Posted by Tony Hutton
Saturday 27th August and back to Yorkshire premier league north action at St Georges Road, Harrogate. The home side hold a narrow lead at the top of the table and are being hotly persued by the Yorkshire Academy and York.
Harrogate put the visitors Sheriff Hutton Bridge in to bat and the game started in similar fashion to last week's game at Weetwood with wickets falling quickly. Harrogate were able to play Yorkshire second XI bowler Ben Coad, but it was his opening partner Geeson-Brown who did the early damage, dismissing the two Fisher brothers and wicket keeper Gill very rapidly. The first wicket had been an unfortunate run out and when Coad clean bowled Collins it was 34-5 and the game seemed over.
However some resistance from Pinder with 28 and some late hitting by Ibbotson, who had earlier retired hurt after being hit on the head by Coad, brought the visitors back in with a chance. Ibbotson made top score of 41 before being bowled by the spin of Tattersall and with 27 from Croft the Bridge made a respectable total of 143 all out.
By this time the weather had taken a turn for the worse, the earlier sunshine disappeared and it got colder and then started to drizzle with rain. A long rain delay meant the paltry attendance, already decimated by people going home to watch the Rugby League cup final or even Harrogate Town FC, got even smaller. When the rain eventually stopped the dreaded Duckworth/Lewis formula took effect.
Gate's reduced target was 114 which they managed to knock off in only 17.2 overs thus claiming the full ten points. Good made 45 and Aussie Sanson 25 not out. They did have another scare when rain took them off with only seven runs required but managed to get back on between the showers.
As both York and the Academy had abandoned games Harrogate have extended their lead at the top and cemented their position as favourites to win the inaugural league title.
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