Booth v Sowerby

Booth won by 4 wickets : Booth 10 pts, Sowerby 3 pts

Sowerby 143

G. Standeven b Laycock

R. Brook c Brown b Laycock

J. Hoyle c and b Collinge

B. Hoyle c Cockroft b Laycock

J. Brown c Laycock b Collinge

M. Hoyle c Brown b Collinge

G. Clarke b Laycock

C. Patrick c Laycock b Sharkey

M. Schofield b Sharkey

G. Grogan not out

C. Greenwood lbw Laycock

Extras

Bowling: 

R. Laycock 10.2-4-25-5, O. Collinge 11-4-34-3,

G. Swain 4-1-29-0, I. Sharkey 8-2-20-2,

W. Ali 4-0-26-0

 

 

 

Booth 145 for six

J. Mosley c Standeven b M. Hoyle

M. Brown c Standeven b Schofield

J. Cartlidge lbw Greenwood

I. Sharkey not out

R. Laycock c B. Hoyle b Schofield

W. Ali lbw Greenwood

R. Cockroft c Greenwood b Schofield

G. Swain not out

Extras

Bowling:

C. Greenwood 24-9-67-2, M. Hoyle 4-0-23-1,

M. Schofield 19-5-52-3 

 

 

 

 

 4

 8

 1

 4

 0

 4

56

37

14

 0

 1

14

 

 8

12

40

47

 3

 4

 1

27

 3

 

Booth v Sowerby St. Peters

 

Ian Sharkey showed all his skill and experience to help steer Booth to another 10-point win, over Sowerby St. Peters at Broadfold Park on Saturday. His dogged 47 not out saw Booth home to cap another excellent showing by the young side.

Earlier Booth had got off to a stunning start with Sowerby on the rack at 29 for 6. Richard Laycock and Ollie Colinge again spearheaded the attack superbly, wreaking havoc in the Sowerby top order. Backed up by some electric fielding, Sowerby had no answer to Laycock’s pace or Collinge’s accuracy.  One catch in particular by scientist Mathew Brown, will struggle to be bettered this season as he dived full length, high to his right like a young salmon to pouch a one-handed beauty and send Hoyle back to the shed in disbelief.

Clarke and Patrick rallied well for Sowerby to give the total some respectability with Clarke showing admirable courage to compile a polished fifty after being hit on the head by a rampant Laycock. Had Laycock been able to bowl through from the start, rather than be obliged to go and rest for fourteen overs by the ECB, the total could have been a lot less. Once allowed back into the attack, he duly mopped the tail, culminating with pinning Chris Greenwood plumb LBW, and finishing with the impressive stats of 10.2-4-25-5.

Chasing 143 was no formality against the spin duo of Greenwood and Martin Schofield who have harvested another hefty haul of wickets this summer. Booth were aided by a breezy 40 from Jason Cartlidge who looked something like his old self.  But when he and Laycock fell in quick succession, Sowerby sniffed a possible collapse.

But Gareth Swain stepped forward to ably assist veteran Sharkey and see Booth home, his 27 not continuing his fine season with the blade so far. If there is a prize for the most oiled bat in the Halifax Premier League this season, Gareth’s orange Gunn & Moore should win by a street.