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Cheshire County Cricket League

2016 NEWSLETTER : WEEK 8 - JUNE 11

Upton only winners on wettest Saturday since August, 2008

WITH six games cancelled, 11 abandoned and only one played to a finish – Upton inflicting the season’s first Division Two defeat on Widnes - the League suffered its wettest day for eight years on Saturday. The previous low was on August 9, 2008 when 16 games were washed out and two played. All credit to Upton for taking advantage of the only fixture played on the relatively dry Wirral. In a match originally reduced to 88 overs, they restricted Widnes to a tally of 154-9, Marais Fourie 35, Graeme Keenan 4-32, Tom Maguire 3-23. Upton replied with a brisk 155-1 in just 26 overs, Chris Stowell-Smith hitting a bright, unbeaten 87 and, with Nat Sariman’s 33, enjoying an opening stand worth 109. Upton’s 25-pointer lifts them to fourth place with Widnes staying second. That is two points behind Brooklands whose game at Alvanley was halted when they had reached 26- 2 in reply to their hosts’ 123, A. J. Hart 3-23, Rob Leech 3-33. At home to Northwich, Christleton got to 142-8, Atif Bajwa 42 not out, Mark Walker 3-57, when play ended. Likewise, Middlewich were 78-5 at Barrow, Iro De Silva having captured 4-8 when the rain came. Lindow were on 57-1 at home to Congleton , Ryan O ‘Brian scoring a rapid unbeaten 39. Similarly, Mobberley were going well at 61-0 at home to Stockport, Charles Nield 35, Will Edwards 21, when the elements intervened. ‘Biblical’ rain at Didsbury THERE was more play in Division One although all matches were eventually rained off or drawn. Leaders Didsbury failed to get started at home to Grappenhall after rain, reported by the locals to be of “ biblical proportions” had partly submerged the ground. Davenham did well to rack up 190 against Oxton, after being 46-6, before the rain arrived at tea at Butcher’s Stile, skipper Dan Hancock, 58 and Mike Sambell, 46, adding 100. Oxton included new North Wales Premier League quickie Ben Roberts from Brymbo - a young man of startling appearance - who took 5-62, while smart wicket-keeping from Marc DeBrabender earned him five catches and a stumping. Oulton Park reached 233-4 at home to Marple, after openers Danny Leech, 85 not out and Martyn East, 77 had put on 111. There was no further play. Tattenhall faced certain defeat at home to Bollington after being routed for 98 by Bollington, for whom Joe Binder, had the magnificent figures of 15-8-21-7. Bolly were 33-0 when RSP. Warrington totalled 154-7 and Weaverham 135-7 in response at Walton lea, before play ended. No cricket was possible at Grove Park between Cheadle Hulme and Sale. Goodwin Premiership ton …but not much else FOUR of the six games in the ECB Premier League were called off without a ball being bowled. Washed out were: Bowdon v Neston; Bramhall v Alderley Edge; Cheadle v Toft and Timperley v Hyde. Chester Boughton Hall’s high-quality batsman Warren Goodwin found time to notch an unbeaten 110 at home to Nantwich, Will Owen (59) helping him put on 139 for the third wicket in an incomplete tally of 214-4 from 49 overs. At Macclesfield, Urmston were struggling at 113-6 when rain arrived at 39 overs, Matt Parkinson 30 not out There was no change of note in any of the three divisions, the up to date placings being shown on page 4. JUNE 11 NEWSLETTER: p2 Saturday, June 11 results in detail ECB Premier League At South Downs Road: BOWDON v NESTON: Cancelled, 7 pts. each

At Church Lane: BRAMHALL v ALDERLEY EDGE: Cancelled, 7 pts. each

At Kingsway: CHEADLE v TOFT: Cancelled 7 pts. each

At Boughton Hall Avenue CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (won toss, 8 pts.) v NANTWICH (7 pts.): match abandoned. Chester 214-4 (48.2 overs: W Goodwin 110 no, W Owen 59 = 127 for third wicket, L Cameron 2-51). Nantwich did not bat.

At Victoria Road: MACCLESFIELD (won toss, 7 pts.) v URMSTON (7 pts.): match abandoned. Urmston 113-6 (39 overs: M Parkinson 30no, J Birchall 2-29, C. Melrose 2-38). Macclesfield did not bat.

At Stockport road: TIMPERLEY v HYDE: Cancelled, 7 pts. each

Division 1 At Butcher’s Stile: DAVENHAM (8 pts.) v OXTON (won toss, 7 pts.): match abandoned. Davenham 190 (48 overs: D Hancock 58no, M. Sambell 46, B Roberts 5-62, S Choudhry 3-43, M. DeBrabender 6 wicket keeping victims). Oxton did not bat. This was a 96 overs match

At Wilmslow Road: DIDSBURY v GRAPPENHALL: Cancelled: 7 pts, each

At Little Budworth: OULTON PARK (10 pts.) v MARPLE (won toss, 7 pts.): match abandoned Oulton Park 233-4 (45.1 overs: D.Leech 85no, M East 77 = opening stand of 111, A. Mills 41, A.Greasley 2-70). Marple did not bat.

