1st XI vs Christleton (a)
17th May 2025 | 12pm
Preview: The 1st XI take one of their shortest trips in their league as they face the side they were promoted last season with, Christleton. Our opponents hail the same record since promotion and are well known for their batsman friendly pitches; the only change Matt makes will look to exploit such with Dan Owen coming back into the side. The swans will be full of confidence after back-to-back wins, most recently beating Stockport by 6 wickets.
League Positions: Upton 6th (48pts) Christleton 4th (49pts)
Top run scorer: Upton – Chris McArthur (212) Christleton – Darcy Graham (127)
Top Wicket takers: Upton – Phil McGowan (9) Christleton – Jack Binns (8)
Previous meeting: 14th September 2024, Christleton won by 2 wickets. Batting first Upton reached 155/8 (Joe Green 38*). Christleton reached their target with 7 overs to spare, however, Upton clinched the league title after taking their 5th Wicket.

2nd XI vs Didsbury 2A (H)
17th April 2025 | 12pm
Preview: Rich Battersby’s high flying 2nd XI return home looking to make it 3 wins in a row as they face Didsbury 2A. Batts’ makes 3 changes with himself, Ian Potter and Warbo returning to a very strong side. Our opponents have struggled at the start of the new season, losing again last week to top of the table Lindow so Upton will be looking to make no mistakes in their bid for early season points.
League positions: Upton 2nd (65pts) Didsbury 10th (34pts)
Top Run scorer: Upton – Ian Potter (123) Didsbury – Sunil Kumar Singh (96)
Top wicket taker: Upton – Graeme Keenan (8) Didsbury – Muhammad Rehmani (8)
Previous Meeting: 12th August 2023, Didsbury 2A won by 89 runs. Upton bowled first restricting Didsbury to 236/9 (Liam Sundve 3/27). In response Upton were bowled out for 147 (George Williams 33).

3rd XI vs Cheadle Hulme (a)
17th April 2025 | 12pm
Preview: Luke Williams’ 3rd XI take the road again at the weekend where they will look to get there season back on track. They face a Cheadle Hulme 2nd XI that sit just above them in the table, so this really is a must win game. Luke is able to name a very strong side with Luca Distefano, Mike Yeates, Joe Smith, Gav Byrom coming into the side. Our opponents have also won just the 1 game this season, most recently losing to Oakmere last week by 4 wickets
League Positions: Upton 11th (29pts) Cheadle Hulme 10th (30pts)
Top Run Scorer: Upton – Faiz Ahmed (54) Cheadle Hulme - Alexander Caprio Brown (71)
Top wicket taker: Upton – Ian Sharrock (6) Cheadle Hulme - Sohaib Farooq (7)
Previous Meeting: 10th July 2021, Match Drawn. Upton won the toss and elected to bat reaching 196/9 (Stephen Vaughan Foulkes 48). Upton managed 7 wicket before the end of the Cheadle Hulme innings (Luke Williams 3/66).

4th XI vs Chester Boughton Hall (H)
17th April 2025 | 1pm
Preview: Phil Woods 4th XI return to the back pitch to take on Chester in a local derby. He will be eager to put the last two games behind them and also names a strong squad with Dylan Sanderson and Patrick Waring coming in. the two sides are currently sitting on opposite side of the table to Phil will be looking to produce a shock result to boost them back up the league.
League Positions: Upton 9th (29pts) Chester BH 4th (53pts)
Top run scorer: Upton – Phil Wood (153) Chester BH – Jamie Littler (122)
Top wicket taker: Upton – Alexa Harrison (8) Chester BH - Leo Hyde (8)
Previous Meeting: 24th August 2019, Chester BH won by 8 wickets. Upton batted first and were bowled out for 110 (Faiz Ahmed 51*). Chester BH reached their target in the 20th over (John Scragg 1/19).

Ladies’ XI vs Hayfield (H)
17th April 2025 | 1:30pm
Preview: Upton’s all conquering ladies’ side once again play at home this week against Hayfield in what must be the earliest reverse fixture in the clubs history. Having played the same side in the season opener (27th April), Upton will be looking for the same result this time out.
League Positions: Upton – 1st (50pts) Hayfield – 5th (6pts)
Top Run Scorer: Upton – Lily Scudder (110) Hayfield – Emily Bell (15)
Top Wicket taker: Upton – Lily Scudder (7) Hayfield - Katie Eadsforth (2)