Week 20 Results

By Martin Saxon

Chester now in box seat for title, Trinity relegated

Division One / Two Cross Divisional – September 3:

Wistaston Village 61-3 (20; Hannah Bratt 30, Hannah Snape 2-11) (4pts)
Chester Boughton Hall 62-1 (8.3; Snape 29*, Lorna Starkey 23*) (25pts)
(Restricted to 20 overs per side)

• Wistaston couldn’t score at more than three runs per over in this reduced overs match, with Nadia Wheeler conceding just six runs in her four overs. Chester then needed less than half the available overs to ease to their victory target.

Division One – September 3:

Oakmere 101-4 (29; Phoebe Cottam 22) (14pts)
Didsbury 35-3 (13; Leesa Mellon 21*) (13pts)
(Abandoned)

• Chester are now in the box seat to retain their league title after rivals Oakmere were unable to complete the win here, with the players leaving the field for an ultimately terminal rain interruption when seven more overs needed to be bowled for a result. In one sense, it was unfortunate for Oakmere today, but it should be noted that four Sundays ago, Chester suffered an abandonment, while Oakmere completed a victory. Didsbury were also not out of contention here when the weather finally closed in.

Appleton 106-3 (20; Emma Barlow 51, Laura Jackson 26) (25pts)
Stockport Trinity 103-4 (20; Jennie Kitzinger 55, Sarah McCann 36) (7pts)
(Restricted to 20 overs per side)

• Another reduced overs game produced over 200 runs and a thrilling finish, but after falling agonisingly short it is Stockport Trinity who will be returning to division two next season, unless the format of the league is changed. All of the division one sides have picked up points from cross-divisional matches this season, so the team relegated, whoever it may have been, was always going to have a high points total. Even if Trinity win next week and reach 183 points, and Didsbury get zero points from their match and finish on the same total, the Stockport side would still go down based on having lost more matches.

Chester will be crowned champions this Sunday if they beat Didsbury at home, or if the match is tied, or if it is abandoned and Chester pick up at least seven bonus points. Anything less than 15 points for Chester would open the door for Oakmere to win the title by claiming victory at home to Appleton, but given that Chester have not lost since April, they have to be fancied. Appleton cannot win the title, but could maintain their record of seven straight top-two finishes by beating Oakmere and restricting their opponents to four points or fewer.

Where next?

Dazzler Newsletter September 4 2017 http://files.pitchero.com/leagues/6070_1504559227.pdf
Dazzler Newsletter August 21 2017 http://files.pitchero.com/leagues/6070_1503305653.pdf

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