BIRTHDAY TREAT

By Brian Sanderson,

To-day was a special day in my calendar. My birthday and a trip to Sedbergh School.The ground is my favorite in the North of England. The match was the first day of Cumberland against Bedfordshire in the Minor County Championship.

The forecast was a threat of a shower about 1.00P.M however this did not happen and the sunshined all day.Before lunch myself, Brian Senior and Peter Mann sat looking at the cricket facing the school.Cumberland won the toss and put Bedfordshire in to bat.They soon lost the wicket of Simpson to Marcus Sharp.Up to lunch Stubbings and Kettleborough batted slowly.

We retired to The Red Lion for Sunday lunch which was excellent espically the beef.We started talking to a music master at the school who orginally came from South Wales and his ofice looks on to the cricket pitch.He told us that the school brass band had played twice at Lords during a Test Match.

After lunch Stubbings reached 60 in about 52 overs whilst Kettleborough was out for 48.It looked like Bedfordshire would reach over 300 however mainly due to Lowe, who took five wickets, they only reached 288.We watched the action looking at the fells were sheep grazed.

Cumberland innings did not go well and at the end of the day they were 61 for 3.Brian Senior was stopping to watch the whole match and soon see a result.

I would recommend that everbody spends at least one day at Sedbergh watching the cricket and eating the Sunday beef.