2009
The 2009 senior team reviews are now available to read here

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19th September 2009

1st Team Secure League Title
A magnificent 94 not out from Joe Jackson gave Chapel victory in their final game of the season at Buxworth. The home side batted first and opened with the ex-Chapel pairing of Furness & Cooper. Jackson removed Cooper and James Hawtin picked up a wicket as Chapel made a good start. However, a hard hitting 64 from Ashley Burgess propelled the Buggy total and along with 40 from Duckworth the hosts finished their innings on 232-6.
In reply Chapel lost Hawtin early on but Jackson and Garry Pheasey steadied the ship before Pheasey fell for 23. Andrew Hibbert also fell cheaply but Ben Harding provided valuable support to Jackson with 46. Jackson continued to pick the gaps all round the ground and some big hitting from John Theyer (37) ensured Chapel kept up with the run rate towards the end of the innings. Theyer was caught going for 1 shot too many but Neil Pheasey smashed 10 off 2 balls as Chapel won by 5 wickets. Jackson finished in a superbly paced 94 not out and was unlucky not to reach his hundred. This capped an excellent season for the 1st team who in winning the Division 2 title lost only 3 games, to Mottram twice and  to runners-up Whaley Bridge way back in May.

Poor Batting Display Costs Seconds Dear
Chapel elected to bat first in their final game at home to Buxworth. Openers Nick Pearson and Tom Kelly both hit early boundaries but Joe Hall removed both players with balls that nipped back in. Wickets continued to fall with Reynolds picking up 3-20 as Chapel slipped to 50-6. Sean Critchlow (19) and Will Gratton (29) salvaged some respectability for the home side as the score passed 100 before Gratton fell to a superb catch at cover from Hall. Buxworth picked up the remaining wickets as Chapel were left 116 all out.
After the final tea of the season Buggy punished some wayward bowling early on with 20 coming from the first 2 overs. Gratton bowled Benstead however as Chapel pulled things back. Jake Pickering, John Stanway & Paul Jones all picked up wickets during the innings but Chapel simply had too few runs to play with. Despite late pressure thanks to the accuracy of spinners Jones & Candlin Buggy made it home with 4 wickets in hand as Chapel were left to rue a poor batting display.

12th September 2009

1st Team Win to go Top of Division 2

Chapel hosted Buxton knowing victory would put them top of the table with rivals Whaley Bridge having no game. After winning the toss and electing to bat first the hosts made an excellent start to their innings with James Hawtin and Joe Jackson putting on 100 for the first wicket. Hawtin was first to fall for 58 but Jackson continued to make a fine 74. Contributions down the order including 34 not out from Neil Pheasey saw Chapel amass 211-7 from their overs with Nick Smith taking 4-68 for Buxton.

The Bucks reply never got going with Hawtin (3-34) and Pheasey (5-14) sharing 8 wickets. The visitiors were bowled out for just 98 to ensure an early finish as Chapel went top of the league. In the final game of the season Chapel travel to Buxworth knowing a victory will secure the league title.

Poor Batting Display lets 2nd Team Down

Chapel made the short trip to Buxton and the home side won the toss and elected to bat first. John Stanway took 2 early wickets dismissing Belfield and Cafferky but a steady partnership between the young and old pairing of Griffin and Holder steadied things up for Buxton. Youngster Griffin fell for 22 with the score on 78 and Holder also went for 34 as the Bucks stuggled to attack the tight bowling of Jordan Pickering (2-38), Sean Critchlow (8-2-13-0) and Will Gratton who returned to clean up the tail and finish with 4-28. The innings eventually closed in the final over with Buxton 153 all out.

In reply Chapel made a good start to their innings with Tom Kelly and Richard Topham putting on 40 for the first wicket before Topham was caught for a valuable 21. However this sparked a middle order collapse as Chapel lost 8 wickets for just 30 runs. Kelly made 32 but he fell at just the wrong time and if it weren’t for Pickering (11) and Gratton (17) down the order Chapel would have been left with no batting points. The visitors were left 102 all out with the accurate pairing of Slater (3-35) and Hawley (4-37) proving the match winners for the Bucks who gained promotion following this victory.

5th September 2009

Wins for Both Sides over High Lane

The 1st team travelled to High Lane and upon batting first gained full batting points after being bowled out for 175. Chapel were indebted to the Pheasey brothers with Neil making 48 and Garry 34. In reply T.Motley made 36 but the other 10 batsmen could only muster 27 between them as the hosts were skittled out for 63 with Neil Pheasey taking 3-15.

At Willow Drive the 2nd team won a tight game by 2 wickets. John Stanway was the pick of the Chapel attack taking 4-38 as High Lane were 124 all out in the first innings. In reply Chapel lost regular wickets but a match winning 52 from Tod Candlin saw them home to victory to stay 5th in the table.

1st Half of the Season Batting Averages

1st Half of the Season Bowling Averages