North Wales Cricket League: T20 report – Menai Bridge v Mochdre, plus weekend fixtures inc. Chirk (Shropshire League)

This weekend sees the start of the full programme of matches in the North Wales T20 League for Premier Division sides.

The competition began on Thursday night when Menai Bridge hosted Mochdre.

Menai Bridge (20) 179-6
Mochdre (0) 165-7

An unbroken seventh-wicket partnership of 61 between Gethin Long and Edward Gadsby went a long way to securing a Menai Bridge victory in this T20 league opener at Tyn-y-Caeau on Thursday, June 26.

Winning the toss and batting, the Anglesey side set 179-6 off their 20 overs, Long 48 not out, Jack Gower 33, Carl Jones 21, Robbie Jones 18 and Gadsby 15 no.

Marcus Mangiameli took 3-39 for the visitors.

Mochdre’s reply ended on 165-7, Owen Davies 36 not out, James French 32, James Gilman 26 and skipper Joe Chaplin 20, Dion Holden 2-31 and Patrick Glover 2-39 for the islanders.

FIXTURES – SATURDAY, JUNE 28

NWCL T20

11 am
Bangor 1st XI v Brymbo 1st XI (Ty Newydd)
Bethesda 1st XI v Conwy 1st XI (Parc Villa, Bethesda)
Gwersyllt Park 1st XI v Denbigh 1st XI (Gwersyllt Park CC)
Northop 1st XI v St Asaph 1st XI (Flint Road, Northop)
2.30 pm
Menai Bridge 1st XI v Denbigh 1st XI (Gwersyllt Park CC)
St Asaph 1st XI v Mochdre 1st XI (Flint Road, Northop)
4 pm
Bangor 1st XI v Conwy 1st XI (Ty Newydd)
Bethesda 1st XI v Brymbo 1st XI (Parc Villa, Bethesda)
5,45 pm
Gwersyllt Park 1st XI v Menai Bridge 1st XI (Gwersyllt Park CC)
Northop 1st XI v Mochdre 1st XI (Flint Road, Northop)

NORTH WALES CRICKET LEAGUE (12 noon)

DIVISION ONE
Brymbo 2nd XI v Northop 2nd XI
Dolgellau v Halkyn
Hawarden Park v Gresford
Mochdre 2nd XI v Bangor 2nd XI
Mold v Connah’s Quay
Pontblyddyn v Llandudno

DIVISION TWO
Buckley v Pontblyddyn 2nd XI
Corwen v Carmel & District
Llanrwst v Pwllheli
Marchwiel and Wrexham v Abergele
Menai Bridge 2nd XI v Llay Welfare
St Asaph 2nd XI v Ruthin

DIVISION THREE
Abergele 2nd XI v Hawarden Park 2nd XI
Bersham v Gwersyllt Park 2nd XI
Clwb Criced Caernarfon v Buckley 2nd XI
Denbigh 2nd XI v Mold 2nd XI
Gresford 2nd XI v Bethesda 2nd XI
Llandudno 2nd XI v Conwy 2nd XI

DIVISION FOUR
Carmel & District 2nd XI v Ruthin 2nd XI
Connah’s Quay 2nd XI v Clwb Criced Y Bala
Halkyn 2nd XI v Mynydd Isa & Maeshafn
Hawarden Park 3rd XI v Dolgellau 2nd XI
Pwllheli 2nd XI v Llanrwst 2nd XI
Sunday, June 29 (12 noon)
Brymbo 3rd XI v Marchwiel and Wrexham 2nd XI

SHROPSHIRE CRICKET LEAGUE

DIVISION ONE (12.30 pm)
Chirk 1st XI v Worfield 2nd XI

DIVISION SEVEN (1 pm)
Condover 2nd XI v Chirk 2nd XI