THE DAZZLER EXTRA – ON THIS WEEK – JUNE 21

June 25 2007

The Dazzler reported the unlikely pairing of and Monty Panesar featuring in the same team, as was the case with Ali Cutler and Graeme Hick!

At this time, the Chester Evening Leader newspaper selected a weekly Hot Shots XI, made up of players who had made an impact in the world of cricket over the previous week.

The eclectic mix for the weekend of 9/10 June included Monty Panesar, Chester Boughton Hall’s century making batsman Jim Gillson, Andy Hall and Danny Leech who broke Cheshire’s Minor Counties Championship partnership record, and at number six:

LAUREN GRIFFITHS - The Cheshire and wicketkeeper took three dismissals against Middlesex, including catching England's off Dawn Prestidge.

And alongside Graeme Hick in the 16/17 June team was:

ALI CUTLER – The Chester Boughton all-rounder made 106 runs and took five to spearhead her side to a convincing victory against Appleton.

June 20 2010

Cheshire Women powered their way to their first win of the year with a record-breaking victory over Worcestershire, division two’s bottom team. The Cheshire total of 284-4 easily surpassed the previous mark of 231-6 made against East Anglia in 1999, and the winning margin of 173 runs bettered the 170-run win over Sussex 2nd XI in 1998.

Dawn Prestidge scored 107 from 104 deliveries with 16 fours, and this was Cheshire’s highest individual innings for 12 years and only six runs shy of the county record set by Sarah Collyer in 1998.

June 23 2013

In what was a difficult season for Cheshire Women, the team bagged an important win over Devon in a crucial clash at the bottom of the table.

Cheshire were in dire straits at 70-7 after 30 overs, but Lauren Griffiths (59) and Kate Harvey (44) responded by both making their highest scores for the county, and their stand of 102 is the Cheshire record for the eighth . It would prove to be the final appearance for Cheshire for both players.

Devon were progressing well at 81-1, but this relegation battle was always going to be a tense affair, and this was illustrated when a vastly experienced former international in the shape of Rosalie Birch ran herself out for 31 in inexplicable fashion. After this, Cheshire took control, and with three wickets each for Griffiths – on only the second occasion she had bowled for Cheshire – and Raffaella Rodighiero, Devon were all out for 157.

June 22 2014

Oakmere’s march towards the title continued against Romiley. Helen Smith and Phoebe Cottam completed the run chase of 137 without loss, after Oakmere had also become the first side to dismiss Romiley’s Penny Critchlow in a league match that year.

June 18 2017 Stockport Trinity reached 190-6 against Ashton-on-Mersey to record what was, at the time, the highest successful run chase in league history. Sarah McCann’s unbeaten 70 led the way.

June 18 2017 Didsbury were winners over Chester Boughton Hall in the very first League match between two women’s second teams.

June 18 2018 Anni Rashid conceded just one run in four overs as Appleton beat Wistaston in a match between the two previously unbeaten teams in the T20 Western Division.

June 24 2018 Upton recorded a three-run win over Appleton’s second team, which proved to be an important victory on their way to winning Division Three West in their very first season.

June 22 2018 Didsbury may have gone a long way in the national T20 competition, but in Cheshire’s principal tournament in the shorter format they were unable to stop the Trinity juggernaut, and the Stockport club remained emphatically unbeaten in all competitions. Trinity posted 101 and Didsbury were all out for 37 (Gillian Spragg 4-2, Emma Royle 4-5).

June 24 2018

A fantastic finish to this Development Knockout match saw Hawarden prevail after taking wickets off all of the last three deliveries of the match – had holders Didsbury 2nd XI scored just one run off these balls then they would have progressed on fewer wickets lost.

For next week?

What was Ali Cutler’s league average for the season at the end of June 2013?

