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NORTHERN’S Nick Woods held his sides innings together early on with 75 from 136 deliveries and captured 2 for 72, but could not prevent neighbours Hightown cruising to a four wicket win with two overs to spare at Moor Park last Saturday.Read

Hightown deal a double blow to Moor Park lads

OUTCOMES of derbies are difficult to predict at the best of times, perhaps none more so than when Hightown face their illustrious rivals Northern.Read

St Mary’s Old Boys CC lose by a solitary wicket against Port Sunlight

WITH Port Sunlight's last pair adding 18 for the last wicket, St Mary’s Old Boys lost by a solitary wicket on Saturday.Read

Hightown CC miss out on victory by single wicket against Fleetwood Hesketh

HIGHTOWN were just one wicket away from a famous victory over Firwood Bootle the previous week – although this time, the roles were reversed when Fleetwood Hesketh visited The Porterprint Oval last Saturday.Read

Northern CC hero Jack Woosey helps himself to devastating 7 for 33 against St Helens Recs

NORTHERN’S hero this week was Jack Woosey, who helped himself to a devastating 7 for 33 during his side’s draw with St Helens Recs at Ruskin Drive last Saturday.Read

Firwood Bootle suffer wrath of Khan in draw with Hightown at Wadham Road

IN A GAME that had everything except a winner, Hightown narrowly failed to beat Bootle in a thrilling game of cricket at Wadham Road last Saturday.Read

Northern Cricket Club’s Jack Woosey leads way against Formby

ON A DAY when all six Northern teams won, Jack Woosey snatched the headlines with a sensational L&DCC career best 9 for 61 from 25.5 overs, including seven maidens.Read

Northern too tough for Toffs

NORTHERN overcame Cheshire aristocrats Bowdon by 54 runs at a windswept Moor Park last Sunday, setting up an appearance in the Regional Group Final of the Cockspur Cup at Hindley St Peters on July 6.Read

Seven days makes all the difference for Hightown

WHAT a difference a week makes. After last Saturday’s disappointing defeat to Colwyn Bay, Hightown roared back to life with a hugely impressive win over title-chasing New Brighton.Read

Hightown find their niche amid inconsistent results

THE only thing consistent about Hightown this season has been their inconsistency.Read

Hard day at Oval office for Northern

NORTHERN went down to a five wicket defeat against Wallasey at the Kevin McCullagh Oval last Saturday.Read

Sutcliffe shows his six appeal

HIGHTOWN’S Ian Sutcliffe turned in a captain’s display with the ball on Saturday, to lift his team to fifth place in the Liverpool and District Premier League.Read

Woosey whips in to earn Northern draw

JACK Woosey’s 5 for 115 together with a second wicket stand of 104 aided Northern’s draw with Lytham at Moor Park.Read

Northern Cricket Club in last ball drama at Southport and Birkdale

NORTHERN clinched a dramatic 63 victory against Southport & Birkdale after Jack Woosey, 1 for 43, trapped Nick Devlin lbw on the last delivery of the match at Trafalgar Road last Saturday.Read

Hightown hang on at Recs thanks to last pair heroics

WITH the last pair of Andy Warhurst and Graham Jones hanging on to deny Recs victory at Ruskin Park, Hightown held out for a draw at St Helens Recs last Saturday.Read

Hightown thrash Formby to make up for Welsh woe

ANOTHER Jekyll and Hyde weekend for Hightown’s cricketers saw them heavily beaten at Prestatyn, before resurrecting themselves to crush neighbours Formby by nine wickets on the Bank Holiday Monday.Read

Cole on fire with jack and the lads

JAMES Cole and Jack Boardman compiled an excellent fourth wicket stand of 131, while slow bowlers Nick Woods and Jack Woosey had a hand in all of the wickets to fall in Northern’s 93 run victory over Maghull at Moor Park last Saturday.Read

Back to school for star Khan

PAKISTAN international cricketer Jannisar Khan is playing a major role in helping develop the next generation of stars as the new professional coach at Merchant Taylors’.Read

Northern exposure

IN TWO away day run feasts yielding 942 runs, Northern lost to Fleetwood Hesketh in the league by 42 runs before hammering Wallasey in the Cockspur Rum National Knockout by 172 runs.Read

King Khan helps to crush Wallasey’s batting order

HIGHTOWN’S overseas player Jannisar Khan has put in several promising performances this season, but it all fell into place for the Pakistani star last Saturday.Read

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