By Brian Sanderson,
On a cloudy Sunday morning I decided to take the family to Pudsey. St. Lawerence were there was the Twenty/ 20 cup. We arrived at the ending of Woodlands innings against Pudsey St. Lawerence. There has to be music with the DJ on the roof of the pavilion.
Woodlands two batsmen put on a partnership of 137 which were Logan Weston, Leeds and Bradford University , and Pieter Swanepoe , ex Yorkshire.At the end of their innings they scored 203 for 4 which was a excellent score. However the Pudsey ground is very short straight towards the road so I did not park by car there.
The next match was Hanging Heaton against Pudsey Congs. Hanging Heaton batted first with Gary Fellows opening. He top scored with 39 but they only score 135 which was a poor score compared to the first match.
Kez Ahmed took 4 for 24 in his four overs. By this time the sun was out and it was pleasant watching the cricket and had attracted a good crowd. Pudsey Congs were never under pressure and won the match with fifteen balls to spare and only six wickets down. Callum Gildart , ex Yorkshire Academy, topped score with 42.
So the final was an all Pudsey affair. Congs batted first and started at a very fast pace. Again Geldart was in form and scored 45 in a opening partnership of 95.
However it was Adam Patel who took the eye. He scored his first fifty in 22 balls and finished on 88 in a total of 231 for 6. This was a excellent total and Lawerence were soon 33 for 2. Then James Smith and Natthew Duce put on a stand of 104.However the side finished 5 runs behind Congs.
A excellent day in the sunshine in the afternoon watching some good cricket. A great success for the Bradford League. and well organised by the host club.
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