Weekend Review: Derbyshire and Cheshire Cricket League

Another full programme on Saturday saw Woodley press on towards the Readers Division 1 title. 

The T20 semi-finals are set for this coming Sunday, (28^th August) when Whaley Bridge host Newton, and Tintwistle face Woodley at Speedwell.

Readers Division One

Woodley continued in their quest for the league title to add to the Bissenden Cup with a comfortable six wicket win over Broadbottom.  Dove Hills continue to press Woodley after a 74 run victory over Hayfield.  The game of the day was at Newton where visitors New Mills failed by just five runs chasing 211.  The narrow defeat keeps them in the relegation places.

• Hayfield 150ao (George Wood 50) Dove Holes  224-8 (Dan Gilbride 40; Shaun Cartledge 65; James Gemmell 49; JoJo Wyatt 4-53)
• Newton 211ao (Joel Ankers 52; Daniel Holmes 5-54) New Mills 206ao (Jack Hadfield 44; Thomas Pottage 5-32)
• Old Glossop 213ao (James Lythgoe 67) Hazel Grove 175ao (Charlie Higson 62; Rob Adderley 4-47)
• Tintwistle 123-3 (Damian Weatherhead 56*) Dinting 121ao (Peter Hills 49*)
• Woodley 79-4  Broadbottom 76ao (Conor Cranwell 5-20)

Division Two

Whaley Bridge are within touching distance of the title with a win in a low scoring game with High Lane. It was their 14^th victory of the season.  Pott Shrigley hold a narrow nine point lead over Stalybridge in the battle for the other promotion place.  Stalybridge’s Gary Sandiford had a fine day.  After taking four wicket he followed it with an unbeaten 43 after coming in at the fall of the fifth wicket when 75 were still needed.

• Birch Vale 115ao (Gary Sandiford 4-31) Stalybridge 119-7 (Gary Sandiford 43*)
• Dove Holes 155ao (Alex Grimes 5-30)  Buxworth 159-2 (James Lister 72; Ross McCormack 61*)
• Hollingworth 89ao (James Butterworth 4-8; Lennon Saycell 4-35) Charlesworth 148-8
• Pott Shrigley 220-5 (Ryan Anderson-Fitter 44; Alex Jackson 44) Chapel 188ao (Iain Betts 49; Harry Beal 47; James William 4-36)
• Whaley Bridge 116ao High Lane 59ao (Jake Higginbotham 4-24)

Division Three

Newton stay top after beating Broadbottom with Woodley in second place.   Dave Lees had an outstanding performance for Stalybridge. After taking 5-15 and limiting Hayfield to 126ao he then led them to a five wicket win with 60.

• Broadbottom  lost to Newton (Details N/A)
• Chapel 66ao (Awais Khan 5-15) Old Glossop 67-2 
• Hazel Grove 106-8 (Geoff Noden 44*) Woodley 278-5 (Rami Prince-Navaratnam 74; Daniel Oldland 66; Jarrad Ince 44*; Karen Arora 4-55)
• Stalybridge 127-5 (Dave Lees 60)  Hayfield 126ao (Calum Ramsay 41; Dave Lees 5-15)

Division Four

Tintwistle’s 20 run win over Charlesworth kept them at the top.  They now have a 58 point lead over second place Hollingworth, but with two games in hand Hollingworth will be hoping to bridge the gap.

• Charlesworth 138-9 Tintwistle 158ao
• Dinting 125-8 (C Lawton 59*) Pott Shrigley 240-6 (Shaun Wilson 73; Ian Tomenson 83
• New Mills 158ao  Hollingworth 195-7