MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012 northernecho.co.uk SPORT 27 Tykes abandoned Hales is on a high YORKSHIRE’S Friends Life By Graham Hardcastle t20 clash with Notting- hamshire at Scarborough yes- reflected on terday was abandoned after Wessels chipped Starc to Phil By Matt Somerford the best day of his young ca- just 14 overs of play. Jaques at mid- in the reer after he blasted 99 to in- Both sides remain joint top fourth , leaving the score spire England to a seven-wick- of their World title of the North Division with at 27-2. et win in the one-off NatWest defence later this year. seven points from five match- Taylor shared 45 in seven overs for the third wicket And Hales, who at 6ft 5in es, with the White Rose coun- against West Indies at Trent with skipper Voges to keep has the same towering pres- ty’s next outing coming Bridge. the scoreboard ticking at a ence at the crease as against defending champions In just his fifth England ap- more than respectable rate. Pietersen, admitted he had Leicestershire at Grace Road pearance the 23-year-old open- targeted securing Pietersen’s on Wednesday. Voges then punted Ashraf er proved he was ready to fill place for the World Twenty20, Notts were well placed at down Joe Root’s throat at the match-winning void left saying: ‘‘Definitely so. I’m 105-3 when the second band long-on to fall at the start of by ’s retire- very pleased that the selectors of rain proved terminal, um- the tenth over before the first ment with the highest Twen- backed me for this game. pires Nigel Cowley and of two rain breaks arrived. ty20 score by an England bats- ‘‘Hopefully I’ve shown them Michael Gough calling the Play resumed after approx- man. what I can do at this level and match off at 5pm. imately 20 minutes, and Read Hales mixed heavy hitting I’m very pleased I managed to England Lions skipper was quickly into his stride with some mature strokeplay cash in today.’’ James Taylor had reached 41 with the six off Ashraf. Their as a 159-run stand with Ravi England have just three off 33 balls, including hundred came up in the 14th Bopara (59) for the second more games scheduled, four fours, while Australian over, but play was halted for wicket ensured England against South Africa in Au- Adam Voges added 29 and good pretty soon afterwards. reeled in a difficult-looking gust, before they are due to fly Chris Read an unbeaten 15. “I was reasonably pleased. chase of 172 for four with two out to for their title , Mitchell I thought we bowled quite balls to spare. defence a month later. Starc and Moin Ashraf were well. They had a couple of While Hales was left dis- ’s side boasted the wicket-takers for York- batsmen who are quite de- consolate after falling just one just two of the batsmen – shire. structive and played their run short of a deserved ton, and Eoin Taylor looked dangerous as shots,” added Gillespie. “By when bowled by Ravi Ram- Morgan – from the team that he added to sixes hit by Rikki and large I thought we field- paul in the penultimate over won the World Twenty20 final Wessels off Sidebottom and ed well. People will argue, with four required for victo- two years ago with Hales Read off Ashraf. The sixes but the intent was there. ry, the Nottinghamshire