BUSINESS ASSISTANCE LIVERPOOL COMPETITION FIRST XI (ECB Premier League)

Jun 23 2008 by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Daily Post

BOOTLE (24) 191-6d (35.5 overs) (Reynolds 79, Prince 46, Warren 19; Garvey 3-46) v (t) ST HELENS RECS (5) 159 (48.1) (Tatlock 47, Garvey 35; Warren 5-44) Result: Bootle won by 32 runs

(t) COLWYN BAY (20) 149-2 (25.1) (Clubb 61*, PJH Leach 45, Morris 25) v MAGHULL (3) 146 (45.4) (Madanayake 48, Forster 21*; Jenkins 5-26, Mohanty 3-44) Result: Colwyn Bay won by 8 wickets

FLEETWOOD HESKETH (5) 143-9d (43) (ND Rimmer 42, Prince 24*; Dutton 5-68, Rogan 3-30) v (t) FORMBY (6) 142-6 (27) (Morris 39*, Hadden 34; Prince 3-68) Result: match drawn

HIGHTOWN (24) 206-8d (48) (Heathcliff-Core 88*, Symondson 26, Jannisar Khan 25, Lovett 20*; Fernando 4-50) v (t) NEW BRIGHTON (6) 158 (33) (ML Evans 57, Wilson 42*, Thompson 19, DR While 18; Jannisar Khan 7-67) Result: Hightown won by 48 runs

(t) ORMSKIRK (20) 122-5 (32.3) (Armstrong 39, MS Glayzer 30, Wagner 22*; Clarkson 3-16) v WALLASEY (3) 120 (42.1) (Boucher 42, Pugh 31; Kerrigan 5-31) Result: Ormskirk won by 5 wickets

SOUTHPORT AND BIRKDALE (5) v LYTHAM (5) Result: match abandoned

SUNDAY: SOUTHPORT AND BIRKDALE (25) 274-8d (53) (Jackson 114, Baker 61*, Firth 34; Dutton 5-96) v (t) FORMBY (5) 126 (45.2) (Bombas 34, Mahadanaarachchi 27, Morris 21; Firth 5-37, Jackson 3-27) Result: Southport and Birkdale won by 148 runs

Positions: Bootle (245 pts), Ormskirk (227), New Brighton (204), Hightown (158), Northern (155), Southport and Birkdale (149), Fleetwood Hesketh (148), Lytham (145), Maghull (138), Colwyn Bay (128), Prestatyn (126), Formby (125), Wallasey (108), St Helens Recs (84).

FIRST XI (First Division)

AINSDALE (5) v SEFTON PARK (5)

Result: match abandoned

(t) HUYTON (4) 122 (40 overs) (Herbert 26, DM Hutton 23; Tambe 3-23, Tonge 3-28) v RAINFORD (25) 124-6 (35.1) (Rimmer 31, Tonge 30; DM Hutton 3-24) Result: Rainford won by 4 wickets

(t) LEIGH (5) v NORTHOP HALL (5) 121-6 (43.4) (Kennedy 35, Nolan 22; Jaffar Nazir 3-36) Result: no decision - bad light stopped play

LIVERPOOL (6) 195-7d (51) (Das 95, Titmuss 52, Nealey 22*; Mercer 4-59) v (t) ORRELL RED TRIANGLE (5) 146-5 (29) (Ather Abid 38, Smith 32, Riley 31) Result: match drawn

(t) NEWTON LE WILLOWS (7) 131 (47.3) (Chilton 41, DM Barlow 29; Watekar 4-13, Smith 4-54) v SKELMERSDALE (22) 141 (42.3) (Smith 40, Watekar 27; MR Walkden 5-55, DM Barlow 3-14) Result: Skelmersdale won by 10 runs

(t) ST HELENS (20) 155-8 (42.5) (Shoaib Khan 69*, Friar 29; Liptrot 4-70) v HIGHFIELD (6) 154 (37.5) (MN Farrell 59, MO Gaskell 22; N Hilton 4-45, Friar 3-3) Result: St Helens won by 2 wickets

(t) WAVERTREE (5) 181 (44) (Negi 82, Salisbury 28; Shorrocks 7-61) v WIGAN (4) 209-5d (45) (Bradley 81, L Dawber 59*, Ford 31; Negi 3-51) Result: Wigan won by 28 runs

SUNDAY: AINSDALE (25) 221-4d (52.4) (Waqar Khan 108*, Hughes 46, Yasir Ali 28) V (t) WAVERTREE (6) 198 (50.2) (Negi 101, Birch 41; Yasir Ali 5-54, Swift 3-45)

Positions: Leigh (201 pts), Rainford (188), Northop Hall (178), Wigan (175), Orrell Red Triangle (175), Ainsdale (172), Newton le Willows (161), Liverpool (147), Highfield (144), Skelmersdale (140), Sefton Park (139), St Helens (132), Wavertree (107), Huyton (48).

