Cheshire County Cricket League Division 3
Ashton on Mersey CC 1st XI 183-8
Beat
Middlewich CC 1st XI 136 all out
Ashton made it two wins out of two, recording an ultimately comfortable victory on the road at Middlewich.
Winning the toss and choosing to bat first, early wickets fell as the pitch proved to be less batter-friendly than it looked.
But with Dave Patterson using all his grit and skill to stick to the task, Ashton’s middle order worked hard to put runs on the board.
Charlie Eaton and James Marshall helped the run rate and when Patterson finally fell for a fine 42, Mark Weighill and Yousuf Bhamjee moved the total onto an above par 183 by innings close.
3 wickets each for Kali and Kieran Boyle were the home bowling highlights.
In reply, a fine opening spell by Kris Green saw the Middlewich top order struggle to build a score, and when spinner Zaheer Khan removed the middle order the position looked bleak for the hosts.
Kali Boyle briefly threatened to bring Middlewich back into the game, but when he fell to a fine catch by Eaton, the innings quickly subsided, leaving Ashton winners by 47 runs.
Green’s figures of 3-40 were well deserved as were Khan’s 2-16 off his 10 overs.
Ashton will be looking to defend their 100% record when they travel to Warrington in the next round of league games.
Ashton’s 2nd team also recorded their 2nd victory of the campaign as they won a close game at The Beets against Haslington. Ashton 145 all out (Finn Coburn 39 not out, Joe Cork 4-41) Haslington 138 all out (Ayush Chakrabarti 3-33)
The 3rd XI fell just short in their T20 clash at Brooklands. Brooklands 154 -6 (Stuart Horsford 40 not out) Ashton 140 -9 (Ram Elangovan 38).
Pictured
Dave Patterson Bats
Kris Green bowls
