g&s sport issue 232

is your FREE weekly guide to all local sport. is independent of all Life is never dull being a fol- Hemsworth Miners’ Welfare ground other local newspa- lower of Goole AFC. is believed to be too short to meet pers and is edited by FA standards. Graeme Wilson, who Although still no official has written and edit- announcement has been con- what was proposed to be a 24- much of a forgettable cam- that circumstances can change Clay Cross, Louth Town, ed sports coverage firmed, the Vikings are expect- team division. paign, and it appears he may in the summer months. Retford United and Wombwell locally for many well be featuring for one of are joining the Northern years and whose ed imminently to receive a The compilation of leagues their divisional rivals, Golcar Preparations going Counties East League, subject knowledge and con- reprieve from relegation and for next season is not just United, a team far closer to his quietly to ratification at the upcoming tacts in local sport remain in the Toolstation affecting the Vikings and home. league AGM and any further are unrivalled. Northern Counties East League Hemsworth as situations of At the Fairfax Plant Hire consequences arising from the Premier Division for 2023-24. even more pressing concerns For Mick Carmody and Alan Stadium, it is an altogether Goole/Hemsworth outcome. is an e- have meant deferrals else- Jackson, who must be aware more relaxed close season for newspaper which That is as a result of ground where, too, leading to delays. that a major improvement is Selby Town, although of course League sponsorship you can view on required if the club is to benefit any change in the league's com- into a 10th session your computer, lap- issues involving Hemsworth Fortunately, and as stated in from the reprieve, it is an pilation will work down. top, tablet or smart- Miners Welfare being unre- the columns of Goole and opportunity to do just that, Toolstation will continue its phone. solved, despite the club finish- Selby Sport, Goole officials however fortunate it is. However, that is to be con- long-standing sponsorship of Sign-up to receive ing in mid-table. were fully aware of the situa- firmed, but Town are ready for the Northern Counties East your FREE weekly tion towards the end of last Their return to the VPG with pre-season training and players Football League in 2023-24. copy by e-mailing: The club faces the prospect of season and they had plans in four games to go of last season, committing to the 2023-24 [email protected] place for both eventualities. having resigned inOctober prior campaign ahead. The sponsorship started in being not only relegated a divi- This week, there is positive to the ill-fated regime of Simon 2013 and has helped member We want to hear sion, but also being placed in news in that they may have Houghton, there are several Their first friendly is at the clubs at steps five and six in YOUR sports news. step seven, probably in the gone some way to solving players committed to another start of July as it stands and Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the Whatever your Sheffield & Hallamshire some of their goalscoring campaign and a full pre-season the Robins will be looking to East Midlands. sport, let us have County Senior League, with no issues with Brad Kerr, who should really benefit one or two build on a better end to last your scores, match chance of promotion above that featured in a handful of games for whom injury ravaged the term under Ryan Cooper with It not only helps the league reports and pictures last season, expected to be part season. certainly a busy season as the provide equipment to be used of highlights. level unless improvements are of the Vikings squad assem- likelihood of the proposed by teams on match days, but E-mail pictures and made. bling for the start of pre-season All this uncertainty in close league of 24 teams promises also for match officials too. reports to: training at South Park next season is not the fault of the a marathon 46-game cam- [email protected] The problem appears to be Tuesday evening, June 13. club, but shows the importance paign excluding cup match- It also allows prize money for that the pitch at the Just of not finishing rock bottom es. the league's cup competition Football MDC Sports Stadium One player who won't be is (even if it felt that way) for and for the Fair Play league. Ollie Russon. a lone star for there is always the likelihood has been found out to be too short and against FA regula- tions and lengthening it is prov- ing difficult. A final decision is expected soon on whether the club’s sta- tus can be confirmed, but the uncertainty has led to a number of players seeking to play else- where next season and making preparations understandably difficult for Welfare. It is all very unsatisfactory to the officials of both teams, and it is almost a month since the Football Association Leagues Committee did confirm the Vikings' relegation to step six, subject to those afore-men- tioned logistical problems. The situation has dragged on, with decisions deferred pending appeal procedures, reportedly, but it is expected that Goole will be confirmed and ratifica- tion endorsed at the league AGM later this month - an announcement from Wembley possibly tomorrow, although both the FA and NCEL will not comment. Providing the above is con- firmed, there will have to be a replacement team found in Division One for the Vikings in Death of Les Collinson The death of a former Goole management of Paul Feasey in After Goole, he had spells at the VPG, but did pack a very Town footballer of the 1960s, the transition between the with Ashby Institute, Hull good dead ball hit, scoring sev- Les Collinson, has been Midland League and Northern Brunswick, the two Bridlington eral screamers in his time. announced. He passed away Premier League 1967-1970. teams, Town and Trinity, on May 22 at the age of 87. Hatfield Main and then Chilton Out of football, Les was a Les also played for Hull City, Amateurs. maths teacher at Hessle High Les, who played in what used where he was part of two pro- School until retiring in 1990, to be the right half position for motion-winning teams, and A popular, but quiet person, and was also a verger at St the most part, played under the also York City. Les had his admirers and critics Andrew's Church in Willerby.

