PREMIER LEAGUE

Burslem capitalised on Little Stoke’s defeat to Knypersley to sneak to a single point behind the Waterworld Premier Division leaders.

Michael Brown claimed match-winning figures of 7-32 as they dismissed Porthill Park for 122, chasing 187.

Earlier, Michael Rowley (56) and Alex Bailey (46) were the main contributors for Burslem with the bat despite excellent figures from Porthill’s Mark Bengry (6-71).

Knypersley completed a 76-run win over Little Stoke.

Dan Ball (41), Paul Goodwin (51 not out) and Ross Salmon (44) helped Knypersley to a competitive 179-8.

The chase was always a struggle for Little Stoke as only Dan Hancock (26) provided much resistance, the visitors eventually being bowled out for 103.

Barlaston also suffered defeat to Stone after a clinical run chase.

Shaun Jenkinson (51) and Richard Harvey (63 not out) lead the charge to complete the six-wicket win in the 49^th over.

Earlier, Ben Grange (45), Niroshan Bandaratilleke (59) and Tom Taylor (59 not out) helped Barlaston to 203-4.

Elworth recorded their second win in as many weeks at the hands of Audley.

Audley batted first posting 130 as Elworth professional Yasir Ali claimed excellent returns of 7-58. Richard Holloway top scored with 42.

In reply, Elworth managed the get over the winning line despite the loss of regular wickets from Roger Sillence (5-72) to complete a three-wicket win.

Hem Heath were indebted to John Sadler’s knock to ensure they stay out of relegation troubles.

Wood Lane hit 184-8 thanks to Ashar Zaidi (66) as opening pair Muhammad Jahangir (5-91) and Danny Milligan (3-80) bowled throughout.

In reply, Hem Heath were reeling at 30-5 and then 97-8 until Derbyshire’s Sadler hit an unbeaten 125 not out to single-handedly knock off the runs. Mustafa Bashir was the pick of the Wood Lane attack claiming 7-75.

Longton beat Moddershall by five wickets.

Moddershall hit 145 through Andrew Heard (36) but good bowling from Dave Edwards (3-32) and Thomas Mellor (3-21) helped to restrict the Moddershall batsmen.

Longton made light work of the chase knocking off the runs inside 25 overs thanks to Ben Lucas (52), Phil Adams (34) and Pete Wilshaw (28) with Asad Ali the pick of the attack claiming 4-68.

DIVISION ONE

Leek require just a further two wins to secure their place in the Premier Division next season after a demolition of Cheadle.

Greg Willott (7-34) and Mohammad Hussain (3-5) helped roll Cheadle for 39.

Leek lost wickets in reply, mainly to Chris Barker (3-20) but completed the five-wicket win in the 12^th over.

Meir Heath recorded a narrow seven-run win over Leycett.

Batting first, Meir Heath hit 144 with Phil Stevens top scoring with 25. Leycett’s Michael Barcroft (4-44) and Muhammad Khalil (3-40) doing the damage.

Leycett had their backs to the wall at 56-5 but Tas Hussain (56) and Richar Walker (36) brought them to within touching distance of a win, but Iftikhar Asghar (5-33) and Adam Birch (4-57) dashed their hopes.

Sandyford chased down Stafford’s total of 169-9 to record a three-wicket win.

Match-winning knock from Stephan Shemilt (58) and Jonathan Barnett (59) ensured the win in the 47^th over, despite Noel Hunt’s 6-63.

Earlier, Mark Smallman top scored with 48 in Stafford’s innings with Sandyford professional Sohail Rauf taking 4-40.

Norton’s Ian Reynolds tore through Betley’s batting line-up to take 8-45 and help them to victory.

Betley were dismissed for 94 with Dave Snape top scoring with an unbeaten 26.

Norton made slight hard work of the chase but secured a much needed win after 30 overs with Alex Graham (28) and Jordan Weaver (24 not out) the main contributors.

Rode Park had to settle with a winning draw over Oulton.

Oulton hit 261-8 thanks to Henry Wright (87), Andy Dawson (35 not out), and Robert Cooper (30).

But Rode Park gave the run chase a good go through Alex Perry (48), Ian Harding (47) and Ben Taylor (40) but the loss of wickets courtesy of Oulton professional Pradeep Jayaprakashdaran (5-114) and a rain break halted the chances of a Rode Park win as they finished 15 runs shy.

Blythe cruised to a nine-wicket win over Whitmore.

Jemaal Maqsood (6-17) and Peter Finch (4-36) dismissed Whitmore for 61 inside 24 overs, with opener Joe Bridgewater top scoring with 18.

And Blythe’s Haydon Simcock (31 not out) and Martin Bailey (20 not out) chased down the runs in comfortable style.

DIVISION TWO

Checkley and Weston are tied at the top of the ASC Financial Management Division Two.

Weston secured a winning draw against Kidsgrove. Weston posted a mammoth 280 thanks to Michael Alexander (86) and Joe Gates (139) but they couldn’t dismiss Kidsgrove in reply following stubborn batting from Dave Leese (78) and Dave Follett (seven not out).

Checkley missed out on an opportunity to gain an advantage at the top as they suffered defeat to Meakins.

Andy Carr hit 34 and Ian Carr (41) in their total of 175-6.

But in Meakins reply, they failed to take regular wickets as were punished by Sam Nixon (30), Chathura Hereth (49) and Sujith Vidange (32 not out) as Meakins completed a five-wicket win.

Ashcombe Park went to within seven points of the promotion places after Mohammad Junaid Khan yet again ripped through another batting line-up, this week Silverdale.

Khan took 7-40 alongside Andrew Jones (3-22) as the pair bowled Silverdale out for 63.

Earlier, Ashcombe Park hit 140-9 thanks to Adam Wilson (58) and Philip Clowes (30) with Glynn Moore (4-76) and Scott Degg (4-22) taking four wickets apiece.

Moddershall ‘A’ claimed a narrow winning draw against Wedgwood & Stanfields.

Moddershall ‘A’ batted first and hit 204, mainly thanks to Ijaz Ahmed’s 81 with Wedgwood’s Gareth Lello taking 6-32.

And Wedgwood finished agonisingly close on 200-8 with Jonathan Tweats (63) top scoring. Chris Dyer was the pick of the Moddershall ‘A’ attack with 5-73.

Crewe recorded a five-wicket win to keep themselves away from relegation worries.

Crewe’s Nolan McKenzie claimed 5-57 to help his team restrict Caverswall to 154, Owen Price (35) top scoring.

In reply, Crewe’s Kimany Gregoire (46) and Bernie Bishop (33) helped to complete the run chase.

Alsager completed a comfortable win over relegation-threatened Newcastle & Hartshill.

Richard Cooper claimed excellent returns of 6-43 as they bowled Newcastle out for 108, with James Hagan hitting 47.

And the win was sealed through Paul Pickford’s unbeaten 46 alongside a gritty 33 from Richard South.

DIVISION THREE

Little Gym Division Three’s top side Bignall End and Bagnall both won to increase their lead at the top.

Bignall End cruised to a nine-wicket win over Meir Heath/Fenton. Chris Jenkins (45) and Chris Mellor (46) helped Meir Heath/Fenton to 133, with Kim Barnett claiming 5-35.

And Barnett’s unbeaten 44 alongside Matthew Burgess’s 61 sealed the win after 26 overs.

Bagnall’s Kashif Daud produced match-winning figures of 8-22 as they dismissed Hanford for 90 and completed a three-wicket win.

Only Ian Davies (23) and Mike Coxon (21) provided any resistance to the Daud onslaught.

Bagnall did make hard work of the chase but an unbeaten 27 from Rob Ward ensured victory inside 30 overs.

Eccleshall managed a comfortable 88-run win over Porthill Park ‘A’.

