Inwood and Keen show no mercy

Hanging Heaton Second Team showed no mercy for bottom team Keighley as they piled up a mammoth 362-3 on their way to a 209-run win in Bradford League Second Teams Division One.
By Andrew Hunt
Published 2nd Jul 2015, 10:50 BST
James Keen hit a maiden century for Hanging Heaton.James Keen hit a maiden century for Hanging Heaton.
James Keen hit a maiden century for Hanging Heaton.

Their total was built around a fourth-wicket stand of 237 between Mark Inwood and James Keen (112no).

Inwood hammered five sixes and 21 fours on his way to 159 not out — his highest score in senior cricket — while Keen’s maiden century for Hanging Heaton including two sixes and 19 fours,

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Captain Steve Bourne made 46 as Heaton finished just 16 runs short of a ground record score.

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Keighley never looked like challenging such a big score and were dismissed for 153 as spinner Jamie Baulk (4-20), Adeel Hafeez (3-22) and James Byrne (3-67) claimed the wickets.

Defending champions New Farnley have taken over at the top after earning 20 points for their 161-run win at Woodlands.

Mohammed Bilal, dropped from Farnley’s first team, made 77 off just 29 balls, including eight sixes and four fours

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Former Woodlands batsman Scott Richardson made 82 and Craig Russell 47 as they reached 294-6 before Woodlands were bowled out for 133 with Rob Medcalf (40) and Jack Bleazard (36) their top scorers.

Pudsey St Lawrence are a point behind Farnley after a four-wicket win at Morley in a last-ball finish.

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