Title: Updated 2nd XI League Table Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 11:48 PM, Thursday 7th August 2008

Title: 2nd XI Scorelines Saturday 2nd August Alderley Edge (t) v Poynton: Alderley Edge 152 (44.4) B. Davis 29, M. Heathcote 4-32, J. Hadley 3-29; Poynton 143 (47.1) C. Jones 30*, S. Douglas 30, J. Steele 5-48. Alderley Edge won by 9 runs: 23 – 8 pts. Bramhall (t) v Hyde: Hyde 190-9 (50) Elly 98, Davenport 5-34; Bramhall 192-2 (47) S. Burnage 64*,Teale 58. Bramhall won by 8 wkts: 20 – 9 pts. Didsbury (t) v Oxton: Oxton 118 (39.1) I. Gill 30, E. Dodman 4-37; Didsbury 120-7 (32.5) J. Mason 33, A. Callaghan 5-33. Didsbury won by 3 wkts: 20 – 6 pts. Nantwich v Chester Boughton Hall (t): Chester Boughton Hall 111 (33.1) D. Riley 29, A. Cooper 7-41; Nantwich 115-7 (33) J. Bailey 33*, J. Williams 4-27, J. Ducker 3-40. Nantwich won by 3 wkts: 25 – 6 pts. Toft v Widnes (t): Widnes 131 (50) T. Wearden 67*, D. Hancock 6-39; Toft 132-5 (34.5) E. Bones 40, A. Roberts 39, P. Ashley 31. Toft won by 5 wkts: 25 – 5 pts. Urmston v Neston (t): Neston 168 (49.5) M. Garratt 64, A. Yardley 36, R. Partington 4-72, C. Wilson 4-28; Urmston 116-8 (50) S. Dartnell 43, R. Thorn 5-8. Match Drawn: Neston 12 pts – Urmston 8 pts. Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 11:39 PM, Thursday 7th August 2008

Title: Updated 1st XI League Table Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 12:11 AM, Wednesday 6th August 2008

Title: 1st XI Scorelines Saturday August 2nd WHAT could prove to be the season’s decisive encounter in Division One saw Oxton inflict the first defeat on Didsbury and take over top place. Didsbury subsided to a poor tally of 133, Paul Sperring 37, Tom Pierson 3-8. A fine innings of 52 by Simon Stokes then saw the Wirral men home by four wickets to claim 25 vital points. This completed an important 24 hours for Oxton who had beaten Nantwich the previous evening to reach the Twenty20 Plate final. Didsbury still look fairly safe in second place with Timperley 44 points behind in third spot after losing heavily at Poynton. After winning their previous four games, Timperley were bundled out for 124, Jamie Maltman 4-27 and Poynton knocked them off for the loss of three men, Paul Slattery 49. Warrington regained form to beat Upton at Old Greasby Road, scoring 195-8 batting first, Andy Kirby 51. Upton batsmen struggled to 132 in reply, Rob Batey 6-48. The situation at the foot of the table is interesting with Bramhall – last season a premier club – dragged into a four-way battle after a losing draw at Bollington, who continue to recover. Bolly (11 points) declared on 198-7, Matt Dawson 43 not out and Bramhall replied with 168-8, Nick Cantello 57 (seven points). Bollington remain in 11th place level on points with Simon Hall’s Cheadle who looked anything but a relegation-threatened side at Christleton. Cheadle posted 205-6 with a century stand between Aussie Dan Schuppan (79) and Mark Farrell (61). Without five regulars, Christleton skipper Paul Allen opted for the safety of an eight draw points with a response of 159-6, the skipper himself contributing an unbeaten 60. Cheadle have been handicapped by the shoulder injury which has prevented Schuppan bowling for the past six weeks. Birkenhead Park remain in the relegation mix after pocketing only nine draw points at Cheadle Hulme where they were set to top 190-6, Richard Battye 60. They got close at 188-9, Andy Gibson 90, teenager Gordon Potts taking 5-41. BOLLINGTON (t, 11 pts) drew with BRAMHALL (7 pts): Bollington 198-7 dec (50) M. Dawson 43no, A. Aqeel 33, A. Hayes 3-59; Bramhall 168-8 (50) N. Cantello 57, S. Wilkinson 38, A. Aqeel 3-27. CHEADLE HULME (t, 15 pts) drew with BIRKENHEAD PARK (9 pts): Cheadle Hulme 190-6 dec (50) R. Battye 60, T. McDonald 42, T. Hunter 3-42; Birkenhead Park 188-9 (50) A. Gibson 90, G. Potts 5-41, E. McCray 3-59. CHRISTLETON (8 pts) drew with CHEADLE (t, 11 pts): Cheadle 205-6 dec (50) D. Schuppan 79, M. Farrell 61; Christleton 159-6 (50) P. Allen 60no, C. Brady 3-22). OXTON (25 pts) beat DIDSBURY (t, 7 pts) by 4 wickets: Didsbury 133 (50) P. Sperring 37, D. Morgan 31, T. Pearson 3-8, M. Rowland 3-50; Oxton 134-6 (43) S. Stokes 52. POYNTON (t, 20 pts) beat TIMPERLEY (2 pts) by 7 wickets: Timperley 124 (52) C. Grindey 33, J. Maltman 4-27; Poynton 127-3 (33) P. Slattery 49no, D. Stringer 43no. UPTON (6 pts) lost to WARRINGTON (t, 24 pts) by 63 runs: Warrington 195-8 dec (50) A. Kirby 51, L. Heaphy 40, C. Kirby 38, B. Smith 32, G. Dixon 3-60; Upton 132 (42) R. Dixon 33no, D. Warburton 31, R. Batey 6-48. Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 12:06 AM, Wednesday 6th August 2008

Title: Updated 3rd XI League Table Posted by: League Newsletter at 1:09 PM, Monday 4th August 2008

Title: 3rd XI Scorelines Sunday 27th July Bowdon (t) v Alderley Edge: Bowdon 224-5 (45) M. Jones 65*, M. Pickup 45; Alderley Edge 140-4 (45) R. Hatley 61, J. Cheetham 51*. Match Drawn: Bowdon 14 pts – Alderley Edge 8 pts. Cheadle v Bramhall (t): Bramhall 187-8 (45) I. Milligan 57, J. Williams 31, R. Hill 4-70, G. Whittaker 3-79; Cheadle 189-3 (32.1) B. Samuels 73, J. Langley 51, G. Whittaker 33*. Cheadle won by 7 wkts: 25 – 10 pts. Congleton (t) v Timperley 5th: Congleton 95 (24.3) K. Bromley 22, M. Fletcher 4-44, O. Bevan 3-12; Timperley 99-5 (28.2) S. Badri 34. Timperley won by 5 wkts: 25 – 5 pts. Grappenhall (t) v Poynton: Poynton 182 (44) E. Moores 55, T. Berzins 51; Grappenhall 186-8 (46) B. Angel 54*, M. Tyreman 41, N. Muttock 35. Grappenhall won by 2 wkts: 20 – 14 pts. Hyde v Oulton Park: No sheet/information received. Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 1:06 PM, Monday 4th August 2008

Title: 2nd XI Scorelines Saturday 26th July Chester Boughton Hall v Toft (t): Chester Boughton Hall 259-8 (49) T. Ducker 96, A. Forest 55, B. Evans 31, O. Whyte 3-34; Toft 251-7 (51) P. Ashley 73, A. Roberts 60, S. Coutts 32, E. Bones 31, J. Williams 3-55. Match Drawn: Chester Boughton Hall 16 pts – Toft 11 pts. Nantwich v Bramhall (t): Nantwich 263-7 (49) T. Cowap 65, S. Blackledge 62, R. West 41, S. Burnage 3-59; Bramhall 119 (32.2) A. Reynolds 44, M. French 5-14, A. Shaw 3-37. Nantwich won by 144 runs: 25 – 5 pts. Neston (t) v Hyde: Neston 140 (50.3) L. Lewis 38, M. Garrett 32, P. Barber 31*, J. Dawber 4-54, D. Leighton 3-17; Hyde 141-6 (43) M. Hemmings 38, N. Elly 38, J. Blackhurst 33, R. Burke 3-42. Hyde won by 4 wkts: 25 – 6 pts. Oxton v Urmston: No sheet/information received. Poynton v Didsbury (t): Poynton 138 (44.5) L. Bell 28, P. Shipston 3-13, N. Bellamy 3-40. Didsbury 139-1 (25.5) M. Burns 103, Mitchell 30*. Didsbury won by 9 wkts: 20 – 5 pts. Widnes (t) v Alderley Edge: Widnes 188-9 (50) A. Atkin 39, J. Warburton 5-49; Alderley Edge 184 (49.2) O. Wildig 63, D. Harken 46, J. Khojani 5-75, T. Mitchell 3-39. Widnes won by 4 runs: 24 – 9 pts. Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 1:01 PM, Monday 4th August 2008

