Sunday 13th July - Women advance to final and a century for Raj Bhardwaj

Sefton Women are back in the Lancashire T20 Knockout Final after beating Blackpool by 10 wickets.

Blackpool were restricted to 92-6 from their twenty overs with Lucy Brooks and Sarah Jackson each taking two wickets. Sefton's openers were in ruthless mood and knocked off the runs without loss with almost seven overs to spare; Alice Kelly finishing on 45* and Emma Watson 42*.

Sefton await the winners of Leyland and Ramsbottom in the knowledge that their cup defence will go all the way to the final.

The victorious women's side

Sefton Sunday AWXI lost by 2 wickets at Liverpool Lions 2XI. Raj Bhardwaj's 103* was the stand out innings in Sefton's 198-9d from 45 overs; Lions were in control of their chase before a flurry of wickets led by Alex Woods' 2-14, made for a nervy finish before they got over the line.

Sefton Sunday RBXI beat Liverpool's ADXI. Chris Mitchell took 7-58 and Ronan Brady 2-75 to bowl out Liverpool for 158 and gain some revenge for the midweek T20 defeat to the same opposition. Sarhad Rustom scored 29 at the top of the order before a wobble left Sefton on 60-4. Tim Yates' steady hand was on the tiller once more; he made a patient 41* whilst Paul Morris scored 25 and Mitchell 20 as Sefton won by three wickets.

Sefton U11 Green scored 105-6 this morning and beat Oxton, whose innings included four run outs, by 40 runs.