FOR a second successive weekend both Lindow Cricket Club sides collected maximum points, this time against Christleton.

The firsts, playing at home, elected to bowl first on a firm and bouncy track.

Fast bowler Scott Howarth picked up from his five-wicket haul the previous week by troubling the Christleton batsmen with a succession of fast and aggressive overs in the Cheshire County Cricket League Division Two encounter.

Ultimately he was rewarded with figures of 6-43 on what was a batsman’s wicket.

Lindow, who climb to fifth in the table, were set a target of 180 for victory.

The success of the chase was never in doubt as in-form Australian opening batsman Jake Martin played a fine innings of 88no to see Lindow home with eight wickets in hand.

Unleashing a series of scintillating drives and cuts, the Christleton bowlers had no answer – particularly when Chris Taylor (63) joined Martin at the crease after the fall of the first wicket.

Lindow’s seconds had it even easier as they ran out winners by nine wickets against their Christleton counterparts.

Bowling first, leading wicket taker Khalid Ahmed had Christleton in a right old tangle, his 5-28 being notable that all five of his victims were clean bowled.

Only one Christleton batsman reached double figures and Lindow batted knowing that a modest 98 would see them home.

Matt Ramsden opened the innings and played the anchor role supremely well, ending on 54 not out, and he was in the company of promising young under 13s batsman Callum Sherrington when the winning runs were scored.

Sherrington calmly eased his team home unbeaten on 15.