Round-up: April 19-20

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Formby were the highest-profile casualties of Round 1, falling well short of Birkenhead Park’s huge 293/7.

Skipper Ian Cockbain and debutant wicketkeeper Jack Carney each made half-centuries, but once they fell the visitors’ chances faded; earlier, Alex Harris marked his first game as Park captain with 93, helped by Safi Abdullah’s 54 in a stand of 129.

Park will play 2023 winners Rainford in the last eight, after Jason Login defended 10 off the last over to see off a spirited Newton-le-Willows pursuit of 194. 

Ben Walkden top scored with 70 on his captaincy debut but fell in the penultimate over; debut spinner Tom Spilsbury’s nine overs cost just 16 runs. 

Northern and Ormskirk set up a blockbuster quarter-final with wins over Wallasey and Wigan.

On the Wirral, stand-in skipper Chris Laker made an unbeaten 61 to drag his side to 173, before a classic middle overs squeeze by the ECB National KO finalists left the hosts 29 runs short.

Young seamer Cam Hill took 4/14 for holders Ormskirk, before George Lavelle’s unbeaten 72 led their chase of 176.

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Karl Brown reached three figures with the winning runs for Leigh, who made short work of overhauling New Brighton’s 208. Harry Church made 64 in an unbroken stand of 187, after Ashley Watkins’ 81 gave the Rakers a good start.

Leigh will play Firwood Bootle after Ivan Kriek’s unbeaten 73 led their chase of 177 against Highfield. Teenage seamer Jaden Rose took 4/27 for Bootle.

Liverpool are the only Division One side in the last eight after Dan Harrison’s unbeaten 52 saw them home at Southport & Birkdale. The all-rounder, on debut, had earlier taken 4/35 as David Snellgrove’s 70 kept the hosts competitive.

Liverpool will face Rainhill, who inched past Colwyn Bay with two balls to spare. Alex Winiarski made 73 for the hosts after Matt Russell’s 63 led the hosts to 194/9.

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Cam Lawrenson smashed 118 as Maghull piled on the runs against Prestatyn in their Preliminary Round clash.

Macauley Lawrenson and skipper Anthony Molloy also made half-centuries in the hosts’ massive 302/8; Shaun Hornsby’s 3/11 ensured the Welshmen fell well short.

Lytham reached Round 1 thanks to a comfortable win over Caldy. Former Lancashire man Steven Croft took 4/12 to keep the Wirral side well short of their target of 148.

Sefton Park are through to the quarter-finals thanks to a dominant nine-wicket win in their derby clash against Wavertree. Haroon Khan’s 59 made short work of their target of 112.

They will play Parkfield Liscard after skipper Nuwan Wijekoon took 5/25 – one more wicket than he took all last year – to send his side to the last eight at the expense of Fleetwood Hesketh.

Norley Hall ran out of road against Sutton in Round 1, falling just short of their target despite Matty Hayes’ 53. Jamie Greener had top-scored with 34 to rescue the St Helens side from 125/7 to eventually post 169.

Andrew Watkin took a hat-trick – three first-ballers in a row, after a run-out – but Northop Hall still ended up on the losing side to Comp new boys Prescot & Odyssey. Matt Nation’s 5/15 had restricted the Welsh side to just 104, and P&O overcame their Watkin wobble to win by three wickets.

They will play Old Xaverians, who recovered from 114/6 to overhaul Hightown St Marys 167, with a crucial unbeaten stand between Ian Carroll and Sean Stamper. Earlier, Lewis Barnes took 6/27 for the Woolton side.

Half centuries for James Critchley and Nathan Ashford were enough to book Spring View’s place in Round 1 with a 55-run win over Ainsdale. 

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The Love Lane Liverpool Competition’s two representatives in the new Thunder Cup faced off on Sunday, and Leigh claimed the honours over Sefton Park.

Lucy Page blasted 72 off 38 balls, in a partnership of 133 with Lancashire Academy prospect Olivia Brinsden, to knock off the bulk of the target of 210.

Sefton had been left reeling at 17/3 by Kasey Bentham’s opening spell; Abbie Wright’s unbeaten 41 from number eight helped set a competitive total.

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