At Grove Park: CHEADLE HULME v SALE : Cancelled: 7 pts. each

At The Flacca: TATTENHALL (7 pts.) v BOLLINGTON (7 pts.): match abandoned: Tattenhall 98 (40 overs: S Sadler 20, J Binder 7-21); Bollington 33-0 (5.1 overs).

At Warrington Sports Club WARRINGTON (9 pts.) v WEAVERHAM (won toss, 7 pts.) match abandoned: Warrington 154-7 (50 overs: Weaverham 135-7 (24 overs).

JUNE 11 NEWSLETTER: p3 Saturday’s results contd …

Division 2 At Frodsham Road: ALVANLEY (7 pts.) v BROOKLANDS (won toss, 7 pts.): match abandoned: Alvanley 123 (41 overs: C Jones 31, AJ Hart 3-23, R Leech 3-33, C. Jones 2-48; Brooklands 26-2 (3 overs: C Charles 2-20).

At The Croft: BARROW (won toss, 7 pts.) v MIDDLEWICH (7 pts.): match abandoned Middlewich 78-5 (41 overs: S Price 27no, I De Silva 4-8). Barrow did not bat.

At Little Heath: CHRISTLETON (7 pts.) v NORTHWICH (won toss, 7 pts.): match abandoned: Christleton 142-8 (33 overs: A Bajwa 42no, Z Butt 27, M Walker 3-57, A Sefton 2-22). Northwich did not bat

At Upcast Lane: LINDOW (won toss, 7 pts.) v CONGLETON (7 pts.): match abandoned Lindow 57-1 (14 overs: R O’Brien 39no). Congleton did not bat

At Church Lane MOBBERLEY: (7 pts.) v STOCKPORT (won toss, 7 pts.) match abandoned: Mobberley 61-0 (12 overs: C Nield 35no, W Edwards 21no). Stockport did not bat.

At Old Greasby Road: UPTON (won toss, 25 pts.) beat WIDNES (7 pts.) by 9 wickets Widnes 154-9 (44 overs: M. Fourie 35, G Keenan 4-32, T Maguire 3-23); Upton 155-1 (26 overs: C. Stowell-Smith 87no, N. Sariman 33, M Smith 29no). Match originally reduced to 88 overs, but only 70 bowled. .

PICK OF WEEK

ECB Premiership batting: Warren Goodwin (CBH) 110no v Nantwich. Bowling: John Birchall (Macclesfield) 2-29 v Urmston

Division 1 batting: Danny Leech (Oulton Park) 85no v Marple. Bowling: Joe Binder (Bollington) 7-21 v Tattenhall

Division 2 batting: Chris Stowell-Smith (Upton) 87no v Widnes. Bowling: Graeme Keenan (Upton) 4-32 v Widnes

JUNE 11 NEWSLETTER: p4 Latest tables at Week 8

ECB PREMIER P W T WD RD LD C/AB L BAT BOWL PTS. LEAGUE (25) (16) (3) (2) (1) (7)

ALDERLEY EDGE 8 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 164 HYDE 8 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 9 7 133 BOWDON 8 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 122 *TIMPERLEY 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 14 6 116 NANTWICH 8 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 28 8 98 TOFT 8 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 18 10 97 CHESTER BO. HALL 8 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 23 11 96 BRAMHALL 8 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 17 8 90 CHEADLE 8 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 5 79 NESTON 8 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 23 13 79 MACCLESFIELD 8 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 20 10 70 URMSTON 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 10 14 63 * Timperley record includes 7 points gained from a defeat in game of less than 80 overs (reg. 7f)

DIVISION 1 P W WD RD LD C/AB L BAT BOWL POINTS

DIDSBURY 8 6 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 162 WEAVERHAM 8 4 0 0 0 2 2 12 5 131 GRAPPENHALL 8 4 0 0 0 2 2 10 5 129 BOLLINGTON 8 3 0 1 1 2 1 19 9 120 SALE 8 3 0 0 0 2 3 14 3 106 OXTON 8 2 2 0 1 2 1 17 11 99 OULTON PARK 8 2 1 1 1 0 3 25 16 97 * DAVENHAM 8 2 0 1 0 1 4 13 9 88 MARPLE 8 2 0 0 0 3 3 10 6 87 WARRINGTON 8 1 0 1 1 2 3 16 14 72 CHEADLE HULME 8 0 2 0 1 3 2 24 11 63 TATTENHALL 8 1 0 0 0 2 5 8 10 57 *Davenham record includes 7 points gained from defeat in game of less than 80 overs (reg. 7f).

