John Baglivi made a case to be considered as a permanent opener as he top
scored in this match played in summery conditions at last.
P : 158-4. J Baglivi 63. C Jones 45*. N Abbot 8-2-10-1
L : 121-7. P Blackledge 32. N Wilkinson 7-0-20-3.
He showed the
required patience & was able to accelerate towards the end before being run
out with 5 overs to go having batted for 125 minutes. Craig Jones also
contributed well as a defendable total was sought. Circumspection prevailed
as LB¹s bowlers failed to beat the bat with any regularity with the
exception of left armer - Neil Abbot.
The tread carefully policy continued
once Lb took their turn to bat, The bowlers however, did not let Steve Lay
down. Nigel Wilkinson looked the most accurate as spinner Frank Baglivi
looked to prize the door open. Peter Blackledge played an
uncharacteristically responsible innings & was unlucky not to find a partner
able to stay around long enough to take some risks. In the end, it was a
fair result as both sides were unable to convert their initiatives into a
true winning position.
P : JB IL+ SL* JSH CJ DR MP JDH FB+ NW MA