Resullts w/e May 22

CHESHIRE WOMEN’S LEAGUE

Division One – May 22:

Chester Boughton Hall 120-0 (32; Lorna Starkey 79*, Maeve Sparks 26*) (25pts)
Ashton-on-Mersey 86-7 (32; Mina Khatun 21, Annette Axon 2-15) (4pts)
(Restricted to 32 overs per side)

• Still no stopping Chester at the top of the table, and on this occasion they did not lose a wicket as Lorna Starkey’s prolific season continued.

Appleton 72-9 (25; Annie Rashid 16, Charlotte Campion 3-10, Hannah Jones 2-3, Amna Malik 2-8) (5pts)
Didsbury 76-2 (20; Lauren Smith 43) (25pts)
(Restricted to 25 overs per side)

• Champions Appleton slipped to their second successive defeat as an impressive all round display from Didsbury saw them comfortably take the points

Division Two – May 22:

Oxton (25pts) w/o Astley Bridge (minus 10pts)

Hawarden Park v Wistaston Village – Cancelled due to unfit ground, 8pts each

Division One / Two Cross Divisional Matches – May 22:

Stockport Trinity 99-5 (38; Hannah Gradwell 31, Jane Tarpey 3-19) (25pts)
Oakmere 69 (28.1; Tarpey 21, Katy Hart 3-23, Olivia Smith 2-9) (4pts)
(Restricted to 38 overs per side)

• Trinity also remain unbeaten at the head of division two, while 2015 runners up Oakmere went down to their second first division defeat, and are another team forced to play catch up if they are to remain in title contention. Hannah Gradwell made her return to cricket after more than two years, and not only did she make the top score in the match, but her innings was almost exactly equal to the winning margin

Division Three – May 15:
Northop Hall 81-3 (20; Thea Murray-Williams 32*) (7pts)
Leigh 84-2 (12.4; Nicola Deane 51*) (25pts)

• Northop Hall made a solid total, but Leigh eclipsed it by scoring at almost seven per over in reply.

Lymm Oughtrington Park 48-7 (20; Kerry Knight 13, Beth Garnett 2-1) (2pts)
Stockport Georgians 49-2 (5.5, Nicole Tunney 18ret) (25pts)

• A decisive winning start for league newcomers Stockport Georgians
(Both Stockport Georgians wickets were retired out, so Lymm do not receive bowling points)

May 22:

Leigh 72-3 (20; Nicky Deane 33, Becky Baldock 20) (25pts)
Didsbury 2nd XI 54-6 (20; Deana Pickles 24, Emma Capper 3-13, Isabelle Blamires 2-6) (5pts)

• Didsbury launched the league’s first ever second team by staging a double header at the Didsbury Sports Ground. In this early morning match, Leigh’s good start to the season continued. Becky Baldock became the first player in league history to play two league matches on the same day, as she made this appearance as a loan player before making the short journey to play for parent club Ashton-on-Mersey in the afternoon.

T20 DIVISIONAL COMPETITION
Western Division – May 17:
Oakmere Kats 121-2 (20; Raffaella Rodighiero 27ret, Natalie Lyons 25ret, Sarah Worsdale 21)
Oxton 43-6 (20; Megan Cureton 15)

• A winning start for Oakmere as they start their campaign in the one competition they are still to win