Up in the hills

 By Brian Sanderson

One of the great pleasures of watching cricket is going to meet

friends at a remote cricket ground.

Yesterday afternoon , I went to see David Thorpe at Stones.

Stones  cricket ground is situated about two miles above Rippondon

near Halifax in the hills with few houses about.

The weather as normal in this ground cloudy and windy.The match

was a Halifax Cricket League Sunday League Division 3 ,

Sones against Golcar.This is Golcar first season in the Sunday 

League.

Golcar team consisted mainly of young players as young as 

thirteen whilst Stones were more mature.

Stones batted first on a damp wicket and even damper outfield.

Stones opening bat Matthew Amer batted a number of over to 

equal top score with 25 out of a total of 103.Golcar best bowler 

was a very young Max Turner taking four wickets for five runs

in 5.3 overs.

I retreat to my car at the interval to get warm and listen to

the one day test match at Old Trafford . The match was on

B.B.C for the first time in eleven  years.

When Golcar innings started they were soon in trouble 

at 28 for 9. Only a last wicket partnership between 

Jack Moorhouse and captain Michael Smith enabled

Golcar to get to 80 runs in 19 overs.

It was a horrible thought that the cricket season will soon finish

and I seem to have lost a cricket season .