DIVISION 2 P W WD RD LD C/AB L BAT BOWL POINTS

BROOKLANDS 8 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 138 *WIDNES 8 4 1 1 0 1 1 12 5 136 LINDOW 8 4 1 0 0 1 2 11 6 127 UPTON 8 4 1 0 0 0 3 11 12 126 *STOCKPORT 8 3 1 0 0 2 2 8 4 111 ALVANLEY 8 2 1 0 0 2 3 20 10 97 MOBBERLEY (6) 8 1 2 1 0 2 2 34 13 88 CONGLETON 8 2 0 0 1 3 2 3 7 82 *CHRISTLETON 8 2 0 0 1 1 4 5 10 80 NORTHWICH 8 2 0 0 3 1 2 6 10 76 BARROW 8 1 1 0 0 1 5 22 18 75 MIDDLEWICH 8 0 0 0 3 3 2 11 8 43 Mobberley 6 points deducted for slow over rate v Northwich on May 14 * Widnes, Stockport and Christleton records include 7 points gained from defeats in games of less than 80 overs (reg. 7 f).

JUNE 11 NEWSLETTER: p5 Holders exit T20 after tie at Neston HOLDERS of the Joseph Holt Brewery T20 ko and National finalists in 2015, Chester Boughton Hall were eliminated at Neston on Thursday after a dramatic tied match in Group 5 in which they lost more wickets than their hosts, who enter the last eight.. In a game reduced to 18 overs each after rain, Neston totalled 171-5 (David Hurst 61) and Chester replied with 171-7 despite a 136 third wicket stand between skipper Lee Dixon, 71 and Rick Moore, 57. Hyde clinched Group 1 with their third successive win, against Cheadle Hulme, Danny Berry 61. Toft finish top of Group 3 despite their game at Middlewich being abandoned. Toft had run up a massive 208-1, openers Morgan Clark, 93 not out and Toby Drummond, 84 putting on 134. Urmston clinched Group 8 after beating Cheadle by 23 runs and in Group 9 Bramhall qualified for the last eight with a victory at Brooklands. The remaining four groups will be resolved on Thursday. THURSDAY’S RESULTS GROUP 1 HYDE (2 pts.) beat CHEADLE HULME (won toss) by 9 wickets: Cheadle Hulme 87 (20 overs: T. Williams 28no); Hyde 91-1 (9 overs: D Berry 61). SALE (won toss, 2 pts.) beat MOBBERLEY by 97 runs: Sale 199-2 (20 overs: T Lawrence 88no, B Guest 67); Mobberley 102 (19 overs: M Clarke 4-16).

GROUP 3 ALVANLEY (won toss,) lost to DAVENHAM ( 2 pts.) by 10 wickets: Alvanley 106-9 (20 overs: Davenham 110-0 (10 overs: S Hunt 55no, G. Christian 41no). MIDDLEWICH (won toss, 1 pt.) v TOFT (1 pt.) abandoned due to rain: Toft 208-1 (20 overs: M Clark 93no, T Drummond 8 4); Middlewich 6-1 (2 overs).

GROUP 5 NESTON (won toss, 2 pts.) beat CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL in tied match, losing fewer wickets: Neston 171-5 (18 overs: D Hurst 61, S Mugave 35); Chester 171-7 (18 overs: L Dixon 71, R. Moore 57). UPTON (2 pts.) beat OXTON (won toss) by 58 runs: Upton 171-7 (20 overs: M Ingram 50, D/Warburton 31); Oxton 113-5 (20 overs: A Hughes 35).

GROUP 8 URMSTON (won toss, 2 pts.) beat CHEADLE by 23 runs: Urmston 125-6 (20 overs: B Yates 40, Calum Turner 35, Chris Turner 33, G Dickinson 4-29); Cheadle 122 (20 overs: M Parkinson 3-22, S Oldham 3-14).

GROUP 9 BROOKLANDS (win toss) lost to BRAMHALL (2 pts.) by 50 runs: Bramhall 149-6 (20 overs) ; Brooklands 99 (15 overs).

