North Wales Cricket League Divisions 1 to 4: Roett stars for Halkyn with maiden ton, back-to-back centuries for Conwy’s Hudson

NORTH WALES CRICKET LEAGUE REPORTS – DIVISIONS 1-4, MAY 2-4

DIVISION ONE

Saturday, May 2

Abergele 1st XI (18) 205-5 Mochdre 2nd XI (6) 202-8

Mochdre 2nds set a useful 202-8 off their allotted 45 overs after opting to bat, Stewart Williams 38 and Jack Austin 31 not out, Ajith Balakrishnan taking 3-33 and Gareth J Edwards 2-21 for Abergele, who responded with a winning 205-5 off 41.1, Karl Higgins 53, skipper Luke Holmes 45 not out and Gwil Lloyd Jones 32, Williams 2-28 and Andrew Butlin 2-32 for the visitors.

Buckley 1st XI (18) 231-2 Northop 2nd XI (6) 229-7

Rocco Franco (89) and Jack Gibson (65) put on 166 for the first wicket as Buckley chased down a score of 230 for the loss of just two batsmen.
Northop 2nds posted 229-7 from 45, David Foulkes 56, Charley Greig 35 and Ellis Williams 31 not out, Louis Parry 2-24 and Harry Sprowell 2-30 for the hosts, who hit back with 231-2 off 39.4, Chris Geary 38 not out after the openers made hay.

Gresford 1st XI (18) 270-8 Bangor 2nd XI (4) 111-10

Joseph Benson (61), skipper Joshua Knowles (58) and Chris Ellwood (56) guided Gresford to a big total of 270-8, Gareth Edwards an amazingly accurate 5-22 off 9 for Bangor 2nds, who were sent packing for just 111, Simon Perry 5-13 off 9 and Huw Bellis 3-15 from 8.5 for the hosts.

Halkyn 1st XI (18) 226-10 Connah’s Quay 1st XI (6) 127-10

Nathan Roett hit a maiden century and career best 138 in dominating Halkyn’s effort of 226 all out, Mali Auty 4-39 and Joshua Clarke 2-30 for the Quay, who were rolled over for 127, skipper Clarke 41, Ben Roberts 4-46, Roett 3-22 and Nathan Lavender 2-15 for the resounding home winners.

Llandudno 1st XI (18) 109-3 Bethesda 1st XI (1) 107-10

Put into bat, Bethesda could only manage 107 all out, opener Carwyn L Williams 32, Lalmon Vinayan 4-11 and Lucas Hughes 2-18 for Tudno, who responded with 109-3 for a seven-wicket victory, Vinayan 44 not out.

Pontblyddyn 1st XI (4) 133-10 Conwy 1st XI (18) 252-7

Australian newcomer Harrison Hudson made it back-to-back tons for Conwy, hitting 124 to add to his 114 of the previous week.
Hudson’s hundred helped the visitors, who were invited to bat, set a formidable 252-7, Shaun Davies adding 55 in a third-wicket stand of 111 with the overseas star, Ben Mason 2-41 for Pont, who collapsed to 133 all out, Mason 50, Raj Britto 3-23 and Shaun Davies 2-22 for the Castlemen.

DIVISION TWO

Monday, May 4

Pwllheli 1st XI (4) 166-10 Llanrwst 1st XI (11) 186-6

Aron Hughes’ impressive 72 proved crucial in Llanrwst’s Monday victory on the Llŷn Peninsula.
Inserted by the hosts, the Conwy Valley side set 186-6 off 40 overs, Raish Malek (35) and Stefan Horan (32) providing good support for Hughes, Iwan Moore taking 2-28 and Ioan Roberts 2-40 for Pwll, whose reply ended on 166.
Hari Glyn Williams made 68 and Moore 36 for the hosts, Matthew Latham bagging 5-37 and Caron Williams 3-24 for the winning visitors.

Saturday, May 2

Brymbo 2nd XI (4) 120-3 Menai Bridge 2nd XI (1) 119-8

Jamie Beale took 3-15, Tom Emmerson 2-21 and Ross Roberts 2-28 as Brymbo 2nds limited Menai Bridge 2nds to 119-8 and the Steelmen got home on 120-3, Beale 45 and skipper Gareth Pugh 33 no.

