STAND'S FIRST WIN

Despite dropping  a point against Thornham, Prestwich stayed top of the League as their close neighbours Stand defeated Denton to record their first win of the season. Andrew Leech top scored (38) in Denton’s 161-9 with Trent Scott (4-69) and Chris Holt (4-49) being the pick of the Stand attack. Stand had earlier closed on 163-6d with Scott scoring 52 and Modi Ali taking 3-45.

Craig Duxbury fell one short of his century in Prestwich’s 214-6d (Izra 4-30) and Thornham replied with 195-7 after being 99-6 (Humphreys 4-55).

Four points for Woodhouses moved them up to second place after scoring 211-4 (Daniel Britton 63, John Seeary 52*). Earlier Dukinfield scored 205-7d with Andrew Gleave scoring 39 and Seeary and Darryl Sloan taking three wickets each. 

D.S.L. moved up to fourth in passing Glossop’s 173-9d with five wickets in hand. John Stopford (53) scored his thirtieth fifty to counter Dave Morrell’s 5-46, but 30’s from Scott Allen, Matthew Wake and Barry Williams saw St. Lawrence home.

West moved up to fifth after bowling Cheetham Hill out for 176 (Zeeshan Rana 49, Vilas Kutty 50), Robin Morris (6-45) taking his first “five for”. Morris followed with 44 and Gareth Senior top scored with 66.

Woodbank moved into the top half when their 163-7d was too good for Roe Green (111-10). Wayne Griffiths unbeaten 50 came in 43 balls and he and Bilal Mustafa (22*) took the Woodbank score from 102-7 (Matthew Wright 3-77). Paul Green (48) and Brett Cullen (35) top scored for Roe Green as Saj Shah (6-12) and Damien Stringer (3-15) did the damage for Woodbank.

In a low scoring game at Liverpool Road, Irlam were bowled out for 75 with Liam Parkinson scoring 23. From 48-9 Irlam staged a belated recovery with Rick Blackman scoring 22. Damien Eyre (6-21) and Glen Middleton (4-49) bowled through the innings for Flowery Field. Blackman followed up with 3-17 from 12 overs but Flowery recovered from 17-5 to win by three wickets (Howard Lyon 28*, Lee Knowles 21).