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.... Our Contact Details ... Swallow Lane, Golcar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 4NB Club Tel: 01484 651227 ..... Arial Map .......... Arial View ..... Directions ..... | | 2009 RESULTS | | DELPH & DOBCROSS v GOLCAR | | GOLCAR Sykes c Smethurst b Zahoor 5 Whitwam c Zahoor b Khiljee 1 Horner c and b Zahoor 5 Hilliard c Hargreaves b Zahoor 2 Robshaw c Mirza b Zahoor 23 France c Jones (W) b Khiljee 8 Hendy not out 28 Illingworth b Khiljee 14 Walker c Jump b Smethurst 4 Hinchliffe b Khiljee b Smethurst 2 Pamment b Lilley 13 29.5 oversrTotal114 Zahoor 8-0-41-4, Khiljee 8-4-20-3, Smehturst 7-1-29-2, Lilley 6.5-2-17-1. DELPH & DOBCROSS Zahoor c Robshaw b Hendy 69 Cruse b Hilliard 7 Khiljee not out 26 Simpson not out 10 18 oversTotal (for 2)116 Hinchliffe 3-0-30-0, Hilliard 4-0-20-1, Whitwam 6-0-24-0, France 2-0-25-0, Hendy 3-0-17-1. Delph & Dobcross 6pts Golcar 0pts. |
| | | | SHEPLEY v GOLCAR Aug 15 GOLCAR Sykes b Grenville 0 Whitwam c Singh b Glover 21 Horner c and b Grenville 4 Illingworth c Lee b Grenville 8 Robshaw c Denton b Glover 5 France lbw b Glover 7 Pamment b Glover 7 Hilliard c Brothers b Grenville 6 Woodhead b Glover 0 Hinchliffe c Brothers b Grenville 0 Walker not out 10 25.3 oversTotal78 Glover 13-5-34-5, Grenville 12.3-2-41-5. SHEPLEY Singh not out 32 Hoyle c France b Hilliard 15 Rees not out 30 14.3 oversTotal (for 1)79 Hilliard 6-2-28-1, Hinchliffe 4-0-31-0, France 3-2-6-0, Woodhead 1-0-12-0, Pamment 0.3-0-0-0. | | ROMIDA SYKES CUP FINAL Aug 10 2009 GOLCAR v ELLAND GOLCAR Sykes c Buckley b Thornton 41 Whitwam c Fletcher b Scott 64 Horner not out 82 Ruscoe c Finn b Rhodes 12 Illingworth b Scott 18 Robshaw b Robinson 7 Fawcett not out 5 50 overs Total (for 5)239 Rhodes 11-4-41-1, Fletcher 6-1-26-0, Thornton 12-1-40-1, Raja 9-1-41-0, Buckley 3-0-18-0, Scott 7-0-56-2, Robinson 2-0-11-1. ELLAND Scott lbw b Hilliard10 Finn lbw b Whitwam 46 Robinson c Pamment b Hinchliffe 1 Baxter b Hinchliffe 79 Buckley c Pamment b Horner 0 Whiteoak c and b Whitwam 3 Raja c Illingworth b Horner 3 Thornton c Fawcett b Whitwam 12 Fletcher c Sub b Whitwam 32 Shackcloth b Whitwam 4 Rhodes not out 0 49.1 overs Total 205 Hilliard 13-2-43-1, Hinchliffe 13.1-2-54-2, Whitwam 15-3-58-5, Horner 8-0-40-2. Umpires: Barrie Dyson (Slaithwaite) and Steven Bartholomew (Fenay Bridge). GOLCAR ended an 89-year wait to put their name on the famous old Sykes Cup after a fabulous 34-run win over Elland in the final at sun-kissed Honley yesterday. Before a massive crowd of around 1,500 (probably the biggest since the glory days when the final was always staged at the old Fartown ground) Golcar defied the underdogs tag to produce a tremendous win and grab the Romida-backed trophy for the first time in the club’s history. Having won the toss, Golcar skipper Ashley Pamment not surprisingly chose to bat first and was rewarded by watching his opening pair James Sykes and Steve Whitwam put together a cautious, but match-defining century stand which set up the perfect platform. Danny Rhodes and Craig Fletcher bowled very tight in the first dozen overs with Golcar having made just 16 off the first 10, which was remarkably when Whitwam got off the mark! When Rhodes and Fletcher made way for the all-spin attack of James Thornton and Shahid Raje, Golcar’s pair were still in circumspect mode, and by the halfway mark had reached exactly 50. But things changed dramatically. Whitwam hoisted Thornton for six and followed up with another off Raje next over and his continued acceleration brought him his own 50 in the 29th over before he welcomed leg-spinner Greg Buckley into the attack by belting him for another maximum off his first ball. The run-fest carried on a pace as the openers scored the next 50 in just six overs before Elland finally made the breakthrough, when Sykes (41) was caught by Buckley at deep mid-on off the bowling of Thornton at 106-1 in the 33rd over. But with the perfect platform built, in strode Craig Horner who immediately showed his intent by hoisting Thornton into the adjacent gardens for a big six. Whitwam fell in the 35th over, caught by Fletcher off new bowler Sam Scott for a well-made 64, which included three sixes and four fours, but if Elland thought it would slow the Swallow Lane side down they were quickly mistaken as Horner launched a barrage of big shots. And he was not alone as Craig Ruscoe blazed a six and Mickey Illingworth four fours in a quickfire 18. But it was Horner who really laid into Elland finishing unbeaten with 82, comprising seven fours and three sixes made from just 42 deliveries as Golcar put on a massive 189 runs in the second 25 overs to post a very useful 239-5 target. Scott was the only Elland bowler to take more than a single wicket, but his two victims cost him 56 runs from only seven overs. Scott then opened Elland’s batting with wicketkeeper Greg Finn, and they too began steadily but after progressing to 32 without looking in any difficulty Golcar’s Australian seamer Ben Hilliard claimed the first leg before decision of the day to remove Scott for 10. However, the crucial wicket came in the 15th over, when Will Hinchliffe found the edge of Elland skipper Ryan Robinson’s bat and his opposite number Pamment snapped up a sharp low catch at first slip. New batsman Lee Baxter launched a couple of searing straight drives for four to bring up Elland’s 50, but the introduction of spin duo Whitwam and Horner put a brake on the scoring, especially Finn, who had looked more at ease with the pace attack. Elland were gradually slipping behind the clock, and Whitwam inflicted further damage by trapping Finn leg before in the 33rd over for 46 (five fours). And in the next over Horner removed the dangerous Buckley who skied a delivery only to see the safe hands of Pamment pull off another good catch the ball coming over his shoulder. Richard Whiteoak and Raje both came and went pretty quickly to the spin pair, and it was only when young Fletcher came out and smashed two sixes and three fours in great flurry which brought 32 runs in no time, that Elland saw a glimmer of hope. But he then tried one big hit too many and was well held by substitute fielder Liam Rothery to give Whitwam his fourth wicket, which he quickly followed up with a fifth when bowling Jonathan Shackcloth. In the meanwhile, Baxter had moved smoothly through his half-century and into the seventies, but (Fletcher apart) it was a lone effort, and he was the last man out, bowled by the returning Hinchliffe