Gresford halt Second XI
23-05-10
Carmel's Second XI missed the chance to close the gap at the top of North Wales Cricket League Division Four after a chastening six-wicket defeat to Gresford at Pen-y-Gelli.
The home side made 147 all out from 42.5 overs as stalwart Jon Fisher (29) held the innings together with a typically determined 29.
Derek Johnson (18), Christopher Jones (20), Gareth Roberts (12) and Steve Skates (10) all made a contribution to the total while Jack Whithouse finished with 8 not out on debut.
Gresford's reached 103 without loss after the break between innings before Skates removed both openers as he claimed 2-44 from his 11.2 overs.
Johnson (1-26) and stand-in skipper Dafydd Timothy (1-19) both chipped with a wicket apiece but the visitors crawled over the line in the 45th over to claim an 8-2 points victory. Full scorecard here...