Alder lose top place as Caldy strike

Jul 7 2008 by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Daily Post

ALDER lost top place in the Bromborough Paints Merseyside and Southport Alliance to Rainhill as they fell by 26 runs at Caldy.

Haroon Khan with 5-18 and Rich Battersby 5-49 dismissed Alder for 95 as they chased 122.

Rainhill cruised to a nine-wicket victory at Haydock with Khuran Shazzard undefeated on 78 and Tony Wilding getting 4-31.

Southport Trinity saw off Manweb by 103 runs.

Sutton beat Tranmere Vics by 10 wickets.

Sean Hogan struck 109 for Prescot & Odyssey in a draw against Birkenhead St Mary’s as Shakeel Nawaz reached 75 not out.

Parkfield Liscard and Moorfield also drew in a high-scoring affair. Adam Young hit 103 for the combined side, Grant Hughes 57 and Kamran Hussain 44. Neil Maher contributed 92 for Moorfield and Hughes claimed 4-40.

Norley Hall finished four runs short of victory with three wickets standing against Burscough.

SCORES: Caldy Alder; Haydock 117 (A Wilding 4-31) Rainhill 118-1 (K Shazzard 78no), Norley Hall 248-7 (I Qadir 153, M Norval 43, L Jackson 4-69) Burscough 251-9dec (M de Silva 89, B Taberner 5-43), Parkfield Liscard 258-5dec (A Young 103, G Hughes 57, K Hussain 44) Moorfield 240-9 (N Maher 92, G Hughes 4-40), Prescot & Odyssey 180 (S Hogan 109, S Nawaz 5-26, D Newhouse 5-95)) Birkenhead St Mary’s 150-8 (S Nawaz 75no), Southport Trinity 224-3dec (K Murray 59, W Van de Walt 50no) Manweb 121 (S Perise 70, A Hall 5-20), Sutton 49-0 Tranmere Vics 48 (S Jordan 6-19).

Bromborough Paints Merseyside Competition: Whitefield 226-6dec Aigburth 100, St Mary’s College OB 131 Port Sunlight 132-9, Singlehurst 72-9 Old Xaverians 158-8dec, Hale 225-9dec Mossley Hill 139-8, Cheshire Lines 84 Goodlass 85-0, Bromborough 99 Shaftesbury 206-4dec.

Meller Braggins Cheshire League Div One: Ashley 190-5dec Runcorn 174-8. Div Two: Barnton 165-7dec Chester CO 105. Div Three: Castrol Superseal 189-4dec Pott Shrigley 102-9, Parkonians 202-7dec Wirral 169-8.