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Sunday, July 26th, 2009
PREMIER DIVISION REVIEW 25th July 2009
Leycett won for the first time and have moved off the bottom of the Premier League table. They trounced Hem Heath by 120 runs on a day of no drawn matches in the top division.
Derbyshire’s Dan Redfern was to the fore of Leycett’s victory as he hit 41 and took 5-16 as his side were easy winners. Brother Tom smashed 74 (Mo Hussain 5-86) as the home side totalled 206-7 declared, and then Leycett rustled the visitors out for just 86.
Leek are now propping up the table after they were beaten at home by Little Stoke. Richard Adams continued his good form with 61 for Richard Harvey’s side in their 164-7. Tom Steele and Richard Cooper both took three wickets for Leek. Dan Colclough’s five wicket haul swung the game Little stoke’s way and they dismissed their hosts for 117, sending Jamie Cullerton’s men deeper into relegation trouble. Little Stoke are now just 3 points behind the leaders, who both won again yesterday.
Knypersley and Longton are level at the top after both won comfortably after bating first. Paul Goodwin’s 69 was the backbone of Knypersley’s 165 at Porthill (Fazl Akbar 7-60) and Andy Marshall and Darren Butler chipped in with three wickets apiece as they bowled out their hosts for just 77.
Roger Sillence’s half century ensured that Longton reached a total of 181 at home to Moddershall. M Jahangir and R Bagnall were the pick of the visitors’ attack, and wickets fell regularly during Moddershall’s reply, with all Longton bowlers taking wickets. Modd were eventually dismissed for 117.
On a day of few runs Burslem’s Anthony Sheeran (5-68) must have felt that he had put his side in a commanding position after Audley were dismissed for 145. But Ugasen Govander and Andrew Johnson both claimed four wickets as the visitors were eventually bowled out for 121. Both teams are in mid-table.
