Alsager Cricket Club now nicknamed the "Alsager
Atoms" was formed in
1874, and
are members of the
Cheshire County League. There latest
success was the win in the
Coors Twenty20 cup final. They have a 1st, 2nd, 3rd
and 4th team and also have many successful youth teams. The club
captain for the past 2 seasons has been
Steve Armitage and has
now recently been replaced with Simon Dyer who was signed from Leek
earlier in the 2006 season. The overseas proffesional for the past
3 years had been Ashwin Punja from
India. But the 2007 season overseas is Australian
Rohan Wight who plays his cricket in the southern hemisphere for
North Canberra.
Players
The Alsager 1st team has an
exciting blend of players some that re home grown and others from
across the country. James Warrington is Alsager's opening bowler
and at the age of 22 has recently received her first cap for
Cheshire. Ashwin Punja, the overseas from india was voted best
player in the league last year and continues to pile on the runs in
the 2006 season as he attempts to lift Alsager into promotion.
Another International is Mushtaq Arshad, brother of
Mushtaq Ahmed The leg
spinner has taken a bagfull of wickets in the past and despite
having offers from other clubs has stayed an atom. Other players
include Gary and Paul Pickford, Ian Butcher and Grant
goodwin.
Juniors
Juniors
The junior section of
Alsager C.C is expanding rapidly mainly to the thanks of Richard
Bason. It runs an Under 9s, under 11s, under 13s, under 15's.
Players such as James Warrington, Chris Welch and the Pickford
brothers are all results of the Alsager youth firm and currently a
fresh batch of players are coming through such as Dayle Stancliffe,
Alex Perry and Matthew Freeman.
Junior Positions
Junior
Positions 2006
After a great season the Under 15's were unlucky
to finish 2nd within there Kidsgrove Cricket League, with only 1
loss the Atoms were beaten by 2 points to the title by Porthill
Park.
The Under 13's had a very mixed seasonw tih wins over
Nantwich and Elworth but also substantial losses which left them
5th in there league