CWCL Leading Wicketkeepers

The table of wicketkeepers with the most dismissals from 2006 to 2019 is dominated by a few clubs. Chester have three entries in the top 13, while three of the top ten have turned out for Oakmere and three of the top 11 have played for Appleton.

Sarah McCann leads the way based on total dismissals, but Di Totty is well clear of the pack when we look at catches.

Mishel Jeena is in 15th place despite having only played one season.

Starred entries are players whose totals are likely to be higher, considering that they were active in the league prior to 2006.

TOTAL WICKET WICKET KEEPING KEEPING Rank Player CATCHES STUMPINGS DISMISSALS 1* Sarah McCann (Poynton/ Trinity) 32 41 73 2* Di Totty (Chester) 54 11 65 3* Jackie Faulkner (Oakmere) 38 20 58 4 Judith Barnes (Appleton) 38 14 52 5 Katie Bennett (Astley B/ Wistaston) 16 22 38 6* Emma Barlow (Appleton) 26 11 37 7 Barbara Offord (Romiley/ Oakmere) 28 9 37 8 Gaby McKeever (Poynton/ Trinity) 19 16 35 9 Mina (Mona) Khatun (Trafford/ Ashton-on-M) 14 17 31 10 Phoebe Cottam (Oakmere) 15 10 25 11 Eloise Jackson (Appleton) 16 9 25 12 Nicola Capes (Chester) 14 10 24 13* Nicola Deane (Chester/ Leigh/ Hawarden/ Oakmere) 18 6 24 14 Alice Connett (Trafford) 8 10 18 15 Mishel Jeena (Didsbury) 15 2 17 16 Zoe Davies (Wistaston) 12 5 17 17 Hannah Kowalski (Oxton) 7 7 14 18 Carrie Blood (Leigh) 10 3 13 19 Becky Baldock (Trafford/ Ashton-on-M/ Leigh) 12 1 13 20* Hannah Gradwell (Poynton/ Trinity) 7 5 12

CWCL Leading Fielders

And now the players with 30 or more fielding dismissals to their name…

TOTAL FIELDING RUN FIELDING Rank Player CATCHES OUTS WICKETS 1* Emma Barlow (Appleton) 54 14 68 2=* Shami Ahmed (Oakmere/ Hawarden) 42 13 55 2=* Annie Rashid (Appleton) 45 10 55 4* Gillian Spragg (Poynton/ Trinity) 42 10 52 5= Ali Cutler (Chester) 40 6 46 5=* Hannah Jones (Hyde/ Stalybridge/ Didsbury) 35 11 46 7* Nicola Capes (Chester) 35 8 43 8 Hailey Coutts (Oakmere) 37 5 42 9=* Dawn Prestidge (Chester/ Hawarden/ Oakmere) 31 9 40 9=* Leesa Mellon (Hyde/ Stalybridge/ Didsbury) 33 7 40 11 Alison Smith (Oakmere/ Wistaston) 36 3 39 12 Helen Smith (Oakmere) 26 12 38 13= Chloe Page (Appleton) 31 4 35 13= Mary Priestner (Trafford/ Ashton-on-M) 28 7 35 15* Sarah Sutcliffe (Brooklands/ Bowdon/ Romiley/ Ashton-on-M) 30 4 34 16 Sami Fowler (Appleton) 31 2 33 17= Jessica Lewis (Appleton) 23 9 32 17= Jane Tarpey (Oakmere) 26 6 32 17= Charlotte Thompson (Chester) 24 8 32 20 Megan Cureton (Oxton/ Chester) 29 2 31 21= Jemma Bentley (Oakmere) 19 11 30 21= Vicky Heaton (Oakmere) 22 8 30 21= Lorna Starkey (Thomas) (Chester) 25 5 30 21= Holly McCurrie (Appleton) 22 8 30 21= Natalie Lyons (Appleton/ Oakmere) 24 6 30

Adding together both wicketkeeping and fielding dismissals, Emma Barlow has 105, way ahead of her nearest rivals.