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2008 Newsletter issue 3:  May 3^rd – 4th

 

Widnes’ Danny Moore, 8-37

on losing side at Bowdon

 

WIDNES’ 20 year-old seamer Danny Moore produced the best figures of his young career with 8-37 off 17.3 overs to help rout Bowdon for 92 in an ECB Premier League game at South Downs Road.  It was to be in vain.

 Bowdon were 42-7 at one stage before skipper Steve Bramhall’s doughty 28 earned his side’s innings some respectability.  That effort was to prove crucial after tea when it was Widnes’ turn to struggle on a low, slow, green pitch.  With Tony Hurdley and Luke McCoy joint top-scoring with 12, Widnes were bowled out for 77, losing by 15 runs as former Dorset seamer Rupert Kitzinger, 5-12 off 11 accurate overs – and his club  - continued their flying start.

 Umpire Geoff Wellsteed reports: “What a match!  Of 105 overs bowled, there were 38 maidens”.

 Alderley Edge are the new leaders after despatching the division’s other 100 per centers Chester Boughton Hall at Moss Lane.  Chester were bowled out for 93 in 39 overs, Jim Gillson 27, Jason Whittaker 4-41, with Lancashire leg-spinner Simon Marshall taking a useful 2-9 on debut after joining from Neston. Alderley had the match won inside 14 overs with Mark Currie (35) the only batsman dismissed. Alan Day was not out on 34 and Sohail Rauf on 20.

 Champions Oulton Park ensured that Hyde’s poor start continued with a comfortable six wickets win at Werneth Low after the home side had declared on 180-9, on a near-perfect pitch, Josh Farmer 32.  Oulton elevated 17 year-old left-arm spinner Craig Williamson from the 2^nd XI and he repaid the selectors with a fine 5-43 return.  After the tea break, Jonny Kettle led the way with 61, aided by Nathan Dumelow 50 not out and Ben Spendlove 48.

 Oulton Park host Alderley Edge in the Match of the Day next Saturday.

 

Smith, Hurst in 167 stand for Neston

 Neston registered an impressive 129 runs victory at Heaton Mersey, who are struggling to come to terms with the quality of premiership cricket  - especially now promising young fast bowler Jonny Simpson has taken a Saturday job.  For the Parkgate side, Aussie Jack Smith (136) and the League’s 2007 Young Player David Hurst (97) enjoyed a third wicket stand worth 167 in a tally of 284-4. ‘Mersey were all out for 155 in reply, Waqar Rashid 38, Chris Finegan 3-25.

 The highest individual score of the premiership season was posted by Nantwich’s impressive Queensland all-rounder Glen Batticiotto with a magnificent unbeaten 151 in a declared tally of 263-6, at Toft, enjoying a century plus stand with Chris Simpson, 70, while fellow Aussie Joshua Bean took 3-62.  Toft closed with their last pair together, Nigel Muirhead contributing a dogged 46 not out.  Chris Hampshire continued his productive start to the season with 3-44 off 21 overs for the Dabbers.

 Urmston’s first victory came at the expense of Macclesfield at Moorside road, where paceman Kurt Edginton -  now nearing the veteran stage - produced the superb figures of 19-8-34-7.  A compact 33 not out from number eight batsman Neil Lomax saw the Urms home by four wickets chasing only 114, of which Craig Melrose, at nine, scored 39.

PICK OF WEEK.  Batting – Glen Batticiotto (Nantwich) 151no v Toft; Bowling – Danny Moore (Widnes) 8-37 v Bowdon.

May 3 / 4 Newsletter …….2

 

Problems at Bramhall

THREE weeks of the season gone and still no 1st or 2^nd XI cricket has been played at Bramhall, where the outfield remains waterlogged.

 Saturday’s Division One game at Church Lane against Christleton was the second senior match to be called off, the captains agreeing at 1.15 p.m. that the outfield and bowlers’ run up areas were unplayable. Bramhall’s plight after a wet April is clear, to the dismay of groundsman Richard Cragg, who will be hoping for some solid fine weather this week.

 All other games in the division were played, producing three wins and two draws.