Thursday, June 16 Group fixtures & umpires (6 p.m.) GROUP 2: OULTON PARK V CONGLETON Jon Hacking & Gary Musker TATTENHALL V NANTWICH Barrie Burns & Darrin Clark GROUP 4 BOLLINGTON V NORTHWICH James Emmerson & John Lowe TIMPERLEY V ALDERLEY EDGE Garry Hambleton & Steve Kirkbright GROUP 6 BOWDON V CHRISTLETON Paul Herring & Simon Smith WIDNES V GRAPPENHALL Alistair Davies & Jason Pawluk (tel. 07730 40510) GROUP 7: MACCLESFIELD V WEAVERHAM Steve Wilkinson & John Williams WARRINGTON V BARROW Dion Kelly & Geoff Young JUNE 11 NEWSLETTER: p6 T20 round-up contd … LATEST T20 GROUP PLACINGS

GROUP 1 FINAL TABLE P W (2) C/A (1) L Pts. Run rate HYDE 3 3 0 0 6 winners Sale 3 2 0 1 4 Cheadle Hulme 3 1 0 2 2 Mobberley 3 0 0 3 0

GROUP 2 Nantwich 2 1 1 0 3 9.92 Tattenhall 2 1 1 0 3 - Oulton Park 2 0 1 1 1 5.80 Congleton 2 0 1 1 1 -

GROUP 3 FINAL TABLE TOFT 3 2 1 0 5 winners Davenham 3 2 0 1 4 Alvanley 3 1 0 2 2 Middlewich 3 0 1 2 1

GROUP 4 Alderley Edge 2 2 0 0 4 8.69 Bollington 2 1 0 1 2 6.06 Timperley 2 0 1 1 1 6.90 Northwich 2 0 1 1 1 6.70 GROUP 5 FINAL TABLE NESTON 3 3 0 0 6 winners Chester Bo. Hall 3 2 0 1 4 Upton 3 1 0 2 2 Oxton 3 0 0 3 0

GROUP 6 Widnes 2 1 1 0 3 11.88 Grappenhall 2 1 1 0 3 6.45 Bowdon 2 0 1 1 1 6.25 Christleton 2 0 1 1 1 5.20

GROUP 7 Weaverham 2 1 1 0 3 11.45 Macclesfield 2 1 1 0 3 7.80 Warrington 2 0 1 1 1 6.90 Barrow 2 0 1 1 1 5.75

GROUP 8 FINAL TABLE URMSTON 2 2 0 0 4 winners Cheadle 2 1 0 1 2 Lindow 2 0 0 2 0

GROUP 9 FINAL TABLE BRAMHALL 2 2 0 0 4 winners Brooklands 2 1 0 1 2 Didsbury 2 0 0 2 0 JUNE 11 NEWSLETTER: p7 LEAGUE FIXTURES & UMPIRES FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 18 – WEEK 8

ECB Premier League (12.30 p.m.)

ALDERLEY EDGE V CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL Paul Herring & David Gane BRAMHALL V CHEADLE Graham Harris & Geoff Wellsteed NANTWICH V HYDE Ian Greensmith & David Tate NESTON V MACCLESFIELD Ankit Jain & Steve Walton TIMPERLEY V BOWDON Brian Boys & Phil Prince URMSTON V TOFT Martin Howe & John Williams

Division One (1 p.m.)

BOLLINGTON V OULTON PARK James Emmerson & Garry Hambleton CHEADLE HULME V DIDSBURY Martin Roberts & Gary Zimmer GRAPPENHALL V DAVENHAM Barrie Burns & Dion Kelly MARPLE V SALE Ray Prescott & Graham Pugh OXTON V WEAVERHAM Ron Bedson & Trevor Burnett TATTENHALL V WARRINGTON Darrin Clark & Geoff Young

Division Two (1 p.m.)

CONGLETON V CHRISTLETON John Lowe & Nigel Simms MIDDLEWICH V LINDOW Fred Coleman (tel. 07760 198 616) & Peter Davies MOBBERLEY V ALVANLEY Jon Hacking & David Williams NORTHWICH V BROOKLANDS Steve Kirkbright & Simon Smith STOCKPORT V UPTON Graham Cookson & Steve Wilkinson WIDNES V BARROW Peter Hanaby & Tony Morris (01606 888 268) Information about all umpiring appointments provided by Geoff Young

PLAYING ON SUNDAY, JUNE 19

Royal London National Club knock-out Group 7 final (1 p.m.) SWARKSTONE (Derbyshire) v CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL

Unicorns County Championship (11 a.m. daily) DORSET v CHESHIRE (at Bournemouth Sports Club, continues on Monday and Tuesday)