for a battling 79 (eight fours and two sixes) as Elland were dismissed for 205. Thongsbridge chairman Alan Moore awarded the man-of-match to Horner for his brilliant knock, while Mrs Anne Richardson (on behalf of sponsors Romida) presented the Cup to winning skipper Ashley Pamment. “It’s fantastic for Golcar, and I’m just so delighted for everyone at the club,” said Pamment. “It is a momentous day for the club, and I think the party will go on all week!” | | GOLCAR v CLAYTON WEST Sat Aug 8th CLAYTON WEST Firth c Illingworth b Horner 20 Bita b Hilliard 10 Butterfield c Illingworth b France 31 Thompson c France b Horner 7 Sharp b Horner 6 Rank c Ruscoe b Whitwam 50 McDermot b Hilliard 26 Azam lbw b Hilliard 0 Kola lbw b Hinchcliffe 16 Lockwood lbw b Whitwam 5 Rickson not out 1 48 oversTotal 187 Hinchcliffe 9-1-39-1, Hilliard 8-0-41-3, France 8-0-21-1, Horner 11-1-46-3, Whitwam 12-3-30-2. GOLCAR Sykes b Azam 6 Whitwam lbw b Sharr 44 Horner lbw b Azam 9 Illingworth c and b Kola 51 Ruscoe not out 49 Robshaw b Azam 19 France c Sharp b Butterfield 0 Pamment not out 0 37.3 oversTotal (for 6)188 Azam 14-2-56-3, Butterfield 10.3-0-54-1, Sharp 5-0-26-1, Kila 5-0-35-1. Golcar 6pts Clayton West 0pts. | | BARKISLAND v GOLCAR August 1st - WASH OUT 2 points each GOLCAR v SKELMANTHORPE GOLCAR Sykes c Dollive b Rashid 32 Whitwam c Rashid b Dyson 125 Horner c Dollive b Dyson 70 Ruscoe not out 1 Robshaw not out 3 50 oversTotal (for 3)241 Crossland 15-2-68-0, Rashid 15-5-31-1, Storey 10-1-49-0, Dyson 10-0-83-2. SKELMANTHORPE Ahmed c Hilliard b Horner 8 Sykes c Illingworth b Whitwam 28 Rashid b Horner 46 Joice b Hilliard 68 Whittaker b Whitwam 2 Cocking c Whitwam b France 53 Dollive (J) not out 12 Dyson lbw b Hilliard 0 Dollive (A) not out 4 49.3 oversTotal (for 7)244 Hinchliffe 10-3-16-0, Hilliard 14-4-45-2, France 9.3-0-77-0, Whitwam 12-0-54-2, Horner 4-0-33-2. Golcar 1pt Skelmanthorpe 5pts. MICKLEHURST v GOLCAR - Sat July 18th GOLCAR Whitwam c Whitehead b Lawrence 10 Sykes b Chew 57 Horner b Byrom 19 Illingworth c Chew b Lawrence 13 Robshaw c and b Chew 64 France c Byrom b Chew 8 Pamment c Chew b Lawrence 3 Hilliard not out 2 Hinchliffe lbw b Chew 0 Rothery not out 8 30 oversTotal (for 8)193 Byrom 9-0-63-1, Lawrence 15-1-80-3, Chew 6-0-43-4. MICKLEHURST Roters b Hinchliffe 12 Lawrence c Whitham b Hinchliffe 11 Blomeley c Rothery b Horner 28 Gleave c Sykes b Horner 49 Barrow c Pamment b France 26 Wood c Pamment b Whitwam 18 Whitehead not out 11 White not out 0 30 oversTotal (for 6)159 Hinchliffe 8-1-24-2, Hilliard 7-2-28-0, Horner 6-0-36-2, France 6-0-55-1, Whitwam 3-0-12-1. Golcar 5pts Micklehurst 1pt. | | Sykes Cup Semi Final GOLCAR V SKELMANTHORPE 12 July 2009 GOLCAR v SKELMANTHORPE SKELMANTHORPE Ahmed c Horner b Hinchliffe 5 Sykes c Rothery b Hilliard 3 Dollive (J) b Hilliard 7 Joice c Sykes b Whitwam 44 Dyson c Hilliard b Whitwam 35 Cocking run out 13 Whittaker c Rothery b France 28 Dollive (A) not out 21 Crossland b Hilliard 9 50 oversTotal (for 8)183 Hinchliffe 13-6-24-1, Hilliard 15-5-34-3, Whitwam 10-1-41-2, Horner 5-0-32-0, France 7-0-35-1. GOLCAR Whitwam not out 89 Sykes c Joice b Crossland 1 Horner lbw b Crossland 0 Illingworth c Storey b Whittaker 14 Fawcett b Storey 38 Collier b Glover 24 France c Joice b Glover 0 Pamment not out 8 46.4 oversTotal (for 6)187 Glover 14.4-3-49-2, Crossland 10-3-47-2, Whittaker 8-1-27-1, Dyson 8-0-28-0, Storey 6-2-24-1. Jul 13 2009 by David Lockwood, Huddersfield Daily Examiner WHITWAM SEALS WIN! A WELL-TIMED unbeaten 89 from Steve Whitwam along with some great support play led Golcar to a four-wicket victory over Skelmanthorpe in yesterday’s second Sykes Cup semi-final at Swallow Lane. Chasing Skelmanthorpe’s 183-8, Whitwam batted through to see his side safely through to their first Cup final since 1963 to the obvious delight of a huge Golcar following. A heavy downpour had interrupted the tie for almost three-quarters-of-an-hour during Golcar’s reply, but it didn’t affect Whitwam’s concentration, as he and Chris Fawcett put on a match-defining stand of 87 for the fourth wicket as a shaky start to the reply. Both James Sykes and Craig Horner fell within two deliveries to James Crossland, and at 11-2 (and missing two of their normal first team batsmen) it suddenly looked a big ask for the home team. But Whitwam received good support from Micky Illingworth, who helped him put on 42 for the third wicket, before Fawcett arrived in the middle and helped retrieve the situation. Twice Whitwam flicked Crossland over the houses on the square leg boundary for big sixes, while a delightful cut behind square brought up the 100 in the 30th over. And by the time Dominic Storey got through Fawcett’s guard and bowled him for a valuable 38 in the 38th over, the odds had swung dramatically in Golcar’s favour. Glen Collier then offered further support to the Swallow Lane’s talisman, and he virtually put the result beyond doubt when crashing four fours in one over from Storey to lift the score to 164-4. A couple of overs later he was bowled by the returning Craig Glover for 24, but by now it was all over bar the shouting, and although Adam France followed next ball caught behind, a classic cover drive from skipper Ashley Pamment, followed by another straight driven four made the scores level. And that just left Whitwam to deliver the coup de grace with a lofted straight drive for four (his 14th) and the celebrations began. At the start of the day, Skelmanthorpe captain Adam Dollive decided to bat after winning the toss, but must have wondered whether it was a wise decision as Will Hinchliffe and Ben Hilliard produced a fine spell of tight pace bowling to restrict the visitors to 31-3 after 22 overs. Indeed, it wasn’t until Max Joice arrived at the crease that the game saw the first boundary, when he cracked his first delivery for four. Scott Dyson helped Joice put on 68 for the fourth wicket, as between they began to push the score along, helped by Dyson’s three straight sixes off the bowling of Horner. Hilliard held a super skied catch from Dyson (35) to break the partnership and when Joice holed out to James Sykes on the mid-wicket boundary in the 40th over with the score on 109, Skelmanthorpe were again in a spot of bother. Richard Cocking was next to go after a mix-up with Kristian Whittaker and was run out to leave the visitors on 121-6. However, Whittaker (28) and Adam Dollive (21no) put together some useful late runs to push them on to 183-8 which looked a pretty-much par score. Hilliard finished with three for 34, while