v Leicestershire 415 all out
Yorkshire 220 for 4
County Championship Division Two
Thursday 6 April 2023 (Day 1) and
Saturday 8 April 2023 (Day 3)
Played at Headingley
Sheffield United 1 v Wigan Athletic 0
The Championship
Friday 7 April 2023
SUFC 2022/23 Game #58
Albion Sports 2 v Thackley 2
Northern Counties East Premier Division
Wednesday 5 April 2023
Played at Ground Share with Farsley Celtic
Sheffield United U18 3 v Sheffield Wednesday U18 3
U18 Professional Development League
Wednesday 5 April 2023
Played at Shirecliffe
SUFC 2022/23 Game #57
Three games of football, two days of County Cricket, and some beer. This could either be a long Blog. Or basically a diary entry. (We're aiming for the latter).
Let's begin with the important cricket issue of the new season. The Yorkshire County Cricket Club Long Room Bar remains the most fucking soulless and joyless bar at any sporting event. My instinct says the bacon and/or sausage breakfast sandwiches look half decent. The braised beef and potato pie, with mushy peas floating around it, looked a useful handful. But, the beer set up has declared and won't bat again this season.
The whole sorry mess is lead by PAPER CUPS again. Who? Why? How? It's an indoor bar. Glasses are there, behind the bar. Beer in glasses is routinely served in pavilions, members and other bars at County Cricket up, down and around the circuit. But, not here at revived and rejuvenated YCCC. On Day 3, there was an explanation.
Oh. Do. Fuck. Off.
Plus. 12pm to 5pm? Where are we? Nineteen fucking seventy six. Game starts at 11. Finishes a minimum of 96 overs later. Call it 7 o'clock on a bad day. Fucking Joyless.
Arcadia Ale House
Headingley Central, Otley Rd, Headingley, Leeds LS6 2UE
Is, handily enough, an absolutely superb pub. So, the working assumption is that's where the Carrier Bag Firm will drink all season. Let's not mention the Headingley Long Room again. Assume it's fucked unless I update you otherwise.
Seven on Cask. Four or five, depending on your counting method, on pukka craft keg.
Wylam (Newcastle upon Tyne), Fleek on Cask at 4.2%
Fresh crop Citra & Amarillo. Very nice beer. The Citra doesn't come through too much though. But there was still a lot of hoppy flavour.
Horsforth Brewery, Mosaic Pale Ale on Cask at 5.1%
Unfined that one. And was absolutely glorious. There was a Neptune Mosaic on as well. In a previous life, we'd have bought a pint of each and had a gladiatorial Mosaic Off.
It's Yorkshire's to decide what to do with that one. Lead of 322. The County Championship points have been changed (again) this season to reward a win more and a draw less. Bat Leics out of it? And have less time at them? Or get at it? Gibball.
Lyth, Bean and Malan all went cheaply. I'm not sure that makes a heap of difference. The run rate was still 4.7.
Wigan
A good win I thought. Always very nervy at just one nil. But, we had loads of chances and could/should have been out of sight. I couldn't understand how Billy doesn't score his chance. But, on the tele, the keeper just makes a ridic instinctive save. And, maybe Iliman should do better after he's rounded everyone.
Billy Sharp Scores Goals. But, also provides leadership. We'll need that. I thought McBurnie was better with the ball at his feet than he's been for a bit. Facing goal. Coming inside with the ball at his feet. Looking to shoot. We'll need that.
Albion Sports
That Ground Share at Farsley Celtic's The Citadel ground was my 423rd Ground Tick. The goals came in batches. Thackley's opener on 13, equalised on 18. And Thackley's go ahead on 71, equalised on 74.
U18 Name Calling Derby
A bit of a scrappy three all at Shirecliffe. With the Young Blades only equalising on 88, Brandon Ly. But, it was the Kurtis Havenhand show really. Fouled in the box on 9 minutes, for George Dickinson to score the opener. By the time we'd reached 60, Sheffield Wednesday were 2-1 up. Kurtis hit a post on 61, hit the bar on 65, and equalised with a great header on 69.
Wednesday went 3-2 on 76. Before that last gasp equaliser. Simplest thing to say about Kurtis is - he plays like a striker. Ball at his feet, head down, get moving towards goal. Ball in the air, don't worry about defenders, worry about where the ball is, get into position, attack it. Free kicks, I'll have a shot. Greedy For Goals.
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