Weekly Results
Guy’s Thatched Hamlet 67 all out (1 Rt) v Barton Grange 115-7 (3 Rt)
M Walker 32 Rt, I Topping 3 for 17. B Stuart 25 Rt, P Topping 25 Rt,
M Laking 27 Rt.
Man of the Match: Guy’s, M Walker. Barton Grange, B Stuart.
Barton Grange Won 3 Pts.
Longridge 79-3 (1 Rt) v Owd Nells 77-6 (1 Rt)
M Corish 26 Rt. Harry Robinson 26 Rt.
Man of the Match: Longridge, M Corish. Owd Nells, H Robinson.
Longridge Won by 7 wkts. 3 Pts.
Preston Grasshoppers 99-9 (1 Rt) v Fulwood & Broughton 98-6 (1 Rt)
M Lough 30 Rt, A Cooper 3 for 16. A Cooper 25 Rt.
Man of the Match: Hoppers, M Lough. Fulwood, A Cooper.
Preston Grasshoppers Won by 1 Wkt, 3 Pts.
Ribchester 88-4 (1 Rt) v Grimsargh 84-8 (1 Rt)
Imran Hssain 29 Rt. S Bell 27 Rt.
Man of the Match: Ribchester, Imran Hussain. Grimsargh, S Bell.
Ribchester Won by 6 wkts. 3 Pts.
Whittingham & Goosnargh 84 – 6 (1 Rt) v Chipping 83 for 5 (1 Rt)
M Munavvar 25 Rt, J Mainwaring 25 Rt.
Man of the Match: Whittingham, M Munavvar. Chipping, J Mainwaring.
Whittingham Won 3 Pts.
The Boddingtons Village Cricket League season started this week on very nice evening, with last years Champions Preston Grasshoppers entertaining the runners-up from 2007. Batting first Fulwood & Broughton scored 98 –6 in their 15 overs, with Adam Cooper top scoring with 25 Rt, the pick of the Hoppers bowling attack were, C Berry 2 for 13 and C McIntyre 2 for 9. In reply Hoppers had a steady start, but then lost several wickets, but with M Lough holding end up they got nearer their target, but going into last over they still required 17, then Mick Lough had to retire with 30, and was replaced by Mark Rigbye with 3 balls remaining from which he scored 10 runs to win the game for Hoppers, for Fulwood Adam Cooper took 3 for 16.
Barton Grange visited Guy’s Thatched Hamlet and scored 115, with Peter Topping again leading the way retiring with 25, supported by B Stuart 25 Rt and M Laking 27 Rt. They then bowled Guy’s out for 67, with Mick Walker 30 Rt scoring nearly half the runs, the early damage was done by Ian Topping taking 3 for17.
At Whittingham the home side got away to a winning start by beating Chipping by 4 wickets with an over to spare. The visitors innings was built around J Mainwareing 25 Rt, in reply Mohammed Munavvar give his side quick start with 25 Rt, then Zaheer Ahmed finished the game off with 22 not out.
In the other two games Longridge beat Owd Nells at home, and Ribchester won, playing their game at Grimsargh.
Barton Grange 80-4 (1 Rt) v Longridge 79-6 (1 Rt)
P Topping 25 Rt S Proctor 25 Rt
Man of the Match: Barton Grange, P Topping. Longridge R Calderbank.
Barton Grange Won 3 Pts.
Chipping v Guy’s Thatched Hamlet. Match Abandoned ground unfit. 1 Pt Each.
Fulwood & Broughton 98-4 (1 Rt) v Ribchester 96 (1 Rt)
P Geldard 25 Rt IB Hussain 28 Rt, A Cooper 3 for 14, G Clinch 3 for 20
Man of the Match: Fulwood, A Cooper. Ribchester, IB Hussain
Fulwood Won 3 Pts
Grimsargh 99-6 (2 Rt) v Whittingham & Goosnargh 98-7
S Bell 25 Rt, M Banks 26 Rt. S Bell 3 for 7
Man of the Match: Grimsargh, S Bell. Whittingham, P Clement.
Grimsargh Won 3 Pts.
Owd Nells 54-9 v Preston Grasshoppers 102-7 (1 Rt)
C Steel 3 for 14, J Peterson 3 for 4. C Berry 25 Rt,
Man of the Match: Owd Nells, A Robinson. Hoppers, J Peterson.
Preston Grasshoppers Won 3 pts.
In the second week of the Boddingtons Village Cricket League season there were second wins for Barton Grange and Preston Grasshoppers.
