Beverley Town Cricket Club 4ths secured their second win of the season when they beat third placed side Newland by five wickets at Norwood Park. Town were given a great start by Kes Thompson who claimed the prize wicket of Duncalf with the first ball of the game, to a good catch by Matt Novis. Thompson once again spearheaded the Town attack and ended with an excellent 3 for 50…
Beverley Town Cricket Club’s Newland Evening League side crashed to a seven-wicket defeat to Humbleton at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Missing several key batsmen, Beverley struggled against an accurate Humbleton attack, only making 73 as they batted first. James Emery and Kieran O’Brien top scored with 19 apiece. Beverley captain Alan Acklam used the two spinner approach to opening the bowling and Beverley were rewarded when Anthony Spence picked up…
Beverley Town Cricket Club’s Under 15s were beaten by Cottingham despite a four-wicket haul from spin bowler Jamie Roe. Cottingham batted first and were bowled out for a creditable 108 from their twenty overs. Beverley managed to score 80 runs in reply, losing the game by 28 runs. The Under 15s return to action in two weeks time at the Norwood Recreation Ground as they host Fenner. [nggallery id=1497]
Recent encounters between these two sides have been close fought affairs and this game proved no exception. The visitors won the toss and elected to bowl first. The powerful top three for Beverley made decent starts but failed to capitalize on the good batting conditions. The returning Olly Grantham showed his class with an impressive 93 and he was well supported by Tony Spence (38). Their century partnership put the…
Beverley Town Cricket Club 1st XI made leaders Stamford Bridge work hard for a share of the points at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. Batting first against their powerful East Yorkshire rivals, Beverley Town made a solid start until a flurry of wickets – including the loss of Jamie Mitchell for a classy 33 – put them on the back foot. But into the fray came left-hander Ollie Grantham….
Beverley Town Cricket Club’s 4XI entertained Driffield and set a formidable target when they posted 235 for 7 on another good Norwood track. RJ Thompson (31) and James Broekhuizen gave Beverley a decent start and their good work was built upon by the experienced middle order of Tim Fordon (76, 11×4, 3×6) and captain Rich Simpson (66, 10×4, 2×6). Their partnership put Beverley in a commanding position and a last-over…
Both Beverley Town Cricket Club teams (2ndXI and 3rd XI) had to settle for draws on Saturday after heavy rain caused both games to be abandoned. Beverley will be slightly disappointed with proceedings as both teams posted good totals before the rain came. The 2nd XI posted 214 for 7 off 45 overs. After loosing quick wickets Ben Fish (43) and Pete Hynes (56) rebuilt the innings with positive play….
Derbyshire Premier League high-flyers Chesterfield gave Beverley Town CC a kicking at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Sunday. They eased their way to a massive 136-run victory and moved into the next round of the ECB National Club Championship. It was always going to be a tough ask for Beverley, but they were really made to toil as Chesterfield racked up a mighty 334-8 off their 45 overs. The big…
Beverley Town Cricket Club 2nd XI just couldn’t keep up with the scoring rate as they secured a losing draw at home to Londesborough Park at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. They looked to be in pole position midway through their innings as they set about chasing 200 off a rain-reduced 41 overs. But when they lost Olly Grantham – bowled by a ball he admits he misjudged –…
It was a chastening day for Beverley Town Cricket Club 3rd XI at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. They were comprehensively outplayed by visitors Sutton On Hull CC, who eased to a winning draw to effectively win by 85 runs. Adam Nicholson was the pick of the home bowlers, picking up 4-41 off 10 overs in a rain-reduced 40 over clash. Other solid performances came from Kieran O’Brian (2-32)…
These are early days but Beverley Town Cricket Club 1st XI have played two games and been hugely impressive in both. After demolishing Goole Town’s batting last week it was the turn of the Town opening batsmen to produce a superb display on another excellent Norwood Recreation Ground surface, but not before Matthew Mudd had turned in one of his best bowling performances for the team. Studley Royal made a…
Beverley Town Cricket Club4th started their season under new skipper Rich Simpson with a narrow win over Sutton 2nd XI in a remarkable game at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Batting first on another excellent wicket Town made a good start through Ash Lord (35) and the returning Rob Todd. Todd, looking as though he had never been away, adopted his usual no nonsense approach and was harsh on anything too…
Beverley Town CC centurion Jon Fisher admitted it was “special” to score his first senior ton at his home ground on Saturday. Fisher was in total command as he piled up a magnificent 111 in the 174-run defeat of Goole Town at the Norwood Recreation Ground. He took advantage of anything short and wide to carve boundaries behind square on the offside, and made the Goole bowlers rue the moment…
Beverley Town Cricket Club’s 1st XI took full points from their opening league game of the York and District Senior League season with a 174-run demolition of Goole Town at the Norwood Recreation Ground. There were no shortage of fine performances for Beverley, but there was no real doubt that the day belonged to Jon Fisher. He brought up a magnificent century, looking particularly powerful behind square on both sides…
A wonder innings of 186 not out from South Holderness CC’s Rich Ingram left Beverley Town Cricket Club’s 3rd XI stunned at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Ingram hit probably the highest innings ever seen in the town as South Holderness chased down what seemed like an impregnable home side total of 277-4 off their 48 overs. It was a tame wicket to be sure, but Ingram totally dominated proceedings, fittingly…
Beverley Town CC pace ace Alex Morrell believes his side can enjoy a season to remember – if the entire team pulls together. Morrell enjoyed a successful season in the top flight of the York and District Senior League last year, picking up 26 wickets at an average of just under 30, playing mostly on the flat, batsman-friendly Norwood Recreation Ground. This included two five wicket hauls, his best return…
Beverley Town Cricket Club found the going tough on another sun-baked day at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Sunday’s friendly opponents were another team from the Central Yorkshire League in Castleford CC, who fielded a strong side against a slightly weakened home team. Batting first, Cas piled on the runs, reaching 233 from their 40 overs, a total that always looked to be beyond Beverley. Facing a new ball attack that…
Strong late hitting from Faisal Abid wasn’t enough to bring Beverley Town Cricket Club victory in their first friendly of the season at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Beverley ended up 10 runs short of visiting side Hunslet Nelson CC, who have just been promoted to the Premier Division of the Central Yorkshire League. But in reality and on the most beautiful of spring days that brought out a healthy little…