BUSINESS ASSISTANCE LIVERPOOL COMPETITION ECB PREMIER LEAGUE

May 5 2008 by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Daily Post

BOOTLE (25) 220-8d (46.4 overs) (Snellgrove 83, Prince 75 [163-2nd wkt], Kelliher 27; Madanayake 4-49)

v (t) MAGHULL (5) 119 (39.5) (Madanayake 37, McDonnell 25; Snellgrove 4-19, Davis 3-31)

Result: Bootle won by 101 runs

(t) FLEETWOOD HESKETH (7) 168-9 (48) (Wells 72, Bodhisha 41; Nawab 5-79, N Mohammed 4-40)

v NEW BRIGHTON (8) 207-8d (55) (Z Mohammed 59, Smith 47, N Mohammed 41; Davies 6-42)

Result: match drawn

(t) LYTHAM (7) 132 (33.5) (Knight 55, Roberts 32, Wisniewski 23; Mahadanaarachchi 4-21, Rogan 4-26)

v FORMBY (20) 172 (68.1) (55 overs = 134-6) (Morris 53, Crilly 34, Francis 19; Openshaw 4-27, Sharp 3-50)

Result: Formby won by 40 runs

NORTHERN (20) 183 (66.5) (55 overs = 167-8) (Johnson 57, J Cole 51, Snellgrove 26; Jenkins 4-51, SE Morris 3-9)

v (t) COLWYN BAY (6) 125 (43.5) (Gorton 50, Holtby 19*; Woods 5-40, Woosey 4-41)

Result: Northern won by 58 runs

ORMSKIRK (25) 220-7d (54.2) (Armstrong 82, JA Illingworth 33, Robinson 32; Jones 4-20)

v (t) HIGHTOWN (4) 121 (41.3) (Edwards 43, Stoker 26; Kerrigan 4-34)

Result: Ormskirk won by 99 runs

SOUTHPORT & BIRKDALE (23) 188-8d (55) (Aston 61, JJ Hine 54; Garvey 3-33, Martindale 3-33)

v (t) ST HELENS RECS (7) 168 (51) (Bullick 58*, Martindale 47, C Woods 22; Jackson 3-60)

Result: Southport & Birkdale won by 20 runs

WALLASEY (3) 123 (36.1) (Makol 82, Miles 8; Friday 6-13)

v (t) PRESTATYN (20) 124-5 (33.3) (Olivier 53*, HT Williams 31, Taylor 19; Bourne 4-61)

Result: Prestatyn won by 5 wickets

Positions: Ormskirk (80 pts), Bootle (79), Southport and Birkdale (78), Fleetwood Hesketh (57), Northern (53), Prestatyn (50), Formby (45), New Brighton (44), Lytham (42), St Helens Recs (40), Hightown (30), Wallasey (21), Colwyn Bay (21), Maghull (19).

FIRST DIVISION

(t) AINSDALE (15) 141 (53.2 overs) (P Causey 33, R Stanyon 29*, L Rimmer 26; Mercer 6-49) - batted first

v ORRELL RED TRIANGLE (15) 141 (42.4) (P Lawrence 33, Adnan Malik 23; Yasir Ali 7-45)

Result: match tied

HUYTON (0) 48 (31.1) (Liptrot 6-32, Behera 3-5)

v (t) HIGHFIELD (20) 52-0 (10.4) (MN Farrell 31)

Result: Highfield won by 10 wickets

(t) LEIGH (20) 107-4 (25.3) (Roussak jnr 34, Baldwin 19, Batterley 19)

v WAVERTREE (3) 104 (49.1) (Negi 47, Gardiner 13; Jaffar Nazir 5-20, Roussak jnr 3-13)

Result: Leigh won by 6 wickets

NEWTON LE WILLOWS (4) 137 (41.3) (IE Walkden 47, Boardman 18; Edwards 5-33, Blackburn 3-34)

v (t) LIVERPOOL (20) 196-4d (64) (55 overs = 130-4) (Nealey 97*, Ho 34 [102-4th wkt], DJ Jackson 41*; MR Walkden 3-53)

Result: Liverpool won by 59 runs

(t) RAINFORD (20) 80-2 (20.5) (Tonge 29*, Rimmer 11*)

v SEFTON PARK (1) 76 (29.5) (Jackson 15; Tonge 5-25, Tambe 3-5)

Result: Rainhill won by 8 wickets

(t) ST HELENS (1) 49 (33) (Tyms 14; Shorrocks 4-11, Bolton 3-16)

v WIGAN (25) 50-2 (17.4) (Ford 26, JM Taylor 12*)

Result: Wigan won by 8 wickets

(t) SKELMERSDALE (6) 135 (43.5) (Watekar 57; Ata-ur-Rehman 7-47)

v NORTHOP HALL (23) 164-8d (55) (Dunn 35*, A Smith 27; Armstrong 4-77)

Result: Northop Hall won by 29 runs

Positions: Northop Hall (87 pts), Liverpool (59), Ainsdale (57), Highfield (51), Rainford (51), Orrell Red Triangle (50), Newton le Willows (44), Wigan (37), Leigh (33), Wavertree (33), Skelmersdale (32), Sefton Park (30), St Helens (26), Huyton (11).

