Jul 7 2008 by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Daily Post
CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (9 pts.) drew with URMSTON (won toss, 16pts.) Urmston 304-5 dec. (55 overs: A. Punja 131no, C. Grindley 81, C. Watson 42, A. Kegg 4-110); Chester Boughton Hall 198-8 (55 overs: J. Gillson 67, D. Cruikshank 44, I. Grindley 3-40, K. Edginton 3-52).
MACCLESFIELD (won toss, 11 pts) drew with NESTON (8 pts). Macclesfield 177-7 dec. (46 overs: J. Knight 38, C. Hackett 3-43); Neston 135-9 (36 overs: J. Smith 68, B. Cutbill 5-26, J. Hawley 3-22).
NANTWICH (7 pts.) v BOWDON (won toss, 13 pts): abandoned due to rain. Bowdon 194-5 dec. (52 overs: R. Wilkinson 79, C. Hey 77); Nantwich 139-2 (32 overs: C. Simpson 75no).
OULTON PARK (13 pts.) v HEATON MERSEY (won toss, 7 pts.): abandoned due to rain. Oulton Park 243-8 dec. (55 overs: B. Spendlove 120, N. Dumelow 62, D. Cranmer 3-33, H. Rashid 3-56); Heaton Mersey 85-2 (25 overs).
TOFT (won toss, 0 pts.) lost to ALDERLEY EDGE (25 pts.) by 10 wickets. Toft 93 (41 overs: S. Rauf 4-11); Alderley Edge 97-0 (17 overs: M. Currie 53no, A. Day 39no).
WIDNES (7 pts.) lost to HYDE (won toss, 22 pts.) by 5 runs. Hyde 146 (53 overs: J. Duffy 34, R. Singh 5-42, D. Pascoe 3-33); Widnes 141 (40 overs: A. Hurdley 37, D. Berry 4-18).
TOTAL POINTS (all played 12): Alderley Edge 234; Bowdon 205; Hyde 192; Chester Boughton Hall 180; Nantwich 180; Oulton Park 179; Widnes 156; Neston 143; Toft 133; Urmston 132; Macclesfield 115; Heaton Mersey 105.
DIVISION ONE
BIRKENHEAD PARK (4 pts) lost to DIDSBURY (20 pts.) by 6 wickets. Birkenhead Park 179-8 innings closed (55 overs: I. Platt 69no, C. Foran 42, P. Manser 5-42); Didsbury 180-4 (43 overs: P. Sperring 52no, N. Anderson 33).
CHEADLE HULME (25 pts) beat CHEADLE (won toss, 4 pts) by 4 vwickets. Cheadle 173-8 innings closed (55 overs: Steven Hall 60, Simon Hall 37, J. Reah 30, T. McDonald 3-45); Cheadle Hulme 177-6 (45 overs won off last ball: R. Battye 81no, C. Brady 3-68).
OXTON (25 pts.) beat BRAMHALL (won toss, 5 pts.) by 4 wickets. Bramhall 120 (45 overs: N. Atherton 51, T. Pierson 4-33, C. Atram 4-37); Oxton 126-6 (45 overs: M. Rowland 35, A. Hayes 4-38).
POYNTON (13 pts.) drew with CHRISTLETON (won toss, 6 pts.) Poynton 171-5 dec. (45 overs: N. Din 63, P. Gould 456no, I. de Silva 3-38); Christleton 108-9 (43 overs: I. de Silva 52, J. Maltman 3-23, D. Thompson 3-30). Match reduced to 88 overs.
UPTON (won toss, 11 pts) lost to TIMPERLRY (25 pts) by 1 wicket. Upton 156 (48 overs: D. Warburton 36, R. Edwards 3-40); Timperley 157-9 (51.4 overs: C. Reid 51no, G. Dixon 4-26)
WARRINGTON (12 pts) drew with BOLLINGTON (won toss, 15 pts) Bollington 226 (49 overs: R. Hough 76, G. Wood 39, C. Rowe 37, S. Heydon 5-50); Warrington 224-6 (51 overs: L. Heaphy 77no, C. Kirby 66, A. Aqueel 4-106).
POINTS (all played 12): Didsbury 226; Oxton 208; Poynton 180; Upton 179; Timperley 177; Cheadle Hulme 151; Christleton 148; Warrington 145; Bramhall 138; Birkenhead Park 125; Cheadle 105; Bollington 68.
DIVISION TWO
BREDBURY T MARK’S (won toss, 6 pts) lost to MARPLE (25 pts) by 3 wickets. Bredbury 122 (45 overs: A. Cox 44, D. Bertling 4-38); Marple 125-7 (44 overs: S. Majid 36, G. Martin 4-34). M. Barrow 3-25,
HALE BARNS (won toss, 7 pts) lost to GRAPPENHALL (25 pts) by 29 runs. Grappenhall 188-8 dec. (42 overs: I. Barnes 66, S. Titchard 43); Hale Barns 159 (43 overs: C.Connolly 33, S. Baxter 5-63, A. Tetlow 3-33).
MOBBERLEY (6 pts) lost to SALE (won toss, 25 pts.) by 129 runs. Sale 257-7 dec. (50 overs: J. aylor 87no, J.-P. Lee 45, I. Dioxon 45, D. Halkon 40, Y. Khan 4-53); Mobberley 128 (34 overs: P. Burrell 37no, R. Halkon 3-9, M. Halkon 3-34, J.-P. Lee 3-43).
STOCKPORT GEORGIANS (won toss, 16 pts) drew with BURNAGE (9 pts) Stockport Georgians 234-5 dec. (41 overs: T. Bailey 93, I. Hussain 31no); Burnage 205-7 (39 overs: M. Zaman 61, M. Kamran 40, S. Abbas 35, A. Awan 30no, I. Hussain 3-33)
TATTENHALL (8 pts.) drew with MIDDLEWICH (won toss, 15 pts.) Middlewich 192-9 dec. (50 overs: R. Clorley 63, D. Bates 34, D. Lewis 4-73, M. Dobson 3-57); Tattenhall 114-9 (50 overs: D. Ahmed 59, K. Hallam 4-41).
WINNINGTON PARK (won toss, 2 pts.) lost to IRBY (25 pts.) by 7 wickets. Winnington Park 180-9 innings closed (55 overs: T. Pilling 50, K. Holsgrove 4-53); Irby 181-3 (37 overs: B. Thomas 69no, M. Newman 50no).
POINTS (all played 12): Irby 222; Tattenhall 199; Grappenhall 190; Stockport Georgians 190; Marple 180; Middlewich 171; Mobberley 166; Sale 159; Burnage 156; Bredbury 135; Hale Barns 117; Winnington Park 98.