among four batsmen to have came in the third and 13th That’s the most important right-hander was left to re- less than nine appearances to overs, which both went for 17 thing. flect on a memorable day on their name. in damp conditions underfoot. “At one point we had a ball his home ground. While Broad, who was able “Notts are a good side, top with three of our guys behind ‘‘I was gutted to get out just to celebrate his 26th birthday of the table with us, and it it and no one could stop it. short of 100 but at the same with victory, admitted he had would have been really nice There were a couple of fum- time we managed to get a a young line-up at his to have had that test,” said bles, but I’d rather that with win,’’ said Hales, who was still disposal he believes that first-team coach Jason Gille- the guys attacking the ball dressed in his pads at the post- could be a perfect suit for the spie, who not for the first rather than sitting back.” match press conference. shortest format. time this season lamented the Leicestershire have lost ‘‘But once it kicked in that I ‘‘It is an inexperienced bat- weather. four and won one of their had got 99 in front of a home ting line-up but I think with ONE SHORT: Alex Hales acknowledges the crowd after “It’s incredibly frustrating. first five matches. Yorkshire crowd I was thrilled. inexperience you also get a bit 99 during the match at Trent Bridge yesterday But, unfortunately, that’s will hope to have regular ‘‘That’s definitely been the of fearlessness as well and something we have zero con- skipper Andrew Gale, who highlight of my career so far. guys just go out and hit the who were capable of winning to three for 30 before Dwayne trol over.” was present at Scarborough Without a shadow of doubt.’’ ball,’’ he said. that game.’’ Smith revived the tourists After stand-in yesterday, fit again after The premature retirement ‘‘Chasing 170 is quite a England had looked in some with 70 off 54 balls. Azeem Rafiq invited the visi- missing the last two fixtures of Pietersen – the world’s top- daunting target but I don’t trouble after a late West In- That paved the way for the tors to bat, Yorkshire made with a hip muscle injury. ranked Twenty20 batsman think we ever had any nega- dies onslaught helped them tourists powerful middle- the ideal start when Sidebot- Lancashire could join York- when he called time on his tive thoughts in our mind. set a difficult chase. order to take over as unbeat- tom bowled shire and Notts on seven limited overs career – has left ‘‘We still had a lot of bats- After Steven Finn removed en pair (54) and through the gate with the points if they beat Durham at England relying on a talented men left in the changing room danger man for Kieron Pollard (23) clubbed 63 third ball of the match before Old Trafford tonight. if young batting line-up ahead just two, West Indies slipped off the final four overs.

