Yesterday evening I went with Ron Deaton to see the fixtures in the Walsh Cup which is one of two cups in the above league.It was raining when we sent off from Harrogate however when we left Ripon the rain had stopped.
The league consists of ten clubs ;
Leake, East Harsley, South Kilvington, Silton, Thornton-le -Moor , Ingleby Cross, East Cowton and Northallerton Rugby club.Northallerton cricket club had dropped out of the league last year.Leake,Ingleby Cross and Northallerton only play evening league.The other clubs play in the Nidderdale League, Langbourgh League and Nidderdale.
The first ground was Northallerton Rugby club however there was no match and they should have been playing East Cowton.The wicket could not be seen from the club house however when we got closer the marking could be seen. It looked like it had not been used for a year.
Moving on to South Kilvington who were playing Ingleby Cross and they were playing. There is a new pavilion been built and the ground is next to A19 so there is traffic noise. One of the players said there had been two matches played on the Rugby club this year and the wicket was poor.When we were walking round the ball landed in the field full of cows so it was truely went to cowshot corner.
Moving on up to Leake who were playing East Harlsey.They only play evening cricket and the last time we visited this season Ripon thirds were playing on the ground.
Next match was Silton against Thornton-le-Moor. This is a ground we visited last year when the outfield had not been cut due to machine failure.However last night the grass had been cut on Sunday and looked a lot better. The photograph is of the club house last year with the long grass.The away side had scored 75 and Silton won easily.There had to be a delay when one of the fielders had to put a bandage on his cut figure caused by a dropped catch.
The wind was very cold but it was good to see village cricket again.
Just a mention that we have had some visitors on the web-site from Russia. I hope they are also enjoying the site.
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