Whitwam had two for 41 and although Hinchliffe only had the one victim, his 13-over stint went for just 24 runs (six maidens). “I’m delighted for Steve (Whitwam) as this will be his first Cup final for Golcar, and I’m just as pleased for the club and the players here, who have gone so long without playing in a major final,” said winning skipper Pamment. “Now we’ve just got to hope we can carry on and get the job done in the final against Elland.” GOLCAR v SCHOLES 11 July 2009 GOLCAR Whitwam c Khan b Mott 16 Illingworth b Alsop 13 Horner b Alsop 7 Hilliard lbw b Mott 1 Collier b Shahnawaz 10 Pamment not out 42 Woodhead lbw b Alsop 0 Rothery c Noble b Alsop 8 Smith not out 35 50 oversTotal (for 7)138 Mott 12-6-20-2, Alsop 20-4-54-4, Shahnawaz 10-3-17-1, Khan 3-0-19-0, Brook 5-1-24-0. SCHOLES Smith c Pamment b Horner 37 Noble b Whitwam 25 Shahnawaz b Horner 0 Khan not out 30 Latif not out 37 26.1 oversTotal (for 3)140 Hinchliffe7-1-29-0, Hilliard 7-0-31-0, Whitwam 6-0-32-1, Horner 6-0-35-2, Illingworth 0.1-0-4-0. Golcar 0pts Scholes 5pts. | | | BROAD OAK v GOLCAR 4 July 2009 GOLCAR Whitwam b DeAraugo 53 Sykes c Wislon b DeAraugo 4 Horner c Taylor b DeAraugo 88 Ruscoe run out 88 Illingworth c Taylor b DeAraugo 26 Franke b Freeland 1 Hilliard lbw b DeAraugo 1 Pamment not out 13 Collier not out 4 50 oversTotal (for 7)295 DeAraugo 25-4-138-5, Hurlbatt 9-1-37-0, Howson 4-0-27-0, Freeland 12-1-77-1. BROAD OAK Howson c Whitwam b Hinchliffe 0 Peacock c Collier b Hinchliffe 0 Wilson c Collier b Hinchliffe 9 Freeland c Ruscoe b Hilliard 16 DeAraugo c Sub b Hilliard 0 Hurlbatt b Hinchliffe 1 McCreadie lbw b Hinchliffe 15 Rushworth c Collier b Hilliard 0 Hoyle c Ruscoe b Hilliard 35 Brooke not out 50 Taylor run out 13 35 oversTotal139 Hilliard 14-2-63-4, Hinchliffe 11-3-32-5, France 6-0-24-0, Whitwam 3-2-3-0, Illingowrth 1-0-17-0. Broad Oak 0 pts Golcar 6 pts. | GOLCAR v HONLEY - Sun 28 June HONLEY Greaves c Whitwam b Hinchcliffe 2 Wood c Walker b Horner 49 Fraine lbw b Hilliard 61 Kelly lbw b Hilliard 9 Green c Walker b Horner 26 Haye b Hilliard 59 Howard b Hilliard 16 Jakeman not out 6 50 oversTotal (for 7)242 Hinchcliffe 9-0-46-1, Whiwam 19-2-54-0, Hilliard 9-1-53-4, Horner 13-0-71-2. GOLCAR Whitwam not out 124 Sykes b Green 22 Horner n Haye 6 Ruscoe b Haye 8 Illingworth b Haye 9 Robshaw lbw b Haye 1 Pamment c Green bn Haye 3 France c Fraine b Kelly 53 Hilliard not out 0 44.4 oversTotal (for 7)243 Haye 19-3-80-5, Green 10-0-60-1, Kelly 6-0-38-1, Ali 7.4-0-31-0. Golcar 5pts Honley 1pt. GOLCAR v DELPH & DOBCROSS - Sat 27 June GOLCAR Whitwam c Smethurst b Lilley 26 Sykes c Smethurst b Lilley 47 Horner lbw b Lilley 0 Ruscoe b Lilley 0 Illingowrth b Lilley 8 Robshaw c Khiljee b Smethurst 38 Pamment lbw b Smethurst 0 France c Jones b Smethurst 14 Hilliard not out 12 Collier run out 8 Hinchliffe not out 1 50 oversTotal (for 9)179 Khiljee 8-3-20-0, Smethurst 12-2-57-3, Mirza 13-3-40-0, Lilley 17-5-51-5. DELPH & DOBCROSS Zahoor lbw b Whiteley 5 Cruse c Hilliard b Hinchliffe 9 Khiljee c Hilliard b Whitwam 1 Simpson c Pamment b Hinchliffe 14 Lilley c Illingworth b Whitwam 0 Jones c Pamment b Whitwam 1 Jump c Ruscoe b Whitwam 11 Mirza c Collier b Hilliard 31 Smethurst b Whitwam 6 Jones (W) c Horner b Hilliard 0 Broadbent not out 6 23.2 oversTotal 88 Whitwam 12-2-45-6, Hinchcliffe 10-2-36-2, Hilliard 1.2-0-4-2. Golcar 6pts Delph & Dobcross 0pts. HONLEY v GOLCAR Sat June 20 HONLEY Greaves b Whitwam 32 Wood c Collier b Hinchliffe 0 Fraine c Collier b Hinchliffe 10 Kelly c Pamment b Whitwam 82 Howard b Horner 52 Green b Horner 40 Jakeman not out 9 Haye not out 20 50 overs Total (for 6) 254 Hinchliffe 12-2-60-2, Hilliard 8-0-27-0, Whitwam 14-0-52-2, France 7-0-44-0, Horner 9-0-65-2. GOLCAR Whitwam lbw b Ali 50 Sykes c Fraine b Wood 21 Horner lbw b Ali 1 Ruscoe lbw b Wood 13 Illingowrth b Ali 1 Robshaw c Fraine b Wood 41 France c Kelly b Ali 0 Pamment not out 34 Hilliard c Jakeman b Haye 17 Hinchliffe not out 8 50 overs Total (for 8) 201 Howarth 0.1-0-0-0, Ali 24.5-5-66-4, Haye 13-2-53-1, Wood 12-0-69-3. Honley 5pts Golcar 1pt. | | | | GOLCAR v MELTHAM MELTHAM Hinchcliffe c Collier b Hinchliffe 8 Coulson c Collier b Hinchliffe 7 Thorn c Pamment b Horner 15 Raje c Ruscoe b Horner 22 Kenworthy c France b Whitwam 8 Hussain not out 39 Moulson c and b Whitwam 2 Rehman c Robshaw b Horner 10 Earnshaw c Ruscoe b Illingworth 16 Berry not out 15 50 overs Total (for 8) 173 Hilliard 6-0-24-0, Hinchliffe 7-2-28-2, Horner 17- 4-39-3, Whitwam 16-7-41-2, France 3-0-26-0, Illingworth 1-0-5-1. GOLCAR Whitwam lbw b Thorne 5 Sykes c Moulson b Rehman 9 Horner c Kenworthy b Thorne 57 Ruscoe lbw b Hussain 68 Illingworth not out 9 Robshaw lbw b Thorne 11 Pamment b Hussain 5 France not out 4 36 overs Total (for 6) 177 Thorne 18-2-97-3, Rehman 10-4-32-1, Hinchcliffe 2-0-20-0, Hussain 6-1-20-2. Golcar 5pts Meltham 1pt. | | Sykes Cup Quarter Final- Sun Jun 14 RASTRICK v GOLCAR GOLCAR Whitwam c Stead b Rehman 32 Sykes lbw b Anderson 12 Horner c Owen b Chew 26 Ruscoe b Rehman 10 Robshaw c Chew b Rehman 21 Illingworth b Chew 13 Pamment b Chew 29 France c Rehman b Chew 5 Hilliard lbw b Chew 4 Hinchcliffe not out 16 Walker b Chew 0 extras 33 49 overs Total 201 Rehman 15-3-47-3, Lawrie 13-0-44-0, Anderson 11-1-60-1, Chew 10-2-35-6. RASTRICK Rehman b Hinchcliffe 21 Lambert c Sykes b Hinchcliffe 1 Dennison lbw b Whitwam 8 Lawrie b Hilliard 0 Marsden b Hilliard 0 Singh b Hinchcliffe 0 Owen b Hinchcliffe 37 Vickers c Walker b France 2 Chew c Pamment b Whitwam 2 Stead not out 5 Anderson b Whitwam 0 31.3 overs Total 78 Hinchcliffe 10-3-37-4, Hilliard 7-3-13-2, Whitwam 8.5-2-11-3, France 6-2-16-1. | Drakes League - Sat Jun 6 MELTHAM v GOLCAR MELTHAM Coulson c Pamment b Hilliard 12 Thorne c Pamment b Hinchliffe 20 Raje c Walker b Whitwam 18 Hinchliffe c and b Ruscoe 54 Kenworthy (L) lbw b Whitwam 3 Hussain c Pamment b Whitwam 34 Kenworthy (S) c Walker b Ruscoe 0 Moulson not out 3 Earnshaw not out 0 30 overs Total (for 7) 166 Hinchliffe 8-1-46-1, Hilliard 9-2-49-1, Whitwam 11-1-47-3, Ruscoe 2-0-14-2. Golcar Whitwam c Kenworthy (L) b Coulson 1 Hilliard b Hinchliffe 63 Ruscoe c Kenworthy (S) b Hinchliffe 34 Sykes st Kenworthy (L) b Thorne 0 Illingworth c Hinchliffe b Thorne 8 Pamment b Thorne 0 Crowther b Hinchliffe 1 Szostak c Kenworthy (L) b Thorne 1 Woodhead st Kenworthy (L) b Thorne 3 Hinchliffe not out 6 Walker c Hinchliffe b Thorne 6 27 overs Total 139 Thorne 14-3-60-6, Coulson 3-0-26-1, Hinchliffe 10-0-43-3. Meltham 6pts Golcar 0pts. | Drakes League - Sat MAY 30 GOLCAR v SLAITHWAITE GOLCAR Whitwam c&b