Eccleshall hit 204-9 thanks to Robert Lakin (42) and Richie Gallichan (44). Josh Butler was the pick of the Porthill attack claiming 4-27.

The run chase was always struggling and only a quickfire 55 from Greg Bailey prolonged the inevitable as Porthill were bowled out for 116.

Hem Heath/ Forsbrook were indebted to Ataur Rehman’s bat and bowl performance as they ran away with an eight-wicket win over Endon.

Endon hit 188 with scores from Phil Rowley (36), Kevin Cockerton (33) and Andrew Sambrook (26).

But Rehman (6-98) helped restrict the visitors and then helped to knock off the runs in quick style, hitting a rapid unbeaten 71 with good support from youngsters Nick Wild (51 not out) and Matthew Bailey (44).

Stone SP dismissed Wootton for 79, chasing 152 to ease to a 73-run win.

Joseph Smith (44) helped Stone SP to a competitive total as Wootton’s bowlers shared the wickets around.

And the chase was never really on after the loss of early wickets as Matt Stupples finished off the job claiming 4-28.

Woore sit in third spot after a promising win over Oakamoor.

Woore batted first and hit 186 thanks to Harry Oliver (32) and Piradeban Ponnudarai (30).

The chase looked to be in reach for Oakamoor at 100-3 thanks to Muhammad Ayub (50) and Jonathan Wood (26).

But the middle and late order collapsed as Jonty Bailey (3-43) and Andrew Kenvyn (3-21) helped to bowl them out for 154.

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PREMIER DIVISION

Little Stoke’s gap at the top of the Waterworld Premier Division was extended to 20 points after their win against Porthill Park and Barlaston’s defeat to Hem Heath.
Porthill were dismissed for 65 with Shabir Ahmed (6-26) and Nick Bratt (4-30) doing the damage.
And the total was knocked off with ease thanks to Richard Adams (26 not out) in the 24th over.

Hem Heath pulled themselves out of the bottom two with their eight-wicket win over Barlaston.
Qasier Abbas (4-31) and Stephen Atkinson (3-49) helped restrict Barlaston to 163-8, Muhammad Khan top scoring with 51.
And Abbas (64 not out) helped to steer Hem Heath over the winning line for the third time this season with excellent support from Lee Ridgway (56 not out).

Craig Barker toook 5-4 as Audley skittled Burslem for 46 chasing 164.
David Fairbanks (48) and Roger Sillence (47) helped to build a competitive score for the home side before Barker and Tom Oakes (3-31) set to their demolition job.

Moddershall beat Knypersley by six wickets.
Knypersley batted first, hitting 152. Nayyer Abbas (55) and Spencer Byatt (31) contributing the majority of the runs. Asad Ali was the pick of the Moddershall attack claiming 6-34.
In reply, Scott Oliver hit 73 alongside an unbeaten 29 from William Hudson as they crossed the winning line in the 49th over.

Longton completed a one-wicket win over Stone.
Stone batted first and posted 183-7 with Richard Harvey top scoring with an unbeaten 65.
And Longton were reeling at 148-9 but last pair Adam Whalley (34 not out) and Steve Pugh (seven not out) scraped home in the last over.

Elworth recorded their first win of the season against Wood Lane.
Yasir Ali took 6-57 as Wood Lane were dismissed for 109, with only Richard Hassall (48 not out) providing much resistance.
Robert Beech (39 not out) and David Toft (30 not out) made no mistake in the run chase with victory coming in the 33rd over.

DIVISION ONE

Leek beat Oulton to record their 10th outright win of the season and further cement their spot in the JSW Insurance Division One promotion places.
Mohammad Hussain claimed 6-63 as Leek bowled Oulton out for 121, chasing 167.
Earlier, Alex Mellor (37) and Joel Bayley (29) helped Leek to a winning total, with Oulton professional taking 6-59.

Blythe completed a four-wicket win over Cheadle.
Peter Finch (4-47) and Matt Goodwin (4-23) helped to dismiss Cheadle for 122, with James Sellers top scoring on 29.
Blythe’s Gary Wilson (34) lead the chase as they won in the 28th over.

Adam Garbar’s unbeaten 54 helped Norton to victory over Meir Heath.
Meir Heath had batted first, posting 129-9 with Richard Stonier (37) and Jake Heath (30) the main contributors.
But Garbar’s stubborn knock ensured the Norton win despite the best efforts from Meir Heath’s Iftikhar Asghar 23-over spell taking 3-40.

Leycett recorded a three-wicket win over Rode Park & Lawton.
Alex Perry (45) started the Rode Park innings well but three wickets apiece from MMuhammad Khalil (3-47), Michael Barcroft (3-44) and Tas Hussain (3-18).
Khalil also got 50 in reply to help Leycett to victory with good support from Ian Boulton (27) and Richard Walker (20 not out).

Sandyford’s James Pringle claimed match-winning figures of 6-23 as he helped to dismiss Whitmore for 89, chasing 203.
Gareth Rigby top scored in Sandyford’s innings with 58 as they were dismissed on the last ball of their 55 overs.
But Pringle and Andrew Barnett (4-32) had too much for Whitmore as they were dismissed in the 35th over to send Sandyford second.

Betley were indebted to Jamie Jervis’s unbeaten 104, as they cruised to a nine-wicket win over Stafford.

Jervis and Tom Berrisford (65 not out) helped to knock off the runs after Stafford had posted 188-9, Jordan Wood top scoring with an unbeaten 40.DIVISION TWO

Meakins completed a one wicket win over Weston.
Weston had hit 175 thanks to Raj Kumar’s 83 and in Meakins reply scores from Ranil Dhammika (28), Matthew Redican (36) and Simon Baker (23) helped to ensure a Meakins win in the 58th over.

Checkley completed a comfortable seven-wicket win over Wedgwood & Stanfields.
Iain Carr (5-37) and Gavin Carr (4-26) helped Checkley bowl Wedgwood out for 72.
And John Pickles (48) helped to steer Checkley to victory in the 15th over.

Caverswall’s Owen Price hit an unbeaten 62 as they knocked off Kidgsrove’s total of 115.
Mukesh Sharma top scored for Kidsgrove with 55 but three wickets apiece from Marlon Martin (3-48), Dave Allen (3-20) and Chris Baranowski (3-17) helped them.
In reply, Price had support from Jake Edge (31) as they cruised home in the 29th over.

On a tricky deck, Moddershall ‘A’ beat Alsager by five wickets.
Shaun Brian (6-30) and Alex Thorley (4-36) bowled superbly to dismiss Alsager for 86 with Paul Pickford top scoring with 50.
And Haresh Reddy’s 29 in reply alongside an unbeaten 16 from Thorley helped them to victory in the 28th over.

Ashcombe Park’s Mohammad Junaid Khan impressed again claiming 8-29 as they dismissed Crewe for 50.
And Park knocked off the runs in the ninth over with Philip Clowes hitting an unbeaten 36 to complete the eight-wicket win.

Newcastle & Hartshill match against Silverdale was abandoned without play due to a waterlogged pitch.

DIVISION THREE

Bignall End won batting first against Stone SP to stay top of the Little Gym Division Three.
Three wickets apiece from Matthew Saive (3-42) and Kieran Peake (3-12) helped to dismiss Stone for 110, chasing 188-8.
Earlier, Kim Barnett hit 63 and Andrew Howle hit an unbeaten 48 in Bignall End’s innings.

Bagnall remain hot on Bignall End’s toes for the lead as they beat Meir Heath/Fenton by 120 runs.
Kashif Daud hit an unbeaten 119 and Edward Bateman (69 not out) in their total of 240-2 declared.
But Bagnall’s bowlers were too much for Meir Heath/Fenton as Alex Ravenscroft (4-31) and Andy Rowson (5-9) bowled them out for 120.

