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Let's shout back for three. They stay AT2193 for three.
Chris Bleser goes on to 73. Charlie Cotton on 71.
But that was rather fortuitous there, Phil.
Yeah, he went down the track to Mushtaqar trying to hit him
towards long on. He got a leading edge just over
the man at short. Third man he comes.
Mushtaqar again. Down the track again is
Bleshard. It's a better hit, but it's gone
straight towards Michael Egan. They'll get a single move the
score to 194 for three, the end of Mushta bars, penultimate over
74 now to Blizzard and 71 to Charlie Cotton.
Yeah, 7 overs remain and not targeted. 200 and 3238 runs are
required. The run rate coming down, it was
up to 6 1/2, then it was 6, now it's below 6.
Certainly Law House with 7 wickets in Ireland surely are
now favourites to lift. The 2004 was the cup final.
Don't want to put the markers on it, but certainly you're back
Law House at this stage. It was.
It's just getting a little bit darker.
The lights on in the pavilion are very bright to our right
hand side. I think everybody would
certainly want to play to a conclusion tonight.
It'd be some night in lower house if if they want it.
I don't think there'll be much beer left in that pavilion to
our right hand side. Yet more field changes.
Just one criticism I've had today.
I don't think both sides have got through their Rovers quick
enough. We've got a a massive crowd.
What a what a time and a chance to, you know, promote the game.
Yeah, I think there's been too much swapping and changing a
field. Yeah, it's great.
Getting very frustrated here with Paul both.
Sides that applies to both sides.
Yeah, you've got to appreciate this.
It's very tense now and Paul Blackledge will want to make one
or two field planes, but he's persevered with Michael Ingham
as he comes into Chris Blairlord and Chris Blair whips that out
in the next side beyond we've raised to the bounds of the
field, is sprinting down towards the boundary Rd, but he will not
make it. You can hear the crowd's
jubilation behind this commentary position.
Four more runs to the total as he edge towards 2 hundred. 198
for three. Chris Blazard.
Another splendid shot from him. So that 232, of course, is the
target for Law Household. Just 30, 34 needed.
There's six overs to do it after this one currently being bowled
by Michael Ingham, and we've still got 5 deliveries of this.
44th overfill. 43rd over. Yes, it is the it's the 44th
actually Mark, sorry we're getting carried away.
It is the 44th. You were right first time Ingham
just set in his field doesn't bowl very often.
It must be set desperation really, from Paul Blackledge
when he brought him back onto bowl.
It certainly was as he comes in. Maximum another big 8G.
Is he going to go for four runs? Is he going to bisect both the
fielders under the score box? No, it's splendid.
Splendid bit of field in there. Throws it straight to the
wickets in in mid air. Super bit of fielding there down
by the side screen. Certainly saves two runs but
cannot prevent the 200 coming up here at Liverpool Road as a
crowd rally behind their low house side. 200 for three.
Great bit of fielding from Steve Dean picked it up and threw it
in with all one As. Michael Lindam again comes in
and Chris Blizzard goes for another big Is that going to be
a maximum? The No, it's not.
I just lost the ball, the flat of the ball.
Not surprisingly in the gloomier, but a boundary will
do. The law has 204.
Chris Blizzard now into the 80s. Eighty 4 for him. 204 for 371 to
Charlie Cotton. Stand now, amazingly at 130. 24
between Chris Blazard and Charlie Cottam as Ingham comes
in against the Blazard. Blazard whips up to fine leg and
in fact it's going to not go to the boundary Rd as a field that
comes round and balls it in to the wicket keepers.
Endies collects it safely prevents the boundary.
Just one run to the total. 205 for three.
Chris Blazard moves on to 85. Charlie Cottam about to face on
71 and I will think Michael Ingham rather disconsolate, goes
back to that marker is a very, very vociferous.
A supporter, goes back the commentary position.
Ingham into Charlie Cotton. Charlie Cotton sweeps it out
into the lakeside. He'll only get a single.
Finds the fielder on the deep long on boundary again.
The throw comes in. It's a good one.
Just one run to the top 206 for three Cockamam 7285 to Chris
Blazer. Will it be a century in the
World Cup final for Chris Blazer?
