In-form Nantwich 1sts maintained their challenge at the top of Cheshire’s ECB Premier League and booked a place in the T20 Finals Day with two more emphatic wins.
In the Premier League, Oxton chose to bat after winning the toss at Whitehouse Lane and passed the hundred mark for the loss of only three wickets.
Rob Jones and Luke Robinson put on a brilliant 209-run partnership to help Nantwich continue their challenge at the top of Cheshire’s ECB Premier League.
The pair were together for 27 overs after Nantwich – batting first after Robinson had won the toss – had been reduced to 86-3 by high-flying Cheadle at Whitehouse Lane.
Nantwich Cricket Club’s first team recorded three emphatic wins in six days to boost their challenges in the ECB Premier League and the T20 Cup.
The winning streak began with a remarkable win at Lindow CC, who won the toss and asked the visitors to bat.
The weather played havoc with Nantwich Cricket Club’s weekend fixtures with both the first and second team fixtures abandoned because of rain.
The first eleven’s winning momentum came to a halt at Neston, where only seven overs were bowled after the visitors had put the home side into bat.
Nantwich Cricket Club’s first team clicked into top gear at the weekend, moving level on points with Hyde at the top of the Cheshire County Premier League and advancing to the next round of the ECL National Club Championship
Ali Chughtai hit a sparkling century in Nantwich CC first team’s opening game of the season at Whitehouse Lane but it did not stop the hosts falling to a narrow defeat.
The Dabbers opener hit four sixes in an 83-ball 107 against Alderley Edge, but it proved in vain as the away side prevailed by 16 runs after setting Nantwich a massive target.
Nantwich Cricket Club legend Jimmy Warrington has announced his retirement from the game after an amazing 18 seasons with the club.
Warrington, now aged 42, said his body “isn’t what it used to be” and confirmed he’ll be hanging up his cricket whites for good.
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.
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).
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.
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 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.
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