GOOLE & SELBY SPORT page 2 7 June 2023 Gilberdyke tail- enders fail in runs chase Gilberdyke 1st XI 121 only 33 balls. Goole Town 1st XI 111 Three wickets each for George Welton 1st XI 114-5 Beverley Town 4th Houseman and Matt Somerford. The last time the two first XI 133 Gilberdyke were off to a fine elevens met at Westfield in A low-scoring encounter at start in reply and looked on IngsView on Saturday in course as Tom Bonser made 33, April 2021, runs were in Division Three Holderness but after he was out to Simon and it was visiting Beverley Lazenby who, together with abundance and it was a big Town fourths prevailing by 12 David Butt, took four wickets, runs as they denied the finish was going to be close. win for the visitors. Gilberdyke chasing down what looked a moderate total. It seemed the hosts had the Fast forward two years and a edge at 119-6, but the dismissal The home side won the toss on of Pounder for 21 saw the last few days over a month, it was a sunny, if breezy, East four batsmen fall for the addi- Yorkshire afternoon and the tion of just two runs as the visi- a Welton win once more, but a hosts were soon into their work tors swung the game their way. with the ball. low-scoring affair highlighting Ironically, Gilberdyke's all out Mike Pounder dismissed 121 was then repeated 24 hours problems once more with opener Isaac Peaks for nine, later by their seconds in the and wickets would fall regular- Conference League against Goole's batting in ly. But the one innings of note, Goole Town thirds, but this and it was only 37 from Owen time batting first and the out- Championship East so far in Parnaby, would ultimately come was far more straightfor- prove crucial, seven fours in ward, with Goole winning by 2023, even though their eight wickets. bowlers gave it their all to keep Goole seconds won at Thorpe Arch and Boston Spa ground. the margin of defeat down. It was five wickets in the end and They took five wickets and Three Ebor win in Yorkshire Earlier in the afternoon the had numerous appeals. Premier League North by Goole bowlers went into action Dunnington all over for the second half of Optimistic, as they were leav- ing the question what could nine wickets at Thorp Arch quickly after Thorp Arch won the FA Cup final, which drew have been a winning total? and Boston Spa seconds on the toss and batted, Henry plenty down in and out enjoy- Had it not been for several Saturday. Appleby making a quick break- bold shots from Windeatt it ing the sun. If not another might have been even closer Inspired by an unbeaten 74 through to dismiss openers than the five wicket margin it from Anthony Gibbins, leading Cole and Gilman and finishing bowlers rip worrying low for Goole, it rep- was. the captain's example from with 4-20 as he returned to fin- resented a considerable Thorp Arch and opening, they needed just 23 ish off the innings. improvement from 15-6 after Boston Spa 2nd XI 143 overs and one ball to pass the Woodcock, who had a terrif- ten overs as the visitors only Goole Town 2nd XI 143 all out before tea. ic all-round day, nipped in Gibbins and opening partner, mid-innings to dismiss into Cawood briefly relinquished the tightest 146-1 Callum Woodcock, 55, added Thorhill and Marriott as they of tight grips. The seconds seemed in a 113 for the first wicket to well tried to recover the home posi- hurry as they motored to a No one could master the third successive Division and truly take any sting out of tion. He ended with 4-29 and bowling, of which there was the hosts' attack. Thorp Arch and Boston Spa The chase was completed by were dismissed in the 37th Cawood 1st XI 80-9 Shutt, top score 54, and his always something to keep them captain took the score to 118. Sam Whittall, 17, joining his over for 143, proving way Dunnington 2nd XI interested, but not a score captain, who took just 47 balls short, and in the end a good Although the scoring was 193-7 steady rather than brisk, Ben with no margin for error in the to remain 74 not out, with 12 afternoon for one of the senior Symington, with 26, tried to fours and a six. Goole teams. Cawood's batsmen were inject late in the 40 overs as