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! 2015 NEWSLETTER: WEEK 21 – SEPTEMBER 5 / 6 Top 4 all lose, Hyde need 3 points from last game for title THE Hyde juggernaut WAS halted on Saturday, at Macclesfield, but fortunately for the reigning ECB Premier League champions their three closest challengers Nantwich, Toft and Alderley Edge also all lost. Which leaves the men from Werneth Low needing three points from their final game at Cheadle to retain the title. Put in on a bowler’s wicket at Macclesfield, Hyde were bowled out for 150, Dave Fitzsimmons 80, Ian Tait 4-41. The Silkmen replied with 151-9 with eight balls remaining to inflict Hyde’s first defeat in nine since June 27. The magnificent Dan Woods (6-53 – he now has 69 wickets) and Jason Whittaker (2-98) bowled unchanged, but couldn’t grab the last wicket as skipper Tom Parfitt stood firm with 35 not out, after Nick Bertus had showed up earlier with a key innings of 56. Nantwich trail the leaders by 23 points after they surprisingly lost by six runs at Bramhall, themselves fighting for Premier League survival. Matt Hughes top-scored with 43 in Bramhall’s 188-5, Nantwich replying with 182 all out with two balls remaining. mon Wilkinson – 26-8-72-6 – was their destroyer. Rob Cook-Sievwright top-scored with 43 for Nantwich whose tail-enders Adam Syddall and Jimmy Warrington just failed to hold out in a dramatic finish. It’s Bramhall or Marple Alderley Edge’s late fade-out continued when they lost by four wickets at home to a Marple side fighting hard to stay among the elite. Alderley were bowled out for 183, Alan Day 36, by Andy Greasley, 3-40 and Sam Harbinson, 3-60. Marple replied with 184-6, the in-form Andrew Hall playing another match-winning innings of 70, helped by Harbinson 48 and Mark Makin with a vital 38 not out. With one game each left Bramhall (at Neston) lead Marple (home to Toft) by seven points. Toft lost for the third time in four outings when Chester Boughton Hall left their Cardiff woes behind and won by four wickets at Booth’s Park. Only Toby Drummond, 40 and Jake Hancock, 33 scored fluently in Toft’s all-out 140, Ash Davis taking 4-30 and Harry Killoran 3-24. Chester replied with 143-6, Ollie Law 44, Rob Jones 3-26. Jones had earlier scored four runs to become the first League batsman to pass 1,000 runs for the season - not two weeks earlier as reported. The game at Toft was reduced to 80 overs after the covers were bizarrely left off overnight and a new pitch had to be cut on a saturated square. Bowdon were bowled out for 54 – the second lowest top flight total of the summer – at South Downs Road by Cheadle, for whom Rashid Amin included a hat-trick in his 5-25, with Matt Totia 3-21. This was in reply to Cheadle’s modest 134, Chris Ashling 4-63, which means Paul Sperring’s men can to look forward to another Premiership season in 2016. In a match played in the Wirral on Sunday, relegated Grappenhall put up a highly spirited performance before losing by one wicket at Neston, whose fifth win in the last six games makes their wretched early season form a distant memory. Grappers scored 163, Lancashire starlet Saqib Mahmood top-scoring with 32 against Simon Mugava 4-39 and Chris Finegan 3-39. Neston were in deep trouble at 46-6 when Chris Hackett took hold of the4 game to score 66 in his own inimitable style after which last pair Matt Stewart and the dependable Finegan saw their side over the line. Sam Guest took 4-41 for Grappenhall.