 Uoton enjoyed a comfortable success at home to Wirral rivals Birkenhead Park after bowling then out for 108, Zia ur Rehman 53. Off-spinner Ross Dixon 5-11 was helped by another 16 year-old in wicket-keeper Tom Marsland, who claimed a catch and three stumpings. With 58 from Aussie Adam Watson, Upton went on to win by six wickets.

 Poynton bowled Cheadle out for 68 at Kingsway, Simon Turner including a hat-trick in his 5-12 return, while Damien Thompson took 4-24. Poynton won by seven wickets.

 Oxton enjoyed an 80 runs win at Bollington after declaring on 185-7, Chris Davies 55, Peter Benson 39. The Wirral club have unearthed a top-class Overseas player in Indian all-rounder Chandra Atram, who took 5-33 and was helped by fellow seamer Chris Stenhouse 3-43 as Bolly were bowled out for 105, Mo Ali 32.

 Didsbury outplayed Warrington at Wilmslow road, but had to be content with a 14-6 points draw. D. Morgan (86) and M. Fisher (64) enjoyed a partnership worth 137 in Didsbury’s declared tallty of 210-4.  Warrington, who retain the divisional lead, replied with 147-7, James Hughes 73. Skipper Paul Sperring added a 3-24 return to his useful unbeaten 38 before tea.

  Timperley shaded the draw points 12-9 against Cheadle Hulme at Stockport road in a game between two teams who looked as though they were acutely short of batting practice in the nets.  Put in, Timperley opened up with a 93 from Tom Twiney (46) and Mark Leathley (44) before collapsing to 119-6, then closing on 173, Ewan McCray 5-72. Cheadle Hulme got as far as 148-7, Mark Maddocks 3-53.  An impressive wicket-keeping and batting performance came from the Grove Park side’s 15 year-old James Durham, who is in the Derbyshire Under15 squad.

PICK OF WEEK  Batting – David Morgan (Didsbury) 86 v Warrington; Bowling – Simon Turner (Poynton)  5-12 including hat-trick v Cheadle.

 

Gary Cash tops 16,000 League runs

MARPLE’s evergreen left-hander Gary Cash passed 16,000 league runs since his debut 31 years ago in 1977 with a contribution of 45 in his side’s first Division Two win since regaining League status.  Together with son Joe (45) he helped Marple total 143, to which Burnage replied with 121 all out, S. Baig 31, another old favourite Andy Greasley spinning his way to 5-45.

 Grappenhall registered their first win, by five wickets at home to Stockport Georgians, who declared on 185-6, Mark Vincent 82, Sid Normanton 55 not out, Steve Titchard 3-36.  Grappers came back with 188-5 with three overs remaining, Chris France 58, Ian Wright 51, happy skipper Steve Titchard 49 not out.

 Middlewich also chalked up their maiden victory, t the expense of Winningtpon Park at Haddonfield.  Skipper Dave Hines struck 70 of Park’s 167-9 to which Middlewich responded with 170-3, Adam Cole 58, David Bates 45, James Cornford 45 not out.

 Tattenhall top the table after another bright performance, winning by 26 runs at Mobberley after posting 188-7, John Hope 51, Mike Lennon 3-46. Mobberley got close at 162, thanks to Nathan Wood, 76 not out, while Rob Mulvihill took 4-44 and Mel Dobson 3-23.

 Hale Barns prop up the table after another disappointing batting performance at Sale, where they were bowled out for 97, Ciaron Connolly 40, Jean-Pierre Lee 3-11, John Taylor 3-17. Lee hit 36 after tea when Sale completed as seven wickets win.

 Bredbury St. Mark’s had the better of an 8-8 draw at Irby after being bowled out for 141, Chris Wood 35, Glyn McCafferty 5-47, Dave Collyer 3-55.  Irby hung on at 113-9, Mike Newman 22, Chris Nuttall 3-28.

PICK OF WEEK.  Batting – Mark Vincent (Stockport Georgians) 82 v Grappenhall; Bowling – Glen McCafferty (Irby) 5-47 v Bredbury St. Mark’s.