Well, I'm sure that will be immaterial as long as you win
this Cup final. Michael Ingham in to Chris
Blizzard on 85, not 8. He swings at that in the gloom,
will only get a single. In fact, he's gone over the
boundary 4 calamity disaster for Haslington, another boundary.
You can hear the matches here at Liverpool Road.
There's a. Problem there.
The Fielder just didn't pick. That up exactly.
I don't think Paul Blackledge is very happy and I think we might
now have another the word with the umpire because the fielder
just didn't pick that up at all. I think it's same for both
sides. But Aslington are not happy now
the fielding in this gloom. You can understand this
reasoning as goes towards goes towards the umpire, but the
umpire will have none of it. We will remain here at Liverpool
Road, a very, very tense situation, 210 for three.
Even the scoreboard getting excited.
We have to 110. Just a reminder, you're
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It's live coverage, the 2004 Worsley Cup final.
We're extended tonight after eight o'clock 95.5 FM only if
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That's on the other FM frequencies.
We'll be here until the conclusion of this game, and it
looks like Lower House might be winning a trophy after all these
years. Yes, and that's the way it's
looking like we're going to see the conclusion of Asif Mustafar
in his 10th over and he comes in a 3-4 paces to Charlie cut him
as it will that go all the way to the boundary. 2 fields in hot
pursuit. One who races down to the
boundary will prevent it and it will cut off two runs.
Two runs though to the total 212.
Cotton goes on to 74. Chris Blazard remains on 8585,
not out. It's 89 I think Mark the
scoreboard just tilted towards. The moment the board 112 for
three and five balls will remain after this as much of all comes
in more runs for cotton. Will that go to bound?
Oh, you can hear the cheers. A magnificent job.
They really have the upper hand here as in fact some of the
crowd are on the pitch celebrating.
It's early doors yet, but it's a four.
The Charlie cut him splendidly through long on off the ball in
the passive. Must have 216 for three.
Just 16 runs from victory. Must have boring to cut him.
Think about the single. They'd be very wise or unwise to
make it. And the score remains on 216 for
three fill. It's absolutely manicure.
I hope you're hearing us loud and clear because I've never
seen such an energetic vocal crowd.
As Mustafar comes in again they'll try and eke out to run
but it's another dot ball. Another good delivery from
Mustafar but lower house have the the run rate in this over.
They don't need to do anything silly here, just play out this
final over from Ashif Mustafar. The as an unprofessional.
As Mustafar comes in again to Shorty, Cotton tries to Pierce
the mid wicket position unsuccessful.
Another dot ball goes in the book and Mustafar.
The ball will return to his bowling mark. 216 for 3/5.
Holes remain after this one, currently being bowled by
mustard ball. He's into cotton, he'll swing
that out. It goes all the way to the
boundary. A smashing shot by Charlie
Cotton, A short delivery of Port delivery by Mr Barr.
He took full advantage, did Cotton, he raised to the
boundary and their score goes up to 220 for three.
We are seeing history here at Law House Cricket Club.
It's looking like a first trophy in 142 years for Law House
Cricket Club. Just twelve runs remaining. 5
overs remain for Law House. The run rate is immaterial but
Blesard and Cotton just have to stay there now to see this one
through. Phil.
Unfortunately the umpires are meeting.
It would be maybe a bit wrong to go off at this stage, just five
overs needed, but I stress the Aslinden lads are not happy at
all. They're struggling to pick the
ball up in the field. The umpires are meeting again
and they're going to continue. They're going to continue.
I don't think Aslinden will be happy with that.
Steve Dearden's coming into the attack, and it won't be easy to
see Steve Dearden in this light. Well, I think you've also got to
see the flip side of the coin. Filler with 5 overs remaining,
only 12 required. 7 wickets remaining.
Is the light such a factor now? I think if it was in poor light,
if it was in bright light, I don't think it would make any
difference. I think you have to say
Haslingdon. Oh no.
Down and out, one would think, with five overs to go and only
12 required. You're never knowing cricket as
Dearden comes in to Blazard, hooks this high into the sky.
Could be out here. I feel the trying to get under
it. He survived it, skied it, gets a
single 221 for three Blizzard on to 90 bouncer.
I think Deardon was trying to test him in the line.
That's right, 221 for 311 required.
