Results w/e September 11

Division One – September 11:

Ashton-on-Mersey 171-4 (40; Vicki Dean 110, Carol Ingham 37, Claire Moloney 3-32) (25pts)
Didsbury 135-6 (40; Hannah Jones 32, Laura Cavanagh 30, Sarah Sutcliffe 3-15) (8pts)

• Already relegated to division two, Ashton-on-Mersey’s revival came too late as they scored back to back wins in their last two fixtures. Vicki Dean’s century led the way to an imposing total, and this win means AOM finished just 12 points behind Didsbury in the final table. Newly promoted Didsbury started their league season in fine style by winning their second, third and fourth league matches, but despite their much better form in T20 competitions, their results tailed off after that.

Appleton 94 (38.5; Olivia Horsfield 45*, Sarah Worsdale 3-11, Vicky Heaton 3-20, Claire Waterhouse 2-12) (25pts)
Oakmere 81 (36; Phoebe Cottam 36*, Horsfield 3-14, Jess Lewis 2-4, Anni Rashid 2-17) (8pts)

• It was a much lower scoring affair in the match between second placed Appleton and third placed Oakmere, and a fine all-round display from Olivia Horsfield was the standout performance in the Warrington-based team’s victory.

Division Two – September 11:

Wistaston Village 164-7 (40; Alison Smith 66*, Katie Haszeldine 25*, Jennie Kitzinger 3-16) (9pts)
Stockport Trinity 165-3 (33; Kitzinger 34, Olivia Smith 34*) (25pts)

• Trinity completed an impressive run chase with seven overs to spare to extend their final lead in division two to 62 points. Despite Alison Smith’s half century, Wistaston’s total was not sufficient, and the Crewe-based team have now finished second in their respective division in every season since they joined the league.

Division One / Two Cross Divisional Matches – September 11:

Chester Boughton Hall 209-3 (40; Lorna Starkey 116, Sammi Short 51, Alexa Harrison 2-29) (25pts)
Oxton 56 (25.3; Rivca Burns 10, Charlotte Thompson 2-7, Natalie Wheat 2-8) (3pts)

• Chester celebrated the title they won three weeks ago by comprehensively beating Oxton in their final match. Captain Lorna Starkey led the way as she made the highest individual score in the league this season, supported by Sammi Short’s maiden fifty. Chester completed the double of the League Championship and the T20 Divisional Competition this year, going unbeaten in both competitions. Their only defeat came back in May in the first round of the Knockout Cup.

Division Three – September 6:

Bredbury St Mark’s 85-6 (15; Abi Barlow 22*, Natalie Bell 2-12) (25pts)
Stockport Georgians 23-9 (15; Alex Wilson 4-0 incl. hat-trick, Jill Ward 4-5) (4pts)
(Restricted to 15 overs per side due to bad light constraints)

• A healthy scoring rate followed by the League’s second hat-trick of the year for Alex Wilson ensured Bredbury took the points here.

September 11:

Leigh (25pts) w/o Didsbury 2nd XI (minus 10pts)
• The points gained here took Leigh over the line, and they have now retained the division three title

Bredbury St Mark’s 54-6 (20; Beth Garnett 2-8) (4pts)
Stockport Georgians 58-2 (13.4; Rosemary Duckworth 15*, Garnett 15) (25pts)

• This comfortable win is likely to go down as the best result to date for the fledgling Stockport Georgians side. The match was played as part of the club’s women’s and girls’ festival, and may therefore have been watched by the biggest crowd to date for a regular league match.

Bredbury St Mark’s (25pts) w/o Lymm Oughtrington Park (minus 10pts) – Lymm unable to fulfil fixture on original date earlier in the season, and will not now be re-arranged