Skelmanthorpe

Netherton and Berry Brow have been favourites for most of the season, but have been looking over their shoulders at Lamb Inn and, more recently, Skelmanthorpe.

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Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire, emailed again to reveal this: Not at all industrial or grim eh!

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Straight after the break Hade Edge looked the livelier and only some solid defensive blocking and sound keeping from Shepherd kept Skelmanthorpe in the game.

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Skelmanthorpe won one and drew one of their first six games and that looked like relegation form, but a few new signings resulted in a run of nine successive wins.

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Rashid hit 14 fours and four sixes, his 114 coming from just 78 deliveries as Skelmanthorpe made 307 all out.

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With a tricky wind and high bouncing ball, it was no surprise that the first half was goalless as Reserve Division III side Skelmanthorpe looked to break down their Division IV opponents.

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Skelmanthorpe will now face the winners of the other semi which is between Shelley Reserves and Britannia Sports A at Lepton on Tuesday.

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Dom Storey and Jamie Jagger, both of Skelmanthorpe, who played in last year's final, could be key bowlers, while Kirkburton's George Smith, who hit an unbeaten 64 in last year's final will be looking to continue in the same vein.

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Skelmanthorpe: Dyson (B), Simpson, Ward 2 division iii

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Batting first, Skelmanthorpe lost the big wicket of Wasim Jaffer with only 15 on the board,

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