Nelson’s unbeaten start to the season came to an end last weekend following defeats in both the Worsley Cup and the League.
On Saturday, Nelson travelled to Rishton and elected to bat first after winning the toss. A solid start from Sam Holt (23) and Professional Tyler McGladdery (38) saw the visitors reach 56-1, before a middle-order collapse left Nelson struggling at 80-6.
Ben Dinning (33*) and Khurram Nazir (28) added some valuable lower-order runs, helping Nelson post 161 all out in the 44th over.
Nelson battled hard in the field and reduced Rishton to 107-6, with McGladdery returning impressive figures of 2-30 from his 10 overs, including the wicket of the home side’s Professional. However, a strong middle-order partnership guided Rishton to a four-wicket win in the 41st over.
Sunday saw Nelson travel to Rochdale in difficult, cold and damp conditions. After winning the toss and choosing to bowl, Sam Kelly and Hassan Fazal produced an excellent opening spell, conceding just 34 runs from the first 14 overs.
Neil Thompson was the standout wicket-taker with 3-49 as Rochdale posted 188 on a challenging surface.
In reply, Nelson never managed to build momentum, losing wickets regularly throughout the chase. McGladdery hit 26 before he was caught & bowled leaving the scoreboard reading 68-6, Tom Bradshaw’s unbeaten 32 helped secure two batting bonus points before Nelson were bowled out for 153.
The 1st XI will look to bounce back this weekend when they host Rawtenstall at Seedhill on Sunday.
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