Cricket: Vics lead cut to just four points

Sep 12 2007 by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Daily Post

THE Bromborough Paints Merseyside Competition title race remains wide open with the final fixtures on Saturday.

The Tranmere Vics lead over Whitefield is down to four points. Both won in their penultimate fixtures with Whitefield collecting four extra bonus points.

Third-placed Old Xaverians can still sneak the runners-up spot if they win on Saturday and Whitefield lose heavily at Maritime.

Vics comfortably took the local derby at Bromborough by nine wickets, with Richard Baker claiming 5-23.

Whitefield saw off St Mary’s College Old Boys by 158 runs. Majid Majeed scored 81 for Whitefield.

SCORES: Merseyside Competition: Aigburth 213-5dec (J Russell 100) Singlehurst 162-8, Bromborough 68 (R Baker 5-23) Tranmere Vics 69-1, Cheshire Lines 71-6 Hale Park 70 (M Ward 5-2), Goodlass 127 Maritime 128-4, Old Xaverians 153-8dec Mossley Hill 109 (L Head 56, M Doyle 4-35), Whitefield 200-3dec (M Majeed 81, S Cargill 53no) St Mary’s College OB 42 (L Price 6-19). Cheshire League Div One: Runcorn 144-6 Stockport Georgians 199-6dec. Div Three: Cheadle Hulme Ladybridge 104 Cheshire CO 105-3, Lindow 177-4 Parkonians 175 (D Holdsworth 82), Wirral 136 Castrol 125.