Expert Eye
Spectating at Church Fields, home to Whiston Parish Church Cricket Club. Captured during a fourth-versus-third clash with Houghton Main in the Championship Division of the South Yorkshire League. Whiston won by 82 runs to leapfrog their Barnsley-based visitors, who dropped to sixth in the top tier's table.
Electing to bat, Whiston set off at a furious pace. They were 154-2 at drinks and 201 when, in the 34th over, their third wicket fell. Gareth Davis (74), Danny Kemp (65) and James Martin (25) led the assault. Unaccountably, and to the obvious frustration of their fans, Whiston then collapsed, losing their last seven wickets for the addition of just 69 runs, failing to complete their allocation of overs. Spinner Imran Khan (4-82) and pacer James Exley (3-38) spearheaded the mopping up exercise. Slipshod wicketkeeper Simon Ward, later out for a duck to complete an unhappy afternoon, played a big part in 36 extras swelling Whiston's total.
Spinner Ali Manzoor (5-55) and pacer Sam Taylor (4-25) finished the job the Whiston upper order had started. Nobody in the Houghton Main line-up hung around long enough to make a telling score. Openers Alex Porter (43) and Ian Simon (23) put on 58 for the first wicket. Thereafter, only Khan (24), who figured with Jake Hardcastle (12) in an entertaining seventh-wicket stand worth 37, raised any hope of an away win.
Match statistics:
Whiston Parish Church versus Houghton Main
South Yorkshire League, Championship (50 over match, 1pm start)
Admission: free. Programme: none. Attendance: 102. Whiston Parish Church won the toss and elected to bat. Whiston Parish Church 270 off 48.1 overs (Gareth Davis 74, Danny Kemp 65, Jimmy Martin 25, Imran Khan 4-82, James Exley 3-38) 9pts beat by 82 runs Houghton Main 188 off 38 overs (Alex Porter 43, Ian Simon 23, Ali Manzoor 5-55, Sam Taylor 4-25) 0pts. Umpires: Jonathon Crabtree and Andrew Matthewman.
Expert Eye
Spectating at Church Fields, home to Whiston Parish Church Cricket Club. Captured during a fourth-versus-third clash with Houghton Main in the Championship Division of the South Yorkshire League. Whiston won by 82 runs to leapfrog their Barnsley-based visitors, who dropped to sixth in the top tier's table.
Electing to bat, Whiston set off at a furious pace. They were 154-2 at drinks and 201 when, in the 34th over, their third wicket fell. Gareth Davis (74), Danny Kemp (65) and James Martin (25) led the assault. Unaccountably, and to the obvious frustration of their fans, Whiston then collapsed, losing their last seven wickets for the addition of just 69 runs, failing to complete their allocation of overs. Spinner Imran Khan (4-82) and pacer James Exley (3-38) spearheaded the mopping up exercise. Slipshod wicketkeeper Simon Ward, later out for a duck to complete an unhappy afternoon, played a big part in 36 extras swelling Whiston's total.
Spinner Ali Manzoor (5-55) and pacer Sam Taylor (4-25) finished the job the Whiston upper order had started. Nobody in the Houghton Main line-up hung around long enough to make a telling score. Openers Alex Porter (43) and Ian Simon (23) put on 58 for the first wicket. Thereafter, only Khan (24), who figured with Jake Hardcastle (12) in an entertaining seventh-wicket stand worth 37, raised any hope of an away win.
Match statistics:
Whiston Parish Church versus Houghton Main
South Yorkshire League, Championship (50 over match, 1pm start)
Admission: free. Programme: none. Attendance: 102. Whiston Parish Church won the toss and elected to bat. Whiston Parish Church 270 off 48.1 overs (Gareth Davis 74, Danny Kemp 65, Jimmy Martin 25, Imran Khan 4-82, James Exley 3-38) 9pts beat by 82 runs Houghton Main 188 off 38 overs (Alex Porter 43, Ian Simon 23, Ali Manzoor 5-55, Sam Taylor 4-25) 0pts. Umpires: Jonathon Crabtree and Andrew Matthewman.