Todmorden Match

27 TO 29 July

Posted by Brian Sanderson,

Tuesday,

Todmorden is not easy to get to from Leeds so decided to go via M62 and Littleborough.
There was problems at Huddersfield turn-off due to lorry shedding it,s cargo.I was meeting A ndrew and Colin from London who were staying in Todmorden for the match.Yorkshire seconds were playing Worcestershire in a three day match.

As it does in Todmorden it started to rain so decided to go to the Piece Hall in Halifax via Booths ground.On arriving at the ground we meet the Club Chairman who shown us round the pavilion.He said they purchased the ground from the estate of the mill owner and had purchased some more land for a car park.Excellent ground worth visiting.

Coming back to Todmorden Worcestershire was batting. It seemed they started about two thirty.They would play ninety-nine overs to-day. Worcester batted first with Pardoe and Pinner batting well. Notice Joe Sayers had to leave the ground as he was ill.Left early to play snooker.

Wednesday.

Going over the M62 there was thunder rain so no surprise there was no cricket.So we went to Howarth and the Bradford League Expedition in Bradford. The Bradford League Experdition is excellent showing some old pictures of different teams including Yorkshire Bank. Meet Brian Cobb at the expedition.
Coming back to Todmorden Worcester had declared at three hundred and seventy-four and Yorkshire had lost five wickets for sixty-one. Hodgson ,the Yorkshire all-rounder , had left to join the first team and replaced by Hargreaves.Lilley and Lee helped to steady the ship and the match finished about seven fifteen.

Thursday,

Weather fine and no problems on the M62.Lilley carried on batting and was nearing his century which caused Yorkshire not to declare.He reached ninety-seven when he was caught by the wicket-keeper.Then Yorkshire declared and Worcester batted. One of the openong batsmen was A Yorkshire lad K-Ccadmore who I had seen playing for Yorkshire Schools.He scored thirty-nine and Worcester were bowled out for one hundred and forty-six.
This set Yorkshire were set two hundred and seventy-one in twenty-four overs.Geldart and Lee set about the target which gave the crowd some entertainment.They were both out and Yorkshire settled for a draw.

Disappointing match because of the rain.