Title: 1st XI Scorelines Saturday July 26th THE top four clubs in Division One all won, Didsbury extending their record as the only unbeaten team in the league with a 58 runs victory against Poynton, whom they dismissed for 98. Earlier Didsbury had recovered from, 56-6 to post 156, numbers 7 – 9 batsman Stuart Stoneman scoring 33, Ollie Driver 27 and Pete Manser 32. Jamie Maltman took 4-36. Oxton put their shock defeat by Bollington behind them with a rousing 151 runs win at Cheadle after declaring on 236-7, Mark Rowland 64, Simon Stokes 62, Chris Davies 53. Cheadle who batted with 10 men due to an injury, closed on 85, Rowland 3-19, Chandra Atram 3-23. Timperley stayed in contention with a five wickets home win against Warrington, while Upton also won, by six wickets against Cheadle Hulme, chasing only 123, Ross Dizon 5-37. Keeping up their remarkable improvement, Bollington won again against Christleton to rise off bottom place for the first time. Bolly scored 158, Rick Hough 62, Rick Moore 5-36, then dismissed Christleton for 112, part-time bowler Matt Dawson claiming 4-15. The league’s only drawn game was at Bramhall where the home side chased Birkenhead Park’s 211, of which Zia ur Rehman hit a classy 106 and Simon Wilkinson claimed 4-71. Bramhall reached only 133-8, Matt Dawson 51 not out. BOLLINGTON (t, 22 pts) beat CHRISTLETON (6 pts) by 46 runs: Bollington 158 (50) R. Hough 62, R. Moore 5-36, I de Silva 3-26; Christleton 112 (33) P. Allen 30, M. Dawson 4-15, M. Ali 3-21. BRAMHALL (8 pts) drew with BIRKENHEAD PARK (t, 14 pts): Birkenhead Park 211 (50) Z. ur Rehman 106, J. Crofton 51no, S. Wilkinson 4-71; Bramhall 133-8 (50) M. Dawson 52no, A. Hall 32, Z. Khan 5-35. CHEADLE (t, 4 pts) lost to OXTON (25 pts) by 151 runs: Oxton 236-7 dec (48) M. Rowlands 64, S.Stokes 62, C. Davies 54, D. Dooler 3-24, C. Hyde 3-90; Cheadle 85-9 (36 ) M. Rowland 3-19, C. Atram 3-23. Cheadle batted with 10 men due to injury. DIDSBURY (23 pts) beat POYNTON (t, 5 pts) by 58 runs: Didsbury 156 (50) S. Stoneman 33, P. Manser 33, J. Maltman 4-36; Poynton 98 (31) S. Stoneman 3-20, P. Manser 3-51. TIMPERLEY (25 pts) beat WARRINGTON (t, 9 pts) by 5 wickets: Warrington 160 (J. Hughes 61, R. Batey 49no); Timperley 168-5 (C. Reid 39 no). UPTON (t, 20 pts) beat CHEADLE HULME (4 pts) by 6 wickets: Cheadle Hulme 128-9 dec (50) T. McDonald 35, R. Dixon 5-37; Upton 131-4 (45) A. Watson 43, C. Camden 33, A. Cotter 31). Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 12:54 PM, Monday 4th August 2008

Title: 3rd XI Scorelines Sunday 20th July Alderley Edge v Cheadle: No play, 7 pts each. Bramhall v Congleton (t): Bramhall 72 (28.4) I. Milligan 22, J. Copeland 4-2, D. Cohen 4-32; Congleton 75-1 (16.4) T. Forman 36*. Congleton won by 9 wkts: 20 – 1 pt. Oulton Park (t) v Bowdon: Bowdon 170 (42.1) A. Marshall 47, D. Roberts 4-29, O. Williamson 4-42; Oulton Park 172-8 (42.4) A. Mills 55, O. Williamson 43*, S. Walters 3-51. Oulton Park won by 2 wkts: 20 – 14 pts. Poynton v Hyde (t): Poynton 98 (32.4) A. Berzins 33, A. Campbell 4-25, A. Humphreys 3-17; Hyde 47 (34.4) M. Marshall 11, R. Carpenter 4-7. Poynton won by 41 runs: 21 – 5 pts. Timperley 5th v Grappenhall (t): Timperley 164 (48.5) R. Page 49, N. Brown 37, Crutchey 4-28, Tyreman 3-53; Grappenhall 120-6 (41) Angel 38, Baxter 32, N. Brown 4-35. Match Drawn: Grappenhall 10 pts – Timperley 8 pts. Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 12:52 PM, Monday 4th August 2008

Title: 2nd XI Scorelines Saturday 19th July Alderley Edge v Chester Boughton Hall: No sheet/information received. Bramhall v Neston: No play 7 pts each. Didsbury v Widnes: No play 7 pts each. Hyde v Oxton: No play 7 pts each. Toft v Nantwich: No play 7 pts each. Urmston v Poynton: No play 7 pts each. Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 12:50 PM, Monday 4th August 2008

Title: Under 13��s win the Cheshire County League The Under 13′s Championship Division was decided last Sunday with unbeaten Bramhall and Hyde in opposition in the last match of the season. Hyde raced to 70 off 14 overs but due to a combination of fine fielding and excellent bowling from Chris McGahan and Max Murphy in the second half of the innings they managed a total of 108. Bramhall started well with some aggressive hitting from Tom Duffy and with contributins from Matt Hughes , Max Hornby , Kieran Cronin and Richard Horrocks Bramhall reached their target with 3 overs to spare. The trophy will be presented to the team at the Junior League Presentation evening in September Posted by: Steve Hornby at 10:34 AM, Monday 28th July 2008

Title: 1st XI Scorelines Saturday July 19th BOTTOM team Bollington maintained their remarkable improvement upsurge with a shock eight wickets victory on the ground of First Division promotion-chasers Oxton. After losing their first nine games, then drawing three and winning for the first time the previous week against Poynton, Bollington routed Oxton – who won the toss – for 88, the medium-pace of Mohammed Ali earning him figures of 7-33. Ali has been missing with injury for most of the season. The east-Cheshire side replied with a comfortable 91-2, Martyn Knight 57 not out, to bank 25 points and reduce the deficit at the foot of the table to just 19 points. Oxton trail by 16 following Didsbury’s maximum points draw at Warrington, where they totalled 208-6, Trevor Gane 47. Warrington held out at 152-9, Ben Smith 46, Ollie Driver 3-34, Peter Manser 3-39. The promotion hopes of Timperley and Poynton were set back by the cancellation of their respective fixtures at Cheadle Hulme and at home to Cheadle. The Kingsway men will also have been disappointed that they were denied a chance to move out of the bottom two. A magnificent all-round performance by Christleton’s Kandyman Iroshan de Silva helped them end a bad run and beat Bramhall by six wickets at Little Heath. The two Nicks, Cantello (61) and Atherton (50) enabled Bramhall declare at a respectable 175-8, de Silva 3-33. To which Christleton replied with 176-4 with four balls of the last over left, Sri Lankan de Silva contributing 120. Spinner Simon Wilkinson toiled unchanged and ultimately in vain for Bramhall with 2-83 off 20 overs. One of the umpires at Christleton was League chairman David Humpage, standing in to deal with a shortage. “A very enjoyable match” was his report. The Wirral derby between Birkenhead Park and Upton ended all square with nine points apiece. Park batted the full 55 overs for 170-7, Zia ur Rehman 41, Tom Hunter 40, Adam Watson 4-31. After which Upton fell 12 runs short with their last pair together at 158-9, D. Warburton 62 not out. BIRKENHEAD PARK (t, 9 pts) drew with UPTON (9 pts): Birkenhead Park 170-7 inn. closed (55) Z. ur Rehman 41, T. Hunter 40, C. Foran 37, A. Watson 4-51, R. Dixon 3-58; Upton 158-9 (45) D. Warburton 62no, A. Khan 3-30. CHEADLE HULME v TIMPERLEY: Match cancelled due to waterlogged ground: 7 pts each. CHRISTLETON (25 pts) beat BRAMHALL (8 pts) by 6 wickets: Bramhall 175-8 dec (40) N. Cantello 61, N. Atherton 50, I. De Silva 3-33; Christleton 176-4 (39.4) I. De Silva 120, N. Moore 30. Match reduced to 80 overs. OXTON (t, 1 pt) lost to BOLLINGTON (25 pts) by 8 wickets: Oxton 88 (40) M. Ali 7-33; Bollington 92-2 (35) M. Knight 57no, C. Rowe 24no. POYNTON v CHEADLE: Match cancelled due to waterlogged ground: 7 pts each. WARRINGTON (7 pts ) drew with DIDSBURY (t, 17 pts): Didsbury 208-6 dec. (49) T. Gane 47, D. Morgan 37, B. Morris 3-55; Warrington 152-9 (51) B. Smith 46, O. Driver 3-34, P. Manser 3-39. Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 1:15 PM, Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Title: 3rd XI Scorelines Sunday 13th July Alderley Edge v Bramhall: No sheet/information received. Grappenhall v Bowdon (t): Bowdon 84 (37) Holland 16*, Tyreman 3-19; Grappenhall 85-3 (25.4) Roylance 53, Holland 3-9. Grappenhall won by 7 wkts: 25 – 4 pts. Hyde v Timperley 5th (t): Timperley 184-8 (50) M. Rudd 75*, A. Grantham 3-40, J. Ebbrell 3-46;. Hyde 184-8 (40) J. Dawber 40, M. Marshall 30, A. Capel 3-30. Match Tied: Hyde 18 pts – Timperley 8 pts. Oulton Park v Congleton: Rearranged to 31/08/08. Poynton v Cheadle (t): Poynton 101 (45.1) A. Berzins 43, S. Ives 4-20, R. Hill 3-43; Cheadle 102-7 (30.1) D. Brown 80*, D. Palmer 3-30. Cheadle won by 3 wkts: 20 – 5 pts. Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 10:37 AM, Monday 21st July 2008

Title: 2nd XI Scorelines Saturday 12th July Chester Boughton Hall (t) v Didsbury: Didsbury 176 (49.5) J. Khan 68, S. Whiteside 31, A. Leech 3-26, D. Atkin 3-34, D. Riley 3-51; Chester Boughton Hall 121 (41.2) R. Evans 34, N. Bellamy 4-20. Didsbury won by 55 runs: 23 – 7 pts. Nantwich v Alderley Edge (t): Nantwich 184-9 (55) M. Hughes 42, B. Mogg 33*, M. Warnes 4-48; Alderley Edge 156 (43.4) J. Steele 67, A. Condliffe 39, B. Mogg 5-43, M. French 3-38. Nantwich won by 28 runs: 22 – 8 pts. Oxton (t) v Neston: Neston 94 (41.3) L. Lewis 42, A. Allen 6-17, A. Callaghan 4-25. Oxton 95-5 (42.5) R. Armstrong 30*. Oxton won by 5 wkts: 20 – 3 pts. Poynton v Hyde (t): Poynton 113-4 (36) S. Douglas 42, G. Lomax 3-18; Hyde 117-3 (28.5) J. Blackhurst 50*, D. Clinch 33. Hyde won by 7 wkts: 20 – 2 pts. Toft v Bramhall: No play rain, 7 pts each. Widnes (t) v Urmston: Urmston 149 (54.3) J. Williams 62, T. Mitchell 4-51, T. Evans 4-53; Widnes 150-5 (35.2) T. Wearden 88. Widnes won by 5 wkts: 20 – 5 pts. Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 10:31 AM, Monday 21st July 2008

