By Brian Sanderson,
I picked Bob up this morning and we sent off to the other side of the Pennines to see the Ramsbottom against Lowermoor match in the Lancashire League .Ramsbottom were top of the league this morning and Lowerhouse were third.We had not been to this ground for a few years and during last winter the ground had been completely flooded by the river Irewell so it was good to see the club had recovered .
Lowerhouse won the toss and batted first on a sunny afternoon. Lowerhouses pro Dieter Klein opened the batting and during the week he played for Leicestershire. Today he scored 26 and I heard later that he has not had a good season .Lowerhouses recovered to 132 for 2 before they collapsed 166 for 9. There was a very good crowd and the bar taking must have been good.The teas at Ramsbottom were rated the best in the league and I am sure they will be top again of the table this season.
Ramsbottom bowling attack of Read, Fielding and Smit were steady . There pro is Daryn Smit who has been a the club for three years and broke Brad Hodge batting record in 2015 by scoring 1248 runs at 113.5. When we left the ground he was batting again and looked in no problem.
Arriving home I find the Ramsbottom won by 6 wickets which leaves them two points in front of Burnley who are second.A ground worth visiting just to see the cricket archives in the pavilion. Great to see a club interested in their history.
Heading tomorrow to Headingley and a late finish.
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