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Cricket: CHAMPAGNE STILL ON ICE FOR PORT.


Byline: PHIL LOVGREEN

TRAFALGAR Road staged the First Division's match of the day between teams situated in first and second place.

Except for Paul Horton (48), the Sefton bats men failed to cope with Nilesh Kulkarni Nilesh Moreshwar Kulkarni pronunciation  (born April 3, 1973 in Dombivli, Mumbai) is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler.  (5-46)and Mike Smethurst (4-54),being bowled out for 129 after 39.3 overs.

If Southport won this match, they would have been champions but 33.1overs later, the champagne had to stay on ice as the Sandgrounders were dismissed for 121. Craig Prince top-scored with 31 but Sefton spinners Howard Parker (5-32)and Robbie Houghton (5-40) upset the home team's afternoon.

Sefton's win takes them to within 25 points of Southport's total and still with a mathematical chance of the title themselves.

Hightown kept up their chal-lenge with an eight-wicket triumph at Haydock which moved them up into third. With Jimmy Adams For the article on the racing driver Jimmy Adams, see Jimmy Adams (driver).

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 out for 43 and Scott Pickavance 28, Sunil Joshi Sunil Joshi (Kannada:ಸುನಿಲ್‌ ಜೋಷಿ) pronunciation  (born June 6, 1970, Gadag, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer.  (7-62)bowled Haydock out for 126 after 46.4overs.

Requiringjust 24.4overs to reach their target, skipper IanSutcliffe (41)and Joshi (57no)gave Hightown their win at 132-2.

Fleetwood Hesketh's chance of promotion went after being held to a draw by Highfield. Mark Fletcher Mark Fletcher was the founder and CEO of the news aggregator website, Bloglines, and a Vice President of Ask.com until June 2006[1]. Ask Jeeves acquired Bloglines on 8 February 2005.  (75),Jon Bowden (48)and Abey Kuruvilla (42)enabled Steve Rimmer to declare at 237-8,Alan Rhoades taking 3-20.

Given 60 overs back, Highfield were 24 short (RichardFarrell 46, Simon Mollitt 35no,Mike Gregory
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 32) withPeter Appleton taking 4-76.

Early season championship hopefuls,Colwyn Bay, slid to their eighth defeat at St Helens. Bay's DavidWatkins (45) added 85 for the fourth wicket with Howel Morris before Morris (75no)added a further 69 no with Huw Roberts (37no) to let Sion Morris ring the bell at 203-4. In St Helens' reply,Craig Horabin (52) went at 153-6 but captain Darren Tyms (52no)and Adam Friar (26no) took theSaints to 204-6 and a win with 10.2 overs remaining.

Formby gained 20 points against Caldy. With James Marshall out for 25,Formby slumped to 51- 5 but Richard Scanlan (62no)and Steve Dutton (63) added 129 for the sixth wicket before a declaration at 180-6. Caldy were within range of a win at 161-6 but Tony Roganbowled unchanged to take a personal best 7-74 as Caldy tumbled to 165 all out.

Orrell Red Triangle's miserable season continued after losing to Liverpool despite Craig Stockdale carrying his bat for 95no. St Helens Recs picked up their third win,against Worsley.
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Publication:Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Date:Sep 1, 2003
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