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"Who's that coming down the bypass"

"Who's that coming down the bypass"

UCC Admin15 Jul 2022 - 05:28
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1st XI v CHEADLE HULME (H)
Date/Time: Sat 16 July |12pm
Preview: Matt Owen makes two changes with Mike McGreary & Chris Stowell-Smith coming in as they look to dent Cheadle Hulme’s promotion push. The visitors come into the game on the back of victories over Warrington & Hale Barns, prior to that they’d not won for four weeks so the door is open for the 1’s to cause an upset.
Leading Run Scorers: Upton: Matt Owen 328 runs | Cheadle Hulme: Adam Wilde 423 runs
Leading Wicket Takers: Upton: Philip McGowan 18 wickets | Cheadle Hulme: Scott Howarth 25 wickets
League Position: Cheadle Hulme 3rd (205pts) | Upton 11th (134pts)
Previous Meeting: 30 April 2022 – Cheadle Hulme won by 42 runs having posted 153-9 (Lachlan Ford 3-30) and Upton being bowled out for 111 (Chris Stowell-Smith 43)

2nd XI v Widnes (a)
Date/Time: Sat 16 July |12pm
Preview: Skipper Sam Talbot makes three changes with George Williams, Paddy Cullen and Graeme Keenan returning as they make the trip to Widnes. The hosts come in to the game having won only one of their last five games, that being last week when they defeated Macclesfield who they bowled out for 129, knocking the runs off for the loss of no wickets.
Leading Run Scorers: Upton: Luke Williams 225 runs | Widnes: Daniel Wearden 209 runs
Leading Wicket Takers: Upton: Graeme Keenan 17 wickets | Widnes: Louis Burns 26 wickets
League Position: Widnes 5th (184pts) | Upton 10th (118pts)
Previous Meeting: 30 April 2022 – Upton won by 4 wickets chasing down Widnes’ 191ao (Graeme Keenan 4-38) in the 48th over for the loss of 4 wickets (Sam Talbot 54)

3rd XI v BARROW (H)
Date/Time: Sat 16 July |12pm
Preview: Ian Sharrock’s 3rd XI are bolstered by the return of Gary Docherty & Faiz Ahmed plus a first league outing for former Sefton Park man Nick Cockrell. Barrow 2’s have experienced mixed fortune of late losing three of their last four games, with their only victory coming over 11th placed Mobberley.
Leading Run Scorers: Upton: Ian Sharrock 220 runs |Barrow: Prashant Pandey 719 runs
Leading Wicket Takers: Upton: Ian Sharrock 24 wickets | Barrow: Steven Jackson 20 wickets
League Position: Barrow 6th (179pts) | Upton 7th (175pts)
Previous Meeting: 30 April 2022 – Match tied with both teams all out for 171 (George Williams 56, Ian Sharrock 4-34)

4th XI v Appleton (a)
Date/Time: Sat 16 July |1pm
Preview: Kevin Jackson names an experienced XI for the trip to Appleton that features the likes of Chapman, Delaney, Charles plus a smattering of youth in the guise of Sean Cooper & Tom Strangward. Appleton have struggled of late but there only win in the last four games saw them post a very healthy 255-6 against Wirral whom they bowled out for just 28.
Leading Run Scorers: Upton: Dave Charles 197 runs | Appleton: David Hurst 291 runs
Leading Wicket Takers: Upton: John Scragg 10 wickets | Appleton: Terry Major 19 wickets
League Position: Upton 8th (91pts) | Appleton 10th (51pts)
Previous Meeting: 30 April 2022 – Upton won 62 runs having bowled Appleton out for 95 (Nathan Jones 4-22) in their chase of Upton’s 157-7 (Sean Lynch 53, Dave Charles 47)

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