July 2025 – Page 2 – Ashton on Mersey Cricket Club

Ashton on Mersey CC 1st XI 250 all out

Cheshire County Cricket League Division 2 Ashton on Mersey CC 1st XI 250 all out Lost to Upton CC 1st XI 356 -7 Ashton on Mersey toiled on a scorching day at The Beets as their disappointing season continued with a loss to Upton. Losing the toss and being asked to bowl first on one of the hottest days of the year, the home side were soon hampered by the removal from their attack of their main strike bowler. Fraser Hay. Hay’s hamstring strain limited him to just five excellent overs, and his loss proved a major problem for the home attack. Ashton managed to grab two early wickets but Chris McArthur and Lee Dixon came together to put the support bowling to the sword. With both players looking unthreatened by anything Ashton could deliver, they put on over 150 runs for the 3rd wicket to take the game away from the hosts. McArthur went through to a fine century, eventually falling for 122 at better than a run a ball. Dixon fell just 13 runs short of his ton, but any hope that the Upton score could be kept within sight was snuffed out by Joe Green and Matty Brayne who drove the score beyond the 350 mark in quick time. The Ashton bowling kept going on a hugely challenging day, but their lack of penetration without the services of Hay was notable. In reply Ashton bravely went for the runs from the off, but the loss of wickets prevented any chance of a miracle chase. A half century for Tom Jenkinson and some fine hitting from James Marshall were the highlights of a defiant innings from Ashton, but even a maximum bonus point total of 250 left them losers by 106 runs. David Williams pocketed 5-51 to take the bowling honours. The loss leaves Ashton rock bottom of the table and a long way adrift from safety. They will be playing for pride over the coming weeks. The 2nd XI recorded another fine win at promotion chasing Romiley. Ashton 212 all out (Jack Cumersdale 67, Sam Thoburn 55) Romiley 151 all out (Ryan Carey 3-20) The 3rd XI played out a nail-biting tied game at home to Romiley. Romiley 214-4 Maximus Griffin 84) Ashton 214 all out (Aaron Jones 50, George Healey 5-35) Pictured Fraser Hay fields James Marshall bats

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Ashton on Mersey CC 1st XI 98 all out

July 8, 2025 / Match Reports 2025 / Ian Roberts

Cheshire County Cricket League Division 2 Ashton on Mersey CC 1st XI 98 all out Lost to Stockport CC 1st XI 100-3 Ashton on Mersey crashed to another defeat as their difficult season continued with a visit to Stockport CC. Losing the toss and being asked to bat first, on a track which offered help to the bowlers, Ashton lost early wickets once again. Haris Yassin and Fraser Hay brought some stability to the batting effort with a 60-run partnership and with the score at 71-2 Ashton would have been looking to build a competitive total. But in a sad repeat of many games this season the rest of the batting fell well short of what was required, with the last 8 wickets falling for just 27 runs. The total of 98 all out in just 30 overs was never going to be a challenge for the home side, and Stockport knocked off the runs for the loss of 3 wickets. This defeat, against a side also struggling at the wrong end of the table, was a new low in a season of lows, and the club is now staring relegation squarely in the face. The Ashton 2nd XI brought some cheer with a fine win at The Beets over Port Sunlight. Ashton 223 all out (Sam Thoburn 82, Will Kane 51) Port Sunlight 108 all out) Pictured Sam Thoburn stretches forward Will Kane hits out

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The Weekend Report

July 5, 2025 / Weekend / Ian Roberts

Another mixed bag of results for the seniors over the weekend, with the 1s and three losing but the 2s posting a huge win. The 1s difficult season continued as they came up short at Cheadle Hulme. The top order batters all got starts but no-one was able to go on to build a match-defining score. Our total of 166 was always going to be a bit below par, and with Cheadle Hulme’s experienced skipper, Adam Wilde, taking control, the hosts got the runs with 9 balls to spare. The loss leaves us at the foot of the table with two massive games in the coming weeks against relegation rivals. The 2s brightened the mood with a demolition of Stockport at The Beets. Sam Thozer led from the front with the bat, hitting 85, with Finn Coburn providing fine support with a 40, as we posted 197. In reply Stockport wilted under our bowling attack as Rafay Qazi and Jo Middleton reduced our guests to 30-5 before handing over to young guns Zach Roberts (2-9) and Max Lilley (3-6) who blew away the tail, leaving Stockport all out for just 56. The 3s lost a close contest at Cheadle in a game where our younger players once again did the club proud against a largely adult team. Cheadle’s score of 175 -9 saw Finn Coburn follow up his batting exploits of the previous day with a 6 wicket haul off his 10 overs. Not content with that, Finn then hit a fine 50 as we remained on track until Fin’s unfortunate run out knocked the Ashton innings off course. Despite some spirited lower order batting, we were unlucky to fall just 15 short in a rather feisty innings marred by some rather unedifying sledging of our junior umpires. Another day which showed that our development plans are producing results – not least in Joe Barlow’s rapidly developing wicket keeping skills and well crafted 40 opening the batting. (Thanks to Alan Jenkinson for this week’s photos )

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