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https://fyldecc.play-cricket.com/website...ts/6715231

Double games this weekend, first up Fylde v Burneside, possibly the first ever league meeting between the sides as I think this is Burneside's first season in the Palace Shield having moved from the Westmorland League.
For those who don't know Burnesideis just to the North of Kendal. Anorak factif you are travelling by train to Burbeside you need to get in the middle carriage of three, as the platform isn't big enough to have three train coaches.
First over of the game was slightly chaotic from Tupman, first ball wild swish by Airey dropped at second slip, next ball slogged over mid wicket, another four with a really good cover drive and he nearly also holed out at mid off. Twenty plus from two overs before the wickets started to fall and the spinners came on at one end.
As with league sides they have one bowler who will bowl maximum overs and plug one end, Thomas did that bowled well used his experience could have had more wickets but inability to catch a ball by some of his team mates let him down.
Useful late order runs, interesting technique Noyo who tried to hit most balls into orbit. 142 never looked enough and so it proved.
Fylde 70 plus for 2 overs in hand didn't exctly cruise to victory but were made to work for their runs, which they did with about 4 overs to spare, Park and Phillips tried their best but to no avail



https://cumbriaccc.play-cricket.com/webs...ts/6780397

These counties are so small they are minor, new ground for me Kendal, nearly got to play on it about 10 years ago but the match I was playing in was transferred to a school in Sedburgh, not the main one, the secondary school for locals, game itself was a turgid affair 120 runs in nearly 80 overs and a girl got me out.

Anyway I digressed, back to the Cumbria game, coloured clothing with a white ball at either end. Cumbria won the toss inserted the opposition, Kirkwood and Choudary put bat to ball in the early stages and the visitors looked on course for a massive score, but local Kendal player Backhouse bowled Cumbria back into the game and after a run out, Cambridge were 105-5.
Within a blink of an eye they were up to 203 before the next wicket fell, Wilson scoring 71 in a partnership with Guest 40 turned the game around, the former batted really well and was instrumental in Cambridge racking up 255 which looked more than enough.
Cumbria never really looked like getting close and lost wickets at regular intervals and a late order partnership got them to 138.

Cambridge more experience than a fairly young Cumbria side and it showed.

Kendal decent place to watch the game