Bradford & District | Archive | 2005 | May | 17
From the Telegraph & Argus, first published Tuesday 17th May 2005.
Yeadon were involved in a run-fest at Lascelles Hall in the second round of the Heavy Woollen Cup.
The Huddersfield League side scored 351 for seven, but Yeadon replied with 354 for six, winning off the last ball of the 49th over.
"I don't know whether that is a record aggregate for the Heavy Woollen Cup, but if it isn't it must be close," said Yeadon's league representative Les Wood.
However, there is no conclusive evidence that the aggregate of 705, on what is a small ground, has won its way into the record books of a competition that started in 1883.
"We have records of every final, but no records of highest aggregates," said cup secretary Lesley Robinson.
Lascelles Hall paid dearly for dropping Jon Henry at least three times. He went on to make 104 and put on over 160 for the first wicket with David Leather (77). Naeem Khan also made over 70.
Woodlands bounced back to notch a fine 28-run win at Wrenthorpe, for whom David Paynter made a magnificent 91 before being bowled by a full toss.
Russell Murray, Paul Winrow, Tim Orrell, Nicky Rushworth and Adam Goldthorpe all made runs in Woodlands' 264 for nine, Wrenthorpe finishing on 236 all out.
Gavin Hamilton, who bowled a mixture of off-spin and leg-spin, got a key wicket as East Bierley comfortably defeated Scholes (Central Yorkshire League) at South View Road. He dismissed Tariq Aziz to peg Scholes back from 100 for one after 20 overs, and they only mustered 213 for nine.
Earlier Hamilton had figured in a fine stand with Chris Taylor (85), Grant Soames making 75 and Thomas Owens 52 not out in Bierley's 301 for eight.
Richard Robinson's ton was the key to Keighley's surprisingly comfortable home win over Delph & Dobcross, while Bankfoot were rescued by cousins Micky Hutchins and James Lee at Altofts.
The hosts were all out for 190 and had Bankfoot at 82 for five when 16-year-old Lee (60 not out) joined 22-year-old Hutchins (49 not out), whose run of 15 singles showed the mature way in which the duo approached their task.
Wasim Munawar, out for a duck on Saturday, made 61 for Saltaire in their 20-run victory at home to Carlton, Fawaad Maqsood (40), Mansha Khan (48) and Imran Arif (4-37) also contributing.
A magnificent catch by Nicky Heinemann, running round from backward point to extra cover, was the highlight of Idle's victory over Spen Victoria, and a half-century off 27 balls by Andrew Gale sped Cleckheaton to victory by six wickets at home to Gomersal.
Neil Robinson starred all-round for Brighouse in their 33-run defeat at Methley, where Brighouse skipper James Stansfield turned his ankle while bowling.
Undercliffe were well beaten by a very good side on a firm wicket at Townville.
l Cricketers are again failing to take advantage of after-match hospitality in the SDS Bradford League.
A plea for them to put money behind the bars of member clubs was made last year by Manningham Mills' league representative Jeff Slater at a Bradford League meeting.
But things haven't got any better, according to Undercliffe's league representative Brian Lymbery.
He said at the Bradford League's May meeting at Pudsey Congs: "In our initial two first-team home matches this season not one opponent came into our clubhouse." League chairman Graham Reid said: "Clubs should take note. Players should go into clubhouses, even if it is for a non-alcoholic drink."
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