Hem Heath/Forsbrook completed an eight-wicket win over Woore.
Andrew Kenvyn (49) and Piradeban Ponnudurai (44) helped Woore to 159 with Dean Baxter claiming 5-36.
In reply, Matthew Bailey (47), Nick Wild (45 not out) and Ataur Rehman (39) steered Hem Heath/Forsbrook home in the 49th over.

Oakamoor beat Eccleshall by eight wickets.
Edward Brookes (5-37) and Muhammad Ayub (3-17) tore through the Eccleshall batting line-up to dismiss them for 81.
And Ayub hit a quickfire unbeaten 56 in reply as they knocked off the total in the 15th over.

Hanford completed an excellent run chase to beat Porthill Park ‘A’.
Porthill hit 168 through Matt Farr (46) and Chris Matthews (45 not out). Mike Coxon did the damage for Hanford claiming 6-98.
Hanford’s reply went smoothly with Ian Davies (73) and Mark Haggerty (28 not out) steering them to victory in the 43rd over.

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PREMIER DIVISION

Burslem closed the gap on Little Stoke at the top of the Waterworld Premier Division after a remarkable comeback against strugglers Hem Heath. Burslem batted first posting 200-6 with Khalid Malik (69) and Alex Bailey (45 not out) the main contributors. In reply, Hem Heath were 161-2 thanks to Qasier Abbas (101) and Lee Ridgway (53) but once the latter was stumped off the bowling of Michael Brown (3-40) it sparked an unbelievable collapse. The next eight wickets fell for 16 runs with Brown and Samiullah Khan (7-73) ripping through the Hem Heath line-up.

Little Stoke’s Richard Adams carried his bat to steer his side to victory over Elworth. Adams (79 not out), Shabir Ahmed (34) and Josh Lowndes (30 not out) helped to chase the target of 196 down in the 56th over. Earlier, young leg-spinner Greg Massingham claimed 6-25 to help dismiss Elworth with Robert Beech top scoring with 50.

Barlaston beat Moddershall in a low-scoring affair. Four wickets apiece from Tom Taylor (4-18) and Niroshan Bandaratilleke (4-29) helped to bowl Moddershall out for 113. And the chase was in doubt until Ramzan Mohammed came in at number eight to hit a quickfire 46 not out to keep his side in second spot in the league.

Knypersley scraped home against Audley two record a two-wicket win. Audley posted 156-9 with skipper Dave Fairbanks top scoring on 44. Knypersley’s professional Nayyer Abbas was the pick of the attack with returns of 5-43. Audley took regular wickets in reply but determined knocks from Dan Ball (38) and Tim Goodwin (28) down the order made sure of the win after 57 overs.

Longton dealt Porthill Park a hefty blow as they cruised to a 10-wicket win. Porthill were dismissed for 164 mainly due to superb bowling from Will Purser (6-40). Saeed Anwar top scored for Porthill with 27. In reply, Longton’s James Towle (72 not out) and Pete Wilshaw (82 not out) smashed their way to victory in the 33rd over.

Wood Lane had to settle for a winning draw against Stone, after the latter finished nine runs short of their target. Wood Lane hit 249 all out with half centuries from Daniel Brierley (81) and Matt Hagan (53). Jeff Maynard also chipped in with an unbeaten 41. Matt Stupples was the pick of the Stone attack claiming 6-75. Stone looked to have the chase in their grasp as Richard Harvey (42), Phil Cheadle (89) and Asim Zaka (39) were at the crease. But Ashar Zaidi (5-55) put a stranglehold on the chase and the game ended up with Stone’s last pair saving the game.

DIVISION ONE

Leek had a winning draw over Sandyford to bridge a 48-point gap between the sides at the top of the JSW Insurance Division One. Mohammad Hussain hit an unbeaten 104 in Leek’s innings of 205-7. And Greg Willott took 5-39 in reply, but Sandyford’s Jonathan Barnett hit a gritty 44 as they settled for the losing draw to finish on 164-7.

Meir Heath moved back into second spot after a 25-point win over Oulton. Adam Birch (131 not out) and Iftikhar Asghar (58 not out) took Meir Heath to a competitive 222-3. And the Meir Heath bowlers worked as a unit sharing the wickets around to dismiss Oulton for 181, with professional Pradeep Jayaprakashdaran top scoring on 63.

Cheadle managed to bowl Stafford out to claim the points in their clash. Cheadle posted 251-6 declared with half centuries from Andrew Shaw (78) and Matthew Coxon (56). And the chase was never really on as Cheadle took regular wickets through Chris Barker (4-54) and Simon Plant (4-39), dismissing Stafford for  149.

Blythe’s Haydon Simcock hit an unbeaten 81 as he steered his side to an eight-wicket win over Rode Park & Lawton. Rode Park were dismissed for 165 with Jonathan Gallimore hitting 33. Imranullah Aslam was the danger man with the ball taking 5-31. Blythe made short work of the chase with Simcock, Martin Bailey (31) and Tom Simcock (24 not out) to reach the total in the 38th over .

Betley scraped home in game where only 165 runs were scored. Leycett were asked to bat first and were dismissed for 82 with Adrian Butler (4-7), Darren Snape (2-2) and James Austin (3-45) doing the damage. And the run chase was in doubt at 65-7 but Tom Blackwood kept a cool head to hit 27 not out and send his side to a three-wicket win. Muhammad Khalil the pick of the attack with 5-41.

Norton held on for a losing draw against Whitmore. Whitmore batted first and hit 216 with Mudassar Butt (56) and Justin Mould (64) the main contributors. Alex Graham (4-62) and Ian Reynolds (5-56) did the damage for Norton with the ball. Simon Kellett top scored for Norton in reply with 68 but lacked support as they finished on 176-9.

DIVISION TWO

Weston cling onto top spot in the ASC Financial Management Division Two despite a shock defeat to relegation strugglers Moddershall ‘A’. Moddershall ‘A’ batted first and posted a commanding 263-8 with all the top order contributing, Ijaz Ahmed top scoring with 52. Ahmed then claimed 4-35 as Weston were dismissed for 229, despite Phil Stockton’s best efforts as he was left stranded on 100 not out.

Checkley’s Nick Hunt hit an unbeaten 133 as his side chased down Newcastle & Hartshill’s total of 221-8 for the loss of only two wickets. Hunt received support from Andy Carr (46) as the pair put on 151 for the first wicket. Earlier, Hunt took 4-71 to restrict Newcastle as Andy Elliot top scored with 87.

Ashcombe Park’s Mohammad Junaid Khan took match-winning figures of 6-64 as they bowled Alsager out for 131. It had looked a lot worse for Alsager though at 57-8 until Gareth Rowe (69 not out) took his side to a respectable total. Ashcombe Park chased the total down comfortably through Khan (33) and David Proffitt (30 not out) to complete the five-wicket win.

Meakins recorded a comfortable seven-wicket win over Crewe. Matthew Redican took 4-33 as they dismissed Crewe for 108, with opener Ahsan Tariq stranded on 72 not out. Meakins made no doubt of the chase through Sam Nixon (33) and Ranil Dhammika (24) as they knocked of the total in the 26th over.

Caverswall claimed a 25-point win after Silverdale were dismissed 11 runs shy of the target. Caverswall posted 206-9 with Robert King top scoring on 85. Silverdale’s Glynn Moore (4-65) and Scoot Degg (4-37) spearheaded their attack with the ball. In reply, Mitchell Stokes hit a quickfire 53 with knocks from Matt Baker (34) and Matt Myatt (30) but they were dismissed in the 48th over.

