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Liverpool and District Cricket: Northop Hall 2nds clinch promotion and Colwyn Bay grab title!

Nathan Roett had a magnificent season for Northop Hall, taking 59 league wickets. Picture: GARETH PRESTIDGE – thank you for your amazing photos this season

LIVERPOOL AND DISTRICT CRICKET COMPETITION – REPORTS SEPTEMBER 21

2ND XI SECOND DIVISION

Hightown St Mary’s 2nds (1) 62-10 Northop Hall 2nd XI (25) 64-3

Ben Arden claimed a remarkable career best 7-22 as Northop Hall seconds clinched a final day promotion with victory at HSM.

Hightown St Mary’s won the toss and elected to bat, but were sent packing for a paltry 62, Arden’s haul coming off a golden 14.1 over spell, Sion Hellen picking up 2-24.

Hall reached the winning post at 64-3 in just 14.3 overs, Renit Adke 29.

A maximum 25 points meant the North Wales side nudged out Sutton St Helens for the second promotion spot.

Fleetwood Hesketh 2nd XI (5) 224-6 dec Prestatyn 2nd XI (5) 57-2 – no decision (rain)

Norley Hall 2nd XI (25) 241-6 dec Prestatyn 2nd XI (3) 68-10

Few highlights for Prestatyn seconds in a heavy thrashing, Peter Tidswell (2-31) and Ben Williams (2-53) their most successful bowlers.

1ST XI SECOND DIVISION

Northop Hall (5) 195-7 dec Hightown St Mary’s (5) 33-3

Liam Ford-Evans bowled well for the Hall. Picture: GARETH PRESTIDGE

Hall had to settle for a five-points-apiece verdict after their home clash with HSM could not be completed because of the weather.

The hosts batted first and set 195-7 declared off 58 overs, Andrew Watkin making a fine 69 and in reply, Hall were making good inroads into the away batting, having them 33-3 before rain intervened.

Barbadian Nathan Roett took an excellent 3-16 for the home team to make it a fantastic 59 league wickets for the season at 12.75 apiece and 62 in all.

Northop Hall finished in sixth place in the 1st XI Second Division.

Prestatyn (6) 139-10 Norley Hall (6) 119-9

Prestatyn almost ended their season on a high when they came within a wicket of victory over Norley Hall at Beach Close.

Invited to bat, the North Wales side were all out for 139 with opener Rohit Kaimal by far the standout with 75.

Norley Hall clung on at 119-9 at the end of 43 overs, Benjamin Hughes 3-28, Adam Tidswell 3-46 and Navneet Kaimal 2-11 for the unlucky hosts, who finish bottom of the Second Division.

2ND XI PREMIER DIVISION

Wallasey 2nd XI (22) 120-10 Colwyn Bay 2nd XI (6) 87-10

Tom Clarke claimed 6-46, Jamie Moorhouse 2-27 and Ryan Holtby 2-32 as Bay seconds dismissed their hosts for a modest 120, but the visitors could only muster 87 in reply.

RECAP: TITLE JOY FOR COLWYN BAY 1ST XI – AND IN THEIR CENTENARY YEAR!

Colwyn Bay (25) 226-6 dec Orrell Red Triangle (4) 120-10

All hail Colwyn Bay CC – champions of the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition First Division 2024.

Needing just two points to clinch promotion back to the Premier League, Bay picked up the maximum 25 in thrashing Orrell Red Triangle at Penrhyn Avenue to overhaul previous table-toppers Bootle, who could only draw at home to Liverpool.

It means Bay finish in first place on 360 points from 22 matches, with Bootle runners-up with 346.

Bay lost the toss and were put into bat by Orrell.

Acting skipper and wicket-keeper and skipper Will Evans cracked a brilliant 96 off just 64 balls, including 18 fours and a six, as the hosts set 226-6 declared off 41.1 overs.

Sion Morris added 51, putting on 151 for the third wicket alongside Evans.

In reply, Orrell were dismissed for 120, recovering from 66-8, with Dulanjala Mendis passing the 80 league wickets mark for the season by taking 4-43 off 17.

Paul Jenkins pocketed 3-48 and Jack Parry 2-22.

Bay landed the points 25-4 and claimed a well-deserved league title after recording 15 wins in 22 matches. All this in the 100th year of a club formed in 1923!

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