JUNE 11 NEWSLETTER: p8 Davis 11-119 as Cheshire beat Wilts in 2 days CHESHIRE made a flying start to their Unicorns county championship campaign when they beat Wiltshire by eight wickets inside two days at Tattenhall’s sunny Flacca Field on Sunday and Monday last week. The damage was done on the first morning when Wiltshire struggled to 70-7 and although they recovered to total 166 (Ashur Morrison 63) it was clearly an insufficient total on a pitch on which too many batsmen - on both sides – failed unaccountably and with Chester paceman Ash Davis enjoying his best county figures of 7-83 Although no one reached 50 in either Cheshire innings, there were sound efforts in the first knock from skipper Lee Dixon, 44, Rob Jones, 43, Calum Rowe, 37 and the last pair of Davis, 33 not out and Dan Woods, 36 who added 72 vital runs to reach a tally of 303 and lead of 137. Wilts fared slightly better second time around with 233, Morrison (73) again top scoring. Davis brought his match figures to a magnificent 11-119 with a 4-36 return, aided by spinner Woods, 3-83. This left Cheshire to score 96 late on the second evening, a tally they achieved at 100-2, Rick Moore 36 not out, Rob Jones 28. Tattenhall put on a top-class show staging their first-ever county championship match and although there was no need for the third day, both teams considered that the scores should have been higher on an excellent pitch provided by groundsman Brian Jarrard. Praise is also due to the hosts for their organisation, not least the efficient car parking arrangements. Cheshire will go into their next game, against Dorset by the seaside at Bournemouth from June 19 -21 with confidence restored after failing to qualify for the later rounds of the one-day knock-out. DEVELOPMENT GAMES CHESHIRE Development squad played an England Disabled XI in two T20 games at Marple on Sunday, June 5, winning the first game by 14 runs and tieing the second. They next take on their Shropshire counterparts at Whitchurch on Tuesday this week (11 a.m.).

Key Cheshire Cup match off HYDE versus holders Chester Boughton Hall in the 2nd round of the Cheshire Cup on Sunday was rained off. It will now be provisionally staged on Sunday, June 26. Remainder of round 2 draw on Sunday, June 26: Sale v Oxton; Bollington v Grappenhall; Macclesfield v Toft; Elworth v Stockport; Warrington v Alderley Edge; Bowdon v Didsbury; Urmston v Bramhall

Cheshire Shield record WESTON’s Joe Gates hit a Cheshire Shield record 222 not out - after being dropped on four - in his team’s first round faster run rate victory over Appleton on Sunday. Weston compiled a team record 382-5 and Appleton were 76-5 off 25 overs when rain halted play. Round 2 games to be played on Sunday, June 19 (1 p.m.) are: Weston v Maratime; Wilmslow Wayfarers v Great Budworth; Prestbury v Ashley; Disley v Stockport Georgians; Romiley v Lindow; Hawk Green v Hale Barns; Barrow v Widnes. Winsford or Congleton will host Northwich on Sunday, June 26. Information provided by Competitions organiser Peter Hayes

Over 50s at Widnes … CHESHIRE team to play Derbyshire in the National Over 60s county championship at Widnes on Wedesday this week (1.30 p.m.) is: Phil Catterall captain, Tim Wearden (Widnes), Chris Baker (Chester), Gary Cash (Marple), Mike Cook (Nantwich), Mel Dobson (Tattenhall), Chris Moore (Brooklands), Ben Scott (Alderley Edge), Bhautik Shukla (New Brighton), Ian Sleigh (Warrington), David Smith wicket-keeper (Birkenhead Parki). There was had no match last week. …Over 60s win at Grantham A NINE runs victory was achieved by Cheshire in their National 60 Plus county championship game against Lincolnshire at Grantham on Tuesday last week. Scores: Cheshire 208-7 (Colin Norbury 59) Lincs 199-4 (Mike Cushion 9 overs 1-6). On Tuesday this week, Cheshire meet Lancashire at Accrington (1.30 pm.). Cheshire 2nd beat Somerset by 36 runs last Thursday to keep up their winning form: Cheshire 264-4 (Rob Chapman 60, Ian Brown 57, Rob Ashley 55) Somerset 228-9 (David Cain 3-21). JUNE 11 NEWSLETTER: p9 Sale Forties only 100 per centers SALE Silverbacks extended their 100 per cent run to six games in the North-East Division of the Over Forties section with a 22 runs victory over Urmston Tigers at Dane Road. Previously unbeaten, Urmston now also trail second-placed Cheadle Hulme, who won by six wickets at Bowdon Vale Vikings. Alderley Edge Wizards created a four points gap at the top of the South-East Division with a six wickets win against Poynton Legends. Also in this group, Bollington Veterans v Woodley was cancelled due to a storm on what was a relatively dry evening although skipper Ian Hall e-mailed a picture of the waterlogged Cheadle ground which caused the cancellation of the game against Bowdon a Kingsway. In the Central Division Grappenhall inflicted Toft’s first defeat – by 10 wickets – and go top of the table. Neston lead the West Division after Upton conceded their scheduled game at Parkgate, the second time Upton have failed to raise a team. Chester Blazers beat Oxton and both these clubs will continue to give chase. Weaverham beat Tattenhall off the last ball to register their first win since joining the section.