Preston Grasshoppers had a convincing win at Owd Nells, Hoppers made a good start with Cameron Berry retiring on 25 supported by Ricky Sands, at the end of their overs they had reached 102, they then bowled the home side out for 54 with Craig Steel 3 for 14 and J Peterson 3 for 4, doing the damage.
Barton Grange beat Longridge by 6 wkts with 2 overs to spare. Longridge’s openers gave them a good start Steve Proctor made 25 Rt and D Young 22 but the were restricted to 79 after their 15 overs, then in reply Peter Topping again retired on 25 with the main support coming from Mike O’Malley 22 not out.
Fulwood won their first home game of the season bowling visitors Ribchester out for 96 with I B Hussain top scoring with 28 Rt, Adam Cooper and Gavin Clinch taking three wickets each. In reply Fulwood lost three wickets before Pete Geldard 25 Rt, and Adam Cooper 24 not out saw them pass their target, winning the final over.
Grimsargh had a home win against Whittingham, in the visitors total of 98, 5 batsmen reached double figures but they were out, with Steve Bell taking 3 for 7. Replying the home side lost three early wickets before Steve Bell and Matt Banks both retired on reaching 25, to put their team on the winning path, which they reached with one ball to spare,
Barton Grange 91-5 (1 Rt) v Owd Nells 90 (1 Rt)
P Topping 27 Rt. A Rawlinson 25 Rt.
Man of the Match: Barton Grange, P Topping. Owd Nells, A Rawlinson.
Barton Grange Won 3 Pts.
Guy’s Thatched Hamlet 105-6 (2 Rt) v Grimsargh 104 (1 Rt)
S Wilkinson 25 Rt, M Whalley 25 Rt. A Riddick 25 Rt.
Man of the Match: Guy’s, S Wilkinson. Grimsargh, A Riddick.
Guy’s Thatched Hamlet Won 3 Pts.
Longridge 91 (1 Rt) v Chipping 106 (2 Rt)
Miles 25 Rt J Kenyon 25 Rt, M Watkinson 25 Rt.
Man of the Match: Longridge, Miles Chipping, J Kenyon.
Chipping Won 3 Pts.
Ribchester 96-4 (1 Rt) v Preston Grasshoppers 92 (1 Rt)
C Boyle 28 Rt. M Pallas 25 Rt.
Man of the Match: Ribchester, Im Hussain. Hoppers, M Pallas.
Ribchester Won 3 Pts.
Whittingham & Goosnargh 59 v Fulwood & Broughton 124 (3 Rt)
A Hall 3 for 11, T Hughes 3 for 9. P Geldard 26 Rt, S Bapuji 26 Rt, P Nelson 25 Rt.
Man of the Match: Whittingham, T Khokhar. Fulwood, S Bapuji.
Fulwood Won 3 Pts.
This week in the Boddingtons Village Cricket League, Preston Grasshoppers lost to Ribchester and Barton Grange made it three wins out of three.
Hoppers batting first scored 92 with M Pallas top scoring with 25 Rt, in reply Ribchester made a good start with Chris Boyle retiring on 28 and Imran Hussain out for 24, then it was left to Mark Jones 19* to get them passed their target in the 17th over.
Barton Grange’s win against Owd Nells puts them at the top of the table after three games, Owd Nells reached 90 from their 20 overs, A Rawlinson 25 Rt leading the way. In reply Barton Grange started well, Peter Topping 27 again retired, and they reached their target in the 18th over.
Fulwood had a comfortable win at Whittingham scoring 124 with three batsmen retiring on reaching 25; they then bowled the home side out for 59, A Hall 3 for 11 and T Hughes 3 for 9 doing the damage.
Chipping had their first win of the season at Longridge winning by 15 runs, in their 106, two batsmen retired J Kenyon and M Watkinson, they then restricted the home side to 91. In the other game Guy’s had a home win against Grimsargh.
Chipping 92-5 (1 Rt) v Barton Grange 88
M Watkinson 26 Rt. J Kenyon 3 for 9, P McEvoy 3 for 19.
Man of the Match: Chipping, M Watkinson, Barton Grange, I Topping.
Chipping Won 3 Pts.
Fulwood & Broughton 126-8 (2 Rt) v Guy’s Thatched Hamlet 125 (1 Rt)
P Nelson 29 Rt, A Cooper 28 Rt M Whalley 25 Rt, A Hall 3 for 16, A Cooper 3 for 14
Man of the Match: Fulwood, A Cooper. Guy’s, M Whalley.
Fulwood & Broughton Won 3 Pts.
