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Accrington v Ramsbottom
Sunday August 24th 1975

Accrington chalked up a ninth successive victory, overcoming defending champions Ramsbottom by 2 wickets in a tense low scoring match that went to the wire. Alan Worsick took 6-26 as Ramsbottom were bowled out for 108 on a lively wicket. Worsick took his wicket tally for the weekend to 13 and 84 for the season, beating his previous best of 83 in 1970 when he was an amateur at the club. Dave Parsons made the breakthrough by bowling Bob Brooks for 5 and then removing Denis Hardman for 21. Ian Birtwistle bowled Steve Mills for 23 and then Worsick took the vital wicket of Wasim Raja for 10 as the visitors struggled. Accrington's early order didn't fare much better with Terry Stewart and Brian Fielding also finding plenty of life in the wicket. Geoff Hayhurst (16), Peter West (10) and Malcolm Taylor edged the score along but after Worsick lost his leg stump to Fielding at 63-5 the game was in the melting pot. Hero of the hour was Alan Richardson who took everything that Fielding, Stewart and Raja could offer to play a match winning innings. Fielding had Alan Kennedy and Ian Birtwistle caught by Raja in the gully off short balls and when Tony Gallagher was hit by one short ball too many the umpire stepped in to warn Fielding and skipper Maurice Haslam. Undeterred Richardson was unmoved and he ended this bad tempered match in the best possible way by hooking Fielding for six to leave Accrington 7 points in front of Burnley with five matches left to play.

Venue: Thorneyholme Road, Accrington
Duration: 34 x 8 ball overs
Ramsbottom
R. Brooks
b Parsons
5
D. Hardman
c West b Parsons
21
S. Mills
b Birtwistle
23
Wasim Raja (P)
c Parsons b Worsick
10
M. Everett
b Worsick
11
T. Stewart
b Worsick
16
C. Morris
b Worsick
4
M. Haslam (c)
lbw Worsick
0
N. Loomba
c Birtwistle b Gallagher
5
D. Brooks (wk)
b Worsick
3
B. Fielding
Not out
2
Extras
5
Total
108
Bowling
O
M
R
W
A. Worsick (P)
12.3
2
26
6
D. Parsons
9
0
31
2
A. Gallagher
5
0
16
1
I. Birtwistle
6
0
30
1
Accrington
G. Hayhurst
c Mills b Stewart
16
P. West (c)
c Stewart b Fielding
10
G. Beech
c D. Brooks b Stewart
5
M. Taylor
c Mills b Raja
17
A. Worsick (P)
b Fielding
7
A. Richardson
Not out
30
A. Kennedy
c Raja b Fielding
1
I. Birtwistle
c Raja b Fielding
2
A. Gallagher
c D. Brooks b Raja
1
T. Neville (wk)
Not out
5
D. Parsons
Extras
16
Total
110-8
Bowling
O
M
R
W
T. Stewart
9
2
32
2
B. Fielding
11.2
2
31
4
Wasim Raja (P)
12
0
31
2
Accrington beat Ramsbottom by 2 wickets

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