Kidsgrove’s Mukresh Sharma had a match-winning bat and ball performance to help them to a three-wicket win over Wedgwood & Stanfields. Sharma claimed 6-58 in Wedgwood’s innings of 170 all out and then hit an unbeaten 84 as Kidsgrove reached the total in the 24th over.

DIVISION THREE

Kim Barnett’s 95 helped Bignall End to victory over Hem Heath/ Forsbrook and keeps them at the top of the Little Gym Division Three. Hem Heath/Forsbrook batted first and hit 192 thanks to Darren Sanders’s 69 and an unbeaten 46 from 15-year-old Ben Warrender. Matthew Saive (4-66) and Simon Howle (4-45) did the damage for Bignall End. Barnett’s knock however secured the win alongside 31 apiece for Harry Jones and Gareth Moulton.

Bagnall’s victory over Eccleshall has created a 36-point gap for the top two places in Division Three. Eccleshall hit 191 all out thanks to Robert Lakin’s 103. Kashif Daud was the pick of the attack with 7-51. And Bagnall’s run chase was never certain as Richie Gallichan (4-64) bowled unchanged. It needed Matt Brazier’s unbeaten 32 alongside 30 not out from Anthony Griffiths to secure the two-wicket win.

Endon recorded a five-wicket win over Meir Heath/Fenton. Anthony Bunn’s 73 and an unbeaten 67 from Kevin Cockerton ensured that they reached Meir Heath/Fenton’s target of 187 in the 43rd over. Earlier, Cockerton claimed 3-40 as Shahid Mahmood (38), Paul Farmer (28) and Steve Bishop (26) helped them to a competitive total.

Woore have nipped into third place after Eccleshall’s defeat after beating Porthill Park ‘A’ by five wickets. Porthill hit 211 with Greg Bailey hitting 51 and Matthew Bailey (32) chipping in. Andrew Kenvyn starred with the ball taking 4-74. But Woore’s Ramesh Gunalan showed his class, smashing 15 fours in his knock of 81. He received welcome support from fellow opener Dan O’Callaghan (56) and Shanker Gunalan (25) as they reached the total in the 48th over.

Oakamoor had to settle for a winning draw against Wootton. Oakamoor posted 215-7 with half centuries from Muhammad Ayub (54) and Matthew Carnwell (55 not out). Wootton looked on course for the win with Thomas Leese (55) and Luke Woodcock (84 not out) at the crease but Edward Brookes (3-38) took quick wickets to stun Wootton who eventually finished on 198-8.

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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.

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Barlaston scraped over the winning line to regain their top position in the Waterworld Premier Division. Niroshan Bandaratilleke claimed excellent returns of 7-41 as they dismissed Porthill Park for 99, with Simon Cork top scoring for Porthill with 38. Barlaston reached the target for the loss of eight wickets, with Ben Cotton (3-35) and Saeed Anwar (3-36) thanks to a gritty 26 from Tom Taylor.

Hem Heath had to settle for a winning draw after Moddershall’s batsmen held firm. Hem Heath batted first and were reeling at 57-6 thanks to Asad Ali (3-71) and Chris Beech (3-36). But Stephen Atkinson (69 not out), Michael Brocklehurst (61) and Daniel Milligan (28) ensured Hem Heath posted a respectable 244-8. In reply, Hamza Siddique batted the majority of the innings to finish unbeaten on 71 with support from Chris Beech (35) and Robert Bagnall (30) as they didnt threaten the chase, finishing on 181-7.

Longton’s Australian Phil Adams hit an unbeaten 103 as they chased down Little Stoke’s target of 186. Longton were 100-6 but Adams received good support from Elliot Birks (30 not out) as they cruised to the four-wicket win. Earlier in Little Stoke’s innings Steve Pugh took 4-11 to tear through the latter order after Richard Adams (45) and Shabir Ahmed (48) had frustrated the Longton bowlers.

Burslem completed a four-wicket win over bottom placed Elworth. Three wickets apiece from Samiullah Khan (3-39), Michael Brown (3-45) and Khalid Malik (3-28) helped to dismiss the home side for 157. And Malik hit 45 in their reply to ease over the winning line in the 40th over. Wood Lane recorded a well needed win over Knypersley as they look to stay clear of the relegation spots. Knypersley batted first with Daniel Ball (58) and Ben McGuire (56) the main scorers. Off-spinner Richard Hassall (4-54) was the pick of the Wood Lane attack. And skipper Daniel Brierley stepped up to hit 60 as his side reached the total in the last over.

Roger Sillence’s all-round performance helped Audley to victory over Stone. Stone posted 216-8 with Sillence taking 4-76 and Stone’s Johnathan McCredie top scoring with 71. But Sillence wasn’t finished for the day, and hit a superb unbeaten 100 off 110 balls alongside David Fairbanks (56 not out) to steer Audley home after 46 overs.

DIVISION ONE

Leek remain top of the JSW Insurance Division One after a comfortable seven-wicket win over Blythe. Blythe were dismissed cheaply for 122 thanks to Greg Willott (4-29) and Colin Dearden (5-42). And Grant Denny’s unbeaten 61 off 39 balls alongside Mohammad Hussain (43) sealed the win in the 21st over.

Leycett’s Robert Heath took five wickets to give his side victory over Whitmore. Heath (5-35) helped to skittle Whitmore in reply for 124, chasing Leycett’s 165. Earlier, Navid-Ul-Khurram Kaleem hit 41 and Richard Walker finished unbeaten on 42 in their total.

Meir Heath’s Adam Birch claimed match-winning figures of 6-39 as they dismissed Cheadle for 131, chasing their target of 217-7. Birch was well supported by Iftikhar Asghar (3-25) as only Andrew Shaw (44) and Matthew Coxon (48) provided any resistance. Earlier, Billy Locker’s 109 alongside an assured 51 from Richard Stonier set the platform for a competitive Meir Heath total.

Oulton recorded a seven-wicket win over Stafford. Stafford batted first, hitting 195 thanks to Dave Foster’s 62. Shawn Hunt also dealt some lusty blows, scoring 34. In Oulton’s reply, all the top four scored in the 40’s to ensure the win after 32 overs.

Betley secured a win over Rode Park & Lawton. Betley posted 237-9 thanks to Richard Bebbington  (54), Chris Henderson (75) and Tom Blackwood (46). Rode Park’s Amal Athulathmudali took 4-57 and then hit 65 in their reply. But he couldn’t find support from others as Rode Park were dismissed for 183 with Daniel Butler (4-54) and Adrian Butler (4-42).

Sandyford  managed a winning draw against Norton. Sandyford posted 212-5 with professional Sohail Rauf (54) and Craig Leese (61) the main scorers. And Norton’s reply was thwarted early-on with wickets from Andrew Barnett (4-46) and Charlie Shrek (2-36). Simon Kellett hit 38 and Simon Davies finished on 18 not out as Norton held on for the draw.

DIVISION TWO

Moddershall  ‘A’s Ijaz Ahmed hit 166 but he couldn’t prevent their loss to ASC Financial Management leaders Checkley. Moddershall hit 257-7 with Nick Hunt the pick of the Checkley attack taking 4-69. But Checkley’s batsmen refused to roll over as scores of 49 from Hunt, Jason Brown’s unbeaten 54 alongside scores from all the top six ensured they crossed over the winning line in the 58^th over.

Alsager came away with a winning draw in their clash with Kidsgrove. Alsager’s Paul Tibbetts claimed 4-45 as they reduced Kidsgrove to 187-9 despite
being 127-9. Colin Wilkinson (41 not out) and Alex Johnson (22 not out) helping them to hold out for the draw. Earlier, Simon Dyer top scored with 67 in Alsager’s 198-9 with good support from Andy Watkins (46).

