Our congratulations to the Northern Cricket Society, who raised £355.40 for St Gemma's Hospice through their annual Boxing Day match at North Leeds.

The Society looked set to lose the match - until Matthew Draper (Gallery Picture 1) turned it back in their favour with his spectacular 6-34.

BOXING DAY MATCH

DECEMBER 27, 2011

NORTHERN CRICKET SOCIETY

R Grogan (capt) b S Wales           24
A Twitchen b Singleton                 13
S Lawrence c Williams b G Wales  12
E Whittingham b Singleton              0
B Turner b Williams                        13
J Stephenson b Singketon               2
A Hanson c Cowley b Singleton     16
G Hales b Singleton                          9
N Thomas not out                            1
M Draper b Singleton                       0
J Hart run out                                  2
Extras (b/lb 7, nb/w 13)                20
Total (10 wkts)                       112

Bowling

P Khan        3.4-1-10-0
B Singleton    6  -1- 2-6
J Morley       3  -0-13-0
G  Wales      1  -0-25-1
T Chana       2  -0-16-0
H Williams    4  -0-11-1
S Wales       3  -1-13-1
M Kellaway  2  -0-15-0

NORTH LEEDS CRICKET CLUB

T C D Hollis st Twitchen b Draper 32
G Wales b Thomas                       13
D Cowley lbw Thomas                    0
P Khan run out                               0
R Winter (capt) b Draper             12
B Singleton c Grogan b Draper     10
T Chana b Draper                          2
H Williams c Twitchen b Draper      7
M Kellaway b Hales                        9
S Wales b Draper                          1
J Morley not out                            1
Extras (lb 4)                                  4
Total (10 wkts)                       91

Bowling

B Turner    3   -0-13-0
M Draper   7.4-0-34-6
J Hart        4   -0-15-0
G Hales      2   -0-11-1
N Thomas   7  -1-14-2

Umpire: T Grogan. Scorer: H Heald

Man of the Match: M Draper

Northern Cricket Society won by 21 runs