Trip down South

Posted by Brian Sanderson,

Set off on a hot sunny Saturday to pick up Ron at Horsforth and came back home in order to pick up Brian Senior and Mick Bourne.So setting off down the M1 to Treeton which is a small village near Sheffield. All the matches will be in the South Yorkshire Premier League.Treeton were established in 1921 On entering we were met by a white covering stand with seats facing the sloping ground.

Treeton were batting with Andrew Tomlinson and Stephen Foster opening. They were playing Hallam.Mick and myself had a walk round the ground.The field was very short behind the bowler and the bottom end of the field.A lake was hundred yards from the boundary.In the pavilion were a number of excellent pictures of past teams.There is signed sheet of the Wolves side of 1946 with a signature of a ex Treeton player Jessie Pye. Mick remembers him playing for Derby against Boston in cup match.We moved on after an hour with the two openers still batting.When I got home I found out Treeton won by 111 runs.

Second new ground was Whitley Hall which is in Ecclsfield near Sheffield. They were playing Wickersley Old Village who were batting.The ground is sloping from the Pavilion which is situated opposite the car park.When we arrived we saw David from Brighouse who had come to watch the full match.Wickersley reached 234 all out in the final over.Brian took the chance to purchase a bacon sandwich and a cup of tea.Mick joined us for a Muffin and a cup of tea.Very nice ground.Whitley Hall won by 6 wickets.

The third match was between Elsecar and Whistley Parish Church.I have been to this ground two years ago. Looking from the tea room is a small golf course in the next field.It is a large ground which holds many finals.Elsecar had scored 168 and we arrived Whistley had lost two wickets.However Asadullah Butt and Steven Taylor put a good stand together.They looked they would win easily and did win by 5 wickets.

The fourth and final match was between Wath and Ashton Hall. The ground is situated in a park and is a large playing area. The ground had been underwater two years ago.
Ashton Hall had scored 221 and Wath were batting as we arrived with 30 overs to go.
Matt Burrows and Nimesh Perera put on a good stand however it needed Lesroy Weekes to win the match. He scored 56 not out and took 6 for 54 bowling.He had played for Yorkshire for 6 years but only had two championship matches.Wath won with a over to spare.

Excellent afternoon with three new grounds.