Cleethorpes hung on to second position in the Yorkshire league with a tight 32-run win over Sheffield United at Chichester Road on Saturday.
Batting first they struggled to 151-9 in their 55 overs as their batsmen
struggled in the seamer friendly conditions after James Osmond had lost the toss
and was asked to bat first.
They were dealt an early blows losing Charlie
Tomlinson (2), Bill Kirby (2) and Alex Osmond (0) within the first seven overs
to leave them 10-3 as Sheffield seamers Law and Ali maintains a tight
stranglehold on the top order.
Rory Osmond and Yaniv Judah set about patiently
rebuilding the innings and it wasn’t until the 18th over that Osmond
hit Cleethorpes’ first boundary on a slow outfield.
After weathering the early
storm the pair added 64 in 28 overs before Judah flashed hard at Ali and edged
behind for 24.
Paul Sunley then came in and upped the tempo of the innings with
a breezy 25 as he and Osmond took the score past 100 in the 43rd
over.
Osmond completed a studious half century in 123 balls hitting four
boundaries before falling for 58 as he holed out to deep midwicket as the chase
for runs intensified.
Sunley fell immediately afterwards striking to long on two
balls later to leave Meggies 119-6. Skipper James Osmond fell for a duck before
Overseas Graham Hume (12) departed lbw to an lbw decision.
It was left
to Harry Clewett with 14 to guide Cleethorpes past 150 as they scraped to their
final total.
Having used the heavy roller in the interval, Sheffield found
conditions far easier hwne they began their reply as Hume and Andy Ellis
struggled to find the movement the Sheffield bowlers had.
Despite this the pair
were able to keep a tight check on the scoring as Cleethorpes attempted to apply
some pressure.
Eventually the effects of the roller began to wear off as Hume
got a delivery to Sheffield Skipper Paul Cummins to bounce and Tomlinson took a
sharp instinctive catch at bat-pad.
Ellis followed this up by having Mark
Cummins trapped in front the next over. It took the introduction of Alex Osmond
to shift the balance Cleethorpes way.
A burst of 4/7 in 7 overs ripped the
heart out of the Sheffield middle order as he found turn and bounce as they
collapsed to 54-6.
Sheffield’s Tetley was putting together a fine knock of 44
as he and Hossell added 50 for the seventh wicket to give their side hope.
With
the game on a knife edge Harry Clewett made the important breakthrough bowling
Tetley round his legs.
Osmond then trapped Law lbw to complete a five wicket
haul before Hossell (22) ran himself out, slipping on the green wicket. It was
left to Osmond to complete the victory taking an easy return catch from Ali as
Sheffield subsided to 119 all out in the 51st over.
He finished with
superb figures of 6/39 in seven overs as Cleethorpes maintained their unbeaten
start in the Yorkshire league. Their first real test comes at high-flying
Rotherham on Saturday.
Sheffield United's Martin is stumped Osmond, bowled Osmond.
Paul Sunley hits a crucial 25 for Cleethorpes
Alex Osmond bowls Sheffield's Ben Percival.
Cleethorpes' Bill Kirby takes evasive action.
Yaniv Judah drives through the offside for Cleethorpes
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