CRICKET: Chirk in danger of basement double heading into final games

Matt Lawrenson bowls for Chirk. Picture: BRIAN EADON

SHROPSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET LEAGUE

REPORTS – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

Division One
Worfield 2nd XI (20) 140-3 Chirk 1st XI (3) 138-10

Chirk lie 16 points adrift at the bottom of Division One with just this Saturday’s final game of the season at home to champions-elect Shrewsbury 2nd XI to save themselves.
Last Saturday saw the North Wales club bowled out for 138 after being put into bat by hosts Worfield 2nd XI.
Nick Flack top-scored with 39 for the visitors, opener Oliver Gough adding 32, Piers Rouwenhorst taking 4-14 for the home team.
Worfield then cruised to 140-3 off 21.2, Liam Walker 2-23 for Chirk.

Division Seven
Chirk 2nd XI (10) 202-7 Ludlow 3rd XI (15) 228-4 – DRAWN

Bottom side Chirk seconds performed well in a losing draw at home to Ludlow thirds.
Invited to bat, the visitors amassed 228-4 off 40, Jake Wadhams 74 and Ben Harvey 67.
In reply, Chirk posted a more than respectable 202-7, David Lunt 46 and Barry Wilding 32.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

Chirk 1st XI (4) 64-10 Bomere Heath (24) 243-10

Chirk bowler Luke Gardner. Picture: BRIAN EADON

A heavy home defeat for Chirk.
Bomere Heath piled up 243 all out, Gianluca Longo 73, Nitish Sharma 4-75 for the hosts, Luke Gardner 2-47 and Liam Walker 2-71.
The hosts were then blown away for a paltry 64, Ashley Thomas 5-37 for the victors.

Condover 2nd XI (16) 240-4 Chirk 2nd XI (9) 196-8 – DRAWN

Chirk seconds battled stubbornly to snatch an away draw.
Condover seconds rattled up 240-4 off 40, Andrew W Brooks 85, Harry Lunt 2-43 for the visitors.
Hidayat Haroonkhail hit 60 and Harry Lunt 30 not out as Chirk avoided defeat with a good reply of 196-8.