Grimsargh 81-3 (1 Rt) v Longridge 78 (1 Rt)
S Bell 25 Rt. M Corresh 28 Rt, M Banks 3 for 2, A Brooks 3 for 10.
Man of the Match: Grimsargh, Matt Banks. Longridge, M Corresh.
Grimsargh Won 3 Pts.
Owd Nells 100-8 (1 Rt) v Ribchester 99-8 (2 Rt)
G Jennings 27 Rt, M Chaudry 5 for 20. C Boyle 25 Rt, M Jones 26 Rt.
Man of the Match: Owd Nells, G Jennings. Ribchester, M Chaudry.
Owd Nells Won 3 Pts.
Preston Grasshoppers 108-6 (1 Rt) v Whittingham & Goosnargh 104-7
C Berry 27 Rt.
Man of the Match: Hoppers, C Berry. Whittingham, Z Ahmed.
Preston Grasshoppers Won 3 Pts.
In the fourth week of the Boddingtons Village Cricket League, there was a first win for Owd Nells against Ribchester, thanks to an innings of 27 Rt by G Jennings, in a 7th wicket partnership with C Gent 18, after M Chaudry had taken 5 for 20 for the visitors. The Ribchester score was built around C Boyle‘s 25 and M Jones’s 26 both retired.
At Chipping the home side ended Barton Grange’s unbeaten run when they bowled them out for 88 in 16 overs and then reached their target in 14 overs. For Chipping; J Kenyon took 3 for 9 and P McEvoy 3 for 19, and the top scorer was M Watkinson retiring on 26.
Fulwood beat Guy’s at home, passing their visitors total of 125 with 2 overs to spare, top scorer was M Whalley 25 Rt, for Fulwood A Hall and A Cooper both took 3 wickets. In reply Fulwood lost a quick wicket but P Nelson and A Cooper both retired on passing 25.
Preston Grasshoppers beat Whittingham by 4 wickets, with C Berry scoring 27 Rt and taking 1 for 12 from his 4 overs.
Grimsargh had a comfortable win against Longridge bowling their visitors out for 78 and then knocking off the runs in the 11th over.
Barton Grange 127 (1 Rt) v Grimsargh 128-6 (1 Rt)
M O’Malley 25 Rt, L Platt 3 for 19. S Bell 26 Rt.
Man of the match: Barton Grange, M O’Malley. Grimsargh, S Bell.
Grimsargh Won 3 Pts.
Chipping v Owd Nells. Game Cancelled.
Chipping 3 Pts
Guy’s Thatched Hamlet 127-9 (2 Rt) v Preston Grasshoppers 141-(3 Rt)
H Smallwood 25 Rt, M Whalley 27 Rt. M Pallas 25 Rt, T Moore 26 Rt, C Berry 26 Rt.
Man of the Match: Guy’s, H Smallwood. Hoppers, T Moore.
Preston Grasshoppers Won 3 pts.
Longridge 113-6 (2 Rt) v Fulwood & Broughton 117-7 (3 Rt)
T Kiethley 27 Rt, D Young 29 Rt, K Wilkinson 28 Rt, S Bapuji 26 Rt, P Nelson 26 Rt.
A Cooper 3 for 18.
Man of the Match; Longridge, A Bevan. Fulwood, A Cooper.
Fulwood & Broughton won 3 Pts.
Whittingham & Goosnargh 85-3 (2 Rt) v Ribchester 82-7 (2 Rt)
M Munavvar 28 Rt, H Basker 27 Rt. I Hussain 25 Rt, J Royal 24 Rt, Z Ahmed 3 for 17
Man of the Match: Whittingham, P Clement. Ribchester. I Hussain.
Whittingham & Goosnargh Won 3 pts.
In the Boddingtons Village Cricket League this week, in some close games, Fulwood beat Longridge by 4 runs, Grimsargh won against Barton Grange by 1 run, and Hoppers won at Guy’s by 14 runs.
Grimsargh batting first scored 128 for 6 with Steve Bell top scoring with 26 retired, they then bowled Barton Grange out for 127 with 3 balls to spare, the Barton Grange’s middle order nearly won the game for them with runs coming from, M O’Malley 25 Rt and Mike Halewood 24.
At Longridge the home side just fell 4 runs short of their target against visitors Fulwood, for whom K Wilkinson, S Bapuji and P Nelson all retired on passing 25, in reply Ted Keighley and Dave Young also retired for the home side.