Woodcrest Blizzard get the magical three figures it seems.
Well, quite immaterial in relation to a first trophy in
142 years for lower houses. Deans in to well hey Charlie
Cotton, he'll have a swatter that will the umpire single a
vice practise single to buy another extra.
Yeah, wide. Yeah, he's given it as a wide, I
think. Quite rightly so.
I think the thing was there, he'd already bowled around Sir,
and he bowled a second one and I think that's the umpire just
signalling that's a noble. We can't do that.
It's all the twos. 222 for 3/10 required as the ball comes in
Steve Dearden to Charlie Cotton. Bottoms got it away, tied into
the air. He'll.
Be out here. Great catch.
It's a. Fantastic Allan Allan Howarth
with a great catch. By I think it was running round
from the boundary, he squatted it over the point position and
Alan Howard sprinting must be 20 yards round the boundary edge
outstretched inches off the deck to take a superb catch.
Charlie Cotton goes for a think I'm not quite sure what about 82
superb innings, 222 for 4A partnership from 70 for three.
It really was unbelievable stuff. 100 and 52 partnership
between Chris Blazard and Charlie Cottam.
Magnificent catch by Alan Howarth running around the
boundary to get a breakthrough for Haslingdem.
But it's looking like it's too late.
Ben Heap the next one to come in, the 16 year old I think it
is. Is it Ben Heap walking to the
wicket? It's certainly a big
responsibility for a 16 year old batsman, but it's looking like
Ben Heap. I think Chris Ben Ball was due
to come in after. Ben Heap really is manic here.
Down here, the crowd are ready to run onto the pitch.
I can hardly see the scoreboard. I'm having to get out of my
seat, 222 for four and this player's running over to the
corner. Not right, sure what's going on.
I hope there's no trouble down in that corner, but it's
certainly a bit of. Just a break in play.
I don't quite know what's gone on there. 222 for three for
four. Now it is of course that wicket
going down 152 partnership. Splendid effort between those
two batsmen I. Don't want the delays, just need
to. Get the spectators back over the
fence. Low houses.
Cause every delay, every delay makes the light.
Worse and it. Means we're not going to work
complete the game, so we just need to make sure we can't
finish this one. Surely we can't come back
tomorrow night for just to see. Ten runs for lower house to lift
the trophy. 222 for 3A. Delay in proceedings in the
corner of the ground by the scoreboard.
If you know the ground here at Liverpool Road to the left of
the scoreboard as you look out onto the square.
Philbert is just going down to investigate things but the 4th
wicket has gone down. Charlie caught him by the way of
a splendid catch by Alan Howarth of the boarding of Stephen Deard
for 82. Chris Blazard is still unbeaten
at the other end, 90 not out. The new batsman due to come in
is Ben Heap at #6. To see these last runs out and
to lift that first trophy in a long, long history for Law
House, 142 years, one of the founder members of the
Lancashire League. Will it be heat?
Will it be Blazard who may hit the winning runs here in the
gloom at Floor House at Liverpool Road?
There's still alone in proceedings.
You're missing no action whatsoever.
That 4th wicket went down and then I'm not quite sure what's
happened in that corner. The crowd were on the pitch, few
of the players ran over to the corner.
Don't know if there's been some trouble down by a few of the
hospitality tents. I'm sure there's one or two
people who've had rather a lot to drink this afternoon.
Let's hope it's not anything too troublesome, but we still have a
delay and hopefully we'll get a resumption in this game.
They're back on the pitch, all of them in the square, but
certainly one or two players run over to the corner and the
umpire, the umpire is returning to his position.
They're still, I'm sure, intent on getting this match completed.
I'm having to, well, almost stand on a chair.
I'm not the tallest of members. I can see now what's going on,
where it matters out in the square.
Still not a resumption. Still no resumption in
proceedings. Phil is back in the commentary
position after being doing a bit of investigation, but.
Still think we're going to continue Mark, I'm afraid.
I think Aslington are not happy. They can't see the ball in the
field. Paul Blackledge wants to take
his team off and I think, I think we've seen the last action
of the day. It is only 10.
The umpires I think want to continue at the moment don't.
They're not happy with some sections of the crowd on the far
side where they've been getting a little bit of heckling.
