BRADFORD LEAGUE SATURDAY

By Brian Sanderson,

It was a late start on Saturday as Andrew was coming up from London to  see the final weekend of the Bradford League.The matches started at 12.00 o,clock but we arrived about 1.30  at Pudsey Congs .I thought this would be a good match as Cleckheaton had to win the match to have a chance of winning the League and Champions Woodlands had to lose their match.

The weather was sunny as Cleckheaton were batting and were two wickets down for eighty-three.We sat under a tree to watch the match and wished all the summer days were like this instead of rain.As usual Brian Senior also arrived late and wander road the ground.Cleckheaton looked like they would reach 250 in their fifty overs however the spinners Roberts and Walmsley slowed the scoring down.Walmsley bowled his fifteen overs for forty-seven and took three wickets with the help of two good catches on the boundary edge by Lindley.Clecheaton reached two hundred and ten which was a reasonable score.There was messages coming through from the Woodland match saying they had only scored just over one hunred and fifty.So Cleckheaton were in with a chance.

After tea two Yorkshire County bowlers opened the bowling Wardlaw and Lee..Soon Lee took a wicket but Wardlaw was expensive.Lindley,the opening bat and Andrew Bairstow but on a stand of ninty-three to put Pudsey in the driving seat.Lindley got out l.bw.to the spinner Mahmood who looked the best bowler.
The message came through that Woodland needed to take four wickets quickly as Bradford and Bingley needed five runs.The champions did this and took four wickets for no runs to win the league.The body language of Cleckheaton changed and Pudsey went on to win the match.

It was a full day on Saturday as I went to watch Leeds Rugby at night win against Wakefield. Arriving home about ten o,clock at night.