DRAMA AT ADEL

By Brian Sanderson,

I had a telephone call from Bob Proter to say the York v Chesterfield was off due to rain under the covers and this will be played next Sunday, weather permitting.So I decided to go local to Adel in the semi-final of the Waddilove Cup in the Airedale @ Wharfedale League which started at 2.P.M.

I noticed that there was a match started at Glen Road which is on the way to Adel and it started at 1.30.The match was Headingley Bramhope against Oakwood Old Gits C.C.When I arrived the Oakwood side were warming up and had to lend the home side some players.Looking at the web they play at Undercliffe against the Cavaliers X1 on the  10 August ,starting time 1.30.The week before at Undercliffe Booby Peel CC are playing.None of these teams Ihad never heard of.

The match was going to be a thirty over match with ten bowler bowling 3 overs maximum, no lbw and retire at 25 runs not age.After a walk round the field I moved on to Adel. Reg Parker was sat in his usual seat after his holiday in North Yorkshire. Adel won the toss and decided to bowl on a damp wicket.Soon Collingham were 16 for 4 and a prospect of an early finish. Tony Hutton had arrived after his Sunday lunch  and telephoning the electric company over his power failure.Then there was a partnership between Jacklin and James to bring up to 90.Then Collingham  wickets fell quicly and were all out for 124.

Adel must have been confident of winning the match after a good bowling performance however they lost the first wicket on the first ball from Tobin.After a few overs there was a heavy donfall of rain which took the pl;ayers off for 30 minutes which brought Duckwoth Lewis into effect. Also caused a rainbow.

 This left Adel to score 89 in 29 overs.Quirk who opened the innings very slow manged to reach 49 before been out which  caused Adel to lose wickets quickly.In the last over they required 13 i with nine wickets down and lost the match so Collingham go through to the final.

Godd news was Tony electric was back on.  Scarborough tomorrow.