LIVERPOOL COMPETITION

Saturday, July 2

1st XI (ECB Premier League)

(t) BOOTLE (25) 241-8d (53.0 overs) (Snellgrove 110, Parry 30, Swart 20; Davies 6-78) v RAINFORD (6) 142 (49.5) (Green 47, MS Williams 22; JJ Hine 5-78)

Result: Bootle won by 99 runs

(t) HIGHFIELD (25) 273-5d (52) (RK Farrell 62, MN Farrell 56, Mollitt 38*, Hughes 34, Hargeaves 30) v NEWTON LE WILLOWS (4) 143 (33.5) (MR Walkden 44, DM Barlow 32; Liptrot 4-46, Halliwell 3-32, Paulse 3-47)

Result: Highfield won by 130 runs

(t) LEIGH (24) 214-6d (55.0) (Roussak jnr 75*, McKiernan 46, Dove 42; Nolan 3-40) v NORTHOP HALL (7) 202 (60.5) (Buszard 52, Nolan 24, Higginson 24, AJ Smith 21; Baer 5-71)

Result: Leigh won by 12 runs

(t) NEW BRIGHTON (25) 251-8d (49.3) (Bowden 108, JP While 75; Bates 4-57) v COLWYN BAY (8) 205 (52.2) (Jenkins 46, Morris 40, Evans 33; Nawab 7-79)

Result: New Brighton won by 46 runs

(t) NORTHERN (25) 223-4d (51.5) (S Cole 81*, J Cole 63* [144*-5th wkt], Sloan 26; Warhurst 3-78) v HIGHTOWN (5) 183 (53.2) (Sutcliffe 58, Death 38; Sephton 4-72, Wildman 3-4)

Result: Northern won by 40 runs

ORMSKIRK (25) 180-5 (49.4) (Armstrong 36, IM Glayzer 35, Knight 34*, JA Glayzer 29*; Saunders 3-49) v (t) LYTHAM (5) 176 (52.3) (Sharp 50, Mulligan 32, Davies 25; Farrell 5-66, Kerrigan 3-64)

Result: Ormskirk won by 5 wickets

Points: Ormskirk (150), Leigh (144), Colwyn Bay (129), New Brighton (123), Lytham (117), Highfield (114), Hightown (112), Northern (112), Bootle (104), Rainford (76), Northop Hall (75), Newton-le-Willows (66).

1st XI (First Division)

(t) ALDER (9) 286-9d (58.5 overs) (55 overs = 232-6) (S Aitchison 66, Daneyal Qasim 44, M Brick 36, Muhammad Masroor 35, A Durand 29; Calrow 3-74, Warrican 3-103) v SEFTON PARK (8) 209-8 (57) (Bellis 70, Warrican 53*, D Kelly 24; Daneyal Qasim 3-37, Magee 3-59)

Result: match drawn

(t) FORMBY (25) 273 (52) (K Jones 116, Kennedy 34; Labuschagne 6-83) v SOUTHPORT & BIRKDALE (7) 132 (27.4) (Weston 29, Fletcher 29; Gadzina 6-34, Beckingham 3-37)

Result: Formby won by 141 runs

LIVERPOOL (9) 283-6d (55) (Nealey 84, Tripathi 53, D Hints 31) v (t) PRESTATYN (8) 239-9 (57) (D Harris 111, Westwell 58 [156-2nd wkt], Groeneveld 21; DJ Jackson 5-57, Tripathi 3-90)

Result: match drawn

MAGHULL (9) 246-5 (53) (Ring 67, Broadbent 56, Tonge 36*; Parry 3-57) v (t) WIGAN (7) 291-8d (55.0) (Bradley 65, Redmond 54, Wright 52*, Taylor 38, L Dawber 25; Bower 3-67)

Result: match drawn

(t) RAINHILL (20) 171 (70.5) (55 overs = 131-5) (Brown 56*, Hayes 25, Veacock 20; Patel 4-44, Mercer 3-47) v ORRELL RED TRIANGLE (5) 70 (28.5) (Riley 13; Muhammad Qureshi 5-25, Williams 3-14)

Result: Rainhill won by 101 runs

(t) ST HELENS RECS (6) 182-8 (49) (Singh 74, Muhammad Ghafoor 33; Bourne 3-93) v WALLASEY (8) 210-7d (55) (Bourne 82*, Williams 70; Uthman Muhammad 3-67)

Result: match drawn

Points: Rainhill (158), Maghull (153), Wigan (146), Southport & Birkdale (144), Wallasey (134), Formby (128), Liverpool (110), Orrell Red Triangle (109), Alder (100), Sefton Park (88), St Helens Recs (75), Prestatyn (69).