Title: 1st XI scorelines Saturday 12th July 2008 AFTER losing their first nine games, then drawing three, Bollington registered an overdue maiden victory in Division One when they beat Poynton by six wickets. In an 82 overs game, Poynton posted 166-4, Nafees Din 43 not out, Brian Kingham 42 and Bolly sailed home at 167-4, Martyn Knight 50, proud skipper Rick Hough 45. At the other end of the table, Oxton drew level on points with Didsbury with an impressive 58 runs win on Christleton’s near-perfect batting track. A quality partnership of 146 between Chris Davies (78) and Simon Stokes (76) enabled Oxton to declare on 220-5, to which Christleton replied with 162, Rick Moore a fine 87, Chris Stenhouse 4-45, Chandra Atram 4-57. Didsbury only managed seven points from a home game against Cheadle Hulme, scoring 152-7, Trevor Gane 66. Former Didsbury left-arm spinner Chris Maudsley proved their undoing with an admirable 6-42. Cheadle Hulme recovered from 25-6 to close on 106-8, A. Ballieze 40 not out, C. Durham 34, Peter Manser 5-33. Timperley are up to third place after beating Birkenhead Park by 102 runs at Stockport Road. Skipper Ryan Edwards contributed 96 to Timperley’s 192-5 before Park were sent back for 90, Mark Maddocks 4-18, Nick Liddell 4-28. Cheadle ended a run of six defeats with a four wickets success at home to Warrington. They replied with 148-6 (Dan Schuppan 70 not out, Paul Agar 4-63) after Warrington had declared on 147-9, Mal Agar 41, R. Malook 5-50. Bramhall’s home game against Upton was a victim of week-long bad weather which battered the ground. BOLLINGTON (t, 20 pts) beat POYNTON (8 pts) by 6 wickets: Poynton 166-4 dec. (41) N. Din 43no, B. Kingham 42; Bollington 167-4 (39.2) M. Knight 50, R. Hough 45). Reduced to 82 overs. BRAMHALL v UPTON: Match cancelled due to waterlogged pitch and outfield – 7 pts each. CHEADLE (t, 20 pts) beat WARRINGTON (7 pts) by 4 wickets: Warrington 147-9 dec (49) M. Agar 41, M. Watkin 39no, R. Malook 5-50, C Hyde 3-48; Cheadle 148-6 (48) D. Schuppan 70no, P. Agar 4-63. CHRISTLETON (7 pts) lost to OXTON (t, 25 pts) by 58 runs: Oxton 220-5 dec (50) C. Davies 78, S. Stokes 76. M. Parkinson 3-68; Christleton 162 (44) R. Moore 87, C. Stenhouse 4-45, C. Atram 4-67. DIDSBURY (7 pts) drew with CHEADLE HULME (t, 7 pts): Didsbury 152-7 dec (52) T. Gane 77, C. Maudsley 6-42; Cheadle Hulme 106-8 (48) R. Ballieze 40no, C. Durham 34, P. Manser 5-33, A. Windle 3-20. TIMPERLEY (25 pts) beat BIRKENHEAD PARK (t, 3 pts) by 102 runs: Timperley 192-5 dec (45) R. Edwards 96, C. Reid 39, A. Khan 3-49; Birkenhead Park 90 (35) M. Maddocks 4-18, N. Liddell 4-28. Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 10:23 AM, Monday 21st July 2008

Title: Under 13\'s in Title Decider Following victories over Warrington and Elworth the Under 13’s are joint top of the Cheshire County League Championship group with Hyde. The title will be decided on Sunday 27th July when Bramhall travel to Hyde in the final game of the season. The game starts at 9.30am and anyone wishing to come down and support the team will be most welcome. Posted by: Steve Hornby at 10:22 AM, Monday 21st July 2008

Title: Bramhall v Alderley Edge League july 13th Result - Bramhall win by 8 runs, 24pts Alderley 7pts A tight finish and win in a low scoring game against near rivals Alderley Edge on an unpredictable, slow wicket. On a damp track, Bramhall won the toss and elected to bat on what was going to be a testing track. With variable bounce, Bramhall got off to a decent start and at 46 for 1 off 11 overs were looking good. We then subsided to 77 for 6 with some not very bright batting including too many aerial shots when the requirement was to eliminate risk. Tim Wood and Ben Milligan brought about a recovery with an intelligent approach before Tim was out for 20 and Ben last man for 30. Final score 149 ao off 43 overs. With the wicket drying out, batting was easier but Matt Clarke and Dave Tanner bowled a decent line and Dave got just reward with 2 early wickets. Next move was to get 2 of the spinners on and Joe HJ and Ben Milligan bowled 34 overs in tandem making life very difficult for the batsmen. Wickets fell fairly regularly but with only 3 an over required, the finish was always going to be tight. The 10th wicket fell with 3 balls to go and the score on 141 for a deserved victory - the difference in the score down to runs saved from excellent fielding across the team and Tim Wood in particular. Joe HJ finished with 4 for 28 off 17 and Ben 4 for 48 off 17. With 9 players 19 or under, this was a good test under pressure which we Bramhall just about came through. But we will need to bat better next week against Congleton who we are 10 pts behind on the same number of games. Onwards Posted by: Ian Milligan at 1:30 PM, Monday 14th July 2008

Title: 3rd X1 League table after July 6th games - all to play with 5 teams pushing for 2 promotion slots Division Two 6/7/08   Bowdon (t) v Poynton.  Poynton 126-6 (35.4) T. Berzins 49*, S. Walters 3-23.  Match abandoned:  Poynton 8 pts – Bowdon 7 pts. Cheadle v Oulton Park.  No play rain, 7pts each. Congleton (t) v Alderley Edge.  Alderley Edge 96 (30.1) B. Davis 23, J. Copeland 3-21.  Congleton 97-1 (17.4) R. Booth 46*, B. Forman 37*.  Congleton won by 9 wkts: 20 – 3 pts. Hyde v Grappenhall (t).  Grappenhall 181 (40) A. Roylance 49, T. Roberts 41, N. Muttock 37, A. Campbell 4-12, A. Grantham 3-36.  Hyde 19-0 (31.1) J. Ashley 12*.  Match Abandoned: Grappenhall 12 pts – Hyde 7 pts. Timperley 5th (t) v Bramhall.  Bramhall 224-0 (42) I. Tittle 120*, J. Duke 80*.  Timperley 206-9 (41) A. Capel 104, S. Capel 31, T. Drury 7-51.  Match Drawn: Bramhall 17 pts – Timperley 7 pts.     Division Two Pld W T D C/A L Bat Bowl Pts 1 Congleton 11 7 0 0 2 2 27 3 199 2 Bramhall 10 4 0 3 2 1 35 15 165 3 Bowdon 11 4 0 1 4 2 32 11 163 4 Alderley Edge * 9 6 0 1 0 2 12 3 142 5 Hyde 9 4 0 1 2 2 22 11 139 6 Poynton 11 3 0 2 2 4 38 18 139 7 Grappenhall 11 3 0 2 0 6 38 19 126 8 Timperley 5th 10 2 0 4 1 3 38 21 119 9 Cheadle ** 11 1 0 2 2 6 30 16 69 10 Oulton Park **# 10 1 0 1 2 6 32 18 64 * forfeit match -10 pts # no result sheet                    Posted by: Ian Milligan at 10:37 AM, Saturday 12th July 2008

Title: 100 Club winners for July 2008 1st: Michelle Tittle  £36 2nd: Barry Rickson  £14.40 3rd: George Hill  £7.20 Posted by: The Old Geezer at 8:46 PM, Tuesday 8th July 2008

Title: 100 Club winners for June 2008 1st: Pat Burling  £36 2nd: Arthur Reid  £14.40 3rd: Paul Bellis  £7.20 Posted by: The Old Geezer at 8:45 PM, Tuesday 8th July 2008

Title: 100 Club winners for May 2008 1st: David Pennington  £36 2nd: Richard Cragg  £14.40 3rd: David Duke  £7.20 Posted by: The Old Geezer at 8:44 PM, Tuesday 8th July 2008

Title: Sam Drury Debut Ton A debut ton for Sam Drury The Old Geezer is very aware of the fine line that exists between being in form and out of form. Sometimes the tell tale signs of a lack of confidence can be seen in the way the batsman walks to the crease; shoulders slumped and head down. At other times the give away sign is in the comments made by the batsman as they prepare for their innings. In Sam Drury’s case it was the latter yesterday. At being told he would be batting at No 3 against a strong Liverpool touring side he suggested that he had been struggling a little because of limited opportunities. He had some how convinced himself that disaster would befall him regardless of his own form and the standard of the opposition. Sometimes good batsmen need a little bit of luck to get going and Sam got his share when he tried to turn a ball to leg early on to find it stopping on him. He had hit through too early and the ball spooned up to the fielder at square leg. To say it was an easy chance is an understatement but the big advantage for Sam was that it seemed to take rather a long time to fall towards the fielder. Fortunately for Sam, he dropped it. What followed was a graceful and elegant innings. Pushing singles to keep the score moving he often square cut strongly or pulled. Eleven boundaries and no further chances took Sam to his first ton. He looked a little bewildered at the achievement. It was one of those ’I never thought I could do that!’ sort of occasions. In his usual way Sam walked back to the pavilion (PAGB instructing him to retire to give others a chance) in a humble, polite and unassuming way. He took the applause raising his bat for a second or two and then sat quietly. The Old Geezer hopes he was reflecting on a wonderful innings, played by a player who is a credit to his club and family. It won\'t be his last ton. Perhaps Sam believes he can bat better than most now! Posted by: The Old Geezer at 8:28 AM, Tuesday 8th July 2008

Title: Double Century Opening Partnership Yesterday\'s rain affected 3rd X1 league game at Timperley saw Iain Tittle and James Duke hit an unbroken 1st wkt partnership of 224 off 42 overs, with Titts hitting 120 and Dukey 80. After a careful start on a tricky wicket, they moved up the gears and it was a pleasure to watch. After heavy rain, Timperley worked hard to get the ground fit to play and they finished on 206 for 9 which meant 17 pts for Bramhall, Tom Drury picking up 7 for 52 on the same day that Sam Drury notched his first ton in the Sunday friendly game - well done Sam. Going into this match at the halfway point of the season, Bramhall 3rds are placed 3rd with a game in hand on Congleton and bowdon but with Alderley and Hyde both having a game in hand on Bramhall. It looks to be between these 5 teams for the top 2 places. Bramhall have been steady rather than spectacular first half of the season and we will need to step up our performances against the top teams in particular. Mr Tittle departs for sunny climes so time for the rest of us to get some runs.  Posted by: Ian Milligan at 1:53 PM, Monday 7th July 2008

