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Ashton on Mersey CC 1st XI 152 all out

Cheshire County Cricket League Division 2 Ashton on Mersey CC 1st XI 152 all out Lost to North East Cheshire CC 1st XI 153-5 Ashton’s difficult start to the season continued as they fell to defeat on the road at North East Cheshire. Losing the toss and being asked to bat on a surface which offered help to the bowlers, Ashton top order batting once again failed to meet the challenge. In what is becoming an unwanted regular feature of their matches, Ashton found themselves struggling at 25-4, as North East’s seamers took wickets and restricted runs. Only Dave Patterson seemed up to the fight and in combination with Charlie Eaton and Mark Weighill he dragged the score up to a respectable level. With the score on 133-5 with 8 overs to go, Ashton would have hoped to set a challenging target, but when Patterson fell for a splendid 72, the rest of the innings crumbled, leaving Ashton all out for an under par 152. Ashton kept the home team honest by taking three early wickets as Fraser Hay and James Marshall made the most of the new ball, but North East’s Will Westerby produced a class knock to remove any hopes Ashton had of a victory. Despite Yousuf Bhamjee taking two wickets in two balls, Westerby saw the home team through to victory, remaining undefeated on 73. Ashton need a rapid reset if their season is not to become a story of struggle for survival. The batters need to find some form and confidence and the bowling unit needs to find consistency to avoid loose deliveries being punished. The task starts in the next round of league games at home to Christleton. The 2nd XI maintained their recent good form with a 6 wicket win against Warrington at The Beets. Warrington 139 all out (Max Lilley 5-17) Ashton 143-4 (Ryan Carey 61 not out). The 3rd XI were well beaten by a powerful Bowdon team. Bowdon 275-3 (Vaikkun Venkat 136, Nanda Lukalapu 53 not out) Ashton 147 all out ( Alex Gilbert 48, Girish Lavekar 6-26) Pictured Dave Paterson bats Fraser Hay bowls

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Ashton on Mersey CC 1st XI 83 all out

Cheshire County Cricket League Division 2 Ashton on Mersey CC 1st XI 83 all out Lost to Alvanley CC 1st XI 85 -1 Ashton crashed to defeat at The Beets on a day when their batting disintegrated against a potent Alvanley pace attack Choosing to bat first, Ashton soon came to regret their decision as the opening bowling duo of Chris Charles and Ieuan Morris found lift and bounce from the track. A mixture of fine bowling and poor decision making by the Ashton batters saw the Ashton top order blown away, slumping to 18-7 with no-one in the top 7 making double figures. Mark Weighill and Yousuf Bhamjee staged a mini recovery against the change bowling but the end of the innings came swiftly once the splendid Morris returned to the attack. He finished with 4-22 with Charles posting 3-17 Alvanley knocked off the runs for the loss of just one wicket, to leave Ashton with plenty to think about ahead of next week’s visit to North East Cheshire. Ashton’s 2nd XI brought much needed cheer, recording a comprehensive victory over table topping Urmston. Ashton 216 all out (Ryan Carey 72, Richard Partington 4-54) Urmston 131 all out (Stan Hodgett 53). Pictured Tom Scott bats Charlie Eaton fields

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Ashton on Mersey CC 1st XI 79 all out

May 6, 2025 / Cricket News, Home Page, Match Reports 2025, Senior Cricket News / Ian Roberts

Cheshire County Cricket League Division 2 Ashton on Mersey CC 1st XI 79 all outLost toHaslington CC 1st XI 165-9 Ashton fell to a heavy defeat on a disappointing day on the road at Haslington.Winning the toss and opting to bowl, Ashton’s pace attack looked sharp with Fraser Hay and Tai Khan both getting life out of a track which had variable bounce.Wickets fell regularly as change bowlers Kris Green and Zahir Khan put in excellent spells to limit the opposition batting.When the home side lost their 7th wicket with only 117 on the board, Ashton were clearly on top. But Freddie Taylor dug in for Haslington, grinding out a fine unbeaten 60 to help the tail wag.When the innings finished on 165-9 Ashton would have been concerned that they had leaked runs in the final overs but would still have been confident that the chase was within their capacity. Zaheer Khan was the bowling stand out finishing with 3-24.Ashton’s batting effort began badly, losing Hugh Gibbons in the first over without a run on the board. With the home bowling exploiting the help offered by the pitch, wickets fell at regular intervals, with too many players not understanding that this track needed batting of graft rather than glitter.The procession of players continued with the final 7 batsmen all failing to reach double figures. The home bowlers were backed up by some excellent work in the field and by the end Ashton were a well beaten side. Jack Taylor finished with figures of 5-17 on a day which Ashton will want to forget.Next week Ashton will welcome table topping Alvanley to The Beets, needing a far better effort if they are to challenge one of the stronger sides in the league.The 2nd XI also lost to Haslington, in a nail biting encounter which went down to the last ball. Haslington 163 all out (Shahid Shabbir 4-23) Ashton 160-8 (Suhan Shetty 44). The 3rd XI recorded a fine win in their first league match of the season. Heaton Mersey 120 all out, Ashton 121-7. Pictured Zaheer Khan bowls Tom Scott bats

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