North Wales Cricket Premier – Maiden ton for Mold’s Forde, Brymbo opener Claybrook hits 1,000 league runs mark for 2022
NORTH WALES CRICKET REPORTS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20
NORTH WALES CRICKET LEAGUE
PREMIER DIVISION
Brymbo (15) 299-2 Llandudno (0) 51-10
Brymbo opener James Claybrook passed 1,000 league runs for the season with a majestic unbeaten 130 in his team’s maximum points thrashing of Llandudno.
Wales NC North batsman Claybrook, 29, also reached the 9,000 career runs landmark in senior league games on his way to a magnificent sixth century of 2022.
Brymbo won the toss and batted on Saturday, setting a massive 299-2 off their 50 overs.
Claybrook and Mohamed Nilam Jayman put on 247 for the second wicket.
Facing 156 balls, Claybrook struck 17 fours in his 130 not out, while Jayman made 122 from 118, striking 17 boundaries and a six.
Llandudno were then bowled out for just 51, Joe Norman taking a senior career best 4-21, skipper Daniel Parry picking up 3-21 and Ioam Craven-Jones 2-8.
Mold (3) 224-8 Northop (12) 225-7
Jakeem Forde made a maiden ton for a Mold side which lost off the penultimate ball to Northop at Chester Road.
Barbadian all-round Forde struck 102 as the hosts set 224-8 off 50 overs.
Mold were 32-4 and 71-5 before Forde and Richard Deniz (55) turned things around with a partnership of 131. Forde’s century included 12 fours and a six.
Charlie Collins pocketed 2-18 and Andy Poynton 2-25 for the visitors.
Northop got to 225-7 off 49.5 overs to take a 12-3 verdict.
The away side batted fairly steadily throughout, Ben Beaver making 56, James Roberts 50 and Jordan Evans 39.
Lewis Pringle snapped up 2-31 and Usman Butt 2-35 for the hosts in a great contest.
Pontblyddyn (0) 90-10 Menai Bridge (15) 237-9
Premier leaders Menai Bridge bounced back from their first loss of the season in some style by taking all 15 points in a potentially very tricky test at Pontblyddyn.
Bridge won the toss for the 12th time in 18 league matches this season and – as is their usual tactic when calling the coin correctly – chose to bat.
The in-form Robbie Jones, top-scorer the weekend previously at St Asaph, led the way again with 65.
Jones is now on 591 league runs for the season – his highest total since 2011.
Opener Dion Holden added 35, while for Pont, James Hughes scooped 4-33 and Rhys Jones 2-28.
In reply, the hosts were dismissed for just 90, Drickus Visagie picking up 4-13 off 10, Gerallt Roberts 2-19 and Gethin Roberts 2-23.
Bridge are six points clear at the summit from St Asaph, four games apiece left to play.
Mochdre (1) 75-10 St Asaph (14) 79-2
Champions Saints remained on the title trail with an eight-wicket win in a match which took less than 50 overs to complete.
Next-to-bottom Mochdre chose to bat first, but lasted just 29 overs in being sent packing for only 75.
Captain Matty Humphreys produced a one-man show, finishing 42 not out against an ultra-accurate Asaph attack.
Danny Ryan grabbed 3-5 off 4 overs, Dan Evans 3-27 and Mathew Ryan 2-14.
Saints took just 17.2 overs to reach 79-2, skipper William Ryan 22 not out.
Llay Welfare (1) 249-10 Pwllheli (14) 340-7
Captain Jason Underwood struck a stunning third century of the season as Pwllheli pulled further away from the drop zone with a big win at Llay.
The visitors won the toss and elected to bat, amassing a huge 340-7 from 50 overs, Underwood’s 119 coming off 103 balls and comprising 17 fours and three sixes.
The all-rounder shared in a stand of 191 for the fourth wicket with fellow South African Christopher Taylor (79).
Syed Kaleem Aslam added 38 not out, while for Llay, Nathan Humphreys took a very commendable 2-29 off 10 overs considering the hammer being dished out to the other bowlers.
Ethan Griffiths then made a marvellous career-best 114 not out from 94 deliveries, including 18 boundaries and a maximum and recorded his maiden ton as Llay responded with a spirited 249 all out.
Logan Rhys Morgan and Ioan Roberts both claimed 3-45 for the visitors.
Gresford (13) 175-5 Bangor (2) 172-10
A key second-wicket partnership of 82 between Joe Benson (53) and Robert Clark (47) did most to guide Gresford to a five-wicket win over Bangor.
David Winter topped the chart with 69 and Tomos Davies posted 38 as the Citizens were bowled out for 172, John Bell 3-14, Chris Ellwood 3-36 and Ryan Williams 3-41 for the hosts.
Gresford hit back with 175-5, Benson and Clarke leading the charge, Idrees Ijaz 2-19 for the beaten visitors.