I think the best fixture in the Yorkshire E.C.B League is between Yorkshire Academy and York and to-day was the semi-final of the cup at Weetwood.It was a typical Weetwood afternoon a cool wind blowing across the ground but there was a large crowd including Tony Hutton, Malcom.Jenny and Brian Senior.
York batted first with the Academy starting well with York 3 for 45 however Oliver Hairs was still batting.He is one of York top scorers over the last few seasons and the Academy had to get him out early.Fisher came on to bowl his first ball and Hairs gets a thin touch which Barny Gibson puts down.At this point York would have 4 wickets down for 80 and the Academy would have a chance of restricting York to a reasonable total.However Hairs when on to be involved in a patnership of 111 and scored 69.
There were a couple of rain breaks but York scored a total of 225 for 7 in 44 overs.The thoughts among the P.C.W. that the spin attack of York should win the match.In York first over Richmond bowled 14 ball over and 17 runs were scored off it.However Snell and McHendry bowled their 18 overs for 58 and took 3 wickets.
At this point I left for dinner as it was 6.45.After watching the Rugby League semi-final I found on total cricket scorer York won by 3 runs due to run-rate as there must have been a thunderstoom to end the match.
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