Well, thankfully we are I think going to continue now. 222 for
four. We're expecting Ben Heat to be
the new batsman and it's still very hectic here.
We're having difficulty clearing the commentary position so we
can see the action. Just 10 needed and it'll be
Blizzard to face. Yes, Steve, we.
Continue Steve Dearden into bowl.
It's Blizzard facing tries to just push this away on the
offside. There's no run, no run. 222 for
four, just 10 needed. Steve Dearden back in the
attack. Fire Ebola.
Yeah, those lights in that far corner feel very, very, very,
very, very bright in. Fairness to the Haslington lads,
it is very dark. It's hard in the field.
They brought the fastest bowler back on in.
Steve did and bless our facing him, it's high.
He's pushed it towards third man.
That'll be 4. More it was. 6 In fact, it's
gone over the boundary. 6 of them, 228 for four.
Blizzard getting close to that century on 96.
Well, they may have brought their fastest bowler back, but
certainly Chris Brezard saw that like a footballer swatted it
over the bounds of your ropes for the maximum 896.
Now to Chris Blizzard, 228 for four.
Just a boundary required to make history here at Liverpool.
Incomes Dearden to bolter Blizzard.
Well that was a quick delivery. Just pushes it away, guides it
down towards 3rd man and that'll mean Ben Heap on the strike. 16
year old lad, uncle and nephew out there and uncle and nephew
out there at the moment. Let's just see what happens with
them at the crease. In comes Steve Dearden bowling
to young Ben Heap. That hit him on the hand, but
he's managed to get himself a single 230 #4 on the scorecard.
Just two needed. Just two needed.
They're so close, Blizzard. And he will have a word in the
middle. That's the end of Dearden's over
4 still to come. And just to see what Paul
Blackledge does now, he'll need to bring in a a new bowl.
As if Mustafar's bowl is 10 Black Ledge.
There was Alan Howarth where he took that spectacular catch to
get rid of Cotton. He did turn to the crowd as much
to say you've been giving me a lot of stick.
Did you see that catch? I don't think the Asanine lads
are all together happy. Must have bought his 10 overs.
He wanted to bowl again. He can't do that.
Well, nice. Try just to.
Require Phil. Coming back.
Get it over with the yeah you quite rightly say Alan Howard
coming back to bowl this next over.
This surely will be history being made at Liverpool Road as
Alan Howarth prepares to bowl the commencement of the. 47th
over Mark. We're just going to make sure
that spectators don't get in our way here.
This is a momentous occasion. How?
With bowls to heap, he's certainly going to get one here.
It's a good bit of fielding. Haslington playing to the
finish. The scores are now level 231.
For 442 years Lower House have been formed.
They've never, ever won a trophy.
They were losing finalists in this competition in 1980.
How fitting that Chris Blizzard will now face.
He's on 96. We're about to see history being
made. One run win, one run needed to
win here. 231 for four. We're in the 47th over.
Here comes Alan Howard, right on medium pace.
Bolster Blizzard. He's.
Got it away. These are the winning runs.
Pulled it towards mid wicket. There's going to be some
celebrations here. He's got his hundred as well
with that shot. 100 not out for Chris Blazer. 235 for four.
It finishes. What a dramatic conclusion.
But what? Almost 8:30.
Law House, after 142 years have won their first trophy.
Mark Briggs, a piece of history. Absolutely superb and how
fittingly that's Chris Blazar, the hero in the semi final.
Scored a century. Quite timely in that shot for a
boundary. It's absolutely superb.
The final runs, winning that first trophy of 142 years, a
century. What a way to do it.
Yeah, it was all about the stand between Chris Blazar and Charlie
Cotton. They put on 152 for the 4th
wicket, 70 for three. It was when the professional
Peter Fulton went Chris Blizzard 100 not out, Charlie Cotton with
82. They were the heroes as Linden.
Well, they've won trophies over the years.
Lower house have never won anything.
We're going to leave you with the news.
Big, big news in the Lancashire League in the darkness here at
Liverpool Rd, Lower House have won the 2004 Worsley Cup final.
They finish 235 for four at the end.
A6 wicket win. Congratulations to everybody
here at Liverpool Rd Lower House or winners.
And we'll leave you with that. Join Nick Dow on all the other
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