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Updated on 3 September 2010

TEAM SELECTION for week/ending 4/5 September 2010........

1st XI	2nd XI	3rd XI	Sun Dev XI
versus	versus	versus	versus
ORRELL RED TRIANGLE	COLWYN BAY	PRESCOT & ODYSSEY
at Orrell	at Scott Rees Park	at Prescot	at
Meet @ 10.15 am	Meet @ 12 noon	Meet @ 12.15 pm	Meet @
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1) A Molyneux	1) M Moss	1) P Davies	1)
2) J Cutt	2) S Maddocks	2) A Gamble	2)
3) J Smith	3) B Leadbetter	3) P Driscoll	3)
4) T Filson	4) J Maddocks	4) L Clarke	4)
5) B Maddocks	5) J Till	5) S Rimmer	5)
6) M Clarke	6) M Houghton	6) A Wilkie	6)
7) K Till	7) P Wright	7) J Jones	7)
8) A Griffiths	8) Tony Manley	8) M Wright	8)
9) J Edgar	9) A Manley	9) D Moss	9)
10) L Manley	10) M Fenney	10) H Farrington	10)
11) C Joel-Welsh	11) I Morris	11) D Mea-Foley	11)
12)	12)	12)	12)
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Scorer:	Scorer:	Scorer:	Scorer:
NOTE: Teams are NOT	strictly in batting order.............		dlteamsforwebsite

Directions to :-

Orrell Red Triangle >>>>>>>

Take A577 to Hall Green
At mini island take 3rd exit down Alma Hill
At junction with Tontine Road, turn right
At mini island after going under motorway, turn left into Sefton View
At traffic lights go straight across into Church Street
Keep left into Winstanley Road. Ground is a further 200 yards on right

Match Report:

Fleetwood Hesketh versus Skelmersdale.

Skelmersdale visited Fleetwood Hesketh for a seemingly relegation showdown. Skelmersdale won the toss and chose to bat first.

With the score on 13 James Cutt edged a ball to slip and was caught for 2. The score remained unchanged when Andy Molyneux was also caught for 11 runs. Mitchell Clarke was promoted up the batting order and was doing well in this uncustomary role. With partner Jonas Smith in good form the pair moved the score along to 73 before Smith was caught for 35. At 89, the fourth wicket fell when Mitch Clarke was caught for 34. This was still looking like a decent score on a difficult, damp track. The fifth Skelmersdale wicket fell at 101, when Ben Maddocks was bowled for 11. From here on in, none of the visiting batsmen achieved double figures. Joe Till, dropped down the batting order at his request, was bowled for 6. Skelmersdale 109 for 6. At 111, Tony Filson was caught for 7. Newcomer to the 1st XI this season, Luke Manley, was unable to adapt to the step up and was bowled for 4. James Edgar departed with Skelmersdale on 124, having scored 7. At the close Andrew Griffiths was bowled, after scoring 5, leaving Conor Welsh 'not out' on 2. Skelmersdale 131 all out in the 43rd over. The general consensus was that 150 would have been a good score on this wicket.

Fleetwood Hesketh opened nervously and at 13, Neil Rimmer was bowled by James Cutt for 5. Next man in, Derek Sykes was also bowled by Cutt, without scoring. Fleetwood Hesketh 25 for 2. With just 5 runs added Conor Allison was given LBW for 7, off the bowling of James Cutt. At this stage Cutt was almost unplayable. Fleetwood captain Paul Regan then joined Andrew Watts and moved the score up to 57 before the fall of the fourth wicket. Watts was caught by James Edgar off James Cutt's bowling. With Regan at the crease Fleetwood were still confident of victory, but at 75 the fifth wicket fell, Tom Wareing caught by Conor Welsh, and bowled by Ben Maddocks for 13. Fleetwood's hopes of a win evaporated with the score on 106, when Regan was caught and bowled by Ben Maddocks for an impressive 43. The score trickled to 111 when Shaun Rimmer became James Cutt's fifth victim, bowled for 5. With no addition to the score the eighth wicket fell, when Andrew Davies was bowled for a 'duck'. Mark Prince decided he had no option but to attack, and scored a quick 8 runs before being stumped by Mitch Clarke off Ben Maddocks' bowling. Fleetwood Hesketh 121 for 9. Ben Maddocks and the rest of his team-mates thought that the game was won when a mis-hit ball went straight to a fielder at chest height. The Skelmersdale team jumped in celebration, then slumped as the chance was dropped. Mike Bimpson (15) and Bhautik Shukla (8) then saw Fleetwood Hesketh home by 1 wicket, as Skelmersdale rued the missed opportunity. Fleetwood Hesketh 135 for 9 off 44 overs.

All off the Skelmersdale attack bowled economically, the pick being 'Man of the Match' James Cutt 6 for 53 off 20 overs, and Ben Maddocks 3 for 32 off 10 overs.

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On Bank Holiday Monday, Skelmersdale had to endure a visit to runaway leaders Leigh, with a depleted team. Only James Cutt could be classed as a top-order senior batsman. Leigh won the toss and elected to bat.

