HAVE A GOOD WINTER

By Brian Sanderson,

As I was driving to Arthington for the last time this year , the fog was just breaking up and the sun came out to celebrate the final match of 2014 season at The Cricket festival. The opposition was St .Georges who are based at Harewood and are photographed before the match.

Arthington batted first and soon found themselves at 25 for 3 with the wicket making batting difficult .It was the same one as yesterday but had been left open to the  night dew causing it to be soft. Only Andy Stoddart could cope with the bowling finishing with 77 out of 152.

This is the photograph of Andy coming off the ground after his innings. The usual crowd arrived with their chairs and included a person from Lancashire who had come over by coach .Brian Cobb and Harry went round the boundary for the final time this season. After a good cup of tea and a piece of cake St. Georges started their innings. Again they found it hard to stay in against the opening attack of Nash and Lord.
Denis Nash again two wickets which included a caught and bowled which can not be bad for a seventy eight player.

It was left up to my neighbour Hodkinson to top score with 23. There was a team hat trick in the middle of the innings when three wickets fell to two bowlers in three balls .The last wicket partnership of father and son

of Rupert and D. Jones to extend the innings to 123 . The photograph is of both of them batting with Rupert at the non-strikers end who is also the chess champion of Papua New Guinea .The innings finished just before six o,clock and everybody wished each other a good winter and hope to meet next season.

The photograph is at the end of the match with Denis Nash and Rupert Jones saying well done. I have been requested by Brian Cobb to put more stories on the blog during the winter and this will happen ,with also John Winn adding has thoughts on cricket history and  stories .So please keep  reading the blog during in the coming months.