BRIDGING FINANCE (NW) LIVERPOOL COMPETITION
1st XI (ECB Premier League)
COLWYN BAY (25) 115-4 (33.3 overs) (Gidlow 45, C Williams 23, Cross 23; Kerrigan 3-25) v (t) ORMSKIRK (3) 114 (43.4) (Abraham 35, Robinson 32; Hantam 6-27, Cross 4-26).
Colwyn Bay won by 6 wickets
(t) HIGHFIELD (20) 186-3 (43) (MN Farrell 104*, Taylor 68 [142-1st wkt]) v BOOTLE (4) 185 (53.1) (Salter 47, Leah 30; Liptrot 7-80).
Highfield won by 7 wickets
LYTHAM (25) 203-3 (42.2) (Fayaz Ughradar 88*, O'Brien 76 [131-2nd wkt]) v (t) NORTHOP HALL (4) 202 (66) (55 overs = 164-4) (Nolan 109, Williams 32, Kennedy 30; Openshaw 4-39, Sharp 4-66).
Lytham won by 7 wickets
(t) NEW BRIGHTON (24) 194-9d (53.3) (ML Evans 67, Cross 43; Death 3-57) v HIGHTOWN (4) 32 (13.1) (Perera 7-18 inc hat trick, ML Evans 3-12).
New Brighton won by 162 runs
(t) NEWTON LE WILLOWS (4) 88 (26.5) (Evans 29*; Baer 5-19, M Jones 3-23) v NORTHERN (25) 233-8d (55) (Wildman 59, J Cole 33, Terry 32, Tipper 29; DM Barlow 4-45).
Northern won by 145 runs
PRESTATYN (10) 222-8 (51) (Giblin 64, Boughey 60, SR Jones 29*; Bourne 4-85, Roughley 3-72) v (t) WALLASEY (9) 257 (52) (Pugh 91, Huston 83 [116-3rd wkt]; Suresh 5-55).
Match drawn
Points: Lytham (196), Highfield (168), Bootle (163), Colwyn Bay (154), Hightown (141), New Brighton (135), Ormskirk (122), Northern (117), Northop Hall (106), Newton-le-Willows (89), Wallasey (75), Prestatyn (39).
1st XI (First Division)
FLEETWOOD HESKETH (7) 217 (50.4 overs) (Wareing 84*, SP Rimmer 32; Lynch 4-28) v (t) LIVERPOOL (25) 221-7d (52.1) (MJ Jackson 63, McDonald 42, Titmuss 36; ND Rimmer 5-51).
Liverpool won by 4 runs
(t) FORMBY (25) 240 (50.5) (Ketteringham 81, Miles 37 [101-5th wkt]; Cutt 4-22) v SKELMERSDALE (7) 140 (40.4) (B Maddocks 31, Clarke 27; Turner 3-8, O'Connor 3-61).
Formby won by 100 runs
(t) ORRELL RED TRIANGLE (6) 123 (41) (Sherry 24; Lambert 4-28, Tambe 3-47) v RAINFORD (22) 137 (47.1) (Mistry 28, Threlkeld 21; Mercer 5-38, Martinus 3-22).
Rainford won by 14 runs
RAINHILL (25) 171-6 (65) (Mansoor Ahmed 79*, Veacock 21; D Dempster 5-66) v (t) LEIGH (6) 168 (43.1) (Brown 89, Davies 14, Keenan 14; Mansoor Ahmed 4-43, Williams 3-53).
Rainhill won by 4 wickets
(t) SEFTON PARK (25) 224-9d (55) (Boucher 62, Bellis 52, Houghton 45; Tonge 3-28) v MAGHULL (9) 220 (52.5) (Hewitt 39, Tonge 34, G Gillespie 30, Ring 30; Houghton 6-75).
Sefton Park won by 4 runs
(t) WIGAN (3) 148 (45.5) (Shankar 40, Armstrong 23, Samouelle 22; Page 3-20) v SOUTHPORT & BIRKDALE (25) 150-3 (39.4) (DG Cranston 66*, A Barlow 55).
S&B won by 7 wickets
Points: Leigh (178), Sefton Park (164), Rainford (164), Orrell Red Triangle (151), Rainhill (140), Liverpool (138), Wigan (121), Maghull (118), Formby (104), Southport & Birkdale (104), Fleetwood Hesketh (69), Skelmersdale (63).
1st XI (Second Division)
BIRKENHEAD ST MARY'S (5) 85 (26.2 overs) (Muhammed Masroor 5-40) v (t) ALDER (23) 177 (55) (Brick 60; M Ford 5-79).
Alder won by 92 runs
(t) CALDY (20) 128-3 (21.1) (Gandhi 57*, Hargreaves 40) v AINSDALE (2) 124 (43.3) (Waqar Khan 35; J Cooper 5-47, Pilley 3-14).
