Winning finale for skipper Yarwood

Sep 17 2008 by John Buckley, Mid Cheshire Chronicle

BARNTON’S retiring skipper Steve Yarwood left the field to a guard of honour after his final game in charge.

Yarwood’s seven seasons as captain ended in victory at home to Over Peover and he even struck the winning boundary.

Neil Langham brought his tally for the season to 43 wickets with 3-40 and is off to play in Australia for the winter. Paul Coot chipped in 2-25 and Simon Hancock 3-5 as Over Peover were bowled out for 94. Barnton made 98-6 (Ben Wingfield 29).

RIGHT MOVE ABROAD COUNTY LEAGUE

ECB Premier

Oulton Park 286-5 Macclesfield 208-6

BEN Spendlove (80), Nathan Dumelow (68) and Danny Leech (39) were hardly winding down, but Macclesfield played out time.

Oulton 2nds, 118ao (Ben Tomlinson 23, Ben Kettle 21) enjoyed a notable victory at promoted Macclesfield 2nds 110ao (Alex Matthews 4-23, Tomlinson 3-30).

Winnington Park’s Division Two match at Burnage was washed out.

MELLER BRAGGINS CHESHIRE LEAGUE

Division One

Davenham 102ao Brooklands 103-7

DAVENHAM looked easy meat for the champions, but they made a fight of it.

Division Two

Weaverham 184-6 Wilmslow 47ao

DESPITE a 25 points maximum win, Weaverham were pipped to promotion by Northwich and Barrow.

Rob McMillan hit 92 and finished the season just shy of 600 runs, and Kiwi Greg Ayrns passed 700 on the day. Matt Bebbington (37), Jon Lightfoot (25) and Steve Pinnington (22) were the other main contributors.

Bebbington, with a season’s best 5-7, and Jamie Ollier (3-18) blew Wilmslow away.

Neil Gerrard took a career best 9-43 as Lindow 2nds were bowled out for 129, Weaverham 2nds 92ao (Darren Falland 27, Phil Harris 23).

Winsford 82ao Barrow 83-5

BARRY Crellin’s four-wicket haul was the highlight of Winsford’s only second defeat in 11 games.

Cholmondeley 2nds 76ao Northwich 2nds 105ao

NORTHWICH finished runners-up in Division A thanks to an accomplished 52 by Mark Phillips and final-wicket taker Mike Whitehead (4-9 off seven overs). They needed other results to go their way to win the title.

Ashley 2nd 155-9 Oakmere 2nd 121-7

OAKMERE settled for third place, just behind Northwich. Eddie Gibson (4-69), Peter Jones (26) and Dan Wood (22) were the top performers. Other score: Over Peover 2nds 173-4dec Barnton 2nds 81ao.

CHESHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHESHIRE ALLIANCE

Hartford 173-9 Appleton 172ao

JAKE Farrow (4-40) and Rob Whittle (2-22) limited the target; James Hodgkinson (31) and Tim Moore (41) made sure Hartford got there, albeit off the last ball.