The War Of The Roses

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29288, 20 August 1960, Page 5

The War Of The Roses

PJRICKET matches between Lancashire and Yorkshire are always sternly fotight, no matter what the position of the teams in the county championship, and the recent match between the counties, who were leading the championship, was no exception. Needing 78 runs to win in 130 minutes, Lancashire made painfully slow progress in face of, hostile fast bowling by F. S. Trueman and M. Ryan. Even after the extra half-hour was taken, Lancashire was well behind the clock ‘and at one stage needed 30 runs in 18 minutes, with four wickets in hand. Some swishes by K. Grieves brought the runs required to 16 from the last two overs. Clayton hit 10 off one over but the wicket of Grieves was lost. In the last

ovgr, a single was scored off the first ball and Greenhough was bowled by the second. Dyson, by no means a hitter, scored two leg-byes off the third ball, and two singles'' came from the next two balls. The last ball was to bp bowled by Trueman, with one run needed for a win. Instead of bowling the expected bumper, Trueman sent down a straight ball which Dyson edged shakily in for four. With the win his this “War of the Roses,” Lancashire took over the lead in-the championship from Yorkshire. It was the first time Lancashire had won both games against Yorkshire in the one season since 1893. On that occasion there was also a dramatic finish, when Yorkshire, needing 67 to win, was all out for 62. •>