Hainsworth 97 Sykes st Holt b Kahn 61 Robshaw not out 44 Ruscoe run out 4 Pamment c&b Hainsworth 2 Illingworth not out 0 50 overs Total (for 4) 231 Younis 20-5-63-0, Bruce 12-3-43-0, Kahn 13-1-78-1, Hainsworth 5-0-31-2. SLAITHWAITE Holt lbw Hilliard 0 Hussain b Hinchliffe 62 Hainsworth b Whitwam 62 Booth lbw Whitwam 34 Turner c Ruscoe b Hilliard 16 Bruce b Whitwam 1 Kahn not out 38 Jones lbw Whitwam 0 Younis b Hilliard 0 Garside not out 1 37.2 overs Total (for 8) 232 Hilliard 11-1-63-3, Hinchliffe 14-0-84-1, Whitwam 12.2-2-57-4 Golcar 1pt Slaithwaite 5pts Drakes League - Sun MAY 31 GOLCAR v SHEPLEY SHEPLEY Singh lbw Hilliard 0 "nipped back...hitting middle" Haigh c Hilliard b Hinchliffe 24 Rees c Whitwam b Hinchliffe 22 "Nice Catch" Denton b Whitwam 11 Hoyle b Whitwam 9 Ranjith c Ruscoe b Hilliard 9 Grenville c Walker b Hinchliffe 28 Brothers c Rothery b Hilliard 0 Glover not out 21 Sullivan b Whitwam 1 Cox b Hinchliffe 3 "a Jaffa" 50 overs Total (all out) 134 Hilliard 11-3-44-3, Hinchliffe 14.4-1-48-4, Whitwam 16-4-38-3. GOLCAR Whitwam lbw Grenville 13 Sykes b Singh 13 Ruscoe lbw Singh 5 Illingworth c Rees b Ranjith 22 "Bothamesque square drives" Robshaw not out 46 "including 4 bombs" Pamment not out 20 " including a splendid straight drive" 34.2 overs Total (for 4) 137 Grenville 12.2-1-36-1, Glover 6-1-28-0, Singh 11-2-35-2, Ranjith 5-2-18-1 Golcar 6pts Shepley 0pts Shepley's batsman had a poor day at the office as they went down to Golcar. For the second game this weekend a match that was there for the winning was lost, leaving the side with no points out of twelve after five consecutive wins. Shepley's innings got off to a bad start when SP Singh was lbw to a ball that kept low in the first over. A stand of 47 between Sam Haigh (24) and Tim Rees (22) augured well, but when they went the middle order subsided with five wickets falling for 29 runs, including a number of rash shots. Romain Grenville (28) hit Hilliard out of the attack with four boundaries in an over and Danny Glover (21*) batted well, but Shepley were all out for just 134, with 8.5 overs unused. The target looked at least thirty runs short as Golcar replied. Whitwam and Sykes started well, putting on an untroubled 29 before the wicket began to find a bit of life. Grenville had the dangerous Whitwam lbw and Singh started a wonderful spell where his first nine overs returned 2-9. Don Bandula Ranjith had Illingworth caught, leaving Golcar on a nervous 68-4 as runs seemed impossible to find. However, not for the first time against Shepley, Robshaw (46no) stepped up to launch an assault, slog-sweeping Singh for three massive sixes, helped by a bright knock from Ashley Pamment (20no), seeing their team home by six wickets with over sixteen overs to spare. Drakes League - Sat MAY 23 ELLAND v GOLCAR GOLCAR Whitwam c Finn b Rhodes 3 Sykes c Finn b Rhodes 5 Horner run out 49 Pamment b Rhodes 1 Illingworth st Finn b Thornton 41 Ruscoe c Whiteoak b Thornton 16 Robshaw run out 0 France b Thornton 5 Hilliard St Finn b Thornton 3 Hinchliffe not out 10 Walker b Fletcher 3 50 overs Total (all out) 151 Rhodes 10-3-17-3, Fletcher 8.4-4-10-1, Buckley 12-0-65-0, Thornton 15-2-43-4, Robinson 4-0-11-0. ELLAND Robinson lbw Hilliard 10 Finn 62 not out Baxter b Whitwam 13 Buckley b Whitwam 6 Thornton lbw Whitwam 12 Fletcher c&b Horner 6 Whiteoak lbw Hinchliffe 27 Polley not out 8 47.1 overs Total (for 6) 152 Hinchliffe 8.1-0-34-1, Hilliard 9-2-39-1, Whitwam 16-2-45-3, Horner 14-5-33-1. Elland 6pts Golcar 0pts. | | SYKES CUP 2nd Round Sun MAY 24 GOLCAR v HONLEY GOLCAR Whitwam not out 85 Sykes lbw Howarth 10 Horner c Howard b Howarth 3 Illingworth c Moore b Ali 24 Ruscoe lbw Ali 8 Robshaw st Jakeman b Wood 23 Pamment not out 18 50 oversTotal (for 5) 182 Howarth 15-7-28-2, Haye 9-3-24-0, Green 5-1-21-0, Wood 11-2-58-1, Ali 10-0-42-2. HONLEY Kelly b Whitwam 48 Wood c&b France 0 Fraine c Walker b Whitwam 73 Greaves b Whitwam 0 Howard b Hilliard 22 Green lbw France 11 Haye c Sykes b Hilliard 0 Jakeman c Illingworth b France 3 Moore b France 0 Howarth not out 0 50 oversTotal (for 9) 178 France 8-2-21-4, Hilliard 12-2-37-2, Horner 11-2-50-0, Whitwam 15-3-38-3, Pamment 4-0-17-0. | | Drakes League - Mon MAY 25 HOLMFIRTH v GOLCAR HOLMFIRTH Jakeman lbw Whitwam 2 Gawthorpe c Collier b Hilliard 5 Fletcher b Hilliard 40 Cocking lbw Hilliard 1 Alexander c Collier b Hilliard 0 Gummerson b Hilliard 15 Gledhill b Whitwam 39 Forrester b Whitwam 0 Allen c Pamment b Whitwam 8 Morley not out 1 39.1 overs Total (all out) 125 Hilliard 16-6-30-5, France 5-1-27-0, Whitwam 14.1-3-47-5, Horner 4-0-12-0. GOLCAR Whitwam c Allen b Forrester 38 Robshaw c Jakeman b Fletcher 8 Horner lbw Gummerson 34 Pamment not out 21 Ruscoe lbw Gummerson 12 France not out 2 28.5 overs Total (for 4) 126 Cocking 5-1-5-0, Fletcher 6-0-32-1, Craddock 5-0-22-0, Forrester 5-0-25-1, Gummerson 5-0-23-2, Morley 2-0-9-0. Holmfirth 0pts Golcar 6pts. | | Drakes League - Sat MAY 16 CLAYTON WEST v GOLCAR GOLCAR Whitwam c Firth b Thompson 24 Sykes c Rank b Rai 51 Horner c Rank b Thompson 12 Pamment lbw b Rai 22 Illingworth lbw b Kola 0 Ruscoe b Sharp 38 Robshaw b Thompson 29 France not out 30 Hilliard not out 1 50 oversTotal (for 7)225 Butterfield 11-2-51-0, Thomson 10-0-49-3, Rai 16-2-56-2, Kola 7-2-13-1, Sharp 7-0-39-1. CLAYTON WEST Firth c Illingworth b Hinchliffe 60 Butterfield c Pamment b Hinchliffe 26 McDermott c Robshaw b France 23 Sharp b France 26 Rank c Ruscoe b Whitwam 15 Rai b France 4 Thomson not out 29 Kaskiewicz c Walker b Hinchliffe 8 Kola not out 2 46.3 oversTotal (for 7)211 Hilliard 7-0-46-0, Hinchliffe 15.3-2-61-3, Whitwam 15-7-46-1, France 5-1-30-3, Horner 4-0-24-0. Rain stopped play. Clayton West 2pts Golcar 2pts. | | Drakes League - Sat MAY 9 GOLCAR v BARKISLAND GOLCAR Whitwam c Payne b Steers 18 Sykes lbw b Billa 21 Horner run out 13 Illingworth c Wheelwright b Scholefield 4 Ruscoe c Payne b Billa 22 Fawcett lbw b Robinson 14 Pamment c Robinson (A) b Robinson (D) 2 Hilliard c Winrow b Billa 4 France not out 19 Hinchliffe not out 1 50 oversTotal (for 8)138 Billa 17-4-45-3, Scholefield 13-4-28-1, Robinson (A) 3-1-12-0, Steers 2-1-1-1, Robinson (D) 15-3-40-2. BARKISLAND Scholefield c Illingworth b Hilliard 24 Winrow c Pamment b Horner 22 Wheelwright lbw b Whitwam1 Robinson (D) c Ruscoe b Whitwam5 Billa c Whitwam b Horner17 Taylor c France b Horner6 Wells not out50 Robinson (A) not out12 28.2 oversTotal (for 6)139 Hilliard 6-0-17-1, Whitwam 14-4-76-2, Horner 8-1-40-3, Hinchliffe 0.2-0-4-0. Barkisland 5pts Golcar 0pts. | | SYKES CUP 1st Round