Title: First team sruggle against high flying Oxton First team sruggle against high flying Oxton Oxton stay second 18 points behind after beating Bramhall by six wickets at Townfield Lane.  Nick Atherton top-scored with 51 in Bramhall’s below par 120, Tom Pearson 4-33, Chandra Atram 4-37. Oxton struggled against Andy Hayes’ accurate 4-38 before passing the winning post winning at 126-6, Mark Rowland 35. Poynton are becoming a force to be reckoned with in Division One, three wins and two draws in their last five games hoisting them up to a challenging third place. They almost made it four wins at home to Christleton, reducing their visitors to 108-9 (Iroshan de Silva 52, Jamie Maltman 3-23, Derwen Thompson 3-30) after they had declared at 171-5. Nafees Din top-scored with 63 and Paul Gould 46, while de Silva took 3-38 in a rain-reduced game. At the top, Didsbury registered win number seven by six wickets at Birkenhead Park after the Wirralians had taken up their full 55 overs to post 179-8, Ian Platt 69 not out, Peter Manser 5-42.  Paul Sperring had an unbeaten 52 for Didsbury who made it with two overs to spare. Didsbury need Clubmark for promotion It was confirmed at the league’s July management committee that Didsbury do not yet have Clubmark and if they don’t  attain the accreditation by the end of September they will not be promoted.   This would mean only one club promoted to and one relegated from the premier league. Timperley won by one wicket with two balls left in a tense and evenly-balanced game at Upton who scored 156 batting first, David Warburton 36, Ryan Edwards 3-40, Chris Reid 3-54.  Timperley just made it at 157-9 (Gary Dixon 4-26), while Reid scored a match-winning 51 not out on debut after being transferred from Alderley Edge. After losing their first nine games, Bollington drew for the third week in a row, for the first tie recording more (15-12) than hosts Warrington.  With 75 from Rick Hough, Bolly totalled 226, Steve Heydon 5-50 and Warrington replying with 224-6. Liam Heaphy 77 not out, Chris Kirby 55, Abdul Aqueel 4-106.  Cheadle Hulme won by four wickets off the last ball against struggling Cheadle at Grove Park. Cheadle took 55 overs to compile 173-8, Steven Hall 60, Simon Hall 37, Tod McDonald 3-45.  Cheadle Hulme then scraped home at 177-6 of the final ball of the 45th over, Richard Battye 81 not out.  Interestingly, Cheadle Hulme fielded proud father John Potts and his two sons Ollie and Jordan  Posted by: The Old Geezer at 1:33 PM, Monday 7th July 2008

Title: A report from Poynton CC website about the 1st team match Andy Hall\'s team grateful to Matt Dawson The 23rd century of his remarkable career by veteran campaigner Brian Kingham lit up a gloomy Poynton afternoon. And it was the weather that had the final say as the umpires took the players off with three overs remaining, denying Poynton the chance to grab the two wickets they required for victory. In producing the teams highest total of the year, Poynton’s batsmen were into their stride early, punishing some variable length bowling. Damian Stringer (27) batted well in adding 61 for the second wicket with Kingham, but the best batting came in the 112 partnership between Kingham and Nafees Din. Kingham cut and pulled superbly, and after a slow start Din’s trademark straight drives were soon in evidence on his way to his first Poynton half century. Kingham finally fell for 106, made in 133 balls with 14 fours, having led his side to a formidable total. Even with Bramhall reduced to 38-4, Poynton were counting no chickens, as this brought together Cheshire captain Andrew Hall, one of the country\'s finest batsmen outside of the first-class game, and county wicketkeeper Matt Dawson. But for long periods, Hall struggled, unable to make contact with many prodigious swinging deliveries from Simon Turner. Hall fell to Jamie Maltman for 32, ending Bramhall\'s victory hopes, but despite claiming other wickets, Poynton were unable to dislodge Dawson, who occupied the crease for 32 overs for a dogged 61 not out. Derwin Thompson returned the best figures with 4-35. Posted by: The Old Geezer at 11:51 AM, Sunday 22nd June 2008

Title: Kids can watch their heroes for a quid! Kids can watch their heroes for a quid! …between Thursday 10 July and Friday 25 July. At a number of English county cricket grounds this July, under 16s will be able to watch a day’s cricket for ONLY £1. Big hits, fast bowling and diving catches are guaranteed as the best cricketers do battle in the hunt for glory. Whether it is part of a school trip or enjoying the start of the school holidays with friends or family, don’t miss seeing your cricketing heroes live for just £1. The following matches are those included in the promotion: Derbyshire v Leicestershire, July 11–14, Derby, LV County Championship Derbyshire v Bangladesh A, July 21–23, Derby, Tour Match Lancashire v Gloucestershire, Thursday July 17, Old Trafford, NatWest Pro40 (floodlit) Lancashire v Hampshire, July 22–25, Old Trafford, LV County Championship Northamptonshire v Derbyshire, Sunday July 20, Northampton, NatWest Pro40 Nottinghamshire v Surrey, July 11–14, Trent Bridge, LV County Championship Somerset v Kent, July 16–19, Taunton, LV County Championship Sussex v Hampshire, July 16–19, Arundel, LV County Championship Worcestershire v Northamptonshire, July 10–13, New Road, LV County Championship Worcestershire v Glamorgan, July 17–20, New Road, LV County Championship Tell all your friends and just walk up on the day to take advantage of this brilliant offer. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Other terms and conditions apply. Posted by: The Old Geezer at 9:11 AM, Sunday 22nd June 2008

Title: Cheshire County League U13��s Representative Team Congratulations to Max Hornby and Max Murphy who have been selected to represent the League in the forthcoming Inter-League Peaks Trophy. Posted by: Steve Hornby at 2:41 PM, Wednesday 18th June 2008

Title: Hall�s team back to winning ways Timperley’s winning run ended at Bramhall where they lost a tight game by 12 runs after the home side had posted 218, Danny Humphreys 51, Ross Edwards 5-51.  In-form left-hander Tom Twiney (dropped at nought and four) nearly pulled it off with a fine 97 for Timperley aided by Mark Maddocks 37. But the match-winner Simon Wilkinson pulled it off with a 7-47 spell, his third return of six wickets or more. After holding third-placed Upton to 166-9, Adrian Hughes 53, Nick Anderson 3-35, Didsbury won comfortably at 168-3 with seven overs to spare, G. Narayanan, 63 and Paul Sperring 51 winding up with a  century stand. Oxton had to answer to the accuracy and away swing of Simon Turner at Poynton where they were inserted and held to 153-9 in 55 overs. Turner took 7-36, but couldn’t get rid of Oxton’s last pair N. Subardhar 34 and skipper Andy Birley 25, who put on 58 for the 10th wicket.  Even so, Poynton went on to win well at 154-6, Paul Gould 40, Chris Stenhouse a fiery 4-76. Christleton’s Sri Lankan batsman Iroshan de Silva cracked a good-looking 124not out with Rick Moore contributing 53 to their side’s declared tally of 238-1 at Warrington.  The Walton Lea men limped to 167-9 in reply, Dane Hutchison 37. Cheadle Hulme inflicted Bollington’s ninth successive defeat at Grove Park, after declaring on 190-3 in 46 overs, David Hawes 48.  Wicket-keeper Ged McKiernam top-scored with 35 as Bolly put up a stirring fight before being bowled out in the 50th over for 152, Ewan McCray 5-52. Birkenhead Park exchanged places in the bottom two with Cheadle thanks to a four wickets home win. Zia ur Rehman’s leg-spin claimed 4-42 as Cheadle were dismissed for 157, Greg Dixon 41, a tally which Park overhauled for the loss of six batsmen, Andy Gibson leading the way with a solid 44. Park have suffered a blow with the loss of recently-arrived Indian Cricket League all-rounder Ganapathi Vignesh, who has returned home due to the illness of his mother, according to the club’s website.   Posted by: The Old Geezer at 10:50 PM, Monday 16th June 2008

Title: Club Kit Club Kit is now available to buy from Peak Sports in Stockport. Prices (for this season only) are as follows: Shirt £10 Trousers £10 Rain Jacket £14 Sleeveless Sweater £20 Long Sleeve Sweater £10   The original bulk order has arrived and can be seen worn by several members already. The kit is of high quality and very good value for money  Posted by: Simon Wilkinson at 9:29 PM, Monday 16th June 2008

Title: Bramhall outplayed at Warrington Wins for top four in First Division THE top four teams (Oxton, Didsbury, Upton and Warrington) all scored victories on a day when there were no draws in the First Division. Warrington recovered after their horror show at Cheadle Hulme to outplay Bramhall at Walton Lea.  With 3-40 from, Rob Batey, Bramhall mustered only 97, then Mal Agar’s 54 saw Warrington over the line by seven wickets. Oxton did not have it all their own way in the Wirral derby with Birkenhead Park at Townfield Lane . After restricting their hosts to 182-9, Chris Davies 35, Mark Rowlands 31, Ganapathi Vignesh 4-36, Park fought hard and with an unbeaten 83 from Zia ur Rehman they got to within 20 runs, at 162.  The difference between the teams proved to be Andy Birley’s sharp pace bowling which earned him a 6-45 return. Didsbury stay on Oxton’s tail just two points behind after a 75 runs victory at nearby Cheadle.  C. Morgan was unbeaten with 83 and Marcus Fisher with 53 in Didsbury’s 208-2 declared off 49 overs. Cheadle batted 49 overs for 133, Stuart Stoneman proving the match winner with 5-37. Upton’s fifth win was by five wickets at Christleton, whose Little Heath ground improves with every passing season.  Batsmen from both sides struggled on a near-perfect pitch on which Christleton were bowled out for 151 (Nick Moore 37), Gary Dixon bowling unchanged (downhill) with 4-62.  Paul Allen made Upton fight hard for their runs and he, too bowled unchanged down the slope and deserved better figures than 2-65 off 24 overs. Aussie Adam Watson top-scored with 43 to help steer his side to a 25 points return. Timperley’s fourth successive win was by five wickets at the expense of luckless Bollington, who have now lost all eight. Calum Rowe contributed 53 to Bolly’s 105, Ryan Edwards 5-15 to which Timperley replied with 106-5, Mark Leathley 61 not out.  For Bolly, Mo Ali had taken 3-7 off 4.1 overs when injury forced him off. Simon Turner’s fine 6-31 skittled Cheadle Hulme for 94 at London Road, only Richard Battye (31 not out) standing firm.  Brian Kingham had 49 in Poynton’s reply of 97-3.   Posted by: The Old Geezer at 7:21 PM, Monday 9th June 2008

