GLYN Owen produced the bowling performance of his life to keep Connah’s Quay 2nds in the Division Four promotion race on Saturday. The 27-year-old returned incredible figures of 9-5 from 11.4 overs, seven of which were maidens, to almost single-handedly rip shell- shocked Bethesda 2nds apart. Captain Wesley Gillam claimed the other wicket as the mid-table hosts fell for 38 in reply to the third-placed Quay’s 145-9 (Andrew Peters 31no). Swing bowler Owen, who has been with his hometown club since he was 11, said: “I’ve been bowling well recently but it still came as a complete surprise. I had four wickets after seven overs and I was ready to take a break. But I got my second wind and I just skittled through them. “I scored a century last season and won our league when I was in the Under 16s, but this ranks up there with my best achievement yet.” Owen and Co face a massive match tomorrow at home to pacesetters Pontblyddyn 2nds, who remain three points clear of second-placed Gwersyllt Park following their eight-wicket victory on Saturday at home to lowly Bodedern, who were halted on 120 (Mike Wooton 3-18, Andrew Watkin 3-48) before Pont cruised to 121-2 (Chris Myles 42, Jack Mason 29no, Watkin 20no). Corus Colors’ hopes of going up are over following their seven-wicket reverse to Conwy, who set 173-3 and then snaffled their visitors up for 144. Mold 2nds recorded their first win since May at fellow strugglers Buckley 2nds, who, number eight Adam Cliffe (38) aside, never got going with the bat and were dismissed for 121 by captain Alasdair Harradine (3-22), Jamie Hawkins (3-36), Richard Crane (3-36) and John Wilkie (1-15). Rob McNally (56no) and Crane (43) then saw Mold to 123-2. Rock-bottom Buckley’s trip to Abergele 2nds on Sunday was rained off. Carmel & District 2nds’ Division Five promotion dreams hang in the balance after their eight-wicket home loss to Gresford 2nds on Saturday. The on-fire Wrexham side moved into second by curtailing Carmel’s innings on 124 (Gwion Dafydd 39, Peter Ferguson 34no) and then making their way to 128-2. Basement boys Mynydd Isa conceded their clash at Pwllheli 2nds while Northop 3rds’ home game with Chirk 2nds on Sunday fell victim to the weather. Hawarden Park and the A55 could not prevent Anglesey Aluminium from sealing their promotion from Division Three on Saturday. The leaders only arrived at the Castle Ground at 3pm after getting caught up in a major accident, but that did not stop them from cracking 190-7 off their reduced 30 overs (Mike Rapson 4-47) and then restricting Hawarden to 158-8 (Andy Griffin 42). Mynydd Isa were beaten at home by third-placed Marchwiel & Wrexham 2nds, who chased down 110 (John Cooper 31) when reaching 111-4 (Chris Geary 2-28), while Shotton’s encounter at second-placed Bala was washed out. Castell Alun 2nds will finish no lower than third in Division Six following their seven-wicket success over promoted Halkyn 2nds on Saturday. The second-placed away side collapsed for 76, with 14-year-olds Rees Young (3-7) and Joe Collins (2-5) in the wickets before Andy Powell (34) guided the Alun to 77-3. Shotton 2nds conceded their home game with Llan- dudno 2nds. | 
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