SECOND XI PREMIER DIVISION

HIGHFIELD (8) 200-3d (35.4 overs) (Mollitt 84*, Melling 35*, Ramsdale 34) v (t) BOOTLE (4) 160-6 (33) (M Gill 43, AP Gill 25*, Cooke 25; O Jump 5-51) Result: match drawn

LYTHAM (5) v SOUTHPORT AND BIRKDALE (5) Result: match abandoned

NEW BRIGHTON (23) 206-6 (37.1) (KP Burns 62, MI Burns 53 [115-1st wkt], DF Johnstone 32*, Cuthill 22*; McCarthy 3-60) v (t) LIVERPOOL (7) 202-6d (50) (45 overs = 178-5) (MJ Jackson 87, Diggle 42; AM Evans 3-55) Result: New Brighton won by 4 wickets

NORTHOP HALL (5) v NORTHERN (5) Result: match abandoned

SEFTON PARK (5) v FLEETWOOD HESKETH (5) Result: match abandoned

WALLASEY (5) v ORMSKIRK (5) Result: match abandoned

WIGAN (8) 180-4d (42) (Yates 92*, J Leyland 41, Howarth 24*) v (t) COLWYN BAY (6) 179-9 (34) (SP McDonagh 44, Gibbons 41, M van Wyk 28; N Aconley 4-54, Parry 3-26) Result: match drawn

Positions: New Brighton (215 pts), Southport and Birkdale (186), Northern (163), Bootle (160), Wallasey (151), Sefton Park (149), Ormskirk (149), Northop Hall (143), Wigan (142), Liverpool (127), Highfield (105), Colwyn Bay (104); Lytham (92), Fleetwood Hesketh (84).

SECOND XI (First Division)

(t) BURSCOUGH (20) 114-5 (20.0 overs) (Taylor 29; Essery 5-50) v HUYTON (2) 113 (50.3) (45 overs = 101-5) (K Jones 51*, DJ Platt 31; Fairclough 3-33, Jackson 3-43) Result: Burscough won by 5 wickets

(t) FORMBY (20) 231-4 (32.2) (Eastwood 129*, Gallagher 29*; P Causey 3-68) v AINSDALE (6) 227-8d (50) (45 overs = 197-8) (C Jones 68*, Farrington jnr 37, N Owers 29, L Rimmer 25; Gallagher 3-50) Result: Formby won by 6 wickets

MAGHULL (5) v WAVERTREE (5) Result: match abandoned

(t) NORLEY HALL (1) 83 (20.3) (Walls 15; DG Evans 3-6, C Birchall 3-26, Long 3-34) v NEWTON LE WILLOWS (25) 85-3 (11.2) (C Chambers 43*, Horsfield 21*) Result: Newton le Willows won by7 wickets

ORRELL RED TRIANGLE (25) 104-2 (23) (Tickle 51, Pegg 39*) v (t) SOUTHPORT TRINITY (1) 103 (50) (45 overs = 87-7) (Nolan 39; Hudson 6-34) Result: Orrell Red Triangle won by 8 wickets

PRESTATYN (5) v LEIGH (5) Result: match abandoned

ST HELENS RECS (5) v ST HELENS (5) Result: match abandoned

Positions: Leigh (209 pts), Formby (197), Newton le Willows (188), Orrell Red Triangle (183), Prestatyn (183), Burscough (173), Maghull (145), Ainsdale (144), Norley Hall (122), Wavertree (95), Southport Trinity (89), St Helens Recs (87), Huyton (76), St Helens (62).

LCB KNOCKOUT TROPHY THIRD ROUND

(t) WALKDEN 320-5 (45) (Gupta 102, Fearick 46*, Higson 39) v ORMSKIRK 218 (39.1) (Wagner 58, Waterhouse 50*, Unsworth 28) Result: Walkden won by 102 runs

ECB COCKSPUR CUP - FOURTH ROUND (GROUP 6 SEMI FINAL) NORTHERN 185 (45) (Johnson 62, J Cole 29*, Woods 26) v (t) BOWDON 131 (40.1) (Wilkinson 35, Murrells 23; S Cole 3-23, Boardman 3-28) Result: Northern won by 54 runs

(Northern travel to Hindley St Peter's in group final on July 6)

THE RIGHT MOVE ABROAD CHESHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE ECB PREMIER DIVISION

BOWDON (won toss, 7 pts.) v ALDERLEY EDGE (7 pts.): match abandoned. Alderley Edge 117 (33 overs: M. Currie 54, R. Kitzinger 5-5, R. Wilkinson 5-57); Bowdon 90-4 (29 overs: C. Hey 29).

HYDE (7 pts.) v NANTWICH (7 pts.) match cancelled.

MACCLESFIELD (6 pts.) drew with HEATON MERSEY (won toss, 13 pts.) Heaton Mersey 231-8 dec. (54 overs: A. Catlow 89, B. McDonald 71, J. Wiliamson 35no, C. Melrose 5-52 inc. hat-trick); Macclesfield 106-6 (54 overs: N. Allen 22, B. McDonald 6-38).

