Saturday 2nd May - Six wickets for Huzaifa Zubair in First XI draw at Hightown St Marys

Bob Paisley
14 hours ago
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Updated: 1 hour ago

First XI

Hightown St Marys 205 all out (64.4 overs)

H Zubair 6 for 60, C Melia 2 for 22

Sefton Park 156 for 7 (52 overs)

H Khan 55, R Bhardwaj 27

Match Drawn

Second XI

Birkenhead Park 186 all out (50.5 overs)

M Kelly 4 for 69, S Khan 4 for 21

Sefton Park 158 all out (40.4 overs)

L Connolly 41, A Itchison 39T Rushton 24, S Aitchision 28

Birkenhead Park won by 28 runs

Third XI

Sefton Park 212 for 7 dec. (43.1 overs)

J Clements 96, N Singh 31, S Hawkes 44

Bootle 146 for 8 (45 overs)

M Boyns 5 for 37

Match Drawn

Fourth XI

Sefton Park 223 for 7 dec, (45 Overs)

N Lester 53, T Yates 47

Caldy 126 all out

L Probert 4 for 19, H Maqbol 3 for23

Sefton Park won by 97 runs

The First XI travelled to play Hightown St Marys.

The home side won the toss and elected to bat first.

Sefton took two early wickets and had the home side on 12 for 2. They recovered with a stand of 70 for the third wicket.. They, then, made steady progress and were dismissed for 205 in 64.4 overs. Huzaifa Zubair finished with 6 for 60, Connor Melia 2 for 22. There was, also, four victims for Adam Taylor behind the stumps.

Sefton's reply began well with Haroon Khan (55) and Chris Bellis (13) putting on 69 for the first wicket. However, quick wickets then fell and they were 98 for 5.

Raj Bhardwaj (27 not out) held the remaining batters together and they finishe on 156 for 7 in 52 overs for a drawn game.

The Second XI welcomed Birkenhead Park to Sefton Park. Sefton won the toss and decided to field.

Michael Kelly took four quick wickets to leave the visitors on 37 for 4. However, thanks to their middle order batter Louie Evans (90) holding the innings together, they reached 186 all out in the 51st over.

Sefton's reply began well with Luke Connolly (41) and Andy Aitchison taking them to 90 without loss after 22 overs at the drinks break. Resumption of play saw them lose the two openers. Scott Aitchison (28 and Tom Rushton (24) to them to 146 for 5. Then, with Sefton requiring 40 in in 10 overs. A desire to get the runs quickly caused them to lose quick wickets and they were all out for 158 in 40.4 overs.

(Above and below) Two wickets for Shadab Khan

Luke Connolly scored 41 for the Second XI

And Aitchison scored 39

The Third XI travelled to play Bootle, won the toss and decided to bat.

The star of their innings was Jack Clements who fell just four short of his century.Scott Hawkes (44) and Navi Singh (33) supported him well and Sefton declared on 212 in 43.1 overs.

Despite Mark Boyns taking five wickets (5 for 37), The thirds were unable to bowl out Bootle who finished on 145 for 8 in 45 overs as the game was drawn.

The Fourth XI gave Sefton Park the only victory of the day.

Against Caldy's Thirds, Sefton batted first and scored 223 for 7 declared in 45 overs.

Neil Lester (53) and skipper Tim Yates (47) top scored.

In reply, Caldy were eventually dismissed for 123 with Lewis Probert taking 4 for 19 and Hamza Maqbol 3 for23