Classic Matches
Northern League Division 2 St. Annes 2nd XI v Leyland & Farington 2nd XI Vernon Road, St. Annes 19th April 2003 (50-over match)
Result: Leyland & Farington won by 1 wicket Points: Leyland & Farington 12, St. Annes 7
Toss: Leyland & Farington Umpires: ??
Northern League Debuts: C. Boucher (St.A) R. Uphill (L&F)
Man of the Match: Adam Slater
St. Annes innings (50 overs maximum) *A. Kellett c Brown b Uphill 20 +D. Watson b Uphill 27 C. Boucher not out 107 A. Cotton c Parker b Uphill 0 J. Ashworth b Uphill 87
Extras 11 Total (4 wickets, 39.3 overs) 252 declared
DNB: D. Booth, A. Taylor, I. Baldwin, N. Connolly, S. Aris, A.N. Other
Bowling O M R W Walsh 12 1 57 0 Uphill 8.3 0 44 4 Mansoor 10 0 53 0 Mercer 4 0 34 0 Lewis 3 0 37 0 Brown 2 0 21 0
Leyland & Farington innings (target: 253 runs from minimum 59 overs) B. Allen b Baldwin 29 M. Cookson lbw b Connolly 0 A. Mercer lbw b Booth 64 A. Walsh lbw b Baldwin 0 *M. Brown st Watson b Booth 9 A. Slater ct Cotton b Booth 71 D. Lewis b Taylor 9 +S. Parker b Booth 0 R. Uphill b Booth 1 A. Mansoor not out 44 M. Bretherton not out 6 Extras 24 Total (9 wickets, 57.2 overs) 257
Bowling O M R W Booth 18.2 5 69 5 Connolly 10 0 37 1 Baldwin 14 0 74 2 Aris 6 0 27 0 Taylor 9 0 30 1
Player Reflections:
Rob Uphill - "I'll never forget my first taste of Northern League cricket. The day was memorable for so many reasons, not least of all me actually bowling two balls that were straight enough to hit the stumps."