A typically stylish knock from Luke Robinson and another five-wicket haul from Scott Wardley were the highlights of a thumping win for Nantwich Cricket Club 1sts.
Put into bat by hosts Bowdon, the Dabbers were always on the front foot thanks to useful contributions from Yash Pednekar (26), Ali Chughtai (20), Spencer Byatt (21), Jake Pearson (43) and Ben Wright (49).
Crewe Vagrants CC 1st team earned a key victory over Meakins Home in their bid for league honours.
Crewe lost Tate Rutter with only two runs on the board, before a run spree with Jack Harrison (1-27) the only Meakins wicket taker.
Nantwich Cricket Club 1sts lost ground in the Cheshire County League title race despite serving up a thriller at Whitehouse Lane.
Chasing the challenging target of 289 to beat Hyde CC, the Dabbers came up six runs short and had to settle for a draw that saw them slip to third in the Premier League table.
Nantwich CC’s 1st team have another crucial Cheshire County League match this Saturday (August 2) as title rivals Hyde come to Whitehouse Lane.
The two clubs battled it out for last season’s Premier League with the Dabbers pipping the long-time leaders on the final day of the season.
Crewe Vagrants CC Men’s 1sts earned a winning draw away at Elworth, but the 2nds were beaten and the Ladies won a crunch clash at Aston.
Aston batted first but Crewe struck early with Rosie Meakin catching off Claire Standley’s bowling.
Ali Chughtai’s good form with the bat continued but Nantwich Cricket Club’s first team had to settle for a draw at title rivals Didsbury.
In a game reduced to 20 overs a side by the weather conditions, the visitors put Didsbury into bat and Jason Foulkes (4-47) was the pick of the bowlers as the home team posted 155-8.
Crewe Vagrants CC men’s teams enjoyed strong victories which sees them top their respective leagues.
The 1sts had a comfortable five-wicket win at home to Newcastle and Harthill.
A sensational opening partnership between Yash Pednekar and Ali Chughtai gave Nantwich Cricket Club 1sts a crushing win over Timperley and move to third in the Cheshire County Cricket Premier League.
After doing the toss at Whitehouse Lane, the Dabbers fielded first and the spin duo of Ollie Griffiths (3-60) and Scott Wardley (3-69) helped restrict the visitors to 224-9 from their 55 overs.
Crewe Vagrants CC 1sts suffered their first defeat of the season away at Congleton.
The decision to bat first seemed to be the right choice, but the Congleton wicket disagreed.
Crewe Vagrants CC Ladies celebrated a hat-trick of victories in the space of a week.
They beat Haslington away, Over Peover also away, and then defeated Wistaston in a home encounter.
Nantwich Cricket Club’s hopes of a third visit to Lord’s in seven years were dashed when they suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Knowle & Dorridge CC in the last 16 of the ECB National Club Championship.
After winning the toss and putting the visitors into bat, the Dabbers looked to be in a decent position as a spell of 3-38 from Ollie Griffiths helped reduce Knowle & Dorridge to 145-6.
Nantwich Cricket Club’s quest for a third visit to Lord’s continues this Sunday when they face Knowle & Dorridge CC in the last 16 of the ECB National Club Championship.
Skipper Ray Doyle has twice led his side to the final of the country’s premier club knockout competition and is now three steps from another trip to the Home of Cricket.
Crewe Vagrants CC’s three adult sides all came out on top in their latest round of fixtures in searing heat over the weekend.
The Ladies had a successful journey to Alsager, playing in front of a crowd who were also enjoying a gin and beer festival!
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