Cricket - Netherfield still on top (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Cricket - Netherfield still on top

11:12am Monday 9th August 2004 in Sport By Dennis Aris

BATSMAN Dale Benkenstein and bowler Scott Clement saw Netherfield through to a victory, which retained their lead at the top of the Northern Premier League.

Batting first against Leyland Motors, Netherfield lost three top order batsmen with just 17 runs on the board and were then struggling at 27-4.

Blenkenstein slammed a magnificent 84 not out however and Tommy Prime, with 19, was the only other batsman to make double figures as Nethefield were all out for 14.

Leyland's I. Lillee took 3-16 and A. Ashraf 3-21.

Netherfield struck back as Clement bowled opener Lillee for a duck then had Ashraf caught by Clarke for four with the score on 2-10.

Opener J. Rounding (34) and No 4 J, Aspinwall (21) staged a recovery until they both fell with the score on 60, Rounding caught by Clement off S Nixon and Aspinwall caught behind by Prime off Marc Hadwin.

Clement, who finished with a magnificent 6-23 and Benkenstein (2-29) then saw off the tail as Leyland collapsed to 112 all out.