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Cricket: 12-year-old takes four wickets for Chirk seconds in high-scoring thriller

SHROPSHIRE CRICKET LEAGUE REPORTS – SATURDAY AUGUST 10

DIVISION ONE

Chirk 1st XI (2) 117-10 Newtown 1st XI (19) 121-4

Invited to bat, Chirk’s total of 117 all out was never going to be enough to put a dent in Newtown’s victory hopes.

Opener Shaun Walker did best with 40 for the North Wales side, Nick Flack adding 28, while Tom Anderson claimed a superb 6-25 for the visitors.

Newtown responded with 121-4 off just 20.3, having been 52-4 before an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 69 between Marco Malan (70 no) and Anderson signalled an away victory.

Luke Gardner picked up 3-45 for the hosts.

DIVISION SEVEN

Albrighton 2nd XI (21) 232-9 Chirk 2nd XI (9) 231-10

Having set such a good score of 231, title hopefuls Chirk seconds looked set for victory, but hosts Albrighton seconds passed their total with a wicket to spare.

The result leaves Chirk now 16 points behind leaders Acton Reynald, but 21 ahead of third-place Coton Hall.

Put into bat, the visitors set their formidable score off 38.1 overs, Rob Williams 79, Daniel Graham 38 and skipper Dale Randall 35, Esther Hurford 4-35 for the hosts.

Albrighton made it to 232-9 in the final over, Hardeep Kumar a commanding 163 which made all the difference.

Twelve-year-old (yes 12) Harry Lunt bowled superbly for Chirk seconds, taking 4-34, while Randall snapped up 3-42.

FIXTURES

DIVISION ONE (12.30 pm)
Lilleshall 1st XI v Chirk 1st XI

DIVISION SEVEN (1 pm)
Chirk 2nd XI v Coton Hall 1st XI

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