Week 12 Results

CHESHIRE WOMEN’S LEAGUE

Division One – July 9:

Oakmere 129-4 (40; Dawn Prestidge 57) (5pts)
Chester Boughton Hall 130-2 (33.5; Ali Cutler 60, Lorna Starkey 43) (25pts)

• Chester got home with more than six overs in hand to secure what could be a pivotal result in the title race. Chester now trail Oakmere by only 10 points with a game in hand.

Didsbury 124-8 (40; Leesa Mellon 55, Hannah Jones 41, Emma Royle 3-8, Coral Murphy 3-28) (25pts)
Stockport Trinity 114 (38; Sarah McCann 22, Gaby McKeever 20, Zara Matthews 3-32, Amna Malik 2-9) (7pts)

• Trinity missed a golden opportunity to gain ground in the tile race with this narrow defeat, but they would still be within five of Oakmere were they to win their game in hand. Didsbury’s win moved them within 25 points of Oakmere – it’s that close between all the teams in the first division. Appleton are currently bringing up the rear, but would also go top by winning all of their several games in hand, so right now it’s both a five-way title race and a five-way relegation battle!

Division Two – July 9:

Wistaston Village 132 (36.5; Alison Smith 47, Katie Haszeldine 38, Emma Capper 4-21, Kasey Bentham 2-18) (5pts)
Leigh 133-2 (25.2; Nicky Deane 40*, Georgia Taylor 33*, Capper 28) (25pts)

• Despite Alison Smith and Katie Haszeldine continuing their good form with the bat for leaders Wistaston, Leigh’s best bowling performance since their promotion paved the way for a run chase that was completed with almost 15 overs in hand.

Ashton-on-Mersey 160-7 (40; Amanda Gettins 46, Carol Ingham 42, Rebecca Othick 3-23) (25pts)
Oxton 111 (39; Rivca Burns 40, Gettins 3-15, Azure Wilkinson 3-24, Amelia Baddy 2-19) (8pts)

• This victory, achieved via an excellent all-round performance from Amanda Gettins and with several good supporting contributions, means Ashton would be just three points behind Wistaston were they to win their game in hand.

Division Three – June 26:

Didsbury 2nd XI 90-7 (20; Rosie Davis 37, Zara Matthews 21, Alex Wilson 3-26, Fiona Reeve 2-14, Kate Robinson 2-18) (25pts)
Woodley 71 (15.1; Nicola Derbyshire 37, Matthews 5-9, Abbie Nicholson 3-16) (8pts)

• At just 15 years old, Zara Matthews is possibly the youngest player to captain a senior side in the league, and she had a captaincy debut to remember as she starred with bat and ball in this win. The title race in this division looks like it could be between Didsbury’s seconds and Stockport Georgians.

July 9:

Hawarden Park 101-4 (20; Rachel Warrenger 26*, Lorraine Robinson 2-14) (25pts)
Lymm Oughtrington Park 83-7 (20) (7pts)
(Full details not available at present)

• Hawarden moved into third place in the division, but didn’t have it all their own way – this was possibly the closest Lymm have come to winning a match in several years.

T20 DIVISIONAL COMPETITION

Eastern Division – July 4:

Ashton-on-Mersey 92-4 (18; Carol Ingham 22, Becky Baldock 22, Alex Wilson 2-20)
Woodley 92-3 (18; Abi Barlow 28ret, Wilson 20*, Azure Wilkinson 2-15)
(Restricted to 18 overs per side)

• A second tie in the competition in little over a week, and this must also represent one of Woodley’s best results to date, including their record when playing as Bredbury St Mark’s. The result ends Ashton-on-Mersey’s chances of topping the group, as they have now not won either of their first two matches, but it also spells the end of Didsbury’s hopes – while Didsbury can still reach six points by winning their two remaining matches, were they to do so then Stockport Trinity would still be placed ahead of them as Trinity won the match between the two sides back in May.