Light Room
Lightcliffe batters, awaiting their turn at the crease, watch the action at Scatcherd Lane during a thrilling All Rounder Cricket Equipment Bradford League tie with First Division rivals Lightcliffe. The visitors required five off the last over then two from the final delivery. The ball went through the Morley wicketkeeper, standing up to medium pace, and rolled down to the boundary. The batters completed a single to level the scores but a perfect throw from the shadow of a site screen produced a run out as Lightcliffe attempted a second. It was a stellar recovery from 2015 Division Two champions Morley, who, having elected to bat, slumped to 48-6 before strong partnerships for the seventh (77) and last (38) wickets, both featuring Luke Heinemann, advanced them to a defendable 173.
Match statistics: Morley 173 off 48.5 overs (Luke Heinemann 77, Colin Nuthall 43, Jonathan Whiteoak 6-53, Suleman Khan 3-30) 11pts tied with Lightcliffe 173-8 off 51 overs (Chris Taylor 41, Rhys Jowett 35, Ian Philliskirk 31, Jonathan Wilson 26, Kashif Naveed 3-37) 12pts. Morley won the toss and elected to bat. Admission: £2 (including 20-page programme). Attendance: 77.
Morley Cricket Club, known originally as Throttlers Off, played their first game in 1841. They were renamed Morley in the early 1850s. The club moved to their present Scatcherd Lane home in 1889 after earlier spells at Fish's Field, the Nelson Ground and Queen's Park playing fields. The spacious Scatcherd Lane site, which encompasses an adjacent ground used by Morley RUFC, was purchased for £3,000 in 1929 by the Morley Cricket, Bowling and Athletic Club. A week-long bazaar in Morley Town Hall helped raise what was then a huge sum. Shortly after the Second World War, the rugby ground was sold to Morley RUFC. In 1995, the MCBAC committee voted to allow women to join the hitherto men-only club. Morley, long-time members of the Central Yorkshire League, switched to the Bradford League in 1998. Second place in Division Two in 2004 secured a place in the top flight for the first time.
Light Room
Lightcliffe batters, awaiting their turn at the crease, watch the action at Scatcherd Lane during a thrilling All Rounder Cricket Equipment Bradford League tie with First Division rivals Lightcliffe. The visitors required five off the last over then two from the final delivery. The ball went through the Morley wicketkeeper, standing up to medium pace, and rolled down to the boundary. The batters completed a single to level the scores but a perfect throw from the shadow of a site screen produced a run out as Lightcliffe attempted a second. It was a stellar recovery from 2015 Division Two champions Morley, who, having elected to bat, slumped to 48-6 before strong partnerships for the seventh (77) and last (38) wickets, both featuring Luke Heinemann, advanced them to a defendable 173.
Match statistics: Morley 173 off 48.5 overs (Luke Heinemann 77, Colin Nuthall 43, Jonathan Whiteoak 6-53, Suleman Khan 3-30) 11pts tied with Lightcliffe 173-8 off 51 overs (Chris Taylor 41, Rhys Jowett 35, Ian Philliskirk 31, Jonathan Wilson 26, Kashif Naveed 3-37) 12pts. Morley won the toss and elected to bat. Admission: £2 (including 20-page programme). Attendance: 77.
Morley Cricket Club, known originally as Throttlers Off, played their first game in 1841. They were renamed Morley in the early 1850s. The club moved to their present Scatcherd Lane home in 1889 after earlier spells at Fish's Field, the Nelson Ground and Queen's Park playing fields. The spacious Scatcherd Lane site, which encompasses an adjacent ground used by Morley RUFC, was purchased for £3,000 in 1929 by the Morley Cricket, Bowling and Athletic Club. A week-long bazaar in Morley Town Hall helped raise what was then a huge sum. Shortly after the Second World War, the rugby ground was sold to Morley RUFC. In 1995, the MCBAC committee voted to allow women to join the hitherto men-only club. Morley, long-time members of the Central Yorkshire League, switched to the Bradford League in 1998. Second place in Division Two in 2004 secured a place in the top flight for the first time.