Ashton on Mersey CC 1st XI 77 all out
Cheshire County Cricket League Division 2 Ashton on Mersey CC 1st XI 77 all out Lost to Christleton CC 1st XI 237-8 Ashton on Mersey’s challenging season continued as they fell to a heavy defeat against Christleton at The Beets. Losing the toss and being asked to bowl first, Ashton’s opening attack failed to make the most of the early help that the pitch offered. The Christleton batters played steadily whilst making the most of the far too frequent poor balls bowled by the home team. Only spinners Zaheer Khan and Mark Weighill showed any sort of control, with the pair getting reward for their efforts, taking five wickets between them. Darcy Graham was the batting star with a well-made 66, although in common with his teammates he benefited from several dropped catches as the Ashton fielding effort fell below the standard they set in the previous weeks. The Christleton total of 237 looked slightly above par although with a strong batting lineup on paper, Ashton would have been looking forward to the run chase. But the game is not played on paper, and what followed was another crumbling batting display. After a reasonable start, Ashton collapsed from 37-2 to 77 all out, with a mixture of cavalier shots, good bowling and fine out-cricket proving the undoing of the home side. This result leaves Ashton at the foot of the table and they can have no complaints given their inability to bat to the required standard over the past few weeks. The 2nd XI also lost, although they put up a good fight against a strong Alderley Edge side. Ashton 186-9 (Tom Scott 85) Alderley Edge 190-4 (Johnathan Steele 53) The 3rd team made it an unfortunate triple as they were beaten at Hyde. Ashton 96 all out (Yousuf Bhamjee 44) Hyde 100-5. Pictured Hugh Gibbons bats Mark Weighill executes a run out
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