 

 

May 3 / 4 Newsletter …….3

 

 

ALL SATURDAY’S SCORE-LINES

 

ECB PREMIER LEAGUE

 

ALDERLEY EDGE (won toss, 20 pts.) beat CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (1 pt.) by 9 wickets

 Chester Boughton Hall 93 (34 overs: J. Gillson 27, J. Whittaker 4-41);

 Alderley Edge 94-1 (14 overs: M. Currie 35, A. Day 34no).

 

BOWDON (20 pts.) beat WIDNES (won toss, 5 pts.) by 15 runs.

 Bowdon 92 (58 overs: S. Bramhall 27, D. Moore 8-37);

 Widnes 77 (47 overs: R. Kitzinger 5-12).

 

HEATON MERSEY (won toss, 4 pts.) lost to NESTON (25 pts.) by 129 runs

 Neston 284-4 dec. (50 overs: J. Smith 136, D. Hurst 97 = 167 for third wicket);

 Heaton Mersey 155 (54 overs: W. Rashid 38, C. Finegan 3-25).

 

HYDE (won toss, 8 pts.) lost to OULTON PARK (25 pts.) by 6 wickets.

 Hyde 180-9 dec. (55 overs: J. Farmer 32, C. Williamson 5-43); Oulton Park 184-4 (40 overs: J. Kettle 61, N. Dumelow 50no, B. Spendlove 48);

 

TOFT (7 pts.) drew with NANTWICH (won toss, 17 pts.)

 Nantwich 263-6 dec. (55 overs: G. Batticiotto 151no, C. Simpson 70, J. Bean 3-62);

 Toft 159-9 (55 overs: N. Muirhead 46no, C. Hampshire 3-44).

 

URMSTON (won toss, 20 pts.) beat MACCLESFIELD (5 pts.) by 4 wickets.

 Macclesfield 114 (45 overs: C. Melrose 39, K. Edginton 7-34);

 Urmston 115-6 (45 overs: N. Lomax 33no).

 

DIVISION ONE

 

 BOLLINGTON (won toss, 5 pts.) lost to OXTON (24 pts.) by 80 runs.

 Oxton 185-7 dec. (49 overs: C. Davies 55, P. Benson 39);

 Bollington 105 (33 overs: M. Ali 32, C. Atram 5-33, C. Stenhouse 3-43).

 

 BRAMHALL v CHRISTLETON: match cancelled to unfit ground: 7 pts. each.

 

CHEADLE (21 pts.) lost to POYNTON (won toss, 20 pts. by 7 wickets.

 Cheadle 68 (42 overs: M. Farrell 29, S. Turner 5-12 inc. hat-trick, D. Thompson 4-24);

 Poynton 69-3 (18 overs: D. Thompson 25no).

 

DIDSBURY (won toss, 14 pts.) drew with WARRINGTON (6 pts.)

 Didsbury 210-4 dec. (50 overs: D. Morgan 86, M. Fisher 64 = 137 stand fourth wicket, P. Sperring 38); Warrington 147-7 (50 overs: J. Hughes 73, P. Sperring 3-24).

 

TIMPERLEY (12 pts.) drew with CHEADLE HULME (won toss, 9 pts.)

 Timperley 173 (50 overs: T. Twiney 48, M. Leathley 44, E. McCray 5-72, D. Harris 4-58);

 Cheadle Hulme 148-7 (50 overs: D. Hawes 28, M. Maddocks 3-53).

 

UPTON (won  toss, 20 pts.) beat BIRKENHEAD PARK (2 pts.) by 6 wickets

 Birkenhead Park 108 (51 overs: Z. Ur Rehman 58, R. Dixon 5-11);

 Upton 109-4 (45 overs: A. Watson 58).

 

 

 

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DIVISION TWO

 

GRAPPENHALL (25 pts.) beat STOCKPORT GEORGIANS (won toss, 9 pts.) by 5 wickets.

 Stockport Georgians 185-6 dec. (50 overs: M. Vincent 82, S. Normanton 55no, S. Titchard 3-37);

 Grappenhall 188-5 (47 overs: C. France 58, I. Wright 51, S. Titchard 49no).