Caldy won by 7 wickets
(t) PARKFIELD LISCARD (2) 110 (43.3) (White 20; Ranasinghe 7-32) v ST HELENS (25) 112-3 (26.3) (Woods 54).
St Helens won by 7 wickets
(t) ST HELENS RECS (20) 79-3 (15.2) (Cruickshank 21) v BURSCOUGH (1) 78 (28.4) (Andrews 22*; Nazim Mohammed 6-40, Freeman 3-20).
St Helens Recs won by 7 wickets
SOUTHPORT TRINITY (25) 169-3 (28) (van der Walt 60*, Thornton 56, Foster 31) v (t) SUTTON (3) 168 (62) (55 overs = 150-9) (G Greener 40; Jackson 4-43).
Southport Trinity won by 7 wickets
(t) WAVERTREE (23) 177 (36) (Cummins 69, Robinson 47; R Magee 4-35) v MOORFIELD (8) 162 (35) (N Maher 38; Clarkson 5-42, Cummins 4-34).
Wavertree won by 15 runs
Points: St Helens Recs (213 pts), St Helens (180), Alder (161), Burscough (142), Southport Trinity (132), Wavertree (130), Ainsdale (120), Parkfield Liscard (118), Caldy (114), Moorfield (103), Sutton (90), Birkenhead St Mary’s (53).
2nd XI (Premier Division)
BOOTLE (23) 209-7 (31.5 overs) (Eccles 68, Gallagher 48, Sinclair 28, Johnson 27; Kenyon 3-90) v (t) FORMBY (5) 206-7d (56) (45 overs = 142-7) (Mills 45, Scanlan 42*, Read 37*, Eastwood 23; Sinclair 5-48).
Bootle won by 3 wickets
(t) LIVERPOOL (20) 149-5 (40.1) (O Jones 74*) v ORRELL RED TRIANGLE (4) 148 (50.4) (Craig 50, Lawton 38; Murphy 5-52).
Liverpool won by 5 wickets
(t) NORTHERN (20) 222-5 (43.4) (M Garcia 74*, Fraser 53, Abraham 41; Cunliffe 4-77) v WIGAN (7) 221-8d (45) (Aconley 55, Evans 47, Yates 43; Abraham 6-53).
Northern won by 5 wickets
(t) NORTHOP HALL (20) 207-5 (36) (N Worrall 119*, Fox 25, M Williamson 24) v LYTHAM (7) 206-6d (44.5) (Virdee 108, M Cartmell 31).
Northop Hall won by 5 wickets
ORMSKIRK (0) 88 (41.2) (S Brocken 45; Hughes 4-16) v (t) NEW BRIGHTON (20) 90-1 (18.1) (Geary 40*, Murphy 38*).
New Brighton won by 9 wickets
(t) WALLASEY (8) 238-7d (45) (Sutton 68, K Jones 51, P Black 42, R Roughley 21*; D Kelly 4-38) v SEFTON PARK (7) 188-7 (44) (J Baird 78*, Woodsmith 20).
Match drawn
Points: New Brighton (161), Liverpool (159), Bootle (152), Lytham (146), Formby (121), Northern (116), Northop Hall (114), Sefton Park (105), Orrell Red Triangle (99), Wallasey (89), Wigan (89), Ormskirk (65).
2nd XI (First Division)
AINSDALE (3) 141 (42.4 overs) (Norbury 50, S Cropper 37; R Hughes 5-30 inc hat trick) v (t) FLEETWOOD HESKETH (20) 147-3 (31.2) (S Williams 44, N Pike 43; P Causey 3-49).
F’wood Hesketh won by 7 wickets
BURSCOUGH (5) 188-5d (45 overs = 139-5) (Spittlehouse 36, C Lydiate 31*) v (t) COLWYN BAY (4) 133-6 (40) (A Walburn 62; D Unsworth 3-34).
Match drawn
LEIGH (25) 204-8d (44) (Wilson 64*, Adam Roussak 47; Bird 3-44, R Lloyd 3-46) v (t) WAVERTREE (4) 98 (32.3) (I Deakin 24; Wilson 3-12, Melia 3-14).
Leigh won by 106 runs
MAGHULL (25) 166-4 (30.2) (Walters 105*, Brook 21; McCulloch 3-60) v (t) PARKFIELD LISCARD (4) 164 (51.3) (45 overs = 130-6) (Evans 63, Gallagher 21; DW Platt 5-41).
Maghull won by 6 wickets
(t) SKELMERSDALE (20) 149-7 (37.2) (M Till 42, Edgar 40*; Wilde 3-40) v HIGHFIELD (4) 148 (54.5) (45 overs = 110-6) (Ramsdale 44; Wright 4-28).
