2, Upton beat Wirral neighbours Oxton by six wickets, with Tom Marsland unbeaten on 88 out of Dane Williams had top-scored with 56 for Oxton, who lost by six wickets. Also in Group 2, Warrington lost by 94 runs in their derby game at home to Grappenhall. Group 6 saw Oulton Park beat Tattenhall by 38 runs in a high-scoring game at Little Budworth. In Group 8, Brooklands raised 224-3, then restricted Urmston to 78. Man of the match was Kevin Carroll with an innings of 112 not out (eight fours and seven sixes). Carroll then took the last two Urmston wickets for no runs. In the same group Didsbury won by 108 runs at Sale, MofM Jack Rudd with 59 and In an unreported match from the previous week in Group 10, Bredbury ran up (D Souza 85) to win by 19 runs at home to Romiley, for whom Major Khan amassed 129. O All queries should be directed to Competition secretary Geoff Wellsteed, who reminds clubs of the new ruling which allows games unplayed due to rain to be mutually re-arranged within six days. If that is not achievable, both teams receive one point. LATEST RESULTS Group 2: UPTON (2 pts.) beat OXTON by 6 wickets. Oxton (20 overs: Williams 56, Smith 37, Quadri 34no); Upton (19 overs: Marsland 88no, Stowell-Smith 31, Shillinglaw 2-30) WARRINGTON lost to GRAPPENHALL (2 pts.) by 94 runs: Grappenhall (20 overs: Warrington (20 overs: Group 5: DAVENHAM lost to NORTHWICH (2 pts.) by 62 runs: Northwich (20 overs: Walker 80no, Bliss 2-1, Gough 2-24); Davenham 128 (16 overs: Gallacher 37, Robbins 34, M Dufty 4-7, A. Dufty 3-10). Group 6: OULTON PARK (2 pts.) beat TATTENHALL by 38 runs: Oulton Park (20 overs: Tattenhall (20 overs). Group 8 SALE lost to DIDSBURY (2 pts.) by 108 runs: Didsbury (20 overs: Rudd 59, Taylor 51, Leech 32no); Sale (20 overs: Watterson 37, Rudd 3-27, Day 2-13).

9 MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p9 T20 Group 8 results contd BROOKLANDS (2 pts.) beat URMSTON by 146 runs Brooklands (20 overs: Carroll 112no, C Hart 46, Buchan 37); Urmston 78 (13 overs: Turner 26, Leach 3-23, Lett 3-25, Carroll 2-0, Maitra 2-8). Group 10; late result from May 18 BREDBURY (2 pts.) beat ROMILEY by 19runs: Bredbury (D Souza 85, Holt 62); Romiley (Major Khan 129). This week s group fixtures & umpires (6 p.m. starts) TUESDAY Group 9: TOFT v BOLLINGTON ALL THURSDAY Group 3: ALVANLEY v BARROW CHESTER BO. HALL v CHRISTLETON David Gane & Ian Baker Dion Kelly & David Williams Brian Boys & Barrie Burns Group 4: TIMPERLEY v MOBBERLEY (at Mobberley) Ian Greensmith & David Tate BOWDON v LINDOW Shiva Vankat & John Williams Group 7: BRAMHALL v STOCKPORT CHEADLE v CHEADLE HULME Group 9: MACCLESFIELD v ALDERLEY EDGE Group 10: ROMILEY v MARPLE HYDE v BREDBURY Bob Ashley & Gary Zimmer Ken Rothwell & Wilf Seville (Seville tel ) Paul Herring & Graham Pugh Steve Kirkbright & Keith Tysall (Tysall tel ) Alistair Davies & John Lowe 2nd XI Joseph Holt group games & umpires (all Tuesday, May 30) BROOKLANDS V HEATON MERSEY URMSTON V STOCKPORT DIDSBURY V STOCKPORT GEORGIANS TIMPERLEY V NANTWICH MIDDLEWICH V BOWDON WARRINGTON V GRAPPENHALL Alistair Davies & Wilf Seville (see above) Graham Harris & Steve Kirkbright John Lowe & Graham Pugh Simon Smith & John Williams Jon Hacking & Geoff Young Jason Pawluk & Graham Cookson

10 MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p10 T20 tables including Thursday, May 25 Group 1 PL W (2) C/AB (1) L PTS. NESTON UPTON OXTON Group 2 GRAPPENHALL WARRINGTON WIDNES Group 3 ALVANLEY CHESTER BO. HALL BARROW CHRISTLETON Group 4 TIMPERLEY BOWDON LINDOW MOBBERLEY Group 5 NORTHWICH winners WEAVERHAM DAVENHAM Group 6 NANTWICH OULTON PARK TATTENHALL Group 7 STOCKPORT BRAMHALL CHEADLE CHEADLE HULME Group 8 DIDSBURY SALE BROOKLANDS URMSTON Group 9 BOLLINGTON ALDERLEY EDGE MACCLESFIELD TOFT Group 10 BREDBURY HYDE ROMILEY MARPLE

