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North Wales Cricket League: Tons galore in Divisions 3 and 4

Daniel Stuchfield on his way to a century for Carmel and District seconds. Picture: STEVEN JONES

NORTH WALES CRICKET LEAGUE REPORTS – AUGUST 1

DIVISION THREE

Conwy 2nd XI (1) 95-10 Bersham 1st XI (14) 100-2

Bersham’s relentless surge towards the Division 3 title continued with an eight-wicket win at Bodlondeb.
Put into bat, Conwy seconds were all out for 95, Shins Varghese 4-14, Jijin Joseph 3-9 and Noufal Khader 2-4 for the visitors, who breezed to 100-2 off 87 balls, Anvesh Podicheti 38.

Clwb Criced Caernarfon (14) 221-3 Abergele 2nd XI (1) 219-9

Monis Altaf top scored with 95 not out and Jonathan Lloyd posted 90 as Caernarfon chased down 221 for victory, losing just three wickets in the process.
Visitors Abergele seconds were invited to bat and produced a good score of 219-9, Arun Arikkat 49, Kieran Taylor 43 and Osian Thomas 39, Altaf 3-18, Huw Ohri 2-26 and Paul Williams 2-20.
In reply, the Cofis reached 221-3 in 38.1, Altaf hitting 11 fours and a six, skipper Lloyd 12 boundaries.

Bethesda 2nd XI (2) 114-8 Ruthin 1st XI (13) 116-4

Inserted by the visitors, Bethesda seconds concocted a modest 114-8 off 49 overs, Dewi Roberts 34, Gethin Hodgkinson 3-17 and Jonas Roberts 2-19 for Ruthin, who hit back with 119-4 off 27.5, Ned Roberts 50 not out, Dylan Hughes 3-34 for the hosts.

Connah’s Quay 2nd XI (13) 194-4 Hawarden Park 2nd XI (2) 192-7

Lucas Probert’s maiden century inspired Connah’s Quay seconds to victory at Central Park.
Hawarden Park called the coin correctly and made a challenging 192-7, openers Christopher Brooks (84) and Gethin Birchall (50) dominating, Sheikh Sabbir 2-29 for the hosts.
Quay responded with 194-4 off 35.1, opener Probert a superb 104 not out, Darren Jones 31 and Hashmat Safi 30, Ewan Holt 2-26 for the visitors.

Halkyn 2nd XI (11) 208-7 Pontblyddyn 2nd XI (4) 204-3

Halkyn seconds edged a thriller at Pant Newydd by just four runs.
Jack Hawkins and Shaun Gibson both made 58, the latter not out, in the home effort of 208-7, John Coppock 3-33 and Christian Wrathall 2-39 for Pont, who fell just short of victory on 204-3, skipper Dave Evans an heroic 107 not out, Jack Deary 57 no, Harri Sigsworth 2-27 for the hosts.

Mold 2nd XI (15) 320-7 Buckley 2nd XI (0) 69-9

Mold piled on the runs at the MCG, Daniel Williams (83), Thomas Garratt (41), Craig Roberts (35), George Godwin (33 not out) and John Williams (33) all combining to amass a huge 320-7, Paul Threlfall 2-71 for Buckley, who could only muster 69-9 in reply, Jatin Sharma 30, Keith Embleton and Isaac Boon both 3-15, Ralph Cornwell 2-20 for the overwhelming winners.
Embleton recently passed the 400 league wickets mark for the club.

DIVISION FOUR

Bersham 2nd XI (1) 97-9 Clwb Criced Y Bala (14) 98-3

Jack White took a remarkable 3-1 off eight overs, Caio Jones claimed 3-16 and Rubel Ahmed 2-21 as Bala limited Bersham seconds to 97-9.
In reply, the division leaders reached 98-3 to seal a 14-1 points verdict, White 45 not out.

Brymbo 3rd XI (15) 421-2 Hawarden Park 3rd XI (0) 76-10

Adam Smith and Charlie Croasdale both cracked centuries on an afternoon which saw Brymbo thirds rattle up a mammoth 421-2 off 40 overs.
Smith slammed 127 not out off just 69 balls, spanking 23 fours, skipper Croasdale posted 118 – 16 boundaries and a maximum – while Sam Manning prolonged Hawarden’s agony with an unbeaten 95 off 41 deliveries – 13 fours and three sixes – and Owain Pryce added 41.
Manning also scooped 4-10 as the visitors plummeted to 76 all out, Terry Jones 2-6.

Carmel and District 2nd XI (15) 254-5 Corwen 2nd XI (0) 120-10

Captain Daniel Stuchfield hit a maiden ton in his team’s maximum points walloping of Corwen at Pen-y-Gelli.
Opener Stuchfield finished 116 not out – 19 fours – as Carmel seconds piled up 254-5 off 40 overs Rick Kirkham contributing 48 and Jeivishnu Prithiviraj 38.
Corwen seconds were sent packing for 120, Jon Turner 37, Jack Stuchfield 4-14, Hollie Maggs 3-35 and Dafydd Timothy 2-12 for the triumphant hosts.

Gresford 2nd XI (13) 219-3 Northop 3rd XI (2) 164-10

On a day packed with centuries, skipper Sam Burke recorded a career-best 122 not out – 21 fours – in his team’s winning total of 219-3 at Clappers Lane.
Steve Griffin added 51 for the hosts, who elected to bat, Michael Vernon 2-19 for Northop thirds, who were then restricted to 164 all out.
Charley Grieg starred with 75 for the Flintshire team, Burke 3-20 and Abdullah Momand 3-23 for the Wrexham outfit.

Pwllheli 2nd XI (14) 66-2 Llanrwst 2nd XI (1) 64-10

Jac Rhent claimed a tremendous 5-15 off seven overs as Pwllheli seconds blew away Llanrwst seconds for just 64, Cheyne Hibbert 2-4 and Dylan Evans 2-12, Ian Nicholls a determined 41 not out in carrying his bat.
Pwll skipped to 66-2 for an eight-wicket victory.

Ruthin 2nd XI (1) 129-10 Marchwiel and Wrexham 2nd XI (14) 130-2

Openers Nick Husbands (57 not out) and Michael Forgrave (43) did most to guide Marchwiel and Wrexham seconds to an eight-wicket success at the Memorial Fields.
Ruthin seconds were all out for 129, Ieuan Wynne Lewis 51 not out and Rhys Hilditch 51, Anthony Morris taking 3-14, Sebastian Oddie 2-0, Matthew Morris 2-19 and Ed Greening 2-29 for the visitors, who reached their target in 24.4 overs.

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