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Competition : Warburtons Bolton League
Match : Heaton v Walkden played at "Lower Pools"
Date : 8th May 2004
Toss : won by Heaton, game reduced to 40 overs each
Umpires : E. Holden, B. Crooke
Result : Heaton won by 7 wickets
Points : Heaton 20, Walkden 3
Weather : overcast with low cloud, intermittent showers, north-westerly breeze
Pitch : green, wet, soft and slow

Walkden
M. Bennison not out 98
Roach lbw b Fearick 5
D. Smith b Jones 11
M. Parkinson c Daley b Rayment 1
C. Bates c Daley b Hirwani 32
A. Keays not out 15
extras 8
total (for 4 wkts) 170
Bowling : Fearick 13-0-72-1; Jones 10-2-24-1; Hirwani 12-2-45-1; Rayment 5-1-23-1
Heaton
M. Ward c Wantling b D.Smith 37
P. Rayment c Keays  b Parkinson 54
G. Carson not out 35
J. Fearick c Ingham b J. Smith 7
I. Bradshaw not out 35
extras 6
total (for 3 wickets) 174
Bowling : Ingram 10-1-40-0; J.Smith 11-1-48-1; Reidy 4-0-25-0; Parkinson 4-2-20-1; D.Smith 10-3-37-1

Report : Mike Bennison scored an excellent 98 not out for Walkden on a wet pitch with Dale Jones producing an excellent spell. Heaton never looked in trouble with an excellent opening stand with Ian Bradshaw powering the home side to victory with four big six hits.