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.

Dawson keeps Stone’s hopes alive

23rd July 2011

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PREMIER DIVISIONPremier leaders Wood Lane increased their advantage at the top by picking up maximum points against strugglers Knypersley. Ryan Hassett (70) helped Wood Lane on their way to 142 all out, Nayyar Abbas taking 7-68.  In reply Knypersley stuttered to 102 with only Abbas (63) acheiving double figures, Asad Ali claiming 5-45.

James Dawson’s 96 kept Stone’s title hopes alive when they beat Longton batting second. Chasing Longton’s 226 Dawson was backed up by Phillip Cheadle (67), and they finished with three wickets in hand. Longton had got off to a good start with opener Michael Longmore (66) and Thomas Hardman (49), but they fell away towards the end of the innings.

Burslem stay third ahead of Leek after beating Barlaston batting first. Christopher Roberts fell one short of his century to help Burslem set 217. The bowling attack then shared the wickets with Imran Arif the pick taking 4-40, to reduce Barlaston to 97.

Neal Lafford (26no) and David Lee (25no) guided Leek to a five wicket victory. In reply to Sandyford’s 175 Leek got off to a poor start and found themselves 6-2 but Chris Beech and Greg Willot both hit half centuries to steady the innings before Lafford and Lee came together.

Daniel Colclough’s bowling effort wasn’t enough for bottom table Little Stoke to bag the win against Porthill. Colclough picked up figures of 6-46 as Porthill scrambled to 118 all out. Little Stoke then collapsed from 78-4 to 110 all out.

In the mid table clash Hem Heath came out on top against Audley. Audley batted first and only  Richard Holloway (65) and Roger Silence (52)  made double figures in their total of 146. Mo Hussain was the pick of the bowlers for Hem Heath claiming 4-40. Hem Heath reached their target in the 41^st over, with runs throughout the batting line.

DIVISION ONE

League leaders Cheadle got back to winning ways against neighbours Blythe. Cheadle dismissed Blythe for 190 with Simon Owen top scoring with 45. Shaun Jenkinson then hit an unbeaten 86 to guide Cheadle to a three wicket victory in the 43^rd over.

Yasir Ali kept Elworth’s title fight on track as Betley collapse to 49 all out. Ali hit 62no in the first as Elworth set 233 – Matthew Winter top scored with 69. Ali then struck with the ball picking up six wickets for 14 runs from nine overs in a Betley innings that included five ducks.

Checkley stayed in the hunt for promotion as they picked up maximum points against Weston. Michael Allen (95) and Nick Hunt (59) dominated the bowling as Checkley finished on 240-8. Jason Brown then took 6-32 in the second innings, Weston were bowled out for 197, Hasan-ul-Qasim Haleem top scoring with 61.

Geeth Alwis had impressive bowling figures of 5-28 as Leycett were dismissed for 68. Norton then knocked off the low total for the loss off three wickets, Alwiss finishing 32no.

Khalid Malik and David Housley guided Moddershall above Whitmore into fourth. After a poor start chasing 167 Moddershall found themselves 74-5, but Whitmore didn’t pick up another wicket with Malik finishing on 62no and Housley41no.

Tom Spruce batted through the Oulton innings in the only draw in the division against Meir Heath. Spruce (81no) saw eight wickets fall at the other end as his side finished on 141-8 from 57 overs, but they came away unbeaten. Richard Stonier hit 71 in Hem Heath’s total of 191.

DIVISION TWO

Adam Wilson’s brilliant century moved Ashcombe into second place against Silverdale. Wilson hit 108 out of his side’s 188 before Silverdale suffered a middle order collapse Ahmed Hayat Gondal doing the damage claiming figures of 5-42.

Ashcombe were helped by rival Newcastle & Hartshill’s defeat to Kidsgrove. Having reduced Kidsgrove to 134 all out – Muhammad Fayaz claiming a five wicket haul, Newcastle & Hartshill were dismissed for 100. Fayaz (32) was the only batsmen to worry the Kidsgrove bowlers, the most impressive being Greg Massingham who finished with magnificent figures of 7-35.

J G Meakins remain top after recording a 67 run victory against Rode Park & Lawton. There were runs all the way down the Meakins batting line up as they scored 252 from 54 overs, Peter Wilshaw (76) top scoring.   Wilshaw then took 5-30 as Rode Park fell 185 all out with Steve Liburd hitting 90.

Crewe moved out of the relegation zone after beating rock bottom Bagnall by five wickets. George Harding and Yasser Tariq both picking up stunning figures; Harding finished with 4-4 from 9.1 overs and Tariq 3-8 from 10 overs, dismissing Bagnall for 70. Crewe then knocked off the runs in the 21^st over.

Bignall End dropped into the bottom two after losing to Stafford by six wickets. They were bowled out for 158, Simon Howle top scored with 55 but the highlight of the innings were Aparajit Singh’s figures of 7-52. Dave Foster (73) and Joe Askey (45) then helped Stafford past their target.

