Doggie Position
Huddersfield Road, the scenically attractive ground, in Delph, of Delph & Dobcross Cricket Club. The hosts are batting against Hoylandswaine during a pulsating top-versus-second match of the day in the Premiership division of the Drakes Huddersfield League. The fixture produced more than 700 runs! Arron Lilly, on Lancashire's books, was the hero of an 11-run Delph win. He scored 122, figuring in a fourth-wicket stand worth 207 with fellow century-maker Greg Buckley, then took five wickets at a cost of 108.
Two interesting occurrences: an early tea was taken 4.3 overs from the end of the Delph & Dobcross innings because an ambulance was summoned to assist an elderly female spectator reportedly feeling faint. Gharib Nawaz contributed a century for Hoylandswaine but was grateful for an act of sportsmanship from home skipper Andrew Gleave. Lilly, aware Nawaz, at the non-striker's end, was well out of his ground, whipped off the bails as he ran in to bowl. The umpire ruled Nawaz run out only for Gleave, after several minutes' animated discussion, to call the batter back to the crease.
Match statistics: Delph & Dobcross 367-8 off 50 overs (Greg Buckley 131, Arron Lilly 122, Chris Laker 43, Shakir Muhammad 37, Michael Cramner 4-64) 8pts beat Hoylandswaine 356-8 off 50 overs (Gharib Nawaz 116, Michael Cramner 70, Ryan Robinson 50, Sarjinder Pal Singh 36, Arron Lilly 5-108, Shakir Muhammad 3-87) 3pts by 11 runs. Hoylandswaine won the toss and elected to field. Admission: £1.50. Programme: 12 pages (w/a). Attendance: 136. Mug of tea: 50p. Tray of chips: £1.50.
Delph & Dobcross Cricket Club were founded in 1873. They were longstanding members of the now defunct Saddleworth League. In 1999, they joined the Huddersfield League. They lifted the Sykes Cup in 2012. The 2016 season promises to be Delph & Dobcross's best at this level: they top the Premiership table and are through to both the Sykes Cup and T20 competition finals. In May, they rattled up a Huddersfield League limited overs record 528-5 as they crushed Championship strugglers Marsden by 406 runs in the first round of the Sykes Cup.
Doggie Position
Huddersfield Road, the scenically attractive ground, in Delph, of Delph & Dobcross Cricket Club. The hosts are batting against Hoylandswaine during a pulsating top-versus-second match of the day in the Premiership division of the Drakes Huddersfield League. The fixture produced more than 700 runs! Arron Lilly, on Lancashire's books, was the hero of an 11-run Delph win. He scored 122, figuring in a fourth-wicket stand worth 207 with fellow century-maker Greg Buckley, then took five wickets at a cost of 108.
Two interesting occurrences: an early tea was taken 4.3 overs from the end of the Delph & Dobcross innings because an ambulance was summoned to assist an elderly female spectator reportedly feeling faint. Gharib Nawaz contributed a century for Hoylandswaine but was grateful for an act of sportsmanship from home skipper Andrew Gleave. Lilly, aware Nawaz, at the non-striker's end, was well out of his ground, whipped off the bails as he ran in to bowl. The umpire ruled Nawaz run out only for Gleave, after several minutes' animated discussion, to call the batter back to the crease.
Match statistics: Delph & Dobcross 367-8 off 50 overs (Greg Buckley 131, Arron Lilly 122, Chris Laker 43, Shakir Muhammad 37, Michael Cramner 4-64) 8pts beat Hoylandswaine 356-8 off 50 overs (Gharib Nawaz 116, Michael Cramner 70, Ryan Robinson 50, Sarjinder Pal Singh 36, Arron Lilly 5-108, Shakir Muhammad 3-87) 3pts by 11 runs. Hoylandswaine won the toss and elected to field. Admission: £1.50. Programme: 12 pages (w/a). Attendance: 136. Mug of tea: 50p. Tray of chips: £1.50.
Delph & Dobcross Cricket Club were founded in 1873. They were longstanding members of the now defunct Saddleworth League. In 1999, they joined the Huddersfield League. They lifted the Sykes Cup in 2012. The 2016 season promises to be Delph & Dobcross's best at this level: they top the Premiership table and are through to both the Sykes Cup and T20 competition finals. In May, they rattled up a Huddersfield League limited overs record 528-5 as they crushed Championship strugglers Marsden by 406 runs in the first round of the Sykes Cup.