First Team -  Rishton Away

Pictures from the day

Ward made a steady start

before driving to the boundary

Fellow opener Harding crashed this one off the back foot to the fence for 4 more

Percy had to sit this one out, so tucked into a pie !

Pro Broom had a long wait at number 3 as the openers put on 40odd

Ward hitting another boundary

The fine weather brought the spectators out early

Harding's wicket brought Pro Neil Broom to the crease

Ward kept finding the gaps

but Broom kept smashing it over the rope

Ward was replaced by Webb

and Broom kept on finding the gaps

This time he went out of the ground for 6

before driving for 4 through extra cover

Gibbons replaced Webb and was promptly dropped on the edge

Another missile heading for the boundary

Broom kept on sending the ball into the spectators

This one disappeared over the clubhouse and into the gardens never to be seen again

on his way to a first century for Royton

Broom then opened his shoulders, the houses across the road had obviously sen this kind of action on the ground before, as the bedroom window this one hit (on the far side of the road) only cracked !

Broom then played inside out for another six over extra cover

Broom finished on 131 not out from 102 balls, his fifty coming in 55 balls, the other 81 in just 47, most of the late runs coming off the bowling of Rishton's Sri Lankan international professional Kumar Dharmasena.

From the Papers...

Oldham Evening Chronicle

Rishton swept away by Broom’s brilliance

ROYTON professional Neil Broom hit a superb unbeaten 131 as the Paddock men beat Rishton by 19 runs to book their place in the second round of the Inter-League Club Challenge Trophy.
The Kiwi batsman dominated Royton's total of 232 for five after the local side took guard.
Rishton threatened to make a game of it but were eventually shot out for 213, Dion Taljard producing the telling bowling contribution with four for 20 from his nine overs.

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