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Colne v Accrington
Friday May 28th 2021

JW Lees Lancashire League 2020 Competition
  Score Score
Colne 136-5 Accrington 130-9
Scorecard Table
Colne (2pts) beat Accrington (0pts) by 6 runs

 

Alice and Len
History makers Alice and Len
©Damian Clarke

History was made on the opening night of the 2020 Competition at Colne where Accrington's Alice Clarke became the first woman to play in the competition and Len Dewhurst became the oldest at 59 yrs, 11 mnths and 26 days in the JWL Bitter Group. Len bowled 2 overs for 21 runs in Colne's innings of 136-5 and both players were unbeaten at the end with Accrington falling 7 runs short of victory. Adam Holt top scored with 58 from 34 balls, adding 105 for the 1st wicket with Kenton Rhodes (45) for Colne. Toby Bulcock applied the brakes with a 4 over spell of 3-9 for Accrington. Bulcock then hit 24 from 17 balls in an opening stand of 44 with Stuart Crabtree who top scored with 55 from 44 balls in Accrington's 130-9. Rhodes was Colne's best bowler with 3-13.