| On the hottest and sunniest day of the year
Guiseley were put into bat on a flat dry wicket at Cross Green
thanking their lucky stars they didn't have to field in the stifling
heat. |
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| With Craig Chaplin and Richard Whitaker drafted
in to the first team, it was left to Sean Yeates to Open the
batting and he wasted no time in smashing the opening bowler
A. Richards off the attack. Ben Carter then came on to bowl
what would turn out to be a marathon spell of 23 overs and in
tandem with Pullen kept Guiseley in check but after Pullen was
replaced by Mick Gray the scoring accelerated. |
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| At drinks Guiseley had made 122 without loss.
Soon after Yeates (65) and Wolfenden (52) were dismissed and
again the middle order frailties were exposed as Guiseley
plummeted to 152 for 7 (Mick Gray taking a hat-trick of LBW's).
Without the battling David Ross (58 not out) Guiseley would
have scored much less than the 208 they did score. |
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| In reply Otley scored freely with Jonty Maston
smashing a quickfire 120 ably supported by S Wood (46) as they
put on 124 for the first wicket before Wood was caught off the
lively bowling of Joe Davies. Carl Smith then departed without
troubling the scorers unluckily given out off the wicket
keepers helmet but Otley's middle order showed more gumption
than Guiseley's and A. Chaplin made a patient 21 not out to
see them home with two overs to spare. |
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| Guiseley will have to show more application
with the bat in the middle order if they are to keep pushing
for the title this year!! |
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| Report by: Sean Yeates |
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