News in Crewe

BROADHURST rounded off an unbeaten campaign with a 4-2 win over JS Bailey in the CREWE REGIONAL SUNDAY LEAGUE.

The Northwich side had already won Group B of the end-of-season tournament before their final game and they were made to work hard for the win. The top club had to come from two down as Connor Jones and Greg Bailey netted for the hosts.

BEN Reddock netted a brace to help Sydney Arms to a 3-1 win over Nantwich Pirates in the Crewe Regional Sunday League Group A.

Aaron Davies was also on the scoresheet as the Crewe outfit held on to a chance of claiming top spot in the end-of-season post-lockdown tournament. Joey Hilton scored for the Pirates.

TWO players mulling over contract offers at relegated Northampton Town are understood to have dropped on Crewe's radar.

Crewe-born midfielder Ryan Watson and centre-half Lloyd Jones may leave Sixfields this summer after the Cobblers, promoted with the Alex last year, went straight back down to League Two.

IT almost feels strange to view finishing 12th in League One as a missed opportunity just two seasons after we were finishing in the same position, but a league lower.

Yet in this strangest of seasons it is also worth noting that we finished the highest of the promoted

THERE are new leaders of Division One Group A in the CREWE REGIONALY SUNDAY LEAGUE.

Sydney Arms dropped were knocked off top spot after going down to a 5-3 defeat at the hands of Nantwich Pirates despite a double from Ben Reddock. Aaron Davies was also on target for Sydney, but Wayne Garnett scored twice for the Pirates and veteran Andy Truan, Lewis Jackson and new signing Abraham Mulenga all hit the net to secure victory for the visitors.

OMAR Beckles looks set to be part of the exodus from Crewe as the club prepares to release its retained list.

The defender has stalled on committing himself to fresh terms and is understood to have dropped on the radar of League One rivals Wigan Athletic.

WISTASTON A started off their Slazenger South and Mid Cheshire Tennis League Summer campaign with victory.

The league resumed last week after a Covid-19 delay. Players are still being asked not to socialise off court and to wash their hands before entering and after leaving the courts.

LEW Bacon struck a century but it couldn't prevent Crewe from falling to their first defeat of the North Staffs and South Cheshire campaign.

Bacon was in fine form anchoring Crewe's 198-08 by carrying his bat (102) through his side's 40 overs against Checkley 2nd XI on Saturday.

SANDBACH Curshaws made it an emphatic 14 straight wins as they saw off Elworth Park Rangers and Crewe Town Jaguars.

Darren Bailey and Jamie Hart netted hat-tricks and Ryans Simmons a brace while Ashley Burton completed the scoring in the 9-0 midweek thrashing of Elworth.

DANNY Jones netted five in Talbot's 9-0 thrashing of Winnington Social in Division One, Group A.

Scott Rankin scored twice and further goals came from Ryan Moss and Callum Bourne.