North Wales Cricket League – Buckley will remain in Division One next season

NORTH WALES CRICKET LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Buckley have avoided relegation from North Wales Cricket League Division One by the slimmest of margins, meaning Menai Bridge seconds go down.

Although Bucks lost 13-2 at home to Conwy on Saturday, the Flintshire club and Menai Bridge finished equal on 116 points.

However, Buckley had the highest number of average points per completed game – 5.78 compared to the Anglesey side’s 5.63.

Therefore Bridge seconds are relegated along with Llay Welfare and Marchwiel and Wrexham.

DIVISION ONE REPORTS – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

Buckley (2) 144-10 Conwy (13) 208-8

Put into bat, Conwy set a more than useful 208-8 off 45 overs, Philip Davies scoring 61 and captain Jonathan Davies 56.

For the hosts, three bowlers took identical figures of 2-42 – Jack Gibson, Ollie Fellows and Matthew Blunden.

Bucks were then bowled out for 144, Alex Storey 52, Calum Jones taking 3-23 and Tom Plank 3-24 for the visitors, who won by 64 runs and 13-2 on points. Graham Meredith claimed 2-19 off nine.

Other results

Abergele (2) 102-10
Hawarden Park (13) 169-6

Gwersyllt Park (15) 242-6 (Jake James 71, Iroshan De Silva 61, Lewis Cole 33, Morgan Yorke 3-36)
Dolgellau (0) 117-10 (Jack Williamson 50, Ethan McCarthy 2-0, Neil Pearson 2-12)

Marchwiel and Wrexham (1) 89-10 (Aayushman Goswami 3-14, Ben Parker 3-20)
Bethesda (14) 93-2 (Matthew Harrington 57)

Northop 2nd XI (15)
Llay Welfare (0)

Connah’s Quay v Menai Bridge 2nd XI – no scorecard supplied