Dearden helps leek move into second place with one game left

10th September 2011

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Premier Division

Leek leapfrogged Wood Lane into second place after they beat their title rivals by five wickets. Wood Lane won the toss and decided to bat but were dismissed for 131, Mathew Hagan top scored with 49, while Colin Dearden claimed figures of 6-50. Leek reached their target in the 40^th over and now sit two points behind Hem Heath and six points in front of Wood Lane.

Hem Heath moved to the top spot when they eased past Knypersley by seven wickets. Knypersley stuttered to 157-5 from their 55 overs, Jonathon Cumberbatch (48) was the highlight for the visitors. In reply Ben McGuire struck 55 from 44 balls, but it was opener John Cheadle (58 no) who saw his side over the line.

Andrew Barnett kept Sandyford’s hopes of survival alive as he took figures of 7-22 as relegated Barlaston were blown away for 50. Sandyford then strolled past the target with the loss of two wickets, closing the gap to Knypersley and safety to seven points.

Audley beat Stone by 13 runs when they were able to defend 140. James Ecclestone took 6-42 as Audley were bowled out in the 42^nd over. Craig Barker (6-55) and Roger Silence (4-25) then did the damage for Audley as they dismissed Stone 127.

Michael Longmore’s efforts weren’t enough to prevent his side experiencing as 33 run defeat against Little Stoke who ease their relegation fears. Longmore claimed figures of 4-30 as Little Stoke were all out for 152, he then hit 71 and was the only batsmen to put up resistance against Daniel Colclough (7-59).

Porthill Park picked up the winning draw against Burslem, when they declared on 246-7, Dan Hancock and Ian Butler both hitting 56. In reply Burslem made it to 204-7, Christopher Roberts (47) top scoring.

Division One

Elworth missed the chance to clinch promotion, as they were unable to chase down 160 against Moddershall. Khalid Malik (46) and Craig Grimley (43) were the main contributors for Moddershall as they were dismissed in the 54^th over. Elworth then found themselves in trouble at 18-2 and never recovered despite the efforts of Yasir Ali (50) when they collapsed to 139 all out.

Checkley now sit 10 points behind Elworth in third place after they picked up maximum points against Meir Heath. Nick Hubble (96) was the main run scorer for Checkley as they set the visitors 180 to win. Meir Heath then slumped to 129 all out Jake Heath (42) top scoring.

Betley move closer to safety as Weston drop back into the relegation zone, after Betley set a mammoth 308-4 from their 55 overs. Jake Jervis’ 122 was the main highlight of the innings. In reply Weston were dismissed for 166, Raj Kumar top scored with 63. Weston are now15 points behind Blythe and safety.

Blythe beat relegated Oulton to move out of the bottom two. Ben Cox got Oulton to a respectable total at 152 all out as he smashed 78 from 49 balls, Aqab Ahmed took 6-45. In reply Blythe past the target with the loss of five wickets.

Champions Cheadle blew away  Norton when they dismissed them for 68, James Sellers (6-19) and Simon Plant (4-11) did the damage. Cheadle then knocked off the total losing one wicket.

Leycett beat Whitmore by seven wickets when they chased down 114. Only Matthew Rogalski (60) put up any resistance against Muhammad Khali (5-25) and Tas Hussain ( 4-14). Leycett then reached the finishing line without any scares.

Division Two

Ashcombe moved back into the top two as they picked up maximum points against relegated Crewe. Ashcombe set Crewe 197 to win Ahmed Hayat Gondal top scored with 51. Gondal then took 5-33 as Crewe collapsed to 78 all out.

Silverdale move into third place and are nine points behind Ashcombe after they beat Champions Meakin by two wickets. Silverdale restricted the visitors to 120 all out. Matthew Redican then claimed figures of 5-15 from 12 overs as Silverdale crept over the line.

Caverswall drop from second to fourth as they could only manage a winning draw at home against Newcastle & Hartshill. The visitors set promotion chasing Caverswall 240 to win, Simon Wood top scoring with 76. The home side reached 177-6 from 31 overs at the close of their innings Rob King hitting 56.

Bagnall’s fate has been sealed with a loss against Stafford confirming their relegated. Bagnall could only make 103, James Wild taking 5-32. Oliver Newby gave Bagnall hope reducing Stafford to 7-3, but they rebuilt and won by three wickets.

