On Sunday the 1st XI were abandoned up at The Crimble without a ball bowled while the 2nd XI bounced back from the previous days defeat at Rochdale with an emphatic victory at Towncroft. Mark Buckley claimed 6 wickets and Richard Valentine 4 as Heywood were skittled for just 42. Despite losing 2 wickets in reply, an unbeaten 34 from Martin Roberts saw the Moonrakers home by 8 wickets and more valuably 5 points to stay top of the division.
MIDDLETON’S hopes of a third victory over Rochdale this season were dashed on Saturday in another bitterly disappointing afternoon for the Moonrakers at Towncroft. In a reversal of fortunes from last weekends Wood and Burton Cup victories over the same opposition, both the 1st and 2nd XI were defeated by the Dale in was was a poor day for the Moonrakers.
Middleton were eliminated from this seasons Twenty20 Cup competition on Friday evening on run rate after their group match at Norden was abandoned without a single delivery.
Werner Coetsee, Middleton’s South African all rounder, was the toast of Towncroft on Sunday evening after his heroics with both bat and ball put the Moonrakers in to the Quarter Final of the 2008 John Willie Lees Wood Cup to face Ashton at Rayner Lane a week on Sunday. His blistering 84 and 5 for 15 were enough to demolish Rochdale in what was a terrific day for Moonrakers fans - with the 2nd XI making it through to the Burton Cup Quarter Final by the skin of their teeth at Redbrook.
MIDDLETON’S hopes of a third victory over Rochdale this season were dashed on Saturday in another bitterly disappointing afternoon for the Moonrakers at Towncroft. In a reversal of fortunes from last weekends Wood and Burton Cup victories over the same opposition, both the 1st and 2nd XI were defeated by the Dale in was was a poor day for the Moonrakers.
Middleton were eliminated from this seasons Twenty20 Cup competition on Friday evening on run rate after their group match at Norden was abandoned without a single delivery.
Werner Coetsee, Middleton’s South African all rounder, was the toast of Towncroft on Sunday evening after his heroics with both bat and ball put the Moonrakers in to the Quarter Final of the 2008 John Willie Lees Wood Cup to face Ashton at Rayner Lane a week on Sunday. His blistering 84 and 5 for 15 were enough to demolish Rochdale in what was a terrific day for Moonrakers fans - with the 2nd XI making it through to the Burton Cup Quarter Final by the skin of their teeth at Redbrook.