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WEEK 21 NEWSLETTER: p2 ! Timperley promoted… who’s to join them? TIMPERLEY’s victory by 56 runs against Oulton Park at Stockport road not only clinched them promotion from the First Division, but put paid to their visitors’ hopes a similar rise in the world. Timperley visit second-placed neighbours Sale – who lost at Weaverham – in a vital final game needing just three points to clinch the title. Sale on the other hand will need 16 points from that clash with Timperley should Urmston win their final game at home to Weaverham. Plaudits to Timperley – members of Division Two as recently as 2013 - for their determined drive to reach the top rung under go ahead chairman Adam Horan. Their victory against Oulton Park was all the more meritorious as they opted to bat first and mustered the ordinary tally of 167, Asif Iqbal and Craig Grindley jointly top-scoring scoring with 36, while Oulton had a potential match winner in Andy Hards who enjoyed a magnificent unchanged stint of 25-8-66-6. Oulton’s batsmen, often so prolific, failed apart from a solid 48 from skipper Pat Roberts and they were bowled out for 111 by Chris Page, 4-46 aided by Dom Ashling 3-7 (from 18 deliveries) after Oulton had reached a winning position at 149-6. Second-placed Sale came a cropper at Weaverham where they lost their third game of the season by 36 runs after restricting their hosts to 169, Ian Eaton 67 not out, James Lewis 44, Brad Watkin 4-32. Apart from Dan Halkon 39, none of the Sale batsmen cut the mustard and they were all out for 144. Weaverham’s match winning bowlers were Kevin Waterhouse – who also pulled off a startling direct-hit run out from the boundary rope - with 3-30 and Rob McMillan, 3-40. Weaverham are capable of doing Sale a good turn by winning that final game at Urmston, who made sure their own challenge would enter the last week with an impressive six wickets victory at home to Davenham, whom they dismissed for 86 (Matt Parkinson 4-23, Callum Parkinson 4-23), replying with 88-4. Christleton battle on … Nearer the foot of the table, Christleton won their second successive game, by 79 runs against Cheadle Hulme at Little Heath and took their fight stay up into the last week. Tattenhall will need three points from their final game - at home to Christleton – to be sure of staying up. Christleton totalled 188, Jack Gittins 42, before bowling ‘Hulme out for 109, Adam Wilde 49, Zaighum Abbas 4-31. This was the last game of the season for Cheadle Hulme, and also for Oxton, who trounced relegated Middlewich by eight wickets in the Wirral. ‘Wich mustered just 97, Len Du Toit 38, while Oxton’s star Sri Lankan paceman Gayan Fernando went out on a high with a tally of 60 wickets, returning the magical figures of 12.4-3-37-7. Oxton responded with 104-2, Alex Hughes 46, Marc De Brabender 41. Only 80 overs’ play was possible in the Didsbury v Tattenhall game due to heavy overnight rain. Didsbury dominated a 15 – 8 points draw after totalling 241-8, Nick Anderson 75, Owen Williamson 3-59. Tattenhall held out at 175-9, thanks to Ollie !Thompson 60 and Josh Harding 33, while skipper Anderson completed another fine day’s work with a 3-64 return. Div. 2: Bolly and Warrington are up BOLLINGTON and Warrington are promoted from Division Two, although in what order will only be resolved next Saturday.. Last season’s TACS Cheshire League champions, Bollington won by 96 runs at Brooklands after running up 206 (Hafiz Imran 95), after recovering from 12-4 and 124-6. Luke Maitra took 4-51. Brooklands replied with 112-9, E. Parmekelus 42 not out, Hafiz Imran 3-15, Stuart Plant 3-24, batted only 10 men due to an eye injury suffered by Raj Singh which required hospital treatment. He is reported to be OK. Warrington clinched at least runners-up spot 15 points behind the leaders (both with 14 wins) thanks to a victory which put paid to Mobberley’s promotion hopes. Warrington totalled 222-7, Andy Green 82, Chris Nield 3-52, then bowled out their hosts for 91, Brad McIntosh 3-2, Ashley Scholes 3-16. Bolly need 11 points from at home to Mobberley to be sure of top spot. Relegated Bredbury continued to show spirit with a two wickets win against Alvanley whom they dismissed for 163, John Usher 3-30, Graham Barlow 3-38, then replying with 167-8, Darren Carr 42, Chris Charles 3-39. There was a superb all-round performance from Northwich’s Sri Lankan all-rounder Ishanka Chamindu in their 87-runs home defeat of Irby. Northwich ran up 225-4, Ishanka 123 not out, Sam Shepherd 57 not out, then dismissed Irby for 138, the same two players taking the wickets: Ishanka 4-21 and Shepherd 3-23. Widnes kept up their late improvement with a five wickets home win against Upton who were restricted to 165-9, (Andy Roberts 49 not out), by James Mackenzie 4-37 and Damien Moore 4-75. Widnes replied with 168-5, after being 81-8, thanks to ninth wicket partners Simon Anders, 41 and John Eccleshall 40, both not out, Congleton beat Stockport after dismissing their visitors for 125, John Higginbottom 3-1, John Copeland 3-30, then responding with 126-6, Roy Booth 41, Higginbottom 31. ! WEEK 21 NEWSLETTER: p 3 Saturday’s scorelines in detail ECB Premier League ALDERLEY EDGE (6 pts.) lost to MARPLE (won toss, 25 pts.) by 4 wickets: Alderley Edge 183 (55 overs: A Day 46, A. Worrall 30, A Greasley 3-40, S. Harbinson 3-60); ! Marple 184-6 (51 overs: A. Hall 70, S Harbinson 48, M. Makin 38no). BOWDON (4 pts.) lost to CHEADLE (won toss, 25 pts.) by 80 runs Cheadle 134 (55 overs: C Ashling 5-63); ! Bowdon 54 (31 overs: R. Amin 5-25 inc. hat-trick, M. Fotia 3-21.). BRAMHALL (25 pts.) beat NANTWICH (won toss, 4 pts.) by 6 runs Bramhall 188-5 (55 overs: M. Hughes 43, D Lamb 33); ! Nantwich 182 (54.4 overs: R Cook-Sievwright 43, C Simpson 32, S .Wilkinson 6-72, D. Lamb 3-47). MACCLESFIELD (won toss, 25 pts.) beat HYDE (5 pts.) by 1 wicket: Hyde 150 (55 overs: D Fitzsimmons 80, I. Tait 4-41); Macclesfield 151-9 (53.4 overs: N Bertus 58, T Parfitt 35no, D. Woods 6-53).