Ashcombe Park’s professional Mohammad Junaid Khan performed with bat and ball to help Park to a win over Wedgwood & Stanfields. Ashcombe Park hit 279-5 with Khan scoring 103 and David Proffitt finishing unbeaten on 75. Khan then tore into Wedgwood’s top order claiming 5-31 with support from Lee Slater (3-36) as Wedgwood were skittled for 129.

Silverdale recorded a winning draw over  Meakins. Professional Farhaan Berhardien hit a classy 155 alongisde Mick Moore’s unbeaten 61 as Silverdale posted a commanding 306-4. But the game petered out with Meakins holding on for the losing draw on a good batting deck with Andrew Reed (50) and Simon Baker (42) using up the time at the crease as they finished on 168-7.

Caverswall managed to overhaul Newcastle & Hartshill as they completed a 54-run win. Caverswall hit 211-9 with Jake Edge (65) and Robert King (84) providing the
mainstay of the innings. Rejith Kumaran was the pick of the Newcastle attack taking 5-29. In reply, Joe Kettle hit 50 and Andrew Keates (39) but failed to receive support from others as they were dismissed for 157.

Weston’s batting line-up was on song again with Raj Kumar top scoring with 124. He received welcome support from Hassan-ul-Qasim Haleem (40) in their total of 235-7 declared. Crewe gave the chase a good go with Mark Hurst (51) top scoring. Haleem(3-30)took the early wickets though and dented Crewe’s hopes of a win, as they were eventually bowled out for 179.

DIVISION THREE

Bagnall stay top of the Little Gym Division Three despite a good all-round performance from Oakamoor professional Mohammad Ayub. Oakamoor batted first hitting 217 with Ayub (91) and 38 apiece from Will Leeson and Edward Brookes.But an assured 93 from Bagnall’s Simon Gordon in reply and 38 from Kashif Daud helped them to the four-wicket win in the 42^nd over. Bignall End completed a comfortable seven-wicket win over Hanford. Hanford were dismissed for 167 thanks to Simon Howle’s 6-35. Ian Davies top scored for Hanford with 83. But Kim Barnett (60) and Matthew Burgess (71) made sure of the chase to secure the win in the 26^th over.

Stone SP’s Sean Bowers claimed match-winning figures of 7-48 as they dismissed Eccleshall for 150 chasing 174. Nicholas Cooper hit 62 in Stone SP’s 174 as Eccleshall’s Australian Richie Gallichan claimed 5-60. And
Eccleshall got off to a strong start through Tom Hibbert (40) and Jack Boulton (56) until Bowers set about ripping through the heart of their line-up.

Hem Heath/Forsbrook recorded a seven-wicket win over Wootton. Wootton batted first and were dismissed for 139 with Ata ur Rehman (4-49) and Warren Aubury (3-35) doing the damage. Ian Moston (48) and Rehman (45) made sure of the chase though as they reached the total in the 41^st over. Endon completed their second win in as many weeks at the hands of Porthill Park ‘A’. Kevin Cockerton (3-33) and Michael Dawson (3-23) did the damage for Endon as Porthill were dismissed for 130. Endon’s opener Anthony Bunn hit 59  to ensure the win and received good support from 28 from Phil Rowley, as they reached the total in the 36^th over.

Woore recorded a winning draw over Meir Heath/Fenton. Woore hit 297-5 thanks to Dan O’Callaghan (91) and Harry Oliver (102). Piradeban Ponnudarai also hit a quickfire 42 off 27 balls. But Woore couldn’t bowl Meir Heath/Fenton out as they finished on 162-6 with Chris Mellor unbeaten on 79.

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PREMIER LEAGUE

Little Stoke leapfrogged Barlaston at the top of the Waterworld Premier Divsion. They managed to see off Burslem to record an 18-run win.
Burslem’s Samiullah Khan claimed 5-55 but a gritty 43 from skipper Gareth Morris ensured his side posted 133-9.
In reply, early wickets from Shabir Ahmed (3-43) and Daniel Colclough (4-42) dented Burslem’s chances. Usman Siddique (25 not out) nearly changed the game in Burslem’s favour but they succumbed to 115 all out.

Muhammad Khan’s unbeaten 81 helped Barlaston knock off Longton’s total of 155, to keep them in the title hunt.
Earlier, Longton recovered from 90-8 to 155 thanks to an unbeaten 42 from Tom Fenn with the wickets shared around as Longton were dismissed in the last over.
In Barlaston’s reply, Khan received welcome support from professional Niroshan Bandaratilleke (52) to ease to a seven-wicket win.

Hem Heath recorded their second win of the season against Audley as they look to pull themselves out of relegation worries.
Audley’s Sean Price hit an unbeaten 80 as they struggled to 159-9 thanks to Daniel Milligan’s marathon 28-over spell claiming 6-80. Milligan was well supported by Muhammad Jahangir (2-31).
And Qasier Abbas finished off the job with an unbeaten 93 alongside an assured 23 from youngster Matthew Bailey, to record the five-wicket win.

An unbeaten 93 from Stone’s Shaun Jenkinson helped Stone to victory over Knypersley.
Knypersley had posted 177-9 thanks to Chris Barry (56) and Daniel Ball (24) as the wickets were shared around.
But Jenkinson’s knock alongside Phil Cheadle’s 52 ensured the seven-wicket win in the 52nd over.

Moddershall held on for a losing draw against Wood Lane.
Wood Lane were dismissed for 227 with Anwar Ali taking superb returns of 7-69 as Wood Lane lost their last seven wickets for only 30 runs.
Ryan Hassett (79) and Richard Hassall (87) were the only two Wood Lane batsmen to provide much resistance.
But Moddershall’s run chase was halted after the loss of early wickets as Mustafa Bashir (5-63) tore through the middle order.
Wood Lane failed to take the last two wickets leaving Moddershall on 154-8 taking a share of the points.

Elworth finished agonisingly close to their first league win of the season against Porthill Park.
Porthill batted first posted 231-9 with Elworth professional Yasir Ali taking 6-57. Simon Cork (83) top scored for Porthill Park.
In reply, Elworth’s Peter Barnett hit 100 as his side ended up eight runs short on 223 all out with youngster Sohail Zaroof (5-38) and Saeed Anwar (3-54) doing the damage.

DIVISION ONE

Leek continue to dominate in the JSW Insurance Division One and have moved 28 points clear at the top after their win against Whitmore.
Leek bowled Whitmore out for 136 thansk to Greg Willott (4-25) and three wickets apiece from Mohammad Hussain (3-74) and Colin Dearden (3-29).
An unbeaten 49 from Grant Denny then helped polish off the five-wicket win after 36 overs.

Oulton recorded a four-wicket win over Betley.
Richard Bebbington hit 96 in Betley’s 221-6 with Rob Spruce the pick of the bowlers taking 3-60.
And scores from Harish Patel (60), Henry Wright (41) and Spruce (37 not out) made sure of the win in the 44th over.

A superb run chase helped Blythe to a win over an in-form Sandyford side.
Sandyford hit 246-8 with professional Sohail Rauf hitting 101 alongside Darren Long’s 73. Peter Finch (4-62) was the pick of the Blythe attack.
But all of Blythe top six batsmen contributed, in particular, Haydon Simcock (59) and Imranullah Aslam (64 not out) to knock of the runs with two overs spare.

Cheadle completed a four-wicket win over Rode Park & Lawton.
Jonathan Gallimore top scored with 47 in Rode Park’s total of 217, with Cheadle’s Chris Barker taking 4-49.
But a third-wicket partnership of 120 between David Wheeldon (64) and Matthew Coxon (63) set the platform for the win in the 61st over.

Norton’s Ian Reynolds claimed 5-12 to tear through Leycett as his side win by seven wickets.
Reynolds reduced Leycett from 108-4 to 120 all out after Daniel Redfern had hit a quickfire 48.
Adam Garbar (32 not out) and Josh Graham (29) helped to knock of the runs after 38 overs.

