First Eleven Match Report

Lowerhouse won the toss and elected to bat on the first day of a sunny bank holiday weekend at home to Crompton in the Worsley Cup.

It was not your stereotypical Lowerhouse innings build of late, with the pitch giving some assistance to the bowlers. Lowerhouse found themselves 61 for 4 after 18 overs, but an 87-run stand for the fifth wicket got the momentum going again.

Lowerhouse finished on 206 for 8 from their 50 overs. A brilliant 59 from Francois Haasbroek, who was unfortunately run out off the final ball of the innings, alongside 52 from professional Dan Salpietro, steadied the ship superbly.

In reply, Crompton were 2 for 1 after Tom Walker struck with the very first ball of the second over. Crompton then gifted Lowerhouse three calamitous run outs which potentially cost them the game.

Paddy Martin bowled an amazingly economical spell of 10 overs for just 12 runs. It looked as though he would finish without reward before picking up a wicket with the final ball of his spell.

Tom Walker and Dan Salpietro both claimed two wickets as Lowerhouse used eight bowlers for the first time in recent memory. Crompton were eventually bowled out for 159, leaving Lowerhouse victorious by 48 runs.