EVENING IN EMMERDALE

Posted by Brian Sanderson,

It did rain all day Tuesday so Yorkshire drew The Roses match.T0-day the sun was shining again and very warm.Went in the morning to Kirkstall Education to see Leeds Met. ladies against Exeter University.

Leeds were bowling with Rochelle Petty opening the bowling. Tony last year saw her score a hundred at this ground.Tony arrived after his holidays to see her bowling this time. He was going on to New Farnley to see Leeds Met Men in their quarter-final against Loughborough Thirds.

I went home to have some lunch and return to find Exeter had been bowled out for 99.Rochelle opened the batting and was progressing well when she was out. The ball was spinning back on her wicket and she kicked the ball on to her wicket.Never seen that before.I left to go on by trip to the Dales. Leeds needed 50 from 45 overs with eight wickets in hand.

Picked up Ron Deaton and set off for Arncliffe who were playing Cracoe Seconds.The village is the original set for Emmerdale T.V. series. We had seen Cracoe last week.The ground is situated next to Amerdale House as you enter the village.When we got there the cows and sheep was still in the field. At about 6.30 we return to find cricketers practiseing for the match. The cows and sheep had moved to the far end of the field.A Land Rover came into the field pulling a trailer.
It was opened up to be used a scorebox and changing room.Cracoe were bowling.
When we left four wickets had fallen some to bowler who had a dodgy action.

Next match was Linton against Cracoe First. The pitch was in Grassington as Linton has no pitch in the village. Other teams who play here are Threshfield,Littondale and Upper Wharfedale.Linton had scored 146 in 20 overs however Cracoe had two excellent opening batsmen.They won the match with 7 overs to spare.The wicket was situated 30 yards from the boundary.Stood next to the car to protect it.Remembered Nottingham were a windsreen had been smashed.

On the way back we notice a match at Burnsall. The ground is just over the bridge on the right near the river. Burnstall were batting and require about 30 runs in 6 overs.They won the match in the last over.Done of the players wore any white which will be the same at Headingley to-morrow.

Another excellent evening in the Dales.