 

IRBY (8 pts.) drew with BREDBURY ST. MARK’s (won toss, 8 pts.)

 Bredbury St. Mark’s 141 (54 overs:  C. Wood 35, G. McCafferty 5-47, D. Collyer 3-55);

 Irby 113-9 (50 overs: M. Newman 22, C. Nuttall 3-18, A. Raj 3-49).

 

MARPLE (won toss, 23 pts.) beat BURNAGE (6 pts.) by 22 runs.

 Marple 143 (44 overs: C. Cash 45, J. Cash 35);

 Burnage 121 (52 overs: S. Baig 31, A. Greasley 5-45).

 

 MIDDLEWICH (25 pts.) beat WINNINGTON PARK (won toss, 8 pts.) by 7 wickets

 Winnington Park 167-9 dec. (50 overs: D. Hines 70, P. Harris 3-22);

 Middlewich 170-3 (46 overs: A Cole 58, D. Bates 45, J. Cornford 45no).

 

MOBBERLEY (won toss, 7 pts.) lost to TATTENHALL (23 pts.) by 26 runs.

 Tattenhall 188-7 dec. (50 overs: J. Hope 51, B. Mitchell 31, M. Lennon 3-46);

 Mobberley 162 (48 overs: N. Wood 76no, R. Mulvihill 4-44, M. Dobson 3-23).

 

SALE (25 pts.) beat HALE BARNS (won toss, 2 pts.) by 7 wickets

 Hale Barns 97 (48 overs: C. Connelly 40, J-P. Lee 3-11, J. Taylor 3-17);

 Sale 101-3 (40 overs: J-P. Lee 36).

 

 

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Cheshire win at Neston

 

CHESHIRE won on run rate to beat Shropshire in a rain-spoiled Minor Counties Knock-out Cup group game at Neston on Sunday. 

  Having already vanquished Bedfordshire, Andy Hall’s team will qualify for the quarter-finals if win their visit to Oxfordshire next Sunday. 

 Last season Cheshire reached the final before losing to Suffolk at Lord’s

  After being put in after morning rain, Cheshire struggled at 100-6 (Danny Leech 36) before a century partnership between Bramhall’s Matt Dawson (59) and Jason Whittaker of Alderley Edge, 52, carried them to a respectable final tally of 219-7 off their 50 overs. 

 Rain ended Shropshire’s innings when they had reached 48-3 off 18.4 overs. Whittaker took 2-8 and Bowdon’s Adam Syddall 1-18.

 Skipper Hall said: “It rained all the way driving to Neston early in the day and we didn’t really expect to play.  Great credit is due to the groundstaff for getting the pitch and outfield ready”.

 

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  May 3/ 4 Newsletter ….5

 

 

Up-dated tables after games

 on Saturday, May 3

 

 

 

ECB Premier                    P             W20       W25       D             C/A         L             Bat          Bowl       Pts

 

ALDERLEY EDGE               3              2              1              0              0              0              0              0              65

BOWDON                            3              3              0              0              0              0              4              0              64

OULTON PARK  3              1              1              1              0              0              10           4              61

NESTON                               3              2              0              0              0              1              8              5              53

CHESTER BO. HALL        3              2              0              0              0              1              7              1              48

NANTWICH                         3              1              0              1              0              1              12           10           44

MACCLESFIELD                3              1              0              0              0              2              3              10           33

URMSTON                           3              1              0              0              0              2              3              7              30

TOFT                                     3              0              0              1              0              2              9              12           23

WIDNES                        3              0              0              1              0              2              7              13           22

HYDE                                     3              0              0              1              0              2              9              10           21

HEATON MERSEY             3              0              0              1              0              2              4              7              13

 

 

Division 1                   P             W20       W25       D             C/A         L             Bat         Bowl      Pts         

WARRINGTON  3              1              1              1              0              0              5              2              54

UPTON                         3              2              0              1              0              0              0              5              47

OXTON                 3              1              0              1              1              0              14           4              47

DIDSBURY                           3              0              1              2              0              0              8              8              45

POYNTON                           3              1              0              2              0              0              5              10           39

CHRISTLETON  3              1              0              1              1              0              2              5              36

CHEADLE                             3              1              0              1              0              1              5              5              32

BRAMHALL                        3              0              0              1              2              0              10           3              29

TIMPERLEY                         3              0              0              1              0              2              10           9              21

CHEADLE HULME             3              0              0              2              0              1              3              13           20

BOLLINGTON                    3              0              0              0              0              3              7              9              16

BIRKENHEAD PARK        3              0              0              1              0              2              4              6              12

 

 

 

Division 2                    P             W20       W25       D             C/A         L             Bat          Bowl       Pts.

