Match of the Day

Kingsley v Barnton

Both teams enter a new weekend boosted by wins in the previous one; Kingsley on a visit to Lymm, and Barnton at home to Prestbury.

Those victories have propelled them into the Cheshire League Division One table’s top-half, and this weekend’s hosts trail their guests by just six points before the start of play.

Kingsley ran out victors, by three wickets, when they visited Broomsedge for a T20 Cup encounter earlier this month.

They also protect an unbeaten record at the Croft this season which has seen them win three of their four games there.

It’s an important afternoon for…

Oulton Park

After eight successive wins in all competitions, Oulton Park have lost the past two – at Neston last Saturday and then away to Nantwich in midweek.

Worryingly, their usually-reliable batting line-up mustered only 177 runs in total across both games.

A trip to Alderley Edge wouldn’t be the fixture Patrick Roberts’ men would have chosen to try and get back on track.

However their hosts have had a slow start in the Cheshire County League’s top-flight and sit eighth in the standings, 57 points adrift of the men from Little Budworth.

And what about…

Davenham

Danny Hancock’s men have enjoyed an encouraging few days, thrashing in-form Oxton last weekend before brushing aside Weaverham in a Joseph Holt Brewery T20 group-stage game on Thursday.

The captain has called for his side to be more clinical in the field, and they have responded by bowling out both of those opponents for scores below 100.

A visit to fourth-placed Widnes is another test, but the Northwich side travel with renewed optimism and with Aussie overseas signing Hugh Walker starting to show signs he is adjusting to pitches in the north west of England.

​Why not go and give your local side some support?

Here’s a full list of fixtures from the respective competitions our teams play in:

Vivio Cheshire County League (1pm unless stated)

ECB Premier Division (all 12.30pm): Alderley Edge v Oulton Park; Cheadle v Didsbury; Chester Boughton Hall v Toft; Grappenhall v Neston; Nantwich v Bramhall; Timperley v Marple.

Division One: Bollington v Sale; Macclesfield v Barrow; Oxton v Hyde; Stockport v Bowdon; Urmston v Upton; Widnes v Davenham.

Division Two: Alvanley v Lindow; Brooklands v Romiley; Christleton v Hale Barns; Northwich v Mobberley; Runcorn v Tattenhall; Warrington v Weaverham.

Second XI, Premier Division: Didsbury 2nd v Macclesfield 2nd; Hyde 2nd v Nantwich 2nd; Marple 2nd v Timperley 2nd; Neston 2nd v Grappenhall 2nd; Oulton Park 2nd v Alderley Edge 2nd; Toft 2nd v Chester Boughton Hall 2nd.

Division Two: Cheadle Hulme 2nd v Ashton on Mersey 2nd; Congleton 2nd v Bollington 2nd; Davenham 2nd v Heaton Mersey 2nd; Lindow 2nd v Alvanley 2nd; Neston 3rd v Northwich 2nd; Romiley 2nd v Stockport 2nd.

UKFast Cheshire League (1pm unless stated)

Division One: Ashton on Mersey v Cheadle Hulme; Disley v Lymm; Haslington v Congleton; Kingsley v Barnton; Port Sunlight v Bredbury St Mark’s; Prestbury v Stockport Georgians.

Division Two: Maritime v Chelford; Middlewich v Irby; Oakmere v Wilmslow; Poynton v Ashley; Stretton v Stockport Trinity; Woodford v Winnington Park.

Division Four: Audlem v Tranmere Victoria; Bowdon Vale v Knutsford; Frodsham v Glazebury; Styal v Over Peover; Westminster Park v Trafford MV; Wistaston Village v Winsford.

Division A: Chelford 2nd v Port Sunlight 2nd; Hale Barns 2nd v Woodford 2nd; Irby 2nd v Middlewich 2nd; Lymm 2nd v Runcorn 2nd; Mobberley 2nd v Oakmere 2nd; Weaverham 2nd v Haslington 2nd.

Division B West: Barnton 2nd v Appleton 2nd; Barrow 2nd v Oxton 4th; Chester Boughton Hall 3rd v Stretton 2nd; Cholmondeley 2nd v Christleton 2nd; Oxton 3rd v Upton 3rd; The Groves v Neston 4th.

Division C North: Europa Exiles v Ashley Academy; Glazebury 2nd Frodsham 2nd; Knutsford 2nd v Bowdon Vale 2nd; Rostherne v Kingsley 2nd; Warrington 4th v Appleton 4th; Winnington Park 2nd v Warrington 3rd.

Division C South: Aston 2nd v Malpas; Hartford v Mossley 2nd; Holmes Chapel 2nd v Haslington 3rd; Over Peover 2nd v Bunbury 2nd; Winsford 2nd v Wistaston Village 2nd.