TOFT (4 pts) lost to CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (won toss, 25 pts.) by 4 wickets: Toft 140 (38 overs: T Drummond 38, J Hancock 33, A Davis 4-30, H Killoran 3-24); ! Chester 143-6 (41 overs: O Law 44, R Jones 3-26). Match reduced to 80 overs. Played on Sunday: NESTON (won toss, 25 pts.) beat GRAPPENHALL (8 pts.) by 1 wicket: Grappenhall 163 (46 overs: Saqib Mahmood 32, I Wright 31, S. Mugava 4-39, C Finegan 3-30); ! Neston 165-9 (52 overs: C Hackett 66, S. Guest 4-41). Division 1 CHRISTLETON (25 pts.) beat CHEADLE HULME (won toss, 4 pts.) by 79 runs: Christleton 188 (50 overs: J Gittins 52, T Talha 42, A. Bajwa 33, M. Ali 3-20, I Naseer 3-21); !Cheadle Hulme 109 (35 overs: A. Wilde 49, Z Abbas 4-31, M. Astles 3-21). DIDSBURY (won toss, 15 pts.) drew with TATTENHALL (8 pts.) Didsbury 241-8 (40 overs: N. Anderson 7, J Beal 38, M Burns 38, G Rishton 32, O Williamson 3-59); ! Tattenhall 175-9 (40 overs: O Thompson 60, J. Harding 33, N Anderson 3-64). Match reduced to 80 overs after overnight rain OXTON (25 pts.) beat MIDDLEWICH (won toss, 0 pts.) by 8 wickets: Middlewich 97 (25 overs: J. Du Toit 38, G Fernando 7-33); !Oxton 104-2 (27 overs: A. Hughes 46, M. De Brabender 41). TIMPERLEY (won toss, 25 pts.) beat OULTON PARK (5 pts.) by 56 runs: Timperley 167 (50 overs: A Iqbal 36, C. Grindley 36, A. Hards 6-66); ! Oulton Park 111 (39 overs: P Roberts 48, C Page 4-46, D. Ashling 3-7). URMSTON (won toss, 25 pts.) beat DAVENHAM (1 pt.) by 6 wickets: Davenham 86 (33 overs: M Parkinson 4-19, C. Parkinson 4-23); ! Urmston 88-4 (13 overs: B Yates 38no). WEAVERHAM (25 pts.) beat SALE (won toss, 5 pts.) by 36 runs: Weaverham 169 (50 overs: I Eaton 67no, J. Lewis 44, B. Watkin 4-32); ! Sale 133 (45 overs: D Halkon 39, K Waterhouse 3-40, R McMillan 3-40) WEEK 21 NEWSLETTER: p4 !

