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St Johns have won the Standard Bank League. On Saturday they beat second placed Ramsey by six wickets to retain the title.
 
The Northerners batted first and were soon pinned back by accurate bowling. After twenty overs the score stood at 40 for 0 as the Saints took control of the match.
 
Ramsey stepped up the scoring rate but soon lost both openers with the arrival of Greg Hawke in the attack. Ollie Webster at number three hit out and cracked a fine 36 which included 5 fours.
 
However Greg ripped through the middle order. Adam Peel hit an aggressive 25 before becoming his fifth victim. Sharp fielding led to two run outs and the innings closed on 148 for 9.
 
In reply openers Grant Atchinson and Jaco Jansen set off at a rapid pace. With the total on 24, Grant was dismissed by Webster and St Johns began to falter.
 
Joe Berry came on first change and took three wickets to put the game in the balance at 79 for 4. However Jaco then took control and hammered the ball in a great dispaly. Aided by Jim Murphy he blasted his side to victory.
 
At just after six o’clock, Jansen smashed a six and a four to win the match and the title. Jaco finished on a fine 77 not out and Jim Murphy was 29 not out.
 
Cronkbourne had a good win over Valkyres. The Tromode team ran up 229 for 5 with Graeme Garrett continuing his good form with 88 not out. Max Stokoe made an excellent 49 not out and Chris Stockdale got 47.
 
The hard worked Southern bowlers stuck to their task. Shiva Kumar took 2 for 43 and Keith Brew returned 2 for 42. 
 
Valkyres went for the runs, but the top order fell to two quick wickets from Phil Richardson. Nick Yates batted well to make a stylish 51 and Seb Hopkins cracked 28. Jasneet Singh took two wickets and there were dismissals also from Chris Stockdale, Neil Holmes and Steve Slack. Valkyres were dismissed for 176 to give Cronkbourne a well deserved victory by 53 runs.
 
Castletown beat Finch Hill at Nobles Park by 5 wickets, but there were some scares along the way. Mike Allison top scored with 22 as the Finches were bowled out for 71. Connor Byrne took 4 -9, Dale Killa 2 -6 and Andy Sewell 2 -23.
 
The Town batsmen were then rocked by a hostile spell from Peter Norris. The Finches opening bowler caused havoc with 3 for 17 as Castletown slumped to 32 for 4.
 
Christian Steriopulos chipped in with a sparkling 36 and his side made their target, but not without losing another wicket to Tom Cowin. A five wicket success for the Town, but another example of Finch Hill’s steady improvement over the season. 
 
 
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Castletown B have won promotion from the MAC Financial Forrester Two.
 
The Southern side beat Valkyres C by eight wickets to take the championship. Batsmen dominated a match in which only four wickets fell.
 
Dave Hopkins (20) and David Ballantine (14) got Valkyres away to a solid start. Then BrIn Snellgrove and James Matthews carried on the good work and the side finished on a healthy 141 for 2.
 
BrIn cracked 41 not out and James was only one run away from a well deserved fifty. The two wickets to fall were claimed by Dave Griffiths and Stuart Marshall.
 
Needing 143 to win, Dave and Ian Blackhurst saw Castletown away to a flyer. Ian had made 29 when he was bowled by a Dave Hopkins “special”.  Duncan Miller arrived at number three and his score was 16 when Hopkins struck again.
 
Ross McGarry joined Griffiths and the pair saw the Town to victory with two overs to spare. Dave finished on 48 not out and Ross was undefeated on 22.
 
 
 
