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Ninth Runs in Twelfth Lead to Thumping by Everton.

What had been a routine extra innings affair between the Blues of Everton and the Foxes of Leicester City turned into a rout as Blues plated nine runs in the top of the twelfth innings to put the match beyond doubt and take a twelve runs to three victory in Leicester City before 5,500 in attendance.

Blues sent fourteen batsmen to the home plate, nine scoring base hits, including a deep three base hit scoring two, as well as a base on balls and a struck batsman. Brian Wormald, who had begun the game for Foxes, walked third base man Stevenson to begin the innings. Wormald was promptly replaced by Ben Macaulay, the fine Foxes starter who immediately and inexplicably fell apart in relief, giving up six base hits and striking a batsman before yielding the mound to William Patton to finish the frame. Despite Macaulay’s awful form, it was Wormald who took the defeat, his seventh of the season against four victories, as it was he who gave up the decisive run.

The victory allowed Blues to remain level with The Wednesday in second place of the Second Division. There are twelve clubs clustered between five and ten lengths behind Accrington Stanley, who are in a commanding lead at the top of the table.