WEDNESDAY. JUNE 8 RESULTS Central Division ASHTON on MERSEY (4 pts.) beat ASHLEY by 39 runs: Ashton on Mersey 137-7 (Miners 24, Essue 243, Cunningham 21, Downey 2-29, Kwasnik 2-24); Ashley 98-6 (Lloyd 31, Knowles 2-21). DAVENHAM (4 pts.) beat WARRINGTON by 7 wickets: Warrington 123-6 (Sleigh 33, Houghton 2-9); Davenham 126-3 (Hudson 31, Sharples 30, Jones 30). GRAPPENHALL (4 pts.) beat TOFT by 10 wickets: Toft 77-8 (Sheldon 30); Grappenhall 79-0 (Wright 30, Radage 30). TIMPERLEY (4 pts.) beat MOBBERLEY by 9 wickets: Mobberley 127-4 (Ali 32, Freebrey 30, O’Shea 27); Timperley 131-1 (Fisher 33, Porthouse 31, Unsure 30);

North-East Division BOWDON VALE VIKINGS lost to CHEADLE HULME (4 pts.) by 6 wickets: Bowdon Vale 107-7 (Hopton 29, Crouch 23, C. Beckley 2-14); Cheadle Hulme 108-4 (Oldfield 30, Battye 30, C Beckley 25, Higson 2-17). BROOKLANDS (4 pts.) beat BRAMHALL by 9 wickets: Bramhall 100-6 (Stoneman 30, Battye 30, C. Beckley 25, Higson 2-17); Brooklands 111-1 (Horsford 34, Mitchell 27, Willard 27). CHEADLE (2 pts.) v BOWDON (2 pts.: cancelled SALE SILVERBACKS (4 pts.) beat URMSTON TIGERS by 22 runs: Sale 120-7 (Rowe 31, Bolton 29, Sethi 3-28); Urmston 98-9 (Praveen 313, Bolton 2-11, Bull 2-26).

South-East Division ALDERLEY EDGE WIZARDS (4 pts.) beat POYNTON LEGENDS by 6 wickets: Poynton 123-7; Alderley Edge 124-4. BOLLINGTON VETERANS (2 pts.) v WOODLEY (2 pts.): cancelled BREDBURY SAINTS (4 pts.) beat MACCLESFIELD by 7 runs: Bredbury 135-4 (Bass 33, Wood 32, Woodall 23, Clarke 23); Macclesfield 128-4 (Whittingham 32, Cowen 29, Gregory 20, Burton 2-14). Open: Offerton

West Divison IRBY lost to CALDY (4 pts.) by 6 runs: Caldy 126-4 (Mellor 33, K Findlay 30); Irby 120-8 (Wadkin 32). NESTON (4 pts.) v UPTON conceded

JUNE 11 NEWSLETTER: p10 Over 40s contd … OXTON lost to CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL BLAZERS (4 pts.) by 40 runs: Chester 137-8 (Barr 32, Cook 20, Atkin 20); Oxton 97-8 (Benson 33, Clayton 20, Kegg 3-12, Atkin 2-6). WEAVERHAM (4 pts.) beat TATTENHALL WRECKERS by 2 wickets: Tattenhall 127-9; Weaverham 128-8.

LATEST TABLES Central Division P W C/A L Pts. GRAPPENHALL 6 4 2 0 20 TOFT 6 4 1 1 18 TIMPERLEY 6 4 0 2 16 DAVENHAM 6 3 2 1 16 ASHTON on MERSEY 6 2 1 3 10 ASHLEY 6 1 1 4 6 MOBBERLEY 6 1 1 4 6 WARRINGTON 6 0 2 4 4

NE Division SALE SILVERBACKS 6 6 0 0 24 CHEADLE HULME 6 5 1 0 22 URMSTON TIGERS 6 4 1 1 18 CHEADLE 6 2 1 3 10 BOWDON VALE VIKINGS 6 2 0 4 8 BROOKLANDS 6 2 0 4 8 BOWDON 6 1 1 4 6 BRAMHALL 6 0 0 6 0

SE Division ALDERLEY EDGE WIZARDS 5 4 1 0 18 BOLLINGTON VETERANS 5 3 1 1 14 BREDBURY SAINTS 5 2 1 2 10 MACCLESFIELD 5 2 1 2 10 WOODLEY 5 1 2 2 8 OFFERTON 5 1 1 3 6 POYNTON LEGENDS 6 1 1 4 6

West Division NESTON 6 5 1 0 22 CHESTER BLAZERS 6 4 1 1 18 OXTON 6 4 1 1 18 TATTENHALL WRECKERS 6 2 1 3 10 UPTON 6 2 1 3 10 CALDY 6 2 0 4 8 WEAVERHAM 6 1 1 4 6 IRBY 6 1 0 5 4

