Weekend Review: Derbyshire and Cheshire Cricket League

The Derbyshire and Cheshire Cricket League marked its 11th week of fixtures last weekend.

Readers Division One

Woodley maintained top spot with a 62 run win over Old Glossop after totalling 235-8.  Their lead was extended to 15 points as Dove Holes went down at Broadbottom.  Dinting piled up the runs, scoring 324-6, Ryan Nixon starring with 117, and they stand in third place, 10 points adrift of Dove Holes.

Broadbottom 198ao (Chris Pratt 69; Seb Croft 49) Dove Holes 160ao

Dinting 324-6 (Ryan Nixon 117; Smit Mehta 77) New Mills 176ao (Callum Firth 40; Josh Stevens 42)

Newton 151-9 (Joel Ankers 45; T Hodkinson 4-45) Hazel Grove 150ao (Thomas Pottage 6-47)

Tintwistle 153-4 (Karl Handforth 44) Hayfield 150ao (Tom Scott 4-17)

Woodley 235-8 (Sean Gibson 49; Jamie Garde 55*) Old Glossop 173ao (Caelen Hadwin 44; Rob Adderley 65)

Division Two

Whaley Bridge, scoring at seven an over, ran up 311-6, with Jake Higginbotham, (137), leading the way. Charlesworth had no answer, falling for 52, as Whaley Bridge stayed at the top of the table. Pott Shrigley remain in second place, 13 points ahead of Stalybridge as both teams recorded easy wins.

Birch Vale 130ao (Matthew Baqueriza-Jackson 4-24)  Pott Shrigley 130-3 (Ryan Anderson-Fitter 74*)

Buxworth 214-5 (James Lister 88; Alan Reynolds 46*)  Chapel 209-6 (Andrew Hibbert 90; Tom Johnson 4-22)

Dove Holes 161-9 (Sean Morris 5-33) Hollingworth 162-4 (Liam Belfield 57*; Mohsin Mohammed 43)

Stalybridge 165-9 (Richard Wright 50; Mike McCarthy 4-33) High Lane 60ao 

Whaley Bridge 311-6 (Jake Higginbotham 137; George Holden 46)  Charlesworth 52ao (Dale Jones 4-28)

Division Three

With Woodley losing the chasing pack took the opportunity to leapfrog them.  Newton top the table with Hazel Grove in second spot

Chapel 94ao (Irtiza Abbas 4-15) Stalybridge 106-9

Hayfield 164-8 (Max Richardson 82*) Woodley 130ao (Reece Bamford 59; Jojo Mills 5-23)

Hazel Grove 91-3 (Si Lomas 58*)  Broadbottom 89ao (Jake Bennett 5-21)

Old Glossop 82ao (Stuart Nugent 6-18) Newton 199-9 (Andrew Allcock 75; Stephen Allcock 5-54)

Division Four

Tintwistle lead the way despite going down at Pott Shrigley.  New Mills closed the gap with a five wicket win at home to Dinting.

Charlesworth 114-4 (Jack Wrigley 60*) Buxworth 111-8

New Mills 117-5  Dinting 113ao

Pott Shrigley 138-5  Tintwistle 137ao (Dan Robinson 44*)