1st XI (Second Division)

(t) AINSDALE (25) 239-6d (47 overs) (Swift 92, I Cropper [128-1st wkt], Prescott 27; Jordan 4-61) v BIRKENHEAD ST MARY'S (4) 120 (35) (Jones 29, Sockalingam 27, W McGenity 20; Swift 4-37, Rogan 3-14)

Result: Ainsdale won by 119 runs

BURSCOUGH (8) 167 (43.1) (Waterhouse 45*, Murray 34; Warrington 4-19, Arshad Khan 3-21) v (t) PARKFIELD LISCARD (25) 236 (53.3) (Abid Riaz 108, Ishaq Afridi 41, White 27; Taylor 4-53)

Result: Parkfield Liscard won by 69 runs

ST HELENS (6) 106 (36) (Irwin 32, Tyms 29; Gandhi 5-35, R Battersby 4-32) v (t) CALDY (24) 212 (50.2) (Edwards 45, Gandhi 36, Humphreys 31; Kenny 3-40, Murgatroyd 3-46)

Result: Caldy won by 106 runs

SUTTON (5) 171-7 (56) (Onion 45*, Frost 34, R Hughes 24; Wareing 3-39) v (t) FLEETWOOD HESKETH (8) 228-6d (53) (ND Rimmer 102, Regan 43, Sykes 38, Watts 25*)

Result: match drawn

WAVERTREE (6) 153 (38.2) (Salisbury 57, P Deakin 15; Griffiths 7-36) v (t) SKELMERSDALE (25) 262-9d (52) (B Maddocks 86, Mohammad Azam 50, Adams 38, Edgar 35*; Guy 3-51, Clarkson 3-69)

Result: Skelmersdale won by 109 runs

Points: Fleetwood Hesketh (170), Ainsdale (149), Caldy (144), Skelmersdale (140), St Helens (124), Burscough (124), Wavertree (121), Parkfield Liscard (100), Sutton (92), Southport Trinity (61), Birkenhead St Mary’s (58).

CHAPEL PRESS CHESHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE

ECB Premier Division

CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (won toss, 17 pts.) drew with NESTON (9 pts.). Chester 303-3 dec. (50 overs: W. Goodwin 149no, S.Ogilby 57, J. Clark 40, D. Cruikshank 31no); Neston 285-9 (60 overs: J. Smith 51, M. Stewart 41, D. Hurst 31, J. Williams 5-61, C. Connolly 3-74).

HYDE (25 pts.) beat OULTON PARK (toss, 8 pts.) by 6 wickets. Oulton Park 184 (N. James 82m, S. Kirwin 5-62); Hyde 189-4 (30 overs: D Fitzsimmons 41, P. Rutgers 37).

MACCLESFIELD (22 pts.) beat ALDERLEY EDGE (toss, 8 pts.) by 4 runs. Macclesfield 170 (55 overs: B. Morrison 45, M. Warnes 7-45); Alderley Edge 166 (53 overs: J Roodt 49, J. Ward 3-33, T. Barron 3-41).

OXTON (toss, 24 pts.) beat GRAPPENHALL (5 pts.) by 118 runs. Oxton 223-8 dec. ( 55 overs: A Gibson 42, L. Dixon 42, M. Rowland 36, T. Marsland 34, G. Burns 3-27); Grappenhall 103 (R. Green 36, M. Rowland 5-22, R. Dixon3-8).

TOFT (toss, 15 pts.) lost to NANTWICH (25 pts.) by 1 wicket. Toft 246-8 dec. (55 overs: A Carolan 63no, T. Drummond 51, A. Sayers 57, A. Matthews 4-38); Nantwich 250-9 (G. Batticciotto 110no, J. Kettle 56, N. Muirhead 5-79, R. Jones 3-106.

URMSTON (7 pts.) lost to DIDSBURY (toss, 22pts.) by 39 runs. Didsbury 204-8 innings closed (60 overs: M. Marfani 61no, P. Sperring 31, A.Syddall 3-66, J. Dyball 3-71); Urmston 165 (48 overs: S. Panda 40, P. Sperring 4-8, J.Fawcett 3-57).

POINTS after 11 games (half-way mark): Chester 211; 2.. Hyde 209; 3. Nantwich 206; 4. Oxton 174; 5. Macc’field 168; 6. Didsbury 168; 7. Urmston 158; 8. Neston 149; 9. Toft 138;10. Oulton Park 131; 11. Grappenhall 128; 12. Alderley E 115.