field. strangled by visitors Owen Carny's 2-41 and Neil Dunnington seconds in a 113- Reader, 2-37 made sure the Welton were in trouble them- run defeat at Maypole Cawood bowlers stuck to their Gardens in Saturday's task. selves, though, in the reply to a Division Four Ebor clash under almost cloudless skies. A fair total to chase, though, whole-hearted effort from and the Cawood batsmen were The York area side are not the unable to get out of first gear Goole's attack with nothing to force they once were in local against the Dunnington cricket, but their mixture of attack. play with. youth and experience in the sec- onds' return to the Yorkshire They never recovered from Poor batting leads to heavy Premier League North were losing their first two wickets for plenty too strong for Cawood just three runs, with only two defeat for Kelfield on this occasion after winning players, Aijad Ahmadzal (18) the toss and electing to bat. and Reader (19) reaching dou- Bishopthorpe 1st XI ble figures, the latter taking up 244-4 Captain Steve Jackson and 74 balls. Kelfield 110 Harry Paver opened confidently against the home attack, making Oli Appleton (3-13) and Another disappointing 31 and 37 respectively, the lat- Daniel Buxton (3-12) and their batting display saw ter going first on 60, but after fellow attack strangled Cawood Thompson went briefly, James in a closing 80-9 in a full 40- Kelfield suffer a heavy over complement. loss at Bishopthorpe Your friends and fellow sports- firsts on Saturday in people can all get Goole & Division Three Ebor of the Yorkshire Premier Selby Sport FREE every week. Bishopthorpe Cricket Club. League North. Just email: [email protected] to be taking the total to 141, with date, and the pressure of a big home attack was soon into a The visitors were very much Davies, 33, and Eckhart, with chase was soon taking a toll fragile middle order added to the mailing list on the back foot from the an unbeaten 49, taking them to after tea. a 40-over total of 244-4. From 72-3, Kelfield col- moment they lost the toss and Craig Lawson went for just lapsed to 110 all out in the 29th fielded in unbroken sunshine on Kelfield's batting, normally a four, and although Moore and over, with Mackie's 3-12 the strong suit, has not fired on all Ben Sibley made starts, it pick of excellent Bishopthorpe the west side of York. cylinders in a higher division to needed more than that and the bowling. An opening stand of 55 between George and Coulson was broken by Chris Walker, and then Gary Moore, normal- ly on stumping duties, bowled Coulson. However, Bishopthorpe soon resumed control, with Seager, 41, and captain Reeves, 49,

7 June 2023 GOOLE & SELBY SPORT page 3 Drax punch above weight with seven wicket win second thoughts as the visitors Drax 1st XI 179-3 Carlton Towers 2nd reached 111-1, with opener XI 175-8 Darren Graves making 52 and Castleford 2nd XI 90 added 45 for the seventh wick- Drax firsts continue to punch Alex Hartley, 47. et. above their weight in Division However, they never escaped Selby 1st XI 92-1 Two Ebor of the Yorkshire Caspar Gray (3-28) returned Premier League North after a from the Drax attack in terms of Selby first team were back on to the attack to bowl convincing seven wicket win the run rate and Steven Smith's the winning trail on Saturday Lakshminarayanan (19) and over larger village neighbours with a comfortable nine wick- when Mark Hope bowled Carlton Towers seconds at 4-40, together with Ethan et win at Castleford seconds, Koothoor (53) the run chase School Road on Saturday. Umbo, 2-34, kept Carlton to writes RICHARD WAIN. fizzled out as the visitors were 175 in 45 overs. It has been a marvellous start Skipper Tom Shepherd won bowled out for 140 in the last of for the Power Stationers after It was soon evident that Drax the toss and asked the home their 40 overs. Selby travel to their promotion as runners-up to would have to be bowled out as side to bat first, and it proved another of the league newcom- Burn last term and although to be a good decision as the ers Thorner Mexborough on they suffered at the hands of they set off at a good rate, and Selby bowlers were soon