Cricket: Nortonthorpe off to a flying opener.NORTONTHORPE 1st XI made an excellent start to their Arrow Central Cricket League Section B campaign, with a good win against Crossbank Methodists who were relegated from Section A last season. After successfully completing the journey in a seven-car convoy convoy Vessels sailing under the protection of an armed escort. Since the 17th century, neutral powers have claimed the right of convoy in wartime, providing warships to escort their merchantmen and keep them secure from search or seizure. , they were pleased to see that the ground was looking good and the pitch marked out and ready to go. Paul England Paul England (born in Melbourne, March 28, 1929) is an Australian former racing driver. He worked for the Repco company and raced his own Holden-powered Ausca sports racing car that used a fibreglass body based on the A6GCS Maserati. lost the toss and his Nortonthorpe side were asked to bat on a very soft wicket. As expected, progress was slow as the new opening partnership of George Parkes and Simon Parton par·ton n. Any of the point particles believed to be a constituent of hadrons, now known as quarks. No longer in technical use. [part(icle) + -on1.] added 27 in 17 overs before the first wicket fell as Parton went for 11 just an over before Parkes went for 15. Nobody really did much better on the difficult wicket, although Simon Haigh, Pete Spark, Ash Cockhill, Scott Croucher and Paul England did make scores in the teens as the visitors closed on 118-7. The pick of the bowlers was S Copland with 3-15 off 12. The home side got off to a bad start, tumbling to 11-3 as Olly Cosgrove took a wicket in each of his first three overs. They never really recovered in the face of some tight bowling from Cosgrove (3-17), Paul Wilkinson This article is about the professor. For the retired footballer, see Paul Wilkinson (footballer). Paul Wilkinson (born 9 May, 1937, Harrow, Middlesex) is former Professor of International Relations and former Director of the University of St Andrews Centre (3-12 off 12), and Parton (3-7), as they were bowled out for just 42. The match ball was sponsored by main sponsor, Solarshade Window Films Ltd. Nortonthorpe 2nd XI saw their game cancelled due to the weather, and with a free weekend this Saturday, will not start their season until May 10. More cricket inside. |
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