Cheshire County Cricket League Division 3
Ashton on Mersey CC 1st XI 271 -6
Beat
Barrow CC 1st XI 103 all out
Ashton bounced back after a couple of difficult weeks with a dominant away win at Barrow.
Batting first after winning the toss, Ashton got off to a bright start with Dave Patterson and Harris Yassin putting on 68 for the first wicket.
When they went Charles Erasmus and James Marshall both passed 50 to drive the Ashton effort forward.
Some late hitting allowed Ashton to post an impressive 271, which given the inconsistent batting of recent weeks was a welcome return to form.
In reply Barrow were rocked as the Ashton opening attack of Erasmus and Kris Green proved too much of a handful for the top order batting.
The home team never recovered from their poor start and only some last wicket hitting got their total into three figures. Green was the bowling pick, finishing with fine figures of 4-27.
The 168 margin of victory was an accurate reflection of the gap between the sides and Ashton will hope to take this form into the next round of games.
Ashton’s 2nd team lost a high scoring game to Grappenhall at The Beets. Ashton 197-6 Grappenhall 199-5 (Zach Tully 84)
The Ashton 3rd XI went top of their league with a fine win against Didsbury. Ashton 177-7 (Ashish Gupta 43 no) Didsbury 155 all out.
Ashton’s 4th XI pulled off a great win at home to Langley. Ashton 132 all out (Hari Puthanvitle 50) Langley 109 all out (Ethan White 7-23)