At Guy’s Thatched Hamlet, visitors Preston Grasshoppers reached the highest score of the evening, 141-9 with runs coming from M Pallas 25, Tom Moore 26, and Cameron Berry 26, in reply Guy’s got away to a good start with H Smallwood and Mike Whalley both reaching 25, but a middle order collapse put them behind the require run rate and they ended 14 runs short.
At Whittingham the home side had an easy win against Ribchester, passing their visitors score of 82 in the 12th over, with openers M Munavvar 28 and H Basker 27 both retiring.
Fulwood & Broughton 118-8 (2 Rt) v Barton Grange 119-9 (3 Rt)
P Nelson 29 Rt, S Bapuji 25 Rt. M O’Malley 25 Rt, P Vinden 25 Rt, M Richardson 25 Rt
Man of the Match: Fulwood, P Nelson. Barton Grange, J Vinden.
Barton Grange Won 3 Pts.
Grimsargh 89-9 (1 Rt) v Chipping 103 (2 Rt)
A Riddick 28 Rt, D Waring 3 for 20. A Davies 25 Rt, M Watkinson 27 Rt, S Bell 3 for 22.
Man of the Match: Grimsargh, A Riddick. Chipping, A Davies.
Chipping Won 3 Pts.
Owd Nells 117-6 (3 Rt) v Whittingham & Goosnargh 135 –6 (2 Rt)
H Robinson 25 Rt, A Rolandson 25 Rt, M Munavvar 25 Rt, H Basker 25 Rt
Man of the Match: Owd Nells, A Rolandson. Whittingham, H Basker.
Whittingham & Goosnargh Won 3 Pts.
Preston Grasshoppers 67-6 (1 Rt) v Longridge 66-6
M Rigbye 25 Rt, A Howard 3 for 12.
Man of the Match: Hoppers, Mark Rigbye. Longridge, A Howard.
Preston Grasshoppers Won 3 Pts.
Ribchester v Guy’s Thatched Hamlet (To be Re-arranged)
In the Boddingtons Village Cricket League 4 games were played in damp conditions, in most cases by reducing the overs.
Fulwood lost to Barton Grange by one run, so Preston Grasshoppers take over top spot in the table after beating Longridge.
At Fulwood, the visitors Barton Grange batting first reached 119 from their 15 overs, after been given a good start by M O’Malley and J Vinden both retiring on 25, supported lower down the order by Mick Richardson who also scored 25. In reply the home side also started well with Pete Nelson 29 retired and then S Bapuji retiring on 25, but they just failed to reach their target.
Whittingham won at Owd Nells in the highest scoring game of the evening but they played 20 overs, for the visitors M Munavvar and H Basker both reached 25, and in a good reply three of the first four batsmen Harry Robinson, A Rolandson and R Salthouse scored 25 or more, but they could not keep up the required run rate and fell short by 18 runs.
Chipping won at Grimsargh 103 to 89, with the runs coming from A Davies 25 and M Watkinson 27 for Chipping, and for the home side A Riddick 28 was top scorer. S Bell Grimsargh and A Waring Chipping both took 3 wickets.
In Preston Grasshoppers win at Longridge, Mark Rigbye was the star man taking 1 for 5 then top scoring with 25. A Howard took 3 wickets for Longridge.
Barton Grange 114-7 (1 Rt) v Preston Grasshoppers 108-8 (2 Rt)
P Topping 28 Rt, W Steele 25 Rt, M Rigbye 26 Rt.
Man of the Match: Barton Grange, Mike Halewood, Hoppers, Wayne Steele.
Barton Grange Won 3 Pts.
Chipping 128 (2 Rt) v Fulwood & Broughton 148-8 (2 Rt)
M Blair 30 Rt, P McAvoy 25 Rt.. P Nelson 30 Rt, A Cooper 25 Rt,
Man of the Match: Chipping, P McEnvoy. Fulwood, Adam Cooper.
Fulwood Won 3 Pts.
Grimsargh 96-5 (2 Rt) v Owd Nells 91-7 (1 Rt)
S Bell 28 Rt, A Mews 25 Rt. A Rowlandson 25 Rt.
Man of the Match: Grimsargh, Stev Bell. Owd Nells, A Rowlandson.
Grimsargh Won 3 Pts.
Guy’s Thatched Hamlet 94-9 v Whittingham & Goosnargh 96-7 (1 Rt)
P Clement 3 for 12. T Khokhar 26 Rt.
Man of the Match: Guy’s, Mike Whalley. Whittingham, Pete Clement.
Whittingham Won 3 Pts.
Longridge v Ribchester. No details sent in.
After this weeks games in the Boddingtons Village Cricket League with Barton Grange beating Preston Grasshoppers and Fulwood & Broughton winning at Chipping we have a three way tie at the top of the table.
