Tough win keeps Alder on top of the pack

Jun 30 2008 by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Daily Post

ALDER kept top place in the Bromborough Paints Merseyside and Southport Alliance with a hard-earned four-wicket home success over close rivals Norley Hall.

Chris Spencer hit an unbeaten 65 and the bowlers to shine were Steve Harrison with 4-10 and Lance Mulholland 4-63. Imran Quadir struck 40 for Norley.

Rainhill returned to winning ways at the expense of Caldy with a comfortable 101 runs margin. Mike Rotheram top-scored with 52 and Tom Sehpton enjoyed a 5-16 haul.

Neil Maher with 87 and Liam Drane 4-44 were chief contributors for Moorfield in a 63-run victory over Southport Trinity. Wim Van der Walt hit 107 for Trinity and Dave Andrews finished with 5-57.

Manweb saw off Sutton by four wickets. Suresh Perise made an unbeaten 56 and best for Sutton were Phil Frost 43 and Ray Foster 4-34.

Parkfield Liscard took the local derby at Birkenhead St Mary’s by three wickets with John McClennan top-scoring on 72 and Phil Moore 47 making not out.

Steve McGenity contributed 101 for the Saints and Shakeel Nawaz 57.

Haydock took the bottom of the table clash against Tranmere Vics by three wickets. Mark Redman enjoyed a 5-26 return.

Burscough had to settle for a home draw against Prescot & Odyssey, closing five runs short with two wickets intact.

SCORES

Alder 158-6 (C. Spencer 65no), Norley Hall 157 (I.Quadir 40, S.Harrison 4-10, L.Mulholland 4-63); Birkenhead St Mary’s 236-5dec (S.McGenity 101, S.Nawaz 57), Parkfield Liscard 238-7 (J.McClennan 72, P.Moore 47no); Burscough 157-8, Prescot & Odyssey 161; Caldy 79 (T.Sephton 5-16), Rainhill 180-9dec (M.Rotheram 52, R.Battersby 4-84); Manweb 154-6 (S.Perise 56no, R.Foster 4-34), Sutton 151 (P.Frost 43); Moorfield 229-9dec (N.Maher 87, D.Andrews 5-57), Southport Trinity 166 (W.Van der Walt 107, L.Drane 4-44); Tranmere Vics 163 (M.Redman 5-26), Haydock 164-7.