North Wales Cricket League Premier Division: Wins for Mochdre, Bangor, St Asaph, Brymbo and Menai Bridge

Dan Evans took eight wickets for St Asaph in a scintillating performance. Picture: RAY HIBBS PHOTOGRAPHY

NORTH WALES CRICKET LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION REPORTS – APRIL 26

Gwersyllt Park (6) 159-10 Mochdre (18) 163-8

For the second weekend running champions Mochdre were involved in a close battle but ran out winners.

Hosts Gwersyllt Park were put into bat and bowled out for 159, Jake James top-scoring with 43, while for the visitors Gareth Goodson claimed 3-20 and Owen Davies 3-32.

In reply, Mochdre dipped from 81-1 to 144-8, but tail-enders Sam Davies and Owen Davies saw them over the line without further loss.

Will Evans struck 49, opener Marcus Mangiameli 43 and Matty Humphreys 30, Iroshan De Silva putting the Park in with a victory chance in taking 5-40, Neil Pearson 2-36.

Bangor (18) 121-1 Conwy (0) 120-10

Nadeem Rehman’s superb return of 5-18 set up Bangor for a nine-wicket win over Premier new boys Conwy.

Inserted by the opposition, opener Evan Williams hit an impressive 48, but as a team the visitors could only muster 120 all out, Smit Parekh also scooping a fine 2-15 off 10 for the Citizens.

Rehman then completed a great match with 58 not out and new signing Nathanael Scott finished unbeaten on 42 as Bangor reached 121-1.

Rehman and Scott put on an unbroken stand of 78 for the second wicket.

Denbigh (4) 135-7 Brymbo (18) 139-7

Jason Underwood’s vital knock of 44 not out guided Brymbo to victory at Ystrad Road.

Denbigh were asked to bat and could only manage a modest 135 all out off 50 overs, number eight Joe Clayton best with 35, Sam Aplin 3-32 and Joe Norman 2-32 for the Steelmen.

The visitors made it to 139-7 off 30, Underwood’s unbeaten innings come off just 36 balls, including five fours and two sixes. Opener Chris Taylor added a very useful 30.

Harrison Jones gave the home team a shout with an excellent 5-16 off eight, but Denbigh simply had too few runs to play with.

Menai Bridge (18) 348-6 Bethesda (3) 51-10

Dion Holden scored a magnificent 141 for Menai Bridge. Picture: ANDRE PEPPER

Dion Holden produced by far the Premier’s biggest score of the day with 141 as Menai Bridge celebrated a huge win at Tyn-y-Caeau.

It was a third highest career score at North Wales League level for former Wales Minor Counties international Holden, who struck 19 fours and three sixes in his 128-ball knock.

Bridge made the most of being put in, piling up 348-6 off 50 overs, Jack Gower 59, Robbie Jones 50 and Gethin Roberts 40. Holden and Jones put on 110 for the fifth wicket.

Promoted Bethesda were then blown away for just 51, Matthew Jones 3-0, Gethin Roberts 3-24 and Patrick Glover 3-26.

St Asaph (18) 91-10 Northop (5) 67-10

Will Ryan takes a catch for St Asaph

St Asaph’s Dan Evans was an eight-wicket hero as a low-scoring affair saw the hosts successfully defend a vulnerable total of 91 at Elwy Park Grove.

Matthew Mullarkey collected a superb 5-24, Romano Franco bagged 2-9 and Fabio Franco 2-23 as Saints were all out for less than 100 after deciding to bat.

Northop were then blitzed out for just 67 in 15.2 overs, Evans pocketing a career best 8-31.