Denaby & Cadeby – Denaby 151 for 2 Barnsley 150

Mexborough & Swinton Times — July 7, 1924

Denaby and Cadeby 151 for 2  Barnsley 150

Rain delayed the start at Denaby on Saturday, in their home game with Barnsley, but it was on an easy wicket that Barnsley opened the innings to the bowling of Poole and Shoosmith. The Barnsley team were weakened by the absence of F. Birtles, who was playing for Yorkshire at Hull.

Barnsley’s opening pair were C. Hesketh and J. Richardson. These two played a careful but bright innings, and there were 43 runs on the board when Hesketh was caught by Kennedy from Greenwood’s ball. The next four wickets fell, after each had made a small score, and Richardson was bowled by Crossley for the seventh wicket after scoring 36.

The last two men made a stand, and pushed up the score from 116 to 150. Denaby were left 150 minutes to knock the scores, and Greenwood opening for them. Greenwood had a merry but brief innings, being bowled by Gill with the score at 31, he having scored 17.

Barnsley was run out after scoring 20, but Tibbles played a good innings and was not out for 60. Tibbles scored 18 threes and a 6. In his 60 he had fourteen 4’s and two 6’s. He batted throughout Denaby’s innings, with the following average: 25 overs, 10 maidens, 4 wickets, and 25 runs. Crossley took four Barnsley wickets for 25 runs.