2ND XI PREMIER DIVISION

(t) COLWYN BAY (20) 204-3 (43.5 overs) (Wallace 104*, Gibbons 52 [166-2nd wkt])

v FLEETWOOD HESKETH (6) 202-7d (44) (I Walker 72, Hanslot 32; Walburn 3-24)

Result: Colwyn Bay won by 7 wickets

HIGHFIELD (24) 185-4d (41.4) (Atkinson 100*, Heaton 40, Cunniffe 34)

v (t) LYTHAM (2) 36 (35.2) (C Hill 9; Winstanley 4-14, Halliwell 3-14)

Result: Highfield won by 149 runs

(t) LIVERPOOL (3) 79 (35) (McAnaney 5-5)

v ORMSKIRK (25) 201-7d (43) (Cobbold 53, CSJ Smith 52, S Illingworth 51; McCarthy 3-39)

Result: Ormskirk won by 122 runs

(t) NEW BRIGHTON (20) 158-8 (30) (MI Burns 102*, Cuthill 22; AP Gill 5-53)

v BOOTLE (5) 157 (56.3) (45 overs = 121-8) (AP Gill 59, Eccles 36; Cuthill 5-71, AM Evans 3-45)

Result: New Brighton won by 2 wickets

(t) NORTHOP HALL (20) 179-8d (51) (45 overs = 155-4) (W Higginson 51, RJ Roberts 39, P Higginson 27, Jackson 25; L Bolton 3-45)

v SOUTHPORT AND BIRKDALE (6) 128 (39.5) (Speirs 28*, Devlin 22; Hodgkins 6-47, P Higginson 3-34)

Result: Northop Hall won by 51 runs

SEFTON PARK (9) 205-5d (45) (Hurley 75, Seabury 51, Isaac 36; DG Luxon 4-52)

v (t) WALLASEY (20) 206-8 (51.4) (Sutton 66*, P Black 42, AV Eagles 33; Kirby 3-45)

Result: Wallasey won by 2 wickets

(t) WIGAN (20) 76-2 (18) (B Dawber 35*, L Dawber 21)

v NORTHERN (1) 72 (35.1) (Hill 17, AR Davies 17; Wright 4-20)

Result: Wigan won by 8 wickets

Positions: Northop Hall (69 pts), Southport and Birkdale (61), Highfield (57), New Brighton (53), Wigan (52), Northern (46), Ormskirk (46), Wallasey (45), Sefton Park (44), Liverpool (33), Colwyn Bay (29), Lytham (29), Fleetwood Hesketh (22), Bootle (21).

2ND XI FIRST DIVISION

(t) FORMBY (20) 164-0 (28 overs) (Eastwood 85*, Russell 75*)

v NORLEY HALL (3) 160 (36) (S Hatch 59*, C Hatch 33; Russell 5-24, Kenyon 3-22)

Result: Formby won by 10 wickets

(t) MAGHULL (4) 164-7 (43) (Parsley 46, Boyle 26, Waring 20; M McKiernan 3-26, Wilkinson 3-43)

v LEIGH (7) 194-3d (47) (45 overs = 177-3) (D Dempster 128, Grundy 22)

Result: match drawn

(t) ORRELL RED TRIANGLE (20) 64-2 (12) (Tickle 30*)

v ST HELENS (1) 60 (26) (Tabener 6-10)

Result: Orrell Red Triangle won by 8 wickets

(t) PRESTATYN (5) 132-3 (41) (D Harris 63, R Jones 39)

v HUYTON (6) 229-7d (50) (45 overs = 205-3) (C Black 108, White 51 [107-2nd wkt]; D Harris 4-23)

Result: match drawn

(t) ST HELENS RECS (5) 39 (18.2) (Atherton 12; Fairclough 5-3, Glaysher 4-22)

v BURSCOUGH (20) 171 (45.4) (45 overs = 170-9) (Griffiths 50, Taylor 34, Webster 28; Dillon 4-58, Burrows 3-25)