Skelmersdale won by 3 wickets
(t) SOUTHPORT & BIRKDALE (20) 169-4 (32.2) (Devlin 39, K Skelton 37, P Parker 35) v NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS (5) 168 (49.1) (45 overs = 157-9) (C Chambers 64, Long 32; P Bell 4-27).
S&B won by 6 wickets
Points: Newton-le-Willows (170), Maghull (153), Skelmersdale (152), Highfield (139), Leigh (137), Fleetwood Hesketh (119), Colwyn Bay (108), Southport & Birkdale (100), Ainsdale (92), Wavertree (82), Parkfield Liscard (78), Burscough (52).
2nd XI (Second Division)
(t) ALDER (4) 159 (44.3 overs) v PRESTATYN (25) 162-2 (27.2).
Prestatyn won by 8 wickets
(t) HIGHTOWN (20) 98 (44 v CALDY (5) 67 (25.4).
Hightown won by 31 runs
(t) MOORFIELD (20) 189-6 (34.5) v RAINHILL (7) 188 (45.2.
Moorfield won by 4 wickets
RAINFORD (23) 153 (36) v (t) ST HELENS RECS (7) 147 (38.4).
Rainford won by 6 runs
(t) ST HELENS (9) 226-5d (41) v BIRKENHEAD ST MARY'S (4) 143-9 (51).
Match drawn
SUTTON (24) 167-6 (32.4) v (t) SOUTHPORT TRINITY (4) 165-8d (63).
Sutton won by 4 wickets
Points: St Helens (195), Rainhill (147), Moorfield (139), Rainford (134), Caldy (120), Prestatyn (114), Sutton (100), Southport Trinity (92), Alder (91), Hightown (83), St Helens Recs (71), Birkenhead St Mary’s (70).
CHAPEL PRESS CHESHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE
ECB Premier Division
CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (10) lost to NESTON (25) by 3 wickets. Chester 183; Neston 184-7.
DIDSBURY (5) lost to HYDE (20) by 9 wickets. Didsbury 135; Hyde 138-1.
OULTON PARK (25) beat BRAMHALL (3) by 224 runs. Oulton Park 334-4 dec.; Bramhall 110.
OXTON (6) lost to ALDERLEY EDGE (25) by 95 runs. Alderley Edge 263-6 dec. ; Oxton 168 .
TOFT (3) lost to NANTWICH (25) by 9 wickets. Toft 100; Nantwich 106-1.
URMSTON (7) lost to BOWDON (24) by 38 runs. Bowdon 206-8 dec; Urmston 170.
Points after 12 games: Neston 238; Oulton Park 197; Alderley Edge193; Hyde 192; Toft 182; Nantwich 172; Urmston 168; Chester 166; Bowdon 166; Oxton 159; Didsbury 152; Bramhall 113.
First Division
CHRISTLETON (12) lost to BOLLINGTON (25) by 3 wickets. Christleton 192 ; Bollington 195-7.
HEATON MERSEY (22) beat CHEADLE HULME (6) by 53 runs. Heaton Mersey 160; Cheadle Hulme 107.
MIDDLEWICH (7) lost to MACCLESFIELD (23) by 33 runs. Macclesfield 168; Middlewich 137.
POYNTON (12) lost to GRAPPENHALL (20) by 6 wickets. Poynton 233-6 dec. ; Grappenhall 235-4.
UPTON (8) lost to CHEADLE (20) by 2 wickets. Upton 122; Cheadle 125-8.
WIDNES (25) beat IRBY (3) by 9 wickets. Irby 110); Widnes 112-1.
Points: Grappenhall 225; Widnes 217; Macclesfield 216; Cheadle 193; Bollington 188; Poynton 168; Cheadle Hulme 164; Heaton Mersey 150; Middlewich 125; Upton 124; Christleton 121; Irby 116.
Second Division
ASHTON-ON-MERSEY (23) beat STOCKPORT GEORGIANS (7) by 30 runs. Ashton 156; Stockport Georgians 126.
BIRKENHEAD PARK (11) lost to MARPLE (25) by 4 wickets. Birkenhead Park 188; Marple 189-6.
CONGLETON (5) lost to BREDBURY (25) by 97 runs. Bredbury 250-4 dec.; Congleton 153).
SALE (21) beat MOBBERLEY (5) by 11 runs. Sale 105; Mobberley 94.
TIMPERLEY (17) drew with TATTENHALL (9). Timperley 249-7 dec. ; Tattenhall 163-9).
WARRINGTON (7) lost to BROOKLANDS (23) by 3 runs. Brooklands 151; Warrington 148.
Points to date: Marple 261; Sale 228; Warrington 213; Brooklands 191; Bredbury 189; Congleton 178; Tattenhall 169; Stockport G 155; Timperley 154; Mobberley 144; Birkenhead P 135; Ashton-on-Mersey 113.