Denbigh 2nd XI (2) 122-8 Corwen 1st XI (13) 123-4

Harry Pooler concocted a remarkable dominant ton to lead Corwen to victory at Ystrad Road.
Denbigh 2nds could only produce a modest 122-8 off 40, Finlay Rooke-Hart 33, Dan Nixon and Joe Threlfall both 30, Caleb Dyke grabbing 5-15 for Corwen, who made the winning post on 123-4, Pooler a stunning 107 not out off 74 balls including 16 fours and three sixes.

Dolgellau 1st XI (0) 39-10 Llay Welfare 1st XI (15) 40-1

Put in by the visitors, Dolgellau were blown away for a paltry 39, Nathan Humphreys 4-12, Jack Honey 3-19 and David Phennah 2-1 for Llay, who eased to 40-1 off 8.5.

Llanrwst 1st XI (1) 71-10 Gwersyllt Park 2nd XI (14) 155-6

Gareth Fox led the charge with 39 as Gwersyllt Park 2nds made a winning total of 155-6 at Llanrwst, Robert Parry 2-28 for the hosts, who were skittled out in reply for just 71, Owais Saeed 5-21 and Ben Griffiths 3-10.

Pwllheli 1st XI (11) 186-8 Carmel & District 1st XI (4) 185-5

Asked to take first knock, Carmel came up with a decent 185-5 off 40, Supun Eranga 73 and Buddhika Prasad 44, Ioan Roberts 2-21 and Omar Aftab 2-31 for Pwllheli, who scraped to victory off the final ball with 186-8, Logan Morgan 53 and Craig Edwards 50, Eranga 2-12 for the visitors.

St Asaph 2nd XI (15) 198-7 Marchwiel and Wrexham 1st XI (0) 96-10

Opener Elliot Goddard made 74 and skipper Andy Mearns 50 in Saints’ winning effort of 198-7, Marchwiel and Wrexham managing just 96 all out in response, Zac Hewitt 2-11, Chatan Upadhyaya 2-12 and Cameron Davies 2-14 for the home team.

DIVISION THREE

Saturday, May 2

Bethesda 2nd XI (2) 137-10 Abergele 2nd XI (13) 193-6

Captain David Holmes’ fine 70 not out did most to ensure Abergele 2nds made a match-winning total, Ajin Vijayan adding 39 in a score of 193-6 off 40, Richard Lee Williams 3-25 and Dale Davies 2-27 for Pesda, who were dismissed for 137, Jeremy Shea 47 and Ian Owen 30, Vijayan 3-11 and Sebin Sebastion 2-7 for Gele.

Connah’s Quay 2nd XI (12) 158-7 Buckley 2nd XI (3) 157-10

Opener Mike Probert played a captain’s innings of 62 in Connah’s Quay 2nds’ three-wicket success over Buckley 2nds.
The visitors were inserted and bowled out for 157, Johnney Hewitt 33, Alex Davies 3-34, Kishan Gowda 3-38 and Jake Chare 3-45 for the Deesiders, who reached 158-7 in 35.1, Probert the standout with bowlers Mathew Edge (3-21) and Paul Threlfall (2-22) shining for Bucks.

Conwy 2nd XI (11) 196-5 Clwb Criced Caernarfon (4) 177-7

Good contest at Bodlondeb, Bailey Davies top-scoring with 86 in Conwy’s innings of 196-5, Matthew Duckworth 2-28 for Caernarfon, whose reply ended on a battling 177, openers Chris Moody 48 and Monis Altaf 45 putting on 80, Subhan Khan 2-24 and Philip Davies 2-25 for the hosts.

Hawarden Park 2nd XI (3) 142-10 Pontblyddyn 2nd XI (12) 181-2

Maiden century-maker Abs Dey hit a career finest 109 not out in Pontblyddyn 2nds’ 181-2 off 40, fellow opener Nick Thomas 36, and Hawarden Park 2nds were all back in the hutch for 142, Morgan Roberts 3-30 and James Wrathall 2-4.

Mold 2nd XI (3) 192-10 Bersham 1st XI (12) 193-7

Sathyajith Ihalagama struck a decisive 96 in Bersham’s three-wicket triumph at Chester Road.
Invited to bat, Mold 2nds were all out for 192, Gareth Davies 40 and David Graham 35, Shins Varghese and Vipin Shylajan both taking 2-41 for the visitors, who made it to 192-7 off 36.2, the next highest score after opener Ihalagama being 22, while Hayden Millington claimed 3-17 and Henry Roberts 2-35 for the losing team.