 

TATTENHALL                    3              2              0              1              0              0              8              5              55

IRBY                                      3              2              0              1              0              0              7              5              54

SALE                            3              0              1              2              0              0              14           7              50

MARPLE                               3              1              0              2              0              0              11           9              44

GRAPPENHALL 3              0              1              1              0              1              8              7              42

BREDBURY ST. MK.         3              1              0              2              0              0              8              9              41

MIDDLEWICH                    3              0              1              1              0              1              6              8              41

STOCKPORT GEO.           3              0              0              1              1              1              14           7              30

MOBBERLEY                      3              0              0              2              0              1              14           11           29

WINNINGTON PARK       3              0              0              1              0              2              14           11           27

BURNAGE                            3              0              0              0              1              2              5              9              21

HALE BARNS                     3              0              0              2              0              1              3              11           18          

 

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FIXTURES & UMPIRES FOR SATURDAY, MAY 10th

 

ECB Premier League (1 p.m.)

CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL V HEATON MSY.         Cunningham & Hacking

HYDE V URMSTON                                                            Brown & S. Davies             

MACCLESFIELD V TOFT                                  R. Davis & Perry

NESTON V BOWDON                                                        Greensmith & Kirkbright

OULTON PARK V ALDERLEY EDGE                              Kinsey & Wellsteed

WIDNES V NANTWICH                                                    A. Davies & Roberts

 

First Division  (1.30 p.m.)

BOLLINGTON CHEADLE                                  Goulding & T. Hill                               

CHEADLE HULME V BRAMHALL                 Murphy & Shaw

CHRISTLETON V DIDSBURY                                           Anderson tel. 0161962 3292 & Prescott

OXTON V TIMPERLEY                                                      Bowman & Hunter

POYNTON V UPTON                                                          Goron & Ogden

WARRINGTON V BIRKENHEAD PARK                        Byrom & Talbot-Butler

 

Second Division (1.30 p.m.)

BREDBURY ST. MARK’S V SALE                   G. Hill & Shallcross

BURNAGE V MIDDLEWICH                                            Hambleton & Sutton

HALE BARNS V MARPLE                                                Drury & Lofthouse

IRBY V GRAPPENHALL                                    Rothwell & Speakman tel. 07908 6500125

STOCKPORT GEORGIANS V MOBBERLEY  Abel & Haddad

WINNINGTON PARK V TATTENHALL                        Hanaby & Spencer

 

SUNDAY, MAY 11th

 

Minor Counties Cup third group game (11 a.m.)

 Oxfordshire v Cheshire (at Great & Little Tew)

 

Cockspur Cup (1 p.m,) see page 5

 

Cheshire Cup 1^st round (1.30 p.m.)  see page 5

 

Fred Graham Twenty20 Trophy

First round games to be played by Sunday, May 11^th (no extension will be allowed):

 

Bollington v Stockport Georgians                     Yet to be arranged                                              

Irby v Birkenhead Park                                        Friday, May 9^: umpires to be appointed

 

Second round to be played by June 1^st

 

Bollington or Stockport Georgians v Alderley Edge                      Irby or Birkenhead Park v Neston

Bredbury v Macclesfield                                                                    Upton v Chester Boughton Hall

Mobberley v Poynton                                                                         Christleton v Oxton

Burnage v Timperley                                                                           Oulton Park v Nantwich                     

Hale Barns v Sale                                                                                 Tattenhall v Warrington

Marple v Didsbury                                                                              Grappenhall v Widnes

Cheadle v Hyde                                                                                    Urmston v Toft

Bramhall v Heaton Mersey                                                 Middlewich v Bowdon

 

Clubs are urged to arrange match dates as soon as possible.  When they have doe so, the home club must inform the Fixture Secretary so that local panel  umpires can be appointed.

