Sam's the man as Woodlands edge cup win (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Sam's the man as Woodlands edge cup win

10:45am Monday 8th June 2009 in 2012 fixtures By Sports Desk

Baildon and Woodlands both won close encounters to reach the semi-finals of the Solly Sports Heavy Woollen Cup.

Woodlands had Sam Frankland to thank for their three-run success against Huddersfield League side Barkisland.

Frankland top scored with 50 as the Bradford League champions were dismissed for 151 and followed up by taking seven for 41 with his medium pace as Barkisland were bowled out for 148.

Baildon edged home by six runs against Shepley, another Huddersfield League side.

Spinners Mushtaq Ahmed (4-21) and Harry Smallwood (4-29) dismissed Shepley for 175 in reply to Baildon’s 181, which owed a great deal to Ahsan Butt’s 58.

Woodlands and Baildon now find themselves in a powerful last four which also includes last season’s two finalists Wrenthorpe and Barnsley.

Barnsley saw off Shelley by nine wickets, while Wrenthorpe defeated Methley by 80 runs.

There were also close finishes in the CROWTHER CUP as Woodlands and Hanging Heaton reached the semi-finals of the second-team competition.

Woodlands seconds were involved in an even tighter encounter than their first team.

They made 183 for nine, with Phil Higgins (37) and Scott Richardson (32) leading the way against the efforts of David Brown (4-30).

Methley were then dismissed for 181 in reply, with Tom Smallwood taking three for 22.

Umar Rehman claimed a hat-trick as Hanging Heaton beat Birstall by ten runs.

Rehman’s triple strike halted Birstall’s bid to overhaul Hanging Heaton’s 241, which featured a top score of 82 from David Lawrence. Adam Holroyd (50) and Rob Ellis (42) were Birstall’s leading batsmen.