Division 2 BREDBURY ST. MARK’S (25 pts.) beat ALVANLEY) won toss, 7 pts.) by 2 wickets: Alvanley 163 (43 overs: J Usher 3-30, G Barlow 3-38); ! Bredbury 167-8 (45 overs: D Carr 42, I. Hornby 3-13, C. Charles 3-39). BROOKLANDS (won toss, 5 pts.) lost to BOLLINGTON (25 pts.) by 96 rnns: Bollington 206 (49 overs: H. Imran 95, S Plant 30, L Maitra 4-51, E. Parmakelus 3-45), Brooklands 110-9 (36 overs: E Parmakelus 42no, H. Imran 3-15, S Plant 3-24). ! Brooklands batted 10 men: R. Singh absent injured CONGLETON (won toss, 25 pts.) beat STOCKPORT (4 pts.) by 4 wickets: Stockport 125 (39 overs: C. Davies 30. J. Higginbottom 3-1, J Copeland 3-30); ! Congleton 126-6 (32 overs: R. Booth 41, J. Higginbottom 31). MOBBERLEY (won toss, 3 pts.) lost to WARRINGTON (25 pts.) by 131 runs: Warrington 222-7 (50 overs: A Green 82, N Green 36, C. Nield 3-52); ! Mobberley 91 (34 overs: B McIntosh 3-2, A. Scholes 3-16). NORTHWICH (25 pts.) beat IRBY (won toss, 25 pts.) by 87 runs: Northwich 225-4 dec. (48 overs: C. Ishanka 123no, S. Shepherd 57no); ! Irby 138 (43 overs: D. Gulliver 61, C Ishanka 4-21, S Shepherd 3-23). WIDNES (25 pots.) beat UPTON (won oss 6 pts.) by 5 wickets: Upton 165-9 (50 overs: A Roberts 43no, J Mackenzie 4-37, D. Moore 4-75); ! Widnes 168-5 (42 overs: S Anders 41no, J. Eccleshall 40no, D. Williams 3-43).

PICK of WEEK Premier League batting: Dave Fitzsimmons (Hyde) 80 v Macclesfield !Bowling: Dan Woods (Hyde) 6-53 v Macclesfield & Rashid Amin (Cheadle) hat-trick v Bowdon. First Division batting: Nick Anderson (Didsbury) 75 v Tattenhall Bowling: oGayan Fernando (Oxton) 7-37 v Middlewich

Second Division batting: oChamindu Ishanka (Northwich) 123no v Irby. ! Bowling: oChamindu Ishanka (Northwich) 4-21 v Irby. Sub pro job for Whittaker League sanction was given for Hyde’s Jason Whittaker to serve as stand-in professional for one of his former clubs, !Little Lever, in a Bolton League game against Greenmount on Sunday. Sixties’ stroll in Gloucester UNDER the captaincy of Toft’s Bob Ashley, Cheshire beat Gloucestershire by 10 wickets in the Seevent Over 60s 2nd XI championship semi-final at Apperley on Thursday, the game being all over by 3 p.m. Gloucester were bowled out for 46, Bob Knight 5-11, Stu Macleod 3-12 and Cheshire knocked the runs off in 9..2 overs at 48-0, Paul Mitchell 35 not out, Ashley 11 not out. In the final Cheshire will meet the winners of Cambridgeshire/Hunts or Surrey who play on Thursday this week., ! WEEK 21 NEWSLETTER: p5 ! Saturday, August 29 ground marks ECB PREMIER Cheadle v Macclesfield: pitch 15; outfield 20, Cheadle had no scorer. Chester v Alderley Edge 19 – 19; Hyde v Bramhall 17 – 20; Marple v Bowdon: 17 – 18; Nantwich v Grappenhall: 17 – 20; !Neston v Toft 17 – 20; DIVISION ONE Cheadle Hulme v Didsbury: pitch 17; outfield 16. Cheadle Hulme again had no scorer. Davenham v Oxton 15 – 20; Middlewich v Christleton 17 – 19; Oulton Park v Weaverham 16 - 19 Sale v Urmston 18 – 15; Tattenhall v Timperley 18 - 19 BH Monday: Cheadle Hulme v Oxton cancelled

