The pair steered A & T to a superb one run win over Wigan in the National Knockout despite a combined age of, well, advancing years.

Smith, who has the impressive first names of Rudolph Leopold, hit a spate of sixes in an unbeaten innings of 46 while Walsh stuck to his task with 13 not out as A & T edged past Wigan's impressive 239-6.

And for Walsh it was almost a run too far. He said: "When I'd finished I'd pulled a hamstring in one leg and strained a calf muscle in the other. I can't remember when I last batted for so long."

The pair are currently locked in a battle of who is the senior member of the side.

Walsh reckons Smith is older than him and vice-versa.

Smith has played in many of the surrounding local leagues and only started to play for A & T after moving to Astley a short time ago.

"He came into the club for a drink, he'd not played serious cricket for a while but asked if he could get a game and since then he's more than proved his worth," said Walsh.

"But he's still older than I am."