Joe Lumb - Match Report
..... v Pontefract .....
on 2nd July 2006 ..... at Featherstone

Innings of Huddersfield:
Denton bowled Wilson 112
Buckley ct Burhill b Smith 12
Matthewman ct Johnson b Woolsey 89
Kemp ct Burhill b Harvey 2
Raven Hill bowled Welburn 26
Oldham st Burhill b Woolsey 0
Butterfield ct Welburn b Woolsey 0
Scott not out 19
Sharpe not out 7
Extras 16
Total 283 for 7

Pontefract Bowling:
Smith 10 0 49 1
Harvey 12 1 56 1
Bowering 8 0 49 0
Welburn 6 0 40 1
Wilson 10 0 59 1
Woolsey 4 0 17 3


Innings of Pontefract
:
Woolsey run out 26
Hussain ct Denton b Wadsworth 90
Phillips bowled Butterfield 16
Wilson st McNamara b Wadsworth 0
Smith bowled Wadsworth 21
Johnson ct Raven Hill b Scott 14
Welburn lbw Scott 2
Burhill ct Oldham b Butterfield 7
Clemo ct Buckley b Wadsworth 0
Bowering ct Denton b Wadsworth 3
Harvey not out 0
Extras 12
Total 191 All Out

Huddersfield Bowling:
Scott 12 1 47 2
Sharpe 6 1 23 0
Raven Hill 7 1 23 0
Buckley 7 0 35 0
Wadsworth 10.1 2 39 5
Butterfield 4 1 14 2

Huddersfield win by 93 runs

- Huddersfield's winning run continue's with resounding win -

Huddersfield Joe Lumb team continued their group fixtures with a another emphatic victory over Pontefract at Featherstone on Sunday.
Ben Raven Hill, who has won the toss every game this season, won it again and on a scorching day decided to bat.
Buckley was unable to continue where he left of last week, and departed with 35 on the board.
Tom Denton (112) and Chris Matthewman (89) then put on a stand of 158 for the second wicket in 26 overs.
Tom Denton who opens the innings for Shepley in the Premiership has matured into a quality batsman, timing the ball so well and destroying the bowlers with an elegant, yet destructive, technique, with his chanceless century coming off only 90 balls, and in the end it was fatigue that was his downfall.
Green Moor's Chris Matthewman, who looks as though he can bat all day regardless of the conditions, is an outstanding all round cricketer, taking every ball on its own merit, not giving his wicket away cheaply and simply gets on with the job of scoring runs, having a full repertoire of shots and a positive mental presence both on and off the field, making him a plus for any team.
He always appears to be in control and although it was disappointing he did not move onto his century, his innings of 89 in 109 balls was excellent.
With further contributions from Ben Raven Hill and Sam Scott, Huddersfield posted an impressive total of 283 in the 50 overs.

When Pontefract replied, Huddersfield again put down a simple catch in the first over, with the ball popping up to gully off the glove, and what looked like a dolly for Tom Kemp ended as a pantomime, as Greg Buckley at second slip and Tom Kemp both shouted for the ball, Tom did not have to move, but Greg continued and in the end, with an eye on each other, neither caught the ball.
Huddersfield can look back and laugh at the incident, but also learn from the basic error.
Despite 90 from opener Hussain, the result was never in doubt.
The Huddersfield score of 283 always looked beyond Pontefract, and the Huddersfield bowlers looked too good for the opposition.
Sam Scott bowled well in both spells and was again the pick of the bowlers but it was very much a team performance with Greg Wadsworth bowling a 10 over spell and taking 5 for 39, and Jonny Butterfield chipping in with 2 for 14.
Pontefract were all out for 191 and Huddersfield won by 93 runs.

This was a straight forward victory for a strong Huddersfield team, but they will be tested when they take on the Bradford League in their next match on 16 July at Idle C.C.


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