DIVISION TWO Alvanley v Congleton: pitch 19; outfield 18; Bollington v Widnes 16 – 16; Irby v Mobberley 10 – 19; Stockport v Northwich 17 – 20; full match details posted late on website Upton v Bredbury 15 - 18 !Warrington v Brooklands 17 - 18 CAPTAINS’ REPORTS Missing captains’ umpires marks for August 29 (six clubs): Bowdon, Macclesfield, Christleton, Didsbury, Tattenhall, Mobberley. Co-ordinator Ken Spilsbury has announced his intention to stand down at the end of the season as he wishes to spend uninterrupted time with his wife, Brenda, who is in ill-health. Ken has done the job for several seasons and offers !thanks to all captains, vice-captains and others who have helped him compile his weekly assessments. O LEAGUE chairman David Humpage and his wife Barbara celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Monday this! week. Congratulations to both. O FORMER Bowdon player Simon Milner, now 65, is in the UK on holiday from Canberra, in Australia where he lives in retirement. Simon emigrated 20 years ago with father Len and mother and became chief copy-writer for Hansard in the Australian Senate. He looked up old colleagues from South Downs Road when Bowdon played at Marple recently and keeps in touch with League goings-on via the Newsletter Simon’s brother, Steve, who bowled fast for Bowdon and Cheshire before emigrating Down Under, then returned to !live in Wales, is back working at Perth, Western Australia O ALWAYS a champion of schools cricket, Macclesfield-based David Hill is to become chairman of the England Schools Cricket Association at the forthcoming AGM. A former secretary and currently serving as vice chairman, Dave is busy organising the ESCA’s annual dinner at the Alma Lodge, Stockport on October 24. The last Cheshire-based ESCA chairman was the late Phil Campey, of Chester.

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League tables including games on September 5 & 6 ! ECB Premier League W T WD RD LD A/C L Bat Bowl Total pts. ! (25) (16) (3) (2) (1) (7) HYDE 14 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 15 387 NANTWICH 12 0 1 1 0 1 6 35 17 364 TOFT 12 1 0 1 1 1 5 19 16 361 ALDERLEY EDGE 10 0 1 2 0 3 5 47 20 345 CHE$TER BO. HALL 9 0 2 3 0 2 5 53 32 336 BOWDON 8 0 0 0 2 3 8 27 19 269 MACCLESFIELD 6 0 3 1 1 3 7 58 25 266 CHEADLE 7 1 0 0 1 2 10 29 14 249 NESTON 7 0 1 1 1 1 10 38 20 246 BRAMHALL 5 0 1 0 1 2 12 58 30 231 MARPLE 5 0 1 1 2 1 11 53 32 224 GRAPPENHALL 2 0 1 1 2 2 13 59 37 167 rel

! Division 1 W T WD RD LD A/C L Bat Bowl Total pts. TIMPERLEY 11 0 3 1 1 1 4 49 29 372 prom SALE 10 0 5 0 1 2 3 47 22 349 URMSTON 11 0 1 0 0 1 8 31 23 339 WEAVERHAM 10 0 1 0 1 2 7 33 22 323 OULTON PARK 9 1 0 0 2 3 6 38 20 322 *OXTON 9 0 2 1 2 2 6 48 24 321 DIDSBURY 5 0 5 0 0 1 10 84 40 271 DAVENHAM 8 0 0 0 1 1 11 25 29 262 *CHEADLE HULME 6 0 1 2 1 4 8 42 30 258 TATTENHALL 7 0 0 0 5 2 7 28 33 255 CHRISTLETON 6 0 2 1 1 1 10 40 25 231 MIDDLEWICH 2 0 0 0 3 2 14 39 30 136 rel * Oxton and Cheadle Hulme have both played 22 games.

!Division 2 W T WD RD LD A/C L Bat Bowl Total pts. BOLLINGTON 14 0 1 1 1 0 4 31 18 405 prom WARRINGTON 14 0 0 1 3 1 2 14 14 390 prom MOBBERLEY 12 0 0 1 1 1 6 27 17 354 WIDNES 10 0 3 0 1 1 6 48 31 346 UPTON 9 0 3 2 0 2 5 49 30 331 NORTHWICH 9 0 0 0 1 2 9 34 24 298 BROOKLANDS 8 0 1 1 0 1 10 46 37 295 *STOCKPORT 6 0 1 4 0 1 9 60 34 269 CONGLETON 7 1 0 0 1 2 10 35 24 265 ALVANLEY 6 1 2 0 2 1 9 51 32 264 *BREDBURY ST. MARK’S 5 0 0 0 3 0 13 41 32 208 rel IRBY 0 0 2 1 0 1 17 54 42 111 rel *Bredbury and Stockport records includes 7 points for a defeat in games of less than 80 overs (new Match reg 7f). ! wtb WEEK 21 NEWSLETTER p7

