Bradshaw v Booth

Booth won by 10 wickets Booth 7 pts, Bradshaw 1 pt.

Bradshaw 102 for nine

J. Marris b Laycock

B. Shierson c and b Laycock

S. Collins lbw Horsfall

A. Rauf b Horsfall

W. Cotton c Horsfall b Sharkey

S. Beck c Cockroft b Horsfall

P. Dawson c Cockroft b Laycock

M. Corton lbw Sharkey

S. Shannon not out

L. Gathercole b Laycock

R. Beaumont not out

Extras

Bowling:

R. Laycock 14-3-30-4, N. Horsfall 16-7-26-3,

I. Sharkey 15-7-25-2

 

 

Booth 104 for none

J. Mosley not out

M. Brown not out

Extras

Bowling:

S. Shannon 8-2-29-0, R. Beaumont 3-0-23-0,

S. Collins 8-1-26-0, S. Beck 1-0-8-0,

A. Rauf 2-0-12-0, J. Marris 0.4-0-4-0

 

15

 1

 3

 4

20

 1

 9

 4

 7

12

 0

26

 

60

38

 6

 

 

Booth maintained their place at the top of the Halifax Premier League after trouncing bottom placed Bradshaw on Saturday. However, they could only muster seven points –something that may cost their title aspirations dear - as Bradshaw’s negative approach raised further questions about the league’s points- scoring system.

Put into bat Bradshaw were soon in trouble as Shierson was caught and bowled by the lively Richard Laycock, who then also clean boweld Marris for 15. At the other end, Laycock was given valuable support by the returning Nigel Horsfall, showing glimpses of his best form with a frugal opening spell that was full of controlled aggression.

Horsfall claimed the key wicket of dangerman Simon Collins plumb lbw for 3, and then uprooted Rauf’s off pole to leave the listless Bradshaw in deep water. Bradshaw, a forlorn shadow of the side that won the league in 2006 had no answer to Booth’s miserly bowling and when captain Wayne Cotton holed- out off spin-king Ian Sharkey, their lengthy tail lay prone.

However, it was here that Bradshaw decided to shut-up shop and barely a third of the way through, as a contest the game was over. With batsmen refusing to play shots of any description, Booth did their utmost to prise what wickets they could and at nine-down were agonisingly close to the full ten. But Beaumont and Shannon held on like limpets and the last wicket just wouldn’t fall. The game was so flat that Booth even presented Bradshaw with four byes to get the total over a hundred so they could chase the extra batting point.

In reply Booth won at a canter. Jim Mosley rode some early luck but then cracked on to an undefeated 60. He and sidekick Brown compiled their third consecutive century opening stand and all was done for half-past six.