A brilliant knock by Luke Robinson and a five-wicket haul from Jason Foulkes gave Nantwich CC 1sts a welcome win in the Cheshire County Cricket League at Oxton.
The home side won the toss and elected to bat and looked to be heading for a decent total when they passed 100 for the loss of only two wickets.
A brilliant opening stand of 137 was the foundation of a Nantwich CC success that took the first team into the last 32 of the ECB National Club Championship.
Ray Doyle’s team will now take on Cheshire County Cricket League rivals Didsbury for a place in the last 16 after beating Wolverhampton CC by six wickets at Whitehouse Lane.
Openers Ben Wright and Ali Chughtai enjoyed a fine weekend as Nantwich Cricket Club’s 1st team got their season into gear with a league and cup double.
At Neston in the Cheshire County Cricket League, Wright (37) and Chughtai (47) put on a century as the Dabbers chased a target of 274 from their 50 overs.
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 1sts collected their opening win of the season as they enjoyed a successful start to their ECB National Cup campaign.
Put into bat at Audley CC, they got off to a decent start, thanks mainly to an attractive half-century from opener Ali Chughtai.
Nantwich CC 1st team’s defence of their Cheshire County Cricket League title got off to a disappointing start when they slipped to a five-wicket home defeat at the hands of Brooklands CC.
The newly-promoted visitors won the toss and, after putting the Dabbers into bat, were almost immediately on the front foot, reducing Nantwich to 58-5.
Nantwich CC 1st team clinched a sixth Cheshire County Premier League title in dramatic fashion on the final day of the season.
The Whitehouse Lane side looked like missing out on a wet Sunday final day as the weather threatened to wash out their chances.
Nantwich Cricket Club made sure the race for the Cheshire ECB Premier League title will go to the wire by comprehensively winning at Widnes.
The nine-wicket victory means the Dabbers keep the pressure on Hyde as the final weekend of the season looms.
A dazzling knock from Luke Robinson, a stylish top-score from Ali Chughtai and a captain’s innings from Ray Doyle gave Nantwich Cricket Club a fine win over table-topping Hyde and kept their title hopes alive.
The Dabbers, having elected to field, looked to be on the back foot when a late onslaught from Andrew Jackson helped Hyde set an imposing total of 290-8 from their 50 overs.
A devastating spell of pace bowling from Jimmy Warrington kept Nantwich Cricket Club’s hopes of winning the Cheshire ECB Premier League title alive.
Having won the toss and chosen to bat at Grappenhall, the Dabbers were bowled out for 157 and failed to use six of their 50 overs.
Nantwich CC 1sts maintained their challenge at the top of the Cheshire ECB Premier League with a four-wicket win at Bowdon.
Oliver Griffiths sealed the victory in dramatic style, hitting 27 from 11 balls and finishing with two consecutive sixes as the Dabbers chased down a target of 226 with three overs to spare.
A stunning century from Luke Robinson helped Nantwich CC 1sts beat Widnes CC and reach the Cheshire T20 Cup finals day.
After skipper Ray Doyle won the toss and chose to bat, Robinson smashed 13 sixes and six fours in a 42-ball 119 that was the centrepiece of the visitors’ 236-7 from their 20 overs.
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.
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