FINAL FIXTURES & UMPIRES FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 ! !ECB Premier League (12 noon) BOWDON V ALDERLEY EDGE Trevor Burnett & David Gane CHEADLE V HYDE Alistair Davies & David Tate CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL V GRAPPENHALL Graham Harris & Dion Kelly MARPLE V TOFT Geoff Wellsteed & Steve Walton NANTWICH V MACCLESFIELD Ankit Jain & John Lofthouse NESTON V BRAMHALL Ian Greensmith & Phil Prince

!First Division (12.30 p.m.) DAVENHAM V MIDDLEWICH Ron Bedson & Clive Rice OULTON PARK V DIDSBURY OTony Morris & Ken Rothwell SALE V TIMPERLEY James Emmerson & Paul Herring TATTENALL V CHRISTLETON Mark Turner & Ray Prescott URMSTON V WEAVERHAM Nigel Simms & Simon Smith CHEADLE HULME v OXTON was brought forward and played on Bank Holiday Monday

! Second Division (12.30 p.m.) BOLLINGTON V MOBBERLEY Brian Boys & Don Flanagan IRBY V CONGLETON Barrie Burns & Peter Davies STOCKPORT V BREDBURY ST. MARK’S John Lowe & John Williams UPTON V ALVANLEY Jon Hacking & Ged Kinsey WARRINGTON V NORTHWICH Darrin Clark & Martin Roberts !WIDNES V BROOKLANDS Steve Wilkinson & Gary Zimmer 2nd XI Premier Division (12.30 p.m.) There are no panel umpires available to cover 2nd XI games

O TONY MORRIS RETIRES. This is Tony Morris’s last match before hanging up his coat after 36 seasons on the League Umpires’ panel. A former player with Laporte Chemicals and Winnington Park, Tony took an ACU&S course in 1978 after encouragement by his wife Janet, work colleague Ken Rothwell and reading an article by MTB in the Northwich Guardian. A regular panel member since 1980, Tony went on to become Secretary of the League Umpires Association from 1985-98, then helped set up the Cheshire Umpires Association in 1998 as Secretary and remains in office. Tony, 76, aims to continue as an instructor and is also keen to extend his work as the League’s Assistant and Registrations secretary which has been widely praised. Tony specifically asked Appointments guru Jon Hacking to stand alongside his close friend Ken Rothwell – his senior by four years - in the season’s last match on Saturday and on one of his favourite grounds at Oulton Park.