11 MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p11 OVER FORTIES ROUND-UP Blazers beat champions REIGNING champions Neston lost by nine wickets at Chester Boughton Hall Blazers in a key West Division game in the Over Forties Section last Wednesday to take a decisive early advantage. In the South-East Division, Alderley Edge Wizards and Bollington Veterans beat Woodley and Bramhall respectively and look likely to make the running throughout the summer. Sale Silverbacks won their third game in the North-East Division to take a comfortable early lead. Timperley continue to top the Central group, ending Grappenhall s unbeaten run with a 52-run win at Stockport road. Timperley umpire Robin Maddocks commented in as telephone chat next morning: There has been mention in the Newsletter of the good sporting spirit in the Forties this season. This was another such game, both sides showing up in the very best light. I have nothing but prise for the Grappenhall lads, who lost Neil Fairbrother stumped early chasing 138, and never looked like making it. Personally, I cannot wait for Wednesday evenings to come round. Home clubs are urged to use the website as the favoured method of reporting results with full details. All within 48 hours please, some information is coming in late. Alternatively mike.t-b@talktalk.net Central Division WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 RESULTS ASHLEY (4 pts.) beat MOBBERLEY by 5 runs. Ashley (Busby 32, Woods 25, Lloyd 22, Evans 21, Alam 2-15); Mobberley (Sheridan 30, C. Leech 30, Freebrey 26). ASHTON on MERSEY WARRINGTON: no information received, DAVENHAM lost to TOFT (4 pts.) by 72 runs Toft (S. Hardstaff 33, A. Locke 30); Davenham 81-9 (Sharples 33, Kenyon 3-17, Scott 3-21). TIMPERLEY (4 pts.) beat GRAPPENHALL by 72 runs: Timperley (Matthews 33); Grappenhall 81-9 (Wright 34, Khan 3-2). North-East Division BOWDON lost to BOWDON VALE VIKINGS (4 pts.) by 4 wickets Bowdon (Goldstein 30, Kushawara 25, Hutton 3-12, Halsall 2-9); Bowdon Vale (Bottomley 30, Hopley 20). CHEADLE lost to URMSTON TIGERS (4 pts.) by 37 runs: Urmston (Espley 32, Marshall 31, Watson 30); Cheadle (Roberts 21, Shetty 2-13, Bowes 2-29). CHEADLE HULME (4 pts.) beat WHALLEY RANGERS by 26 runs (played on Tuesday) Cheadle Hulme (Unsworth 33, C. Beckley 28, Jarvis 3-31; Whalley Rangers (Glass 25, Stringer 3-31, C. Beckley 2-10). SALE SILVERBACKS (4 pts.) beat BROOKLANDS by 4 runs: Sale 99-8 (Stephens 3-9, Hardy 2-10); Brooklands 95 (Almond 3-4, Moore 3-18 ).

12 MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p12 Over 40s results contd South-East Division ALDERLEY EDGE WIZARDS (4 pts.) beat WOODLEY by 9 wickets: Woodley 76-8 (Brooks 4-5); Alderley Edge 77-1 (Marlon 30, Leonard 22). BRAMHALL lost to BOLLINGTON VERTERANS ( 4 pts.) by 6 runs: Bollington (Waters 34, Johnson 33, Hart 30); Bramhall (Stoneman 33, Field 32, Milligan 30). BREDBURY SAINTS (4 pts.) beat POYNTON LEGENDS by 17 runs: Bredbury (Wood 35, Clarke 32, Bass 30, Nuttall 21); Poynton OFFERTON lost to MACCLESFIELD (4 pts.) by 50 runs Macclesfield (Farmer 30, S. Ackerley 30, Towle 26); Offerton 95-9 (Smith 21, Farmer 4-24, Cowen 2-14). West Division CALDY v IRBY: No information received. CHESTER BLAZERS (4 pts.) beat NESTON by 9 wickets: Neston (Hurst 30, Brown 29, Atkin 2-12, Fisher 2-16); Chester (Stedman 30, Kumar 30, Yahathugoda 30). OXTON lost to TATTENHALL WRECKERS (4 pts.) by 8 wickets Oxton 118 (Benson 20); Tattenhall 19-2 (Nicholls 31, Hill 31). UPTON (4 pts.) beat WEAVERHAM by 9 wickets WEAVERHAM 34 (Fascione 15, Battersby 5-15, Oliver 2-2); Upton 38-1 (Owen 28). WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 FIXTURES (6 p.m.) Central Division: Ashley v Timperley; Ashton on Mersey v Toft; Mobberley v Davenham; Warrington v Grappenhall North-East Division: Bowdon Vale Vikings v Sale Silverbacks; Brooklands v Cheadle Hulme; Urmston Tigers v Bowdon; Whalley Rangers v Cheadle. South-East Division: Bollington Veterans v Offerton; Bredbury Saints v Alderley Edge Wizards; Macclesfield v Poynton Legends; Woodley v Bramhall. West Division: Chester Boughton Hall Blazers v Oxton; Tattenhall Wreckers v Irby; Upton v Caldy; Weaverham v Neston.