Title: Under 13�s Advance into The Championship Division The Under 13’s with an unbeaten divisional record of 5 wins and 3 abandoned games topped Zone 3 and now go into the Championship Division with the winners and runners up from the other zones. The team has great strength in depth and all the players have contributed to the team\'s success. This was illustrated on Sunday when chasing a modest total of 103 against Timperley Bramhall crashed to 30 for 6 but a determined 30 from Tom Duffy and an excellent partnership between Dan Rothel and Tom Morton ensured the team won with 1 ball remaining. Victories in the Cheshire Cup against 2 very strong teams — Hyde and Didsbury have been marred by the Didsbury game being played after the required date and the team unfortunately having to forfeit their place in the quarter final. In the second half of the season the team will have to play to their maximum potential in order to compete aginst the best junior teams in the League. Posted by: Steve Hornby at 4:14 PM, Monday 9th June 2008

Title: Another victory for Andy Hall�s side With many players still celebrating Stockport County’s Wembley promotion victory, Bramhall beat Cheadle by 22 runs at Church Lane . Bramhall posted 178, Andy Hall 58, Chris Brady 5-56, Dan Schuppan 4-45 and Cheadle reached 156, the outstanding Schuppan 55. Simon Wilkinson kept up his fine off-spinning spell with 5-70. Birkenhead Park got off the mark thanks to a fine all-round performance from their late-arriving Indian Cricket League all-rounder Ganapathi Vignesh from Chennai.  He took 4-27 in Poynton’s modest 121, then hit an unbeaten 67 as Park went on to win by two wickets. Cheadle Hulme beat a strangely under-power Warrington at Grove Park after their visitors had struggled to post 121-9 in the full 55 overs allowance, Chris Kirby 28. Spinners Ewan McCray took 5-37 and Chris Maudsley 4-13 employed a stranglehold. Cheadle Hulme went on to post 114-2 in 27 overs, Adam Wilde 58 not out. Upton came a seven wickets cropper at home to Wirral neighbours Oxton who stay top by three points. Only Adrian Hughes (52) put bat to ball for Upton, Andy Birley took 4-22, but was not helped by five catches dropped off his bowling. Oxton replied with a convincing 133-3, Simon Stokes 62. Christleton lost a low-scoring game by five runs at Timperley after the home side had been bowled out for 152, Paul Allen 4-50.  Christleton fell just short at 147, despite good batting from the de Silva brothers Iroshan (59) and Suresh (48). Mark Leathley took 3-17. Bollington sank to their seventh successive defeat at Didsbury, who by contrast, are making a strong promotion bid. Didsbury declared on 182-4, Marcus Fisher 69, Paul Sperring 69 not out before Bolly were sent back for 72, Nick Anderson 4-17, Stuart Stoneman 4-35. Posted by: The Old Geezer at 10:51 AM, Monday 2nd June 2008

Title: The Old Geezer is not a jogger, is he?   The Old Geezer decided last season to draw a close to his memorable career (it is to him) in league cricket. He had been a fairly regular member of the 3rd team as they secured the league championship last season. He felt it was a good time to throw his very large jockstrap away and place his cherished bat in the loft. He began to concentrate on jogging as a way of keeping relatively fit. It meant he could eat and drink at the usual rate without putting on the extra pounds. Four broken toes and a calf strain restricted his running during the early part of the year but he felt in mid May as if he had become more interested in running than cricket.   Last week The Old Geezer received a call to say that many juniors were unavailable due to exams at school and university. Could he be tempted to play competitively just one more time?   As The Old Geezer drove up to Church Lane the wind was blowing a gale but it was dry. It quickly became clear that the club selectors had decided that the youth policy was going to fall by the wayside this week. It was time for the old guard to ‘come to the party!’ The Old Geezer had never been sure where the party was and why he always seemed to miss it but the fun started when Laws was nearly locked in the Umpires’ room. It was felt this was a suitable place of solitude for an ageing player to prepare his well honed body for the onslaught ahead. PAGB was captain so short one liners started to spray the changing room. Most of them generally centred round the various times when he had tricked Laws into playing or managed to get him stuck in the umpires’ room. Old tricks die hard. Laws was ready by the way. He always changes in the umpires’ room with the door open. A nasty image flashed through The Old Geezer’s mind but it quickly faded away just like Bramhall’s top order.   The toss was meaningless because Cheadle had only 8 fit players. They bat and we bowl pretty badly. Things don’t go well from the start with Bailey retreating to the pavilion clutching a muscle. For the next 40 or so overs Bramhall chase the ball, drop catches, including a virtually impossible one (not really) by The Old Geezer himself and end up cursing the luck of a young middle order player who manages to direct the ball away from our fielders all afternoon. If it was a Bramhall player we would now be promoting him to the 1st team but The Old Geezer knows there is no malice in our player’s comments. It’s just jealousy. They score over 240 and The Old Geezer together with ¾ of the Bramhall side stumble into the pavilion for some Bovril. It was pretty cold and Wyn was just warming his toes in front of the electric heater when the captain asked him to open the batting. A small speck of pasty hit my cheek as he blurted out ‘Are you sure skip?’   Bramhall opened their innings with experience and relative youthfulness. After the fall of these two wickets there were only two youthful players left so you would have thought that the assured hand of experience would have come to fore. Players would have calculated the runs required per over, played straight, made the 8 fielders scuttle around trying to fill the many gaps in the field. It’s just not Bramhall’s style it is? Why play like United when you can scrape home like Fulham and have a great laugh at the same time? As wickets fell it became clear that the side was going to have to rely (again) on Bailey with his dodgy muscle and PAGB (again) with his dodgy body to stave off defeat. With 80 or so needed and the last pair at the crease neither of them able to complete a single let alone a quick single a victory looked unlikely.   Bramhall players became more interested in Nick Daber’s CB radio and his desire to be a pilot and his attempts to get an electrician to sort out the showers than the actual game. But slowly (because that’s the way PAGB runs these days) the score started to get closer and closer. With 30 needed and 4 overs left it was now the turn of Cheadle to start looking frenzied. Surely the one legged Bailey and the weak kneed PAGB weren’t going to pull this one off were they?   They were not but they didn’t give their wicket away so a very close draw was the result. The Old Geezer reflected on a very tight game. Surely the points would be shared? He was shocked to find out that Cheadle gained nearly 10 more points because they batted first and achieved a winning draw. Huh!   As The Old Geezer threw his kit into his car for what might be the last time he thought of his fun day, the good laughs and the hope that the selectors might just ask him to play one more time. Magic shots of the day: 1. Max Hornby square driving for four 2. \'Diamond Dave\' middling a delivery ..............only for a fielder to take the catch of the season. Posted by: The Old Geezer at 4:36 PM, Wednesday 28th May 2008

Title: The Old Geezer is not a jogger, is he?   The Old Geezer decided last season to draw a close to his memorable career (it is to him) in league cricket. He had been a fairly regular member of the 3rd team as they secured the league championship last season. He felt it was a good time to throw his very large jockstrap away and place his cherished bat in the loft. He began to concentrate on jogging as a way of keeping relatively fit. It meant he could eat and drink at the usual rate without putting on the extra pounds. Four broken toes and a calf strain restricted his running during the early part of the year but he felt in mid May as if he had become more interested in running than cricket.   Last week The Old Geezer received a call to say that many juniors were unavailable due to exams at school and university. Could he be tempted to play competitively just one more time?   As The Old Geezer drove up to Church Lane the wind was blowing a gale but it was dry. It quickly became clear that the club selectors had decided that the youth policy was going to fall by the wayside this week. It was time for the old guard to ‘come to the party!’ The Old Geezer had never been sure where the party was and why he always seemed to miss it but the fun started when Laws was nearly locked in the Umpires’ room. It was felt this was a suitable place of solitude for an ageing player to prepare his well honed body for the onslaught ahead. PAGB was captain so short one liners started to spray the changing room. Most of them generally centred round the various times when he had tricked Laws into playing or managed to get him stuck in the umpires’ room. Old tricks die hard. Laws was ready by the way. He always changes in the umpires’ room with the door open. A nasty image flashed through The Old Geezer’s mind but it quickly faded away just like Bramhall’s top order.   The toss was meaningless because Cheadle had only 8 fit players. They bat and we bowl pretty badly. Things don’t go well from the start with Bailey retreating to the pavilion clutching a muscle. For the next 40 or so overs Bramhall chase the ball, drop catches, including a virtually impossible one (not really) by The Old Geezer himself and end up cursing the luck of a young middle order player who manages to direct the ball away from our fielders all afternoon. If it was a Bramhall player we would now be promoting him to the 1st team but The Old Geezer knows there is no malice in our player’s comments. It’s just jealousy. They score over 240 and The Old Geezer together with ¾ of the Bramhall side stumble into the pavilion for some Bovril. It was pretty cold and Wyn was just warming his toes in front of the electric heater when the captain asked him to open the batting. A small speck of pasty hit my cheek as he blurted out ‘Are you sure skip?’   Bramhall opened their innings with experience and relative youthfulness. After the fall of these two wickets there were only two youthful players left so you would have thought that the assured hand of experience would have come to fore. Players would have calculated the runs required per over, played straight, made the 8 fielders scuttle around trying to fill the many gaps in the field. It’s just not Bramhall’s style it is? Why play like United when you can scrape home like Fulham and have a great laugh at the same time? As wickets fell it became clear that the side was going to have to rely (again) on Bailey with his dodgy muscle and PAGB (again) with his dodgy body to stave off defeat. With 80 or so needed and the last pair at the crease neither of them able to complete a single let alone a quick single a victory looked unlikely.   Bramhall players became more interested in Nick Daber’s CB radio and his desire to be a pilot and his attempts to get an electrician to sort out the showers than the actual game. But slowly (because that’s the way PAGB runs these days) the score started to get closer and closer. With 30 needed and 4 overs left it was now the turn of Cheadle to start looking frenzied. Surely the one legged Bailey and the weak kneed PAGB weren’t going to pull this one off were they?   They were not but they didn’t give their wicket away so a very close draw was the result. The Old Geezer reflected on a very tight game. Surely the points would be shared? He was shocked to find out that Cheadle gained nearly 10 more points because they batted first and achieved a winning draw. Huh!   As The Old Geezer threw his kit into his car for what might be the last time he thought of his fun day, the good laughs and the hope that the selectors might just ask him to play one more time. Most encouraging performance: Max Hornby for keeping the middle order together and playing some short pitched deliveries really well. Played an exquisite square cut. Worst shot of the day: Perm 5 from 6 Posted by: at 4:28 PM, Wednesday 28th May 2008

