Chester power through to second round of Cheshire Cup

Day two of a Didsbury away double-header - this time a Cheshire Cup tie.

And what a contrasting day to 24 hours earlier as Chester powered home by 82 runs.

The league game had seen the home side boss things from start to finish, this time it was Chester's turn as they put together a useful looking 187-8 from a reduced 35 overs.

Put into bat, Rick Moore hit 51, Warren Goodwin 31 and Harry Killoran 28 before Jack Williams cracked 39 from 25 balls under brooding skies. There were two wickets apiece for Nick Anderson, Mike Taylor and Max Backhouse.

With Duckworth Lewis waiting in the wings, Chester hurried through their opening ten overs once they'd got off to an ideal start with Charles Lowen - who'd batted so well the previous day - and Steve Green back in the pavilion at 6-2. At 13-4, Didsbury were in big trouble and there was no let up with Luke Young taking 3-10, Charlie Fleet 3-19 and George McCormick 3-35 to dismiss the home side for 105, Sam Leech top scoring with 26.