! WEEK 21 NEWSLETTER: p8 ! Chester fail to retain ECB National T20 BOUGHTON Hall failed to retain the ECB National T20 title they had so deservedly won at Northampton a year earlier, when they made a second successive Finals Day appearance, at the Swalec Stadium, Cardiff on Tuesday last week. Chester suffered a real off-day, losing by 10 wickets to Middlesex County League club Ealing after being dismissed for 82. Only Steve Ogilby, 19 and Ross Dixon, 15, reached double figures after the shock of losing Warren Goodwin stumped for a duck - and without key batsman Rick Moore, who broke a wrist in mid-week. Ealing replied with 86-0 in 12 overs, Middlesex all-rounder Chris Peploe 40 not out. In the final played under lights, Ealing scored 177-2 in 17.1 overs (man of the match Peploe 70 not out) in reply to Devon League Exmouth’s 174-7. In their earlier semi-final, Exmouth scored 154-5 to win off the penultimate delivery chasing a total of 152-7 by Pudsey Congs of the Bradford League. County League secretary Geoff Wellsteed, speaking from Cardiff, said: “It was unexpectedly one-sided and the Chester lads feel they have let down their following of almost 100 supporters. They were just outplayed and one has to praise Ealing’s quality as they went on to become worthy winners. This just shows how well Chester did to win the national title a year ago”. The ECB have put together pictorial coverage of the event at Cardiff on the following website: http:www/ ecb.co.uk/news/articles/players-perspective-reactions-ealings-t20-win SEMI-FINAL SCOREBOARD CHESTER EALING O Law c White b Glasper 7 C. Peploe not out 40 W Goodwin st White b Parry 0 D Watkin not out 29 M Rowland b Parry 6 Extras 17 L Dixon b Glasper 2 Total (for 0 wickets, 12 overs) 86 J Williams c White b Glasper 4 Did not bat: R Dixon b Lane 15 A. White, R. Glasper, D. Parry, R Elechi, A Money b Lane 7 R. Lane, R. Dean, J. Smith, A. Goulding, S Ogilby st White b Elechi 19 D. Smethurst. A Davis c White b Lane 8 Chester bowling: H Killoran run out 2 Davis 4-1-13-0; Killoran 3-0-27-0; Williams T Marsland not out 4 4-0-25-0; R Dixon 1-0-5-0. Extras 8 Total (all out : 18 overs) 82 Ealing bowling: Parry 4-0-17-2; Glasper 4-0-12-3; Lane 4-0-23-3; !Peploe 4-1-18-0; Wilkin 1-0-1-0; Elechi 1-0-5-1. Record fourth Cheshire Cup in row for Boughton Hall THROWING off their Cardiff disappointment, Boughton Hall produced a fine batting display to beat Liverpool Competition champions-elect New Brighton by 22 runs in the Cheshire Cup final at Rake Lane on Sunday. In so doing they won the competition for a fourth successive season, overtaking the records of Wallasey (1998-99-2000 and Oulton Park (2005-6-7), who both achieved hat-tricks. Chester recovered their batting mojo to score 264-8 in 45 overs, led by a superb innings of 88 by Warren Goodwin, well-supported by Alex Money, 54, Ollie Law, 29 and Lee Dixon 28. Ross Dixon also earned plaudits by returning to the crease after being hit on the head, to strike three boundaries in the last over. New Brighton replied brightly with Lancashire all-rounder Luke Proctor hitting a lusty 82, aided by Khurran Hussain 43 and David While 31, but when Goodwin took a smart caught and bowled in the last over, the innings closed at 242, Goodwin well deserving his man of the match prize. The trophy was presented by Peter Davies chairman of the Cheshire 4Cs competition committee, who praised tournament organiser Barrie Burns for completing a difficult task in top style. O Thanks to Barrie Burns and Eddie Shiff for providing information. WEEK 21 NEWSLETTER: p9 ! NESTON WIN FORTIES’ TROPHY NESTON were clear winners of the Over Forties Trophy final against hosts Sale Silverbacks, at Dane road on Bank Holiday Monday. It was the first time since 2009 Neston had won the competition overall. The Man of the Match award of Joseph Holt Beer went to Neston’s Brad Donellan, the only batsman on either side to top 30. His innings helped steer Neston home to an eight wickets win at 93-2, helped by Chris Hackett 22, while Ian Holland took 2-23. Sale’s innings never prospered against an experienced attack, only Mark Almond, 23, making much impression in a tally of 89-6. Bob Yardley claimed 2-18 and Hackett 2-26, while spinner Paul Stimson returned an efficient 1-6 off 24 deliveries. It was Stimson who won the Champagne Moment award for a smart piece of bowling which accounted for Paul Battersby. The awards were presented by League president John Bygate, who thanked Sale for putting on a fine show between rain showers, the teams for doing well to reach the final after a busy season, umpires Brian Boys and Ken Rothwell and Forties section organiser Mike Talbot-Butler, who made the arrangements for the two finals days. The first of these, at Timperley on Sunday, August 23, was rained off after Marple and Chester Blazers had been knocked out in the semi-finals.. FINAL SCORECARD SALE SILVERBACKS NESTON M Rowe c & b Yardley 5 C Hackett b Holland 22 P. Hanrahan c Hackett b Yardley 12 B Donelan retired 31 P Battersby b Stimson 7 P Sullivan not out 15 M Almond not out 23 S. Egerton c Harrop b Holland 2 I Harrop lbw Hackett 0 G. Burdon not out 11 N Davenport c Lea-Swain b Brown 18 Extras 9 S. Praveen b Hackett 16 Total (for 2 wickets, 14 overs) 93 H Briggs not out 1 Did not bat: G. Lea-Swain, J Brown, Extras 5 D Hurst, B Beaver, R. Yardley, P. Stimson Total (for 6 wickets, 20 overs) 89 Sale bowling: Hanrahan 3-1-16-0; Briggs 4-0-17-0; Did not bat: C.Hicks, I. Holland, N Brookes. Almond 2-0-15-0; Holland 3-0-23-2; Neston bowling: Stimson 4-0-6-1; Yardley 4-0-18-2; Brookes 2-0-13-0; Hackett 4-0-26-2; Brown 4-0-13-1; Burdon 4-0-21-0

