! ! Cheshire County Cricket League 2016 NEWSLETTER : WEEK 21– SEPTEMBER 10 ! Alderley Edge thrash 2015 champions to win 2016 title ALDERLEY EDGE were celebrating their first ECB Premier League title since 2008 on Saturday evening after beating reigning champions Hyde by 112 runs at Moss Lane. They are 44 points clear with one game to play so cannot be caught. Congratulations to Adam Worrall and his team, beaten only once since the second week of the season Lancashire all-rounder Jordan Clark was the key to their 13th victory, scoring a quality 119 in a fifth wicket stand worth 142 with Richard Wilkinson, 45 in a tally of 243-6, Will Walker taking 3-77. Winners of the title themselves in the past two seasons, Hyde batted limply in reply and were all out for 131, Harry Dearden 48, Andy Windle 4-31, with Clark, 3-15 and Wilkinson, 3-50 completing outstanding personal performances. Word had by then come through that their only realistic challengers Bowdon had lost by 68 runs at lowly Nantwich. Fighting hard against relegation, the Dabbers ran up a modest 193, Rob Cook-Sievewright 50 with Chris Ashling, Dan Williams and Richard Carter sharing nine of the wickets. Bowdon’s unreliable batting let them down after tea when they were bowled out for 125 by Ollie Griffiths, 5-26 and Jimmy Warrington, 3-22. Nantwich needed these points with relegation rivals Macclesfield also winning, by three wickets at home to Timperley who posted 167-9, Craig Grindley 38, Rob Porter 4-37, Ollie Marsden 4-41. Macc responded with 189-7 led by their inspiring Aussie, Nick Bertus, with 72 not out In key final fixtures on Saturday, Macc will host the Dabbers with two other clubs suddenly involved in the mix - Toft and Timperley - meeting at Booth’s Park. Enlivened by their T20 successes, Bramhall beat fading Chester by 118 runs at Church Lane. Dan Lamb 65, Dale McKay 60 and Nick Cantello 52 not out, top-scoring in a tally of 50. Boughton Hall were bowled out for 132, Will Owen 41 not out, Lamb and Luke Littlewood both claiming three wickets. Neston swept away any relegation worries with a comprehensive eight wickets victory over Toft at Parkgate. Their visitors were dismissed for 82, Matt Stewart 4-17, then Simon Stokes, 45 not out, led Neston’s charge. Relegated Urmston put up a sorry show at home to Cheadle, losing by 10 wickets after bowled out for 82, Callum Parkinson 59 not out, Dan Brown 5-34. Cheadle, whose inspirational skipper Paul Sperring is leaving to play for Woodford next season, coasted to 83 without loss in 13 overs, Nick Fletcher 34 not out. Division One promotion & relegation settled DIDSBURY and Grappenhall both clinched promotion from Division One, three points separating the pair with one game remaining. Didsbury will host Bollington, while Grappenhall go to Oxton. Marple were bowled out for 138 at Didsbury, Matt Gregson 5-19, the leaders replying with 140-4, Nick Anderson 40. Grappenhall, meanwhile, scored 123-5 (Peter Barnes 61) to top Weaverham’s modest 119 (Kevin Waterhouse 42, Andy Pennington 3-17). Oulton Park will finish third after taking full points at relegated Tattenhall. Danny Leech scored 62 not out as they totalled 162-6 to overhaul bottom club Tatters’ 161, Sam Green 51. Cheadle Hulme are also relegated after losing by a massive 203 runs at Davenham who muscled to 304-6, South African Givon Christisan contributing 156, the division’s highest tally of the summer. ‘Hulme were bowled out for 101, Ryan Blackie 5-20. Warrington enjoyed a winning draw at Oxton where they posted 186-9, Huw Stone 38. Oxton replied with 170-9, Shaaiq Choudhry scoring 53 after an earlier 3-52 bowling stint. Warrington ‘s James Rudd produced bowling figures of 6-32 after his 6-16 two weeks earlier Skipper Rick Hough carried his bat for a splendid 104 in Bollington’s 122-runs home victory over Sale. ! SEPTEMBER 10 NEWSLETTER: p2 Widnes celebrate in style WIDNES celebrated receiving the Second Division championship trophy from League chairman David Humpage with a stylish 85-run victory over Lindow at Beaconsfield road, their 10th maximum pointer in the last 11 games. Opting to bat, Widnes declared at 252-3, Matt Burns, 103 and South African Marcus Fourie, 65, putting on 132 for the first wicket before Alex Hewitt cashed in with 75. Lindow lost their last wicket at 167 after late order batsmen Ben Tyler, 53 and Pat Chrystys, 30 almost pulled off a draw with one over left. Also