on top Saturday. the Scarcroft machine, they although Richard Ellam's 3-19 with some very tight bowling. have recovered from that and Gareth Roberts took the first showed Carlton's seconds they did give them a chance, it was wicket to fall when he had are a strong unit at their best. an unbroken fourth wicket Ethan Winstanley caught behind by Darrell Guy with the Drax captain Ollie Ounsley stand of 139 between Ollie total on 14. Three runs later won the toss, and although the Ounsley, 70, and Steve Smith, Jamie Middleton had Alex day was sunny and warm out of Dillon caught behind as the a moderate north-easterly wind, 60, which cantered them to a West Yorkshire side found run they might have been having seven-wicket win with over 12 scoring difficult. overs to spare. Castleford skipper Luke A second win for Drax CC Edwards (15) worked hard, but he became another victim for over Carlton in six days after Roberts (3-25) as Selby kept up the respective thirds had played the pressure. There was another deadly accurate spell from in the Sunday Cup at the Bank Jamie Middleton, who took 2- Holiday weekend, albeit with 12 from his twelve over spell mostly different personnel. and Lee Wild kept the visitors in command. Heworth 4th XI 105 Majestic Garage The run rate never got above Selby 3rd XI 106-7 Individual Pool two an over, with only Brian Phillips providing any serious Selby third team continued League resistance. Lee Wild took 4-7 their good run in the Vale from his ten overs and there Richard Waterton 68, which included eight League when a good all round Week 14- fixtures/ results Ant Kenning 5-4 Jamie Fox were two catches each from put Selby seconds boundaries. team performance earned Elite Division- Murphy’s Steve Proctor 4-5 Jimmy Rob Scarr and Alex Bowden in on top with a great them a three wicket win Garner a good fielding performance. spell of bowling - Harry Huddlestone joined against a young Heworth Jack Brown v David Margrave Rick Harrison 5-4 Marcus 3-18. Steward and they continued fourth team. tba Bonser Charlie Baird took the last Joe Holt 6-3 Jamie Nicholls wicket to fall when he had Scarcroft 2nd XI 140 Selby’s improvement with an The York side won the toss John Turner 6-3 Jason Raspin Championship- Murphy’s Phillips (31) caught in the unbroken fifth wicket partner- and elected to bat first and they Mark Pyper v Joshua Buck tba deep as the home side were In Division Four, Selby sec- ship of 66 and they enabled the lost early wickets, with Rhys Nick Hayes 4-5 Paul Tough Kaden Vause 5-4 Ashton bowled out for 90 in the 44th ond team also produced a home side to close on a useful Roddick taking 2-19, and he Steve Purvis v Matthew Vause over. much improved performance was supported by a good spell Dodson tba when they picked up a 42 run 182-4, with Steward finishing from Jack Hunter. Paul Hand 7-2 Martin Barry Marston 3-6 Carl Wilbe In reply, Selby openers Matt win in over league newcom- unbeaten on 58 and Huddleston Thomson Stuart Challenger 4-5 Paul Hoyle and Alex Bowden were ers Scarcroft seconds in an on 27. Alex Stone held the early part Super League - Steam Dodson soon scoring quickly and they entertaining game at Sandhill of the innings together, but Packet Kevin Wright v Simon Everatt added 35 for the first wicket, Lane. Scarcroft were soon losing wickets fell at the other end tba which included three all-run with young bowler George Neil Buck 5-4 Jordan King Steve Hebden 8-1 Brian fours before Ethan Winstanley Batting first after winning the wickets when they replied, with Wells removing the middle Gary Knights v Natalie Robinson bowled Bowden in the fifth toss, Selby lost early wickets, Richard Waterton putting Selby order in a great spell. Merrill tba Tony Spink- bye over for 28. with Arun Kumar and on top with a great spell of 3- Joshua Sellers v Stephen Andrew Merrington v Todd Ramnishanth Balachandran 18. Caspar Gray and Joe Bugg Nathan Dye also picked up a Cawthorn tba Hughes tba Gareth Roberts joined Hoyle doing the damage as the home wicket and when Wells, who Mike Eddom v Chris Lloyd Bobby Mosley 3-6 Josh and they kept up the high run side were reduced to 8-2. both picked