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The
curtain came down on Londesborough Park 1st XI's season
against local rivals Pocklington at Burnby Lane in what turned out to be
an entertaining game with several results possible with just 2 overs of
the contest remaining.
The
Park's line up consisted of 1st team regulars, 2nd
team drafts, out of retirements and one or two assessing the virtues of
the golf course next season. Skipper Charlie Rook was kind enough to
allow the hosts first dip on a bowler friendly track. Ian Camwell and
Jamie Kember accumulated mid teens before Dazzler 'I don't drop catches'
Moody and the 'Ginger One' triggered movement of the scoreboard's wicket
display. Tissiman then added Matthew Atkinson and Ian Jozefowicz to his
season's tally of 37, leaving Pock stuttering on 64-4. Neil Jackson
(39) and Ed Gallagher made the most of some slippery fingers before Ian
Hodson finally held on to one to dismiss Jackson. Blaster 'no keepers'
gloves required' Barlow provided Dazzler with his 3rd wicket
and the skipper chipped in to end Gallagher's knock for 40, stumped by
Greg Drewery Greg Nesbitt contributed 33 before Stephenson's buckets
sent him back to the sheds, keeper Drewery provided his 3rd
assist to see off Parkinson and Dazzler ended his productive season with
the ball with a fivefer as the hosts' innings closed on a more than
competitive 174.
Neil
Stephenson's repaired bat let him down again as Nesbitt returned the
favour in the catching department in the 6th over. Blaster
provided sublime entertainment, occasionally middling one in his 20,
Kember rattled Big Bird's castle with 14 to his name and the wicket
contributed to the skipper's nominal contribution, leaving the Park's
reply a little shaky at 58-4. Michael Drewery and Ian Hodson then
produced a competitive response, playing the bowling on its merits,
before Hodson was about a week early on an attempted pull and departed
for 27. Steve Dawson's no nonsense approach didn't quite pay off so
brothers Drewery took up the challenge. They added 31 for the 7th
wicket before Ian Camwell held a sharp catch at gully to send Greg
packing for 10. Brother Michael and 2nd team skipper
Jonathan Croft (18) decided the win was still on and took the score to
160 before a faint edge to the keeper did for Croft. The loss of
Drewery for a fine 53 in the penultimate over, giving Joss Room his
fivefer, raised Pock's hopes of victory and an outside chance of
avoiding relegation but, in the descending gloom, Dazzler and the
'Ginger One' held firm, the Park closing on 160-9.
The
Britcom sponsored 1st XI suffered a few jitters in the final
weeks of the season but eventually secured a creditable 7th
spot in division 2. Thanks to the various scorers throughout the
season, the team of tea providers who have produced excellent fair at
the Park and all the match ball sponsors, the last being kindly provided
by Rockcurl. That, ladies and gentlemen, concludes the bull manure for
this season!
Pocklington 1st XI 174 (E Gallagher 40, N Jackson 39, G
Nesbitt 33, D Moody 5-89, M Tissiman 3-52) Londesborough Park 1st
XI 160-9 (M Drewery 53, I Hodson 27, J Room 5-57, J Kember 3-59)
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