Saturday 31st May - First XI lose at Southport on a day of stands and collapses
- Bob Paisley
- 15 hours ago
- 3 min read
Updated: 21 minutes ago
First XI
Southport and Birkdale 210 for 9 dec. (55 overs)
D Singhvi 7 for 54
Sefton Park 166 all out (49.4 overs)
B Percival 34, C Bellis 59, J Vinu 34
Southport and Birkdale won by 44 runs
Second XI
Leigh 103 all out (24.1 overs)
Dave Kelly 3 for 46, M Chappell 3 for 20, R Bhardwaj 2 for 18
Sefton Park 105 for 6 (26.4 overs)
P Ostler 23 not out
Sefton Park won by 4 wickets
Third XI
Merseyside Sports and Cultural 178 for 9 dec. (45 overs)
M Boyns 2 for 41, R Brady 3 for 30,B Lester 2 for 20
Sefton Park 111 all out
S Khan 47, J Daniels 17
Merseyside Sports and Cultural won by 67 runs
Fourth XI
Hightown St Marys 172 all out
I Dawes 7 for 58, J Bowman 2 for 21
Sefton Park 109 all out (36 overs)
R Kennedy 23, J Ledbury 15
Hightown St Marys won by 64 runs
It was a day of collapses and stands plus two fine bowling performances in games that were lost
The First XI travelled to Southport and Birkdale. The home side won the toss and decided to bat first.
A solid opening partnership of 31 set them on their way but the introduction of new boy Daksh Singhvi to the attack changed things. Three wickets fell on 40 and they were soon on 68 for 8. Then followed the first stand of the day as they put on 96 for the ninth wicket followed by an undefeated stand of 46 before they declared on 210 for 9 in 55 overs.
Daksh Singhvi finished with 7 for 54 and Abhishek Jagan 2 for 41.
In reply, Sefton started well as Ben Percival (34) and Chris Bellis put on 55 for the first wicket. Joash Vinu scored 34 in a stand of 50 for the second wicket. Paul Horton and Chris Bellis took the score to 133 for 3. Then, after Chris Bellis was dismissed for 55 with the score on 137 for 4, only Huzaifa Zubair with 16 not out hung around as they collapsed to 166 all out in 49.4 overs.
The First XI slip to 7th in the table and next week welcome Old Xaverians to Sefton Park
Leigh were the visitors to Sefton Park for the Second XI game. Sefton won the toss and decided to field first.
After putting on 17 for the first wicket, the visitors then fell to 22 for 4. This was followed by a rapid stand 72 for the fifth wicket. This took the score 94 for 5 which was followed by a collapse to 103 all out in 24.1 overs. Mark Chappell finished with 3 for 20, Dave Kelly 3 for 46 and Raj Bhardwaj 2 for 18.
Sefton's reply was less dramatic. as they steadily passed the Leigh total with six wickets down. Pete Ostler top scored with 23 not out.
Sefton are now third in the table
The Third XI played Merseyside Sports and Cultural on the Lower Ground. Sefton won the toss and decided to field first
Steady bowling kept the score down and eventually MS &C declared on 178 for 9 in 45 overs. Mark Boyns finished with 2 for 41, Ronan Brady 3 for 30 and Ben Lester 2 for 20
This proved too many for the Thirds who were bowled out for 111 with Shadab Khan scoring 47 James Daniels unlucky to be run out at the non strikers end for 17
The Fourth XI travelled to Ormskirk to play Hightown St Mary's Thirds'. The home side won the toss and decided to bat first. Ian Dawes bowled throughout the Hightown innings and finished with 7 for 58 as the home side wee bowled out for 172 in 39.5 overs. Jamie Bowman chipped in with 2 for 21.
The total proved too much for Sefton as they were dismissed 109 in 36 overs. Rob Kennedy was top scorer with 23, next best was skipper Jo Ledbury with 15.