I have visited Toft Road home of Pudsey St Lawrence ground for about 40 years and this match was a Priestley Cup Semi-Final against Lightcliffe.Arriving early so that I could watch the finish of the first Test from Trent Bridge.Also watching the match was James Goldthorpe who son was playing for St. Lawrence which is also one of his previous clubs.The semi-final started at 1.00 but the Ashes Test match was still been played as England took a extra half hour.
Lightcliffe were batting with Charlie Roebuck ex Yorkshire Academy and Leeds and Bradford Universty and he scored 10 runs of the first ball as there was a no-ball.However two balls later he was out.At the other end was Chris Taylor ex Yorkshire and Derbyshire.Taylor gloved a catch to the wicket-keeper but the umpire turned it down.This caused a few rude words to Taylor but like Broad he did not walk.A few overs later there was a disputed run out attempt with Taylor involved again which was again turned down by the same umpire.
Beenwhile back at Trent Bridge Austalia wanted 20 runs to win and only one wicket to fall.Soon Anderson obtained a thin edge of Brad Haddin bat after five minutes the third umpire give him out. This produced the loudest cheer of the day.Leaving the clubhouse Lightcliffe was going along slowly. After 26 overs they were 112 for 2 and then Taylor reached his fifty.I watched this part of the match with Brian Cobb who was sitting in the shade.
In the last 8 overs Lightccliife scored 98 runs mainly due to Khan who became the highest scorer at 68. Lightcliffe score after 50 overs was 288 for 6 which looked a match winning score.
After the break I started to talk to a ex-player in the Saddleworth League who was a wicket-keeper like myself. So there was plenty to talk about and he wanted some information about the Bradford League.After 26 overs Pudsey were 97 for 3 with Khan taking all the wickets.They did well to finish losing by 22 runs when they scored 264.
In the other semi-final Hanging Heaton beat Bradford and Bingley with Gary Fellows scoring 136. The final is at Farsley.
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