LIVERPOOL COMPETITION

Premier League

September 17

BOOTLE (5) 20-0 (3.0 overs) (Swart 15*) v NORTHOP HALL (t) (5) 164 (50.4) (Barnes 81, Hurlin 32 [114-1st wkt]; Snellgrove 4-18, Parry 4-41).

Result: No decision

LEIGH (5) v COLWYN BAY (5).

Result: Match abandoned without a ball being bowled.

LYTHAM (t) (20) 171-7d (33.5) (Knight 77*, Davies 33; Edge 3-42) v NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS (5) 155 (34.3) (D Barlow 62*, MR Walkden 36, M Fearnley 27; Fayaz Ughradar 4-33, Saunders 3-32).

Result: Lytham won by 16 runs

NEW BRIGHTON (5) v HIGHTOWN (5).

Result: Match abandoned without a ball being bowled.

NORTHERN (t) (20) 194-3d (29.4) (Sloan 90*, J Cole 31, Wildman 31) v HIGHFIELD (3) 140 (36.1) (MN Farrell 66; Bailey 3-34, Sephton 4-35).

Result: Northern won by 54 runs

ORMSKIRK (t) (20) 62-1 (15) (Armstrong 24*, Sampson 19*, MS Glayzer 16) v RAINFORD (0) 60 (28.3) (Tully 22*; Griffiths 5-20, Kerrigan 3-6).

Result: Ormskirk won by 9 wickets.

Champions: Ormskirk; Runners-up: Northern; Relegated: Newton-le-Willows and Northop Hall

First Division

ALDER (5) v FORMBY (5).

Result: Match abandoned without a ball being bowled.

LIVERPOOL (9) 190-9 (34.0 overs) (McCarthy 63, Swiers 3, Dunlop 23; Ward 5-21) v WALLASEY (t) (9) 236 (52.5) (Loftus 115, D Beaver 30; Handley 5-60, Tripathi 4-67).

Result: Match drawn.

MAGHULL (t) (7) 204-3 (26) (Broadbent 102*, Ring 74 [161-2nd wkt]) v ORRELL RED TRIANGLE (6) 229-7d (44.3) (Riley 56, Mercer 54; C Barry 4-76).

Result: Match drawn.

PRESTATYN (5) 15-0 v SOUTHPORT & BIRKDALE (5).

Result: No decision.

RAINHILL (5) 158 (37) (Mohammad Qureshi 74, Ziafat Ashraf 24; Calrow 3-27, P Kelly 3-50) v SEFTON PARK (t) (5) 53-3 (18.1) (Stern 18*, J Baird 13*).

Result: No decision.

ST HELENS RECS (5) v WIGAN (5).

Result: Match abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Champions: Maghull; Runners-up: Southport & Birkdale; Relegated: St Helens Recs and Prestatyn

Second Division

AINSDALE (t) (20) 160-8d (38.0 overs) (S Lucas 56, Swift 24, Dhruv Singh 22; Kay 3-39, Gandhi 3-60) v CALDY (5) 128 (32.3) (Gandhi 68, Potter 19; Dhruv Singh 7-35, Nazim Mohammed 3-39).

Result: Ainsdale won by 32 runs

BURSCOUGH (5) v BIRKENHEAD ST MARY'S (5).

Result: Match abandoned without a ball being bowled.

ST HELENS (t) (5) 126 (33.5) (Tyms 33, G Sheppard 25*; Deller 5-43, Morgan 5-64) v SOUTHPORT TRINITY (5) 89-8 (36) (van der Walt 31, Morgan 19*; G Sheppard 5-18).

Result: Match drawn.

SUTTON (5) 33-0 (7.2) (Rimmer 28*) v SKELMERSDALE (t) (5).

Result: No decision.

WAVERTREE (t) (6) 101-7 (23) (O'Neale 51*, Macauley 20; MC Keogh 4-52, Warirngton 3-42) v PARKFIELD LISCARD (4) 114 (37.2) (Roberts 37, Rashid Riaz 25; Clarkson 6-28, O'Neale 3-23).

Result: Match drawn

Champions: Ainsdale; Runners-up: Fleetwood Hesketh.

CHAPEL PRESS CHESHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE

Premier Division

ALDERLEY EDGE (21) beat MACCLESFIELD (t) (6) by 8 runs. Alderley Edge 115 (51 overs: A. Worrall 56, B. Cutbill 6-38, R. Porter 3-11); Macclesfield 107 (37 overs: K. Sawas 44, M. Warnes 5-21, J. Whittaker 3-55).

DIDSBURY (t) (7) v URMSTON (7): Match abandoned. Didsbury 107-4 (30 overs: T. Gregory 58no, P. Sperring 34, A. Syddall 2-35). Urmston did not bat.

GRAPPENHALL (25) beat OXTON (t) (10) by 5 wickets. Oxton 167 (G. Fernando 44, M. Rowlands 33, S. Titchard 4-3,9, G. Emmett 3-31); Grappenhall 171-5 (T. Hurdley 59, L. Parkinhson 41no, M. Rowlands 5-46).

