Cricket: Marsden step up into Drakes top flight

Sep 21 2009 by Peter Barrow, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Marsden step up

MARSDEN will take their place in the Drakes Huddersfield League top flight next season after winning the Conference play-off at Scholes.

Facing Kexborough, Marsden set 178 with Peter Lombard top-scoring hitting nine fours in his 58, while Michael Jepps made life as difficult as he could with a five wicket return for 24 runs.

In reply Darren Donoghue gave Kexborough hope with four sixes in his quickfire 40, but Norman Clee (4-35) and Ian Bray (3-26) saw Marsden through to a 31-run victory.

MARSDEN v KEXBOROUGH

at Scholes

MARSDEN

S Butters c Shillito b Sondhi 10

Kyle b Potter6

Lombard B Geldart 58

Kilner B Geldart48

Farrell b Potter3

M Butters c Shillito b Jepps14

Hall b Jepps10

M Clee c and b Jepps5

D Clee b Jepps9

N Clee not out3

I Bray b Jepps0

Extras 13

Total (48.3 overs)178

Fall: 1-6 2-47 3-123 4-128 5-143 6-156 7-166 8-167 9-179

Bowling: Geldart 14-3-49-2, Potter 12-1-49-2, Jepps 10.3-1-24-5, Sondhi 12-0-45-1.