SEEING LIVINGSTONE AGAIN

By Brian Sanderson,

     On a beautiful sunny morning I sat in the Trueman Stand at Headingley to watch the first day of the Yorkshire  Seconds and Lancashire  friendly three day match.Lancashire  won the toss and batted.

Soon they were two wickets down with Hameed, England under 19 star, and Adathangelou, Greek South African, out with the score 52 in the tenth over.In walked Liam Stephen Livingstone born in Barrow.I had seen him score 121 not out at Todmonden against Yorkshire in 2013.Together with Luis Michael Reece put on a third wicket stand of 190.

I had seen Reece playing for Leeds and Bradford University mainly as a bowler but recently has been opening for the first team.He was out after scoring 93 bowled by Tattersall.During the morning we saw Liam Plunett bowling after his foot injury. In his first over he went for 15 and after three and half overs he limped off the field not to be seen again today.

Been while Livingstone went to be last out for 204  having a wild swing before Lancashire declared.Yorkshire tried  nine bowlers with little success not helped by some poor fielding.Hodd and Callis batted the twelve overs out to bring the score to 43. All through the day the first team score was put on the screen  which made the day it  a lot better for Yorkshire supporters whilst he seconds were been thrashed.

   looking round the stadium I noticed a new sponser on the Long Room  which  must have been there since the one day international against India or was it  advertising oranges.