Division One

BRAMHALL (17 pts.) drew with HEATON MERSEY (10 pts.) Bramhall 228 (N Cantello 105no, S. Wilkinson 43); Heaton Mersey 201-9 (M Bennett 39, G. Narayanan 38, S. Wilkinson 6-75).

CHEADLE (8 pts.) drew with BOLLINGTON ( toss, 15pts.). Bollington 244-6 dec. (50 overs: C. Rowe 126, J. Groth 75, D. Brown 5-29); Cheadle 159-5 (50 overs: D. Brown 65, F. Stewart 65no, M. Jehangir 3-41).

CHRISTLETON (25 pts.) beat WIDNES (11 pts.) by 8 wickets. Widnes 243-7 dec. (50 overs: B. Williams 67); Christleton 244-2 (43 overs: I. Naseer 90,. I. De Silva 78).

IRBY (5 pts.) lost to CHEADLE HULME (toss, 25 pts.) by 69 runs. Cheadle Hulme 225-3 dec. (50 overs: A. Wilde 125, G. McCaffery 3-85); Irby 156 (45 overs: E. McCray 5-30).

POYNTON (toss, 11 pts.) drew with BOWDON (14 pts.). Bowdon 195 (50 overs: B. Forsyth 104, R. Clark 5-65); Poynton 172-7 (50 overs: P. Gould 63, R. Burke 51, M. Chilton 5-37).

SALE (9 pts.) drew with MARPLE (toss, 14 pts.,) Marple 181-9 dec. (50 overs: D. Michael 91, A. Hall 35, R. Halkon 7-50); Sale 164-8 (50 overs: G. Gyves 47no, A. Michael 47, M. Millward 34, A. Greasley 4-61, J. Cash 3-58).

POINTS: Marple 223; 2. Sale 208; 3. Widnes 184; 4. Cheadle Hulme 174; 5. Bowdon 158; 6. Bollington 152; 7. Bramhall 137; 8. Poynton 137; 9. Christleton 134; 1.0. Irby 128; 11. Heaton Mersey 102; 12. Cheadle 72.

Division Two

BREDBURY (toss, 9 pts.) lost to MOBBERLEY (25 pts.) by 4 wickets. Bredbury 186-8 dec. (50 overs: C. Nuttall 43, C. Wood 33); Mobberley 188-6 (31 overs: J. Naseer 58, W. Ince 33).

BROOKLANDS (toss, 20 pts.) beat STOCKPORT (7 pts.) by 2 wickets. Stockport 179 (53 overs: S. Fuller 47, J Birchall 4-40, A.J. Hart 3-37); Brooklands 181-8 (43 overs: A.J. Hart 53no, R. Charles 3-27).

MALPAS (11 pts.) drew with WARRINGTON (toss, 16 pts.). Warrington 251-7 dec. (50 overs: A. Martel 107, J. Hughes 76); Malpas 211-8 (50 overs: J. Suckley 121no, A. Crabb 32, S. Hewitt 3-47).

MI DDLEWICH (toss, 9 pts.) drew with UPTON (15 pts.). Upton 189 (49 overs: I. Linwood 68, V.Bhardwa 4-54, S. Price 3-41); Middlewich 166-6 (51 overs: A Gill 47, S. Parry 42, A. Strydom 4-23).

STOCKPORT GEORGIANS (25 pts.) beat TIMPERLEY (toss, 12 pts.) by 2 wickets. Timperley 178 (47 overs: N. Wood 60, Q. Rashid 32, S. Normanton 4-53, I. Hussain 4-56); Stockport Georgians 179-8 (42 overs: S Normanton 55, R. Kibble 35, M. Maddocks 3-26).

TATTENHALL (toss, 17 pts.) drew with CONGLETON (10 pts.) Tattenhall 237-7 dec. (50 overs: J. Hope 49, T. Hyslop 48, B. Street 41, J. Gibbon 38); Congleton 175-9 (50 overs: A. Browe 55, J. Goode 37no, R. Mulvihill 4-59, B. Street 3-36).

POINTS: 1. Stockport 189; 2. Upton 189; 3. Brooklands 187; 4. Bredbury 179; 5. Warrington 159; 6. Middlewich 158; 7. Tattenhall 149; 8. Congleton 145; 9. Stockport G 140; 10. Malpas 127; 11. Timperley 126; 12. Mobberley 101.