Helperby blown away in Promotion Romp
One point was all that KMCC required for promotion and under the continued captaincy of Iain "six points" Fraser this was never in doubt. Helperby batting first on a damp autumn day never looked the part as first opening bowlers, Fraser, 2-20, and Armer, 2-15 traded blows in their battle for the bowling trophy and then Pickles, 3-10, used all his wiles to whip out the long Helperby tail. A suicidal run out only served to show Helperby's frailty and at 58 all out yet another early finish was guaranteed.
Goldies rumbling stomach and the efficiency of the Kirkby tea ladies ensured that tea was taken between innings for the first time in three weeks and shortly afterwards KMCC polished off the game for the loss of a couple of wickets. Results elsewhere ended any chance of the championship but with promotion secured and a skinny dipping finale to the season approaching KMCC can be content with a fantastic season following two lean years.
| Kirkby Malzeard CC v Helperby CC (Nidderdale League Division 2) | ||||||||||
| Played at the KMCG on 10 September 2005 | ||||||||||
| KMCC (6pts) beat Helperby CC (0pts) by 8 wkts | ||||||||||
| KMCC won the toss and elected to field | ||||||||||
| Helperby innings (27.3 overs) | Bowling | O | M | R | W | |||||
| D Sowray | c Briscombe | b | D Fraser | 7 | D Fraser | 8 | 1 | 20 | 2 | |
| N Milton | b | Armer | 5 | M Armer | 8 | 3 | 15 | 2 | ||
| T Spillman | Run Out | 14 | P Goldsmith | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | |||
| N Buchanan | b | Armer | 2 | R Pickles | 5.3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | ||
| J Sowray | c Fielder | b | D Fraser | 4 | K Fielder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| A Darnell | c Briscombe | b | Pickles | 16 | ||||||
| G Turner | b | Pickles | 0 | |||||||
| J Marston | b | Fielder | 5 | |||||||
| H Turner | St Briscombe | b | Pickles | 1 | ||||||
| G Hobson | Not Out | 0 | ||||||||
| J Hobson | Did not bat | |||||||||
| Extras | 4 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 58 | |||||||||
| Fall of Wickets | ||||||||||
| 1-13 2-13 3-17 4-30 5-35 6-35 7-56 8-58 9-58 | ||||||||||
| KMCC innings (13.4 overs) | Bowling | O | M | R | W | |||||
| C Harford-Cross | Caught | b | N Buchanan | 4 | N Buchanan | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| C Nattress | Caught | b | A Darnell | 19 | A Darnell | 6.4 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |
| K Fielder | Not Out | 24 | D Sowray | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| J Marston | Not Out | 0 | ||||||||
| A Brownlee | ||||||||||
| I Fraser | ||||||||||
| D Fraser | ||||||||||
| M Armer | ||||||||||
| P Goldsmith | ||||||||||
| R Briscombe | ||||||||||
| R Pickles | ||||||||||
| Extras | 12 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 59 | |||||||||
| Fall of Wickets | ||||||||||
| 1-4 2-50 | ||||||||||