Resullts w/e July 31

CHESHIRE WOMEN’S LEAGUE

Division One / Two Cross Divisional Matches – July 31:

Stockport Trinity 55 (19.4; Sarah McCann 12, Kate Coppack 6-17, Hannah Snape 3-7) (1pt)
Chester Boughton Hall 56-0 (12.1; Lorna Starkey 34*, Sammi Short 12*) (25pts)

• Kate Coppack and Hannah Snape ripped through the Trinity batting line up to take Chester within 40 points of their first league title since 2013. It is likely they will only need to win one of their remaining four matches, surely a formality given their current form.

Ashton-on-Mersey 175-3 (50; Mina Khatun 62*, Carol Ingham 50*) (24pts)
Oxton 45 (22.3; Elisha Price 11, Mary Priestner 3-9, Rachel Mann 3-10, Laurie Sheridan 2-7) (2pts)

• Ashton recorded their first win of the season – save for a win by forfeit- as half centuries from Mina Khatun and Carol Ingham led them to a formidable total. The pair shared an unbroken fourth wicket stand of 114.

Appleton 223-6 (40; Sami Fowler 66*, Emma Barlow 46, Anni Rashid 23, Rebecca Moss 4-40) (25pts)
Hawarden Park 31 (20.4; Olivia Horsfield 3-0, Rashid 2-0) (3pts)

• Appleton were resounding winners in what was the last league match to be played at the Castle – Hawarden move to a new ground next year and all three of their remaining league matches are away.

Oakmere 219-8 (40; Hailey Coutts 46, Natalie Lyons 40, Raffaella Rodighiero 21, Hannah Bratt 2-32, Emily Mackenzie 2-44) (25pts)
Wistaston Village 45 (34.3; Lyons 2-5, Rachel Tidd 2-5, Rodighiero 2-7, Emma Tarpey 2-12) (4pts)

• Oakmere continued their good recent form with this big win. With the first division sides having the upper hand in all of today’s cross-divisional matches, the division two situation remains largely unchanged.

Division Three – July 24:

Leigh 108-7 (20) (25pts)
Stockport Georgians 56-6 (20) (7pts)

• Leigh march on at the top of division three, maintaining their unbeaten record.

T20 DIVISIONAL COMPETITION

Western Division – July 26:

Oxton 53-8 (20; Lily Scudder 17, Lorna Starkey 3-0, Annette Axon 3-2)
Chester Boughton Hall Deemons 54-5 (19.5; Maeve Sparks 18*, Rivca Burns 2-8, Jess Pickavance 2-11)

• Chester won to ensure top spot in the division, and a place in the Final, but not after an almighty scare. Oxton ran Chester so close despite two remarkable sets of bowling figures on the Chester side. Lorna Starkey took three wickets for no runs in her four overs and Annette Axon also took three while conceding just two in her 24 balls. Axon was previously the only bowler in the competition’s history to reel off four maidens in the same match, so now she shares the record with her team-mate.

Eastern Division – July 25:

Didsbury Swordettes 163-7 (20; Lauren Smith 49*, Hannah Jones 28ret, Bhumika Doshi 26ret, Jill Ward 2-37)
Bredbury Saints 75-6 (20; Alex Wilson 26ret, Zara Matthews 2-20)

• Bredbury’s bowlers enjoyed some success, but the wickets they took only served to allow Lauren Smith to return to the crease, and Didsbury’s Australian star came within an ace of recording the competition’s first half century – quite an achievement when batsmen need to retire at 25 and can only return when all players have batted. Didsbury’s home match with Appleton next week looks crucial in determining who will win the division and proceed to the grand final.

KNOCKOUT CUPS

Knockout Cup Semi Final – July 29:

Didsbury Swordettes 124-5 (20; Roshini Prince-Navaratnam 28ret, Hannah Jones 26ret, Carrie Elwood 25ret, Morganne Prince 2-17)
Wistaston Swans 37 (15.4; Laura Smith 3-2, Victoria Powell 2-8)

• Didsbury clinched a place in their first ever Knockout Final, and in doing so provided more evidence of the formidable T20 squad they have assembled this year. Faced with a potentially tricky away tie, Leesa Mellon’s side dominated to win by 87 runs.