Meir Heath couldn’t take the final Stafford wicket as they had to settle for a winning draw.
Meir Heath scored 214-7 with Richard Stonier top scoring on 69, with other good knocks from Billy Locker (48) and Iftikhar Asghar (43).
Stafford’s Joe Askey hit an assured 55 until Asghar took 5-37 off 23 overs to give Meir Heath a sniff of a win, but the last Stafford pair clung on.

DIVISION TWO

Weston claimed a winning draw against leaders Checkley to move second in the ASC Financial Management Division Two.
Batting first Weston hit 242-8 thanks to Raj Kumar (61), Joe Gates (53) and Michael Alexander (45) with the wickets shared around.
After the loss of early wickets Checkley pair Jason Brown (26 not out) and Andy Carr (25 not out) made sure wickets stayed in tact to finish on 172-6.

Caverswall put in a good performance against Alsager to claim a winning draw.
After hitting 220-7 with Caverswall’s Owen Price top scoring on 55 they reduced Alsager to 195-9.
Alsager’s Paul Newnes (5-79) helped to restrict the Caverswall batsmen and in reply Andy Watkins hit 72 but couldnt steer his side to victory.

Silverdale cruised to an eight-wicket win over Crewe.
Mitchell Stokes (5-40) and Glynn Moore (3-40) helped to bowl Crewe out for 105. And in reply, 46 from Zoltan Toth and Matt Baker’s 37 helped Silverdale to victory in the 35th over.

Eight wickets from Ashcombe Park’s Mohammad Junaid Khan helped them to a comfortable win over Kidsgrove.
Khan (8-19) helped to bowl Kidsgrove out for 53 in the 22nd over.
Earlier, Ashcombe Park hit 247-8 thanks to half centuries from David Proffitt (56) and James Proffitt (52).

Meakins also cruised to victory over Moddershall ‘A’.
After posting 22-9 mainly due to Matthew Redican unbeaten 98 they then bowled Meakins out for 52.
Three wicket apiece from Daniel Cashmore (3-18) and Ranil Dhammika (3-6) made sure of the win after 17 overs.

A superb run chase from Wedgwood & Stanfields helped them to a win over Newcastle & Hartshill.
Newcastle & Hartshill declared on 243-7 with half centuries from Simon Wood (50) and James Collett (57).
But Wedgwood’s batsmen used those extra three overs to knock the total off thans to Gareth Lello (57 not out), Jonathan Tweats (54) and Jamie Cullerton (48) to complete the four-wicket win.

DIVISION THREE

Bagnall remain unbeaten in this year’s Little Gym Division Three after a comfortable seven-wicket win over Woore.
Kashif Daud (6-25) and Alex Ravenscroft (4-49) helped to bowl Woore out for 102, having recovered from 57-8.
And Bagnall finished off the game thanks to Robert Ward’s 28 and Simon Gordon (25) in the 27th over.

Endon recorded their second win of the campaign at the hands of Oakamoor.
Oakamoor batted first and hit 182 thanks to Tom Sherratt (53) and Phil Tomczak (42). But Endon’s Kevin Cockerton took 5-83 to restrict the Oakamoor batsmen.
And Cockerton completed the all-round performance with a match-winning unbeaten 82 alongside Neil Gilbert’s 42 to complete the four-wicket win.

Meir Heath/Fenton cruised to victory over Porthill Park ‘A’.
Chris Mellor (6-31) and two wickets apiece from Chris Jenkins (2-20) and Troy Taylor (2-19) helped to bowl Porthill out for 72.
And Phil Hall (28 not out) and Mellor (22 not out) polished off the win in the 17th over.

A superb bat and ball performance from Eccleshall’s Richie Gallichan helped them to victory over Hanford.
Australian Gallichan hit 95 in Eccleshall’s total of 217, and then took 5-21 as they tore through Hanford’s line-up to dimiss them for 84.

Stone SP’s Nicholas Cooper hit an unbeaten 80 to steer his side to a win over Hem Heath/Forsbrook.
Hem Heath/Forsbrook posted 190 thanks to Ian Moston (35) and 47 from 15-year-old Ben Warrender.
But Cooper and David Pashley (62) batted positively as they reached the total after 36 overs.

Bignall End also completed a commanding win over Wootton.
Wootton were dismissed for 142 with both Simon Little and Mark Wright hitting 30. Bignall End’s Kieran Peake (4-39) was the pick of the bowlers.
And an unbeaten 61 from Kim Barnett ensured a comfortable eight-wicket win in the 36th over.

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Audley completed a comfortable nine-wicket win over table toppers Barlaston.Barlaston batted first making 113 with Mark Stanyer and Ben Grange both scoring 32. Audley bowlers Thomas Oaks (3-37) and Richard Holloway (3-6) doing the damage for Audley.In reply, Audley made a professional job of the chase losing only Holloway for 27 to the bowling of Niroshan Bandaratilleke (1-30). Michael Longmore (46 not out) and Roger Sillence (34 not out) made sure of the win in the 33rd over.

Burslem’s Samuillah Khan took 5-46 to help them dismiss Stone for 170. In reply, Alex Bailey (59 not out) and Michael Brown (50) made sure of the four-wicket win and rescued Burslem from 49-5 to 171-6.

Earlier, Phil Cheadle (52) and Russell Ballard ( 36 not out) set a platform for Stone until Khan ran through the tail.

Ben McGuire steered Knypersley to another win against Elworth. McGuire hit an unbeaten 71 as Knypersely chased down Elworth’s 160 with ease to complete a six-wicket win.

In Elworth’s innings Yasir Ali hit a quickfire 61 and was supported by Alex Edmonstone’s unbeaten 26 as they recovered from 81-6 to 160 all out. Robert James starred with the ball, claiming 5-34.

Moddershall held onto a losing draw against Little Stoke. The latter posted 157-9 with Josh Lowndes top scoring on 41. In reply, the loss of early key wickets saw Moddershall’s thoughts of a run chase out of the window as Scott Oliver (30) proved to be the thorn in Little Stoke’s side in his 118-ball innings, Moddershall ending on 118-9.

Longton’s Pete Wilshaw and Phil Adams shared a second-wicket stand on 201 as they blazed Hem Heath’s bowlers around. Wilshaw (159) and Adams (105) helped Longton to a commanding 334-4. The total was always a stretch and Hem Heath finished on 194-7 with John Cheadle (36), Qasier Abbas (74) and Mick Hall (29) consuming the time in the middle.

In similar fashion, Porthill failed to bowl Wood Lane out to record a win batting first. Saeed Anwar (124) was instrumental in providing the base for Porthill’s score of 260-6. At 59-4 Wood Lane fans could be forgiven to think all was lost but Shane Willis (32) and an unbeaten 63 from Jeff Maynard ensured they held on for the losing draw to end on 175-8.

DIVISION ONE

Leek’s Mohammad Hussain made a century and took six wickets as Leek dominated against Stafford to stay top of the JSW Insurance Division One. Leek hit 278-3 with Alex Mellor (127) and Hussain (107) as the pair shard a stand of 200. In reply, Stafford started brightly with Joe Askey (69) and Omar Ali (76) dealing with some lusty blows. But marathon spells from Hussain (6-64) and Colin Dearden (4-79) ensured the win as Stafford lost the last five wickets for 13 runs.

Meir Heath failed to bowl Blythe out to keep up the pace with Leek. Meir Heath hit 223-9 thanks to Richard Stonier’s 49 and an unbeaten 60 from Iftikhar Asghar. Blythe’s Praneeth Jayasundara (6-63) bowled well in his 22-over spell. In reply, Blythe were looking good at 120-3 but Asghar (4-29) off 22 overs ruined any hopes of a win as Blythe were left saving the game to finish on 179-8.

