Cricket - Cumberland poised to tuck away Beds (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Cricket - Cumberland poised to tuck away Beds

8:57am Tuesday 25th August 2009 in Sport By Gazette Sports

Beds 186 and 232-6.

Cumberland 379 all out.

FORMER Kendal skipper Ikram Ullah, now with Morecambe, hammered 110 at Cumberland piled up 379 all out in their final Minor Counties Championship match against Bedfordshire at Luton.

James Lowe also finished with 80 as an overnight first-day total of 200 for three was improved with major contributions from Gary Pratt (54), James Smith (28) and Dan Conway (11), with Marcus Sharp on 8 not out.

Best of the Beds bowlers were Griggs (6-60) and Roberts (4-101).

Beds had made 186 in their first innings, but they fared better in their second innings with skipper Olly Clayson leading the way with 88 and Swann the next best with 28.

First-innings saviour Kettleborough once again the thorn in the CCCC side with 18 not out. Smith (2-39) and Sharp (2-26) were the pick of the bowlers, with debutants Parkin, the Kendal seamer, and Quinn taking a wicket apiece.

A couple of early wickets should help get Cumberland back up the M1 in quick time and is the aim of Cumberland's skipper Sharp.