13 MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p13 Latest 40s placings Central Division P W T A/C L Pts. (4) (3) (2) TIMPERLEY GRAPPENHALL TOFT WARRINGTON DAVENHAM ASHLEY MOBBERLEY ASHTON on MERSEY Games conceded: Mobberley 1. Ashton on Mersey v Warrington missing North-East Division P W T A/C L Pts. SALE SILVERBACKS BOWDON VALE VIKINGS BROOKLANDS CHEADLE CHEADLE HULME URMSTON TIGERS WHALLEY RANGERS BOWDON South-East Division P W T A/C L Pts. ALDERLEY EDGE WIZARDS BOLLINGTON VETERANS BREDBURY SAINTS MACCLESFIELD BRAMHALL POYNTON LEGENDS OFFERTON WOODLEY Games conceded: Woodley 1. West Division P W T A/C L pts. CHESTER BO. HALL BLAZERS NESTON UPTON OXTON TATTENHALL WRECKERS CALDY WEAVERHAM IRBY Caldy v Irby missing

14 MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p14 14 SHARE FAIR PLAY LEAD AFTER the first five games of the season, to Saturday, May 20, 14 clubs shared four marks and the leadership of the Fair Play table, compiled by John Lofthouse from panel umpires reports. His placings are as follows; 1 = with mark of 4 Alderley Edge, Barrow, Bollington, Cheadle, Christleton, Davenham, Grappenhall, Marple, Nantwich, Oulton Park, Sale, Tattenhall, Timperley, Widnes. 15 = mark of 3.95 Bramhall, Bredbury, Brooklands, Chester, Didsbury, Lindow, Neston, Urmston 23 mark of 3.94 Hyde 24= mark of 3.90 Alvanley, Bowdon, Macclesfield, Northwich, Oxton, Toft, Upton, Warrington 32= mark of Mobberley, Romiley, Weaverham 35 mark of 3.75 Cheadle Hulme 36 mark of 3.40 Stockport Bottom of table Stockport suspend 2 STOCKPORT have taken action against players they have found responsible for showing serious dissent. They have suspended Tom Facer for three weeks, and George Barber for two weeks following incidents in a Division Two match at Northwich on May 20. In addition, 1 st XI captain Sam Edwards has been cautioned and reminded of his responsibilities regarding the behaviour of his players. League discipline chairman Ian Greensmith says: Stockport are to be applauded for taking such strong action against players who overstep the line. Remember Lincoln Doull? SALE s overseas player in the 1990s Lincoln Doull, asks to be remembered to all at Dane road via Newsletter. Now Director of Sport at Hereworth School in New Zealand, Lincoln lives at lovely Hawkes Bay. Auckland born and now aged 53, he scored 436 runs and took 21 wickets in first class cricket from He is the elder brother of Test star Simon Doull, who has toured the UK. He s: I would like to say hi! to all who may remember me. I recognise some of the names in your Newsletter which I enjoy reading each week, especially those now playing over 40s cricket. He can be contacted on Lincoln@hereworth.school.nz O NEW ZEALAND-based umpire Cliff Tootel, in the UK on holiday this summer, is to be given 1 st XI league appointments after being highly recommended. He hails from the Wangarui district. O FORMER West Indies star batsman Sri Chandrapaul helped Lancashire 2 nd beat Durham in a reduced overs game at Bowdon on Tuesday last week. Chandrapaul is reported to have hit a six over the hedge and across South Downs road, a feat none present could remember being done before.