up a wicket as the took 4-6 from his six overs, had tba Barnes rate with some great shots, with visitors slumped to 31-5 but Stone caught behind by Sam Lee Fallon 5-4 Chris Stevens Jake Bayram 3-6 Lewis Roberts firing seven fours and a Kumar struck again when he Anura Koothoor and Easthill an early finish loomed. Ben Wales 0-5 Antony Doddy Jeffers six in his unbeaten 34. had Jack Huddlestone (7) The visitors fought back with Dodson Frank Hoodless v Luke caught to leave Selby in trouble Balachandran staged a recov- valuable late runs added by Premiership - Steam McHugh tba Matt Hoyle finished unbeaten on 34-3, but opener Joe Bugg ery. A 48 run partnership for Robin Kay (18) and Austin Packet Division 1 - Murphy’s on 20 as Selby raced to victory and Oliver Steward both batted the sixth wicket was ended by Curry (22) which lifted Martin Chafer v Ryan Slater in only the 12th over and the well to get the innings back on Atul Vishwakarma when he Heworth to 105 all out in the tba David Cruickshank v Adam win lifts them up to fifth in the track. A fourth wicket partner- 36th over. Matthew Young v Liam Sayer 4-5 table. ship of 82 was eventually ended bowled Balachandran (21) but Coultish tba by Prasanna Bhat when he had there was more support for In reply, Selby soon lost Jack Merrington 5-4 Pete Nath Broadhead 4-5 Robert Thanks go to match ball spon- Bugg caught for an impressive Koothoor from opener Ian Huddlestone when Jones Walker sor Chris Lodge. Lakshminarayanan and they Charlie Hallam had him Thomas Howard 2-7 Matti stumped by Alex Lines, but Baxter George Cooper - bye Selby will face a stiffer test on experienced players Isaac Angie Johnson 4-5 Louis Marc Holbrough v Grant Saturday when league leaders Leung and Gareth Pearce Walton Hooghiemstra tba Scarcroft first are the visitors quickly put the home side in Daniel Shand v David Hughes to Sandhill Lane. control. tba Selby 2nd XI 182-4 Kavija Ukwaththa eventually Your friends and fellow sports- trapped Leung (34) leg before people can all get Goole & and Josh Morritt had Pearce (23) caught behind as the visi- Selby Sport FREE every week. tors fought back. Just email: [email protected] to be Neil Darley kept Selby on top, added to the mailing list but young bowler Robin Kay (3-16) sparked a late order col- lapse and it was left to Darley (32 n.o.) to steer them home in the 28th over. The win keeps Selby on top of the league and they travel to Stamford Bridge fourths on Sunday.

GOOLE & SELBY SPORT page 4 7 June 2023 Carlton Towers 1st A superb batting track saw captain Rob Holah, and one or at five and a half runs per over. almost 530 runs scored as two lusty blows from Mark A great start suggested a close XI 274-5 Carlton skipper Rob Holah Holmes, as late runs were the guessed right at the toss and order of the day, with wickets in finish, 82 for the first wicket Knaresborough 1st batted with the aplomb to hand 274-5 represented a between Pickles, 95, and which the faithful have been return to form in the league, at Martyn, who only made 19 XI 254 accustomed in recent seasons. least for the Carlton side. It was only when Pickles went Normal service was resumed There was an early shock as Knaresborough's bowlers at fifth man out on 209 that the at the Fishpond Field with a Henry Bayston departed for just never folded completely, but momentum swung Carlton's Championship West clash six, but Tom Collins found were under pressure amidst way, the openers 123 ball stay between the respective firsts form in a scintillating 88 in a Collins' onslaught, with containing six fours and six of Carlton Towers and second wicket stand of 104 Giddings 2-43 the best analysis sixes. Knaresborough all but going with Rob Johnson, 52. in 11 overs. to the wire, but with an early It was Holah to the rescue as summer feast of runs and Collins hit nine fours and The true track meant the visi- he took 7-73 in just over 11 wickets under clear blue three sixes in 78 balls, and with tors were never totally out of overs to complete a fine match skies. a welcome half century from the equation, albeit a tough ask and end a fine effort to chase the target. Burn get the Scarcroft Moorfields Farm treatment Fishery results Scarcroft 1st XI 162-1 showing little or no respect to proceeded to crash, bang.wal- the test as they chased 189 to lop their way to a stunning Saturday 4th Alec Johnson (Majestic Burn 1st XI 156-6 bowlers of any type. nine-wicket win in just 81 balls, win, doing so by six wickets Garage) 63.8.0. A belting toss it seemed to Kadam with the bat making 74 with eight overs in hand. Catching carp, bream, F1s on It would be a major surprise of them, unbeaten in just 40 pole tactics on peg 13. 