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Competition : Manchester Evening News Inter-League (48 overs each)
Match : Bolton League v Northern League played at Kearsley CC
Date : 8th July 2004
Toss : won by the Bolton League who decided to bat
Umpires : P.Tatton, M.Booth
Result : Bolton League won by 30 runs
Weather :  Warm and humid becoming overcast later, moderate breeze from the east
Pitch : very dry and dusty
Man of the Match : Tim barrow
Bolton League
G. Garner c Sparkes b Davies 22
I. Patel b Blundell 1
D. Morris b Makinson 50
R. Northrop b Miller 40
P. Rayment b Miller 31
J. Kerrigan b Haworth 8
C. Barrow run out 19
J. Fearick c Ullah b Blundell 9
T. Barrow lbw b Haworth 5
I. Taylor not out 3
D. Jones not out 2
extras 25
total (for 9 wkts) 215
Bowling : Haworth 10-2-29-2; T.Blundell 8-1-16-2; Simm 8-0-43-0; Davies 4-0-17-1; Miller 10-0-39-2; Makinson 8-0-49-1
Northern League
I. Ullah lbw b Taylor 12
J. Aspinwall b T.Barrow 41
J. Riley c Rayment b T.Barrow 38
J. Davies c Morris b T.Barrow 7
K. Haworth b Jones 34
D. Fallows b Jones 5
L. Sparkes c C.Barrow b T.Barrow 5
D. Makinson c Garner b Fearick 19
B. Simm run out 4
T. Blundell b Taylor 6
C. Miller not out 1
extras 13
Total (all out) 185
Bowling : Taylor 10-1-27-2; Jones 10-1-35-2; Patel 3-0-24-0; Fearick 8-2-31-1; T.Barrow 10-2-41-4; C.Barrow 1-0-6-0; Rayment 3-0-14-0
Report : After winning the toss and deciding to bat first, the Bolton League batted well on a demanding wicket that required great concentration due to the uneven bounce. Captain Dave Morris, scored and excellent 50 and shared two very important partnerships with Gary Garner and then Rick Northrop. Paul Rayment and Chris Barrow again piled on the runs towards the end of the innings to help the Bolton League to a competitive total. Ian Taylor produced an excellent spell of bowling to make it hard for the Northern League batsman, but a good stand between Aspinwall and Riley got them over the hundred mark and seemingly in control of the situation. Enter Tim Barrow, who bowled with great control to claim 4 victoms with four drop catches off his spell of ten overs. Kevin Haworth produced some superb drives down the ground in his innings of 34. Dale Jones come back into the attack and sent the last dangerman back to the pavillion with a superb 4 over burst. The Northern Leagues tale could not wag on this occasion, but with the weather closing in and the rain imminant, the Bolton League snatched victory with a good catch from Garner in the gathering gloom. A fantastic all-round performance by a team that does not look like relinquishing the Manchester Evening News Inter-League Trophy for quite some time. Well Done Lads !!