15 MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p15 CHESHIRE CUP: CBH THROUGH CHESTER Boughton Hall won their delayed Cheshire Cup first round game by 53 runs at Wallasey on Sunday with an impressive all-round display. Skipper Will Owen s team will now host Grappenhall in round 2. Opener Lee Dixon, 96 and Alex Money, 63, helped Boughton Hall pile up 253 before their Liverpool Competition hosts were bowled out for 203, Jack Williams taking Round 2 draw: Sunday, June 25: Didsbury v Warrington Chester Boughton Hall v Grappenhall Toft v Elworth Port Sunlight v New Brighton Bramhall v Macclesfield Timperley v Cheadle Weston v Neston Hyde (holders) v Oxton Cheshire Shield round 1 on Sunday, June 4: Northwich v Hawk Green Winsford v Bunbury Prestbury v Ashton on Mersey Parkfield Liscard v Alvanley Cheadle Hulme v Lindow Ashley v Romiley Brooklands v Barrow Westminster Park v Maritime Information provided by Cheshire Cup organiser Peter Hayes Three left in National ko ROUND 3 in the Royal London National Club knock out to be played on Sunday, June 4 (1 p.m.) includes the following games involving County League clubs: Group 5: Bamford Fieldhouse v HYDE Group 6: BOWDON v Bootle Northern v CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL CHESHIRE S BANK HOLIDAY T20 CHESHIRE were due to take on Staffordshire at Nantwich on Bank Holiday Monday in the first of a series of annual T20 challenge matches, starting at 2 p.m. Their first Unicorns county championship match is against Herefordshire at Brockhampton on Sunday Tuesday, June 4 6. Cheshire will visit Hertfordshire in the quarter-final of the Unicorns knock out on Sunday, June 11 (11 a.m.).

16 MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p16 UK Fast Cheshire League round-up SATURDAY S DIVISION 1 RESULTS Barnton lost to Ashton on Mersey Hale Barns beat Runcorn Haslington drew with Congleton Lymm Oughtrington Park drew with Disley Middlewich 188 lost to Irby Stockport Georgians drew with Port Sunlight PLACINGS: 1. Stockport Georgians 106; 2. Haslington 103; 3. Ashton on Mersey 102; 4. Disley 99; 5. Hale Barns 98; 6. Port Sunlight 96; 7. Runcorn 94; 8. Lymm Oughtrington Park 90; 9. Barnton 75; 10. Congleton 74; 11. Irby 72; 12. Middlewich 52. SATURDAY, JUNE 3 FIXTURES (1.30 p.m.) Ashton on Mersey v Runcorn Congleton v Middlewich Disley v Stockport Irby v Barnton Lymm Oughtrington Park v Hale Barns Port Sunlight v Haslington Umpire s quiz: by Alistair Davies QUESTION 4: The striker is hit on the pad in a position which meets the requirements for him to be given out lbw. The ball is then deflected off his bat and is caught by a close fielder, without it going to ground. There is an appeal what should be the verdict of the umpire? ANSWER: The striker is out caught which takes precedence over the lbw decision (Law 32.2). QUESTION 5: The team batting second in a limited over match need seven runs to win with one ball remaining after the bowler s end and striker s end umpires had both called No ball for the previous delivery. f that final delivery is hit for six runs, what is the result of the match? ANSWER NEXT WEEK Cheshire Vets mixed fortunes CHESHIRE lost by 56 runs to Lancashire in the National Over 50s championship last Wednesday. Scores: Lancashire 282 (Peter Sutcliffe 107, Dave Saddington 2-66); Cheshire (Ian Sleigh 49, Tim Jackson 40, Mel Dobson 35). On Wednesday this week, Cheshire visit Notts at Southwell CC ( 1.30p pm.) O CHESHIRE Over 60s won by three wickets against Yorkshire at Harrogate on Tuesday last week. and now top the Northern division. Scores: Yorkshire (Bernie Bishop 34); Cheshire (Steve Yates 59). On Tuesday this week, Cheshire host Lincolnshire in a re-arranged game at Barnton (1.30 p.m.). O SCORER Eddie Shiff reports on progress by the Cheshire Over 60s 2nd XI captained by Toft s Bob Ashley. After losing to Wales at Merthyr by three wickets, they beat Worcestershire at Barnton with Nick Bell out for 99 on debut, Bob Ashley 67. They then lost to Gloucestershire at Stroud, but recovered to defeat Warwickshire at New Brighton by seven wickets. Next up is a meeting with Somerset at neutral Pershore in Worcestershire this week.

17 MAY 27 NEWSLETTER: p17 LEAGUE WEBSITES The League s Pitchero website administered by Richard Fennah contains recent pictures and documents, including all 2017 issues of Newsletter to date. It can be located on: For other League news including all 2017 fixtures and results to date visit Darren Sutcliffe s website: For those with difficulty locating fixtures, process the following: from the list of options on the index bar at top of the Home Page, select Matches, then Fixtures, then 2017 Fixtures, which are set out in colour. Saturday s 1st XI results are available on the website, together with scores from lower divisions. Home clubs are reminded they must post match results with points, plus brief details by 10 p.m. on Saturdays - and ideally in full by that time. Full details need to be posted by noon on Sundays. Failure to do this will result in a fine. Several clubs are regularly failing to comply and fines are being imposed. NEXT ISSUE OF NEWSLETTER WILL BE ON MONDAY, JUNE 5 Mike.t-b@talktalk.net: Monday, May 29

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