North End’s first team picked up a 14 run victory in an enjoyable 25 over cricket match against the staff at Preston CC on Sunday.
Aussie Bailey Wright showed his international cricket colleagues how to do it with a knock of 29, added to by 30 from Scott Laird and 26 from Nicky Wroe as the first team made 166 off their 25 overs in a 14-a-side game.
Simon Grayson’s XI bowled well in front of a good crowd at West Cliff, and the manager himself took two for six off his two overs with assistant manager Glynn Snodin taking one for three off his two and fitness coach Adrian Lamb taking two for 15.
However, despite restricting the players to less than seven an over, good bowling from Joel Bryom (two for 19) and Kevin Davies (two for nine) kept the staff side to 152, with groundsman Sam Newton and manager Simon Grayson top scoring with 25 not out retirements and Ed Hemmings making 22 before being run out.
Below is a full scorecard of the day.
Innings Of PNE Players
Batsman How Out Bowler Score
1 B Wright Ret 29
2 C Humphrey Bowled S Grayson 4
3 J Byrom C. S Grayson A Haythornthwaite 16
4 J Mousinho Bowled G Snodin 9
5 C Beardsley Run out 10
6 N Wroe Ret 26
7 K Davies Bowled A Lamb 4
8 S Laird Ret 30
9 J Garner C. L Fensome A Lamb 6
10 L Holmes Bowled S Grayson 0
11 J Welsh Bowled J Cudworth 8
12 W Hayhurst Bowled B Rhodes 1
13 R Croasdale Bowled J Sumner 0
14 S Cansdell-Sherriff Not Out 0
Extras 20
Total 166
Bowling Figures
Name O M R W
J Sumner 2 0 12 1
E Hemmings 2 0 21 0
N Mellor 1 0 11 0
S Grayson 2 0 6 2
A Haythornthwaite 2 0 7 1
B Rhodes 2 0 15 1
J Cudworth 2 0 18 1
G Atkinson 1 0 5 0
G Snodin 2 0 3 1
S Newton 1 0 3 0
A Fensome 2 0 10 0
M Jackson 2 0 20 0
J Dreyer 2 0 15 0
A Lamb 2 0 15 2
Innings Of Simon Grayson XI
Batsman How Out Bowler Score
1 S Newton Ret 25
2 G Atkinson C. L Holmes J Byrom 6
3 N Mellor C. C Humphrey N Wroe 0
4 L Fensome LBW K Davies 7
5 E Hemmings Run Out 22
6 A Fensome Bowled J Byrom 8
7 S Grayson Ret 25
8 B Rhodes C. L Holmes J Mousinho 0
9 J Dreyer Bowled C Beardsley 2
10 J Cudworth Bowled R Croasdale 6
11 A Haythornthwaite C. J Garner S Laird 8
12 J Sumner Bowled K Davies 0
13 G Snodin C. R Croasdale W Hayhurst 7
14 A Lamb Not Out 6
15 M Jackson Not Out 10
Extras 20
Total 152
Bowling Figures
Name O M R W
J Mousinho 3 0 13 1
J Byrom 3 0 19 2
N Wroe 3 0 12 1
R Croasdale 2 0 8 1
K Davies 2 0 9 2
B Wright 2 0 5 0
S Laird 2 0 10 1
S Cansdell-Sherriff 1 0 8 0
C Humphrey 1 0 11 0
J Garner 2 0 16 0
J Welsh 1 0 8 0
W Hayhurst 2 0 12 1
C Beardsley 1 0 16 1
PNE Players Won By 14 Runs