May 12 2008 by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Daily Post
CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (won toss, 20 pts.) beat HEATON MERSEY (9 pts.) by 4 wickets
Heaton Mersey 187-9 dec. (55 overs: D. Cranmer 51, W. Rashid 41, A. Kegg 3-25); Chester 190-6 (45 overs: F. Owen 75).
HYDE (toss, 20 pts.) beat URMSTON (8 pts.) by 2 wickets.
Urmston 140 (45 overs: I. Dawood 36, D. Woods 5-33, T. Young 3-41); Hyde 142-8 (45 overs: D. Berry 57no, R. Brearley 35, K. Edginton 4-45, R. Tootell 3-18).
MACCLESFIELD (10 pts.) drew with TOFT (toss, 14 pts.).
NESTON ( toss, 11 pts.) lost to BOWDON (25 pts.) by 4 wickets.
Neston 229-6 dec. (55 overs: L. Dixon 66, J Smith 61, S. Clifford 49no); Bowdon 231-6 (53 overs: C. Hay 75, S. Ball 63, G. Cross 48no, P. Stimpson 4-79).
OULTON PARK (toss, 20 pts.) beat ALDERLEY EDGE (10 pts.) by 6 wickets.
Alderley Edge 234-9 dec. (55 overs: S. Marshall 42, A. Day 36, N. Dumelow 4-39); Oulton Park 235-4 (48 overs: D. Leech 81, J. Kettle 75).
WIDNES (toss, 20 pts.) beat NANTWICH (15 pts.) by 1 wicket.
Nantwich 241-7 dec. (55 overs: G. Batticiotto 155no, C. Simpson 30, D. Pascoe 4-77)_; Widnes 243-9 (52 overs: J. McCoy 98, L. McCoy 58no, A. Hurdley 45, J. Warrington 3-50, A. Newton 3-52).
PACINGS (all played four): Bowdon 89 pts.; Oulton Park 81; Alderley Edge 75; Chester 68; Neston 64; Nantwich 59; Macclesfield 43; Widnes 42; Hyde 41; Urmston 38; Toft 37; Heaton Mersey 22.
DIVISION 1
BOLLINGTON (toss, 5 pts.) lost to CHEADLE (20pts.) by 5 wickets.
CHEADLE HULME (toss, 13 pts.) drew with BRAMHALL (11 pts.)
CHRISTLETON (10 pts.) drew with DIDSBURY (toss, 13 pts.)
OXTON (25 pts.) beat TIMPERLEY (toss, 2 pts.) by 10 wickets.
Timperley 143 (52 overs: M. Leathley 50, A. Birley 3-22); Oxton 144-0 (45 overs: S. Stokes 77no, C. Davies 59no).
POYNTON (toss, 6 pts.) lost to UPTON (22 pts.) by 20 runs.
Upton 145-8 dec. (50 overs: A. Watson 5,8, S. Turner 3-38); Poynton 125 (45 overs: B. Kingham 40, I. Linwood 4-27).
WARRINGTON (16 pts.) drew with BIRKENHEAD PARK (toss, 10 pts.)
Warrington 231-7 dec. (5o overs: D. Hutchinson 71no, M. Agar 36, Zia ur Rehman 3-35); Birkenhead Park 195-7 (50 overs: Zia ur Rehman 75no).
PLACINGS: Oxton 72; Warrington 70; Upton 69; Didsbury 58; Cheadle 52; Christleton 46; Poynton 45; Bramhall 40; Cheadle Hulme 33; Timperley 23; Birkenhead Park 22; Bollington 21.
DIVISION 2
BREDBURY ST. MARK’s (7 pts.) drew with SALE (toss, 16 pts.)
BURNAGE (toss, 25 pts.) beat MIDDLEWICH (8 pts.) by 129 runs.
HALE BARNS (25 pts.) beat MARPLE (toss, 3 pts.) by 4 wickets.
IRBY (toss, 4 pts.) lost to GRAPPENHALL (25 pts.) by 6 wickets.
Irby 150 (52 overs: P Rennie 39, N. Woods 31, C. Park 5-54); Grappenhall 152-4 (42 overs: I. Wright 50).
STOCKPORT GEORGIANS (toss, 7 pts.) lost to MOBBERLEY (25 pts.) by 5 wickets.
WINNINGTON PARK (toss, 12 pt.) lost to TATTENHALL (25 pts.) by 8 wickets.
Winnington Park 94 (40 overs: D. Lewis 7-37); Tattenhall 97-2 (40 overs: J. Hope 60no).
PLACINGS: Tattenhall 80; Grappenhall 67; Sale 66; Irby 58; Mobberley 54; Middlewich 49; Bredbury 48; Marple 47; Burnage 46; Hale Barns 43; Stockport Georgians 37; Winnington Park 28.