SCOREBOARD
 
Standard Bank League
Ramsey 148 for 9 (Ollie Webster 36, Marc Pons-Burt 29 : Greg Hawke 5 -44, Arne van der Berg 1 -16) St Johns 151 for 4 (Jaco Jansen 77no, Jim Murphy 29no : Joe Berry 3 -25, Ollie Webster 1 -20) St Johns won by 6 wickets
Finch Hill 71 (Mike Allison 22 : Connor Byrne 4 -9, Dale Killa 2 -6) Castletown 72 for 5 (Christian Steriopulos 36, Mike Baker 10 : Peter Norris 3 -17, Connor Keenan 1 -17) Castletown won by 5 wickets
Cronkbourne 229 for 5 (Graeme Garrett 88no, Max Stokoe 49no : Keith Brew 2 -42, Shiva Kumar 2 -43) Valkyres 176 (Nick Yates 51, Seb Hopkins 28 : Phil Richardson 2 -22) Cronkbourne won by 53 runs
MAC Financial Cain League
Crosby A 107 (Danny Kniveton 50, Ricky Kniveton 28 : Sean Crossley 5 -21, George Broad 3 -25) Ronaldsway A 108 for 8 (Robbie Prescott 26, Nigel Hinds 24 : Jamie Tomlinson 3 -22, Ross Berry 3 -29) Ronaldsway won by 2 wickets (in the last over)
Castletown A 74 for 7 (Dave Griffiths 12, Andy Sewell 12 : Darren Cain 2 -23, Brian Quirk 2 -11) Valkyres A 76 for 0 (Nick Yates 37no, Keith Brew 31no) Valkyres won by 10 wickets
Peel A 111 (Alex Williamson 25, Mike Venables 24no : Sean Crossley 3 -28, David Ward 2 -27) Ronaldsway A 114 for 6 (Brian Gartland 30, Steve Wicks 25no : James Seed 5 -25, Mike Venables 1 -31) Ronaldsway won by 4 wickets
MAC Financial Forrester One
Crosby B 108 for 5 (Gareth Rowlands 31, Danny Kniveton 18 : Peter Crellin 2 -18, Ian Shanahan 2 -37) Union Mills 110 for 5 (Richard Taylor 40no, Peter Colbert 22 : Oliver Swales 1 -18, Andrew Taylor 1 -39) Union Mills won by 5 wickets
St Johns B 91 for 7 (Morgan Guy 24, Alan Guy 16 : Phil Knights 4 -16 inc hat trick, Shiron Fernando 1 -18) Finch Hill 92 for 7 (Juan Corlett 26, Roy Corlett 22no : Dean Wales 2 -9, Frank Murray 2 -21) Finch Hill won by 3 wickets
Ramsey B 129 for 7 (Mick Chester 46, James Moffatt 26 : Mike Venables 3 -34, Brian Wozniak 3 -12) Peel B 109 (Daniel Dickinson 35, Mike Venables 10 : Adam Peel 3 -8, Martin Gelling 3 -15) Ramsey won by 20 runs 
MAC Financial Forrester Two
Valkyres C 141 for 2 (James Matthews 49no, Brin Snellgrove 41no : Dave Griffiths 1 -32, Stuart Marshall 1 -32) Castletown B 142 for 2 (Dave Griffiths 48no, Russ McGarry 22no : Dave Hopkins 2 -26) Castletown won by 8 wickets
Grasshoppers 117 for 5 (Neil McGlinshey 30, Simon Clarke 25 : Robbie Prescott 3 -29, John Bradley 2 -31) Ronaldsway B 69 (George Broad 18no, Robbie Prescott 11 : James Bradley 3 -25, John Halliwell 3 -11) Grasshoppers won by 48 runs  
Grasshoppers 124 for 6 (Matt Greenbank 67, Simon Clarke 20 : Vic Ferns 3 -20, Andy Coulson 2 -17) Valkyres B 124 for 7 (Maurice Snell 32no, Andy Corlett 16no : James Bradley 3 -23, Neil McGlinchey 2 -30) Match Tied – one point to each side
Lloyds TSB Under 15 League
Peel 96 for 4 (Brian Bennett 31, Peter Farrar 13 : James Moffatt 2 -12, Tom Arnold 1 -18) Ramsey 100 for 5 (Simon Corkill 28, James Moffatt 21no : Brian Bennett 3 -23) Ramsey won by 5 wickets
Lloyds TSB Under 13 League
Finch Hill 38 (Andrew Sharpe 3 -4, Cameron Messenger 2 -3) Castletown 86 (Jon Salmon 3 -6) Castletown won by 48 runs
Manx Telecom Business League
St Catherines 187 for 8 (Joel Smith 29, Mike Travers 27 : Dan Stephenson 4 -31) Lloyds TSB 109 (Steve Slack 44no : Phil Richardson 3 -5) St Catherines won by 78 runs
Abbey Offshore 205 for 4 (John Griffin 30, Peter Crouch 30) The Sidings 89 (S Jose 30no : Richard Le Page 4 -17) Abbey won by 116 runs
Lloyds TSB 62 (Andy Coulson 3 -17) Manx Telecom 63 for 2 (Steve Smith 25no, Chris Hall 21) Telecom won by 8 wickets