CASTLE Private A's trip to the C side saw them decisively through to the semifinal stage of the Whitby Cup.

Castle A notched up 281 chalks to Castle C's 224 at Davenham with Andy Jackson man-of-the-match with a stunning 21-3 win.

Castle now face Slow and Easy A at Moulton.

Frodsham Red Lion proved too strong for Hartford A and they'll now take on Crosstown A in an all First Division clash.

In the Mid Cheshire Evening League, Lostock A and Wharton Cons A remain neck-and-neck at the top of Section One after respective wins against Owley Wood A and Comberbach A.

Castle Private B's title hopes in Section Two were dented as they went down to Davenham A, while Wharton snatched a one chalk win at Comberbach B to go top.

Hartford A and Limes A were both one shot off a full house in their Section Three games while Northward B and Castle Private are joint leaders of Section Four.

Slow and Easy A's win at Gladstone keeps them in command of Section Five, Moulton RBL B hammered Castle Private F to lead Section Six by one point from Hartford B and Knutsford Private B lead Section Seven.

Wharton Cons A continue to stretch their lead in the Norley Evening League Division One with a win at Northward while their B team stay top of Division Two despite losing at Hop Pole A.

Division Three leaders Hartford A won at Kelsall B with Gladstone's win at Lostock B taking them top in Division Four.

Shavington beat Ring O'Bells to keep control of Division Five and Riverside beat leaders Beech Tree B in Division Six.

Division Seven leaders Hop Pole B went down by one point to Slow and easy B while Winnington Park D beat Owls B to edge in front of Barbers Aces in Division Eight.

Frodsham Red Lion stepped up their challenge to Wharton Cons in the Norley Afternoon Section One with a convincing win at Davenham A.

Delamere lead Section Two after their win at Mere while Royal Mail's defeat at Alpraham hasn't been too costly as they still top Section Three.

Slow and Easy A and Gladstone remain close in Section Four after wins, Comberbach comfortably lead Section Five and Davenham continue to push Tarvin in Section Six.

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