Results 16-18 May 2008
1sT division
All the home and away derby matches were played at the Whit weekend. In a rain-affected match, Uppermill were unfortunate on Saturday chasing Friarmere‚s total of 202 for 7 thanks to a century from Zafar Iqbal, when they scored 80 without loss before time ran out. On Sunday, Uppermill were all out for 66, Friarmere‚s seasoned campaigner Paul Jewitt returning the weekend‚s best bowling performance of 7 for 33.
Stayley won both the Tameside derby matches against Droylsden. The highlights of the weekend in these two games were Mike Stone‚s 92 for Stayley and 79 by Mike Ratcliffe for Droylsden, both scored in the Saturday match at Millbrook.
The early League leaders Hollinwood, easily won both their derby matches but Glodwick‚s Nigel Stock had the best of the bowling performances with 5 for 49.
Roelof Hugo, the Heyside professional, scored 90 in both of their wins over Shaw and their score of 311 for 7 in Sunday‚s match was the highest innings score of the weekend.
Greenfield won the annual Whit Friday clash with Saddleworth but the weather prevented a finish on Saturday. Chris Gill had the best of the performance for Greenfield with 89 on Whit Friday but the season‚s highest - 148no was scored by Saddleworth‚s Australian professional, Peter Skuse.
Honours were even in the Austerlands-Moorside derby with a seven wicket bowling return by Saddique, the Austerlands‚ professional being the best on offer in their encounter.
Whit Friday
| Saddleworth | Greenfield | |
| 173 all out | 210 for 6 | |
| P. Gill 5 for 49 | Gill 89 |
Sunday 18th May
| Friarmere | Uppermill | |
| 202 for 7 | 81 for 0 (DRAW) | |
| Z. Iqbal 100 | Z. Khan 56no |
| Glodwick | Hollinwood | |
| 115 all out | 142 all out | |
| N. Stock 5 for 49 |
| Greenfield | Saddleworth | |
| 198 for 1 | 272 for 6 (DRAW) | |
| R. Nurse 69 no | P. Skuse 148 no | |
| P. Gill 70 no. |
| Moorside | Austerlands | |
| 70 all out | 73 for 2 | |
| M. Saddique 7 for 24 |
| Shaw | Heyside | |
| 230 all out | 256 for 8 | |
| G. Harrop 52 | R. Hugo 97 | |
| R. Dissanayake 62 | R. Barnes 57 |
| Stayley | Droylsden | |
| 228 for 3 | 226 for 3 | |
| M. Stone 92 |
Sunday 18th May
| Austerlands | Moorside | |
| 226 for 7 | 228 for 5 | |
| M. Saddlque 84 A. Durose 53; |
K. Khan 66no L. Warburton 5 for 101 |
| Droylsden | Stayley | |
| 112 for 9 | 114 for 0 |
| Heyside | Shaw | |
| 311 for 7 | 203 for 9 | |
| R. Hugo 96 | R. Barnes 52 M. Small 72 |
| Hollinwood | Glodwick | |
| 239 for 8 | 139 all out | |
| M. Butt 78 | Akeel 5 for 65 |
| Uppermill | Friarmere | |
| 66 all out | 240 for 8 | |
| P. Jewitt 7 for 33 A. | McVeigh 4 for 51 |