Cricket: Two tons in a row for James
A MIXED weekend saw Walsden pick up maximum points against bottom of the table Radcliffe only to lose heavily in their derby match against Littleborough.
The weekend got off to a flying start with a 50 run victory over Radcliffe at Scott Street.
James Rawlinson was again the star of the show as he completed back to back centuries.
Never one to hang about, Rawlinson thumped 16 fours and launched one ball out of the ground. By the time he was fourth man out he had scored 106 of the 194 runs Walsden had on the scoreboard at that stage.
Perhaps it was no coincidence that firmer wickets and sunshine brought the best out of Ashley Sbizzirri, the overseas amateur hitting his best score for some time, 34, while Jamie Shackleton hit two sixes in his 19 - the home side finishing with 252 for 7.
Rasika Priyadarshana had only contributed 11 with the bat and, despite removing opener Saiyed for 14, this wasn't to be his greatest in Walsden colours as his 15 overs cost 1 for 68.
Saiyed's departure set the stage for one of the strangest knocks seen at Scott Street for a while. Richard Farnworth came to the middle with the score on 22 and he was still there when the innings ended 183 runs later - having contributed just 12 himself.
Mark Hooson claimed the prize wicket of Radcliffe's professional Usman Tariq for 44 but the visitors proved stubborn batters, chipping away at their target on a good batting track.
It took the introduction of Elliot Gilford - the seventh bowler tried by skipper Chris Dewhirst - to get among the batters. His six overs sparked a tumble of wickets as he finished with the highly impressive figures of 5 for 31 - Radcliffe bowled out for 205.
WALSDEN 252 for seven
K. Garland c Farnworth b Smith11
J. Rawlinson b Tariq106
R. Priyadashana run out11
E. Gilford b Saiyed11
A. Sbizzirri c Pilejko b Saiyed34
J. Shackleton b Tariq19
S. Hanson c Smalley b Tariq2
M. Harlow not out13
Extras45
Bowling: M. Burns 5-0-26-0, S. Mahboob 5-0-40-1, M. Saiyed 20-2-87-2, V. Tariq 11-0-47-3.
RADCLIFFE 205
M. Saiyed c Gilford b Priyadashana 14
U. Tariq c Garland b Hooson44
R. Farnworth not out12
M. Smalley c Dewhirst b Harlow0
C. Berry b Dewhirst21
S. Mahboob lbw b Hooson22
M. Coates c Harlow b Gilford21
D. Pilejko c Priyadashana b Gilford34
M. Burns b Gilford9
G. Nicholson c Garland b Gilford1
P. Smith c and b Gilford3
Extras32
Bowling: R. Priyadashana 15-0-68-1, M. Harlow 7-1-19-1, J. Shackleton 2-0-13-0, M. Hooson 6-0-40-2, C. Dewhirst 3-0-22-1, D. Blake 3-0-10-0, E. Gilford 6-1-31-5.
Hit-man Smit ends hopes
Hare Hill proved slim pickings on Sunday – despite a great start for Walsden as Pryadarshana struck to remove openers Dave Thewlis for a duck and Gary Hulme to reduce the Littleborough to 13 for 2.
Walsden’s paid man struck again to remove his opposite number, the prolific Daryl Smit for 22, and ‘Boro were looking a little shaky at 48 for 3.
Unfortunately Phil Deakin – a thorn in Walsden’s side over the last two decades – then joined Mark Forden in the middle, repairing the damage with a partnership of 73.
Deakin went for 42 but his partner was still there when the overs ran out - unbeaten on 107.
Priyadashana ended up with 3 for 40 and Rawlinson 3 for 33 as Littleborough posted a challenging score of 215 for 7.
Hearts sank further as Rawlinson was adjudged leg before to Calum Rushton for just two.
Kristian Garland was second to go, for 14, and the reshuffled batting order failed to fire – another long-term nemesis Brendan Miskella removing David Blake for 13.
It was left to the overseas contingent to try and save something and Priyadashana and Sbizzirri set about their task with a purpose.
They put on 55 for the fifth wicket before Deakin struck to remove the Sri Lankan for 43.
Jamie Shackleton and Stuart Hanson both fell for the addition of just one run before Sbizzirri and Mark Hooson put on 32 for the eighth wicket.
Smit was proving to be virtually unplayable with a 4 for 51 haul as Walsden subsided to 152 all out, Sbizzirri the last man to fall for 43.
LITTLEBOROUGH 215 for seven
D. Thewlis b Priyadashana0
G. H ulme b Priyadashana6
D. Smith lbw b Priyadashana22
M. Forden not out107
P. Deakin c Gilford b Rawlinson42
C. Rushton c Garland b Rawlinson0
C. Maguire c Dewhirst b Rawlinson2
G. Nash c Sbizzirri b Dewhirst1
N. Grindrod not out19
Extras16
Bowling: R. Priyadashana 14-3-40-3, M. Harlow 7-0-40-0, M. Hooson 9-0-29-0, J. Rawlinson 9-1-33-3, E. Gilford 4-0-27-0, C. Dewhirst 7-0-44-1.
WALSDEN 152
K. Garland c and b Tomlinson14
J. Rawlinson lbw b Rushton2
D. Blake c Smit b Miskella13
E. Gilford run out3
R. Priyadashana c Miskella b Deakin43
A. Sbizzirri c and b Smit43
J. Shackleton b Smit1
S. Hanson b Smit0
M. Hooson c and b Smith13
M. Harlow c Nash b Deakin5
C. Dewhirst not out1
Extras14
Bowling: S. Tomlinson 7-2-19-1, C. Rushton 4-0-10-1, B. Miskella 13-3-35-1, D. Smith 15.5-5-51-4, P. Deakin 5-0-32-2.
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