North Wales League Premier – Menai pile up 359, Bangor skipper passes 10,000 runs and leaders Mochdre extend gap

NORTH WALES CRICKET LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION REPORTS – JULY 27

Llandudno (0) 94-10 Mochdre (15) 100-1

After a frustrating few weeks of cancellations and abandonments, plus disappointing form in the T20 competition, unbeaten Mochdre thrashed local rivals Llandudno to maintain their big lead at the Premier Division summit.

Saturday’s result was revenge for Joe Chaplin’s side, who had surprisingly lost to Tudno in the Welsh Cup on June 23, although they whipped the same opponents in the league the day before.

Mochdre won the toss at The Oval this afternoon and put the hosts into bat, bowling them out for just 94 in 36 overs.

Marcus Mangiameli produced a superb spell of 5-17 off 10 overs, while Adam Campion scooped 3-19 from 10.

Tudno were 58-0 at one stage before suffering an almighty collapse.

Opener Divya Pratap Singh was head and shoulders above the rest with 54, only Jamie Grimshaw (13) otherwise making double figures.

Mochdre needed just 20.3 overs to reach 100-1, sealing a 15-0 maximum points verdict.

Alex Davies struck 42 and Mangiameli 40 not out, the first wicket pair forming a stand of 83.

Bangor (12) 233-8 St Asaph (3) 199-10

Skipper Robert Marshall passed the 10,000 Premier Division runs mark in style with a crucial top-score of 76 for Bangor in their win over champions St Asaph.

The Citizens won the toss, elected to bat, and posted 233-8 off 50 overs, skipper Marshall’s knock including 10 fours and two sixes, Nadeem Rehman adding 59 and Franco Kasner 58 not out.

The hosts were 0-2 before Marshall and Rehman put on 110 for the third wicket.

Ryan Dunning picked up 3-44 for Saints, who were then dismissed for 199, Owen Reilly claiming 4-43 and Kasner 4-45.

William Norman, fresh for his midweek ton for Wales Under-19, posted 51 for the visitors, Nathanael Scott 43 and Dan Evans 38.

Brymbo (14) 198-8 Gwersyllt Park (1) 102-10

Jason Underwood cracked a tremendous 114 to set up Brymbo for a big win at home to Gwersyllt Park in a Wrexham-area derby.

South African Underwood’s innings took him just 106 deliveries and included five fours and the same number of sixes.

No-one else scored more than 20 for the Steelmen, who ended their 50 overs on 198-8.

For Park, Daniel Jones scooped 3-32 and Neil Pearson 3-40.

In reply, Gwersyllt were all out for 102, Jake James 33, Sam Aplin with a superb 5-25 for the hosts, Daniel Parry 2-7, Joe Norman 2-29.

Menai Bridge (15) 359-3 Gresford (0) 149-10

At last! The big runs arrived in the Premier Division today.

A season of small totals with bowlers dominating on difficult batting wickets turned around at Tyn-y-Caeau as Menai Bridge amassed a huge 359-3 off 50 overs against Gresford.

Bridge opener Dion Holden struck 149 – the second highest score of his career and his biggest in 14 years since he hit 152 against Llanrwst in 2010.

It was a 10th century for former Wales Minor Counties batsman Holden, who shared in a mammoth opening stand of 227 with Ashley Wood, who posted a career best 92.

Arwel Thomas added 38 for the Anglesey side.

In response, Gresford were all back in the hutch for 149, Chris Ellwood 63, Liam Bibby 3-28, David Owen 3-37 and Blade Crane 2-19 for the islanders.

Northop (2) 214-10 Denbigh 246-7 (13)

James Du Toit starred with 73 as Denbigh piled up a match-winning score of 246-7 off 50 overs at Flint Road.

Other good away knocks came from Joe Clayton (34) and Sam Lewis (33), Bart Ryan-Beswick snapping up 2-28 and Ashraf Nawab 2-45 for the Flintshire hosts.

Northop were then bowled out for 214, Ben Beaver chief contributor with 75, while Sam Lewis claimed a terrific 5-44 for Denbigh, skipper Harrison Jones 2-19 off seven.