Sale had to settle for a draw against Timperley in the Cheshire County league on Saturday in a game that could easily gone to either side.

Global cricket superstar Chris Gayle visited Sale Cricket Club on bank holiday Monday to launch a new cricket coaching app.

With Sale’s Dane Road ground looking in rude health Sale asked Lindow to bat first and soon had the visitors in trouble as Dan Newton and Amlyn Layton both struck early.

Sale continued their fine form at the weekend with all senior teams winning for the second consecutive week.

Sale CC in Hunt for Honours after Winning Weekend

Sale came out on top in the local Derby matches against Brooklands in the Cheshire County league on Saturday, comfortably winning the 1st XI encounter at Georges Road and having the better of a drawn 2nd XI match at Dane Road.

Sale made up for lost time on Saturday with an impressive double win over Grappenhall in the Cheshire County league. Following last week’s Covid postponements Sale bounced back with final over win for the 1st XI and a more comfortable 10 wicket win for the 2nd XI.

With Saturday’s cricket fixtures being postponed under the Cheshire County league’s Covid protocols the focus turned to the top of the Sunday Premier league as Sale 3rd XI took on Stockport Georgians at Dane Road.

Sale 2nd XI consolidated second place in division one of the Cheshire County league on Saturday with a win over Timperley. Despite a valiant last wicket stand Sale won by 53 runs to keep their unbeaten run going.

Sale had to be content with two draws in Saturday’s fixtures in the Cheshire County Cricket league as neither side were able to force a win as the season reached its half way point.

Sale suffered a narrow defeat in a game that could have gone either way at new league leaders Bollington. The Cheshire County league encounter on Saturday produced a tense finish as the home side won by two wickets.

Sale had the better of their drawn game with Congleton in the Cheshire County league on Saturday thanks to a fine all round performance from Dan Newton, but couldn’t dislodge the final two wickets on another fine Dane Road surface.

Sale dominated their double header against Davenham on Saturday in the Cheshire County cricket league, both the 1st and 2nd routed the bottom of the league club to win in short order.

Sale Cricket Club is delighted to announce a new three-year agreement with Lancashire Cricket that will enable the Club’s players to train at Dane Road.

For the third week in a row rain had a major influence on fixtures in the Cheshire County league. Only Sale 2nd XI’s game at home to Lindow went the distance in what proved to be a close finish.

A weekend of Sale derby fixtures were curtailed as rain once again disrupted the Cheshire County league programme over the weekend. Of the three scheduled matches between Sale and Brooklands only one reached a conclusion.

Heavy rain across the county caused a near wash-out of the Cheshire County Cricket league programme at the weekend, with all four of Sale’s senior games falling foul of the weather.

Sale came off second best in a high scoring game against Bowdon on Saturday. The clash between two of the leading sides in division one of the Cheshire County league being decided by some superior out cricket from the visitors.

The return of league Cricket on Saturday saw the record book rewritten as a run-fest lifted the spirits of the local Salians.

Sale’s 1st and 2nd XI started the day knowing they had to win and hope other results went their way to reach finals day. Despite both teams dully winning they both narrowly missed out in the strangest of seasons.