SUPERB AFTERNOON AT ARTHINGTON

By Brian Sanderson,

I have just come back from a warm afternoon watching cricket. The match was between Arthington and Doghouses. Doghouses are a nomanic cricket team based  round South Durham and travel down to this ground for a cricket match every October.

To-day they had two professional cricketers Symington who has played for Durham and Naylor who plays for Sedgefield.They batted first and put on a opening stand of 54 in quick time.The run rate was reduced when Lord and Barker came on to bowl.Lord bowling figures was 8-1-22-2.Symington scored a excellent 73 which helped them score 212.The highlight of the fielding was a brilliant catch by Barraclough on the boundary.

The above photograph is Brian Cobb walking his dog and about to talk to Ralph Middlebrook during the Doghouse innings.

The above photograph of the view through the trees towards Adel.

This is a photograph of Dennis Nash getting ready to bowl against Arthington as the opponent had only ten men. His bowling figures were 8-2-14-1 not bad for a 76 old cricketer.

Arthington batting to-day depended on Geoff Barker who I saw for the first time since seeing  him at Castleford in a 40 club match.To-day he batted very well to try and keep Arthington in the match. He was out late in the innings when the light was very dark after he had scored 66.Lord and Khan also helped to bring the score up to 162 after 40 overs.

This is a photograph Doghouses coming off the field in the dusk.Mick Bourne would have enjoyed the afternoon meeting his friends and telling his stories.