South Yorkshire Times July 30, 1955
Thorncliffe man (7 for 98) Bowled Unchanged
Then Opened the Innings
Denaby and Cadeby won their Council fixture with Thorncliffe on Saturday, in grand style. Batting first they scored 224 for nine declared in 150 minutes of enterprising hard-hitting cricket, and then dismissed Thorncliffe for 113. Although Thorncliffe were not as good as an all round side they never gave up trying.
Arthur Ellis and Norman Oakley opened for Denaby and Cadeby and soon set up a fast scoring rate but soon after the first bowling change Oakley went to I. Goodwin – cleaned bowled for 11.
Next man in, R. Cory, appeared to be in the same mood when he knocked two successive fours off the first two deliveries, but he also became a victim of Goodwin after he had scored a fast 21.
When Peter Taylor came in, he helped Ellis in a stand of 41 and the 100 was up in 65 minutes. With the score at 111, Ellis became Goodwin’s third victim, but he had scored 64 very quick useful runs. Then came another stand between Taylor and Ernest Waddington. They put on 56 before Taylor was caught on the boundary for 50 (scored in 40 minutes). Waddington stayed for a time for 47, but was then clean bowled to give Goodwin yet another wicket. The innings finished when Cory declared at 224 for nine.
Goodwin bowled unchanged throughout the Denaby innings to take seven wickets for 98 runs and, as with the rest of the former Cliffside, he never gave up in the gruelling toil for wickets in the blazing sun.
After the tea interval Denaby had a success in getting the wicket of R. Hallam before the Thorncliffe score had been opened. The other opener was Goodwin, who started well but showed signs of the afternoon’s toil when he gave an easy catch to Ellis of Newton. After four “lives” Kaye was caught by Ellis of Waddington for 17. The highest scorer for Thorncliffe was A Mellor with 26, but although the scoring rate was in front of the clock, wickets began to fall steadily and Thorncliffe were eventually out for 113, after a courageous but unsuccessful bid.