First XI

29/4/2001 Versus Atherton
at Vernon Road St. Annes
National Knockout

St. Annes: 133 - 6
Atherton: 75

Result:- St. Annes won by 58 runs

Umpires: R.Booth & W. Ackers

Atherton won the toss and elected to field.

St Annes
Batsman	How Out	Bowler	R
A. Darlington	LBW	Nuttall	1
J. Davies	Ct Monks	Greenough	15
R. Bradley	Ct Williamson	Marsh	29
A. Cotton	Ct Nuttall	Walsh	12
S. Bickerdike	Bowled	Brown	39
N. Bradley	Not Out		19
D. Taylor	Bowled	Nuttall	1
R. Banks	Not Out		2
A. Cotton	DNB
Z. Taylor	DNB
J. Ellis	DNB
Extras			15
Total			133

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Nuttall	7	1	23	2
Greenough	7	3	12	1
Brown	7	0	35	1
Walsh	7	0	24	1
Marsh	7	2	28	1

Atherton
Batsman	How Out	Bowler	R
G. Greenough	Ct Ellis	Davies	6
P. Walsh	LBW	Darlington	0
C. Partington	Bowled	D. Taylor	12
P. Brown	Bowled	Davies	0
R. Clews	Bowled	D. Taylor	2
I. Nuttall	Ct Darlington	Adam Cotton	1
P. Wakefield	Bowled	Banks	15
P. Williamson	Bowled	Banks	6
T. Monks	Run Out		4
D. Marsh	Bowled	Banks	6
S. Walsh	Not Out		2
Extras			21
Total			75

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Davies	5	0	15	2
Darlington	4	2	8	1
D. Taylor	7	2	18	2
Adam Cotton	7	3	8	1
R. Banks	7	0	13	3
S. Bickerdike	2	1	5	0

Match Report After early rain ,play finally started at 3.00pm with play restricted to 35 overs per side . With a damp outfield and a slow wicket, runs were never going to come easily. However the experience of Russ and Neil Bradley and top scorer Bickerdike through to a useful total. Only four boundaries were scored in the entire innings, an indication of how slow the outfield was. Once Darlington and Davies had removed three of the top four Atherton batsmen with only nine on the board ,there was little doubt as to the eventual outcome. Taylor chipped in with two wickets in his first two overs, Cotton was a model of accuracy in his seven overs and the debutant Banks bowled at a lively pace to hit the stumps three times. He was rewarded with days best figures of 3-13. A totally convincing win for St. Annes who dominated in every department and showed the supremacy of the Northern League. A trip to either Fleetwood or Barnoldswick awaits.

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