Refreshment Stop
The passage across the 23-arch Copley Viaduct of a three-car Class 158 'Express Sprinter' DMU, forming Northern's 13.52 Selby-Manchester Victoria service, coincides with the end of a drinks break at Copley Cricket Club. The home team lost by five wickets a Halifax League derby against fellow Premier Division strugglers Sowerby Bridge Church Institute. SBCI's victory, secured with 13 balls to spare, owed much to Tyson Illingworth and Tom Wood. The former's 'fiver' included the wickets of star Copley batters Oliver Thorpe and Alex Rowles; the latter's unbeaten century was patience personified. Copley proved the 'catches win matches' adage by somehow putting down five. The viaduct dates from 1852, the cricket club from 1880. @15.17
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Admission: free. Programme: none. Attendance: 44. Copley won the toss and elected to bat. Copley 242-7 off 45 overs (Oliver Thorpe 70, Alex Rowles 65, Prahalad Nadella 31, Tyson Illingworth 5-95) 4pts lost by five wickets to Sowerby Bridge Church Institute 243-5 off 43.5 overs (Tom Wood 105 not out, Simon Wood 43, Daniel Brock 37, Oliver Thorpe 2-59) 11pts
Refreshment Stop
The passage across the 23-arch Copley Viaduct of a three-car Class 158 'Express Sprinter' DMU, forming Northern's 13.52 Selby-Manchester Victoria service, coincides with the end of a drinks break at Copley Cricket Club. The home team lost by five wickets a Halifax League derby against fellow Premier Division strugglers Sowerby Bridge Church Institute. SBCI's victory, secured with 13 balls to spare, owed much to Tyson Illingworth and Tom Wood. The former's 'fiver' included the wickets of star Copley batters Oliver Thorpe and Alex Rowles; the latter's unbeaten century was patience personified. Copley proved the 'catches win matches' adage by somehow putting down five. The viaduct dates from 1852, the cricket club from 1880. @15.17
Match statistics:
Match statistics:
Admission: free. Programme: none. Attendance: 44. Copley won the toss and elected to bat. Copley 242-7 off 45 overs (Oliver Thorpe 70, Alex Rowles 65, Prahalad Nadella 31, Tyson Illingworth 5-95) 4pts lost by five wickets to Sowerby Bridge Church Institute 243-5 off 43.5 overs (Tom Wood 105 not out, Simon Wood 43, Daniel Brock 37, Oliver Thorpe 2-59) 11pts