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St Johns powered to a great ten wicket win over Crosby in the Standard Bank League on Saturday. The Saints were in tremendous form and restricted their Greeba rivals to 122 for 8 from 45 overs.

 Simon Watson and Andrew Turner had made a good start for the Marown side with an opening stand of 58. Then Simon was caught by keeper Mike Oates off the bowling of Nick Hawke for 33 and wickets began to tumble. The scoring rate also slowed in the face of accurate bowling from Scott Pearce who conceded only seven runs in his eight overs.

 Hawke also dismissed Turner for a gritty 25 and only Danny Kniveton with a lively 27 and Jack Rowlands (11) troubled the scorers. The wickets were shared out amongst the bowlers with Greg Hawke claiming 2 for 32.

 A hand injury to skipper Jon Norrington prevented him opening the St John's innings, but Grant Atchison and Nick Hawke took command. With excellent batting, they featured in an unbroken stand of 123 to pick up another four points for the Saints. Grant finished with 55 and Nick ended on 54.

 Cronkbourne notched up a fine victory against Ramsey. The Northerners looked to have lost the match when they could muster only 138. Ollie Webster cracked an unbeaten 46 and Brian Arnold made 27.

 The Tromode bowling was led by Max Stokoe who finished with the fine figures of 4 for 11 from eight accurate overs. There were also two wickets each for Graeme Garrett and Connor Byrne.

 The Ramsey attack tore into the Douglas side and at 76 for 5 the game was in the balance. Garrett was then joined by Matt Morphet and together they took their side to victory with a stand of 66. Graeme made 33 and Matt 27.

 Chris McConnell with 2 for 29 was the best of the Ramsey bowlers. This was an impressive win for Cronkbourne and establishes them as genuine title contenders.

 Last year's champions Castletown came bouncing back after last week's defeat to overcome Valkyres. Mark Williams starred for the Town against his old club. First he took 3 wickets for 30 and then hit 44.

 Valkyres had reached 165 for 7 with skipper Keith Brew crashing 54, Brian Quirk 27 and Matt Wozniak 27. In reply the Castletown batting, which had been wayward last Saturday, turned in a disciplined performance.

 Opener Andy Cross led from the front with a sparkling 81 not out. The only wicket to fall was that of Mark Williams, trapped by Keith Brew. This was a nine wicket win and big confidence booster for the Castletown club.

ISLE OF MAN BANK CRICKET RESULTS

 Standard Bank League

Crosby 122 for 8 (Simon Watson 33,  Danny Kniveton 27, Andrew Turner 25 : Nick Hawke 2 -27, Greg Hawke 2 -32) St Johns 123 for 0 (Grant Atchison 55no, Nick Hawke 54no) St Johns won by 10 wickets

Ramsey 138 (Ollie Webster 46no, Brian Arnold 27 : Max Stokoe 4 -11, Connor Byrne 2 -31) Cronkbourne 142 for 5 (Graeme Garrett 33no, Steve Clague 32, Matt Morphet 27no : Chris McConnell 2 -29, Brian Arnold 1 -22) Cronkbourne won by 5 wickets

Valkyres 168 for 7 (Keith Brew 54, Brian Quirk 27 : Mark Williams 3 -30, Oliver Steriopulos 1 -19) Castletown 166 for 1 (Andy Cross 81no, Mark Williams 44 : Keith Brew 1 -30) Castletown won by 9 wickets

 MAC Financial Cain League

Ramsey A 100 for 6 (Marc Pons-Burt 37no, Jamie Moffat 23 :  Keith Brew 3 -28, Andy Corlett 2 -19) Valkyres 100 for 8 (Keith Brew 48, Chris Newberry 16: Chris McConnell 3 -11) Match Tied - One point to each side

Cronkbourne A 90 for 9 (Pete Richards 35, Max Stokoe 14 : Oliver Steriopulos 3 -20, Gareth Morris 4 -8) Castletown A 93 for 2 (Mark Williams 32no, Gareth Morris 21 : Henro Henning 2 -14) Castletown won by 8 wickets

 MAC Financial Forrester One

St Johns B 101 (Graham Shimmin 17, Neil Shimmin 15 : Daniel Hawke 3 -18, Peter Miller 2 -17) Peel A 105 for 3 (Jim Murphy 30no, Russell Miller 20 : Frank Murray 2 -31, Andy Race 1 -13) Peel won by 7 wickets

Castletown B 122 for 6 (Ross Berber 26, Ian Blackhurst 20 : Nigel Hinds 3 -23, George Broad 1 -22) Ronaldsway A 63 (Paul Gerrard 12, Eddie Walter 11 : Bradley Marshall 5 -12, Greg Tomlinson 2 -21) Castletown won by 59 runs

 
MAC Financial Forrester Two

Ramsey C 102 for 6 (James Arneil 29 , Mick Chester 26 : Ian Chapman 2 -14, James Charlton 2 -15) Ronaldsway B 103 for 8 (Ed Walter 53, Peter Easthope 19 : Simon Kelly 4 -8, James Arneil 1 -5) Ronaldsway won by 2 wickets

ISLE OF MAN BANK CRICKET FIXTURES DIARY

 Tuesday 8th May

MAC Financial Cain League

Fairbairn Crosby A v Manx Telecom Cronkbourne A

Ramsey Crookall A v Fairbairn Crosby B

TCQ Valkyres A v Montpelier Group Castletown A

 Wednesday 9th May

MAC Financial Forrester One

Loaghtyn Rams v Montpelier Group Castletown B

CFS Financial Peel A v Auldyn Construction Grasshoppers

Ronaldsway A v Ramsey Crookall B

Polished Union Mills v Black Grace Cowley St Johns B

 Thursday 10th May

Lloyds TSB Under 13 League

Montpelier Group Castletown A v Castletown B

Anglo Irish Bank Cronkbourne A v Cronkbourne B

Fairbairn Crosby v Ramsey Crookall

Black Grace Cowley St Johns v Colas Finch Hill

 Saturday 12th May

Standard Bank League

Montpelier Group Castletown v Fairbairn Crosby

Manx Telecom Cronkbourne v TCQ Valkyres

Black Grace Cowley St Johns v Ramsey Crookall

Sunday 13th May

Lloyds TSB Under 15 League

Montpelier Group Castletown B v Castletown A

Anglo Irish Bank Cronkbourne v Fairbairn Crosby

 Monday 14th May

MAC Financial Forrester One

Auldyn Construction Grasshoppers v Ronaldsway A

Loaghtyn Rams v CFS Financial Peel A

Ramsey Crookall B v Polished Union Mills

Black Grace Cowley St Johns B v Montpelier Group Castletown B

 MAC Financial Forrester Two

Manx Telecom Cronkbourne B v Vagabonds

Ronaldsway B v Fairbairn Crosby C

S Christian & Sons Valkyres B v Manx Telecom Cronkbourne C