Saturday 23rd August - First XI offer brave resistance in defeat at Orrell Red Triangle
- Bob Paisley
- Aug 23
- 3 min read
Updated: Aug 24
First XI
Orrell red Triangle 233 for 3 dec. (50 overs)
Sefton Park 181 all out (48.3 overs)
B Percival 24, Huzaifa Zubair 20, D Singhvi 35 not out, J Dixon 42
Orrell Red Triangle won by 52 runs
Second XI
Southport & Birkdale 179 all out (45 overs)
D Kelly 3 for 51, R Brady 3 for 32, M Kelly 2 for 47
Sefton Park 184 for 4 (37.3 overs)
T Rushton 51, S Aitchison 52, D Kelly 28 not out
Sefton Park won by 6 wickets
Third XI
Liverpool Suoerkings 77 all out
S Wheatcroft 2 for 17, L Probert 4 for 11, I Dawes 3 for 30
Sefton Park 79 for 3
J Clements 27
Fourth XI
Sefton Park 188 all out (41.2 overs)
N Singh 33, M Heaney 41, A Ahmed 25, C Summers 16 not out
Wavertree 141 all out (41.5 overs)
C Summers 2 for 8, I Ahmed 2 for 18, N Singh 5 for 36
Sefton Park won by 47 runs
The First XI travelled to Wigan to play second placed Orrell Red Triangle.
The home side won the toss and decided to bat first.
They soon settled in to scoring fairly quickly but lost a wicket on 51. They then reached 127 when the second wicket fell. After that, it was just pain for the Sefton bowlers as they went on to declare on 233 for 2 in 50 overs. The two wickets were both catches by wicketkeeper James Stirling. Their opener Sam Healey scored and undefeated 107.
In reply, Sefton lost Chris Bellis without a run on the board. Despite Ben Percival scoring 24, James Stirlimg 18 and Huzaifa Zubair 20, they reached 96 for 8 and looked like they would soon be going home. However. Jimmy Dixon (42) and Daksh Singhvi (who finished on 35 not out) put on 72 for the ninth wicket and Sefton reached 181 all out in 48.3 overs.
The Firsts ended up with four points and remain fifth in the table
Next week, they welcome fourth placed Southport and Birkdale to Sefton Park before playing the Ray Tyler Cup Final against Spring View on Sunday
Southport and Birkdale were the Seconds opponents as Sefton hoped to extend their lead at the top of the table
The visitors won the toss and batted first. A low score looked highly possible as their seventh wicket fell with the score on 78 but a stand 81 for the eighth wicket enabled them to go on and be all out for 179 in 44.5 overs.
Dave Kelly finished with 3 for 51, Ronan Brady 3 for 32 and Michael Kelly 2 for 47.
Sefton's reply was steady and sensible. After losing the openers with 41 on the board Scott Aitchison (52) and Tom Rushton (51) put on 107 for the third wicket. Skipper Dave Kelly completed the six wicket victory in 37.3 overs by scoring 28 in 17 balls with three sixes. The Seconds remain top of the table with a lead of 40 points over second placed Ormskirk who have played two games less.
The Third XI, looking for a win after three consecutive draws, played Liverpool Superkings on the Lower Ground.
The Superkings batted first and were always in trouble. They were soon dismissed for 77 in less than one and a half hours with Louis Probert taking 4 for 11, Seb Wheatcroft 2 for 17 and Ian Dawes 3 for 30.
Sefton were never in trouble in their reply, Jack Clements top scored with 27 as they passed the Superkings total with just 3 wickets down.
The Fourth XI were away to Wavertree's Thirds
The home side won the toss and decided to field first.
Stands of 46 for the seventh wicket between Jo Ledbury (41) and Adam Ahmed (25) and 41 for the second wicket between Navi Singh (33) and Ibrahim Ahmed (14) were the back bone of the Sefton innings 188 all out in 41.2 overs.
In reply Navi Singh took 5 for 36 Ibrahim Ahmed 2 for 18 and Caitlin Summers 2 for 8 in 7.5 overs to add to her 16 not out. Wavertree were dismissed for 141 in 41.5 overs.
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