Thorne gain valuable 4th match point
Darton 247-4 Thorne Colliery 180-9
CHRIS Head 38 not out, and Luke Cockburn scrambled a run off the last ball to gain Thorne a valuable 4th match point.
Earlier in the game Colliery had held the home side in check until a blistering barrage of boundaries from Darton propelled them to 247 from 46 overs.
Sensible batting from Thorne in reply enabled them to garner maximum batting points, Ian Lloyd with a splendid 65, and James Glew 31 were the leading lights along with Chris Head.
Thorne Colliery 186-8
Rothwell 134
THORNE Colliery are into the cup semi-final after beating Rothwell on Sunday.
Matthew Cockburn took the man of the match award. The opener scored 68 and then took 4 wickets for 28 runs. Ian Lloyd continued his good vein of form with a half century and Chris Head struck 26.
When the Leeds based side batted, in addition to Matty Cockburn, Carl Walton took 3 wickets.
Chris Head 2 for 19 and Mick Sellars bowled a miserly 8 overs to take 1 for 14.
Behind the wickets James Glew took 4 catches and Carl Walton inspired the home fielders with two brilliant catches.
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Monday 06 February 2012
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