A six-wicket win for Sale away at Oxton has enabled them to keep up the pressure on the sides leading the way in Division One of the Vivio Cheshire County League.

Sale beat Weaverham by eight wickets in a vital game to replace them in fourth place of the Vivio Cheshire County League Division One.

Sale Silverbacks qualified for the county over 40s play-offs after securing a winner-takes-all victory over Urmston Tigers in the Vivio Cheshire County League North-East Division.

Sale's recent run of good form was ended by leaders Didsbury, who bumped them down to fifth place in Division One of the Vivio Cheshire County League with an eight-wicket win.

Sale are up to third place in the Vivio Cheshire County League after comprehensively beating Warrington by eight wickets this weekend.

A superb century from captain Chris Canning helped Sale beat third-placed Oulton Park to close the gap on Grappenhall in second place to just 12 points.

Sale are up to fifth place in the Vivio Cheshire County Cricket League Division One, thanks to their win over bottom side Tattenhall on Saturday and some good luck with the weather.

Sale 1st XI took the spoils from a close game on Saturday and made progress in the Cheshire Cup on Sunday as all-rounder Tyrone Lawrence played a starring role for them once again.

Sale 1st XI were frustrated on Saturday after their Vivio Cheshire County League Division One match at Marple was cancelled - although fortunately for them their rivals could not take full advantage.

Sale Silverbacks made it six wins in a row in the Over 40s competition before heavy rain washed out Sale's other scheduled fixtures this weekend.

Sale CC won a high-scoring encounter with Grappenhall CC to get their season back on track, successfully chasing down 270 to claim 25 points.

Sale's up and down start to the season continued as they come out on the wrong side of a game which went down to the last over against Oxton, losing by six wickets.

Sale Cricket Club coach Chris Smith has been recognised by ex-England batsman Mark Ramprakash for outstanding services to grass roots cricket.

Sale 1st XI beat league leaders Weaverham on Saturday to climb into the top half of Division One of the Vivio Cheshire County League, and then followed up on Sunday by comfortably beating Brooklands in the Cheshire Cup.

Leg-spinner Rick Halkon claimed his first five-wicket haul of the year to help Sale 1st XI win for the first time this season, beating Davenham by five wickets in Division One of the Vivio Cheshire County League.

Sale Silverbacks made a successful start to their defence of the North-East Division of the Vivio Cheshire County Over 40s competition on Wednesday.

No cricket was played by any of Sale’s senior teams this weekend after heavy rain during the week left many grounds across the county saturated.

Search-sponsored Sale made a disappointing start to the 2016 season when they were well beaten by Oulton Park in Vivio Cheshire County League Division One.

Sale Cricket Club is looking forward to the forthcoming season in the Vivio Cheshire County Cricket League, and are aiming to go one better this season having just missed out on promotion in 2015.

Sale Cricket Club head into the 2016 season with backing from Manchester-based jam maker Duerr's which will see them link up with the junior section of the club.