Ashcombe Park are dumped out of the Talbot Cup by Burslem

ASH Shaw was in scintillating all-round form to power Burslem into the second round of the Talbot Cup.

Burslem faced NSSCL Premier Division rivals Ashcombe Park in round one on Sunday - having beaten them in the league 24 hours’ earlier.

They completed a quickfire double over the Basford Bridge Lane club with a 10-wicket demolition in the cup.

Shaw, was at the forefront of their victory, taking 5-16 to dismiss Ashcombe Park for 73.

Tom Bason weighed in with 3-31, while Philip

Clowes top-scored with 31. Shaw, not content with his five-wicket haul, then blasted an unbeaten 35 and, along with Zen Malik’s 32 not out, completed victory in 8.2 overs.

Top-flight Longton swept past the challenge of Division One Leycett on their visit to Park Terrace.

Dan Redfern’s 10 was the only doublefigure score as Leycett succumbed to 57 all out, in which veteran paceman Shaun Rashid captured 5-7.

Tom Steele (27no) and Dan Ball (24) then guided Longton to an eightwicket victory.