BECAUSE THEIR YOUNG

By Brian Sanderson,

Orginally I was going to the Eskdale League with Ron Deaton and Nigal Pullen but I had to decline.
I n the afternoon I called up Pudsey  St. Lawrence Ground to see them play Hanging Heaton in the Bradford League.

I first played cricket on this ground nearly forty years ago.The pitch has not changed but there is now a  new electric scoreboard and the pavilion has been improved.The sun was shining so I went to the shade watching Pudsey bat.Mark Robertshaw  .the Pudsey captain ,and Adam Waite open the innings.Waite was soon out caught by Ismail Darwood who started his cricketeing career at the Yorkshire Academy and moved on to a few Counties.One of the opening bowlers was David Stiff who also played for the Academy before moving on.His father and wife was watching him play.Another bowler was Nick Bresnan who is the brother of Yorkshire and England Tim.

However the bowling could not stop Pudsey scoring quickly on ground which had two small boundarys.Robertson reached 100 in 139 balls and James Smith smashed 84.James also played for the Academy and now also now plays for Cumberland.At tea-time they had reached 312 for 4 and should be a winning score.

Looking at the excellent Bradford Cricket League web-site Hanging Heaton had scored 296 for9 in the 50 overs.Bresnan had scored 71 not out and had put on 93 in nine overs.James Smith breaking the partnership.

In the evening I went to York to see Duane Eddy play his guitar.Excellent concert.The first record I bought at Lewis,s in Leeds was Because their Young by Duane over fifty years ago. Memories.