ANDREW SWARBRICK wants Chirk to evoke memories of two seasons ago by securing a Premier Division victory over St Asaph.

Back in August 2016, Chirk went to Division One title rivals St Asaph and recorded a convincing 123-run success as they bowled their hosts out for just 77 having posted 200.

And Swarbrick believes that Chirk can follow that example in the top-flight as St Asaph visit Holyhead Road tomorrow.

“Will Ryan is in good form and they are a good team,” said Swarbrick of St Asaph. “But we’ve got pretty much the same team as when we beat them 15-0 in Division One and they’ve not changed much either.

“St Asaph are a team that I always want to get a strong XI out against and we’ve got that, so I’m confident.”

Gareth Partridge, Nick Flack, Steve Kelshaw, James Carter, Mark Shaw and Billy Swarbrick all return for Chirk, who were beaten by five wickets at the hands of Menai Bridge last weekend.

Chirk were rolled out for just 52 having won the toss, but showed their fighting spirit with the ball as Swarbrick bagged 5-13 to leave Menai sweating.

“I spoke with Dion (Holden) after the game and he said he was worried,” reflected Swarbrick. “We posted a poor score, but the lads were pumped up and loud when we went out to field and they believed we could get some points.

“There were plenty of positives to take from the game after our performance in the field.”

Of his five-wicket haul, Swarbrick modestly added: “It’s a team game. My first ball was an inswinging yorker which got a wicket and pushed everyone else.

“I thought we could win when the third wicket went down.”

If it wasn’t for bad luck then Connah’s Quay wouldn’t be getting any luck at all.

With Martin Burger - fresh from 171 not out against Northop Hall - missing, the last thing Quay needed against Bangor was for Matt Redinger to be bowled by a short ball that kept low and David Fox to edge behind for a sum total of seven runs.

Trusted wicket-keeper batsman Darren Jones had already been taken to hospital after aggravating an old break in his hand, Quay subsequently bowled out for 103 in reply to Bangor’s 250 for six.

“The luck is not going our way,” said stand-in skipper Darren Leach. “Half chances are not going our way with bat or ball.

“Matt’s dismissal summed that up. He went to pull a short ball and it kept low, which followed on the back of being out at Northop when the ball didn’t carry.

“It’s a similar story with the ball. Bangor raced to 60-odd without loss from four or five overs and we kept them to 250, which was about par. To keep them to 180 from 45 or 46 overs was a really good effort.

“Joshua Clarke, for a 15-year-old, stood out with the ball and his figures don’t do him justice.”

A depleted Quay make their way to Pwllheli tomorrow, Leach hopeful his side can pull off a memorable win to end a three-match losing run.

“We will go up there confident,” he added. “I’ve taken a weaker side to Menai Bridge before and won.”

Captain Chris Ellwood returns as Gresford look to bounce back from last week’s 177-run loss at Pwllheli at home to Denbigh.

Ellwood said: “We are looking forward to bouncing back, but Denbigh are always tough.”

Elsewhere, Menai Bridge will be looking to climb to the summit with a home win over rivals Llandudno.