It the local derby at Lightfoot Green, Barton Grange passed their winning target of 109 with one ball to spare. Preston Grasshoppers got away to a good start with Wayne Steele and Mark Rigby both retiring on reaching 25, but then after a mid innings collapse they reached 108 at the end of their overs. In reply Peter Topping gave the home side a good start retiring on 28 then lower down the order 26 from Mike Halewood put them on their way, but it was down too batsmen 9 and 10 to score the winning runs.
At Guy’s Thatched Hamlet the home side came close to passing their visitors total of 96 just falling 3 runs short after requiring 15 from the last two overs.
Fulwood visiting Chipping scored 148 with Pete Nelson 30 and Adam Cooper 25 both retiring and 24 not out from T Hughes, replying the home side were making good progress with Michael Blair 30 and P McAvoy 25 but then the innings fell apart and they were all for 128.
Grimsargh beat Owd Nells at home passing their visitors total of 91 in the 13th over.
Fulwood & Broughton 152-8 (3 Rt) v Grimsargh 151 (2 Rt)
K Wilkinson 29 Rt, P Geldard 25 Rt, A Riddick 27 Rt, A Mews 26 Rt,
A Cooper 27 Rt. A Cooper 3 for 22.
Man of the Match: Fulwood, A Cooper. Grimsargh, A Riddick.
Fulwood Won 3 Pts.
Guy’s Thatched Hamlet 130-7 (2 Rt) v Owd Nells 126-8 (3 Rt)
M Whalley 25 Rt, M Sutcliffe 26 Rt J Robinson 26 Rt, R Salthouse 28 Rt,
A Robinson 4 for 20 D Kennedy 25 Rt
P Wood 3 for 20.
Man of the Match: Guy’s, M Sutcliffe. Owd Nells, H Robinson.
Guy’s Thatched Hamlet Won 3 Pts.
Preston Grasshoppers 122-9 (2 Rt) v Chipping 119-6 (3 Rt)
M Lough 25 Rt, C Steel 26 Rt, A Waring 25 Rt, A Davies 26 Rt, P Deakin 25 Rt.
Man of the Match: Hoppers, C Steel. Chipping, P Deakin.
Preston Grasshoppers Won 3 Pts.
Ribchester 82 (1 Rt) v Barton Grange 139-9 (2 Rt)
I Hussain 26 Rt, A Halewood 4 for 20. P Topping 28 Rt, M Halewood 25 Rt,
Man of the Match: Ribchester, I Hussain. Barton Grange, P Topping.
Barton GrangeWon 3 Pts.
Whittingham & Goosnargh 113 (2 Rt) v Longridge 127-7 (4 Rt)
M Thompson 26 Rt, T Khokhar 25 Rt. S Proctor 25 Rt, D Young 25 Rt,
T Keighley 25 Rt, D Keighley 25 Rt.
Man of the Match: Whittingham, M Thompson. Longridge, D Young.
Longridge Won 3 Pts.
In a high scoring game at Fulwood in the Boddingtons Village Cricket League this week, visitors Grimsargh were bowled out for 151 with four batsmen scoring 22 or more and Adam Cooper taking 3 for 22. In reply five of the home side’s batsmen passed 21 in their winning total of 152 reached in the 19th over.
In the local derby at Guy’s Thatched Hamlet, Owd Nells scored 126 with J Robinson 26 Rt,
R Salthouse 28 Rt and D Kennedy 25 Rt being the main run scorers, P Wood took 3 for 20 for Guy’s. Replying Guy’s were given a good start, then Mike Whalley 25 and Mark Sutcliffe 26 both retired, and the winning run came off the last ball of the game, A Robinson taking 4 for 20.
Hoppers won at home against Chipping with an over to spare. Whittingham lost to Longridge at home and Barton Grange beat Ribchester, so there is still a threeway tie at the top of the Table.
No games played due to the weather
Barton Grange 108-7 (2 Rt) v Guy’s Thatched Hamlet 107-8 (3 Rt)
P Topping 25 Rt, M O’Malley 28 Rt. P Reeves 30 Rt, P Wood 25 Rt, M Whalley 25 Rt.
Man of the Match: Barton Grange, M O’Malley. Guy’s, P Reeves.
Barton Grange Won 3 Pts
Chipping 52 (1 Rt) v Whittingham & Goosnargh 124-9 (1 Rt)
J Kenyon 28 Rt, B Snape 3 for 8. Z Ahmed 25 Rt. D Wearing 3 for 28.
