The weather conditions at Weetwood, the home of Leeds/Bradford MCCU, could not have been better. The recent winds had gone and a good collection of professional cricket watchers enjoyed non-stop sunshine and a record breaking performance by the home team. Oxford their opponents had won a thrilling 50 over game at the same venue yesterday by just four runs and revenge was in the air right from the start.
Weetwood, Leeds
The home side batted first and lost both openers fairly early, but after that the runs flowed freely all day long. For a full report go to the University's excellent website at leedsbradfordmccu.wordpress.com - suffice to say all sorts of records were broken. In
the partnership between Billy Root, younger brother of Joe, and skipper Christian Davis, both scored centuries and put on 175 for the third wicket.
Happy cricket watchers at Weetwood
Logan Weston, who plays for Woodlands in the Bradford League and Cumberland Minor Counties, then put on another century partnership with Harry Rouse. Weston was out for 71, after 89 yesterday in the one day match. The best was yet to come with the Oxford attack understandably tiring after tea George Scott and Alex Lilley put on yet another century partnership in only 12.4 overs. Great entertainment for the happy cricket watchers in possibly the best weather ever seen at Weetwood, certainly in the month of April. A final total of 486-7 in 104 overs was a record score for Leeds/Bradford. Oxford will face a very hard task tomorrow.
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