Askham II vs Malton
Malton beat Askham II by quite a few
Askham travelled to high-flying Malton for another week of cricket. The team sat in heavy traffic on the A64 for aeons and eventually arrived just before 2pm. Bains won the toss and put the home side in.
The pitch was a belter and each home batter eschewed the opportunity to play themselves in. Their opener blasted his way to 131 not out and carried his bat. Askham II actually bowled them out in 33 overs! Unfortunately this was at the cost of 259. Sameer, to his credit, clean bowled four in his haul of 5-61.
The batting unfortnately couldn’t reply to the mammoth Malton total. However, there were some notable highlights:
1) Steve Mason blasted a few to add to his two excellent catches.
2) Afshin (of flat cap fame) made double figures, with the last pair adding over 30.
However, an extra special mention goes to the star of the innings – young Brad Wood, who crafted a flawless and gritty 12 not out and batted for 20 overs against some pretty hostile bowling.
With the game over there was a swift departure, fuel stop at the village boozer, then back up a blissfully traffic-free A64 to merry York.