First XI

17/6/2001 Versus Kearsley
at Kearsley
Lancashire Cup

Kearsley: 209 - 3
St. Annes: 204

Result:- Kearsley won by 5 runs

Umpires: A. Parker & B. Fenwick

St. Annes won the toss and elected to field.

Kearsley
Batsman	How Out	Bowler	R
S. Davies	LBW	Davies	5
J. Ratledge	Ct Z. Taylor	Callaghan	100
S. Thompson	LBW	Callaghan	69
D. Foy	Not Out		11
Extras			24
Total			209

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Callaghan	9	2	29	2
Davies	9	2	30	1
Darlington	9	1	21	0
D. Taylor	9	1	58	0
Cotton	4	0	23	0
Bickerdike	5	0	28	0

St Annes
Batsman	How Out	Bowler	R
A. Darlington	Bowled	T. Whittle	24
G. Evans	CT & Bowled	T. Whittle	25
D. Callaghan	Bowled	M. Whittle	64
J. Davies	LBW	T. Whittle	6
R. Bradley	LBW	Davies	5
Adam Cotton	Run Out		48
S. Bickerdike	Ct T. Whittle	Foy	0
R. Banks	LBW	M. Whittle	0
D. Taylor	Bowled	Foy	5
Z. Taylor	St Partington	M. Whittle	0
J. Ellis	Not Out		2
Extras			25
Total			204

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Foy	9	1	17	2
M. Whittle	9	1	36	3
Mort	9	0	57	0
T. Whittle	9	0	30	3
Davies	9	1	46	1

Match Report Yet another thrilling match with St Annes exiting from the Lancashire Cup in the final over with a six wanted off the last ball to win. It was not to be as Taylor was clean bowled. Five overs earlier it had looked so different with the St Annes total on 195 -5. Callaghan ,Banks and Bickerdike all departed on the same score and the victory had slipped away. Kearsley, who had to play the fixture without their professional who was on Test duty amassed a challenging total of 209 . This was built around a second wicket partnership of 166 between ex-Cambridge blue Ratledge and home captain Thompson. It mattered little when both were out late in the innings with Ratledge reaching a splendid century from 126 balls. Many St Annes supporters were baffled by the non-bowling of Banks and Zak Taylor to try and break this partnership. St Annes started confidently with 52 for the first wicket and after the loss of the openers and Davies and Bradley to questionable lbw's, Callaghan and Cotton shared a 71 run partnership which should have been the basis for victory. A splendid game only marred by some poor umpiring. What are we going to do on Sunday afternoons now?

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