DIDSBURY'S clash with Chester Boughton Hall was the pick of the best of the action in the Cheshire County League.

The Wilmslow Road side batted first and set a sporting declaration at 157-6 courtesy of runs from big-hitter Mark Slater (51) and former skipper Jhangir Abbas (34).

Chester slumped to 102-9 in their reply but managed to hold on for a draw.

Results: Didsbury 157-6dec (Slater 51, Abbas 34, Shewring 5-55) Chester Boughton Hall 102-9 (Bennion 34, Ullah 4-23), Hyde 244-5dec (Singh 73, Knight 52, Riley 41) Oxton 201-2 (Wallace 72no, Benson 66, Cross 33), Neston 130 (Davis 39, Hillaby 5-33) Macclesfield 131-6 (Ackerley 39, Hackett 4-41). Cancelled: Alderley Edge v Poynton, Oulton Park v Bowdon, Widnes v Nantwich.

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