Cheadle also held on for a losing draw against Leycett. Leycett acquired Lancashire starlet Andrea Agathagelou to play and he showed his class hitting 90 out of Leycett’s total of 224-9. Cheadle came agonisingly close to the win on 211-9 but went to save the game as wickets started to tumble. Andrew Shaw (69), Will Riley (38) and Shaun Rashid (31) the main contributors.

Rode Park & Lawton completed a solid performance against Norton to record a four-wicket win. Norton were dismissed for 182 with Mark Stanfield (3-29) and Adam Taylor (3-38) taking three wickets apiece. And Rode Park’s Alex Perry hit 77 with support from Paul Chadwick (41) as they cruised to a win after 50 overs.

Sandyford rolled Betley for 78 to record a convincing 128-run win. Nottinghamshire’s fast bowler Charlie Shreck took 5-48 to tear through Betley’s top order. Shreck was well supported by Andrew Barnett (3-29) and James Pringle (2-3) to polish off the job in under 30 overs. Earlier, Sohail Rauf hit 35 and had good support from several others as they posted 206-9. Darren Snape claimed returns of 4-45 in a good bowling display for Betley.

Whitmore bowled Oulton out for 114 to record a 57-run win. Whitmore hit 171-9 with Joe Bridgewater (42) top scoring. Oulton’s Rob Spruce 4-51) and Andy Dawson (5-43) helping to restrict the total. But in Oulton’s reply only Harish Patel (36) dug his heels in as they were finally dismissed for 114. Whitmore’s Lee Johnson (4-29) was the pick of the attack.

DIVISION TWO

After last week’s disappointment, Checkley were back to winning ways against Ashcombe Park to remain at the top of the ASC Financial Management Division Two. Nick Hunt (43) and Daniel Amoss (45 not out) helped Checkley post 197-9. Ashcombe Park came agonisingly close to the win finishing six runs short on 192, with Checkley’s Jason Brown claiming excellent figures of 8-61.

Weston’s Raj Kumar hit 140 as they posted 245-7 against Caverswall. In reply, Caverswall’s middle order dug in after the loss of early wickets in the form of Marlon Martin (51) and Robert King (52 not out). But Mike Holt (4-52) polished off the tail as Caverswall were dismissed for 180. Alsager couldn’t get the final two wickets against Meakins as they lost some ground on the top four. Oliver Sadler carried his bat with an unbeaten 113 as Alsager recorded 278-6. In reply, Ranil Dhammika hit 61 with support from Andrew Reed (45). And it was left to Joe Prince (37 not out) to save the game, holding on to finish on 193-8.

Crewe knocked off Newcastle & Hartshill’s 127 to record a five-wicket win. Only James Collett (33) and Simon Wood (29) showed some application at the crease as Crewe’s Sukhpreet Singh claimed 5-30. In reply, Crewe’s opener Yasser Tariq hit an unbeaten 78 to guide his team over the winning line in the 33rd over.

Silverdale won in similar fashion at the hands of Wedgwood & Stanfields. Glynn Moore’s 5-52 helped to dismiss Wedgwood for 123 with Ian Addyman top scoring with an unbeaten 33. Despite the loss of an early wicket, Adam Michelson (27 not out), Mick Moore (40) and Mitchell Stokes (39 not out) reached the total in the 24th over to complete the eight-wicket win.

Kidsgrove moved into third spot after bowling Moddershall ‘A’ out for 132. Colin Wilkinson (4-22) and Mitchell Spencer (3-13) did the damage for Kidsgrove with Moddershall’s Alex Thorley top scoring with 36. Earlier, four of the Kidsgrove batsmen hit scores in the 30s as they hit 217-8 declared.

DIVISION THREE

Bagnall bridged a 14-point gap at the top of the Little Gym Division Three after a crucial win over second-placed Bignall End. Bignall End batted first hitting 272-8 thanks to Andrew Howle’s 101 and scores from Kim Barnett (40) and Ben Massey (60). But Bagnall’s batters refused to back down the chase reaching the total in the 52nd over, with Simon Gordon’s superb 133 and an unbeaten 106 from Kashif Daud in their stand of 235 as Bagnall completed a six-wicket win.

Woore sit in third after chasing down Stone SP’s score of 238-6 to win by five wickets. Asim Zaka’s unbeaten 117 helped Stone SP post a competitive total but Woore’s batsmen had other ideas as Harry Oliver (79) and Piradeban Ponnudurai (67 not out) helped to knock off the total in the 45th over.

Eccleshall had a convincing seven-wicket win over Endon. Endon were dismissed for 142 with three wickets apiece for Robert Hogarth (3-11) and Jack Boulton (3-9). And the total was chased down after 28 overs lead by Tim Ecclestone’s unbeaten 51 off 24 balls.

Oakamoor’s Muhammad Ayub took 5-21 as they bowled Hanford out for 109, chasing 159-9. Hanford’s Mike Coxon (6-57) bowled brilliantly in his marathon 28-over spell. But Oakamoor’s Will Leeson (51) batted sensibly early in their innings with Jonathon Wood (35) to help them to 159-9 which proved too many for Hanford’s batters.

Wootton completed a convincing 134-run win over Porthill Park ‘A’. Wootton hit 249-7 with Simon Barker finishing unbeaten on 93. Early wickets were the key to Wootton’s reply with the ball as James Carr (5-27) and Mark Wright (3-39) reduced Porthill Park ‘A’ to 46-6 and eventually bowling them out for 115 after 38 overs.

Troy Taylor’s stubborn 28 for Meir Heath/ Fenton helped them to a win over Hem Heath/ Forsbrook. Chasing 136 Meir Heath/Fenton looked to be struggling at 99-7 but Steve Bishop (19 not out) and Wasim Khan (11 no out) saw them home. Mark Sanders (4-34) and Ataur Rehman (4-55) doing the damage for Hem Heath/Forsbrook. Earlier, Mark Robinson top scored with the bat on 19 as no one stuck around, extras being the top scorer with 36 as Hem Heath/Forsbrook were all out in the 46th over.

Daniel Milligan
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Barlaston continue to impress in their opening season in the Waterworld Premier Division after another win at the hands of Knypersley.

Knypersley hit 204-7 thanks to Paul Goodwin (71) and Nayyer Abbas (66) but Barlaston’s opener Muhammad Khan hit a solid 87 in reply to leave Mark Stanyer (12 not out) to hit the winning runs as the last pair.

Stone’s superb run chase helped them beat Porthill Park.

Shaun Jenkinson (100) and James Dawson (95 not out) made sure of a Stone win.

Earlier,  Porthill’s Saeed Anwar hit 90, with good support from Dave Cotton (42) and Neil Ellsmore (31) as Matt Stupples (4-43) ripped through Porthill’s batsmen.

Hem Heath fell two runs short of a needed win against Little Stoke as both sides left with a respective draw.

Little Stoke hit 189-5 with Richard Adams (51), John Hancock (41) and brother Dan (53 not out). Qasier Abbas claimed 4-73 from his 21-over stint.

Abbas then hit a quickfire 49, well supported by John Cheadle (40) and Brian Sims (34). Needing a boundary off the last ball for victory, only a single was scored leaving Hem Heath on 187-7.

Burslem’s Samuillah Khan took 8-67 as they beat Wood Lane.

Khan helped to bowl Wood Lane out for 163, with Ryan Hassett scoring an assured 71.

Khalid Malik then hit 78 for Burslem in reply to polish off the three-wicket win.

Elworth held on for a draw against Longton.

Longton posted 252-7 thanks to Pete Wilshaw’s 74 and scores from Phil Adams (68) and Will Purser (44 not out).