Ruthin 1st XI (0) 98-10 Halkyn 2nd XI (15) 248-9

Jack Hawkins hit 92 and skipper Gareth Thomas 39 as Halkjyn seconds amassed 248-9 after being put into bat.
Hawkins’ effort came off just 77 balls and included 15 fours, Dafydd Roberts bagging 3-35 and Elliott Lewis 2-37 for the hosts, who were sent packing for just 98, Sion Ferguson 5-27 for the Flintshire victors by 150 runs.

DIVISION FOUR

Monday, May 4

Carmel & District 2nd XI (3) 142-10 Ruthin 2nd XI (12) 144-6

Llyr Williams took 4-6 off 5 overs for a Ruthin 2nds side which bowled out their Carmel counterparts for 142 on Bank Holiday Monday.
Kevin Evans claimed 2-12 and Aled Owen 2-20 for the visitors, skipper Daniel Stuchfield 33 and Rick Kirkham 31 for the home side.
Ruthin made 144-6 off 37.1 in reply to record a four-wicket victory, Andrew Holliday best with 40 and Ben Davies picked up 2-18 for Carmel.

Corwen 2nd XI (1) 122-10 Marchwiel & Wrexham 2nd XI (14) 123-3

Asked to bat, Corwen 2nds were removed for 122, Sonny Mellor 34, Mike Lee 3-19 and Robbie Williams 3-21 for the travellers, who eased to victory at 123-3, Nick Husbands 64 not out and Michael Forgrave 34, Danny Jones 2-19 for the hosts.

Llandudno 2nd XI (13) 194-9 Clwb Criced y Bala (2) 123-6

David Barlow (43) and Aidan Kelly (39) were the main contributors in Llandudno’s score of 194-9, Jason Jones 4-36 and Amrith Anil 3-43 for the visitors, who were limited to 123-6, Anthony Edwards 3-19 for the seasiders.

Northop 3rd XI (12) 83-6 Hawarden Park 3rd XI (3) 82-10

Elliot Berg scooped 3-19, Connor Poynton 2-4, Gabriel Lloyd-Roberts 2-10 and Michael Vernon 2-11 as Northop 3rds dismissed Hawarden for 82 and the hosts made it to 83-6 in response to celebrate a four-wicket success, Poynton a vital 45 no, Haseeb Hanif 2-6 for the Park.

Sunday, May 3

Northop 3rd XI (14) 174-8 Ruthin 2nd XI (1) 84-10

Sunday smiles for Northop 3rds as they set a winning 174-8, extras their highest contributor with 39, Aled Owen snapping up 5-29 for Ruthin, who were then banished for a mere 84, Alun Jones 39, Gabriel Lloyd-Roberts 3-13 for the hosts, Bella Williams 2-7.

Saturday, May 2

Bersham 2nd XI (12) 140-6 Hawarden Park 3rd XI (3) 137-10

Thushardath Ep hit a crucial 54 not out in Bersham 2nds’ four-wicket win on Saturday.
Hawarden Park 3rds were all out for 137, Gokuldas P Kesavan 3-17. Jose Sebastian 2-17 and Anvesh Podicheti 2-19 for the hosts, who replied with 140-6.

Brymbo 3rd XI (0) 158-9 Llandudno 2nd XI (15) 286-6

Opener Jack Rimmington made a career best of 131 for Llandudno 2nds and shared in a first wicket stand of 180 with Ashley Rowlands (91).
Those were the two chief innings as Tudno compiled a mammoth 286-6, Louie Manning a commendable 2-24 for Brymbo 3rds, who were then restricted to 158-9, Aled Edwards 50, Anthony Edwards 3-25 and Shana Kelly 3-41 for the 128-run winners from the coast.

Carmel & District 2nd XI (1) 96-10 Gresford 2nd XI (14) 191-9

Harry Parker smacked 95 not out in Gresford’s total of 191-9, skipper Sam Burke adding 33, while Nick Hughes collected 3-21 and Ranjith Appuhamy 3-35 for Carmel, who were blitzed out for just 96, opener Jonathan Fisher a patient and determined 38 not out, Danny Griffin best for Gresford with 3-16, Burke 2-12 and Parker 2-13.

Corwen 2nd XI (-15) Pwllheli 2nd XI (15) – Corwen 2nd XI conceded

Marchwiel and Wrexham 2nd XI (15) 90-1 Llanrwst 2nd XI (0) 89-10

Mike Lee gathered 4-11 and Robbie Williams 2-16 as Marchwiel and Wrexham 2nds dismissed Llanrwst 2nds for 89, skipper Aled Hughes 33, and the Wrexham side cruised to 90-1 in reply, Williams 63 not out.