 May 3 / 4 Newsletter ….7

 

Cheshire Cup hit by rain

 

ALL first round games in the Cheshire Cup were rained off on Sunday and will now take place on Sunday, May 11^th (1.30 p.m.):

  Brooklands v Winnington Park (umpires Neville Abberley and Norman Cook); Hale Barns v Parkfield Liscard (Terry Hill and Peter Hayes); Malpas v Stockport (Dave Sutton and Geoff Young); Middlewich v Congleton (Chris Smith & AN Other); Old Parkonians v Grappenhall (Patrick Hutchinson & John Bone); Sale v Caldy (Steve Kirkbright and John Coakley). 

 Birkenhead St. Mary’s v Davenham is provisionally on Sunday, May 18^th.

 

Cockspur Cup

FIRST round games due to be played on Sunday, April 27^th were:  Darcy Lever v Bramhall; Smethwick v Nantwich.

SECOND round fixtures on Sunday, May 11^th (1 p.m.): Hyde v Huyton; Leyland v Chester Boughton Hall; Urmston v Elton or Sefton Park; Wavertree or Chorley v Widnes; Alderley Edge v Kearsley or St. Helens; Bootle v Bowdon; Farnworth SC or Atherton v Heaton Mersey; Neston v Darcy Lever or Bramhall; Evesham or Wolves v Smethwick or Nantwich.

 Clubs are asked to inform Newsletter of the results of all Cockspur Cup games so that their programmes can be recorded.

 

Over 40s fixtures begin

OVER 40s section fixtures begin on Wednesday, May 7^th in three divisions. 

 Bramhall plan to observe a minute’s silence prior to their game at Sale in memory of the late long-serving John North, who founded Veterans cricket in 1983. 

 Under a new regulation, cancelled games may be re-arranged within 14 days by mutual agreement as long as no other League fixture is involved, in which case the Competition Secretary must be informed. Clubs who wish to vary the date of a fixture to another day in the same week should also inform the Competition Secretary in advance.

 As fixtures in the third week clash with the European Champions Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester United in Moscow  on May 21^st, clubs may wish to re-arrange   

 

THIS WEEK’S GAMES (6.15 p.m.)

 West Division: Barnton v Davenham; Chester Boughton Hall v Grappenhall; Irby v Upton; Nantwich Cavaliers v Warrington; Tattenhall Wreckers v Christleton.

 East Division l: Bowdon v Mobberley; Marple v Alderley Edge Wizards; Timperley v Urmston; Toft v Poynton Legends.

 East Division 2: Bowdon Vale v Cheadle Hulme; Cheadle v Romiley ; Macclesfield v Brooklands; Sale v Bramhall.  Open: Bredbury St. Mark’s. Romiley’s home game against Bredbury on May 14^th has been brought forward to Thursday, May 8th.   The table in this division will be devised by dividing the number of points gained by matches played as there is an uneven number of clubs and not all play the same number of games.

 

Unreported items from April 26^th

IN the ECB Premiership, the little matter of a hat-trick taken by Alderley Edge’s Jason Whittaker was omitted when Widnes telephoned details of their club’s home defeat. Jason’s victims were Luke McCoy, Damien Moore and Tom Bromhead.  Widnes gained three points not four as first reported

 Birkenhead Park failed to telephone the result of their First Division game against Bramhall until Sunday and it was not possible to send the result to the PA.  BP omitted the names of the not out batsmen from both sides on their result sheet.  All players taking part in matches must be recorded (umpires also please note). …Upton’s Ian Sharrock took 4-42 at Cheadle Hulme not 3-42 as telephoned …Andy Windsor took 4-33 for Didsbury at Poynton, not Andy Windsor as reported.

 Ben Thomas scored 50 in Irby’s nine runs win at Burnage in Division Two.