MAY 2 GOLCAR v BARKISLAND GOLCAR Whitwam b Steers27 Sykes c Payne b Steers 27 Horner c Winrow b Robinson 71 Illingworth b Robinson 23 Ruscoe c Schofield b Scholefield 15 Robshaw lbw b Scholefield 2 Pamment c Schofield b Robinson 4 Hilliard c Schofield b Scholefield 3 France not out 0 Hinchliffe not out 2 50 oversTotal (for 8)202 Scholefield 15-3-49-3, Robinson (A) 14-4-35-1, Steers 11-3-50-2, Winrow 6-0-25-0, Robinson (D) 4-1-21-2. BARKISLAND Wheelwright c Sykes b Hinchcliffe32 Winrow c Robshaw b Whitwam 4 Scholefield c Walker b Horner 17 Weston b Horner 8 Robinson (D) c Whitwam bHorner 15 Schofield c Walker b Horner 0 Raven c Sykes b Hinchliffe 0 Steers c Walker b Horner 5 Payne not out 0 36.2 oversTotal 88 All Out Hilliard 9-4-14-0, Whitwam 8-3-26-1, Hinchliffe 10-1-24-2, Horner 9.2-3-22-7. | | Sat 25th April - Drakes League SKELMANTHORPE v GOLCAR SKELMANTHORPE Ahmed c Walker b Hilliard30 Sykes c France b Hinchcliffe21 Singhy c France b Whitwam83 Joice c Hilliard b Whitwam33 Dollive (J) lbw b Whitwam0 Dyson b Hilliard 23 Cocking c and b Whitwam 2 Whittaker not out 36 Crossland run out 1 Glover not out 1 50 oversTotal (for 8)245 Hilliard 14-0-92-2, Hinchcliffe 9-2-40-1, France 11-1-47-0, Whitwam 15-3-53-4, Horner 1-0-7-0. GOLCAR Whitwam b Crossland11 Horner c Dollive (J) b Glover 6 Sykes c Dollive (J) b Glover 6 Illingworth b Dyson 41 Ruscoe c Joice b Singh 8 Robshaw c Dollive (J) b Singh 15 Pamment b Crossland 46 Hilliard b Singh 4 France c Dollive (B) b Crossland 22 Hinchcliffe not out 0 Walker c sykes b Crossland 4 50 oversTotal 176 Glover 14-1-41-2, Crossland 12-1-39-4, Singh 13-1-43-3, Dyson 11-1-44-1. Skelmanthorpe 6pts Golcar 0pts. | | Sat 18th April - Drakes League Golcar v Micklehurst Golcar 1pt Micklehurst 5pts Batting - Golcar 173 for 6 Whitwam 9 Horner 23 Sykes 14 Illingwoth 4 Ruscoe 53 Robshaw 16 Pamment 22* Hilliard 24* Bowling - Micklehurst 177 for 6 Hinchliffe 5 - 2 - 17 - 0 Hilliard 14 - 2 - 47 - 2 France 12.1 - 3 - 52 - 2 Whitwam 15 - 7 - 40 - 2 Horner 2 - 0 - 15 - 0 Sun 19th April - Heavy Woollen Undercliffe v Golcar Undercliffe Win Batting - Golcar 84 all out Whitwam 7 Horner 14 Sykes 2 Illingworth 5 Ruscoe 4 Robshaw 34 Pamment 0 Hilliard 7 France 7 Hinchliffe 1 Walker 0* Bowling - Undercliffe 213 for 8 Hilliard 10 - 1 - 45 - 0 Hinchliffe 10 - 0 - 35 - 2 Horner 10 - 2 - 37 - 0 France 10 - 0 - 46 - 3 Pamment 1 - 0 - 2 - 0 Whitwam 9 - 0 - 43 - 3 2008 Results | 20/20 No Result V Rastrick Rastrick 158-8 (20) Golcar 137-5 (17.2)Illingworth (50) Horner (30) Ruscoe 22no......Unusual happenings at Swallow lane to report from this one. Rastrick hit well to post a challenging score but it was the 2nd innings that was bizarre to say the least. The Rastrick players needing to win to have a chance of topping the group were vociferously opposing the first bad light call from the umpires which was understandable. Although there were some rather unnecessary words said from a fired up bunch. After the restart Illingworth and Bullet had resurrected the Golcar innings and were within 22 of the target from 2.4 overs. At this juncture the fielding side started complaining that they couldnt see the ball flying around and asked the umpires for the light. Hard to explain from a team needing to win!! 20/20 Result V Barkisland Away Barkisland 144-7 Golcar 145-6 (14.1)Welsford (60).........Golcar smoothed into the Quarter finals with a game to spare against a clearly depleted Barkisland side. 144 from the home side was comfortably managed with time in hand as Welsford (60) was given support in the run chase!! Highlight of the night was the superb sound system provided by the home side. As more teams embrace this competition the better it will become each year and Golcars coloured clothing and Barkislands sound system should be congratulated. 20/20 Result V Elland Away Elland 196-2 Golcar 197-8 (19.5) (Welsford 100). What a game!! Elland were asked to bat first and Ryan Robinson made full use of the 6 over fielding restrictions bringing up a very fluent 50 in 5 overs. When Jack expertly caught and bowled him there was a relative lull in the plundering as Cobber joined in to put the brakes on a high speed runaway train. Momentum was with the home side however and considering the start 196 was a bit of a result!! When Cobber and Jack fell early the task took on a steep look but Welsford had other plans as he blazed and carressed his way to an amazing 17 over ton on the wide acres of Hullen Edge. First Ben Robshaw played some great shots then Craig Ruscoe partnered Woosha well and finally Ash Pamment played some exquisite cover drives to bring the 196 into view. A massive " I didnt really get it" maximum from Woosh was just about game ball and when he was bowled next ball only 8 were required off 2 overs. Pamment then somehow got 7!! leg byes in 3 balls to close the game out. Both teams deserve credit in what has to be the best 2020 game Huddersfield league cricket is ever likely to witness. 7/8 June Golcar ones proud unbeaten season record in all competitions came to an abrupt end at the hands of triple championship winning Honley. The family posted a below par 165-7 on a flat wicket with Bangladeshi spinner and international playboy Enamul Ul Haq getting his teeth into the Golcar top and middle order. Cobber 51 and Jack 31 resisted for a while but the innings sidled along and as wickets fell a late burst wasn't forthcoming. Honley set off well as Greaves and Cox hit out before both fell LBW. Si Kelly was fluid as ever and backed up by Rick Jakeman they reached their target in good time. Both players were dropped at first slip and by the keeper as Tim Welsford got some life out of the moistening deck as the rain threatened. Golcar stayed top of the league but Honley closed the gap significantly. WEEKEND RESULTS 31 May/1 June Saturdays brought a weather affected wicket and once Holmfirth skipper Karl Jump had decided to bat first it was pretty obvious the home team didnt need to be chasing a large total. The away team played with freedom on a deck which would claim your wicket if a totally defensive approach was adopted. At 80-2 it looked like being a long day but Tim Welsford provided 6 wickets(on a hattrick twice) and Steve Whitwam 3 with Craig Ruscoe claiming the important wicket of Javed Iqbal snr. Another good opening partnership between Cobber and the rejuvenated Micky Illingworth provided the platform to claim a good 6 points. Illingworth did a pretty good impression of Brian Close in his pomp, takin blows on chin, chest and the "lower