Champs maintain 100 per cent start

CHAMPIONS Ormskirk maintained their 100 per cent start to the Love Lane Liverpool Premier Division campaign record after their nine-wicket thumping of winless Rainhill.

- BY TOM EVANS

Toby Bulcock claimed 7/54 to limit the visitors to 160 despite Ryan Brown's 58; George Politis's unbeaten 90 and Calum Turner’s 67 made short work of the chase.

Wallasey’s KJM Oval was bathed in glorious sunshine all day - but for the home side, the dark clouds started to gather as soon as Ian Cockbain passed 20.

There can be few more pleasing sights in the Love Lane Liverpool Competition than the Formby skipper in full flight - unless, that is, it’s your job to stop him.

On a placid pitch on Saturday, ‘Mini’ made a target of 148 look like a walk in the park with a serene unbeaten 80.

The bowlers gave it their best, but their best disappeared to all corners in a flurry of drives, cuts and sweeps.

He even found time to coach his protege, 17-year-old Lucas Kennedy, between balls in an unbroken stand that almost matched Wallasey’s whole total.

By the time Kennedy lofted Aussie slow left-armer Ejaaz Alavi over long-on for his fourth six to bring up his own half-century and seal a nine-wicket win, most of the spectators were disappointed that the show had to stop.