Result: Burscough won by 132 runs

(t) SOUTHPORT TRINITY (5) 145-9 a/o (42.3) (Andrew 61, Nolan 50; D Evans 4-9, Birchall 3-19)

v NEWTON LE WILLOWS (20) 147-6 (45) (Holcroft 57, Humphreys 32; Andrew 3-41)

Result: Newton le Willows won by 4 wickets

(t) WAVERTREE (5) 189-9 (47) (Woodyatt 37*, R Lloyd 36; Norbury 4-19)

v AINSDALE (9) 208-3d (44) (Newcombe 84*, Farrington jnr 65; Woodyatt 3-31)

Result: match drawn

Positions: Formby (65 pts), Leigh (62), Ainsdale (60), Newton le Willows (54), Orrell Red Triangle (50), Prestatyn (37), Maghull (35), Huyton (35), Burscough (34), Norley Hall (21), Wavertree (20), Southport Trinity (18), St Helens (12), St Helens Recs (2).

THE RIGHT MOVE ABROAD CHESHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE ECB PREMIER DIVISION

ALDERLEY EDGE (won toss, 20 pts.) BEAT CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (1 pt.) BY 9 WICKETS

Chester Boughton Hall 93 (34 overs); Alderley Edge 94-1 (14 overs).

BOWDON (20 pts.) beat WIDNES (won toss, 5 pts.) BY 15 RUNS

Bowdon 92 (58 overs); Widnes 77 (47 overs).

HEATON MERSEY (won toss, 4 pts.) LOST TO NESTON (25 pts.) by 129 RUNS.

Neston 284-4 dec. (50 overs); Heaton Mersey 155 (54 overs).

HYDE (won toss, 8 pts.) LOST TO OULTON PARK (25 pts.) by 6 WICKETS

Hyde 180-9 dec. (55 overs); Oulton Park 184-4 (40 overs);

TOFT (7 pts.) DREW WITH NANTWICH (won toss, 17 pts.)

Nantwich 263-6 dec. (55 overs); Toft 159-9 (55 overs).

URMSTON (won toss, 20 pts.) BEAT MACCLESFIELD (5 pts.)

Macclesfield 114 (45 overs); Urmston 115-6 (45 overs).

FIRST DIVISION

BOLLINGTON (won toss, 5 pts.) LOST TO OXTON (24 pts.) BY 80 RUNS

Oxton 185-7 dec. (49 overs); Bollington 105 (33 overs).

BRAMHALL v CHRISTLETON: MATCH CANCELLED DUE TO UNFIT GROUND: 7 pts. EACH.

CHEADLE (21 pts.) LOST TO POYNTON (won toss, 20 pts). BY 7 WICKETS.

Cheadle 68 (42 overs); Poynton 69-3 (18 overs).

DIDSBURY (won toss, 14 pts.) DREW WITH WARRINGTON (6 pts.)

Didsbury 210-4 dec. (50 overs); Warrington 147-7 (50 overs).

TIMPERLEY (12 pts.) DREW WITH CHEADLE HULME (won toss, 9 pts.)

Timperley 173 (50 overs; Cheadle Hulme 148-67 (50 overs).

UPTON (won toss, 20 pts.) BEAT BIRKENHEAD PARK (2 pts.) BY 6 WICKETS

Birkenhead Park 108 (51 overs: Z. Ur Rehman 58, R. Dixon 5-11); Upton 109-4 (45 overs).

SECOND DIVISION

GRAPPENHALL (25 pts.) BEAT STOCKPORT GEORGIANS (won toss, 9 pts.) BY 5 WICKETS.

Stockport Georgians 185-6 dec. (50 overs); Grappenhall 188-5 (47 overs.

IRBY (8 pts.) DREW WITH BREDBURY ST. MARK’s (won toss, 8 pts.)

Bredbury St. Mark’s 141 (54 overs); Irby 113-9 (50 overs).

MARPLE (won toss, 23 pts.) BEAT BURNAGE (6 pts.) BY 22 RUNS

Marple 143 (44 overs); Burnage 121 (52 overs).

MIDDLEWICH (25 pts.) BEAT WINNINGTON PARK (won toss, 8 pts.) BY 7 WICKETS

Winnington Park 167-9 dec. (50 overs); Middlewich 170-3 (46 overs).

MOBBERLEY (won toss, 7 pts.) LOST TO TATTENHALL (23 pts.) BY 26 RUNS

Tattenhall 188-7 dec. (50 overs); Mobberley 162 (48 overs).

SALE (25 pts.) BEAT HALE BARNS (won toss, 2 pts.) BY 7 WICKETS

Hale Barns 97 (48 overs); Sale 101-3 (40 overs).