Ashley vs Malaps

Date:  Saturday 22^nd August 2009

Venue: Ashley

Toss won by: Malpas

Batted First: Malpas

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Ashley successfully chased 215 on Saturday in less than 40 overs to give themselves a fighting chance of avoiding relegation.

An opening stand of 148 saw the team post its highest score batting second since the famous away win at Congleton early in 2008. Bradshaw brought his 50 up in 64 balls and 61 minutes with Barber, taking another 20 minutes for his but requiring 2 balls less. Between them they hit 28 fours and 1 six, the wicket and outfield as good and fast as it has ever been. Wigfield smashed 44 in only 34 balls to take Ashley to the brink of a 25-point win before Shakespeare and Dick Dastardly finished the job.

Earlier Malpas started steadily, posting 29 in the first 15 overs, before Barlow, Hunt and Crabb got stuck in, adding 97 in the last 15 overs.

Ashley have 4 games left to pick up the 80 or so points they need to stay up, but once again the sides in trouble around them picked up points, Barrow worked especially hard to score 140 batting second to beat Mere after being 90 for 9; Davenham beat Alvanley and Trafford shared the points after drawing with Winnington.

The bottom of the table and remaining games for each team look like this:

                                                  P   Pts

Mere	18	227	Malpas	Congleton	Alvanley	Northwich
Ashley	18	221	Congleton	Alvanley	Northwich	Trafford
Trafford MV	18	217	Ashton	Davenham	Hale Barns	ACC
Davenham	18	216	Northwich	Trafford	Ashton	Winn Park
Barrow	18	202	Winn Park	Malpas	Congleton	Alvanley
Winnington Park	18	195	Barrow	Ashton	Malpas	Davenham

FIRST INNINGS

Batting
	Batsman	How Out	Bowler	Runs
1.	T Coates	Bowled	Deans	50
2.	R Fernando	Bowled	Shakespeare	8
3.	A Stubbs	Ct Bradshaw	Hanrahan	10
4.	E Barlow	Bowled	Shakespeare	58
5.	D Hunt	Not out		46
6.	D Lloyd	LBW	Barber	0
7.	A Crabb	Not out		35
8.	J Suckley
9.	M Goldsmith
10.	J Magulagama
11.
			Extras	7
			Total	214

BOWLING
Name	O	M	R	W
P Hanrahan	12	2	38	1
A Shakespeare	15	3	54	2
D Deans	7	0	38	1
D Alves	3	0	28	0
I Barber	8	2	51	1

SECOND INNINGS

Batting
	Batsman	How Out	Bowler	Runs
1.	A Bradshaw	Bowled	Hunt	81
2.	I Barber	Ct Crabb	Hunt	67
3.	D Deans	LBW	Goldsmith	0
4.	A Wigfield	Bowled	Goldsmith	44
5.	A Shakespeare	Not out		13
6.	H Horsfall	Not out		2
7.	R Axon
8.	S Logan
9.	D Alves
10.	P Hanrahan
11.	A Horn
			Extras	10
			Total	217

BOWLING
Name	O	M	R	W
M Goldsmith	15	0	71	2
D Hunt	15	2	76	2
A Stubbs	4	1	25	0
E Barlow	4	0	24	0
J Magulagama	2.1	0	15	0

Result: Ashley won by 6 wickets