News from 3rd July 2010
Monday, July 5th, 2010
PREMIER LEAGUE
Barlaston were beaten by a superb Wood Lane run chase as Little Stoke now lead the charge at the top of the Waterworld Premier Division. Muhammad Khan was the mianstay of the Barlaston innings hitting a brilliant 159 with support from Ben Grange (63) in their total of 290-8. Wood Lane looked to be reeling at 85-3, but Ashar Zaidi (96) and Richard Hassall (97 not out) steered Wood Lane home in the 49th over for the loss of only four wickets.
Little Stoke won in similar fashion, chasing down Stone’s target of 174. Phil Cheadle (64) and Asim Zaka (56) put on 124 for the fourth wicket but Little Stoke’s Shabir Ahmed took excellent returns of 5-41 to help restrict the visitors. Little Stoke’s openers John Hancock (43) and Richard Adams (40) gave them a great start before Australian Michael Tudehope stemmed the flow of runs in his 20-over spell claiming 4-31. Little Stoke got over the line thanks to Andrew Bryan’s unbeaten 37 with two overs spare.
Ben McGuire’s 69 helped Knypersley to beat Longton. Chasing 201, McGuire and Paul Goodwin (39) ensured they reached the target for the loss of six wickets in the 51st over. Earlier, Nayyer Abbas’s 7-59 helped to spin his way through Longton’s batters with only Pete Wilshaw (48) and Dave Edwards (30 not out) providing any real resistance.
In the clash of the bottom two sides, Hem Heath had to settle for a winning draw against Elworth. Lee Ridgway’s 70 helped his side post a competitive 202 as Elworth’s Chris Winter claimed 5-58. In reply, Elworth settled for the draw after the loss of early wickets. Muhammad Jahangir (3-26) and Daniel Milligan (4-56) the pick of the Hem Heath attack as Elworth closed on 167-8.
Michael Brown’s 5-18 helped Burslem to bowl Moddershall out for 111. Brown had good support with the ball from Samuillah Khan (3-39). And the run chase was completed comfortably with Khalid Malik (51 not out) and Khan (30 not out) reaching the total after 28 overs.
Audley’s Sean Price hit 94 as he and Michael Longmore (48) have a match-winning stand of 140 in reply to Porthill Park’s 187-6. Earlier, Porthill’s Saeed Anwar hit 60 alongside David Cotton’s unbeaten 40.
DIVISION ONE
Leek have created a 42-point gap at the summit of the JSW Insurance Division One after another win over Rode Park & Lawton. Three centuries from Alex Mellor (109), Mohammad Hussain (141) and Nottinghamshire’s Alex Hales (112 not out off 40 balls) allowed Leek to declare on 376-3 after 40.4 overs. And Rode Park eventually bowed out for 181 with Hussain claiming 5-49. Amal Athulathmudali (89) and Ian Harding (43) the only conributors.
Sandyford moved up to joint-second after a 25-point win over Meir Heath.Andrew Barnett’s 5-44 helped to bowl Meir Heath out for 140, chasing 188-7.Mark Leese (65) and Sohail Rauf (70) had helped Sandyford to a competitive total, despite excellent bowling from Iftikhar Asghar (6-52).
Oulton completed a three-wicket win over Leycett. Leycett posted 202-8 with Tas Hussain top scoring with an unbeaten 69. But Melvyn Dawson’s 76 and a further 58 from Pradeep Jayaprakashdaran helped to steer Oulton home in the 54th over. Muhammad Khalil was the pick of the Leycett attack taking 4-63.
Norton had to settle for a winning draw against Stafford. Norton hit 257-6 with half centuries from Matt Rogalski (50), Alex Graham (60) and Simon Kellett (56 not out). Stafford were on course for the chase through Oliver Stark (56) and Guy Seaton (78 not out) but couldn’t find support from others as they closed on 200-7.
Whitmore recorded a six-wicket win at the hands of Cheadle. Mudassar Butt’s unbeaten 92 helped Whitmore to the win in the 30th over. Earlier, Sibtain Taylor claimed 5-35 to bowl Cheadle out for 151, with David Wheeldon top scoring with 59.
Blythe’s Azher Shafique hit 92 as they knocked off Betley target of 217-8. Shafique was supported bu Dan Hammond (43 not out) as they won in the 43rd over. In Betley’s innings, Richard Bebbington hit a classy 88 alongside Chris Henderson (50). Craig Grimley finished with good figures of 4-28.
