Weekend Review: Derbyshire and Cheshire Cricket League

Last weekend marked the 13th week of action in the Derbyshire and Cheshire Cricket League.

Readers Division One

The top two clashed with leaders Woodley coming out on top after dismissing Dove Holes for 79 and racing to a seven wicket win.  It extended Woodley’s lead at the top to 31 points and they will be looking to make it a double after capturing the Bissenden Cup last weekend.

• Broadbottom 246-7 (Aaron Walsh 41; Harrison Webb 75 Chris Cheetham Roberts 53; Oliver Kilner 4-82)  New Mills 65ao (Orson Cummings 6-17)
• Hayfield 130-3 (George Wood 68*)  Old Glossop 128ao (JoJo Wyatt 5-25)
• Newton 180-8 (Callum Williams 49)  Dinting 176-7 (Greg Harwick 56; Damian Stringer 69)
• Tintwistle 83ao  Hazel Grove 86-2
• Woodley 80-3  Dove Holes 79ao

Division Two

Whaley Bridge easily beat Stalybridge by nine wickets and this, coupled with Pott Shrigley’s narrow defeat at the hands of Hollingworth in a low scoring game,  leaves them with a 51 point lead at the top.  With 5 games left they are now in pole position for the title. Chris Sims of Charlesworth hit an outstanding 146 in their big win at Birch Vale.

• Birch Vale 89ao (Gareth Evans 5-25) Charlesworth 267-9 (Chris Sims 146)
• Buxworth 116ao (Stephen Leatherbarrow 45*; Mike McCarthy 6-34)  High Lane 117-5 (Arran Benstead 5-37)
• Dove Holes 114ao (Joe Jackson 5-12) Chapel 115-7 (Mark Hill 4-30_
• Pott Shrigley 71ao (Sean Morris 6-29) Hollingworth 74-8 (Andrew Matheson 4-2)
• Whaley Bridge 90-1 (Dale Jones 40*)  Stalybridge 88ao (Eddie Ford 4-11)

Division Three

Newton stayed at the top after a six wicket win at Chapel.  Stalybridge restricted Broadbottom to 113-8 but were then routed for 20, a result which narrows the gap between the two in a fight against relegation.

• Chapel 72ao (Mike Hyde 4-23) Newton 73-4
• Hazel Grove 183-4 (Karan Arora 70; Geoff Noden 73*) Hayfield 107ao
• Old Glossop 110-6   Woodley 107ao (Daniel Oldland 58)
• Stalybridge 20ao (George Roberts 5-9; Liam Dawson 5-5) Broadbottom 113-8

Division Four

Leaders Tintwistle stumbled as they failed to chase Hollingworth moderate 103ao, falling 30 short of the win.

• Charlesworth 142-8 (Stephen Kirk 57) Pott Shrigley 133ao (Lewis Jackson 5-30)
• Dinting 133-4 (Glen Draper 50*)  Buxworth 130ao (Chris Breeze 81; Zack Winterbottom 4-6; Jacob Townley 4-11)
• Hollingworth 103ao (Martyn Thompson 4-15) Tintwistle 74ao (Zohaib Mehmood 4-15; Sikander Khan 5-27)

T20 Quarter Finals

The finalists for the Offside Trust are known after Sunday’s quarter finals, with Woodley; Whaley Bridge; Tintwistle and Newton set to feature on Sunday, August 28.

• Woodley 80ao Old Glossop 76-8; 
• Dinting 116-7 Whaley Bridge 117-3; 
• Hayfield 87ao Tintwistle 129-8; 
• Newton 65-1 Pott Shrigley 63ao

Picture by John Parkins