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.

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.