Result - Won by 9 wkts

Top Performers

Penistone 99-4, L. Gill 33 ret., T. Cazow 32 ret.., E. Mann 2-10

Stainborough 100-1, J. Malkin 33 ret., B. Armitage 20 n.o., R. Johnson 16 n.o.

Match Report

Penistone batted first and found runs hard to come by with Jake Malkin bowling 4 overs for just 7 runs in an excellent spell. Both L. Gill and T. Cadzow rode their luck as both players were dropped twice before reaching double figures. They made Stainborough pay for their errors and both batsmen went on to retire on 33 and 32 respectively. Penistone did not appear to have strength in depth and the new batsmen struggled with both Peter Kaskiewicz and Elliott Mann taking two wickets each. However, a total of 99-4 was a testing target.

Stainborough got off to a flying start with Jake Malkin dispatching the ball to all parts of the ground before his enforced retirement on 33. Ben Armitage and Ryan Johnson took up the challenge and accumulated the runs with some excellently judged singles. The Penistone fielders were under pressure and it was no surprise when a quickly taken leg-bye took Stainborough to their target with just 5 balls to spare.

Man of the Match (selected by opposing Managers);

Stainborough : Jake Malkin
Penistone : Thomas Cadzow