SATURDAY DURHAM COAST LEAGUE B Conlon lbw Sample...... 0 YESTERDAY’S SCORES Bill Quay v Seaham Park C Watson lbw Sample ...... 1 J Carroll st Race b Sample ...... 18 Match abandoned, ground unfit. L Rushworth c Lawrence b Blackman ..62 Kelly 6-8, B Hedgley 0-9, S Middlemiss 1-11 England v West Indies Darlington Building Society NYSD ECB Bill Quay 5pts. Seaham Park 5pts J Jones c and b Sample ...... 1 S Cuthbertson c Swansbury Silksworth won by 50 runs L Jackson b Hanson...... 24 At Trent Bridge.England (-2147483647pts) Premier League – Sunday Division One Seaham Harbour v Boldon CA Silksworth 25pts. Peterlee 4pts b Summerside ...... 7 M Towns lbw Chapman ...... 0 beat West Indies (1pts) by 7 wkts Barnard Castle 29-3 (D Hussain 2-9) v Boldon CA N Thompson c Blackman b Catcherside..12 Hylton v Murton M Purvis b Chapman ...... 2 West Indies Normanby Hall - abandoned. G Frater not out ...... 78 D Hickey st Pearson b Catcherside ...... 0 Hylton M Shepherd c Gordon b Robson...... 0 D R Smith c Kieswetter b Finn ...... 70 Middlesbrough 149-5 (D Gray 36no, M C Watson b J Lacey ...... 0 A Hickey st Pearson b Blackman...... 31 G Braithwaite lbw Ferguson ...... 13 I Male not out ...... 1 C H Gayle c Bairstow b Finn ...... 2 Drury 33) v Darlington RA - abandoned. D Tate run out ...... 24 A Ebdale st Pearson b Blackman...... 16 L Foster b Sample ...... 2 L Dixon b Hanson...... 0 L M Simmons c Bairstow b Broad ...... 6 Richmondshire 191-7 (R Carr 101, S Male J Jones lbw S Lacey ...... 3 J Gaff snr not out...... 16 C Allan jnr c J Vout b Sample ...... 22 Extras...... 2 M N Samuels c Kieswetter b Swann ....4 33, M Fishburn 3-44), Northallerton 31 (J D Batty b Gustard...... 10 J Thompson not out ...... 10 D Walton lbw Chapman ...... 25 Total (all out) ...... 66 D J Bravo not out ...... 54 Conway 3-18, S Male 4-10). G Hewitt c Lacey b Gustard...... 3 Extras...... 21 SL Merrington lbw Chapman ...... 35 Bowling: J Sample 5-23, K Chapman 2- K A Pollard not out ...... 23 Redcar 167 (S Lee 30, J Burke 54, J Extras...... 24 Total (6 wkts dec)...... 175 A Kibble run out ...... 36 24, G Robson 1-8, D Hanson 2-8 Extras (b1 lb4 w8 pens 0).....13 Total (5 wkts dec)...... 142 Bowling: J Errington 0-29, J Summerside Cooper 43, D Lee 4-19), Darlington 138-8 (D A Bewick b Robson ...... 0 Murton Total 4 wkts Innings Bowling: J Lacey 1-21, P Hambleton 0-25, 1-26, A Catcherside 2-44, D Gilbert 0-13, Lee 31, O King 43no). G Barnes st Race b Chapman...... 2 A Docherty c Jones b Watson ...... 4 Complete (20 overs)...... 172 S Lacey 1-47, N Gustard 2-36 C Lawrence 0-8, M Blackman 3-41 Wolviston v Great Ayton - abandoned, no O Williamson c Race b Robson ...... 1 D Hanson not out ...... 35 Fall: 1-10 2-24 3-30 4-107 Seaham Harbour Ryhope play. K Alcock st Race b Robson ...... 0 A Vout not out...... 24 Did Not Bat: D Ramdin, D J G Sammy, S P A Fairley b Watson ...... 0 C Lawrence c Rushworth b Gaff jnr...... 8 C Allan snr not out ...... 0 Sunday Division Two Extras...... 4 Narine, R Rampaul, F H Edwards. A Stephenson c Jones b Male ...... 2 S Lawrence b Talbot...... 23 Stokesley 180-4 (M Howe 50, T Preece Extras...... 9 Total (1 wkt) ...... 67 S Pattison lbw Watson ...... 12 C Pearson run out ...... 76 Total Bonus Pts: England 1 West Indies 1 46no) v Yarm - abandoned. Total (all out) ...... 145 Bowling: C Watson 1-17, I Male 0-45, G S McKenna not out ...... 12 L Anderson c Rushworth b Ebdale ...... 54 Bowling: J Sample 2-31, J Ferguson 1-35, Bowling: Finn 4-0-22-2. Dernbach 4-0-46- Blackhall 98-2 (J Darby 48no) v Hartlepool Frater 0-4 J Lacey b Watson...... 0 A Swansbury b Ebdale ...... 