Bignall End beat Alsager batting second by four wickets. Usman Siddique took 7-76 as Alsager were dismissed for 133. Kim Barnett (52) then top scored for Bignall End as they reached the target in the 48^th over.

Rode Park & Lawton picked up maximum points at home against Kidsgrove. Rode Park hit 232-6, Jonathon Gallimore (73) setting the pace at the top of the innings. It took Rode Park until the 61^st over to dismiss Kidsgrove for 175, Steve Liburd collecting figures of 5-50.

Division Three

Woore pick up maximum points against Fenton to stay in second place. Gtowtham Rathnasabapathi smashed 101 from just 62 balls as Woore posted 270-5 from 35 overs. They then bowled the visitors out for 119, Kannathasan Kavithasan and Ashok Andrew both picking up four wickets.

Oakamoor remain seven points behind Woore as they also won batting first. Muhammad Ayub hit 107 not out and was supported by Tom Sherratt (52) as Oakamoor set Wedgewood 211 to win when they declared after 45 overs. Chris Price then demolished the Wedgewood batting line with figures of 6-3 from eight overs, as they were bowled out for 28.

The Champions Ecchleshall beat Hanford batting second by seven wickets, when they restricted the visitors to 91 all out, in reply Tom Hibbert saw his side over the finishing line with 34 not out.

Stone beat Wootton and picked up maximum points as they move into fourth place. Stone were all out for 179 but used their full allocation of overs,Stephen Aston top scored with 41. Wootton were then restricted to just 100 all out, Adam Pursell taking 5-24.

Forsbrook could only manage a winning draw at home against Endon. Forsbrook hit 126, Kevin Cockerton claiming 6-34, in reply Endon got to 88-4.

Moddershall A’s match against Norton-In-Hales was abandoned. Moddershall batted and hit 148 from 55 overs, in the second innings there was only 10 overs possible and Norton-In-Hales finished on 39-1.

League leaders lose to hem Heath

13th August

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Premier Division

Hem Heath moved within 20 points of Wood Lane, after they beat the league leaders by 108 runs. Hem Heath had set Wood Lane 231 to win; Mo Hussain top scoring with 83 ably supported by John Cheadle (59). Andrew Harris then ran riot with the ball taking 5-46 as Wood Lane were dismissed for 122.

Porthill Park capitalised on Wood Lane’s slip as they managed to defend 110 against strugglers Sandyford. Andrew Barnett (5-51) and Sohail Rauf (3-14) managed to restrict the title chasers to 110, but Sandyford’s batting never got going and the only resistance against the Porthill bowling attack came from Rauf (32), as they were bowled out for 97.

Stefan Jones and Chris Beech made sure Leek stay in the pack for the title as they beat Barlaston by four wickets, batting second.  Jones claimed figures of 5-36 as Barlaston were all out for 100. Beech (43 no) then guided the visitors past the target in the 28^th over.

Nayyar Abbas ensured Knypersley moved away from the relegation zone as they picked up 20 points against Stone. Abbas (5-71) helped his side restrict Stone to 202 from their 55 overs, Russel l Ballard (52) top scoring. Knypersley looked to be in trouble at 24-3 but Abbas who smashed an unbeaten 142 from 126 balls, supported by Paul Goodwin (42 no), guided his side to a seven wicket victory.

Rock Bottom Little Stoke fell to a ten wicket defeat against mid table Audley. Craig Barker took 8-45 as Little Stoke stuttered to 170 all out Richard Adams batting through the innings scoring 92 not out.  Audley openers Hamza Siddique (88 no) and Richard Hollaway (68 no) passed the Little Stoke total in the 42^nd over.

Longton beat Burslem by six wickets as Burslem collapsed to 85 all out. William Purser the pick of the bowlers taking 5-34. It took Longton 19 overs to reach the total; Purser top scoring with 32 not out.

Division One

Vishal Tripathi’s century helped league leaders Cheadle extend their lead at the top, as the chasing pack could only win batting second. Tripathi hit 125 against Leycett as Cheadle set a total of 244-8. Cheadle then took wickets at regular intervals, James Sellers taking 4-55 as Leycett were dismissed for 128.

Second place Elworth stayed in touch with Cheadle as they beat Whitmore batting second by five wickets. Elworth restricted the home side to 140, Christopher Winter (4-30) the pick of the bowlers. It took Elworth 39 overs to pass the target, David Toft (68) top scored.

