Results 21st June 2008
1sT division
Hollinwood’s challenge for honours has all but ended with the unfortunate mishap of discovering they have unwittingly played two professionals this season which has resulted in the club being deducted a record 148 points. Undaunted, they thrashed Saddleworth on Saturday, Quiroz Riaz scoring 133 and R. Khan taking 7 wickets for 76 runs, polishing Saddleworth off for 186.
Professional, Roelof Hugo, 108 and Nick Campbell 82, made sure Heyside stay top of the league table, Dean Watkinson taking 4 for 64 with the ball in a handsome win at home to Moorside.
Droylsden had a long awaited slice of good fortune beating the league’s newest club, Glodwick. Droylsden’s Michael Schofield recorded the best bowling performance of the day, taking 7 for 53.
Stayley, the other Tameside team, chasing a huge score of 284 set by Austerlands couldn’t match their neighbour’s win despite a century from their professional and a half-century from Stephen Bird. Adam Young scored 72 and professional, Donwell Hector scored 92 for Austerlands.
Will Dornan gave Bamford Fieldhouse’s big guns a shock with a fine return of 5 for 35, resulting in what proved to be a comfortable for Uppermill for whom Zeeshan Khan score 66 not out.
Friarmere lost their derby game away to Greenfield, Peter Gill taking 5 for 24, restricting Friarmere to 111 all out. Jonathan Ainley was Greenfield’s best batsman, scoring 61 out of their innings total of 112 for 8.
Saturday 28th June
| Bamford | Uppermill | |
| 135 for 9 | 140 for 7 | |
| Z. Khan 66 no I. Gondal 6 for 61 |
| Droylsden | Glodwick | |
| 125 | 107 | |
| M. Schofield 7 for 53 |
| Greenfield | Friarmere | |
| 112 for 8 | 111 | |
| J. Ainley 61no P. Gill 5 for 24 |
| Heyside | Moorside | |
| 260 for 8 | 193 | |
| R. Hugo 108 N. Campbell 82 |
D. Watkinson 4 for 64 |
| Saddleworth | Hollinwood | |
| 186 | 295 for 5 | |
| R. Khan 7 for 76 | Q. Riaz 133 |
| Stayley | Austerlands | |
| 237 | 284 for 7 | |
| R. Rafiq 102 S. Bird 59 |
Adam Young 72 D. Hector 92 |