BUSINESS ASSISTANCE LIVERPOOL COMPETITION 1ST XI ECB PREMIER LEAGUE

Aug 6 2007 by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Daily Post

BOOTLE (t) (8) 246-6d (47.0 overs) (Lloyd 84, Prince 84 (142-3rd wkt), Warren 16, Parry 16; Woosey 3-45) v NORTHERN (8) 224-7 (64) (Hey 100, Woods 59, J Cole 16) Result: match drawn

LEIGH (t) (4) 136 (40.2) (Adam Roussak 31*, Williams 21, Alex Roussak 20; Symondson 3-20, Pathan 3-46) v HIGHTOWN (25) 256-4d (43.1) (Pathan 100*, Vosloo 70, Sutcliffe 40, Phillips 27) Result: Hightown won by 120 runs

LYTHAM (25) 226 (55) (Roberts 67, Wisniewski 53, RV Dingle 36; DR While 3-56, Ryder 3-76) v NEW BRIGHTON (t) (9) 208 (44.4) (Ryder 86, ML Evans 60, PA Hale 17; Sharp 5-67) Result: Lytham won by 18 runs

MAGHULL (t) (6) 244-7 (54) (McDonnell 101, Roots 47, McKeown 39; ND Rimmer 3-32, Miller 3-54) v FLEETWOOD HESKETH (8) 266-3d (53) (Miller 116*, ND Rimmer 63, Sykes 37) Result: match drawn

ST HELENS RECS (6) 187 (72) (55 overs = 130-7) (S Lyon 29, Toole 26, Jenkins 24, C Lyon 24; Madanayake 4-47, Armstrong 4-48) v ORMSKIRK (t) (20) 191-8 (41.5) (Kelliher 45, Armstrong 44, Caunce 31, IM Glayzer 24; Freeman 4-58, Pickering 3-87) Result: Ormskirk won by 2 wickets

SOUTHPORT AND BIRKDALE (t) (25) 220-2d (47.2) (Aston 78*, Jackson 73 (102-2nd wkt], Baker 43) v HUYTON (1) 86 (25.4) (Heyes 21, MJ Hutton 14; Britton 4-21, JJ Hine 3-16) Result: Southport and Birkdale won by 134 runs

WALLASEY (7) 184 (61.1) (Conlan 61, Sutton 40, Carruthers 27; Jenkins 5-74, Rowley 3-20) v COLWYN BAY (t) (25) 266-8d (49) (Shillcock 82, PJH Leach 57 [122-1st wkt], Jenkins 52*, Mohanty 38*; KK Makol 4-73, Bourne 4-94) Result: Colwyn Bay won by 82 runs

Positions: Colwyn Bay (306 pts), Bootle (300), New Brighton (292), Lytham (291), Northern (280), Ormskirk (278), Southport and Birkdale (218) , Wallasey (214), Fleetwood Hesketh (213), Hightown (203), Maghull (160), St Helens Recs (152), Huyton (105), Leigh (89).

1ST XI FIRST DIVISION

AINSDALE (20) 212-6d (62.0 overs) (55 overs = 174-5) (Swift 90; Negi 4-65) v WAVERTREE (t) (7) 210 (49) (Negi 139; Shukla 4-63, Smith 4-88) Result: Ainsdale won by 2 runs

FORMBY (25) 195-3 (36.1) (Hadden 115*, Conlan 36 [118-3rd wkt]) v ST HELENS (t) (5) 194 (47.2) (55 overs = 191-8) (O'Keefe 6-70) Result: Formby won by 7 wickets

HIGHFIELD (t) (4) 124 (39) (CG Liptrot 60, MN Farrell 18; Hantam 5-75) v PRESTATYN (25) 127-6 (22.2) (Hantam 53, M Williams 23*; Astle 4-36) Result: Prestatyn won by 4 wickets

LIVERPOOL (9) 244-8 (51) (Titmuss 75, Das 46, DJ Jackson 46, Stuart 36; Bolton 3-34) v WIGAN (t) (9) 250-9d (56.3) (55 overs = 234-8) (Redmond 67, JM Taylor 49, Ford 34, Shorrocks 26, Bailey 24*; Clarkson 4-34) Result: match drawn

NEWTON LE WILLOWS (t) (7) 150-8 (52) (de Brabander 42, D Fearnley 29, MR Walkden 22; PN Unsworth 4-31, Baxendale 3-76) v ORRELL RED TRIANGLE (7) 190 (58.5) (55 overs = 185-7) (Smith 59, Baxendale 35, Bradshaw 29; Scott 3-30, D Fearnley 3-44) Result: match drawn

NORTHOP HALL (t) (20) 170-6 (44) (Jewitt 71*, Nolan 22; Wilding 5-78) v RAINHILL (6) 169 (55.3) (55 overs = 169-9) (Rotheram 61, McDonald 39; Nolan 5-35) Result: Northop Hall won by 4 wickets

SEFTON PARK (t) (22) 146 (47.5) (Kashif Shafi 6-58) v SOUTHPORT TRINITY (7) 142 (44.4) (Kashif Shafi 83; Kirby 5-40, Houghton 4-50) Result: Sefton Park won by 4 runs

Positions: Formby (301 pts), Newton le Willows (257), Sefton Park (255), Northop Hall (255), Highfield (232), Prestatyn (232), Wigan (211), St Helens (208), Liverpool (197), Wavertree (179), Ainsdale (164), Orrell RT (152), Southport Trinity (134), Rainhill (129).

