Week 14 Results

CHESHIRE WOMEN’S LEAGUE

Division One / Two Cross Divisional – July 23:

Wistaston Village 110 (37.5; Katie Haszeldine 33, Alison Smith 20, Laura Jackson 2-16) (6pts)
Appleton 111-6 (32.2; Emma McCue (Barlow) 67*, Chloe Page 20, Haszeldine 4-14, Smith 2-29) (25pts)

• Wistaston are still the only division two side to beat top flight opposition in a cross-divisional match this year, and they certainly came closer than any of their divisional rivals to claiming a scalp here. Appleton were certainly very grateful to Emma McCue for batting through the innings for 67, and Katie Haszeldine was one player who certainly didn’t deserve to be on the losing side.

Oxton 73-4 (40; Alexa Harrison 27, Annette Axon 2-16) (1pt)
Chester Boughton Hall 74-0 (16; Lorna Starkey 44*, Sammi Short 25*) (25pts)

• Sammi Short led the way with one wicket for one run as Chester sent down 19 maidens in 40 overs, before easing to their small target.

Ashton-on-Mersey 94-7 (40; Carol Ingham 30, Vicky Heaton 2-4, Kerry Hartnett 2-10) (3pts)
Oakmere 95-1 (13.4; Dawn Prestidge 66*) (25pts)

• Dawn Prestidge smashed 66 to take Oakmere home to their modest target in a hurry.

Stockport Trinity 170-7 (40; Carys White 68, Gaby McKeever 23, Sarah McCann 21, Emma Capper 2-20) (24pts)
Leigh 108-2 (40; Daisy Mullan 28, Capper 27, Nicky Deane 22*) (7pts)

• Another division two side managing to bat their overs, but struggling to score quickly were Leigh. Carys White’s senior career best led the way to a solid Trinity total, and although Leigh kept wickets in hand, they were unable to accelerate. With all four matches today going the way of the division one teams, there is very little change to the overall picture in either division.

Division Three – July 23:

Woodley 60-7 (20; Alex Wilson 21, Zoe Jones 2-5) (5pts)
Stockport Georgians 66-4 (14.1; Liv Bell 26, Kate Robinson 2-14) (25pts)

• Georgians maintained their winning run, getting home with plenty to spare here. Beth Garnett hit the winning runs with a six.

 
Hawarden Park 90-2 (20; Rachel Warrenger 45*) (6pts)
Didsbury 2nd XI 91-2 (16.2; Lucy Smith 52*, Millie Frost 20*), Jasmine Denton 2-14) (25pts)

• This completed a double for Didsbury seconds, having also beaten their Welsh opponents in the Development Knockout earlier in the day. Hawarden posted a decent total, and must have fancied their chances when Jasmine Denton took two early wickets, but Lucy Smith completed her superb day, seeing her side home in an unbroken stand of 79 alongside Millie Frost.

• Georgians and Didsbury continue to record victories at the top of the table. Were this to continue to the end of the season, the two sides would finish level on points and the title would be decided on net run rate. There will be no crunch match between the two, as they have already played the two league matches in question, with each team winning one match and taking seven losing bonus points from the other.

T20 DIVISIONAL COMPETITION

Eastern Division – July 19:

Stockport Trinity Fire w/o Woodley

• This ‘result’ sees Trinity top the Eastern Division and in so doing reach their first final in six years. They will play the winners of the Western Division – Chester or Oakmere – on Finals Day on August 20. If Trinity beat Chester in the senior knockout semi in two days time, they will have two cup finals on that day.

KNOCKOUT CUPS

Knockout Cup – Semi Final – July 17:

Oxton 49-6 (13; Hannah Kowalski 16, Hannah Jones 2-4, Roshini Prince-Navaratnam 2-12)
Didsbury Swordettes 50-1 (8; Leesa Mellon 24*, Prince-Navaratnam 23)
(Restricted to 13 overs per side after delayed start due to traffic accident)

• Holders Didsbury eased into a second successive final, where they will play Trinity or Chester.

Development Knockout Cup – Semi Final – July 23:

Hawarden Park 66-7 (20; Rachel Warrenger 12, Lucy Smith 2-5)
Didsbury 2nd XI 67-2 (18.4; Smith 25ret)

• Didsbury’s seconds and Stockport Georgians are setting the pace in division three, and the two sides will also now contest the final of this competition, which is exclusively for teams from that division. With Didsbury’s first team having made the senior knockout final, August 20 could be a big day for the Didsbury club.