By Richard Dore
AFTER 14 years without a century you manage to get in, build your innings to 95 and hit a four with plenty of wickets in hand, just five runs needed and overs to spare. How do you finish? Stranded on 99.
That’s the unfortunate tale of Elworth’s Russ Ballard, who last week guided his team to an eight wicket North Staffs and South Cheshire Premier League victory – but fell teasingly short of a longawaited ton.
Leek batted first and hit 236-6 but Ballard led the response, seeing two teammates fall before he and Raj Kumar picked off the remaining runs with four...