5th Jamie Blyth (AJ if this strong Scarcroft side win and Burn at least called deliveries. Burn won the toss and batted Renovations) 57.0.0. are not champions of Division 1st Carl Kidd (Moorfields) Two Ebor in three months right in the form of captain, He may have lost skipper with an accumulation of scores 114.4.0. 6th Mick Turner (Moorfields) time. Page to Hunt for just four, but 55.0.0. Scott Hunt, but lost an early then with Madan Basvarajiah, down the order rather than one 2nd Roger Hammond Judging by the way the wicket as Ben Steward had his 73, also in 40 balls had the or two outstanding efforts. (Moorfields) 112.14.0. Open matches every Saturday. Yorkshire Premier League home side to victory in a jiffy. Draw 9am. North newcomers have disman- stumps uprooted by Sheehan. Opener Vaughan Lindley 3rd Steve Hoyle (AJ tled our local teams to date it A partnership of 157 contain- Renovations) 105.0.0. Call 07710817150 for info. seems a foregone conclusion Progress was never brisk, ing 14 fours and 11 sixes, and made 35, Mark Webster 32, now as poor Burn, especially partnerships then halted just as the Linnets' bowling figures are captain Tom Harland 38 and Your friends and their bowlers, succumbed in the perhaps left well alone. fellow terrific June sunshine on it seemed they might be getting Dan Robinson 33 not out at Saturday. Stamford Bridge 3rd sportspeople established, with Will Ramsey the end of the innings to push can all get Having set what seemed an 38 on 94 balls trying to anchor XI 189-4 the Linnets to a 40-over 188- under-par 156-6 on winning the Goole & Selby Sport toss, the Linnets bowlers were the innings. Burn 2nd XI 188-8 8. flayed to all areas as Scarcroft chased down the target in just In the end it needed a sev- A high-scoring encounter in Breakers took 4-56 for the over 13 overs of mayhem. enth wicket stand unbroken the York Vale League Division home side, who set about their One on Sunday at Low Hardly surprising, perhaps, of 38 between Norman Catton Road where Burn sec- chase confidently, with 78 for when the same batting unit onds set challenging total for amassed almost 400 against Elliott, 38, and Jamie Stamford Bridge thirds, who the first wicket between Drax less than a month before, ultimately proved well up for Bungle, 22, to see Burn Bramma, 51, and Beman, 32, close on 156-6, but disci- and the momentum was main- plined bowling from tained against the visiting Scarcroft and their powerful attack as Fraser, with 49, and an batting to come suggested it unbeaten 26 from captain was a good way below par. Hogben, saw Stamford Bridge Soaham Kadam, 2-33 in home to the last ball of the 32nd seven overs, was the most suc- over. cessful in the Scarcroft attack, Ashley Abbott took 2-55 for who after the tea interval then the Linnets. FREE every week. Just email: [email protected] Stamford Bridge Cricket Club. to be added to the mailing list

7 June 2023 GOOLE & SELBY SPORT page 5 Whitkirk 2nd XI 123 Eastrington 1st XI 205-9 A solid all-round perform- Whitkirk Cricket Club the ball, and so too his bowl- James Shipton with 26 was Viking Fishery ing partners. the only batsmen to really show ance from Eastrington firsts late 18-ball 20 took them resilience. results gave them the ten winning through 200 and plenty of runs He finished with 4-31 in 10.1 to work with for their bowlers overs and Harrison followed up The story was not so good in points from Saturday's visit after tea. to Whitkirk seconds in his runs with 2-7, and Ryan Division Four Ebor at Station Harrison, 67, was the feature in Fielder also struck twice as the Road, where the seconds were Division