Title: Under 15 Selected to play for the District Congratulations to Anthony Hayward who has been selected to represent Cheshire East at Under 15 level at the District Festival which is being held at the end of May. Posted by: Steve Hornby at 12:28 PM, Wednesday 21st May 2008

Title: Bramhall 1st X1 v Hawk Green (Cheshire Cup) Sunday saw Bramhall record back to back victories for the Weekend in style, as a (correct me if I’m wrong) record victory for the club of a staggering 257 run margin was achieved against Hawk Green.   Albert had no hesitation in batting on the same wicket that brought us success the day before, and the two Nick’s again got off to a solid start.   When Athers fell for 18 the carnage really began, with Cantello and Albert launching themselves into the opposition attack.   A flurry of 4’s and 6’s kept the scorers and umpire’s busy, and the score had reached 250 before Albert was dismissed for a fine 80, with 12 overs still remaining.   Dan Humphreys joined Nick at the crease and carried on where Albert left off, finishing with his second unbeaten 50 so far in his debut season.   The plaudits, however, must again go to Nick Cantello, who despite a heavy night of celebrating his forthcoming trip to Wembley, batted all the way through for a magnificent 168* - his highest ever score.   The final total of 360 was an unbelievable effort and Hawk Green never really looked capable of chasing the runs.   Eventually the opposition were bowled out for 103, with Wilkinson and Hayes picking up 3 wickets a piece along the way.   All in all a fantastic weekend, and a promising return to form ahead of some crucial matches, starting away at Upton next Saturday.   Highlight of the day: There were several batting highlights, including some massive sixes and of course Nick’s huge score, but also some good moments in the field. These included a stunning one handed catch from the Hog and also an athletic running and sliding catch on the boundary by Cantello.   Meatball moment: After Jack Marshall had ‘bounced’ a tail ender and hit him on the head, the resulting sledge from the batsman left several supporters in stitches. Unfortunately it is not quite politically correct enough to repeat here! Posted by: Simon Wilkinson at 8:53 AM, Tuesday 20th May 2008

Title: Bramhall 1st X1 v Bollington (h) The first senior team game at Church Lane in 2008 brought a maiden league victory for the season after the late wobble at Cheadle Hulme the week before.   After midday drizzle had delayed the start of the game and reduced the available overs to 84, the Bollington skipper opted to bat first on winning the toss.   Tight bowling from Wilkinson, Hurlston and Hayes kept the opposition down to around 2 an over for the first hour or two, although wickets were proving harder to come by.   The opposition then began to make good use of the excellent batting conditions and were able to accelerate the scoring dramatically, eventually closing on 162 from a maximum 46 overs.   Despite a stiff target of over 4 an over, the Bramhall batsmen were up to the challenge and after a circumspect start, Cantello and Atherton got going.   The dismissal of Atherton for 24 brought the skipper to the crease, and Albert and Nick then flayed the bowling to all parts in another big stand between the two.   Unfortunately neither batsman could see the job through, with Nick top scoring with 80. His nerves must have been shredded with the knowledge that Stockport County were desperately clinging on to a 1-0 lead down the road at Edgeley Park.   Thankfully there was no wobble from the middle order this week, as Dan Humphreys and Matt “the finisher” Dawson saw us home with an over and a half to spare.   A 25 point haul will hopefully give us some momentum as we begin our promotion push after a slow start.   One particularly promising sign is the state of the ground, which has improved significantly since the opening weeks of the season and the problems with blocked drainage. Credit must go to Richard Cragg and his staff for sterling work in the past few weeks.   Highlight of the day: Nick Cantello’s reaction to the final whistle going in the Stockport game before cracking open the Champagne!   Meatball moment: Daws managing to offend Badger’s 18 year old girlfriend by telling her that she could pass for 30!     Posted by: Simon Wilkinson at 8:52 AM, Tuesday 20th May 2008

Title: Club Kit Thankyou to all those that have ordered kit so far. The bulk order went to Peak Sports / Monkhouses a couple of weeks ago, so unfortunately I cannot take any more orders at this time. However, once this order has been received, everyone will be able to order directly from the manufacturer. Once prices and details have been confirmed I will post a new note. Thanks Simon Posted by: Simon Wilkinson at 4:20 PM, Monday 19th May 2008

Title: Further Junior selected for Cheshire East Richard Horrocks has been selected to represent Cheshire East in the forthcoming Under 13 District Festival. Bramhall now have 3 players selected for the District at this age group. Posted by: Steve Hornby at 12:10 PM, Monday 19th May 2008

Title: May 11th league game v Timperley After winning the toss, Timperley raced to 45 off the first 5 overs before Bramhall started to peg them back. Josh Hornby on debut started nervously going for 21 in his first 2 overs but came back really well finishing with 0 for 25 off 6 overs. Clarky had his usual bad luck with a couple of missed catches and mixed a few 4 balls with some unplayable ones and ended up with 1 for 41 off 10. Tom Drury was introduced and after seeing his first 2 balls rudely hit for 4 and 6 by a very disrespectful young man, got into his groove with 3 for 50 off 16 overs and off course exacted revenge. But the star man was Terry who bowled an excellent line and deserved his return off 4 for 34 off 13 overs and apparently achieved a body temperature of 150 degrees - its the 3 jumpers Terry. Timperley finished on 170 for 8 off their 45 overs, which we were pleased with after their rapid start. Mr Tittle looking like he is starting to find his feet at 3rd team level opened up with Peter Wood. Looking secure they progressed steadily past 50 before Peter went for 13 but a useful opening partnership at 3 an over. Viv Vaish was next in and the run rate started to pick up with Iain opening up and this pair took us into the 90’s before Viv also went for 13. With Iain at the crease, the job of the other batsman was to provide support and without looking at his best, Matt Wood kept Iain company for a useful 16 before getting out with the score on 130. By this stage Tittle had got to 89 including four lusty sixes into the short car park boundary, but having missed his usual winter training became tired (unfit) and we then lost a few quick wickets. However, 12 year old Max Hornby steered us home with aplomb and had the skipper for company in his newfound old geezer position and Bramhall won with 6 wickets down and an over in hand. A good early win with a fight back after a difficult start in the field. On the batting front, although the juniors became frustrated at not turning their starts into bigger scores, more important, they contributed to 3 good partnerships which is what it is what we needed. Result : Bramhall Win Timperley    170 for 8 off 45 overs (13 points) Bramhall      172 for 6 off 44 overs (24 points) Posted by: Ian Millligan at 12:42 PM, Monday 12th May 2008

Title: Under 13�s Selected for Cheshire East Congratulations to Max Murphy and Max Hornby who have both been selected to represent Cheshire East in the District Festival which is being held at the end of May. Posted by: Steve Hornby at 11:46 AM, Monday 12th May 2008

Title: V Chester B.H Well we won the toss! fielded and had a much improved display. some nice spells from Ian Bailey and early overs from dorris got us of to a steady start. Unfortunatly we just took our foot off and let the game slide a little, but clawed it back towards the end of the innings! well done to all the fielders welcome back Jack Harris and Beard, Bails. Right now the batting was another story, we had a steady start with reno and Michael Bolger and just as reyno started to look good he had the rug pulled from under him by one of 3 strange moments from their ump! Unfortunatley i\'d say we were just unlucky and the LBW calls were pretty poor, (just my opinion mind) (oh and by the way I think Wyn Harris was brilliant all day) M.D.Bolger did get a bad one as he showed signs of his class, which brought myself and Jackie Harris to the popping crease and not for long as he, me and Muzza all followed with ducks the latter in A.Wood was not another odd call from there ump but unfortunatley the damage was already done. Dozza, Dan Holmes & Ben Milligan showed some good signs at the crease but all really were kicking themselves for their dismissals. Which left us a nice luxury of Beard and I.Bailey at 10 & 11 and they played very well stuck there for a good 10 overs until a beard was undone. To be honest we didn\'t deserve a draw it would have been daylight robbery. If we\'d have got one it would have been down to the two golden oldies. Great effort boys. Right last week was not our best showing win the field as we all know but i was very pleased by the maked improvement in our fileding this week, really big effort from everyone. It was just our batting that let us down snd thats is something we all need to work on. Build partnerships out there and the job becomes easier. I also really think that nets are there to be used guys and this will help all of us so lets see you all down there as Mr Cragg works his socks off on that ground and we should take advantage of it, especially as its much dryer now. Well done J.R.A Cragg on another great BCC wicket.    Credit to Chester they were the better side on the day!   Posted by: Ches at 9:54 AM, Monday 12th May 2008

Title: Deadline for subs looms Members Please note that all subscriptions should be paid in full by 12 May. Failure to do so will result in non-selection for games. All junior and colt subs should be sent to Steve Driscoll at 3 Oakfield Close, Bramhall, Cheshire. SK7 1JE All other membership subs should be sent to Frank Norris at 52 Southdown Crescent, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Cheshire. SK8 6HA   Many thanks  Membership Secretary    Posted by: The Old Geezer at 1:33 PM, Tuesday 6th May 2008

Title: Jack Gardener Cup In spite of the lack of cricket, Bramhall 3rds have progressed to the quarter finals of the Jack Gardener cup competition. After a hard fought win v Toft first week of the season, the second round robin game v Upton was rained off. Fortunately, although Upton beat Toft yesterday, Bramhall go through against two higher division teams and will meet one of Cheadle, Macclesfield or Tattenhall.  Posted by: Ian Milligan at 10:24 AM, Tuesday 6th May 2008