SPECIAL MEETING DATE: There will be Special Meeting of Over Forties representatives at Warrington Sports Club on Wednesday, October 7 at 8 p.m. Weaverham plan to play Forties cricket for the first time and TACS Cheshire League Division Two club Kingsley have also applied for membership. There is currently one vacancy in the West division, but if both clubs are to be accommodated there will need to be an enlargement of the geographical groupings. Advance notice would be appreciated by the Competition Secretary if any other clubs are considering applying for admission or are intending to resign. ! Protest stalls Barrow promotion BARROW’s promotion from the TACS Partnership Cheshire League to the County League may have to wait as Ashton on Mersey are considering mounting a protest about an allegedly ineligible Barrow player. Lindow are assured of the title after beating Prestbury, while Barrow heavily defeated Malpas to clinch second place, both with one game remaining Heaton Mersey won at Poynton in a clash of former County League rivals, but both will finish in the bottom third. Prestbury and Malpas are relegated and will be replaced in Division One by Lymm Oughtrington Park and one of Haslington, Barnton or Kingsley.

DIVISION 1 RESULTS: Disley v Stockport Georgians late ; Hale Barns 125-8 beat Runcorn 115; Lindow 238-6 beat Prestbury 149; Malpas 52 lost to Barrow 245-4; Poynton 97 lost to Heaton Mersey 111; Romiley 213-6 beat Ashton on Mersey 154. PLACINGS: 1. Lindow 437 points; 2. Barrow 430; 3. Ashton on Mersey 366; 4. Romiley 331; 5. Disley 313; 6. Runcorn 310; 7. Stockport Georgians 310; .8. Hale Barns 307; 9. Poynton 286; 10. Heaton Mersey 278; 11. Prestbury 176; 12. Malpas 157. FINAL FIXTURES on Saturday, September 12 (12.30 p.m.): Ashton on Mersey v Barrow; Heaton Mersey v Hale Barns; Prestbury v Poynton; Romiley v Disley; Runcorn v Malpas; Stockport Georgians v Lindow WEEK 21 NEWSLETTER: p10 ! UMIPIRING PLUM FOR PHIL PRINCE LEAGUE panellist Phil Prince has been chosen to umpire the Royal London National Club championship final between Northern (Liverpool Competition) and Blackheath (Kent League), to be played at Beckenham on Sunday, September 20. His partner will be Ray Medland of Northampton Says Phil, a regular on the circuit up and down the country : “I would like to thank Ian Greensmith, John Lofthouse and everyone in the League for their support in the past five years”. ! Umpires’ Quiz by Alistair Davies LAST WEEK: There is a fielder 10 yards behind the striker on the leg side. As the bowler commences his run up, this !fielder retreats some 30 yards towards the boundary. What action – if any – should be taken by the umpire? ANSWER: Either umpire would call and signal Dead Ball. After the bowler starts his run up, fielders are not permitted to make any SIGNIFICANT movement sideways or backwards. Law 41.7 (Note that Law 41 is being amended to state that movement is allowed in anticipation of the batsman’s shot, especially referencing the reverse sweep).

THIS WEEK’S POSER: The umpires consider that the light is unreasonable and could be dangerous, so decide to !suspend play. The batsmen at the crease ask if play can continue. What should be the umpires’ response? Players of Year voting flows in BALLOT papers have gone out to all 36 full member clubs inviting 1st XI players to cast their votes for the three divisional Players of the Year. Voting is for UK-based players only and forms should be returned to Competition Secretary Mike Talbot-Butler ASAP. If your club’s form has not been received, please contact MTB. First to be returned are from Alvanley, Davenham and Sale.

CLUBS: PLEASE NOTE DINNER DETAILS All the team and individual awards will be distributed at the Presentation Dinner at The Mere on Friday, October 2 when the guest speaker is Simon Hughes, the former Middlesex, Durham and England fast bowler, now a well known author and broadcaster. Also on the bill is top-line comedian Brendan Healey. Clubs have been sent notice-board display posters advertising the event and are being asked to make sure they notify the exact numbers attending to co-ordinator Gary Dixon by the latest date of Monday, September 28. Contact details: E-mail - [email protected]. Text and mobile - 07779 152 666. ! Prices have been held at £30 (£28 for under 18s).

! ! ! ! ! [email protected]: Monday, September 7, 2015 ! ! !