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Bacup 2nds v Accrington 2nds
Sunday September 6th 2009

Lenny's Lions
Accrington 2nds

Lenny wins the toss and decides Bacup can bat. Gul opens the bowling from the school end first ball straight kept low bowled, Bacup get to the 6th over and Matt Schofield has the other opener ct by Jacob Johnson at mid off, for 9, a bit off a stand of 30 run out Bryn Hargreaves Bacup put on60 taking the score to 99 of 32 overs lbw Toc Hussain 4th wkt falls without adding to the score run out by don’t take a single to me Hargreaves. Some good tight bowling by Lenny and Toc keeps the score down before Lenny gets the next caught Andy Greenwood at short square leg, Lenny picks up another ct matt Schofield the another disaster running between the Wkts, Andy throws it to Sam bails off another run out Matthew Schofield picks up the ninth ct Bryn Hargreaves at point Accrington just miss out on the bonus point by some lacks fielding on the last ball after they had put in a good performance in the field especially the sub fielder.

Bacup 162 for 9

Andy Greenwood and Gul Khan open the innings Accrington start well in there chase lose the first wkt Gul bowled for 17 total 36 after 12 overs Matthew Schofield joins Andy and it’s not long before Matt is 20 after despatching a couple of balls out of the ground 2 nd wkt falls at 66. Toc joins Andy who takes the score up to 83 bowled. Andy now 27 JJ joins him total now 102 Andy now 36 JJ out ct for 5. Scott Hudson and Andy get the score to 111 when they are taken off for rain Accrington would lose if it finished now, after 10 lost over’s they are back on Accrington only need 28 runs of 8 over’s. Scott is out bowled for 14 with 11 wanted, Andy on 48 Matt Donnelly scampers 7 runs, run out by a mile Johnny Hayhurst gets 2 leg bys and a single Andy needs one for his fifty not that the score board tells us. It shows he is on 46, with which he hits a straight driver all the way to the boundary Accrington win Andy 2nd fifty in a row 53 not out splendid innings.

Accrington 142 for 6 Accrington reduced total

Accrington 10 points Bacup 2 points

Kenny Codmill