5 K Chapman 3-42, G Robson 3-30 0. Broad 4-0-33-1. Swann 4-0-32-1. S R - abandoned. Murton won by nine M Rich b Watson ...... 2 J Pickering not out ...... 2 Murton Patel 4-0-34-0. Murton 20pts. Boldon CA 0pts Billingham Synthonia 66-6 (S Pearson 3- R Martin c Jones b Watson ...... 0 D Gilbert not out...... 2 A Docherty st Braithwaite b Allan snr ..10 England Innings 38) v Marske - abandoned. C Kieswetter c D R Smith b Rampaul ..3 P Hambleton not out ...... 33 Extras...... 2 M Race lbw Bewick ...... 2 Ryhope v Seaham Park Norton 65-5 v Thornaby - abandoned. A D Hales b Rampaul ...... 99 Extras...... 15 Total (5 wkts) ...... 172 J Sample st Braithwaite b Allan snr ...... 24 Seaham Park Maltby 178-8 (A Barnes jnr 33, A Barnes R S Bopara c Edwards b Samuels .....59 Total (6 wkts) ...... 79 Bowling: J Gaff jnr 1-52, A Wilkie 0-38, D A Vout b Barnes ...... 0 K Mansoor c Dixon b Thorpe ...... 57 snr 38, J Pybus 5-36), Saltburn 50-1 - Bowling: C Watson 5-31, I Male 1-4, D Talbot 1-38, A Ebdale 2-31, A Hickey 0-12 J Vout b Williamson ...... 6 A Anderson c Dixon b Thorpe ...... 52 E J Morgan not out ...... 2 J C Buttler not out ...... 0 abandoned. Batty 0-9, B Conlon 0-16, M Shepherd 0-2 Match drawn J Ferguson b Allan snr...... 8 D Shaw c Pickering b Thorpe ...... 30 Seaton Carew v Bishop Auckland - Match drawn – Seaham Harbour 7pts. R Lowes lbw Williamson...... 0 Extras (lb2 w2 nb6 pens 0)...10 Washington 11pts. Ryhope 11pts J Taylor retired hurt...... 0 abandoned, no play. Boldon CA 10pts J Robson lbw Williamson ...... 5 A Laidler c and b Thorpe ...... 7 Total 3 wkts (19.4 overs) ....173 Peterlee v Silksworth 3D Sports Durham Coast League Easington v Dawdon Silksworth K Chapman not out ...... 1 U Akhtar not out ...... 3 Fall: 1-10 2-169 3-171 D Gordon b Williamson ...... 0 T Ferguson not out...... 0 Did Not Bat: J M Bairstow, S R Patel, G P Division Two Dawdon M Nicholson st Dickinson b Laidler ...... 10 Easington 111 (W Plender 3-14), S Gale lbw Price...... 0 S Harrison b Williamson ...... 1 Extras...... 4 Swann, S C J Broad, J W Dernbach, S T Finn. C Nield lbw Riddle ...... 7 Washington 46-4 - abandoned. J Greenwood c Wicling b Price ...... 0 Extras...... 6 Total (4 wkts dec)...... 153 Total Bonus Pts: England 1 West Indies 1 M Nichol b Laidler ...... 2 Readers Durham County League Div. B R Consitt b Price ...... 9 P Smailes b Buckingham ...... 34 Total (all out) ...... 63 Bowling: J Errington 0-43, J Summerside Bowling: Rampaul 4-0-37-2. Edwards 4-0- Langley Park 170-8, Mainsforth 105 (M S Akhtar b Watson ...... 12 P Middlemiss b Laidler...... 0 Bowling: G Barnes 1-20, A Bewick 1-14, C 0-14, M Thorpe 4-44, M Blackman 0-37, A 33-0. Narine 4-0-28-0. Bravo 2-0-21-0. R Stephenson c Khan b Price ...... 5 S Wright c Dickinson b Taylor ...... 11 Allan snr 3-19, O Williamson 5-5 Catcherside 0-11 Sammy 3-0-22-0. Pollard 1-0-15-0. Samuels Cowell 33). T Shah b Watson ...... 0 M Kelly not out ...... 30 Hylton won by 82 runs Ryhope 1.4-0-15-1. Dukes NEPL N Newton b Wilson...... 8 I Laverick run out ...... 20 Hylton 25pts. Murton 5pts M Thorpe c Anderson b Ludlow...... 32 Yorkshire v Second Division Twenty20 group matches M Ewart b Watson ...... 3 B Hedgley b Laidler ...... 1 YESTERDAY P Howe not out ...... 