By Joe Leavey
Allround overseas star: Teenage South African spinner Matthew Montgomery starred with both bat and ball
THE JOYS of an English summertime: cricket, afternoon tea, and patchy rain.
The scourge of this island’s summer pastime, precipitation rarely enhances the cricketing spectacle, but there was a rare exception at Yorkshire South side Clifton Alliance last weekend.
After intermittent rain delays throughout the day, Duckworth Lewis played a blinder as the hosts looked to chase down Castleford’s adjusted total, dicing with the required rate, with 195 needed.
But on...
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