Caverswall beat Alsager to move onto the same points as their opponents in the middle of the table. Alsager were all out for 118 – Jake Edge and Matt Phillips both picked up four wickets. Tony Dutton (51)  top scored in Carverswall’s reply as they reached their target with the loss of six wickets.

DIVISION THREE

Top of the table Eccleshall lost only their second game of the season against Stone SP by 57 runs. Stone set a total of 160, which could have been higher if Richie Gallichan hadn’t finished with figures of 7-51 knocking over the lower order. The Eccleshall innings never got going number nine Jonathon Arnold (23) top scoring as they were all out for 103.

Oakamoor couldn’t capitalise on Eccleshall’s slip as they came second best against Moddershall A. Batting first Oakamoor made 149 with Peter Stoddard striking an aggressive 42. It took Moddershall until the 48^th over to go past Oakamoor’s score, Hareesh Reddy top scoring with 56no.

Forsbrook’s promotion hopes were strengthened when they picked up maximum points against Norton-In-Hales. Forsbrook finished on 168 the highlight of the innings was Craig Walley’s 38. Craig Ruscoe the best of the bowlers taking 5-72. Andrew Jones (5-31) and Sean Bowers (4-11) then did the damage for Forsbrook as they dismissed their opponents for 70.

Jordon Weaver’s unbeaten century helped Endon maintained their promotion push against strugglers Wootton. Weaver hit 129no from 90 balls as Endon successfully chased down Wootton’s total of 197 for only the loss of two wickets. The highlight of the match for Wootton was Thomas Leese’s 50.

Woore beat Wedgewood & Stanfields by two wickets to stay in mid table. Wedgewood set a competitive score of 183 with Mitchell Edwards top scoring with 54. Woore got off to a poor start in reply but Mohammed Shanavaz Jamal (50) and Kannathasan Kavithasan (63no) stabilised the innings and secured the win.

Hanford beat Fenton batting first in a low scoring game. Handford posted 88 with late runs from Nicholas Buxton (29), Waqas Fazil taking 5-35. Buxton then went on to achieve a five wicket haul; Lee Ridgway’s (31) resilient effort wasn’t enough as Fenton fell 6 runs short.

Leaders Wood Lane lose at Porthill

6th August 2011

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Premier Division

League leaders Wood Lane lost by three runs when they travelled to Porthill Park. Asad Ali (8-55) reduced the home side to 150 all out, Ian Butler’s 70 not out stabilising the innings. Adam Ralph (5-28) helped to restrict Wood Lane to 147. Porthill move into second and have cut the gap at the top to 25 points.

Bottom of the table Little Stoke beat title chasing Stone batting first. Shaaiq Choudery’s 88 and half centuries from Richard Adams and Daniel Richardson guided Little Stoke to 257-9 declared. Russell Ballard the pick of the bowlers taking 6-64. Despite James Ecclestone (76) best efforts Stone were dismissed for 190 in the 55^th over, Gareth Morris picking up 5-44.

Burslem’s title hopes were dealt a blow again as they lost by four wickets against Hem Heath. Christopher Lowndes (60) supported a stuttering Burslem innings to 118.Mo Hussain then took the attack to the Burslem bowlers striking 41 off 28 balls hitting nine fours as Hem Heath knocked off the total in 18 overs.

Chris Beech guided Leek to a winning draw against Audley. Beach scored 74 not out in the second innings after Audley had set Leek 222 to win, Hamza Siddique (57) top scoring. Leek’s innings was reduced to 38 overs and they managed to reach 153-5.

Sohail Rauf’s century wasn’t enough for Sandyford to gain the winning draw when they travelled to fellow strugglers Knypersley. Rauf finished on 129 not out as Sandyford scored 217 from the 55 overs. In reply Knypersley reached 163-3 in their shortened innings Nayyar Abbas top scored with 77 not out.

Longton got the winning draw at home against Barlaston batting second. William Purser’s 101, well supported by Michael Longmore (64) helped the home side reach 260 all out. Tom Taylor and Suwanji Madanayake, both claiming three wickets. Longmore then took three wickets as Barlaston were restricted to 217 Leigh Matthews (48) was the highlight for the visitors.

Division One

Cheadle came out on top in the local derby against Checkley and extend their lead at the top over their rivals. Cheadle batted first and set Checkley 219 to win, Adam Alcock top scored smashing 63, which included three 4s and five 6s. Checkley were dismissed for 182 in the 58^th over despite the efforts of John Pickles (64).

Elworth moved back into second place after thrashing Blythe by 131 runs. Rob Beech (73) Matthew Winter made Elworth a solid platform with an opening partnership of 91 and they declared on 227-7 after 53 overs. Steve Morgan (6-34) was the main destroyer with the ball in the second innings as Blythe collapsed to 96 all out.

Whitmore picked up maximum points against bottom of the table Oulton. Runs from Josh Cartledge (70) and Matthew Rogalski (66) at the top of the order and Abdul Aqeel’s 45 not out, helped Whitmore post 265-7. In reply Oulton were dismissed for 202 in the 52^nd over Rob Spruce top scoring with 39.

