SUNSHINE AGAIN THIS TIME AT DENBY

By Brian Sanderson,

I set off down the M1 to pick up Brian Workman and on to Denby in Derbyshire where Yorkshire Seconds were playing Derbyshire Seconds in a three day match.The weather was perfect and you could park your car overlooking the cricket field.The club was established in 1865 but now play on this new ground which used to be a mine.

Yorkshire won the toss and decided to bowl. This soon proven to a good toss with Moin Ashraf taking three  wickets in four balls, leaving Derbyshire 3 for 5.By lunchtime Derbyshire had struggled to 59 for 5.Before the start of the match we were joined by Michael Missett and his wife. Michael lives in Derbyshire and I have known him for over fifty years.
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As you can see from the photograph there was very good crowd which made the raffle man happy.After lunch wickets kept falling and it was left to Harvey Richard Hosein to keep the innings together. He is a English under 19 wicket keeper and went on to score 64 before been bowled by Shaw for 64.After lunch the wicket seem to dry in the sun and wind which made the bowling easier.However by tea they were 8  for 179.

The main wicket taking bowler apart from Ashraf was left arm spinner Karl Carver who took three for 29. Just after tea Derbyshire were bowled out for 209 which was a good score after their bad start.We left at this stage to drive up the traffic jammed M1.When I got home I found out that Yorkshire were 62 for 3  with Higginbottom taking the wickets.

A good day in the sunshine with good company.

A photograph of Hosein after he was out bowled.