Burton Leonard Local Village News

Rainton v Burton Leonard

August 18th, 2009

Rainton 135 all out
Burton Leonard 141-3

With 5 games left in what is proving to be a very close season in Division 2, Burton Leonard 1st team travelled to Rainton. After a close high scoring game at home earlier in the season between the two sides a mou watering contest was in the making.

With the pitch looking green, but remaining hard and dry the toss was always going to be a good one to lose! For the first time captain Blaken was unhappy to have called correctly, leaving the big decision up to him. A gut feeling ensued and he chose to have a bowl at the Rainton batsmen. Taking the new ball, Rob Murray continued his quest of the 1st team bowling averages, once realizing that the wicket was offering some tennis ball like bounce, Muzz continued with some hostile short pitched bowling, resulting in Binns gloving to Parker at 1st slip. Continuing with the short stuff, Muzz must have thought it was Christmas, as he had a catching cordon consisting of 2 slips, gully and backward point, this proved a good double bluff as Muzz fired in a useful yorker to scatter C Hill’s stumps (his previous attempted yorker had just been pezelled to the boundary one ball previous mind!). This brought out M Box who Muzz wasted no time with, as more chin music resulted in a bouncer literally cannoning off the batsmen’s chin and rolling back onto the stumps [...]

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Burton Leonard v Pannal Ash

August 5th, 2009

Burton Leonard Evening B finished the Harrogate Evening League unbeaten for the season with a comfortable seven wicket win against the Division 6 runners up, Pannal Ash. Chasing a moderate 97 on a good pitch, useful knocks from Leigh Parsons (44*) and Ben Drummond (23) ensured there would be no slip ups on the final night of the season and Burton's 100% record in the league and the cup would be maintained.

Ernie Clarkson, the League Assistant Secretary presented Bryan Slack with the trophy at the half time interval to add to the George Greaves Cup won in July. Pictured below is the presentation and the post match team photo. [...]

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Burton Leonard B v Spofforth

July 21st, 2009

George Greaves Cup Final, 20th July 2009, Knaresborough CC
Burton Leonard B v Spofforth

Burton Leonard B found themselves in the final as defending champions, though underdogs this year in the face of thoroughbreds Spofforth CC. A bright and breezy evening greeted the teams, and Knaresborough had done an excellent job in preparing the ground. Despite the good track, on winning the toss, Burton skipper Bryan Slack had no hesitation in putting Spofforth into bat, the aim being to bowl and field tightly and to restrict Spofforth to a realistic target. [...]

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Burton Leonard vs Sharow

July 6th, 2009

Burton Leonard 196-9
Sharow 200-9

Probably the best game of the season culminated in Burton Leonard losing to Sharow by one wicket on the very last ball of the game. A tense and competitive game that neither side deserved to lose. Video from the game below with a match Report to follow [...]

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Burton Leonard vs Helperby

June 29th, 2009

Burton Leonard vs Helperby (Away) 27th June 09
Helperby Won By 5 runs

After 6 victories on the bounce, Burton Leonard’s 1st team turned up to the much improved ground, still full of confidence and tails firmly up in anticipation of what would transpire against 2nd place and another in-form team in Helperby CC. [...]

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