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Hightown Cricket Club opened the season with tough match against Bootle

HIGHTOWN Cricket Club, sponsored by Ocean Creative, started their 2009 campaign in the Liverpool and District Premier League with the toughest of assignments – a trip to perennial title challengers Bootle.Read

Northern tasted victory against Prestatyn at Moor Park on Saturday

CONSISTENT batting all through the order from Vaughan Williams, 59, Adrian Fraser, 29, James Cole, a sparkling 80 not out, Jack Boardman, 37 and Paul Park, unbeaten on 25,ensured Northern achieved victory, with an over to spare in a run feast against Prestatyn at Moor Park last Saturday.Read

Northern ready for the real thing

NORTHERN first team lost by five wickets and two runs in their pre-season friendlies last Saturday and Monday respectively.Read

Tributes for cricket stalwart Ken Snellgrove

CRICKET lovers across Merseyside were shocked to hear of the passing of the former Bootle and Lancashire player Ken Snellgrove who has died aged 67.Read

Satifactory season at an end

THE curtain has come down on another season of cricket at the Porterprint Oval and, despite defeat at high-flying New Brighton on Saturday, Hightown players can hold their heads up high after another impressive season in the Liverpool & District Premier League.Read

End of season lethargy sets in for Northern

ONLY Phil Cooper, 4 for 48, Nick Woods, 31, Greg Phillips, an excellent 78, and James Cole, 40, showed any form in Northern’s 59-run defeat at Beach Close against Prestatyn in the last league game of the season.Read

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No show leaves Saints in 5th place

SAINT Mary’s Old Boys suffered an anti climax to the season in their final game on Saturday when their opponents, Hale, cried off on the Friday night after being unable to raise a team.Read

Old Boys put to the sword

ST MARY’S Old Boys managed to beat the weather over the weekend, but must have wished otherwise after a crushing defeat on Sunday at home to Maritime.Read

St Mary’s Old Boys Cricket Club hit back in style against Whitefield

ST MARY’S hit back in style to record their seventh win of the season at Singlehurst after their previous weeks pasting against champions elect, Whitefield.Read

Northern Cricket Club saved from relegation despite massive run reversal against Lytham

ONLY Paul Hill, 30, and Greg Phillips, 16, showed any sustained resistance as Lytham’s Marcus Sharp, 5 for 26, all rounder Richard Openshaw, 3 for 22, and Jimmy Wisniewski, 2 for 19, polished Northern off for a modest 93, after 40.2 overs, and a massive 164 run reversal last Saturday.Read

Higtown Cricket Club maintain sixth position in the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition

HIGHTOWN maintained sixth position in the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition after a monumental effort from pace bowler Andy Warhurst.Read

Hightown get 25 points boost from S&B

HIGHTOWN lost a disappointing encounter against strugglers St Helens Recs on Saturday, but recovered to play their part in a close draw with local rivals Formby on Bank Holiday Monday.Read

Double blow for Northern during weekend of woes

IN A DISASTROUS weekend, Northern lost to Southport & Birkdale by 10 wickets at Moor Park on Saturday, then to Ormskirk by 71 runs at Brook Lane on Monday.Read

Hightown Cricket Club awarded 25 points for S&B’s Open fiasco

HIGHTOWN lost a disappointing encounter against strugglers St Helens Recs on Saturday, but recovered to play their part in a close draw with local rivals Formby on Bank Holiday Monday.Read

Northern Cricket Club endure disastrous weekend with defeats by S&B and Ormskirk

IN A DISASTROUS weekend, Northern lost to Southport & Birkdale by 10 wickets at Moor Park on Saturday, then to Ormskirk by 71 runs at Brook Lane on Monday.Read

Northern in comfort zone thanks to delivery of Cole

JAMES Cole with a superb 91 from 153 deliveries, featuring 11 fours, held the Northern innings together against Maghull to help earn his side a crushing 147 run victory last Saturday.Read

Hightown off the hook thanks to rain

HIGHTOWN were left hanging on for the draw after rain eventually washed out their match against Prestatyn on Saturday.Read

Saints go marching on further

ST MARY’S Old Boys continued their impressive run of form at the weekend with a six wicket home victory over Bromborough.Read

Smith sets his sights on 500

ST MARY’S Old Boys first team’s game in the Bromborough Paints Merseyside Cricket competition was unsurprisingly called off without a ball being bowled last Saturday.Read

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