stomach" during a brave innings. Welsford and the effervescent Cobber(73no) finished the game with a flourish. Visitors skipper Jump maybe in for a long summer although his team has plenty ability and will win games if they continue with their attacking style. Sundays fixture was a washout at a very soggy Clayton West. WEEKEND RESULTS 24/25 May Ron Whitwam reports.... Another great weekend for the firsts with two 6 pointers and some more batsmen getting quality time in the middle on Saturday when Cobber & Jack had gone for 4 between them and Micky and Tim in to repair things, which they did to a treat with Micky getting 42 before he was caught with the score on 84. Gary then came and made a maginficent 49 whilst Tim showed his class at the other end and made 92 before they both went quickly.Ben and Craig also went quickly and that left James and Phil nearly ten overs to bat, and bat they did with Phil making 36 and James 13 as they put on over 50 before Phil got caught and was joined by Ash who got a quick 8 as we reached a commendable 265. Emley started very well scoring 40 off the first 4 overs but after the intrduction of Cobber things slowed down and the final score was 121 all out in 22 overs with Cobber getting 7 for 24, Tim 2 for 39 and Craig 1 for 50. Sunday in a cold & windy Holmfirth was much more interesting and very nearly turned out badly as we almost lost in the final few overs what was earlier a fairly comfortable run chase. Holmfirth batted first and after a similar start to the Emley game and with all five of the first batsmen getting starts it fell away, until two of the later order batsmen getting 25 helped it to a respectable 183. The wickets were shared with Tim 2 for 59, Craig 1 for 39, Jack 3 for 21 and Cobber 3 for 55, helped by 3 catches behind the wickets by Glen. Micky and Cobber started well and with the score on 84, when Micky got caught, there was no sign of what was to come. Jack came and went for a duck but then Tim came and went for 18, James for 15 and Phil for 4 leaving Craig and Cobber with two overs left and 11 wanted with Holmfirth, after a magnificent fight back, really fancying their chances. Come the last over, with 6 still wanted to win,Craig got a single of the first ball, Cobber got a two and one off the next two and Craig got a one off the fourth before Cobber relieved us all by hitting four off the next to last ball leaving him 93 not out, phew! The Holmfirth team, who had given their all to come back like they did, could't believe it, neither could some of our supporters! The seconds had a much less happy weekend losing two very close games. On Saturday they batterd first at Kirkburton and with Rob Read getting a great 100, Dan Woodhead 20, Sam Gill 18, Urfan Ali 34 and brother Sofar 22 no, reached 205. Kirkburton are a good batting side however and knocked them off for 5 wickets with Ricky taking 3 for 43 and Moggy 2 for 42. Dobbo had a catch and stumping. On Monday Homfirth batted first and got 169 for 9. Mick 3 for 36, Urfan 3 for 19. Moggy 2 for 36. However with Sam 48, Urfan 38, Jake 23 and Ricky 17 being the only double figure scores, we fell 9 runs short in a very keenly faught game. 17/18 May Confidence was high going into a potentially tricky second round Sykes Cup tie with Kirkburton but a superb allround bowling display and some wonderful catches swung the game Golcars way. Welsford Ruscoe Whitwam and Horner bowled with control and variation to leave a 173 target procured on the best batting deck in Huddersfield. 4 batsman were required. Illingworth 16 Whitwam 72 Horner 73 no and Welsford 6 no gulped down the runs with insatiable hunger. 10/11 May Craig Horner "Jack" has joined us after a very successful spell at Lascelles Hall where he skippered the side to Sykes Cup Glory in 2004. He has immense experience as a top class league all rounder and will add stability in both the batting and bowling departments. Tim Welsford "Woosha" "Welsy" has signed as our overseas player for 2008. Tim is Club Captain at the highly-regarded Carlton Cricket Club in Melbourne Victoria. He is a current team-mate of Jeremy Brown, an Ex-Golcar favourite. Tim is a genuine all-rounder. He recently married Robina just prior to the New Year. He is also a fitness trainer. Simon Walker "Stalker" has joined us to take the First XI gloves. Former Broad Oak(where he won the League 'keeping prize) Scholes and Meltham. Simon is full of enthusiasm behind the sticks and enjoys keeping his fielders motivated throughout. He is also a very underrated lower order batsman.Ben Robshaw has joined us from Lascelles Hall. Ben is a hard-hitting middle order batter who can change the course of a game in a very short space of time. Ben also has one of the best pair of hands in the league and is an expert ground fielder. TEAM MATES with TGG (The Great Gazza).......ripped off from Soccer AM. The Elegantly Destructive allrounder opens the gates to his thoughts! Get to know a little about what Gary Colman thinks about his dressing room comrades
| Best Trainer?........Used to be a Nike man but prefer Asics these days. Cobber – he’s so keen it’s almost boring. Worst Trainer?......Gola. Can only be me I’m ashamed to say. I’m just too old, knees are knackered and I live miles away. Also find it difficult to drag myself away from Shaz and wine on a week night. Most Skilful?........Harold ‘Woosh Woosh’ Welsford – his control and accuracy give me movement at mid on week in, week out. Class act. Biggest Drinker?......In days gone by, definitely me but I’ve recently been overtaken and now lapped by Jack ‘Two pints at tea please’ Horner. Worst Drinker?.......Mickey ‘Sups like a budgie with chapped lips’ Illingworth – One word – terrible drinker. Best Fashion sense?......Pains me to say it but probably Ash Pamment – mixes retro with contemporary whilst simultaneously retaining class and sophistication only ever seen at the very pinnacle of modern fashion. Worst Fashion sense?........Easy – Jack Horner. Never seen anything like it. From 80’s under garments to 70’s shirts to ridiculous Surf shorts – it’s just wrong on so many levels. Best Taste in music?......Simon ‘Taz’ Walker – He proved his worth to me on this front on a romantic evening in a Newcastle hotel room. Thanks for the memories Si. Worst taste in music?.......Cobber – Can be regularly be heard crooning along to various 90’s boy bands and admits to loving Leona Lewis. Not changing room behaviour – simple as. Best dancer?.......I’ve seen Mickey chuck a few moves and although he’s no