Cannock Cricket Club

Cannock 3rds 289 for 8 Aldridge 3rds 190 for 8

Winning Draw Cannock

Cannock returned to form with a winning draw over Aldridge. After loosing the toss Cannock were invited to bat first and got off to a good start with openers Mike Stevenson and Dave Chapman putting on 70 for the first wicket before Chapman was out for 16. Stevenson went on to top score with 69 but a mini collapse saw Cannock reduced to 166 for 5 from 30 overs when a 90 run partnership between Jag Chahal , who made an excellent 62 , and Dan Wood ( 26 ) put the Cannock innings back on track before a final flourish by James Caswell ( 20 no ) and Ant Wood ( 12 no ) saw the innings close on 289 for 8.

Aldridges reply started positively but wickets for Jack Twigger ( 1 for 25 ) and Tom Bull ( 1 for 27 ) saw Cannock start to take control. Four more wickets, shared between Connor Shingler ( 2 for 37 ) and Dan Wood , fell quickly reducing Aldridge to 70 for 6. Steadman ( 54 ) and Shaw ( 26 ) then began a partnership that steadied the innings before Dan Wood returned to the attack removing them both , finishing with figures of 4 for 42 , to give Cannock hope but the Aldridge tail held on to deny Cannock victory. Despite not bring able to achieve the win Cannock gained a winning draw and with it 17 points that keeps them in second place.