Second Eleven Match Reports
2XI RESULTS
An eventful month sees the second eleven currently in second spot. The month began with a defeat to then leaders nelson , the highs were reached in the victory over current leaders, Ramsbottom, with the low being the poor defeat to Todmorden. The month saw a return to action by Ben Gorton after a long knee injury and a brief return by Jonathon Finch before work took over again. There were a number of good individual performances – detailed below.
Nelson 2XI 208 -4 LHCC 2XI 201 – all out
Joe Beneduce 50
Phil Haggerty 49
Dec Bailey 21
This top of the table clash swung on the two run outs in the Lowerhouse run chase. A valuable 5 points however as nelson are currently ahead of LHCC in the league table’s top 2
LHCC 2XI 243 – 4 Colne 66 all out
Joe Beneduce 75 Shaun Heaton 5-36
Josh Lavin 60* Scott Hope 3-34
Phil Haggerty 43
A comprehensive victory over a normal competitive Colne team, packed with experience. Maiden senior significant performances by Lavin and Heaton
LHCC 2XI 213 all out Burnley CC 214 -6
Phil Haggerty 44 Scott Hope 3-34
Oliver Bayliff 36 Shaun Heaton 2-24
Joe Beneduce 26
Dec Bailey 22
Corey Hope 20
The failure of one of the batsman to stick in and build on a good start meant that the total never reached the heights that it needed too.
Ramsbottom 2XI 204 -9 LHCC 2 XI 208-6
Phil Haggerty 90 Kieran Tighe 4-33
Lewis Marsden 43 Shaun Heaton 2-33
Dec Bailey 26
Josh Lavin 23*
A vital result in the quest for silverware
East Lancs 2XI A 167 all out LHCC 170 / 8
Kieran Tighe 4-43 Lewis Marsden 40 =
Josh Lavin 4-54 Rhys Woodworth 30*
Kieran Tighe 23*
A game which looked lost until Woodworth and Tighe dug in and= saw the team home very well played indeed lads
LHCC 2 XI 199 Todmorden 191 =96 5 (rain reduced target)
Josh Lavin 54 Kieran Tighe 3-74
Jon Finch 39 Scott Hope 23
Todmorden 2s chased down the Lowerhouse innings which suffered from no less than 5 rain
Church 2XI 95all out LHCC 2 XI 99-4
Sott Hope 21 Phil Haggerty 26
Kieran Tighe 3-24 Ben Gorton 22
A comprehensive bounce back to form.