Alder go to top of the tree; LOCAL CRICKET.

Byline: ANDREW STRATTON

ALDER went to the top of the Bromborough Paints Merseyside and Southport Alliance with a six-wicket success over Parkfield Liscard.

Bob Simmonds played an important part with a 4-15 haul.

Whitefield are second following a 158-run victory over Southport Trinity.

Tarik Afridi contributed 51 and Steve Price claimed 5- 9. Steve Bennett for Trinity took 4-50. Previous leaders Wavertree were thwarted by the weather with their game at Prescot & Odyssey.

Birkenhead St Mary's came away 80 runs winners from Norley Hall. Players in form were Mizan Haq 72, Steve McGenity 62, Jay Davies 40 and Fildus Vincent 6-39..

SCORES: Merseyside and Southport Alliance: Alder 93-4, Parkfield Liscard 92 (R Simmonds 4-15); Caldy 97-9 (R Foster 8-27), Sutton 96 (R Battersby 7-40); Moorfield 208-4 (N Maher 44, G Abbott 43no), Maritime 205-5dec (P Shetty 68, S Karunanithy 54); Norley Hall 121 (F Vincent 6-39), Birkenhead St Mary's 201-3dec (M Haq 72, S.McGenity 62, J Davies 40); Whitefield 218-8dec (T Afridi 51, S Bennett 4-50), Southport Trinity 60 (S Price 5-9); Prescot & Odyssey v Wavertree, Haydock v Huyton - no play.

Merseyside Competition: Cheshire Lines 138, Port Sunlight 94; Goodlass 72, Merseyside Commonwealth 73-9; Old Xaverians 175-2dec, Bromborough 56; Shaftesbury 25, Aigburth 173-9dec; Singlehurst 189-3dec, Manweb 138- 6; St Mary's College OB 106-6, Mossley Hill 108-5dec..