Saturday 9th May - Connor Melia hat trick in First XI win over New Brighton

Bob Paisley
14 hours ago
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Updated: 1 hour ago

First XI

Sefton Park 202 for 9 dec. (54.4 overs)

M Young 62, H Zubair 63, P Horton 23

New Brighton 137 all out (33.2 overs)

H Zubair 3 for 33, D Sanghvi 2 for 18, C Melia 4 for 3

Sefton Park won by 65 runs

Second XI

Leigh 220 for 9 dec, (45 overs)

M Kelly 3 for 68, S Khan 3 for 36

Sefton Park 171 all out (42.1 overs)

T Rushton 81, T Wilkinson 30

Leigh won by 49 runs

Third XI

Sefton Park 211 for 7 dec. (45 overs)

J Whittaker 56,, J Clements 37, J Sawbridge 24, M Boyns 20 not out, C Daniels 31 not out

Brighton 62 all out (21.4 overs)

L Foster 4 for 18, M Boyns 3 for 30, F Spragg 2 for 12

Sefton Park won by 149 runs

Fourth XI

Maghull 236 for 6 dec,

J Bowman 4 for 71

Sefton Park 237 for 6

R Kennedy 55, N Singh 93

Sefton Park won by 4 wickets

The First XI welcomed another old rival in New Brighton to Sefton Park.

They won the toss and decide to bat first.

The Sefton openers were both back in the pavilion fairly quickly as the team were 23 for 2..

Matt Young came in at number 3 to steady the innings and put on 46 for the the third wicket with Paul Horton (23). Matt was eventually out for 62 with the score on 161 got 5. By this time Huzaifa Zubair was going well and his 63 in 49 balls with 5 sixes enabled Sefton to declare on 202 for 9 in 54.4 overs.

In reply, New Brighton put on 53 for the first wicket. but then lost wickets fairly steadily to Huzaifa Zubair (3 for 36) and Daksh Singhvi (2 for 18).

With any result still possible Connor Melia joined the Sefton attack in the sixth over of the last 20. He took a wicket in his first over and then, remarkably, a hat trick with the first three balls of his second to finish with 4 for 3 as New Brighton were bowled out for 137 in 33.2 overs.

The First XI now move up to second in the table.

(above) A wicket for Huzaifa Zubair in their victory over New Brighton

(above) A victim for Daksh Singhvi, caught at slip by Raj Bhardwaj

(above) A remarkable incident where the ball hits the stumps but the bails are not removed.

The Second XI travelled to play Leigh. The home side won the toss and decided to bat first.

A stand of 50 for the fifth wicket was the back bone of their inning and they were able to declare on 220 for 9 in 45 overs.

Michael Kelly finished with 3 for 68 and Shadab Khan 3 for 36.

Seftons reply was held together by an an innings of 81 from skipper Tom Rushton. but apart from 30 from Tom Wilkinson, they were only able to reach 171 all out in 42.1 overs.

The Third XI crossed the Mersey to play New Brighton's Thirds.

Sefton won the toss and decided to bat first. James Whittaker (56), Jack Clements (37), Jack Sawbridge (24), Mark Boyns (20 not out) and Charles Daniels (31 not out) all contributed in their total of 211 for 7 declared in 45 overs.

In reply New Brighton put on 19 for the first wicket but were dismissed for 62 in 21.4 overs.

Mark Boyns took 3 for 30, Laurence Foster 4 for 18 and Finn Spragg 2 for 12.

The Thirds are top of their division

Maghull's Thirds were the fourth XI's opponents on the Lower Ground.

Maghull batted first, declaring on 236 for 6 with Jamie Bowman taking 4 for 71.

In reply, opener Rob Kennedy scored 55 and Navi Singh 93 as Sefton passed the Maghull total with six wickets down