Spin-king Paul Jenkins moved one away from 1,000 league wickets for Colwyn Bay as he took a season’s best 5-35 in Saturday’s comfortable win over visitors Liverpool.
Slow left-arm bowler Jenkins now has 999 Liverpool Competition victims for the Bay and 1,149 in total having taken 154 for Northop Hall earlier in his career.
The 52-year-old Jenks reached the 1,000 LDCC wickets mark in July 2021, a year in which he bagged 53 in all and followed that up with a magnificent 70 in 2022.
Saturday’s match at Penrhyn Avenue saw Bay win the toss and put the visitors into bat, bowling them out for just 109 in 44.4 overs.
Jenkins’ 5-35 came off 13 overs, while Dulanjala Mendis pocketed 3-38 to make it 71 league wickets this season.
Bay reached 112-4 off 31.1 in reply to seal a 20-3 points success which keeps them second in the table, a spot which would earn them promotion if they stay there. The third-place team trail the Bay by 28 points with four rounds of games remaining.
Dan Russell (23), Will Evans (21) and Will Higginson (20 not out) helped guide the hosts to the winning post.
Saturday’s North Wales derby at Beach Close ended in a rare tie.
Put into bat, Prestatyn were dismissed for 116 off 44.1 overs, Rhys Jones hitting 41 and Jack Cheetham 30, James Hurlin 5-42 and Nathan Roett 3-47 for the visitors.
The hosts were 70-1 at one stage before the batting collapsed.
Adam Tidswell then concocted a career-best 7-56 off 16 as Hall lost their last man on 116.
Benjamin Hughes scooped 2-19 off 10.3 for the home side, Andrew Watkin making 38 and Hurlin 27 not out for Hall.
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