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George Holmes First XI v Port Sunlight CC | Saturday 2 May | Won Urmston CC 266/8 (50 overs) beat Port Sunlight CC 187 all out (39.2 overs) A commanding start from James Bashford's side, who posted a formidable 266 for 8 before bowling Port Sunlight out for 187 to seal a 79-run win. Salman Hanif was the standout with 71, well supported by Umar Munawar's composed 45. The visitors never looked like mounting a serious chase and were dismissed inside 40 overs. Second XI v Port Su

Three games into the new season, and Urmston Cricket Club have something to prove. The results have not yet gone the way the first and second teams would have wanted, but at a club like this, perspective matters. The season is young, the squads are strong, and this Saturday, something is going to give. That is not blind optimism. It is the quiet confidence of a club that knows itself. The First XI: Ready to Turn the Corner James Bashford leads the 1st XI to Port Sunlight on S

Dave Stubbs - Captain of the 5th XI V Macclesfield "We Start the League Season on a High" | David Stubbs on the 5s' Win Over Macclesfield David Stubbs has been saying it all pre-season. The juniors are coming. On Sunday against Macclesfield, they arrived. The Sunday 5s posted 184/7 from their 40 overs, a total built almost entirely by Urmston's U14 and U15 players, who dominated the batting innings from the outset. It was the kind of performance that makes a captain's pre-sea

James Bashford - 1st XI Captain Stockport Georgians V Urmston CC 1st XI "Bittersweet, Competitive, Promising" | James Bashford on the Season Opener James Bashford doesn't do excuses. But he does do honesty, and after Urmston CC's 1st XI fell 19 runs short against Stockport Georgians on Saturday, there was plenty worth saying. Stockport posted 263/8 from their 50 overs. Urmston, having won the toss and elected to field, set about their chase with intent. They reached 244 all o