Played Sunday: LIVERPOOL (t) (5) 140 (47.0) (Ho 52*; DM Barlow 4-24, MR Walkden 4-38) v NEWTON- LE-WILLOWS (25) 141-6 (39.4) (de Brabander 66*) Result: Newton won by 4 wickets

2ND XI PREMIER DIVISION

FLEETWOOD HESKETH (t) (20) 112-9 (28.3 overs) (Morgan 50*) v NEWTON LE WILLOWS (5) 110 (31) (Morgan 5-16, Mullen 4-27) Result: Fleetwood Hesketh won by 1 wicket

HUYTON (t) (20) 124-6 (37.4) v WALLASEY (4) 122 (50.5) (45 overs = 109-7) (Gallagher 5-30) Result: Huyton won by 4 wickets

NEW BRIGHTON (6) 184-5 (39) (MI Burns 74) v SEFTON PARK (t) (5) 197-5d (52.4) (45 overs = 151-5) (Cockrell 103*, Seabury 64* [165*-6th wkt]; AM Evans 4-42) Result: match drawn

NORTHERN (8) 214-3d (45) (M Garcia 105*, J Boardman 67 [156-1st wkt]) v LIVERPOOL (t) (20) 216-6 (47.4) (A O'Hara 92, Crossley 75 [168-4th wkt]) Result: Liverpool won by 4 wickets

ORMSKIRK (t) (4) 127 (42.1) (Burns 46) v SOUTHPORT AND BIRKDALE (25) 129-4 (39.3) (A Bolton 56*) Result: Southport and Birkdale won by 6 wickets

WIGAN (t) (20) 141-3 (41.2) (Yates 63, N Aconley 52 [107-1st wkt]) v HIGHFIELD (3) 140 (48.2) (45 overs = 132-7) (Cunliffe 4-29) Result: Wigan won by 7 wkts

Positions: Bootle (280 pts), New Brighton (273), Wigan (235), Ormskirk (231), Colwyn Bay (229), Northern (185), Sefton Park (184), Liverpool (178), Wallasey (175), Fleetwood Hesketh (170), Highfield (167), Southport and Birkdale (162), Newton le Willows (137), Huyton (104).

2ND XI FIRST DIVISION

HIGHTOWN (3) 89 (35.2 overs) (McKeon 53; C Hill 4-13, CD Thompson 4-24) v LYTHAM (t) (24) 187-7d (45) Result: Lytham won by 98 runs

ORRELL RED TRIANGLE (1) 97 (30.4) (R Stanyon 5-34) v AINSDALE (t) (20) 101-3 (29) Result: Ainsdale won by 7 wickets

PRESTATYN (t) (8) 252-7d (44) v MAGHULL (7) 179-7 (45) (M Gillespie 85) Result: match drawn

RAINHILL (t) (2) 100 (21.5) (Giles 6-41) v FORMBY (25) 104-3 (25) (Peck 62) Result: Formby won by 7 wickets

ST HELENS (t) (20) 108-1 (15.1) (Shoaib Khan 52*, Moncrieff 50* [108*-2nd wkt]) v LEIGH (1) 105 (31.5) (Massey 7-39) Result: St Helens won by 9 wickets

SOUTHPORT TRINITY (t) (20) 180-5d (49.4) (45 overs = 165-3) (Roberti 62*) v ST HELENS RECS (4) 135 (41.1) (JT Murray 1.1-1-0-3) Result: Southport Trinity won by 45 runs

WAVERTREE (1) 117 (32) v NORTHOP HALL (t) (20) 120-1 (22.3) Result: Northop Hall won by 9 wickets

Positions: Lytham (266 pts), Northop Hall (261), Formby (260), St Helens (247), Southport Trinity (242), St Helens Recs (216), Leigh (200), Wavertree (178), Maghull (177), Ainsdale (171), Orrell RT (169), Prestatyn (158), Rainhill (140), Hightown (112).

THE RIGHT MOVE ABROAD CHESHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE ECB PREMIER LEAGUE

BOWDON (won toss, 22pts) bt HYDE (7) by 5 runs. Bowdon 143 (57 overs: J. Gray 51, D. Woods 4-57); Hyde 138 (53 overs: T. Young 40, G. Edwards 3-57).

