The Norwood Recreation Ground was the chosen venue for the cricket final that saw Cottingham CC beat Hull YPI by 9 wickets. Batting first Hull managed just 59 runs from leaving champions Cottingham a target of just 60. Cottingham easily chased down the target with their key player left hander Will Rhodes controlling things from the crease. Rhodes looked like he could have batted all night and it was he…
Cherry Burton’s tail-enders came to the rescue in a thriller of a game at Dalton Home CC. Played out in the majestic greenery of the Dalton Park estate, it looked like the visitors had done enough as they restricted Dalton to just 103 on what was deemed to be a good wicket for the batsmen. But the home side had other ideas. Despite a sound start for Cherry Burton –…
An inspired performance with the ball from Iain Sugdon helped Beverley Town CC 2nd XI rout New Earswick at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Sugdon recorded his best ever figures in senior cricket for Beverley, picking up 6-19 as the visitors were dismissed for a paltry 139. He was aided and abetted by Matthew Mudd, who helped himself to 3-48. This was a particularly fine performance with the ball as the…
Beverley Town Cricket Club’s 4th XI crashed to a massive 165-run defeat at home to Hull and YPI 4th XI. The visitors to the Norwood Recreation Ground set a massive target of 286-6, and it proved way beyond Beverley as they were dismissed for just 121. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=770] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the…
Craig Ford provided the heroics for Walkington Cricket Club as they hammered Nafferton at Walkington Rec. The home team got off to a flying start, but on a pitch that offered unpredictable bounce they suffered a mid-innings collapse and at one stage it appeared they would be bowled out for less than 170. But cometh the hour cometh the man, and Ford drove his side onwards. After seeing Rob Scattergood…
Neil Goforth was in the runs again as Beverley Town CC 4th XI surged to an eight wicket victory at home to Humbleton. Sam Welburn led the way with the ball, picking up 4-50 off his 12 overs as Humbleton reached a good-looking total of 225-9. But the home side made light work of the chase. Goforth batted through for an unbeaten 85, but the momentum came from Dave Parry…
Beverley Town CC 1st XI made it two wins on the bounce as they comprehensively beat Acomb at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. Following on from their victory at Woodhouse Grange the previous week, they romped to a six wicket defeat of the York side. Three wickets apiece for Peter Parnaby and Steve Blake restricted the visitors to 219-8, a good effort in the field on a typically good…
Cherry Burton CC beat John Good by 30 runs in thier Tuesday night 20/20 league fixture. Batting First Cherry Burton set the visitors a target of 136 from their 20 over’s. Cherry were equally impressive with the ball with Richard Salisbury, George Holland, Sam Sharpe and Stew Scott all picked up wickets to secure the win. Stew Scott said “We are very pleased with the performance from a very young…
Saturday was a day to forget for Beverley Town CC 2nd XI. They were hammered by eight wickets by Osbaldwick in their York and District Senior Cricket League Division Two clash. Beverley batted first on an excellent wicket but failed to make the most of beautiful conditions as they were bowled out for just 99. Only Ian Goforth made any impact, scoring nearly half his side’s runs before falling for…
Neil Goforth produced a superb all-round performance as Beverley Town CC 4th XI romped to a an eight-wicket victory over HICE seconds at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. He picked up 3-42 then hit an excellent 71 as they overhauled their target with ease. But he wasn’t the only home player to shine on a glorious day. Sam Welburn picked up 4-59 off 12 overs and Guy Brumfield 3-41…
Beverley Town’s Newland Evening League side battled out a thrilling tie with East Riding rivals Hornsea at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Hornsea made the home side pay for some sloppy fielding and racked up 146 off their overs. It was generally a poor performance with the ball for Beverley, but it was memorable one for 13-year-old Jamie Roe. Making his senior debut, his Graeme Swann-inspired off-breaks proved difficult to get…
Patrington CC 1st XI proved too strong for Beverley Town CC 3rds at the Norwood Recreation Ground in the EYCA Premier League. Batting first, Beverley could only muster 128 all out, which the visitors overhauled for the loss of just five wickets. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=727] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to…
Beverley Town CC 1st XI suffered a heart-breaking one-run defeat at home to Stamford Bridge. A superb spell by Alex Morrell (5-40) restricted the visitors to just 169. The chase proved to be a tough one for the home side. Anthony Spence hit 30 and it looked like he and captain Alan Acklam (43) had done enough to earn Beverley victory. But they just didn’t have enough in the tank…
Walkington’s Hayride is alive and well as organisers prepare for their annual garden party on Saturday. Traditionally one of three big events of the Walkington Hayride, now just the garden party remains. But such is the tradition of the event and with Walkington still enjoying a strong community spirit, it is hoped many people will enjoy the garden party while raising money for Dove House Hospice, Macmillan Cancer Support and…
Pictures from Beverley Town CC 4th XI at home to Eastrington in Division One of the EYCA First Division. Beverley racked up 204-7, but were unable to bowl the visitors out as they hung on to reach 134-8. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=714] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to…
Tim Smith cracked only his second ever century for Beverley Town as he led the seconds to an impressive nine wicket defeat of Carlton Towers at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. Smith hit a superb, unbeaten 105 to help Beverley Town 2nd XI chase down the visitors’ 173 and keep his side firmly in the hunt in Division Two of the York and District Senior Cricket League. The bowlers…
Beverley Town CC 3rd XI were on the wrong side of a four wicket defeat at home to Cottingham CC 1st XI on Saturday. Dave Ricardo, batting at nine, biffed a quick-fire 48 including three six wickets from as Beverley Town rallied late on to reach 161 all out. Other contributions came from Peter Hynes (30) and Tim Fordon (28) at the top of the order. In reply Ricardo took…
A powerful batting performance was not enough to secure a much-needed victory for Beverley Town 1st XI at home to Studley Royal on Saturday. But the home side could be proud of their efforts as they forced the Ripon club to dig deep, earning a winning draw as they restricted Studley to 227-8 in reply to Beverley Town’s 260-6. Beverley took full advantage of batting first on a wicket described…