Title: 2nd XI Scorelines Saturday April 26th Alderley Edge (t) v Widnes: Widnes 161-8 (50) A. Duckers 46, J. Webb 41, R. Evans 31, M. Warnes 3-52, J. Steele 3-60: Alderley Edge 165-7 (44.4) P. Manton 70, J. Boddington 33*, J. Kouhjani 5-53. Alderley Edge won by 3 wkts: 20 – 10 pts. Bramhall v Nantwich: No play ground unfit – 7 pts each. Didsbury v Poynton (t): Didsbury 201-6 (49) Pearce 60, M. Burns 42, Shipston 30*; Poynton 120-8 (51) Berzins (snr) 40*, I. Sted 4-19. Match Drawn: Didsbury 14 pts – Poynton 6 pts. Hyde (t) v Neston: Neston 166 (46.2) A. Wooley 51*, G. Lea-Swain 51, N. Elly 3-47; Hyde 172-3 (48.5) D. Leighton 78*, C. Pilkington 43, N. Elly 37*. Hyde won by 7 wkts: 20 – 10 pts. Toft (t) v Chester Boughton Hall: Toft 102 (44.5) S. Coutts 43, D. Riley 3-18; Chester Boughton Hall 103-5 (33) B. Evans 37, D. Hancock 3-21. Chester Boughton Hall won by 5 wkts: 25 – 5 pts. Urmston v Oxton (t): Oxton 171 (44.2) L. Briggs 50, R. Partington 5-57, B. Hanif 3-65; Urmston 174-5 (45.5) J. Cooper 66*, S. Dartnell 34. Urmston won by 5 wkts: 25 – 11 pts. Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 1:09 AM, Saturday 3rd May 2008

Title: 1st XI Scorelines Saturday April 26th Newly-promoted Warrington have made a flying start in Division One, adding to their opening day victory against Bollington by outplaying Timperley at Walton Lea. Richard Batey claimed 5-31 as Timperley were bowled out for 121 (Tom Twiney 35), then Mal Agar’s solid 38 ensured a four wickets win, Matt Leathley 3-51. The first divisional century came from the bat of Bramhall and Cheshire skipper Andy Hall at Birkenhead Park. He scored 104 and Nick Cantello 55 as Bramhall declared on 238-4 at half-way. Park did not take up the challenge and loitered to 138-5, Zia ur Rehman 63, Mike Barnes 31 as the east-Cheshire side chalked up 15 points to their hosts’six. Christleton’s Sri Lanka all-rounder Iroshan De Silva had a fine game in his new club’s comfortable win against Bollington at Little Heath. He took 6-47 with his off-breaks to help bowl Bolly out for 149, Naseem Iqbal 53, then he scored 69 and helped Rick Moore (61 not out) to an eight wickets success. Promoted Cheadle Hulme shared 14 draw points with Upton at Grove Park after they had been obliged to bat 55 overs to post 153-9, Ewan McCray 51, Ross Dixon 4-73. Upton toiled to 69-7 off 45 overs in response. After their blank first week, Oxton enjoyed a 16-8 points draw at home to Cheadle after declaring on 199-6, Cheshire twelthers Chris Davies scoring 81, and Indian Chandra Atram 62 on debut . With Greg Dixon (56) batting well, Cheadle reached 189-7 in reply, Mark Rowland 3-36. The fourth drawn game saw Poynton finish ahead of Didsbury 11-6 on points at London road. Paul Gould was unbeaten with 55 in Poynton’s 150-8 after which Didsbury were reduced to 86-9, Derwen Thompson 3-21. BIRKENHEAD PARK (6 pts.) drew with BRAMHALL (toss, 15 pts.). Bramhall 238-5 dec. (50 overs: A. Hall 104, N. Cantello 55); Birkenhead Park 138-5 (50 overs: Zia ur Rehman 63, M. Barnes 31). CHEADLE HULME (toss, 7 pts.) drew with UPTON (7 pts.) Cheadle Hulme 153-9 inn. cl. (55 overs: E. McCray 51, R. Dixon 4-73, I. Sharrock 3-40); Upton 69-7 (45 overs). CHRISTLETON (toss, 20 pts.) beat BOLLINGTON (7 pts.) by 8 wickets. Bollington 149 (46 overs: N. Iqbal 53, I. De Silva 6-47); Christleton 150-2 (48 overs: I. De Silva 69, R. Moore 61no). OXTON (16 pts.) drew with CHEADLE (toss, 8 pts.) Oxton 199-6 dec. (48 overs: C. Davies 82, C. Atram 62, S. Stokes 34, D. Schuppan 3-51); Cheadle 189-7 (52 overs: G. Dixon 56, St Hall 41, M. Rowlands 3-35, T. Pearson 3-44). POYNTON (11 pts.) drew with DIDSBURY (toss, 6 pts.) Poynton 150-8 dec. (50 overs: P. Gould 55no, A. Windsor 4-33); Didsbury 86-9 (50 overs: N. Mason 20, N. Anderson 20, D. Thompson 3-21). WARRINGTON (25 pts.) beat TIMPERLEY (toss, 7 pts.) by 4 wickets. Timperley 120 (46 overs: T. Twiney 35, R. Batey 5-31); Warrington 121-6 (38 overs: M. Agar 38, D. Hutchinson 29no). Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 7:32 PM, Tuesday 29th April 2008

Title: 1st XI Scorelines Saturday April 19th There were some low scores in Division One, notably by newly-promoted Cheadle Hulme, who were being bowled out for 51 at Cheadle, where A. Malook took 4-4 and Dan Schuppan 3-7. Earlier Cheadle had declared on 169-8, Schuppan 53, Ewan McCray 3-47, Todd McDonald 3-50. Timperley mustered just 92 against Upton at Stockport road, the Wirral men’s new skipper Gary Dixon taking 5-27. Upton coasted home by six wickets. Bollington (94) also failed to top 100 at home to promoted Warrington as Aussie pair Steve Heydon took 3-19 and Dane Hutchinson 3-36. Warrington had posted 169-8, James Hughes 60, Hutchinson 42 not out. There’s going to be some confusion at Bolly this season Mo Ali no. 2 taking 4-65 and no relation Mo Ali no.1 returning 3-42. Birkenhead Park batsmen also struggled to post 109 at Didsbury, M. Barnes 60, Paul Sperring 4-18. Nick Anderson’s unbeaten 51 and 35 not out from skipper Sperring saw Didsbury home by seven wickets after being 20-3. Poynton captain Steve Mobley missed his first league or cup game since joining the club in 2000 at Christleton. Poynton declared on 152-9, Rick Clark 33 not out and Christleton responded with 135-9, D. Graham 44 to shade the draw points 9-8. Bramhall v Oxton was called off at 10 a.m., groundsman Richard Cragg’s outfield failing to recover from bad weather in the first three weeks of the month. The early decision enabled Bramhall’s Nick Cantello to preserve his record of watching every Stockport County match so far this season. BOLLINGTON (won toss, 4 pts.) lost to WARRINGTON (23 pts.) by 75 runs Warrington 169-8 dec. (50 overs: J. Hughes 60, D, Hutchinson 42no, M. Ali No.1 4-65, M. Ali no. 2 3-42) Bollington 94 (34 overs: M. Dawson 30, S. Heydon 3-10, D. Hutchinson 3-35) BRAMHALL v OXTON Match cancelled 7 pts. each CHEADLE (23 pts.) beat CHEADLE HULME (won toss, 4 pts.) by 118 runs Cheadle 169-8 dec. (52 overs: D. Schuppan 53, S. Hall 27, E. McCray 3-47, T. McDonald 3-50) Cheadle Hulme 51 (40 overs: R. Malook 4-4, D. Schuppan 3-7) CHRISTLETON (won toss, 9 pts.) drew with POYNTON (8 pts.) Poynton 152-9 innings closed (55 overs: R. Clarke 33no, S. de Silva 3-33, I. de Silva 3-35, M. Parkinson 3-39) Christleton 135-9 (45 overs: D. Graham 44, D. Thompson 3-14, S. Turner 3-36) DIDSBURY (25 pts.) beat BIRKENHEAD PARK (won toss, 4 pts.) by 7 wickets Birkenhead Park 109 (47 overs: M. Barnes 60, P. Sperring 4-18) Didsbury 110-3 (25 overs: N. Anderson 51no, P. Sperring 35no) TIMPERLEY (2 pts.) lost to UPTON (won toss, 20 pts.) by 6 wickets Timperley 92 (34 overs: M. Bishop 36, G. Dixon 5-27) Upton 93-4 (45 overs) Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 1:18 AM, Saturday 26th April 2008

Title: 2nd XI Scorelines Saturday April 19th Chester Boughton Hall (t) v Urmston Urmston 271-4 (45) J. Williams 111, G. Saunders 73*, S. Dartnell 31 Chester Boughton Hall 178-8 (55) B. Evans 28, R. Parington 3-53 Match Drawn: Urmston 11 pts - Chester Boughton Hall 9pts Nantwich v Didsbury (t) Nantwich 187-8 (50) P. Hampshire 76, D. Talbot 33, J. Bedford 32, P. Shipston 4-14, N. Bellamy 4-45 Didsbury 190-6 (48.3) M. Burns 71, A. Pearce 54, I. Cowap 3-71 Didsbury won by 4 wkts: 20-11 pts Oxton (t) v Bramhall Bramhall 213-9 (50) D. Humphries 84, A. Reynolds 45, D. Ritchie 5-59, A. Allan 3-57 Oxton 76 (26.4) L. Briggs 21, J. Day 4-4, J. Davenport 3-21, L. Littlewood 3-38 Bramhall won by 137 runs: 25-5 pts Poynton (t) v Neston Neston 259-5 (45) G. Swain 84*, D. Manchett 35*, P. Davis 30 Poynton 111 (41.2) I. Rabagiliati 29, M. Strong 4-27 Neston won by 148 runs: 25 – 4 pts Toft (t) v Alderley Edge Alderley Edge 180-8 (51) J. Boddington 32, D. Roberts 4-40 Toft 102-5 (49) K. Koch 34*, R. Porter 30 Match Drawn: Alderley Edge 8pts – Toft 6 pts Widnes v Hyde (t) Widnes 234-4 (50) R. Evans 87*, T. Wearden 43, P. Catterall 43 Hyde 176-7 (50) N. Elly 81*, D. Posted by: www.cccl.org.uk at 1:14 AM, Saturday 26th April 2008

Title: Juniors selected to represent Cheshire Congratulations to 2 of our junior members who have been selected to represent Cheshire. Erica Sanders who plays for the club’s Under 11 team has been selected for the Ladies\' Under 13 and Under 15 teams. Matthew Hughes has been selected for the Under 12 team. This is the third year that Matthew has been selected to represent the county. Posted by: Steve Hornby at 4:35 PM, Thursday 24th April 2008

