Another Home Washout for Marple!

Persistent heavy rain last Saturday turned the Marple Cricket Club outfield into a series of small lakes. The game with Urmston was abandoned without a ball being bowled, making it the second successive home game to be lost to the weather. The side remain fourth in the Cheshire County Premier League after six games.

Next Saturday, Marple are at home again, this time to newly promoted Bramhall, 12.30pm start.
Marple seconds game at Urmston was also abandoned.

In the only game played by any of Marple’s senior sides this weekend, the third eleven were comfortably beaten by a strong Hyde thirds at Bowden Lane on Sunday. Hyde score 232 for 9 in their 45 overs. Marple were reduced to 45 for 6, but rallied to 136 all out through Andy Gichero who scored an attractive 31, and Chris Barlow a responsible 40. Barlow had earlier been Marple’s best bowler with four wickets in a hostile opening spell.