Last season’s champions and runners up came head-to-head in a tense clash in the Crewe Regional Sunday Premier League.
Both teams battled it out over 90 minutes, but it was a first half own goal that gave Cooper Buckley the lead.
After the 2022-23 Premier League season wrapped up at the end of May, all eyes were immediately on next season’s competition.
The season will kick off on August 12 when newly promoted Burnley will host treble winners Manchester City.
Nantwich Cricket Club continued their climb up Cheshire County Premier League table with a convincing win over Widnes.
Mitchell Spencer was the star with the ball, taking 5-53 after skipper Ray Doyle won the toss at Whitehouse Lane and asked the visitors to bat.
The two bottom teams Winnington SC and Raven Salvador drew 2-2 in the Crewe Regional League Premier Division.
The visitors led 0-2 at half time, thanks to goals from Josh Wynne and Robsan Osman.
By David Hulme
Nantwich CC 1sts are celebrating another title after securing victory in their final league game of the cricket season.
They travelled to bottom placed Cheadle in search of the two points required to win the Cheshire County Premier League crown.
Crewe Regional Sunday Premier Division leaders Crewe Ath kept up their fine start with a 5-3 win against Salvador.
Josh Clarke bagged a brace with Shannon Sinnott Jnr, Jordan Amson and Luke Gillian also scoring for Crewe Ath.
Nantwich CC missed out on the Cheshire County Premier League title as rain hit their penultimate game away at Grappenhall.
The 1sts had to settle for weather-affected draw and 11 points near Warrington.
A Nantwich school has beefed up its team – by landing a former Premier League star as the new headteacher!
Ex Middlesborough defender Phil Whelen is now top dog at Millfields Primary on Marsh Lane.
Nantwich CC 1sts secured only their third outright league victory of the season with a 7-wicket win away at Grappenhall. And it was largely due to a stunning bowling performance by Nantwich’s Liam Livingstone, who took 7 for 114 off 23 overs.
The most coveted football prize in England will be in Nantwich this week. The Barclays Premier League Trophy will be in the town just 24 hours after the new 2013-14 league fixtures are announced.
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