Man of the Match: Chipping, J Kenyon. Whittingham B Snape.
Whittingham Won 3 Pts.
Fulwood & Broughton 149 (2 Rt) v Preston Grasshoppers 178-8 (3 Rt)
K Wilkinson 25 Rt, A Cooper 30 Rt, C Steele 25 Rt, M Pallas 25 Rt, M Lough 29 Rt,
C McIntyre 3 for 26
Man of the Match: Fulwood, T Spencer. Hoppers, J Peterson.
Preston Grasshoppers Won 3 Pts.
Grimsargh 122-7 (2 Rt) v Ribchester 120-7 (2 Rt)
A Riddick 26 Rt, J Cravan 26 Rt D Bennett 28 Rt, I Ahmed 27 Rt,
Man of the Match: Grimsargh, J Cravan. Ribchester, D Bennett.
Grimsargh Won 3 Pts,
Owd Nells 118-9 (2 Rt) v Longridge 156-5 (4 Rt)
J Robinson 26 Rt, R Salthouse 25 Rt. S Proctor 27 Rt, T Charnley 25 Rt,
D Young 28 Rt, T Keighly25 Rt.
Man of the Match: Owd Nells: J Robinson. Longridge,C Howarth.
Longridge Won 3 Pts.
In the top of the Table clash in the Boddingtons Village Cricket League this week Preston Grasshoppers beat Fulwood & Broughton, and with Barton Grange winning against Guy’s Thatched Hamlet we now have joint leaders.
In Hoppers score of 178, eight batsmen reached double figures with 3 passing the retirement mark Craig Steele, Matt Pallas and Mick Lough. In reply Fulwood were never up with the run rate required to reached such a large target and were all out in the last over, 30 runs short with Kevin Wilkinson 25 and Adam Cooper 30 being the top scorers, and Craig McIntyre taking 3 for 26.
In a close game at Lightfoot Green, Barton Grange passed Guy’s Thatched Hamlet’s score of 107 with 2 balls to spare, thanks to 25 from Peter Topping and 28 from Mark O’Malley, for Guy’s the main run scorers were P Reeves 30, Phil Wood 25 and Mike Whalley 25.
In the other games Whittingham won at Chipping, Grimsargh beat Ribchester, and Longridge won against Owd Nells
Guy’s Thatched Hamlet 109-6 (3 Rt) v Chipping 106-5 (1 Rt)
J Hawkes 26 Rt, P Reeves 25 Rt, M Sutcliffe 27 Rt, P Deakin 25 Rt.
Man of the Match: Guy’s, M Walker. Chipping, P Deakin.
Guy’s Thatched Hamlet Won 3 Pts.
Longridge 51 v Barton Grange 92 (1 Rt)
S Simmonds 4 for 10. I Topping 25 Rt, T Charnley 3 for 11, A Bevan 3 for 15.
Man of the Match: Longridge, T Charnley. Barton Grange, S Simmonds.
Barton Grange Won 3 Pts.
Preston Grasshoppers 81-4 v Owd Nells 77-7 (1 Rt)
C Gent 26 Rt.
Man of the Match: Hoppers, M Lough. Owd Nells, C Gent.
Preston Grasshoppers Won 3 Pts.
Ribchester 154-6 (1 Rt) v Fulwood & Broughton 152- (2 Rt)
N Young 30 Rt. O Jackson 28 Rt, S Bapuji 25 Rt.
Man of the Match: Ribchester, N Young, Fulwood, S Bapuji.
Ribchester Won 3 Pts.
Whittingham & Goosnargh 98-6 (2 Rt) v Grimsargh 96-6 (2 Rt)
M Thompson 26 Rt, T Khokhar 30 Rt, A Riddick 25 Rt, S Bell 26 Rt.
Man of the Match: Whittingham, T Khokhar. Grimsargh, S Bell.
Whittingham Won 3 Pts.
The joint leaders of the Boddingtons Village Cricket League both won this week, but third placed Fulwood lost and with Whittingham winning at home against Grimsargh they join Fulwood in third place, and play each other next week.
After the heavy rain just before the start of the games on Wednesday evening, it slowed the outfields out and it meant that the bowlers were handicapped with a wet ball, so two games were reduced to 15 overs per side. One at Whittingham where Grimsargh scored 96, which the home side passed in the thirteen over, the other at Guy’s where the home side also won in the thirteen over against Chipping who reached 106 with Phil Deakin’s 25 top score. In reply James Hawkes, Phil Reeves and Mark Sutcliffe all reached 25 or more in their winning total of 109.