Justin Timberlake, he’s probably the best of a bad bunch. Worst dancer?......Me again. Loved dancing until someone filmed me on their phone – I looked like a spaz in a magnet factory. Never again. Longest in Shower?.......Liam ‘Longshanks’ Rothery. Ridiculous (and not remotely attractive). More a wizard’s wand than a baby’s arm. Quiz Night at the "CC" "THE DINNER" Sep 6 Delph & Dobcross No Play Aug 31 Meltham 122 for 0 - Rain Aug 30 Golcar 187 for 5 Barkisland 184 for 9 Aug16 Emley Clarence 127 all out Golcar 129 for 0 Sat 2 Aug First XI Golcar 114 for 1 (Whitwam 50 Eastwood 37 no) Clayton West 113 for 7(Welsford 4-48 Whitwam 3-55) Second XI Slaithwaite 250-7 Golcar 137 all out Sat 26 July First XI Skelmanthorpe 258 for 7 Golcar 256 for 4 Second XI lost to Skelmanthorpe Sat 19 July First XI Golcar 126 for 2 Elland 125 all out. Second XI beat Elland. Saturday 19th July. The weather did it's best to spoil things again just when we needed to get back on track after the previous disappointing weekend but we did manage to get started at 3.45 with a 28 overs a side game. Elland batted first and got off to a breezy start with Ryan Robinson blasting 14 off Tim's first over and 9 off his second and they were 28 off 5 overs, until Ash pulled off a magnificent run-out to get rid of the fluent Lee Baxter in the 6th over. Woosha despatched Robinson via a great snaffle from Micky and things settled down a little.They continued playing 20/20 shots as they came and went in quick succession. Shazhad hit some monster bombs but always looked like getting out. He chipped Woosha to Jack at mid wicket and departed for 30. Ash caught Borgas and the dangerous Thornton off Welsford and Whitwam respectively as Golcar put in their best fielding performance of the season. Cobber caught their last man off Wooshwoosh with the score on 125. Tim ended with 6 for 77 from 13 overs and Cobber 3 for 45 from 13 overs. Once again we started badly with Cobber going first ball caught at leg slip and Micky lbw in the 2nd over for 4. However Jack & Tim soon got things ticking over and after only 9 overs we were half way there on 61 for 2. 8 overs later came the winning run with Tim and Jack with magnificent 67 and 54 not outs respectively. Great stuff and just what we needed to get us back into our winning ways. 12 July Golcar V Shepley. Shepley 178 for 6 Golcar 162 all out. Sun 13 july Sykes Cup semi final Golcar 106 all out Delph and Dobcross 107-7 After a run of 3 real nail-biters I suppose we all half expected another at Delph and we were not wrong, I don't know how long our more elderly supporters are going to be able to stand it! We batted first, which has been our preference all season and once again got off to a bad start, against some of the best bowling we have faced this season, when Micky was caught in the slips for 0 in the fifth over. Jack came in and things ticked over until he mis-hooked and was caught for 11. In came Tim who also mis-hooked when 3 but it dropped safe and Tim called for a quick single, which was probably not on, was sent back and run out for 3. James joined Cobber and things were steadily getting pulled round when Cobber mis-timed a cut and was caught at old-fashioned point for 20. Hogg, who was bowling better than I've ever seen him before, having then got the 1st three batsmen for not so many. James Sykes and Gary Coleman did a backs to the wall re-building job until Gary holed out for 22, James was bowled for 15, Phillip was caught behind for 6 and Ben was bowled first ball - all off Mirza. Ash and Glenn dug in for 7 each and Simon got his highest score of the season in 1 not out as we finished on 106. Hogg 3 for 20, Mirza 4 for 35. Enter Delph's star batting line-up to knock them off, was the feeling, especially by the home crowd, but after Tim got Cruise for 0 & Zahoor for 4 things got a bit quieter until Kiljee and Hogg put on a 50 partnership. Things quietened again as Kiljee & Haynes went to Cobber in 2 balls, Jack got Hogg caught behind for 35 Cobber got Simpson ct. Ben for 4. 6 down and still over 30 required when Jones the Captain strode to the wicket. Smethurst went for 10, caught Ben off Jack, with over 20 required, but try as we may that was it, as Jones did a great job for his team getting 19 not out whilst Mirza chanced his arm and finished with 10 not out. What a game - enjoyed by an enormous crowd, on a nice sunny day and played in a hard competitive spirit by both teams, it was a credit to all the players & officials alike. Cobber 3 for 43, Jack 2 for 27, Tim 2 for 34. 5th July Golcar V Shelley. Golcar 138 for 6 Shelley 137 for 7 In terms of wins this season this didnt rank too highly. After the morning rain the chances of play looked bleak however at noon the sun came out and the drying operation began. 2 O Clock start time was a great achievement and as Shelley were inserted the game took on a surreal feel. Only 30 runs were scored from 20 overs as Bullet Tim and Cobba bowled miserly spells together with The Shelley batsmens reluctance to take any risks. Once again Tim Welsford bowled superbly to take 6 wickets and reached 60 for the season. Friedlander played well to compile 63 no as Shelley finished on 137-7. Their point secured. The target was reached in the 36th over with too many dramas than required. Over-confidence and a deteriorating wicket were probably the main causes but Micky(29) Tim(38) James(14no) and a final barrage from Ben(23no) saw the 5 points bagged when 2 were expected during the morning monsoon. 28/29 June Sat First XI Golcar 173 for 8 Delph & Dobcross 169 all out Sunday Micklehurst 169 all out Golcar 172 for 5 Second XI Broad Oak 75 all out Golcar 76 for 4 What a weekend ! One never to be forgotten by anyone who was lucky enough to see one of the matches, if you saw them both you really were priveledged and we must congratulate all the players involved for never giving it up and sticking it out to the very last balls in both games against two of the other top sides in the league. Saturday and Delph & Dobcross came fully loaded with all their stars and full of confidence (as ever), won the toss and batted. We had a great start, removing their first three for less than 40, when their two current County men, Hogg & Haynes got together and - disaster - we dropped Hogg off his first ball. They went on to put on 69 until Tim got Haynes caught behind (one of Simon's 4 catches) and Hogg went on to make 57 with the help of their middle order to take the score to 139 for 6. After that wickets fell regularly for a score of 169 - very pleasing after their start. Cobber and Micky opened and again - disaster - Cobber caught behind for 4. Jack joined Micky and took the score on to 69 when they brought on their spinner, Mirza, who immediately got amongst the wickets and had Mickey, Tim, Jack & James back in the tent along with Gary and Ben sent back by Hogg, leaving us 92 for 7. Craig got his head down and started to tap Mirza about a bit ably assisted by Glen and together they put on 30 valuable runs until Mirza had Glen caught. Enter the Skipper with 52 still needed and Simon padded up! However he was feeling it didn't show as he calmly pushed the ball about giving Bullet as much strike as he could. 