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Irwin Mitchell Alliance Midweek Cricket League
Report – 12th June
Premier Division
With leaders Attock’s game with Sheffield Friends being lost to the weather, their closest rivals were able to take full advantage. Collegiate kept Hollinsend Methodists to 93-7 (Ryan Sharp 35, Oliver Pearson 4-17) and went to record a 5 wicket win (Matthew Moroney 32 , Ryan Sharp 3-13). Khan made 113-8 (Tamoor Khan 53), then restricted Darnall to 96-8 (Mohammed Riaz 32, Mehfooz Khan 3-28). Collegiate are a single point behind Attock and Khan a further point back. The game between TOA v Waterworks was also lost to the weather.
Division A
Nether Edge made 91-6 (Bilal Khan 47, Wasim Aslam 4-19) against Kashmir, who passed the target with 3 wickets down (Nabeel Abdul 58*). Kashmir are undefeated and lead the table by 2 points with a game in hand over their nearest rivals Al-Mahdi. In their match, Al-Mahdi smashed 178-3 with Tahir Nawaz stroking his way to 106 not out and Shahid Nawaz making 39 not out. Caribbean made a valiant reply, closing on 152-2 (Mohammed Haroon 57, James Ahmed 43*). Abbeydale scored 129-5 (Ibrar Khan 36, Gully Khan 30, Roger Lambert 3-22) which Outokumpo reached with 6 wickets in hand (Matt Lambert 56*). Frecheville knocked up 141-3 (Daniel Froggatt 50, Mark Bardwell 46*, Todd Saxelby 34), Meersbrook falling short to end at 124-8 (Adam Buckle 3-23).
Division B
Eckington extended their lead at the top to 6 points by making 138-2 (Ben Oxley 53*, Adam Bridgman 52) and then keeping Sharrow down to 112-6 (Mohammed Rajeeb 33). De La Salle made 113-7 (Chris Gibirdi 43) and Millworks Works went on to win by 9 wickets (Richard Everitt 58*, Marcus Burley 47). University Staff totalled 92-1 (Paul Kerry 34), which Norton Woodseats overtook with 3 wickets down. The match between Ridgeway and Hallam lodgers was cancelled due to the rain.
Division C
Telecom Sports reached 114-5 (John Dutton 59, Gavin Marsden 3-21), then saw leaders Aviva reached the target with 5 wickets down (Craig Turner 42*, Ian Welch 30). The Wednesday racked up a most impressive 194-3 with Ben Heap hitting 103 not out and Ashley Naseby 49. Lowly Brincliffe had no answer and ended on 77-8 (Mark Downing 3-15, Robert Oldfield 3-15). Woodhouse made 121-5 (Shaun Trower 34, Makhtar Ali 30, Dan Postlethwaite 30, Tyler Harrison 3-41) against Hollinsend II, who ended just shy on 112-4 (Gregg Wright 33).
Irwin Mitchell Alliance Midweek Cricket League
Report – 5th June
Premier Division
In the first battle between the two Premier Division front-runners, Sheffield Collegiate scored 114-9 (Jonny Udall 41, Akhtar Zaman 3-21), but Attock, with the mercurial Jaco Castle to the fore, striking a rapid 72 not out, eased to the win by 8 wickets. Darnall were all out for 93 (J Lee 4-25, Dave Andrews 3-17), which Waterworks passed in a flood of runs without loss (Nick Dymock 59*, Humphrey Emery 33*). TOA were dismissed for 105 (Rabanawaz Khan 34, Liam Wright 3-15) and Hollinsend Methodists must have felt they had a chance to record a maiden win in the top flight. However only Ryan Sharp (33) could make headway against steady bowling and Hollinsend were restricted to 73-8 with no fewer than 5 run outs . Sheffield Friends made 100-8 (Jhonny Younis 38, Shumraiz Azam 30, Ilyas Mohammed 6-16) and saw Khan pass this with just a single wicket down (Zaheer Ahmed 48*, Nazam Mohammed 34*). Attock head the table by 3 points, with TOA and Waterworks joining Collegiate in second spot.
Division A
Kashmir took on leaders Al-Mahdi and scored a useful 124-5. Al-Mahdi were bowled out for 110, which sees Kashmir take over at the top. Caribbean amassed 146-4 (M Brown 66*, Andrew Jackson 34) and kept Frecheville down to 94-7 to claim an easy win. Abbeydale reached 93-7 and Nether Edge attained the target with 4 wickets down. Meersbrook totalled a very useful 135-2 (Adam Burkinshaw 70, Russ Walch 44) and were entertaining hopes of a first win, but instead watched Jitesh Thammisetti hit 74 to see Outokumpo to a comfortable 7 wicket win.
Division B
Millhouses Works scored 104-3 (Lee Stewart 47), which leaders Eckington easily obtained, losing a single wicket as Adam Bridgman hit 68 not out. Miserly bowling from De La Salle restricted University Staff to 90-4 (Himanshu Patel 32*), but in their innings De La Salle also found runs hard to come by and fell just 3 runs short of the target with 7 wickets down. Ridgeway made 104-4 (Steve Dudley 47) and then kept a lid on Norton Woodseats, who closed at 81-8 (Jamie Hurst 4-22). Sharrow smashed their way to an imposing 151-3 (Saqib Shahzad 75*, Yasar Mahmood 40, Noman Iqbal 30), which was far beyond Hallam Lodgers, reached 118-4 from their allotted overs (Soam Kular 43*, Gavin Anderson 31).
Division C
Division leaders Aviva made 120-7 (Craig Turner 48) against bottom club Woodhouse, who with Joe Williams top-scoring with 32, just got home to record their first win of the season by 2 wickets and with 3 balls to spare. Telecom Sports posted 96-8 (Nahim Alam 3-16) and Sheffield Transport drove their way to an 8 wicket win to join Aviva at the top (Imran Shah 60). Hollinsend II made 84-8 (Michael Hill 32) and then restricted Wednesday to 75-8 (Biswick Kapala 30).
Irwin Mitchell Alliance Midweek Cricket League
Report – 29th May
Premier Division
Last Wednesday saw the first complete washout of the season. So it may be opportune to quickly review the season so far. Attock, champions for the last two summers, head the table alongside Sheffield Collegiate, the runners up to Attock in both these years. Both are 3 points clear of a host of other teams. Premier Division new boys Hollinsend Methodists have had a difficult start to the season and are trailing the rest. They are a young side and will try their hardest to come to terms with the raise in standard from Division A.
Division A
Al-Mahdi, relegated from the top flight last summer, top the table, a single point ahead of the mercurial Kashmir, who have a game in hand. Kashmir’s powerful batting will make them formidable opponents all summer. It’s nip and tuck below these two teams in mid-table, but at the foot both Meersbrook and Outokumpo are struggling, only picking a single point each thus far.
Division B
Eckington and De La Salle appear to be pulling clear of the crowd, but there is a long way to go in the season. Hallam Lodgers, Millhouses and Uni Staff are all poised to overhaul the top two. Spare a thought for both Ridgeway and Norton Woodseats, whose seasons have both started poorly.
Division C
Aviva head the table at this early stage., but both Telecom Sports and Transport are in hot pursuit. Brincliffe were no doubt delighted with their win in the previous round of matches, as it was their first victory since August 2011. Woodhouse remain winless and anchored to the foot of the league.