In the highest scoring game of the week Fulwood set Ribchester a total of 153 to win, which they reached with the loss of 6 wickets with an over and half to spare.
In two top teams were in low scoring games, Barton Grange won at Longridge and Preston Grasshoppers beat Owd Nells at Lightfoot Green.
There were no games played in the Boddingtons Village Cricket League
this week due to wet weather.
All teams receive 1 Pt.
Barton Grange 74-4 (2 Rt) v Chipping 70
J Halliwell 26 Rt, M Halewood 26 Rt. S Perruzza 3 for 4, M Halewood 4 for 13.
Man of the Match: Barton Grange M Halewood. Chipping: P Deakin.
Barton Grange Won 3 Pts.
Guy’s Thatched Hamlet 92-6 (1 Rt) v Fulwood & Broughton 88 (1 Rt)
M Eckton 29 Rt, G Clinch 3 for 23. S Bapuji 25 Rt, M Eckton 4 for 20
C Mulhearn 3 for 12
Man of the Match: Guy’s, M Eckton. Fulwood, S Bapuji.
Guy’s Thatched Hamlet Won 3 Pts.
Longridge 89-3 (2 Rt) v Grimsargh 88
S Proctor 26 Rt, D Young 28 Rt.
Man of the Match: Longridge, D Young. Grimsargh, S Bell.
Longridge Won 3 Pts
Ribchester 116 v Owd Nells 135
Owd Nells Won 3 Pts. No further details sent in.
Whittingham & Goosnargh 84 (2 Rt) v Preston Grasshoppers 86
Z Ahmed 25 Rt, M Munavva 25 Rt, M Lough 3 for 10 J Peterson.25 Rt. Z Ahmed 3 for 19.
W Hughes 3 for 6
Man of the Match: Whittingham, Z Ahmed. Hoppers, M Lough.
Preston Grasshoppers Won 3 Pts.
In the Boddingtons Village Cricket League this week the top two teams increased their lead at the head of the table, with Barton Grange having a convincing win against Chipping and Preston Grasshoppers having a lucky win at Whittingham.
At Lightfoot Green, Barton Grange bowled Chipping out for 70 with Phil Deakin 21 top scoring, and Mike Halewood 4 for 13 and S Perruzza 3 for 4 doing the damage. In reply J Halliwell 26 and following his bowling performance Mike Halewood 26 both retiring, and they completed the win in the 14th over. At Whittinham the home side bowled Hoppers out for 86, and in reply when Zaheer Ahmed retired with 26 and Mohammed Munavva with 26 they required a further 27 to win with 7 wickets in hand, but all the batsmen found a way to get and they were all out for 84 so giving Hoppers a win.
Guy’s won at home against Fulwood bowling their visitors out for 88, S Bapjui top scored with 25 Rt, and then thanks to P Reeves 23 and Malcolm Eckton 29 Rt they reached their target in the 19th over.
Longridge beat Grimsargh by 7 wkts in the 17th over, thanks to S Proctor 26 Rt and D Young 28 Rt. Owd Nells beat Ribchester by 19 runs.
Fulwood & Broughton 98-7 (1 Rt) v Longridge 97-9 (1 Rt)
K Wilkinson 28 Rt, C Howarth 26 Rt.
Man of the Match:
Grimsargh 103-5 (1Rt) v Barton Grange 101-6
S Bell 28 Rt. P Brook 3 for 14.
Man of the Match: Grimsargh, P Brook. Barton Grange, M O’Malley.
Grimsargh Won £ Pts.
Owd Nells 91-6 (1 Rt) v Chipping 90
D Kennedy 25 Rt, A Robinson 4 for 13.
Man of the Match: Owd Nells, A Robinson. Chipping, D Waring.
Owd Nells Won 3 Pts.
Preston Grasshoppers 91 v Guy’s Thatched Hamlet 111-7 (1 Rt)
M Eckton 4 for 8 P Reeves 26 Rt
Man of the Match: Hoppers, C McIntyre. Guy’s, M Sutcliffe.
Guy’s Thatched Hamlet Won 3 Pts.
Ribchester 107-8 (2 Rt) v Whittingham & Goosnargh 132-6 (2 Rt)
I M Hussain 25 Rt, I B Hussain 25 Rt. Z Ahmed 26 Rt, M Thompson 26 Rt.
Man of the Match: Ribchester, N Younis, Whittingham, Z Ahmed.
Whittingham Won 3 Pts.
In the Boddingtons Village Cricket League both joint top teams lost this week, so their lead has been cut to 6 points with 4 games to go.
