MANSFIELD LEAGUE ROUND-UP: Parkhead defy more rain to go top

Parkhead amassed 20 points after dismissing Coal Aston for just 67 and then knocking off the runs for the loss of five wickets.

It was one of only two matches possible in the division, with Handsworth beating Thoresby Colliery by four wickets in the other one. Michael English’s superb knock of 94 helped Thoresby post a total of 156-8, but the home side got there by four wickets.

There was no action at all in the Premier Section, but top-of-the-table Morton continued their fine form in Section Two where a total of 219 was 40 runs too good for fellow high-fliers Marehay. All-rounder Blair Matthews led them home with 61 and three wickets. Welbeck 2nd eased to the top of Section Three

SECTION ONE

COAL ASTON (2) 67 (Daniel Nellis 3-9) lost to PARKHEAD (20) 69-5 (Ian Knowles 21no) by five wickets.

THORESBY COLLIERY (4) 156-8 (Michael English 94, Sajid Hussain 5-12) lost to HANDSWORTH WMC (20) 160-6 (Dean Williamson 46, Ashley Langdale 37no, Thomas Starkes 45, Nigel Birkett 3-31) by four wickets.

SECTION TWO

MORTON (20) 219 (Blair Matthews 61, Jack Maltby 39, Spray 3-29, Clifton 3-39) beat MAREHAY (7) 179 (Bailey 96, Dodds 46, Blair Mattews 3-57) by 40 runs.

SECTION THREE

HOLLINSEND (17) 244-8 (Hattersley 42, Lewis Commander 77, Craig Lytham 3-54) drew with SOUTH NORMANTON (6) 121-8 (Wilkinson 44, Spurr 3-30)

COAL ASTON II (3) 122 (David Crabtree 26, Jake Parker 3-23, Martin Dyson 3-32) lost to WELBECK 2ND (20) 126-5 (Martin Dyson 58, David Crabtree 2-31) by five wickets.

SECTION FOUR

SHERWOOD (2) 115 (Hunt 35, Wright 39, Dan Greenhalgh 4-22) lost to BYRON ABBEY (20) 115-5 (Matt Sanderson 38no, Jon Ratcliffe 31no) by five wickets.

CHESTERFIELD (5) 141-8 (Simon Westwell 49, Connor Tansley 5-20) lost to SHIREBROOK (20) 143-7 (Tom Warriner 45, Thomas Bacon 4-47, Luke Westwell 3-21) by three wickets.

CUTTHORPE (5) 175-7 (Johnathan Webb 30, Matthew Platts 38, Craig Turner 2-46) lost to THE WEDNESDAY (20) 178-6 (Ashley Naseby 98no, Louis Cotterill 2-30) by three wickets.

SECTION FIVE

BAWTRY (16) 179-8 (Isaac Bailey 51, Niall McCathy 32) drew with SHEFFIELD TRANSPORT (8) 175-8 (Philip Deignan 47, James Maiden 35, Liam Penrose 3-10)

BELPER MEADOWS (17) 215-8 (Fowler 37, Hudson 34, Holland 76, Robinson 37, Rodgers 3-54) drew with LANGWITH (5) 85-7

EDWINSTOWE (6) 209-7 (Christopher Tindle 103, Alister Walker 47, Jose Gomez 5-46) lost to MANSFIELD VICTORIOUS (20) 213-6 (Usman Masoor 64no, Christopher Spence 56, Saeed Javed 48, Thomas Ward 3-47) by four wickets.