With the score on 17, Leigh opener Battersby was snared LBW off the bowling of Andrew Griffiths. Shortly after, and with the score on 25, the second wicket fell, Keenan caught by Tony Filson off the bowling of James Cutt. As has been the norm for most of this season, there was then a hugely profitable partnership of 111. The score was blasted to 136, before James Cutt tempted Roussak (45), and he was caught by Filson. Throughout, James Cutt had been a dangerous bowler, and at 157, he bowled Foster (71) for the fourth Leigh wicket. Wickets then began to tumble in specatcular fashion, as Cutt tied up one end, whilst offering our youngsters a 'chance to shine' at the other end. At 159 the fifth wicket fell, Baldwin bowled by Cutt for 1. Following shortly after, at 161, Paul Haselden (9) became James Edgar's first senior wicket, when caught by James Cutt. The score stuttered to 164 when James Cutt bowled Adam Roussak for 2. This was Cutt's fifth wicket, with figures of 23 overs, 5 wickets for 70 runs. Meanwhile, young Luke Manley was given the opportunity to bowl for the second consecutive game, and he subsequently got his first senior wickets. At 183, the youngster had Dempster caught by Filson for 7, and in his next over had McKiernan, again caught by Filson for 8. At this stage Leigh declared at 200 for 9 off 52.5 overs. All of the Skelmersdale youngsters: Griffiths, Maddocks, Joel-Welsh, Edgar, and Manley had acquitted themselves well.

Needless to say, Skelmersdale's young side did not have the strongest of batting line-ups. James Cutt opened with Mitch Clarke, and with the score on 10 the first wicket fell, Clarke bowled for 1. The score had only moved to 14 when Ben Maddocks was given LBW without scoring. At 19, Dave Moss was the third wicket to fall, when unable to make a quick single, was 'run out' for 0. James Cutt was mainly untroubled, but on reaching 30 was controversially given LBW. Note to Skelmersdale - if you appeal long and loud, we'll maybe start to get a similar percentage of LBW decisions as other teams. Skelmersdale 44 for 4. At 46, Tony Filson tried to play a flambuoyant shot, but was given LBW for 8. The score moved slowly to 51, when Mike Houghton was caught by Baldwin for 3, and the sixth wicket had fallen. With only one run added, Matt Fenney danced down the wicket, only to be stumped for 2. Skelmersdale 52 for 7. Things were not looking good for Skelmersdale with only our 'academy' lads to come. However, they did put up a stubborn resistance, extending the game by another 18 overs. Skelmersdqale were 66 when James Edgar became the eighth wicket to fall, caught whilst on 8. Luke Manley and Andrew Griffiths then accelerated the Skelmersdale score to 99, during which time young Manley had put two massive sixes out of the ground. Manley was first to depart, tempting another big-hit, but unfortuantely caught for 19. With the score on 106, Skelmersdale's resistance ended, when Conor Joel-Welsh was caught behind for 4. At the end, Andrew Griffiths was undefeated on 12 - a really stubborn and sensible knock. It is refreshing to see the fight from our 'juniors'. We look for the same from our seniors now........

Picture of the Week:

Luke Manley gets his first senior wicket at Leigh, a catch by Tony Filson

Skelmersdale need to break this 111 partnership...

Duly done, James Cutt gets Leigh's Roussak for 47.

James Edgar bags his first senior wicket versus Leigh

(Double-click on photograph to enlarge/play slideshow)

Current League standings for Skelmersdale 1st XI....

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bonus points
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. . . . . . . . . . W W D/L D/L pen .

. P W WDf T D L LDf ND Ab bat bwl bat bwl pts
PTS

. . 20 25 15 . . -10 5 5 . . . . . .

1 Leigh 19 13 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 26 10 11 18 0 330 CP

2 Rainford 19 10 0 0 2 6 0 0 1 16 10 17 31 0 279 P

3 Rainhill 19 10 0 0 3 5 0 0 1 15 20 9 26 0 275 .

4 Sefton Park 19 9 0 0 6 3 0 0 1 10 20 27 28 0 270

5 Orrell Red Triangle 19 9 0 0 3 6 0 0 1 18 9 22 29 0 263

6 Liverpool 19 8 0 0 3 7 0 0 1 28 10 22 35 1 259

7 Wigan 19 8 0 0 2 8 0 0 1 9 7 19 29 0 229

8 Formby 19 8 0 0 2 8 0 0 1 12 2 25 26 2 228

9 Maghull 19 5 0 0 4 9 0 0 1 10 13 37 48 6 207

10 Southport and Birkdale 19 5 0 1 1 11 0 0 1 0 10 29 43 0 202

11 Fleetwood Hesketh 19 5 0 1 1 11 0 0 1 6 10 16 27 1 178 R

12 Skelmersdale 19 2 0 0 1 15 0 0 1 7 0 32 45 3 126 R

Current League standings for Skelmersdale 2nd XI...

. . . . . . . . . W W D/L D/L pen .

. P W WDf T D L LDf ND Ab bat bwl bat bwl pts
PTS

. . 20 25 15 . . -10 5 5 . . . . . .

1 Maghull 19 11 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 5 27 20 15 0 297 CP

2 Newton le Willows 19 10 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 25 9 22 29 0 290 P

3 Fleetwood Hesketh 19 10 0 0 2 6 0 0 1 13 9 17 19 0 263

4 Skelmersdale 19 9 0 1 3 4 0 1 1 7 8 18 24 0 262

5 Highfield 19 8 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 2 9 32 31 0 234

6 Leigh 19 5 1 0 4 6 0 1 2 20 0 36 31 0 227

7 Colwyn Bay 18 8 0 0 4 5 0 0 1 4 3 27 26 0 225

8 Southport and Birkdale 19 7 0 0 5 4 1 0 2 4 5 31 35 0 215

9 Wavertree 19 6 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 23 44 0 187

10 Ainsdale 19 5 0 0 6 7 0 0 1 1 4 32 37 0 179

11 Burscough 19 2 0 0 5 10 0 1 1 8 0 23 50 0 131 R

12 Parkfield Liscard 18 1 0 1 3 12 0 0 1 0 0 23 41 0 104 R