RAIN AGAIN AT ADDINGHAM

By Brian Sanderson,

I always look forward to watch cricket at Addingham which is a friendly local club who had come fourth in their Niidderdale division.The forecast was that rain would arrived during the afternoon with wind picking up.Arriving at the ground there was a cold wind blowing across the ground and the home side would bat first against Romany.Romany are a wandering side based in Leeds and I saw them last at Swinton Park Next to the ground there is a extension to the house been built from last season.There was a notice on the pavilion stating to keep of the adject farm land as it seems some youngsters had been chasing some sheep. recently.

Geoff Barker opened the batting as usual together with a lad who played at Rawden.They put on a century stand  with the Rawden lad retiring at fifty as the bowling was very friendly.Tony Hutton, Mick Bourne and John Winn were among the crowd sheltering out of the wind.Geoff  reached his fifty and also retired which is the first time I had seen him do this.One of the batsman who came in was Mel Wood who is the brother of Barry ex England and Lancashire opening bat.

One of the bowler was Steve Bindman who bowls lobs .You can see him on You tube under Arthington Cricket Festival which shows Sky Sports News who came to the ground two years ago.Watch it it is worth seeing.

The rain came in a the wind was cold so I went home. The score was over 200 for three wickets in the thirteith over.Hope to go next weekend.