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Collective spirit is key to departing skipper’s success

TO talk to the Maghull skipper Niall McDonnell is to be deluged with enthusiasm; to play cricket with him must be exhilarating indeed; to be captained by the 28-year-old Ulsterman is an honour which players at Old Hall Field have relished over the past five seasons. Read

Alder and Burscough fight it out to catch Rainhill

MATCH of the day in the Bromborough Paints Merseyside and Southport Alliance is likely to be at Alder Road where Alder meet Burscough. Read

Flintoff return can’t prevent Roses defeat

EVER a cricketer for the razzamatazz of the big occasion, Andrew Flintoff returned to Lancashire’s first team in a Roses match and in front of a 17,000 sell-out crowd at Old Trafford yesterday evening. Read

Riley hoping Orrell Red Triangle can continue to surprise

THE Business Assistance Liverpool Competition season reaches its halfway point tomorrow with the First Division as rich in unpredictable results as ever. Read

Whitefield set up showdown with Old Xaverians

WHITEFIELD accounted for Port Sunlight by 72 runs in a delayed David Kaufman Memorial Trophy second round tie. Read

Neston turn on the style in cup tie

NESTON gave an impressive performance in the third round of the Cheshire Knock-out Cup when they scored a seven-wicket win at Parkgate against Alderley Edge, current leaders of The Right Move Abroad Cheshire County League. Read

Oxton off top as Turner ends unbeaten run

OXTON lost their unbeaten record in the First Division of The Right Move Abroad Cheshire County League and with it the leadership. Read

Rainhill reigning at top of the table

RAINHILL claimed the top of the table Bromborough Paints Merseyside and Southport Alliance clash at Burscough by ten runs. Read

Alderley edge it despite McDonald century

THE battle for ECB Premier Division honours in The Right Move Abroad Cheshire County League is developing into a three-cornered affair involving leaders Alderley Edge, second-placed Bowdon and Oulton Park. Read

Evans keeps Brighton bandwagon rolling

Evans keeps Brighton bandwagon rolling

CONSISTENCY is a key ingredient for any side seriously considering themselves as title contenders. Read

Jim Allenby makes Twenty20 history

LEICESTERSHIRE’S Jim Allenby became the first bowler in Twenty20 history to take four wickets in four balls at Old Trafford yesterday but the medium pacer’s efforts could not prevent Lancashire from maintaining their 100% start in the North Division of the Twenty20Cup. Read

Openers cement Saints’ remarkable win

WHEN you have suffered successive defeats the prospect of chasing a total of 266-3 declared would not necessarily fill you with confidence. Read

Lytham skipper calls for more grit

WITH 11 games played in the Business Assistance Liverpool Competition, few cricket followers on Merseyside will be surprised to see Firwood Bootle, Ormskirk, Northern and New Brighton at the top of the Premier League table. Read

Burscough’s turn to try and stop in-form Shazzard

MATCH of the Day in the Bromborough Paints Merseyside and Southport Alliance shows Burscough against Rainhill at School Lane. Read

Alderley Edge pressing ahead in quest for double

COMFORTABLE leaders of the ECB Premiership in The Right Move Abroad Cheshire County League, Alderley Edge made progress in the Twenty20 Cup in mid-week when they reached the last eight with a comfortable 53 runs win against Bredbury. Read

Liptrot back injury keeps Highfield captain sweating

HIGHFIELD captain Michael Farrell admits that when he turns up at Billinge Road on a Saturday morning he is unsure whether opening bowler Chris Liptrot will be fit to spearhead the attack. Read

Rainhill beat Alder to leapfrog them at the summit

RAINHILL are the new leaders of the Bromborough Paints Merseyside and Southport Alliance. Read

Rainhill rain on Alder’s victory parade to go top

RAINHILL are the new leaders of the Bromborough Paints Merseyside and Southport Alliance. Read

Lancashire in control at Old Trafford

DOMINIC CORK and Paul Horton teamed up to put Lancashire in control at sun-drenched Old Trafford despite a gritty performance by Nottinghamshire’s Adam Voges. Read

RIGHT MOVE ABROAD CHESHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE ECB PREMIER DIVISION

HYDE (won toss, 13 pts.) lost to ALDERLEY EDGE (25 pts.) by 4 wickets. Hyde 272-5 dec. (55 overs: D. Berry 71, G. Peacock 67, J. Duffy 59); Alderley Edge 274-6 (52 overs: S. Marshall 95no, S. Rauf 50). Read

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