JAMES Dean scored a hat-trick for the second successive Saturday when Lostock Gralam extended an unbeaten run to seven matches.

The Grey Lambs put five goals without reply past hosts Moore United, and rise to seventh in Cheshire League One.

In-form Dean set them on a course for victory inside the opening half-hour before Myles Wady converted at the far post to double the visitors’ lead.

Dean converted a penalty to make it 3-0 at the break.

And Lostock picked up where they had left off when Dean completed a personal treble, increasing his tally for the campaign to eight.

Robbie Hatton then applied the finishing touch to a slick team move to add gloss.

Cuddington returned to the League Two summit as a reward for a comfortable 8-3 win against Wythenshawe Town’s Development team.

Joe Lanceley was on target four time for Gareth Harwood’s side, who played for the final half-hour with 10 men following captain Nathan Harwood’s dismissal.

At the other end, Jack Glimond filled in as goalkeeper with Tom Evans unavailable.

Nathan Harwood, Tom Duncalf, Ben Curbishley and Adam Bettley also netted for Cuddy, who have a flawless record at Norley Road to date this season.

They have scored 34 goals in five successive victories there.

“I couldn’t ask to manage a better bunch,” reflected the manager.

Results

Cheshire Football League

Saturday, September 15

Premier Division: Altrincham res 4-1 FC St Helens; Billinge 9-2 Malpas; Crewe 2-0 Denton; Eagle 4-0 Egerton; Middlewich 1-0 Knutsford; Poynton 3-1 Congleton Vale; Whaley Bridge 1-4 Poynton

League One: Broadheath Central 4-3 Buxton res; Grappenhall 2-2 Styal; Moore 0-5 Lostock Gralam; Winstanley 0-2 Blacon

League Two: Club AZ 4-2 Holmes Chapel; Cuddington 8-3 Wythenshawe Town Development; Maine Road res 3-1 Cheadle Town res; Mersey Valley 2-5 Rylands res; St Helens town res 4-0 Sandbach Utd res

Reserves Division: Broadheath Central 1-4 Billinge; Daten Abn-Abn Winstanley; Garswood A 1-2 Poynton; Greenalls PSO 0-2 Vulcan; Moore 2-3 Pilkington; Styal 2-1 Eagle