Accrington Cricket Club

Lowerhouse 2nds v Accrington 2nds
Saturday August 29th 2009

Accrington 2nds

Lenny wins the toss and decides to bat. Match reduced to 43 overs because of rain. Andy greenwood and Jake Clarke open the innings Accrington lost Jake in the first over bowled for none Acc 1 for 1 Matt Schofield is the new batsman they take 32 in the eleventh over the Matt is out pulling one too many and it going straight up in the air. Jacob Johnson moved back up the order on the back of the previous weeks score, where they put on 50, in the 27th over Andy is out ct for 35 next over JJ follows also ct 14, mini collapse here Johnny st for 1 total 85, Gul run out 0 Matt Donnelly next out 6 ct 92 for 7. Six overs left Toc and Bryn manage to get the total up to 118 for 7, Toc 14 and Bryn 10 both not out.

Accrington 118 for 7 42 overs

Toc and Gul open the bowling after a 18 over spell Lowerhouse have 35 runs for none, Matt Schofield and Lenny Dewhurst take over Accrington finally get a wkt in the 26 th over ct Schofield bowled Lenny 54 next over Matt has the other opener ct Sam Tattersall total 56 for 2 Matt Schofield finishes his spell of 7 overs and Gul is brought back into the attack bowling nice and tight at one end with the guile and experience of Lenny at the other end chipping away bowled Lenny 86 for 3. In the 40th over 2 Wkts fall, one run out the other ct Gul total 107, Lowerhouse need 12 off two overs only 2 runs come off Guls over. Lowerhouse need 10 Lenny bowling 2 off the first and second balls 6 to win 4 balls left wkt st Sam Tattersall next ball 1 five wanted 2 to go wkt ct Matt Donnelly 1 ball 5 to win dot ball Accrington win again. A great, bowling and fielding performance.

Ov maid runs Wkts

T Hussain 9 1 21 0

G Khan 14 4 33 0

M Schofield 7 0 22 1

L Dewhurst 12 1 35 5

Accrington 10 points Lowerhouse 5 points

Kenny Codmill