BRAMHALL (7) lst to ALDERLEY EDGE (won toss, 20) by 7 wickets. Bramhall 211-9 dec.; Alderley Edge 212-3

NANTWICH (won toss, 10) drew with CHESTER BH (17) Chester 240-8 dec. (55 overs: T. Ducker 86, M. Griffiths 52, B. Browne 4-28); Nantwich 227-9 (55 overs: C. Simpson 58, D. Tate 45, R. Doyle 42, A. Kegg 4-67, S. Jones 3-82).

NESTON (16) drew with TOFT (won toss, 10) Neston 242-5 dec. (55 overs: J. Smith 121, D. Hurst 55, N. Muirhead 3-61); Toft 236-8 (55 overs: D. Blackburn 70, P. Roberts 43, A. Carolan 35, N. Muirhead 32, B. Donellan 3-29, J. Farrow 3-73).

OULTON PARK (25) bt CHRISTLETON (won toss, 7) by 9 wickets. Christleton 178-9 dec. (55 overs: S. Ratcliffe 101no, M. Siddique 35, G. Emmett 4-29, N. Dumelow 4-50); Oulton Park 180-1 (40 overs: B. Spendlove 81no, J. Kettle 60no).

WIDNES (11) drew with URMSTON (won toss, 17) Urmston 252-8 dec. (55 overs: , S. Titchard 4-56); Widnes 224-9 (55 overs: S. Titchard 69, J. McCoy 53, C. Naughton 47, K. Edginton 4-37).

Points after 16 games: Urmston 236; Neston 235; Oulton Park 233; Bowdon 222; Alderley Edge 208; Widnes 206; Nantwich 203; Hyde 197; Chester 197; Toft 195; Christleton 166; Bramhall 133.

FIRST DIVISION

CHEADLE (won toss, 24) bt BOLLINGTON (6) by 61 runs. Cheadle 182-7 dec. (50 overs: A. Jones 3-44); Bollington 121 (32 overs: A. Jones 49, M. Knight 35).

HEATON MERSEY (10) drew with UPTON (won toss, 16) Upton 210 (50 overs: L. Dixon 81, J. Nanopolous 57); Heaton Mersey 169-8 (50 overs: R. Dixon 3-46).

MACCLESFIELD (25) bt BREDBURY ST. MARK’s (won toss, 8) by 7 wickets. Bredbury 190-5 dec. (50 overs: D. Carr 44, P. Wood 40no, R. Lees 33); Macclesfield 191-3

OXTON (25) bt BIRKENHEAD PARK (won toss, 10) by 3 wickets. Birkenhead Park 149 (47 overs: A. Lee 64, A. Birley 7-36); Oxton 153-7 (44 overs: C. Davies 61, M. Randolph 39no, U.Rehman 4-51).

POYNTON (25) bt ALSAGER (won toss, 0) by 10 wickets. Alsager 34 (S. Turner 7-14); Poynton 35-0

TIMPERLEY (25) bt DIDSBURY (won toss, 15) by 1 wicket. Didsbury 249-7 dec); Timperley 252-9

Points: Macclesfield 265; Oxton 257; Cheadle 239; Poynton 225; Timperley 222; Heaton Mersey 218; Bollington 215; Didsbury 206; Upton 187; Bredbury 148; Birkenhead Park 124; Alsager 110.

SECOND DIVISION

BURNAGE (won toss, 25) bt GRAPPENHALL (9) by 29 runs. Burnage 282-7 dec. (50 overs: N. Titchard 4-71); Grappenhall 253 (46 overs: R. Green 118, W. Sharp 48, R. Hudd 31, S. Abbas 6-75).

CHEADLE HULME (won toss, 24) bt WARRINGTON (7) by 63 runs. Cheadle Hulme 205-8 dec. (50 overs: S. Hayden 4-73); Warrington 142 (39 overs: R. Batey 46, E. McCray 5-49).

MIDDLEWICH (won toss, 14) drew with HALE BARNS (9) Middlewich 209-6 dec; Hale Barns 188-8

SALE (won toss, 21) bt CONGLETON (6) by 16 runs. Sale 128; Congleton 112

TATTENHALL (25) bt IRBY (won toss, 6) by 6 wickets. Irby 170 (50 overs: D. Newman 42, B. Thomas 36, M. Dobson 3-39, D. Lewis 3-59); Tattenhall 171-4 (45 overs: J. Gibbon 37).

WINNINGTON PARK (25) bt MOBBERLEY (won toss, 10) by 7 wickets. Mobberley 212-8 dec. (50 overs: A. Hussain 89, P. Shah 43, M. Lennon 31, J. Casey 4-77); Winnington Park 216-3 (56 overs: J. Casey 75no, J. Pilling 68no, D. Hine 38).

Points: Cheadle Hulme 274; Sale 230; Warrington 224; Hale Barns 204; Burnage 204; Irby 203; Grappenhall 202; Middlewich 195; Tattenhall 186; Winnington Park 178; Mobberley 177; Congleton 172. Only one club will be relegated to Meller Braggins Cheshire League.