Tuesday 4th August en route from Carlisle and heading for Scarborough stopped off at Riverside, Chester le Street for first day of England Under 19s v Australia Under 19s, the one four day test of the young Australians tour, which will be followed by endless one day internationals.
Free admission and coffee (not free) available in the long room greeted the sparse crowd of dedicated cricket watchers. After a complicated set of team photographs involving entire squads and back up staff who all had to be put in the right order with front rows hands on knees (their own preferably) all was set for Australia to bat.
England Under 19s at the Riverside
Only one Yorkshireman in the England side, Jared Warner, but as many as three from Lancashire, including the captain Hameed and leg spinner Parkinson both from Bolton. Other notables include Lawrence from Essex who had scored a century on his first team debut earlier this season, Thomason who batted well for Warwickshire seconds recently at Harrogate and yet another Kent wicketkeeper in Davies.
Australia Under 19s at the Riverside
The third Lancastrian, Mahmood, opened the bowling with Warner and claimed the first wicket early on when Pattison (not Sir Les) was caught behind for only one. A good start but Warner, not so accurate, went for four runs an over all day. The second wicket pair of Jewell and Gauci put on a century partnership before leg spinner Parkinson had Jewell caught by Hameed for 37.
This brought in the captain, Doran, who scored a century against England on their last tour down under and is obviously highly thought of. He started slowly and was dropped early on but went on to play a high class innings. Gauci was the first to his century before falling for 111 and Doran followed him with 103. Gauci really looked the more fluent of the two and hit 19 fours compared to only 9 from Doran. However, both are high class performers.
Gauci celebrates his century
Parkinson toiled away throughout the day, which ended with Australia 373-6, and the following morning finished off the innings with figures of 38-10-130-5. The middle order had a bit of a collapse including the wicketkeeper Healy, son of Ian, for only 1.
No 7 Richardson with 87, well supported by the tailenders, took the final score to a commanding 446 all out.
After we had moved on to Scarborough for two days of music on the Spa, before the serious cricket started, England made 392 in reply and Australia declared their second innings on 253-6, with the third century of the match from Jewell.This left England with a target of 308, which was never likely and the match petered out into a draw with England finishing the fourth day on 186-3, with captain Hameed on 72 not out.
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