2 Nottinghamshire Group B: Chester le Street 150-6 (A C Lawrence not out...... 0 K Hamid b Watson ...... 0 Extras...... 11 At Scarborough. Yorkshire Won Toss Mustard 64), Stockton 79. Bill Quay v Peterlee Extras...... 3 D Coates not out ...... 0 Total (8 wkts) ...... 126 Nottinghamshire Innings Stockton 126 v South North - abandoned. Match abandoned, ground unfit. Bill Total (1 wkt) ...... 47 L Cowell c Watson b Wilson ...... 2 Bowling: A Laidler 4-17, G Riddle 1-14, S M J Lumb b Sidebottom ...... 2 Postponed: Group A, Group C and Group D Quay 5pts. Peterlee 5pts Bowling: A Ludlow 1-17, F Iqbal 0-22, K Extras...... 9 Taylor 1-11, B Green 1-28, D Garraghan 0- M H Wessels c Jaques b Starc ...... 12 Division Three Total (all out) ...... 48 Mansoor 0-7 20, M Buckingham 1-27 Silksworth v A C Voges c Root b Ashraf ...... 29 Chester-le-Street v South Shields - Bowling: J Wilson 2-12, A Price 4-18, A Match abandoned - rain Peterlee Seaham Harbour J W Taylor not out ...... 41 abandoned. Watson 4-9, J Wilson 0-6 M Mahill b Kelly ...... 37 Ryhope 7pts. Seaham Park 8pts Match abandoned, ground unfit. C M Read not out ...... 15 Wellstream NTSL Tyneside Charity Bowl Easington C Dickinson run out ...... 0 PW DTLPt Leadgate v Shotley Bridge - postponed. J Moses not out ...... 30 Silksworth 5pts. Seaham Harbour 5pts Extras (lb3 w3 pens 0)...... 6 M Buckingham b Pringle ...... 0 Murton ...... 116401165 Total 3 wkts (14 overs) ...... 105 Carlsberg UK Cup 2011 Final B Wicling c Gale b Coates ...... 3 DGarraghan c Nichol b Wright ...... 14 Easington . . . .115501142 Durham City 112-8 (S Christudas 36, J B Fenwick jnr lbw Ewart...... 4 Hylton v Dawdon Fall: 1-2 2-27 3-72 G Lincoln b Kelly ...... 1 Seaham Park . .11 4700138 Did Not Bat: S L Elstone, S J Mullaney, G G Hodgson 3-18), Esh Winning 70-2 - match K Spanton not out ...... 4 G Riddle b Kelly ...... 5 Match abandoned, ground unfit. Hylton Dawdon . . . . .114601134 Extras...... 6 5pts. Dawdon 5pts White, D J Pattinson, H F abandoned. Esh Winning won the bowl out 3-2. D Butler c Hedgley b Middlemiss...... 5 Washington . . .11 2801110 Gurney, A Carter.Sidebottom 2-0-24-1. Starc S.G Wealth Management Total (2 wkts) ...... 51 B Willetts b M Kelly ...... 0 Silksworth . . . .11270296 Washington v Easington 2-0-10-1. Pyrah 3-0-19-0. Ashraf 3-0-25-1. Northumberland League Division 1 Bowling: M Ewart 1-12, D Coates 1-10, L A Laidler not out ...... 2 Ryhope ...... 11260393 Cowell 0-7, S Akhtar 0-12, T Shah 0-6 Match abandoned, ground unfit. Rafiq 4-0-24-0. Tynemouth v GEMs - abandoned. S Taylor c Nichol b Kelly...... 0 Washington 5pts. Easington 5pts Hylton ...... 11170391 Easington won by eight wickets B Green b Kelly...... 0 Seaham Harb. .11 260387 Kingfisher Beer National Club Cup Hetton Lyons Sunday Cricket League Easington 20pts. Dawdon 1pt Extras...... 12 Murton v Boldon CA Bill Quay . . . . .11160470 York v Blaydon - postponed, playing next All matches abandoned. Washington v Ryhope Total (all out) ...... 76 Boldon CA Boldon CA . . . .11070458 Sunday. Nicholson & Morgan U21 Cup Washington Bowling: C Pringle 1-18, S Wright 1-26, M G Frater c Ferguson b Sample...... 17 Peterlee ...... 11050638 Hotel Tall Trees MacMillan Cup Finals Day West Tyne SCL v NE Durham League - Postponed - rescheduled for July 1 NEDCL conceded.