Ben Fish hit a fine unbeaten century as Beverley Town 3rd XI earned a losing draw against North Ferriby in the Premier Division of the EYCA on Bank Holiday Monday. On a bowler-friendly pitch, North Ferriby made Beverley toil as they racked up an impressive 273-7 off their 48 overs. Nathan Judah his an unbeaten 97 for the visitors, while there were 50s for Simon Cooke and Scott Watkin. Pick…
Beverley Town CC paid a heavy price for a series of missed catches in their Newland Evening League clash with Humbleton at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Their inability to capitalise on some good bowling, especially from off-spinner Peter Parnaby, saw the visitors rack up an impressive 124-2 from their 12 eight balls overs – a score just too big for Beverley to chase. Key to the powerful Humbleton score were…
In the other game at the Norwood Recreation Ground, Pelican beat the fourth XI in a real thriller. Batting first, Beverley’s Ian Morrison smashed 10 fours in a fine 59 as the home side made 189 all out. There were also solid contributions from Rob Wicks (34), Ray Teal (26) and an important, unbeaten 21 from number 11 Sam Welburn. Beverley took regular wickets as Pelican took their turn to…
Beverley Town Cricket Club slumped to a heavy defeat against Clifton Alliance at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday in the York and District Senior League Premier Division. Clifton consolidated second spot as they chased down Beverley’s insubstanial 187-7 for the loss of just five wickets. On a stifling hot day perfect for batting, the home side failed to really capitalise on good batting conditions. Andrew Burton made 59 and…
Longcroft School and Performing Arts College year eight cricket team narrowly failed in their bid for final glory this week. Taking on Pocklington school Woldgate School at the Norwood Recreation Ground, Longcroft batted first and posted a challenging 81-4 from their 20 overs. But it was not enough as Woldgate School chased down the total for the loss of only four wickets. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture…
Beverley Planning and Cherry Burton enjoyed a good-natured friendly match at Hodgsons this week. This wasn’t to say the cricket wasn’t competitive – it certainly was – but played in a relaxed atmosphere at a nice venue, it was yet another example of local facilities being enjoyed by the teams in the increasingly pleasant summer weather. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to…
Tony Spence continued where he left on Sunday as his excellent half-century helped Beverley Town CC to a seven-run victory over Hull and YPI in the Newland Evening League clash. Spence, who hit 63 in the battling defeat at York, hit 54 on another fine night at the Norwood Recreation Ground, and with Mark Mudd (22) also showing some fine form Beverley racked up an impressive 153-6 in their allotted…
A fine performance with the ball and some sensible batting took Beverley Town CC under 15s to a crushing nine-wicket defeat of big rivals Hornsea at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Hornsea had got off to a flying start, Monkman smashing four fours and a six as they raced to 35 from their first six overs. But things soon turned Beverley’s way as James Grainger dismissed Monkman and when keeper Robert…
Cricket is alive, well and set for a bright future thanks to the efforts of everyone at the Norwood Recreation Ground. On a bright but slightly chilly Monday night, dozens of youngsters flocked to Beverley Town CC’s ground to get their first tastes of what is hopefully a life-long love affair with the game. Senior players give up their Monday evenings from 6pm to 7.30pm to introduce under nines to…
Beverley Town CC 1st XI showed grit, determination and talent to push York CC all the way in their ECB National Club Championship first round clash. It was always going to be a tough fixture for Beverley to win, especially at the Clifton Park ground of the reigning Yorkshire Premier League champions. But a superb all-round effort saw them push York all the way, eventually falling 27 runs short of…
Beverley Town CC 1st XI gained their second draw of the season at Dunnington on Saturday. The York side, thanks in the main to an unbeaten 90 from J Bolam, reached 210-9 from their overs. Pick of the Beverley bowling was Alex Morrell, who picked up 4-36. With such a big total to chase it was always going to be tough for Beverley, but they stuck to their task well….
Superb innings from Ben Fish and Tim Fordon, and a fine performance with the ball from Paul Fleming, helped Beverley Town CC 3rd XI to their first victory of the season. They racked up an impressive 184-5 at home to Driffield 4ths, Fish hitting an impressive 63 and Fordon an unbeaten 58. When Driffield batted there was no doubt who the star performer for Beverley was. Fleming, with help from…
Faisal Abid almost led Beverley Town CC 2nd XI to a memorable victory at home to Harrogate 2nds. Abid hammered an impressive, unbeaten 130 as Beverley almost chased down Harrogate’s imposing target of 250 at the Norwood Recreation Ground, finishing on 226-9 and securing a losing draw. Despite conditions certainly favouring the bat, John Lewis put in some hard yards with the ball and finished with three hard-earned wickets despite…
Walkington Cricket suffered their first defeat despite setting visitors a target of 196 to chase. South Cave passed the require score loosing just three wickets and in just 32 over’s. Craig Ford fell just short off his half century when a moment of madness saw him caught out on 40. Pip Pearson misjudged a run sending his leaving his partner scrambling to make it to the crease only to end…
Beverley Town Cricket Club face one of their toughest-ever fixtures in the first round of the ECB National Club Championship on Sunday at York CC. They face a trip to the reigning Yorkshire ECB Premier League champions’ Clifton Park ground as they embark, along with 255 other clubs, on the road to a Lord’s final. It’s a tale of contrasting fortunes at the moment for teams competing in two of…
Beverley Town Cricket Club under-13s fell just two runs short of what would have been a memorable victory over Driffield at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Chasing 92 for victory against their rivals from the Wolds, Beverley were bowled out for 90 with just two balls to go in the final over. Batting first, Driffield racked up 91-8 off their 20 overs, Luke Clarke top scoring with an unbeaten 28 and…
Beverley cricketer Ashley Godber has revealed the secret behind his remarkable 10-wicket haul – a two week, self-imposed alcohol ban. Ashley, 40, of Megson Way, Beverley, joined a select band of bowlers when he took a magnificent 10 for 12 for Cherry Burton CC against Newport 2nds in Division Two of the East Riding Independent League. And whether it was co-incidence or not, Ashley, the advertising director of Adrenaline Advertising,…
The 1st XI’s poor start to the season continued with a 10-wicket hammering at home to Easingwold. Alan Acklam was undefeated on 18 and Faisal Abid made 10 but the team folded without any other resistance and made only 49 runs. Easingwold made light work of their modest target to ensure an early finish. Beverley Town Cricket Club 1st XI lost to Easingwold by 10 wickets HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click…