 

May 3 / 4 Newsletter …8

 

Andy is fighting leukemia

Newsletter is grateful to Poynton Sports Club chairman Kevin Bell for the following contribution:

 “Poynton’s popular and successful long-time 2^nd XI skipper Andy McAlpine is fighting leukemia.  Andy had a great season in 2007 leading his team into the Premier division, then made a personal breakthrough into the 1^st XI, a challenge he was looking forward to continuing this season.

 Andy was then diagnosed late last year with a serious and  rare form of leukemia, he is continuing to have intensive treatment to which he is responding well.  Andy and his father Duncan are really important to everyone at Poynton Sports Club and we are sure everyone in the League will join us in wishing Andy a successful recovery.

 We can’t wait to see you back on the cricket field, Andy”

HALE BARNS chairman Ian Bishop is in hospital in the UK after needing medical treatment after being badly bitten by mosquitos while on holiday in Greece.

 

Sportsman’s Dinners

UPTON are to stage their eighth Sportsman’s Dinner in the pavilion at Old Greasby road on June 20^th when former Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers striker John Aldridge is guest speaker.  Tickets at £40 can be obtained from Gavin Byrom tel. 07977 100709 or by e-mail on gavin.byrom@gmail.com.

 

MARPLE’S 12^th annual Sportsman’s Dinner is in their pavilion on Friday, November 14^th, when Glamorgan’s Robert Croft speaks.  Information on tickets at £32 are available from chairman Keith McGuffie on 07909 998521.

 

Latest registrations

LATEST Overseas player registration approved w/e Saturday, May 3^rd:

 O  Aditya Rai Mishra  (Bredbury St. Mark’s): Indian right arm spinner and mid-order batsman.

 

 O Bollington Overseas player Moazam Ali, who played in the first two games of the season, has returned to his home city of Lahore in Pakistan, reportedly because of family problems and will not be returning. 

 

 O  Overseas player exempt registration: Sajid Ashraf. (Hale Barns).

 

 O After playing one game for Lindow in the Cheshire Cricket League, Henry Gore has joined Bowdon.

 

 O Completed ECB Premier League player registration forms returned so far are from Alderley Edge, Macclesfield, Neston, Oulton Park and Widnes.   Forms outstanding are from Bowdon, Chester Boughton Hall, Heaton Mersey, Hyde, Nantwich, Toft and Urmston and should be submitted ASAP.

 

  O Missing Umpires assessment cards from games played on Saturday, April 26^th according to co-ordinator Ken Spilsbury are from Bowdon (Premier League); Marple and Middlewich (Division Two).  

 

Further League handbook corrections & amendments to May 4

(please alter your copy immediately)

 

PAGE 36:  New Heaton Mersey 1^st XI captain David Fitzsimmons’ e-mail address: david_fitz1@hotmail.com

PAGE 43.  New Neston 2^nd XI captain is Jamie Escott, 4, Earls Oak, Upton, Chester CH2 1EX. Tels. 01244 383 862 (h); 07971 245 354 (m). 

PAGE 53: New Widnes 2^nd XI captain is Richard Evans. Tel. 077146 78734 (m). 

PAGE 70: Add to Umpires full  list: Don Speakman. Tel. 07908 650125.

PAGES 111 / 111 / 112 / 188:  All references to N (eil) Titchard in averages, analyses, top all-round performances and 2^nd XI final scorecard should read M (atthew) Titchard.  (Matthew is Neil’s son).

 

 

May 3 / 4 Newsletter ….9

 

 

 

Any further corrections to the handbook should be notified ASAP.

 

Additional handbooks are available at £3.

 

 

And finally ………

 

AN elderly man walks into a confessional.  The following conversation ensues:

 Man: “I’m 92 years old, have a wonderful wife of 70 years, many children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Yesterday, I picked up two college girls hitch-hiking.  We went to a motel, where I had slept with each of them three times”.

 Priest: “Are you sorry for your sins?”

 Man: “What sins?”

 Priest: “ What kind of Catholic are you?”

 Man: “I’m Jewish”

 Priest: “Why are you telling me all this then?”

 Man: I’m 92 years old … I’m telling everybody”.