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 FIXTURES (6.15 p.m.) CENTRAL DIVISION: Davenham v Ashton on Mersey; Mobberley v Grappenhall; Toft v Ashley; Warrington v Timperley. NORTH-EAST DIVISION: Bowdon v Brooklands; Bramhall v Bowdon Vale Vikings; Cheadle Hulme v Sale Silverbacks; Urmston Tigers v Cheadle. SOUTH-EAST DIVISION: Macclesfield v Bollington Veterans; Offerton v Bredbury Saints; Woodley v Alderley Edge Wizards. Open: Poynton Legends WEST DIVISION: Caldy v Oxton; Chester Blazers v Tattenhall Wreckers; Irby v Upton; Neston v Weaverham. JUNE 11 NEWSLETTER: p11 JUNE 4 GROUND MARKS THE following were the pitch and outfield marks awarded by umpires for matches played on Saturday, June 4 (maximum in each category 20). Outfield assessment includes boundary markings, grass, sightscreens, scoreboards, scoreboxes and umpires rooms.

ECB Premier League Alderley Edge v Cheadle pitch 18; outfield 19 Nantwich v Bramhall 18 - 20 Neston v Hyde 17 - 20 Timperley v Chester 17 - 19 *Toft v Macclesfield 16 - 19 Urmston v Bowdon 18 - 19 * The points allocation in this match, a level scores draw, was Toft 14; Macclesfield 16, not 15-16 as originally recorded

Division 1 Bollington v Warrington pitch 15; outfield 15 Cheadle Hulme v Oulton Park 15 - 18 Grappenhall v Sale 20 – 20 – full house! Marple v Tattenhall 19 - 20 Oxton v Didsbury 19 - 20 Weaverham v Davenham 17 - 18 Sale v Oxton (late from May 28) 18 - 19

Division 2 Brooklands v Christleton 17 pitch; outfield 19 Congleton v Barrow 17 - 20 Middlewich v Upton 18 - 20 Northwich v Lindow 16 - 18 Stockport v Alvanley 16 - 20 Widnes v Mobberley 17 – 17 Stats provided by 1st XI Results secretary Ian Sharrock.

UKFAST Cheshire League round-up DUE to rain no games were completed in the First Division of the UKFast Cheshire League on Saturday, leaving Romiley top of the table by six points.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS Ashton on Mersey v Poynton abandoned; Barnton 98-8 Irby 132; Bredbury St. Mark’s 19-0 v Stockport Georgians; Disley v Heaton Mersey 62-6; Lymm OP v Runcorn late; Romiley 40-1 v Hale Barns

STANDINGS 1. Romiley 134 pts; 2. Ashton on Mersey 128; 3.; Barnton 126; 4. Stockport Georgians 112; 5. Hale Barns 107; 6. Disley 95; 7. Lymm OP 93; 8. Bredbury 88; 9. Runcorn 77; 10. Heaton Mersey 77; 11. Poynton 58; 12. Irby 37. Division 2: 1. Winnington Park 157; 2. Stockport Trinity 146.

FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY JUNE 18 (1.30 p.m.): Ashton on Mersey v Disley; Hale Barns v Bredbury St. Marks; Irby v Lymm OP; Poynton v Romiley; Runcorn v Heaton Mersey; Stockport Georgians v Barnton.

JUNE 11 NEWSLETTER: p12 Make a note: League Dinner is on October 7 CLUBS are given an early reminder of the date of this season’s League Presentation Dinner on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 at THE MERE (Mere Golf & Country Club) from 7 p.m Organiser Geoff Wellsteed urges clubs to ensure that they organise their own domestic end-of-season events on a separate date. Clubs will be sent a display poster later in the season with full details of the function with top speaker Geoff Miller booked this year. Ticket prices remain unchanged

