Tranmere Vics in seven-wicket victory over Singlehurst

Jul 17 2007 Liverpool Daily Post

TRANMERE VICS eased to a seven-wicket victory over visiting Singlehurst to go clear at the top of the Bromborough Paints Merseyside Competition.

Chris Price finished was unbeaten on 41 for the winners while Steve Jamieson scored 71 for the visitors out of a total of 113.

Cheshire Lines enjoyed a six-wicket margin at St Mary’s College Old Boys where Mark Ward returned a 5-4 haul.

Old Xaverians had 18 runs to spare at Maritime. Mark Doyle took 5-27 for the winners and Dave Stanislaus scored 76 for the losers.

Andy Murphy contributed 64 for Hale Park in a draw at Mossley Hill.

SCORES: Merseyside Competition: Maritime 115 (M Doyle 5-27) Old Xaverians 133-7dec (D Stanislaus 76), Mossley Hill 104-9 Hale Park 174-8dec (A Murphy 64), St Mary’s College OB 68 (M Ward 5-4) Cheshire Lines 70-4, Tranmere Vics 114-3 (C Price 41no) Singlehurst 113 (S Jamieson 71), Aigburth v Whitefield, Goodlass v Bromborough – no play.

Cheshire League Div One: Runcorn 93 Oakmere 147-5dec. Div Three: Parkonians 150 (S Blackwell 47) Cheadle Hulme Ladybridge 72 (C Hitchell 6-21), Castrol v Wistaston Village, Lindow v Wirral – no play.