Title: Bramhall 2nd XI at Oxton, 19th April 2008 Bramhall 2nds got off to the perfect start at a chilly and overcast Oxton on Saturday. After being put into bat by the hosts on a green wicket, openers Andy Reynolds and Danny Humphreys made a positive start with good running and regular boundaries, and a bit of luck as well. Humphreys began to take control of the stand and really hit the ball solidly all round the park to bring up his 50 and the 100 partnership shortly afterwards. He kept the rate of scoring up until failing to clear deep square leg and fell for a rapid 80 with the score on 121 from less than 20 overs. Unfortunately, the top and middle order struggled to get starts on the slow wicket and the run rate ground to a halt as a succession of single figure scores followed. When Reynolds fell for 43 in the 39th over, Bramhall were 155 for 6 and still needing runs to pickup maximum batting points after what had earlier seemed a certainty. James Day and Andy MacClelland stuck together for a few overs and helped the score along before James Davenport came in to finish the innings with some quality blows. Skipper Nick Babbage called the batsmen in at 213 for 8 off the 50 overs which looked like it would be a challenging total.   Oxton\'s openers got off to a positive start on a pitch where faster bowling was easier to play shots against, but it wasn\'t too long before Badger\'s £13k New Zealand coaching academy investment paid off inducing a catch to the lively Mike Bolger at gully. Wickets then continued to fall regularly as Badge and Davenport bowled well and the catches were held. Oxton put up some resistance after reaching 45 for 6, but with overs in hand the visitors were always ahead of the game. Ches produced a captaincy masterstroke in bringing on Doris, and it was only after somehow picking up a wicket in his 1st over that he was kept on. Doris was evidently very stiff and cold as the ball frequently found the middle of the pitch, but his golden spell continued and he wrapped up the innings as the hosts crumbled to 80 odd all out. Doz finished with an amazing 4-4, to go with Davvo and Badger\'s 3 wickets apiece.   Although picking up 25 points, sterner tests will face Bramhall in the coming weeks and stronger batting and fielding performances will be required to pick up a solid points haul every week.   A really positive start to the Premier season for the 2s, and it is hoped that the winning run can continue at home to Nantwich next week. Posted by: Reyno! at 2:46 PM, Tuesday 22nd April 2008

Title: Bramhall 2nd XI at Oxton, 19th April 2008 Posted by: Reynolds (V) at 2:43 PM, Tuesday 22nd April 2008

Title: Bramhall CC Team and Clubwear 2008 A deal has been struck with Monkhouses and Peak Sports to provide the club with embroidered whites and training kit this season at competitive prices. Initially please send your orders to me as the first order will need to be a bulk order. It is anticipated that the kit will be ready within the next few weeks so get your orders in without delay. Note that no kit will be provided without payment. Once the initial bulk order has been placed, future orders can be made direct to Peak Sports via the order forms which will be available from the club. This offer is open to all club members and it is hoped that there will be a good response. Please e-mail me for an order form or with your completed order at sbwilks@hotmail.com Items available: (Note all items in the following sizes - SB, B, Y, S, M, L, XL, XXL Shirts with club crest  £10 Trousers with club crest £10 Slipover with club crest £20 Pullover with club crest £20 Navy cap with club crest £5 Navy Sunhat with club crest £5.75 Navy Rain Jacket with club crest £14 Thankyou Simon   Posted by: Simon Wilkinson at 10:27 AM, Tuesday 15th April 2008

Title: Extra U13 Indoor Training A session has been arranged on Sunday 13th April at Stockport Grammar from 2pm till 3pm Posted by: Steve Hornby at 9:55 AM, Tuesday 8th April 2008

Title: Under 13 Outdoor Training Outdoor Training for the Under 13 age group will commence at the club on Tuesday 15th April from 6.30pm to 8pm Posted by: Steve Hornby at 10:46 AM, Friday 4th April 2008

Title: The Funeral Arrangements for John North RIP The funeral for John North will take place at Macclesfield Crematorium on Friday 4 April at 3.30pm. This will be followed by a reception at the Deanwater Hotel. Bramhall CC members are asked to wear their club ties at the funeral. Further details are available from peter Babbage on 07977103360. Posted by: Peter Babbage at 3:53 PM, Wednesday 26th March 2008

Title: John North 1932 - 2008......A cricketing tribute John died peacefully in his sleep at Southfields House Residential Home, Woodford in the early hours of Monday, March 17th, 2008. An exemplary and high principled sportsman, a loyal servant to cricket in Cheshire, a fine and resourceful leader, an individualistic, determined character and a most welcoming, cheerful, amusing, extrovert gentleman, John Monk North graced Bramhall CC with his special presence over four decades. His achievements were many; he it was who set up the most successful Over 40s Cheshire County League Cricket competition with the quirky idea, typical of him, of a wooden spoon for the bottom club and no cup for the winners, as for him the playing of the great game was all important, not the trophy. Generations of Cheshire Colts cricketers recall with affection and smiles his often hilarious dressing room team talks as manager, which set all at their ease and which always emphasised that cricket should be played in the right way with respect for umpires and opponents and with the full hearted support for one’s teammates. His enthusiastic and energetic chairmanship of Bramhall Cricket Club during its memorable 1986 Centenary Year proved inspirational with a wide range of initiatives and events. Only John could have effectively carried them through. As a player, a product of The King\\\'s School Macclesfield, he batted combatively, cutting and pulling particularly effectively, bowled whirlwind fast in his youth and fielded with the concentration and effort of a true team man. During his career in addition to his time at Bramhall, he played for Styal where he first exhibited his captaincy ability in the 1960s, and with distinction more latterly at Woodford and Moss Hey Casuals. Remarkably he played on into his seventies each Wednesday in his beloved Over 40s form of the game, only very reluctantly retiring when others started fearing for his safety. In classical John North style, in his late sixties after being sent to field on the boundary at BOTH ends for his own protection from fast-moving cricket balls in the previous Over 40s match, he hid a bicycle and crash helmet behind one sightscreen before the start of the next game. When he was duly sent to field at deep third man for the first over, off he obediently went and at the end of the over he disappeared behind the sightscreen to emerge seconds later helmeted up and proceeded to cycle past his bemused fellow fielders and the startled umpires to long off at the other side of the ground ready for the next over where the bike was carefully placed again behind the sightscreen; this procedure John repeated throughout the twenty over innings. Only ‘Northie’ could have got away with it!! Only he could create such fun. The final match of last season at Bramhall’s ground and the last match of John’s life was most fittingly to celebrate his 70th birthday. Cricketing friends of his were invited to play; food was laid on; it was kept as a surprise from him. Befitting his humility and modesty, he could scarecly believe all had been organised in his honour. Needless to say a wonderful time was had by all, not least by John himself. Perhaps his legacy for us all to reflect on should be his deep respect for and profound love of the game of cricket which showed itself in friendship and politeness to opposition and teammate alike, his idiosyncractic sense of humour which spread laughter around many cricket pavilions and his fearlessness as a leader in travelling in the directions he thought best. We shall not see his like again; he was truly a one-off. Posted by: Richard Cragg at 8:07 PM, Saturday 22nd March 2008

Title: John North Funeral Peter Babbage has spoken with John North\'s family recently. Due to the shortened weeks over the Easter holiday period the date and time of John\'s funeral remains uncertain. Full details will be posted on this website as soon as they become available. An email will be sent to all club members informing them of the funeral arrangements. Posted by: Peter Babbage at 7:41 AM, Saturday 22nd March 2008

Title: John North 1932 - 2008.....A cricketing tribute John died peacefully in his sleep at Southfields House Residential Home, Woodford on the night of Monday, March 17th, 2008. An exemplary and high principled sportsman, a loyal servant to cricket in Cheshire, a fine and resourceful leader, an individualistic, determined character and a most welcoming, cheerful, amusing, extrovert gentleman, John Monk North graced Bramhall CC with his special presence over four decades. His achievements were many; he it was who set up the most successful Over 40s Cheshire County League Cricket competition with the quirky idea, typical of him, of a wooden spoon for the bottom club and no cup for the winners, as for him the playing of the great game was all important, not the trophy. Generations of Cheshire Colts cricketers recall with affection and smiles his often hilarious dressing room team talks as manager, which set all at their ease and which always emphasised that cricket should be played in the right way with respect for umpires and opponents and with the full hearted support for one’s teammates. His enthusiastic and energetic chairmanship of Bramhall Cricket Club during its memorable 1986 Centenary Year proved inspirational with a wide range of initiatives and events. Only John could have effectively carried them through. As a player, a product of The King\'s School Macclesfield, he batted combatively, cutting and pulling particularly effectively, bowled whirlwind fast in his youth and fielded with the concentration and effort of a true team man. During his career in addition to his time at Bramhall, he played for Styal where he first exhibited his captaincy ability in the 1960s, and with distinction more latterly at Woodford and Moss Hey Casuals. Remarkably he played on into his seventies each Wednesday in his beloved Over 40s form of the game, only very reluctantly retiring when others started fearing for his safety. In classical John North style, in his late sixties after being sent to field on the boundary at BOTH ends for his own protection from fast-moving cricket balls in the previous Over 40s match, he hid a bicycle and crash helmet behind one sightscreen before the start of the next game. When he was duly sent to field at deep third man for the first over, off he obediently went and at the end of the over he disappeared behind the sightscreen to emerge seconds later helmeted up and proceeded to cycle past his bemused fellow fielders and the startled umpires to long off at the other side of the ground ready for the next over where the bike was carefully placed again behind the sightscreen; this procedure John repeated throughout the twenty over innings. Only ‘Northie’ could have got away with it!! Only he could create such fun. The final match of last season at Bramhall\'s ground and the last match of John\'s life was most fittingly to celebrate his 70th birthday. Cricketing friends of his were invited to play; food was laid on; it was kept as a surprise from him. Befitting his humility and modesty, he could scarecly believe all had been organised in his honour. Needless to say a wonderful time was had by all, not least by John himself. Perhaps his legacy for us all to reflect on should be his deep respect for and profound love of the game of cricket which showed itself in friendship and politeness to opposition and teammate alike, his idiosyncractic sense of humour which spread laughter around many cricket pavilions and his fearlessness as a leader in travelling in the directions he thought best. We shall not see his like again; he was truly a one-off. Posted by: Richard Cragg at 1:35 PM, Thursday 20th