Shireshead 1st 149-7 (15pts), Arnside 103ao
Saturday August 26
Shireshead travelled to Arnside and elected to bat after winning the toss. Tom Jacques (18) and Joe Cunliffe (20) saw their team off to fine start reaching 50 in the 12th over.
Runs then slowed down but there were useful contributions from Phil Bovis (21), Paul Yates (30).
Superb running between the wickets from Adam Murphy (11no) and Jake Gould (3no) at the end of the innings saw Shireshead make 149 from their 45 overs.
Arnside lost their first wicket in the third over and wickets fell at regular intervals throughout the innings.
Peter Wilson took another great catch to dismiss the dangerous Adam Richardson. Only Lee Illingworth (29) offered any real resistance as Shireshead sensed a win.
Tom Jacques took the final wicket in the 34th over., but the plaudits went to Dave Jack who bowled throughout the innings, finishing with a superb 45-7 off 17 overs.
Related Posts
Classy Collinson guides Shires 3rds to victory at Barrow
Ernie Collinson was the star of the show in Shireshead 3rds friendly match against Barrow.starring with bat and bowl and taking a smart catch at slip. Electing to field, Shireshead openers Ernie Collinson (2 for [...]
Super Ste Yates Smashes a Century
A blistering 110 by the ebullient Ste Yates and a fine 60 from Gareth Bleasedale ensured Shireshead 2nds might post a total in excess of 250 against Ingleton as the pair put on 143 for [...]
Shireshead Firsts ease to victory over Burneside
Shireshead 1st XI breezed past Burneside firsts with a convincing 5 wicket victory, adding a further 12 points to their total points tally and pushing them into the top three in the table. Opting to [...]