Two Ebor. 97 balls with seven fours and a six. hosts could only make 123 in resoundingly beaten by a strong reply as they were all out in the Hillam and Monk Fryston Whether the decision to field The reply never looked like 35th over. firsts. first was tactics or not, condi- troubling that 205-9 set and Dunham was in good form with tions appeared conducive to batting on a sunny, breezy afternoon on the east side of Leeds and visitors Eastrington were not complaining as they worked as a unit to reach a highly respectable 205-9 in their allotted 45 overs. The early loss of Harry Dunham. for seven was over- come by stands of 61 and 52 for the second and third wicket as Richard Harrison, top score 67, propelled the visitors into a good position. Jason Dale's patient 23 and Craig Chafer, 24, offered sup- port and although wickets did fall in the pursuit of a challeng- ing total, Shane Chatham's Narrow defeat for Thorpe Both Open matchs were held a place please ring 01405 on Deer Pond this week. 785206 or contact our Facebook South Cave and nership started to form between Martin Cooke (32) and Lewis The pick of the bowlers were page. Adnan Fazal (4-43 off 10) and The Tuesday Viking Open Brantingham 138-9 Sam Patchett (42) and Oliver Smith (35) came to the crease Harshal Deshmukh (4-18 off was won by Ben Green of The Pontefract Old Boys Pierce (28). However with the did the wickets stop falling for 9.3). Eggborough with 75lb 12oz. match on Hawk Pond on Thorpe Willoughby Baz O'Brien of Rawcliffe was Tuesday was won by M Smith fall of Pierce the wickets came Thorpe. With the loss of Cooke, Thorpe look to their next second with 71lb 9oz, Mark with 58lb 1oz. N Middleton 1st XI 128 in a flurry with skipper Danny the wickets began to fall again, game against Acomb thirds Jukes of Wakefield was third was second with 53lb 4oz and J Crockford (2-38 off 11) and leaving the experienced Tony which will be at home next with 69lb, Paul and Steve Whitehead was third with 51lb. Thorpe’s first XI travelled Sunday, due to Thorpe United’s Brunyee of Castleford were away to South Cave on what along with some good support Hinch (10*) and an injured football gala which takes place fourth and fifth with 56lb and On Sunday, the Rothwell AS was a lovely sunny afternoon bowling from Martin Cooke (0- David Squires (9) in a tenth on the Saturday. 55lb. match on Deer Pond was won hoping to take advantage of a by F Britton with 80lb 8oz. A green playing strip as South 29 off 7) and Alex Hinsley (0-6 wicket partnership and needing Thorpe Willoughby The Saturday Viking Open Lowe was second with 70lb 8oz Cave and Brantingham, hav- off two) the hosts were restrict- 30 runs to get Thorpe over the was won by John Brain of and J Fell was third with 45lb ing won the toss, elected to 2nd XI v Dunnington Harrogate with 99lb 14oz. 8oz. bat, writes ALEX HINSLEY. ed to a total of 138 for 9. line. Andy Rymer was second with After tea, Thorpe started their Due to Squires’ injury, some 3rd XI 69lb 3oz, Mark Jukes was M Firth won the Robin Hood Thorpe started well as Lewis third with 61lb 5oz, Rob Green AC match on Hawk Pond with Smith (2-20 off nine) and Jamie reply with the bat with opener not very quick singles were Dunnington conceded this was fourth with 59lb 3oz and 85lb 15oz. I Waddell was sec- Richardson (5-30 off 11) took match as they were unable to Steve Brunyee was fifth with ond with 68lb 10oz and K Hay four early wickets. The run rate Alex Hinsley (24) hitting some edging Thorpe towards the win raise a team. 59lb 1oz. was third with 61lb 6oz. was restricted but a solid part- big shots before being caught at until South Cave managed to Open matches are held each D Pinkney won the Bramley mid off. Fellow opener Krishna take the last wicket with assis- Tuesday and Saturday. To book Band Club match on Fox Pond Pillai (2) was adjudged LBW for tance from the green strip, leav- with 45lb 4oz. a third game in a row but helped ing Thorpe 11 runs shy of a vic- rotate the strike. It wasn’t until tory. Your friends and fellow sportspeople can all get Goole & Selby Sport FREE every week. Just email: [email protected] to be added to the mailing list