I usually publish the blog when I arrive home but it was 10.30 P.M.when I walked through the door so I am doing this Friday morning.
Yesterday morning I popped into Weetwood were Yorkshire over 17 were playing Cheshire over 17 in a fifty over match. The last two days they had played each other which ended in a draw.When I arrived Karl Carver was starting to bowl his left arm spin which was to prove to much for Cheshires batsmen together with Leyshon.Carver took 5 for 20 and Leyshon 3 for 22 in twenty overs so causing Cheshire to be all out for 117.
After lunch it was Ryan Gibson turn to entertain us with 48 in 31 balls and a opening stand of 80 in 10 overs.He was out with a daft one-day shot but with Fraine scoring 54 not out Yorhshire won easily and early.During the afternoon Rafiq was practising his bowling and passing on tips to Leyshon which was good to see.
The main trip yesterday was a trip to Northallerton Evening League with Ron Deaton.There was one club neither had seen play on their ground and that was Northallerton Rugby Club who were playing Thornton-le-Moor .As you will see from the above photograph the Rugby Union side were starting to practise for the comiing season.One of the players was the son of the lady who had produced the excellent lunch at Darlington.A small world.The ground is in poor condition as it was just the outfield of a rugby pitch and it is next to a main railway line so is good for train spotting.
I was giving a fixture book for the league which shows numerous club gone out of exsistance ie Welbury,Romanby,Danby Wiske, Kirby Fleetham,Carlton,Great Smeaton and the evening side for Darlington cricket club.
Moving on to see the leaders of the leagueEast Harsley who were playing Leake.A contrast from the last ground as it was rural and well kept.There was even a five bar gate acroos the nets.The home side scored over 180 in twenty overs and Leake were soon two wickets down.
Moving on to our last match at Silton which has beautiful views of York Vale.The home side had scored 142 but East Cowton won in thirteen overs.This was the last match at Silton this season as they only play evening league. The league finishs next week. It had rain heavy at 6.30 for about ten minutes but as we left Silton there was a beautiful pink sky which should show a another warm day to-day.
Let us hope all eight clugs turn out next season.
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