Weston closed the gap on Blythe in the relegation battle after they beat Meir Heath batting second. Phillip Stockton (5-32) picked up his best bowling figures for the season as Meir Heath were restricted to 196. Michael Alexander then smashed an unbeaten 106 as Weston knocked the target off for the loss of one wicket. Martin Dawson (27) and Raj Kumar (55) both giving valuable support.

Moddershall beat Norton batting second by five wickets. Khalid Malik was the man of the moment for Moddershall claiming his first five wicket haul of the season as Norton managed to score 188-9, he then finished on 63 not out with the bat as Moddershall reached the target in the 54^th over.

Betley hung on for the draw against Leycett, but stay in touching distance of the bottom two. Jason Jinks (68)Haroon Mahmood (52) were main run scorers for Leycett as they set Betley 188 to win. Muhammad Khalil then took 5-44 as Betley were reduced to 122-9, but fought their way to 144-9 from 48 overs.

Division Two

Meakin’s maintained their momentum after beating Kidsgrove batting second. Kidsgrove looked to be in deep trouble but with Elliott Maginnis’s 58 at number eight they managed to reach 171 all out. Matthew Redican was the pick of the bowlers claiming 4-37. Meakin reached the target for the loss of three wickets, Qasim Sheikh (67no) and Haydon Simcock (46no) saw the league leaders over the line.

With Meakin’s only picking up 20 points Ashcombe closed the gap to four points at the top after picking up the victory against Caverswall batting first. Ahmed Hayat Gondal’s 67 rescued the Ashcombe innings as they were dismissed for 143. In reply Caverswall slumped to 93 all out, Josh Johnson took 5-12 from his 10 overs.

Bottom of the table Bagnall’s charge for safety continues with their third victory in four games against promotion hopefuls Newcastle & Hartshill. Batting first Bagnall were dismissed for 173, Simon Gordon (51) being the main support of the innings. Kashif Daud (5-26) and Colin Wilkinson (3-20) then picked up wickets at regular intervals as Newcastle & Hartshill collapsed to 85 all out.

Alsager gained a comprehensive 108 run victory against Rode Park & Lawton. Adrian Myatt (77) and Chris Hampshire (53) helped Alsager post 217-5. The highlight for Rode Park was Adam Taylor’s 4-75. They then were dismissed for 109 Hampshire claiming 5-55.

Mitchell Stokes’s 95 led Silverdale to a five wicket victory against Stafford. Joe Askey (100 no) looked to have put Stafford in a healthy position after 55 overs when Silverdale finished on 221-5. But Stokes and Stephen Jones (51) got Silverdale within sight of victory and Glynn Moore (20 no) and Matt Myatt (6no) saw them over the line in the 53^rd over.

Bignall End claimed the winning draw against fellow strugglers Crewe. Yasser Tariq (110) helped Crewe post 232-8, but Bignall End made it to 195-3 from 45 overs. Kim Barnett top scored with 77 for the visitors.

Division Three

Eccleshall extended their lead at the top beating second place Forsbrook by 28 runs. Eccleshall posted a modest total of 141 all out, Andrew Jones, Grant Ridgway and Matt Wild all picking up three wickets.  In reply Forsbrook could only manage 113 all out, Cameron Sinclair (5-56) and Paul Cox (4-21) doing the damage. The gap at the top is now 48 points.

Oakamoor title hopes took a knock when they lost by 119 runs against Stone SP. Steven Aston’s 61 was well supported by Jack Thorley (45) and Neil Podmore (42no) as Stone set third place Oakamoor 220 to win. Muhammad Ayub was the pick of the bowlers with his fourth five wicket haul of the season. Oakamoor  were 70-3 but then collapsed to 100 all out, Stone’s bowlers sharing the wickets.

Bottom of the table Wootton managed to hold onto to the win by three runs. Wootton at home posted 172 in an innings which consisted of 25 extras. Josh Stevens top scored before he was run out on 38. In reply Woore had three people reach the 40s but no-one could go on and win the game and they were dismissed for 169.

Endon’s promotion hopes were dealt a setback when they were unable to defend 229 at home against Norton-In-Hales. Jordan Weaver (83) again hit runs and Phil Rowley (37no) was in at the end when his team were all out. Norton-In-Hales made a poor start and found themselves 57-4 but Simon Ellwell (66) and John Caulkin (55no) saw their side over the line in the 52^nd over.

Fenton beat Moddershall A batting second by one wicket. Moddershall set the home side 155 to win, Dave Stupples top scoring with 45 and Chris Mellor was the pick of the bowlers with 5-46. Phil Hall (48no) batted through the innings and Fenton reached their target after 62 overs.

Wedgewood beat Hanford batting second despite Roger Davies’ century.  Davies helped Hanford to a healthy 200 from their 55 overs, but Oliver Holland (60no) and Josh Clayton (50) secured victory for Wedgewood.