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Oakmere defeat Stockport Trinity in Cheshire Women's Cricket League

How Oakmere secured their first win of new cricket season
OAKMERE ran out winners in a Cheshire Women’s Cricket League Division One match between two teams who lost on the first day.

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne dies aged 52 of 'suspected heart attack'

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne dies aged 52 of 'suspected heart attack'

He won the PDC World Darts Championship at the Alexandra Palace in January 2021 but who is he? See question 14. Picture: PA

Updated Answers to our bumper sports quiz of 2021

Winnington Park Cricket Club celebrate promotion

Promotion caps a memorable year for Winnington Park Cricket Club

cricket matches stumped by the coronavirus pandemic

Four cricket matches called off due to Covid issues

Cricket scene

Cricket round-up: Tight win for Oulton Park

Sehmi's 117 against former club not enough for a win

Cricket matches thrown into doubt by Covid travel issues

Cheshire County Cricket League 2021 update

How the Cheshire County Cricket League season is shaping up

Oulton Park Cricket Club

Another good weekend for Oulton Park Cricket Club

Oulton Park Cricket Club

How Oulton Park Cricket Club's season got off to the perfect start

FLASHBACK: Archive picture of Weaverham Cricket Club team

Cricket: Season starts this weekend, archive picture brings back memories

Barnton Cricket Club

Sports club's urgent plea for financial help due to Covid closure

What happened when Oakmere and Winnington Park faced off

Winnington Park rue missed chances against Tattenhall

Winnington Park's Bryan Shingler, 11 not out

The Park player celebrating his first half century

Mitigating factors in team being bowled out for only 51 runs

Sam Barnes scored 35 for Winnington Park firsts against Kingsley

Higher-ranked Kingsley bring Winnington Park back down to Earth

Jonny Wales helped steer Winnington to a big win against Northwich, as wicketkeeper Simon James watches closely

MORE PICS ADDED Here's how Winnington Park bowled out Northwich for 35 runs

Barnton v Winnington Park friendly cricket match at the weekend

Mini league season on its way for cricket teams

Recreational cricket returns on Saturday, July 11, 2020

Cricket teams preparing for a return to match action on Saturday

How cricket could look if it starts up in 2020

How cricket might look if it starts up this season

No promotion or relegation, say Cheshire cricket chiefs

Indoor nets sessions on their way

Weaverham Cricket Club’s under 13s captain Archie Lightfoot, left, and under 15s skipper Calum Bridge with their trophies

A super Sunday for Weaverham Cricket Club

Redrow's Chris Edwards visits Davenham Cricket Club, the latest beneficiary of the homebuilder's Hartford Community Fund

Defibrillator installed at cricket club thanks to housebuilder donation

In-form all-rounder Tom Hysop took three wickets to help Oulton Park dismiss Marple in a Cheshire County League Premier Division fixture after earlier posting a half-century during his side's innings

County League Hyslop stars as Oulton Park edge closer to safety

Sam Barnes and his Winnington Park teammates, pictured in action against Langley, aren’t the only ones to have been left frustrated by the weather during a disrupted Cheshire League campaign. Picture: Simon Warburton

So far this year less talk about sun and burnt grass

Alec Butcher, the Winnington Park captain and wicket keeper, who stumped two opponents and caught out two more. Picture: Simon Warburton

CHESHIRE LEAGUE Kingsley smash their way past Barnton

Sam Hatcher scored 12 for Davenham in their 39-run loss at Bowdon. Picture: Simon Warburton

COUNTY LEAGUE Kettle boils as Park achieve important victory

James Hodkinson was one of the batsmen to provide support for overseas signing Matthew De Villiers when Oakmere amassed a season-best total during their meeting with Barnton . Picture: Robert Hardley

Cheshire League Pride for Oakmere, while Winnington Park prevail again

Paul Coot was a pivotal figure with both bat and ball for Barnton when they eased to a six-wicket success against Old Parkonians in the UKFast Cheshire League's T20 Cup last week. Picture: Robert Hardley

Cheshire League Kingsley and Barnton both brush aside lower-ranked guests

Tom Hyslop claimed a first five-fer of the season when Oulton Park bowled out Chester Boughton Hall during a Cheshire County League Premier Division encounter last weekend (File picture)

County League Davenham are resurgent while Oulton Park succumb to leaders

Davenham and Oulton Park have maintained a presence in the Vitality Under 19 Club T20 in part because they've borrowed players from neighbouring clubs to make up the numbers. But is that necessarily a bad thing?

Opinion Can cricket clubs collaborate without losing their identity?