NANTWICH (t) (20) beat TOFT (4) by 6 wickets. Toft 124 (34 overs: A. Sayers 59, J. Stanley 41, A. Matthews 4-9); Nantwich 126-4 (21 overs): J. Kettle 36, S/. Hunt 31).

NESTON (13) lost to CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (t) (20) by 4 wickets. Neston 234-9 dec. (L. Pavlinovitch 80, D., Hurst 34, D. Cruikshank 3-57); Chester 235-6 (W. Goodwin 110 = 1,000 runs for season, J. Clark 65, P. Stimson 3-49).

OULTON PARK (7) v HYDE (10): Match abandoned due to rain. Hyde 179-2 (29 overs: S. Kirwin 76, M. Makin 63no, J. Duffy 31no -= 1,002 for season).; Oulton Park did not bat.

FINAL TABLE: 1. Nantwich 422 pts; Chester 398; 3 . Hyde 380; 4. Oxton 338; 5. Macclesfield 322; 6. Urmston 320; 7. Toft 293; 8. Didsbury 291; 9. Neston 283; 10. Alderley Edge 277; 11. Grappenhall 244 (relegated); 12. Oulton Park 232 (relegated).

First Division

BOLLINGTON (25) beat CHEADLE (t) (5) by 5 wickets. Cheadle 191-9 dec. (51 overs: N. Reid 81, J. Langley 63, M. Ali 3-23, A. Palazzo 3-49); Bollington 193-5 (32 overs: T. Barrass 69, C. Rowe 62).

BOWDON (25) beat POYNTON (t) (9) by 4 wickets. Poynton 179-9 dec. (P. Gould 56, D. Ball 4-66); Bowdon 181-6 (C. Hey 64, M. Chilton 44).

CHEADLE HULME (25) beat IRBY (t) (3) by 5 wickets. Irby 98 (48 overs: A. Hughes (aged 14) 32, C. Brady 5-75); Cheadle Hulme 100-5 (31 overs: J.Potts 37no, A. Wilde 35, L. Hughes 4-42).

HEATON MERSEY (5) lost to BRAMHALL (t) (25) by 89 runs. Bramhall 228-6 dec. (47 overs: M. Jameson 78, N. Hughes 55, W. Rashid 3-115); Heaton Mersey 139 (26 overs: N. Bell 7-59).

MARPLE (7) v SALE (7): Match cancelled due to rain.

WIDNES (7) v CHRISTLETON (7): Match abandoned due to rain. Widnes 29-2 (26 overs). Christleton did not bat.

FINAL TABLE: Widnes 366 (lost four games); 2. Marple 366 (lost five games); 3. Sale 353; 4. Bollington 342; 5. Cheadle Hulme 242; 6. Bowdon 331; 7. Bramhall 303; 8. Christleton 282; 9. Irby 255; 10. Heaton Mersey 251; 11. Poynton 231 (relegated); 12. Cheadle 185 (relegated).

Second Division

CONGLETON (t) (5) lost to TATTENHALL (24) by 83 runs. Tattenhall 176 (47 overs: D. Gerrish 100no, I. Slinger 3-20); Congleton 93 (25 overs: J. Good 31, R. Mulvihill 7-39).

MOBBERLEY (t) (6) lost to BREDBURY ST MARK’S (25) by 116 runs. Bredbury 220 (50 overs: P. Wood 110. S. Raja 30, M. Lehman 4-68); Mobberley 104 (38 overs: J.Usher 4-22).

STOCKPORT (6) lost to BROOKLANDS (t) (23) by 72 runs. Brooklands 146-8 dec. (40 overs: P. Garnett 32, R. Wood 30, M. Eley 4-61); Stockport 74 (32 overs: A.J. Hart 6-34).

TIMPERLEY (25) beat STOCKPORT GEORGIANS (t) (7) by 72 runs. Timperley 196 (D. Howard 51, K. Rashid 48, J. Leggett 6-49); Stockport Georgians 124 (35 overs: I. Hussain 42, C. Page 4-16).

UPTON (7) lost to MIDDLEWICH (t) (22) by 7 runs. Middlewich 134 (47 overs: J. Cornford 33, A. Strydom 5-47, I. Linwood 4-61); Upton 127 (39 overs: I. Linwood 33, G. Tomlinson 5-46).

WARRINGTON (25) beat MALPAS (t) (3) by 119 runs. Warrington 229-3 dec. (50 overs: M. Agar 85, J. Hughes 48); Malpas 100 (M. Nissanka 32, A. Martell 5-34).

FINAL TABLE: 1. Bredbury 385 (champions and promoted); 2. Brooklands 363 (13 wins, promoted); 3. Warrington (10 wins) 363; 4. Upton 350; 5. Tattenhall 321; 6. Timperley 319; 7. Stockport Georgians 308; 8. Middlewich 300; 9. Stockport 292; 10. Congleton 270; 11. Malpas 260; 12. Mobberley 196 (relegated)