150 was reached, Delph began to get a bit quieter, our crowd got a bit louder. 160, then Craig hit Mirza for 12 in one over and all of a sudden Ashley pulled Khiljee for four and we'd won. Magnificent doesn't even get close to describing it. Sunday we had to come down to earth and go to Micklehurst in the pouring rain. It stopped at about 2.30 and one can only congratulate the Micklehurst players on the way they all got stuck in with sponges, forks, rollers and anything else that was to hand to enable us to start a 25 overs a side game at 4 0'clock. Cobber & Jack got us off to a good start going at 6 an over until Jack fell for 18 when we were 37 after 6 overs. Tim joined Cobber and they took the score to 105 after 14 overs when Tim got a top edge for 46. Micky came and went bat before wicket for 0 and Craig joined Cobber until he went for 77 with the score on 157 after 22 overs. Ben and Ash came and helped Craig (17 no) take the score on to a competitive 172. They got a reasonable start and lost their first wicket after 6 overs on 30. Enter their best - by - far batsman Lonergan who quickly settled down and kept the score going at a respectable rate whilst losing partners at regular intervals. Tim and Cobber bowled tight and with 5 overs left their number ten came in and thumped two fours to bring the total a bit nearer, then Lonergan thumped two sixes to bring it a lot nearer! 3 overs to go - 35 wanted - 15 scored: 2 overs to go 20 wanted - 16 scored: Last over- 4 wanted - Lonergan on strike - here comes Tim. Lonergan's bat comes through in an enormous arc but misses and Tim strikes - out - clean bowled for 84. Enter their number 11, what could he do, his mate at the other end gives him "advice" and off we go. Tim hurtles in, his bat flails, his wickets go in all directions. Tim ( 6 for 90 ) is chased all over the ground & mobbed by team mates. We've done it again! What a weekend, I'll never forget it, as I feel will no one else who saw it. 21/22 June Sat First XI v Barkisland matches abandoned due to wet weather. Sun First XI Golcar 214-7(Whitwam 86, Welsford 67) Shelley 104 all out Sun Second XI Shelley 239 Golcar 240-0 (Wooders 119 no Urf 89 no WHAT A WIN!!! Go on lads Saturday saw firsts and seconds completely washed out. The firsts enjoyed a great afternoon of Karaoke fun with the Barkisland contingent. Sunday was drier, probably due to 90 mph winds and trees flying through the air like a scene from the Wizard of Oz. This didnt stop Golcars second XI winning a cracking affair against Shelley. The visitors to Swallow Lane laid 239 as a target. It was all in vain as Wooders and Ali stroked the reply with ease as the Emerald City was reached comfortably. The firsts trip to a wind strewn Westerley lane produced the 6 points required. Once again Cobber and Welsford hit a century stand as a challenging if not invincible 214-7 was posted. Some great groundwork and catching(Ben Robshaw 3) from Golcar allied to tight and penetrative bowling from Ruscoe Welsford Whitwam and Horner concluded the game minutes before a huge downpour. Much to the delight of Jack who went into something of a delight spasm...randomly shouting "Ya" and "Raindance" and other unprintable diatribe!! First XI Golcar 279- 4(Whitwam 130 Welsford 110) Meltham 197 all out (Horner 4-58) SYKES CUP QUARTER FINAL Sun First XI Lascelles Hall 144-8(Illingworth 40no, Horner 51, Welsford 25no) Golcar 145-2. Solid wins at the weekend took Golcar into the Sykes Cup semi final and consolidated their league position. Saturday saw Ainsley Swallows Meltham arrive at a sunny Swallow Lane following a return to form over previous weeks. After a sticky start again, Illingworth and Horner removed, the grit of Whitwam and Welsford saw Golcar through a difficult new ball spell from Will Hinchliffe and Jackson. What followed was something of a barrage on the second string bowlers. Beautiful timing and elegant front and backfoot strokes oozed from two inform flashing blades. Cobber has been the epitome of consistency and Woosha has just hit that purple patch of form every batter dreams about. 2 tons and 3 50's in 5 knocks says it all. A rather rare event occurred when Whitwam and Welsford brought their respective hundreds up in consecutive deliveries bringin the healthy crowd to their feet twice. 279-4 was a stiff task for Meltham and although the confident Swallow and hard hitting Farrell put together a solid partnership te visitors closed on 197 all out with the guile of Craig Horner picking up 4 wickets. COLOR="#9966FF"> SLEDGES OF THE SEASON Same game and same theme really...after a Welsford scorpion Hogg said "When can we have a go(bowl) on it!!" Same game this one from Rob Read as one or 2 Delph fans were packing up their stuff with the game tied and 2 balls remaining Ready enquired "You lot not staying till the end then??" As Golcar fast approached their target against Lascelles Hall in the Sykes Cup QF Next man in Benny Robshaw was getting some sound advice from seasoned campaigner Craig "Jack" Horner ......"Play straight Ben!!" to which came the reply......."I am gonna do .....but very f***ing aggressively!!" At Barnsley CC Mark Lawson ex Yorkshire Pie Wanger was reverse sweeping very averagely when Micky from backward point informed him "you'll have to do it better than that if you wanna bring 'Sexy Back!' This weeks goes to Umpire Barry. Following a rather sluggish 50 overs due to the searing heat and the home wicket keeper having running repairs to his gloves following every over the dry witted official came out with this gem. As tea approached he wandered over to square leg and muttered........ "Do they put a nice supper on here??" A gutsy 83 ball 8 from a very focused young ABCC middle order batter brought this reaction from a smiling Gary Colman........"Where do you get your kicks pal A & E??" |
