A brilliant century from Yash Pednekar helped Nantwich maintain the pressure on leaders Didsbury at the top of the Cheshire County Cricket League.
The Australian opener hit a six and 17 fours in an unbeaten 111 as the Dabbers made light work of chasing down Oxton’s total of 208.
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.
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.
Nantwich CC moved a step closer to a third visit to Lord’s by booking a place in the last 16 of the ECB National Club Championship.
The Dabbers have twice reached the final of the premier knockout competition and are three steps away from another trip to the Home of Cricket after a hugely impressive win at Didsbury.
Nantwich Cricket Club’s disappointing start to the Cheshire County Cricket League season continued last weekend despite a brilliant debut century from Rob Jones.
Jones hit three sixes in a faultless 125-ball 116 but his efforts were not enough for the Dabbers to avoid a third successive Premier League defeat.
Nantwich Cricket Club’s 1st team suffered double disappointment at the weekend as their Cheshire Cup hopes came to an end.
After winning the toss and electing to bat, the Dabbers made a decent start in the quarter-final at Didsbury.
Jimmy Warrington and Simon Mugava were the standout performers as Nantwich Cricket Club’s first team recorded a significant win at high-flying Didsbury.
After being asked to bat by Nantwich skipper Ray Doyle, the home side got off to a decent start, putting on 28 for the first wicket.
Nantwich Cricket Club’s charge up the Cheshire County Premier League came to an abrupt halt when they were emphatically beaten by top-of-the-table Didbsury.
Ray Doyle’s first team looked to be in with a good chance of chasing down 270 when they were 155-4 and Luke Robinson was at the crease.
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC 1sts continued their recent fine form by beating Hereford 47-22.
In the previous meeting, Hereford put more than 50 points on Crewe.
By Jack Beresford
Nantwich Town Ladies have been accepted into Women’s FA Cup for first time in the club’s history.
After securing promotion in the 2020/21 season, The Dabbers are now eligible to play in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup.
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC Ladies celebrated the fifth anniversary of their first ever match in fine style by thrashing Didsbury TOC 63-0.
The Vagrants showed how far they have come in those five years with a devastating display to cement second place in the North West Championship 2.
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC Ladies maintained their push for the league title with a comfortable 29-0 win away at Chester Devas.
The Vagrants side are now just one point behind Didsbury in Women’s NC North West 1 division.
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC Ladies continued their formidable form with a hard-fought 15-0 win on the road at Carlisle.
The victory keeps the Vagrants side hot on the heels of league leaders Didsbury, just five points ahead.
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