But Elworth batted 60 overs in reply with a number of batsmen contributing, and Robert Beech top scoring on 43, as the team finished on 185-7.

Moddershall’s stand-in professional Gary Brent took 6-91 as they bowled Audley out for 162, chasing their total of 180-9.

Hamza Siddique starred with the bat for Moddershall with 86, steadying the innings.

Andrew Johnson claimed 6-51 but his efforts were in vain as Brent and Nazakat Ali (3-37) tore through Audley’s line-up with Michael Longmore (53) the only real contributor.

DIVISION ONE

Leek have bridged a 23-point gap at the top of the JSW Insurance Division One after a 53-run win against Norton.

Leek hit 217-5 with Alex Mellor (53), Mohammad Hussain (58) and Alex Thompson (36) hitting scores.

Leek’s bowlers ran amok in reply though dismissing Norton for 164 with Colin Dearden (5-19) and Hussain (3-62) doing the damage. Simon Kellett top scored for Norton with 38.

Leycett completed a four-wicket win over Stafford.

Stafford were dismissed for 142 with Andrew Harris claiming 4-58. Joe Askey hit 47 and was the mainstay of the Stafford innings.

Leycett’s Tas Hussain hit 45 in reply with support from Robert Heath (25) and Ryan Jones (29) as they completed the win in the 35^th over.

Oulton beat Blythe by two wickets thanks to 16-year old Henry Wright’s 75.

Opener Wright was well supported by Robert Cooper (47) as they knocked off Blythe’s total of 184 in the 41^st over.

Previously, Craig Grimley’s 54 and scores from Haydon Simcock (30) and Rob Mozelewski (35 not out) helped Blythe to 184.

Sandyford’s James Pringle took 6-25 as they rolled Rode Park & Lawton for 86.

Only Paul Chadwick (22) and Amal Athulathmudali (23) reached double figures.

Sandyford’s Stephan Shemily (39 not out) ensured a convincing win after 21 overs to complete the nine-wicket win and propel them into second spot.

Meir Heath claimed another win at the hands of Whitmore.

After posting 195-9, Meir Heath then bowled Whitmore out for 170 with Iftikhar Asghar (5-46) and Adam Birch (3-48) starring with the ball.

Whitmore’s Joe Bridgewater hit 60 opening the batting but lacked support from the middle and lower order.

Earlier, Richard Stonier top scored with 59 for Meir Heath as Whitmore’s Muhammad Fazil claimed excellent figures of 6-66.

Cheadle claimed at winning draw against Betley.

Cheadle batted first and hit 224 thanks to scores from Shaun Rashid (34), Jake Thompson (33) and Darren Plant (30).

Betley never really went for the chase after the loss of Richard Bebbington (40) and Jamie Jervis (67) and managed to hold out for the draw on 180-9 with Ian Bailey (4-37) and Simon Plant (3-28) doing the damage.

DIVISION TWO

In the top of the table clash, Alsager gained ground on ASC Financial Management Division Two leaders Checkley with a 62-run win.

Alsager hit 171 with Chris Hampshire top scoring on 57. Jason Brown took seven wickets for Checkley to restrict the Alsager batsmen.

The Checkley innings never got going though and Ben Johnson (44) top scored at number 10 coming in at 47-8 as Alsager dismissed them for 109.

Gareth Rowe (5-20) and Hampshire (3-24) doing most of the damage for Alsager.

Newcastle & Hartshill recorded their second win of the 2010 campaign with a shock win against Weston.

Batting first, Newcastle were struggling at 97-6 but Jonathan Gidman’s unbeaten 65 ensured they posted 191-8.

Weston’s innings started solidly with starts from Raj Kumar (34) and Martin Dawson (29) but a relegation-threatened Newcastle dug their heels in with Jonathon Malpass (3-46) and Rejith Kumaran (4-16) as they dismissed Weston for 132-9, with one of the Weston batters unable to bat.

Meakins’s Ranil Dhammika took 5-38 and hit an unbeaten 22 to send his side to victory against Ashcombe Park.

Dhammika’s 25-over spell helped bowl Park out for 129 with Andrew Jones (snr) top scoring on 37.

Sam Nixon (48) created a solid start for Meakins in reply as they completed the five-wicket win after 29 overs.

Crewe rolled Moddershall ‘A’ for 88 as they recorded their second win of the season.

The wickets were shared around with Asim Naseer (3-19) the pick of the pack.

And Crewe polished off the win after 21 overs with opening batsman Ahsan Tariq finishing on an unbeaten 33.

Mukesh Sharma’s bat and ball performance helped Kidsgrove to a win over Silverdale.

Sharma hit 109 off 107 balls in Kidsgrove’s 205 all out. Mitchell Stokes (4-48) and Glynn Moore (3-44) taking the wickets at the other end around Sharma.

Silverdale never got going in reply with early wickets from Mitchell Spencer (3-2). Sharma also chipped in with 3-31 to dismiss the middle order, as Silverdale rolled over for 121.

Wedgwood & Stanfields completed a nervy two-wicket win over Caverswall.

Wedgwood’s Richie Jervis took 5-55 as Caverswall hit 157, and the chase was going smoothly when Jamie Cullerton (46) and Gareth Lello (25) were at the crease.

But Robert Ratcliffe’s quickfire spell of 4-11 put a cat amongst the pidgeons and it needed a clam head from James Stevens (24 not out) to see them over the line.

DIVISION THREE

Bignall End closed the gap to nine points behind Bagnall at the summit of the Little Gym Division Three Championship.

Bignall End beat Oakamoor convincingly hitting 257-4 and dismissing Oakamoor for 83.

Kim Barnett’s 73 and Andrew Howle’s 105 set the platform for a big score.

And in Oakamoor’s reply only Will Leeson (31) put up any resistance to the Bignall End bowlers, as David Moreton (5-44) and Kieran Peake (4-16) polished off the job.

Bagnall completed a comfortable six-wicket win after dismissing Endon for 133.

The Bagnall bowlers continue to run amok as Alex Ravenscroft (5-59) and Kashif Daud (2-40) ripped through the Endon line-up.

In reply, 27 runs apiece from Martin Mason and Edward Bateman made sure of the sin in the 27^th over.

Hem Heath/ Forsbrook beat Hanford by 27 runs.

Ataur Rehman’s 39 and a solid 33 from Darren Weston ensured Hem Heath/Forsbrook posted a respectable 187. Mike Coxon was the pick of the Hanford bowlers with 4-62 from his 20 overs.

Rehman (5-71) then lead from the front as Hanford’s top order crumbled to 54-6. It took some determined batting from skipper Chris Machin (31) and Mark Haggerty (44) to bring the scores closer but it was too much to ask as they were bowled out for 160 in the 35^th over.

Stone SP’s Tom Holdway claimed 6-44 as they dismissed Porthill Park ‘A’ for 148.

Dylan Davies then hit 58 with good support from Asim Zaka (46 not out) as Stone SP completed the convincing eight-wicket win in the 31^st over.

An unbeaten 54 from Marc Boyes helped to see Woore over the line against Wootton.

Wootton posted 201 thanks to Clem Mellor’s 71 but found batting a tricky task with Woore’s Dan O’Callaghan taking excellent returns of 6-45.

It took Boyes’s gritty knock to ensure the two-wicket win as they hauled themselves out of trouble at 139-7 to reach 205-8 in the 42^nd over.

Richie Gallichan’s unbeaten 108 helped Eccleshall to a six-wicket win over Meir Heath/ Fenton.

Earlier, Chris Mellor hit 58 and an unbeaten 37 from Steve Bishop helped Meir Heath/Fenton to a respectable 216-8.

But Gallichan’s superb knock alongside Tim Ecclestone’s 46 saw their side over the winning line in the 52^nd over.

Daniel Milligan

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