promoted, Upton won by five wickets chasing Mobberley’s 206-8 (Abdul Aqeel 61). They had just one ball to spare at 207-5, Dan Owen 67, Matt Ingram 58. Mobberley’s decent 10 points return, however, means they need only two from their final game at Barrow to escape the drop. The second club to go out of the League looks also certain to be Congleton, who lost by four wickets at home to Brooklands, despite Ben Scowen’s fighting 50. Caleb Jones took 5-58 for Brooklands, who go third., At the foot of the table, demoted Middlewich lost by five wickets to improving Christleton, for whom Matt Astbury took 5-39 There was some high-scoring at Moss Farm where Alvanley enjoyed a winning draw with Northwich. Steve Charles (96) top- scored in Alvanley’s 243-7, Sam Stoneley taking 4-53, to which Northwich replied with 205-7, James Plant 46. Stockport beat Barrow by two wickets at Cale Green after dismissing their visitors for 101, M. Green 4-21 then running up 104-8, Shea Gribben 55 not out, Iro De Silva 5-33. SATURDAY’S MATCH DETAILS …. ECB Premier League At Moss Lane: ALDERLEY EDGE (25 pts.) beat HYDE (won toss, 3 pts.) by 112 runs Alderley Edge 243-6 (55 overs: J Clark 119, R Wilkinson 45 = 142 for 5th wicket, W Walker 3-77). ! Hyde 131 (40 overs: H. Dearden 48, D Berry 32, A Windle 4-31, J Clark 3-15, R. Wilkinson 3-50). At Church Lane BRAMHALL (25 pts.) beat CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (won toss, 5 pts.) by 118 runs: Bramhall 250 (55 overs: D. Lamb 65, D McKay 60, N. Cantello 52no, A. Davis 3-65, J Williams 3-72); ! Chester 132 (39 overs: W Owen 41no, L Littlewood 3-31, D. Lamb 3-39). At Whitehouse Lane: NANTWICH (won toss, 25 pts.) beat BOWDON (4 pts.) by 68 runs: Nantwich 193 (52 overs: R Cook-Sievwright 50, S. Rimmer 34, R Carter 3-38, C. Ashling 3-41, D Williams 3-59); ! Bowdon 125 (45 overs: D Williams 27, O. Griffiths 5-26, J Warrington 3-22). At Parkgate: NESTON (won toss, 25 pts.) beat TOFT (0 pts.) by 8 wickets: Toft 82 (31 overs: J Drummond 19, M Stewart 4-17); ! Neston 85-2 (13 overs: S. Stokes 45no). At Victoria Road: MACCLESFIELD (25 pts.) beat TIMPERLEY (won toss, 7 pts.) by 3 wickets: Timperley 167-9 (55 overs: C. Grindley 38, R Porter 4-37, O. Marsden 4-41); ! Macclesfield 169-7 (47 overs: N Bertus 72no, J. Cross 37, J. White 4-52). AT UCG: URMSTON (won toss, 0 pts.) lost to CHEADLE (25 pts.) by 10 wickets: Urmston 82 (29 overs: C Parkinson 58no, D. Brown 5-34); ! Cheadle 83-0 (13 overs: N Fletcher 56no, G. Dixon 25no). Division 1 At Recreation Ground: BOLLINGTON (won toss, 25 pts.) beat SALE (2 pts.) by 112 runs: Bollington 203-6 (50 overs: R Hough 104no carried bat, T Horsfield 43); Sale 91 (22 overs: B Guest 30, A. Durie 6-26, H Dickinson 3-30). SEPTEMBER 10 NEWSLETTER: p3 ! Division 1 results contd … At Butcher’s Stile DAVENHAM (won toss, 25 pts.) beat CHEADLE HULME (2 pts.) by 203 runs: Davenham 304-6 (50 overs: G Christian 158, B. Gough 60, S Hunt 51); ! Cheadle Hulme 101 (28 overs: G Balderson 24, R. Blackie 5-24). At Wilmslow Road: DIDSBURY (won toss, 25 pts.) beat MARPLE (3 pts.) by 6 wickets: Marple 138 (50 overs: M Barrow 32, M Makin 30, M. Gregson 5-19); ! Didsbury 140-4 (31 overs: N Anderson 40, M Marfani 37no, J Menzies 3-31). At Broad Lane: GRAPPENHALL (won toss, 25 pts.) beat WEAVERHAM (2 pts.) by 5 wickets: Weaverham 119 (31 overs: K Waterhouse 42, A. Pennington 3-17); ! Grappenhall 123-5 (40 overs: P Barnes 61, G. McCormick 3-30). At Townfield Lane: OXTON (8pts.) drew with WARRINGTON (won toss, 13pts.): Warrington 186-9 (50 overs: H Stone 38, R Heaney 36, A Green 30, S. Choudhry 3-52); ! Oxton 170-9 (50 overs: S Choudhry 53, M. DeBrabender 49, J. Rudd 6-32). At Flacca Field: TATTENHALL (won toss, 6 pts.) lost to OULTON PARK (25 pts.) by 4 wickets: Tattenhall 161 (46 overs: S Green 51, M. Parkinson 3-40); ! Oulton Park 162-6 (43 overs: D. Leech 62no, A Mills 42, B Gibbon 3-19). Division 2: At Booth Street: CONGLETON (2 pts.) lost to BROOKLANDS (won toss, 25 pts.) by 4 wickets: Congleton 98 (36 overs: B Scowen 50, C Jones 5-58); Brooklands 101-6 (32 overs: M Bloomfield 36, J Goode 3-48). At Haddon Field: MIDDLEWICH (won toss, 2 pts.) lost to CHRISTLETON (25 pts.) by 5 wickets: Middlewich 99 (40 overs: R Clorley 36, M Astbury 5-39); ! Christleton 100-5 (27 overs: J. Gittins 36, P. Parry 3-41). At Moss Farm: NORTHWICH (won toss, 8 pts.) drew with ALVANLEY (14 pts.): Alvanley 243-7 (50 overs: S Charles 96, C.