NESTON (won toss, 3 pts.) lost to CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (25 pts.) by 7 wickets. Neston 134 (45 overs: S. Clifford 38, A. Kegg 3-55); Chester Boughton Hall 138-3 (31 overs: E. Roberts 73no, D. Cruikshank 35no).

OULTON PARK (7 pts.) v WIDNES (7 pts.): match cancelled.

URMSTON (8 pts.) drew with TOFT (won toss, 9 pts.). Toft 201-6 dec. (42 overs: N. Muirhead 64no, A. Bones 45, E. Stubbs 33); Urmston 172-5 (38 overs: A. Punja 49no, C. Watson 37).

LATEST POINTS (all played 10): Alderley Edge 184; Bowdon 168; Oulton Park 159; Chester Boughton Hall 149; Nantwich 148; Hyde 146; Widnes 129; Toft 126; Neston 123; Urmston 105; Macclesfield 100; Heaton Mersey 92.

DIVISION ONE

BOLLINGTON ( 9pts.) drew with BIRKENHEAD PARK (won toss, 16 pts.). Birkenhead Park 229-4 dec. (49 overs: T. Hunter 118, M. Barnes 50); Bollington 200-8 (51 overs: G. McKiernan 38no, A. Akil 36, C. Foran 4-48).

CHEADLE (12 pts.) lost to UPTON (won toss, 20 pts.) by 3 wickets. Cheadle 185-9 dec. (47 overs: Greg Dixon 69, Gary Dixon 4-53, Ross Dixon 3-21); Upton 189-7 (45 overs: A. Watson 54, Ross Dixon 45).

CHRISTLETON (won toss, 20 pts.) beat CHEADLE HULME (13 pts.) by 4 wickets. Cheadle Hulme 221-5 dec. (50 overs: A. Wilde 74, R. Battye 50); Christleton 222-6 (48 overs: R. Moore 91, S. Jones 45, T. McDonald 4-104)

DIDSBURY (won toss, 13 pts.) drew with TIMPERLEY (7 pts.) Didsbury 171 (45 overs: M. Fisher 57, S. Stoneman 32, F. van de Merwe 3-47); Timperley 54-6 (21 overs: P. Manser 4-30).

OXTON (7 pts.) v WARRINGTON (7 pts.): match cancelled.

POYNTON (16 pts.) drew with BRAMHALL (won toss, 8 pts.) Poynton 226-6 dec. (50 overs: B. Kingham 106, N. Din 54no, R. Hurlston 3-81); Bramhall 148-8 (47 overs: M. Dawson 61no, A. Hall 32, D, Thompson 4-35).

POINTS: Didsbury 184; Oxton 159; Upton 157; Poynton 142; Warrington 134; Timperley 132; Bramhall 128; Christleton 127; Cheadle Hulme 121; Birkenhead Park 115; Cheadle 97; Bollington 45.

DIVISION TWO

BREDBURY ST. MARK’s (25 pts.) drew with WINNINGTON PARK (won toss, 9 pts.) Bredbury St. Mark’s 263-6 dec. (48 overs: D. Carr 117, C. Wood 72); Winnington Park 177-6 (39 overs: S. O’Neill 60).

BURNAGE (won toss, 20 pts.) beat HALE BARNS (11 pts.) by 5 wickets. Hale Barns 194-5 dec. (39 overs: C. Connolly 58, S. Ashraf 33, R. Parvez 4-35); Burnage 195-5 (37 overs: I. Butt 56, I. Zaman 40, S. Chaudry 3-53).

GRAPPENHALL (won toss, 16 pts.) drew with MOBBERLEY (8 pts.) Grappenhall 209-6 dec. (43 overs: I. Barnes 76, W. Sharp 42); Mobberley 171-8 (45 overs: S. Khan 64, N. Wood 40, C. Park 5-36).

IRBY (won toss, 13 pts.) lost to TATTENHALL (25 pts.) by 4 wickets. Irby 244-6 dec. (48 overs: N. Woods 100, P Rennie 88, M. Dobson 3-104); Tattenhall 247-6 (48 overs: J. Gibbon 75, J. Hope 63, P. Kettle 51).

MIDDLEWICH (won toss, 16 pts.) drew with SALE (8 pts.) Middlewich 239-7 dec. (47 overs: D. Bates 142no, R. Halkon 5-56); Sale 134-7 (47 overs: D. Halkon 62no, S. Price 3-37).

STOCKPORT GEORGIANS (22 pts.) beat MARPLE (won toss, 6 pts.) by 3 runs. Stockport Georgians 124 (39 overs: A. Gaskarth 41, S. Normanton 35, M. Barrow 4-22, D. Bertling 4-22); Marple 121 (40 overs: W. Sugden 36, I. Hussain 7-67, J. Leggatt 3-36).

POINTS: Irby 190; Tattenhall 166; Stockport Georgians 151; Grappenhall 145; Marple 143; Mobberley 139; Burnage 139; Middlewich 136; Sale 129; Bredbury 120; Hale Barns 103; Winnington Park 89.