Result - Lost by 24 runs

Top Performers

Knottingley 183-5, Lund 61, Swales 38, G. McInerny 2-55

Stainborough 155 a.o., J. Pepper 47, J. Hall 37, Ghaffer 5-37

Match Report

After an excellent run of form, Stainborough B were brought back down to earth with a disappointing defeat at the hands of Knottingley.

Knottingley won the toss and elected to bat. Scott (22) and Swales (38) got them off to a steady start and although the run rate was under control, no real pressure was being applied by the Stainborough bowlers. Dave Kershaw 1-24 off 12 overs bowled well, but Stainborough appeared to be going through the motions with several fielding errors compounding a lacklustre performance. Lund (61) took full advantage to set a total of 183-5.

In response, Stainborough struggled against accurate bowling and at the mid point of the innings were only 45-3. With the run rate ever increasing, risks were taken resulting in the inevitable fall of wickets. Jonathan Pepper (47) and John Hall (37) gave Stainborough hope, but when the final wicket fell in the penultimate over of the innings, they were still 24 runs short of the target. Ghaffer 5-37 and Lund 1-21 off 12 overs were the key bowlers restricting Stainborough to 159 all out.