Alliance Midweek Cricket League Handbook 2014

25 Division B Eckington stormed through the division and quickly secured the 7tle. And seemingly equally quickly decided to leave the League. Second spot and therefore the only promoted side from Division B went University Staff, who won their final fixture whilst nearest rivals Millhouses went down to defeat against Norton Woodhouse. Some succour for Millhouses as the wily off-breaks of Sohail Mumtaz diddled out a division’s best 20 wickets, whilst his spin-twin, Peter Holmes was next best with 14 wickets. Sharrow’s Saqib Shazad was leading run- scorer with over 320 runs, ending with just one run more than Uni Staff’s evergreen, the prolific Paul Kerry. Ridgeway and Hallam Lodgers fought hard, but ul7mately could not hold onto their Division B status. Finally, men7on must go to De La Salle’s aggressive young ba8er Kieran O’Sullivan, who hit 103 against Sharrow. Final Table P W L T C lc wc pe Pts Eckington CC .........................................14 9 1 0 3 0 1 3 30 Sheffield University Staff CC .................14 7 5 0 2 0 0 0 23 Millhouses Works CC ............................14 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 20 Norton Woodseats CC ..........................14 6 5 0 3 0 0 2 19 De La Salle CC........................................14 5 6 0 3 0 0 0 18 Sharrow CC ...........................................14 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 18 Ridgeway CC .........................................14 3 8 0 3 0 0 0 12 Hallam Lodgers CC ................................14 3 8 0 2 1 0 0 8 Ba2ng Award - Paul Kerry (University Staff) 9 inns, 326 runs, ave 65.20 Bowling Award - Sohail Mumtaz (Millhouses Works) 20 wkts, 283 runs, ave 14.15 Division C As in Division A, it was a two horse race for the 7tle. Victory in the penul7mate round of matches gave that honour to The Wednesday, so Telecom had to se8le for second spot. The Wednesday were undoubtedly helped by having both the leading run-scorer in the division – 300 runs for Ben Heap with an unbeaten century to boot – and the leading wicket-taker – 17 wickets for Mark Dowling. Brincliffe enjoyed their best season for many years in finishing third, but plaudits must go to the very youthful side of Hollinsend A, who despite finishing bo8om, thoroughly enjoyed themselves and gained valuable experience. Final Table P W L T C lc wc pe Pts The Wednesday CC ...............................12 8 2 0 2 0 0 0 26 Telecom Sports CC................................12 7 3 0 2 0 0 0 23 Brincliffe CC...........................................12 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 17 Aviva CC ................................................12 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 15 Sheffield Transport CC ..........................12 4 6 1 1 0 0 0 15 Woodhouse CC .....................................12 5 5 0 2 0 0 2 15 Hollinsend Methodist A CC...................12 2 8 1 1 0 0 0 9 Ba2ng Award - Ben Heap (The Wednesday ) 7 inns, 302 runs, ave 60.40 Bowling Award - Mark Downing (The Wednesday) 17 wkts, 139 runs, ave 8.18 League Wicketkeeper Award - Fayyaz Mohammed (Khan CC) 13 ct, 3 st, Total 16 Words by Mark Simmerson, Publicity Officer. Read Mark’s report every week on the League Website, in the Sheffield Telegraph and The Star Grass Roots Supplement.