Joe Cash-es in as seconds cruise past rivals
MARPLE seconds comfortably defeated Toft seconds by 92 runs at Bowden Lane.
The now vaunted opening pair of Will Darby (72) and Haroon Ahmed (33) put together another fifty plus stand for the first wicket.
Joe Cash, called up in place of the promoted Ryan Lindsay, then made hay with a superb undefeated 81 as Marple motored along to a dominant 225 for 3.
With the wicket good, and the outfield fast Marple still needed to bowl and field well against the second eleven Premier League champions.
A useful early spell from the fit again Matthew Shelton (2 for 23) was followed up with 3 for 26 from skipper George Clarke and 3 for 27 from man of the match Joe Cash. Toft were routed for 133 with ten overs remaining.
Six good catches were taken by six different fielders, and Marple are back in the mix in the league moving up to third place at the half way mark.
Marple’s Sunday teams once more struggled, with the thirds hammered by 205 runs at Hyde.
Chasing a mammoth 292 to win, the side was sent packing for only 86, this despite a short boundary and fifty overs to get the runs.
Earlier, captain Andy Gichero had taken three wickets and held two fine catches for Marple. The fourths were beaten by seven wickets at Marple by a strong Heaton Mersey third team. Skipper Rick Major held the fort with a fine 70 out of Marple’s 147 all out. Although the visitors cruised to victory, three Marple youngsters caught the eye in the field.
Ed Saxelby bowled with some pace and hostility, being unlucky not to take a wicket and Jordan Worrall picked up two wickets on his senior debut.
Albert Connor also held two fine catches at mid on to remove the Mersey openers.