Oulton Park launched their Vitality Under 19 Club T20 campaign with an emphatic victory over Runcorn & Widnes last week. Meanwhile Davenham make their competition bow against Malpas tonight, Thursday

Why teenagers are drawn to playing midweek T20 matches

Matthew Howard took three wickets for Oakmere to help them bowl out visitors from Lymm during a Cheshire League Division One fixture at Overdale Lane last weekend. Picture: Rob Hardley

Cheshire League Rain stops and Northwich teams start winning again

Captain Martyn East led the way when Oulton Park chased 107 to beat Grappenhall last weekend - their first victory in the Cheshire County League's top-flight this season

County League Oulton Park win at last and Davenham score success too

Kingsley will attempt to reach the UKFast Cheshire Cricket League's T20 Cup last eight when they host Wirral at the Croft next Thursday. They reached the knockout stage as group-winners

Cheshire League These teams still have T20 games to look forward to

Oulton Park duo Danny Leech, as captain, and Ben Gibbon have both been selected for Cheshire's Unicorns Championship Western Division opener against Wiltshire at Chester Boughton Hall. Play starts on Sunday morning

Cheshire team for three-day opener announced

Oakmere returned to winning ways in the UKFast Cheshire League last weekend, while Barnton and Winnington Park were both frustrated by opponents who batted for a draw

Cheshire League Oakmere win while Barnton and Winnington have best of draws

Danny Leech reached a third half-century for the third time this season when Oulton Park hosted Alderley Edge in the Cheshire County League's top-flight last weekend. Picture: Trevor Porter

County League Oulton Park can't hold on while Northwich run out of time

Rick Moore, Cheshire's captain, was encouraged by his side's display during a six-wicket win against Lincolnshire at New Brighton in a Unicorns T20 group-stage fixture

Cheshire restore pride by beating T20 group-winners

Andrew Dufty took three wickets for Oulton Park, and was at the crease when the visitors resisted late pressure from their opponents, during a draw with Widnes in the Cheshire County League's top-flight last weekend

County League Cheer for Oulton Park as they battle to draw

Cheshire's hopes of reaching the next stage of the Unicorns T20 are over after they lost both matches of a double-header against Northumberland at Jesmond in Group One on Sunday

Cheshire captain notes impact of Oulton Park youngster

Craig Johnson, captain of Middlewich Cricket Club's second team, shared in an unbroken partnership worth more than 200 runs with son Regan during their side's emphatic victory at Hawk Green last weekend

County League Why a dad and his lad were stars for Middlewich last weekend

First teams at Davenham, Northwich, Barnton, Kingsley, Oakmere, Winsford and Hartford are playing home matches on Saturday. Which of those matches are the ones to watch? Here's our guide

Diary Our guide to this weekend's cricket matches

Nantwich, the 2018 champions, remain on a course to defend their Cheshire County League T20 title after a nine-wicket win over Oulton Park that secured top spot in Group Four

County League Oulton Park exit T20 after defeat to holders Nantwich

Left-arm slow bowler James Hodkinson took four wickets for Oakmere when they had the better of a draw with Runcorn in Cheshire League Division One last weekend. Picture: Robert Hardley

Cheshire League Why last Saturday was a testing one for mid Cheshire teams

Brothers Jack and Harry Garner both contributed to Davenham's comfortable victory against their Ashton on Mersey counterparts in a Cheshire County League Second XI Division Two fixture at Butcher's Stile

County League Brothers star for table-topping Davenham seconds

Haslington prompted a lower-order collapse during Kingsley's reply to record a comfortable 83-run victory in a Cheshire Shield quarter-finals encounter at the Croft on Sunday

Cheshire Shield Kingsley's run ended by league rivals

Cheshire's defence of a Unicorns Knockout Trophy they claimed last season is over following a six-wicket defeat at Lincolnshire in a rain-affected second-round encounter at Bracebridge Heath on Sunday

Blow for Cheshire after they lose rain-hit encounter

Ben Gibbon took eight wickets for Oulton Park during a Cheshire County League top-flight clash with Timperley but the Little Budworth outfit were on the wrong end of the result

County League Gibbon returns best-yet figures for Oulton Park

First teams at Oulton Park, Weaverham, Middlewich and Winnington Park are scheduled to play home games on Saturday. The Cheshire Shield resumes on Sunday too

Diary Our guide to this weekend's cricket matches

Captain James Hodgkinson reacts Matty Bebbington bowling another Oakmere batsmen during Barnton's six-wicket success against their neighbours on Thursday. Picture: Robert Hardley

Cheshire League Barnton beat Oakmere to close in on T20 knockout stage