NEW FARNLEY defeated Smethwick by four runs in a close game in their ECB National Club Championship semi-final. Smethwick won the toss and put New Farnley in to bat which allowed them to set a big total of 271 from their 40 overs. Ryan McKendry scored 107 from 94 deliveries as Gurbaj Singh took 3-53 for the hosts. Smethwick started the chase strongly with fifties from Rajpal Beniwal and Gurbaj Singh and they found themselves needing 40 from the last five overs. Despite the loss of Bilal Shafayat in the 36th over, 15 runs from it left 25 needed from the last four. After a couple of tigh...