Zimbabwe Adventure part 2 BEFORE moving on to Harare for the second leg of England’s 1996-97 cricket tour in Zimbabwe, the 15-strong Gulliver’s Travel party spent several interesting days staying at the ultra-colonial Victoria Falls Hotel. A small group wangled a visa-free day trip to Zambia, formerly Northern Rhodesia, by taxi across the giant Zambezi Bridge. We stopped while two intrepid members diced with death at the famous Bungee Jump (which cost the Zim equivalent of £50, plus another £50 for the video to prove you’d done it!). The roads in Zambia were so pot-holed our taxi driver had to do the dodgems. There was not a great deal to see in Livingstone so we swiftly returned. Next day we enjoyed the ultimate experience of a walk through Victoria Falls itself. It was like stepping into a new eco-zone as we got pleasantly drenched. We also took a helicopter flight over the Falls to see everything from another spectacular angle Back at the hotel, we watched fascinated the daily March of the Local Monkeys across the roof to the bakery, where they were given their daily bread ration. We spent two days at Hwange Game Park which, in days before widespread poaching, possessed just about every specie of wild animal in Africa. We sat outside at midnight watching the animals venture into a man-made floodlit salt pan to eat food left out for them The party arrived in Harare to be welcomed on the steps of our hotel, the once world-famous, but now de-colonialised Meikles, to be greeted by new tour leader and former England captain Mike Denness, The genial Scot was just about the nicest of the top ex-cricketers we ever met. Mr Swanton is not amused England played two ODIs and one Test at Harare Sports Club and failed to win any of them. Daily Telegraph cricket writer Martin Johnson had been sending home many critical comments about the tour, the country and the people he didn’t get on with. One morning he showed us a cable from the former great cricket columnist EW Swanton back in the UK which umphed: ”For God’s sake man, write about the cricket!” Martin declined to oblige. The Zim dollar was weak and we were able to enjoy a slap up 5-course dinner in Meikles nightly for the equivalent of £8, which led us to tip generously, so much so that the wonderful – and poorly-paid waiters were reduced to tears. We walked to the ground on the first day of the Test, past the well-kept bungalow garden of former Prime Minister Iain Smith. He was not at home We said hi! to Robin Faulkner, chairman of Widnes, a club enjoying an exchange of players with Zim at the tine. We then set off to walk round the ground and on returning gave ‘Robin’ a nod to which he responded: “How are you both, not seen you for a long time?” He turned out to be Robin’s strikingly similar brother Rupert, on the same family trip! Had an interesting chat on our last day with ex-Warringtonian John Crawley who had by then become one of the country’s best batsmen. He was looking forward to flying off with the England team for the second leg of their winter tour to New Zealand, where they were to win 2-0 Our final experience of a wonderful, but frustrating country, shortly to be torn apart by the farmland grabs, came at Harare Airport while we were waiting to fly home. The Air Zimbabwe plane due for Heathrow was suddenly requisitioned by the wife of President Mugabe, who pulled rank and decided she wanted to go shopping in Paris. This put our departure back many hours, causing multiple re-arrangements at the UK end for hundreds of people. Not a happy finish to a tour with so much so much to do and to see - apart from the eminently forgettable cricket. More Anon.

JUNE 11 NEWSLETTER: p13 DOREEN COLLYER IS REMEMBERED MEMBERS of the Neston and Chester Boughton Hall clubs have this week been mourning the tragic death of Doreen Collyer, aged 60, who died after being attacked by a Great White Shark while swimming off shore of the seaside town of Mindarie in West Australia. Doreen emigrated to Perth from Chester in 2011 with her husband David, a well-known Neston cricketer, so the couple could be nearer their son, Ben, also a former cricketer. Doreen had taken the post of nursing lecturer at Perth University and was held in high esteem there. The couple had recently taken out Australian citizenship. Doreen and Dave were also the parents of former England women’s cricketer Sarah, now a physiotherapist living in New Zealand. Former Neston chairman Jim Marshall said: “It was a horrendous shock to us all to hear what happened to Doreen. The Collyers were a lovely family, very sociable and we were sorry to lose them to Australia because they did great work for Neston Cricket Club”.

Big Bash @ Bramhall on Friday BRAMHALL stage their biggest event of the season at Church Lane on Friday when a strengthened Club XI take on a PCA Masters XI containing all former England Test stars for a Big Bash-type T20 challenge match. The PCA side is: Mark Ramprakash, Dominic Cork, Steve Harmison, Vikram Solanki, Paul Nixon, Uzman Afzaal, Alex Tudor, Neil Fairbrother, Devon Malcolm, Glen Chapple, Simon Jones Gates open at 3.30 p.m. and the T20 game starts at 4.45 p.m. There will be a live band playing until late. Tickets at £12.50 adults £7.50 under 16, under 5s free can be obtained at the gate or in advance from the chairman on e-mail at [email protected] There is a marquee lunch planned for 250 guests at noon when it is hoped to raise £15,000 for the Hearts for Harry Foundation.

LEAGUE WEBSITES THE website cheshirecountycl.play-cricket.com monitored by Darren Sutcliffe (and Stuart Hayes for 3rd XIs) now takes all 1st XI results with brief match details which must be posted by 10 p.m. Full scoreboards need to be posted by 12 noon the following day. This applies to Saturday League and mid-week T20 matches. THE League’s Pitchero website administered by Richard Fennah, contains documents such as all issues of the Newsletter, is: www.cheshirecountycl.org.uk THE weekly Newsletter will normally be available on Monday mornings to the Press, League Officers, members of the Cricket Committee and individual subscribers by special request.

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