Six-wicket win sees seconds stretch run
MARPLE seconds continued their terrific season with a comfortable six-wicket win at Bramhall on Saturday.
Bramhall struggled to 131 all out in the final over, with the innings following a now familiar pattern in the field for Marple.
Matthew Shelton and Greg Marsland bowled useful opening spells, and then skipper George Clarke, 3 for 46, and Andy Hayes 4 for 27 cleaning up.
Tim Wood with 61 was top scorer for Bramhall.
In Marple’s reply, all the batsmen contributed, George Pearson’s 34 being the top score.
It was also uplifting to see Jake Warner finish off the game with a flurry of boundaries in his first game of the campaign.
This victory consolidates the team in second place in the second eleven premier league.
Marple thirds gave a much improved performance, just having the edge in a high scoring draw with high flying Didsbury on Sunday at Bowden Lane.
A solid batting card of 206 for 8 was dominated by the Massey brothers, Andy 76 not out, and Jamie 39.
Didsbury made a valiant effort to get the runs, but ended on 194 for 8, Arshad 50 and Johnston 49 not out.
The wickets were shared, but Andy Massey took two excellent caught and bowled.
The fourths were narrowly defeated at Didsbury by three wickets despite totalling a testing 200, Lewis Braddock 32, Rick Major 42, Animit Kulkarni 32 and Jacob Combey 34.
In the Didsbury reply Daniel Davies was the most successful bowler with three wickets.