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Hamer Cup Round 2
Match : Walkden v Heaton played at "The Oval"
Date : 20th June 2004
Toss : won by Walkden who decided to bat first
Umpires : Clive Knott, Karen Knott
Result : Heaton won by 7 wickets
Weather :  Partly cloudy & damp to start with, drying later
Pitch : Dry and hard with a moderate grass covering. Wet outfield
Walkden
Roach c&b Fearick 10
M. Bennison c L.Booth b Hirwani 1
D. Smith c S.Booth b Fearick 22
P. Ingram b Fearick 10
S. Reidy c S.Booth b Hirwani 8
T. Keays c Rayment b Hirwani 5
K. Bates c S.Booth b Rayment 22
B. Reidy b Hirwani 31
R. Slater c Fearick b Hirwani 3
A. Kay c Bradshaw b Rayment 0
J. Smith not out 1
extras 9
total (all out) 122
Bowling : Fearick 10-0-36-3; Hirwani 22.4-7-32-5; Jones 7-0-28-0; Rayment 6-1-19-2
Heaton
M. Ward lbw b J.Smith 7
J. Reynard c S.Reidy b B.Reidy 21
M. Daley lbw b Slater 32
J. Fearick not out 53
P. Rayment not out  8
extras 2
Total (for 3 wkts) 123
Bowling : D.Smith 8-1-23-0; J.Smith 9-2-3-16-1; Ingram 5-0-15-0; B.Reidy 10-3-31-1; Slater 4-0-15-1; S.Reidy 3-0-22-0
Report : With loads of rain in the early hours of Sunday morning, this fixture looked doomed from the start. Although the outfield was wet, the pitch was well covered and bone dry. It seemed like the team who won the toss (won by Walkden) should have the best of the conditions as the fielding team bowled with a wet ball. Walkden struggled from the start as John Fearick bowled consistently to claim 3 early wickets and pro, Hirwani, produced his best spell of the season to restrict the strong Walkden batting line-up to a modest total. In reply 14 year old James Reynard showed huge promise by seeing off the new ball and batting for 15 overs. Micheal Daley played some quality strokes in his innings and with John Fearick steered Heaton home to victory, and into the semis of the Hamer Cup, something they have not achieved in 10 years.