South Yorkshire Times August 4, 1956
Shiregreen – 136 for 8 – then rain.
Club Captain, Dick Cory, tests the wicket to see if play is possible. They did play – but were later rained off
A heavy downpour during the tea interval caused Denaby and Cadeby’s Yorkshire Council fixture with Shiregreen to be abandoned on Saturday. After 2 ½ hours batting, Shire green declared at 136 for 8.
Capt. A. Thomson, proved a mighty hitter on the rain-deadened wicket, scoring 49 before he was caught by Hirst off the bowling of Forrest. His opening partner, H Dunn, left with 17 – caught by Cory off Forrest
With this formidable opening pair separated so quickly, it seemed as though Denaby and Cadeby were going to repeat the previous week’s performance when they dismissed Mitchell’s Main for 50 runs, and ended the game before 6.30, but their hopes were killed by J Timmins who adopted a “hit everything” attitude, and treated the bowling of Newton and Oakley accordingly. He scored 45 not out, while his partners, Miles, McGrail and Atter, scored only seven runs between them.
During tea, a heavy downpour left water on the pitch and the opposing captains could not agree as to whether it was playable, or not. A decision by the umpires called it a day.
Denaby’s bowling figures were Newton 3 for 48, Forest 3 for 40, and Oakley 2 for 27.
A weekend reflection from Denaby as young cricket supporters wonder whether or not they are going to be rained off.