I arrived early on Saturday to see the unveiling of the iron sculpture of Dan Woods who recently died at a young age. He had been captain of York for a number of years andhad helped to establish it into a strongest club in the county .Also he captained Cheshire for a number of seasons.
There was a forty over match against Acomb.
The present York captain Duncan Snell was clean bowled after two balls for a duck which was not a good start. It was left up to Nick James to help York to get to a total of 186. James top scored with 43. against a steady bowling attack
.
At the break I wondered over to the next field where Clifton Alliance Seconds were playing Carlton Towers first team. There again the home team struggled to 143 and Carlton Towers won by nine wickets.
Walking another few yards York third team were playing Sheriff
Hutton Bridge where again the home side lost by eight wickets
.
Going back to the main match Acomb openers established a good
opening stand establishing a winning score with a few balls to spare
On Sunday I went to see a son of a best friend Alan Swaby who died a few years ago but he is still in my memories. Alan and I played over twenty five years for Yorkshire Bank in the Bradford League .We also watched Rugby League all over the world during the winter months .I will always remember Great Britain's victories in Australia even though there were only two. The rugby was on the television at Headingley with no spectators. A crazy world we live in. I think that is a old song.by Joe Brown.
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