DIVISION TWO
Weston have leapfrogged Checkley at the top of the ASC Financial Managemen Divsion Two. Michael Alexander lead from the front with 98 alongside Martin Dawson’s 53 in Weston’s score of 235. Ashcombe Park professional Mohammad Junaid Khan took his tally to 34 wickets with 5-70. And Phil Stockton’s 6-47 shell-shocked Ashcombe Park and they were rolled for 104.
Caverswall took a well deserved winning draw out of their clash with second-placed Checkley. Robert King hit 122 in Caverswall’s total of 241-7 with the Checkley bowlers sharing the wickets around. And Checkley’s chase started well through Gareth Davies (90) and Nick Hunt (36) until Marlon Martin (6-94) tore through the middle order as Checkley held on in the end to finish on 208-8.
Crewe completed a four-wicket win over Kidsgrove. Kimany Gregoire (4-47) and Nolan McKenzie (3-34) helped to dismiss Kidsgrove for 125. And Crewe’s Sukhpreet Singh’s unbeaten 43 made sure of the win in the 35th over.
Meakins dished out a commanding win at the hands of Wedgwood & Stanfields. Ranil Dhammika (4-16) and Simon Baker (3-38) tore through the Wedgwood line-up to dismiss them for 129. And the Meakins batsmen took no time to knock off the runs, reaching the total after 21 overs with Sujith Vidange hitting an unbeaten 55 off 37 balls.
Newcastle & Hartshill recorded a well needed win over fellow strugglers Moddershall ‘A’. Moddershall ‘A’ batted first and were dismissed for 94 with Rejith Kumaran claiming 3-16 and two wickets apiece for Robert Walker (2-26) and James Hagan (2-18). Simon Wood steered the run chase almost to the end, hitting 58 as his side completed the seven-wicket win in the 27th over.
Paul Pickford 69 helped Alsager to victory over Silverdale. Chasing 165, Pickford received help from Chris Hampshire (25) and Richard Cooper (21 not out) to complete the five-wicket win. Earlier, Mitchell Stokes top scored for Silverdale with 45 with Paul Newnes the pick of the Alsager attack taking 4-27.
DIVISION THREE
Bignall End capitalised on a Bagnall defeat to regain top spot in the Little Gym Division Three. Kim Barnett carried his bat to finish on 114 in Bignall End’s score of 254-4 declared. And Matthew Saive did the job with the ball, claming 5-44 to help dismiss Porthill Park ‘A’ for 152.
Wootton won only their second game of the season in a shock two-wicket win over Bagnall. James Carr (6-41) tore through Bagnall’s top order reducing them to 68-7. Anthony Griffiths (35) provided some resistance as Bagnall were bowled out for 129. And the game was in the balance at 50-5 in Wootton’s reply with Kashif Daud (3-58) and Rob Bennett (4-30) doing the damage. But Simon Barker (53 not out) kept a cool head with Matt Richardson (24 not out) to complete the win.
Ian Davies’s 70 for Hanford pulled them out of the drop zone for their first win of the season over Meir Heath/Fenton. Chasing 162, Davies and Roger Davis (39) made sure of the six-wicket win in the 34th over. Earlier, Paul Farmer hit 61 for Meir Heath/Fenton with Josh Myatt unbeaten on 47.
Oakamoor’s Will Leeson took his best ever figures of 7-33 to help bowl Hem Heath/Forsbrook out for 126. Only Ataur Rehman hit substnatial runs in his knock of 39. In Oakamoor’s reply they found themselves 16-2 after early wickets but professional Muhammad Ayub (75 not out) and Tom Sherratt (35 not out) steered Oakamoor to victory.
Stone SP cruised to a six-wicket win over Endon. Dylan Davies (64) and an unbeaten 50 from Nicholas Cooper helped to knock off the target of 151 in the 30th over. Earlier, Andrew Slee took 4-34 as Endon lost their last six wickets for 40 runs with Phil Rowley top scoring on 48.
Eccleshall’s Australian Richie Gallichan yet again starred with bat and ball as his side had to settle for a losing draw against Woore. Gallichan claimed 8-70 as Woore hit 258 thanks to Ramesh Gunalan (86) and Dan O’Callghan (75). He then finished unbeaten on 100 as Eccleshall closed on 224-7. Jonty Bailey was the pick of the Woore attack with returns of 4-43.
Daniel Milligan