Checkley also lost ground on Cheadle as could only beat local rivals Blythe batting second. Jason Brown (6-48) and Richard Cooper (4-46) reduced Blythe to 145 all out. After a stuttering start for Checkley, Alvin Beardmore (44 no) guided his side to a three wicket victory.

Raj Kumar’s century got Weston out of the relegation zone as they beat Moddershall by two wickets. After being set 251 to win, Weston had runs throughout the batting line up but it was Kumar’s 118 which was the main stay of the innings.

Rock bottom Oulton look to be in trouble as they were unable to chase down 246 against Norton. Geeth Alwiss (70) helped the home side set an imposing total and Outon were all out for just 125, Ian Reynolds claiming figures of 4-33.

Meir Heath beat Betley by five wickets after they chased down 199. Chris Henderson (38) top scored for Betley, but Meir Heath’s Jake Heath saw his side past the finishing line with an unbeaten 88.

Division Two

Meakin extended their lead at the top of the table by beating Crewe by 80 runs. Peter Wilshaw (77) and Sam Nixon (50) helped the league leaders reach 237-7. The Meakin bowling attack then shared the wickets amongst themselves as they bowled Crewe out for 157.

Bagnall carried on their impressive form as they beat second place Ashcombe. Bagnall moved off the bottom of the table as they claimed their fourth victory in five games. Kasif Daud (6-70) restricted Aschombe 123. Bagnall then got off to a poor start with the bat and were teettering on 30-5 but Colin Wilkinson (53 no) and Robert Ward (36 no) saw Bagnall past the line.

Newcastle & Hartshill were unable to take advantage of Aschbombe’s loss as they went down by one wicket against Bignall End. Batting first Newcastle & Hartshill were in a strong position of 156-4 but a lower order batting collapse saw them finish on 174, Kim Barnett (5-45) was the pick of the bowlers. In reply Bignall End lost wickets regularly but Andrew Howle (46) and Ian Lewis (33) put up resistance and Bignall End managed to reach the total nine wickets down.

Caverswall picked up maximum points against Rode Park & Lawton. Caverswall set Rode Park 206 to win; Gregory Phillips (57) top scored. Caverswall’s Marlon Martin dismissed Rode Park’s top three on his way to his first five wicket haul of the season. Rode Park then fell to 155 all out.

Mitchell Stokes helped Silverdale beat Kidsgrove by 57 runs. Stokes hit 133 as his side posted 200, he then claimed figures of 3-16 from his 13 overs as Kidsgrove were dismissed for 143.

In the mid table clash Alsager came out on top by five wickets against Stafford. Paul Newnes took figures of 6-32 as Alsager reduced Stafford to 149 all out. Oliver Sadler (52) then broke the back of the target for Alsager, before Alex Perry (38 no) guided his team to victory.

Division Three

Eccleshall carried on their winning ways when they beat Fenton by four wickets. Fenton’s Phil Hall (82) helped his side set the league leaders 192 to win, Cameron Sinclair (5-63) was the pick of the bowlers. Forties from Robert Lakin,  Tom Hibbert and Jonathon Arnold helped Eccleshall past Fenton’s total.

Oakamoor lost ground on the top two when they lost by 10 runs away at Woore. Oakamoor restricted Woore to 113, Steve Gilbert picked up figures of 4-21. Oakamoor then collapsed to 103 from 54 overs. Andrew Kenvyn and Kannathasan Kavithasan were the only two bowlers used by Woore and both picked up five wickets.

Forsbrook extended the gap over Oakamoor and stayed in touching distance of Eccleshall after beating Stone by six wickets. Andrew Jones (6-59) helped his side restrict Stone to 148. Fifties from Forsbrook’s Craig Walley and Matthew Bailey got their side over the line.

Captain Mick Coxon’s unbeaten 88 was enough for Hanford to beat strugglers Wootton. Coxon’s innings was supported Marcus Parr (33) and Chris Machin (30) as Hanford reached 196 from their 55 overs. Nicholas Buxton (7-29) then did the damage with the ball for Hanford as they bowled Wootton out for 81.

Endon’s hopes for promotion were hugely dented as they fell for 77 in the first innings against Moddershall A. Moddershall then knocked the runs off for the loss three wickets.

Norton-In-Hales beat Wedgewood by 98 runs. Norton-In-Hales set Wedgewood 193 to win but Wedgewood were dismissed for 95 in the 43^rd over.