Cheshire Cricket League Division 2
Ashton on Mersey CC 1st XI 339-9
Beat
Oulton Park CC 1st XI 298 all out
Ashton on Mersey bounced back to record an important win on a run-soaked day at The Beets.
Being asked to bat first, Ashton lost a couple of early wickets but it soon became clear that the batting track was another superb wicket prepared by the Ashton groundsman.
Harris Yassin and James Lines upped the tempo and put on an 80-run partnership at better than a run a ball.
Lines went for a fine 50, but Yassin stuck to the task, as he was joined by skipper James Marshall. The pair kept the pressure on the Oulton Park bowling with a fluent 90 run partnership, before Marshall fell 8 runs short of his half century.
Yassin brought up his century, his first for the club in only his second game, in the 40th over, going shortly afterwards for a splendid 106. The knock was chanceless and one of the best seen at The Beets in recent years.
Tom Scott hit out to move the score along and with the lower order all contributing, Ashton finished on 339, though to be the highest total recorded by the first team in the modern era.
It was always going to be a tough ask for the visitors but they attacked from the start to try and keep up with the challenging run rate. Danny Leach posted a 50 but wickets fell and Oulton Park found themselves slipping out of the contest.
Some later order hitting from Amjad Khan and James Bell have them some hope but the excellent Charlie Eaton restored order to snuff out the innings, finishing with 3-54.
This was a memorable day when over 630 runs were scored and 19 wickets were taken. It keeps Ashton’s season alive and they will be looking to keep the momentum going over the coming weeks.
The 2nd XI lost at Cheadle Hulme. Ashton 104 all out (Adeel Raza 5-20) Cheadle Hulme 106-5 (Rafay Qazi 3-35)
The 3rd XI lost a rain interrupted game at home to Bramhall. Ashton 109 all out, Bramhall 84-5 won on Duckworth Lewis.
Pictured
Haris Yassin bats
Charlie Eaton bowls
