Match Report

The thirds took the weekend’s bragging rights with a thoroughly comprehensive Cup Semi-Final win at Denton West. With the accompanying group of devotees drooling on the boundary edge, the most stressful challenge occurred in getting to the ground through a jam-packed, angry Denton roundabout full of disgruntled motorists watching traffic lights change ad-nauseum as they developed a mind of their own. The omens were good thereafter as skipper Steve was dropped in the first over, before holding the innings together with an innings of 60 as his young bucks batted around him. There was a brief hiccup as 58-1 became 61-4 with the faithful later noting that never in the history of cricket had a player analysed an innings of one run, as thoroughly (and tediously) as Jack Barton did with his. Young Owen then entered the fray and his composed and mature innings of 26 deflected any possibility of a collapse. The last three batsmen all chipped in with double figure scores, with the sight of 13 year old Charlie Seddon (Pictured) cutting and carving his way to his valuable 10, delighting the groupies at third man.