Grimsargh beat Barton Grange at home, passing their visitors total of 101 in the 18th over. Main run scorers; Steven Bell 28 and Steve Fletcher 24 for Grimsargh and C Nix 23 for Barton Grange, and Phil Brook took 3 for 14 for the home side.
Guy’s Thatched Hamlet beat Preston Grasshoppers by 20 runs, after scoring 111 with P Reeves top scoring with 26 Rt, and late quick 24 not out from Mark Sutcliffe. In reply Hoppers made quick start but then the innings fell apart, and only a late 20 from Mark Rigbye got the score up to 91, Malcolm Eckton took 4 for 8 for Guy’s.
Whittingham beat Ribchester by 25 runs, with Zaheer Ahmed and Mike Thompson retiring with 26 each for Whittingham, then two Hussains I M and I B retired with 25 each in Ribchester innings of 107.
Fulwood won at home beating Longridge, passing their visitors total of 97 in the 11th over.
Owd Nells won for 2nd week on the trot this time beating Chipping by 4 wkts.
Barton Grange 105-4 (2Rt) v Fulwood & Broughton 104-8 (1 Rt)
M O’Malley 25 Rt, S Amjad 26 Rt. A Cooper 25 Rt, I Topping 4 for 16.
Man of the Match: Barton Grange, M O’Malley . Fulwood, A Cooper.
Barton Grange Won 3 Pts.
Chipping v Grimsargh.
Chipping forfeited the game, Grimsargh 3 Pts.
Guy’s Thatched Hamlet 123-7 (2 Rt) v Ribchester 134-9 (2 Rt)
J Hawkes 26 Rt, R Wu 25 Rt. Im Hussain 25 Rt, Ib Hussain 27 Rt.
Man of the Match: Guy’s, R Wu. Ribchester, Ib Hussain.
Ribchester Won 3 Pts.
Longridge 92 v Preston Grasshoppers 126-9 (3 Rt)
C McIntyre 3 for 17, J Chesworth 3 for 24. C Steel 25 Rt, C Berry 26 Rt, R Bailey 26 Rt.
Man of the Match: Longridge, S Proctor. Hoppers, C Steel.
Preston Grasshoppers Won 3 Pts.
Whittingham & Goosnargh 85-7 v Owd Nells 84-9
Ali 3 for 13. A Rawlinson 3 for 10.
Man of the Match: Whittingham, Z Ahmed. Owd Nells. A Rawlinson.
Whittingham & Goosnargh Won 3 Pts.
With two top teams winning again, next week’s game at Lightfoot Green between the two of them could be very crucial as regards the outcome of the League winners.
Preston Grasshoppers won at Longridge by 34 runs, batting first Craig Steel, Cameron Berry and Bob Bailey all retired in their total of 126, in reply Longridge started well but after the openers Ted Keighley and Steve Proctor were out the innings fell apart and they were all out for 92 with Craig McIntyre and John Chesworth taking 3 wkts each.
Barton Grange gained revenge on Fulwood from the previous night’s Cup defeat winning in the 19th over. Thanks to Adam Cooper’s 25 Rt Fulwood reached 104, with Ian Topping taking the first 4 wkts for 16, replying all the first four Barton Grange batsmen reached double figures, with M O’Malley 25 and S Amjad 26 leading the way.
Whittingham won at home against Owd Nells in a low scoring game to go third, and Ribchester won at Guy’s.
The Challenge Cup Finals of 2007 and 2008 were played during the last week. Grimsargh beat Guy’s Thatched Hamlet at the fourth attempt due to wet weather on previous dates in the 2007 Final in a 40 over game last Sunday, and on Tuesday Evening Fulwood beat Barton Grange by 5 runs in a close game in the 2008 Cup Final played at Guy’s Thatched Hamlet in a different format.
Fulwood & Broughton v Chipping.
Game Abandoned, Rain.
Owd Nells 105 (1 Rt) v Grimsargh 131-5 (2 Rt)
J Gibbins 25 Rt S Bell 25 Rt, M Banks 26 Rt.
Man of the Match: Owd Nells, C Robinson. Grimsargh, M Banks.
Grimsargh Won 3 Pts.
Preston Grasshoppers v Barton Grange
Game Abandoned, Rain.
Ribchester v Longridge.
Game Abandoned, Rain.
Whittingham & Goosnargh v Guy’s Thatched Hamlet.
Game Abandoned, Rain.
Another wet evening for the Boddingtons Village Cricket League fixtures, with four games getting abandoned, and the fifth completing the match in the rain.