g&s sport issue 241

is your FREE weekly guide to all local sport. is independent of all Selby Town 2 As regards team news, two dence and found themselves time whistle. with Charlie Smith and Tom other local newspa- changes to the starting eleven ahead after ten minutes when It was a new half but a similar Palmer replacing. pers and is edited by Wombwell Town 1 were named from that opening Ned Dry fumbled the ball home Graeme Wilson, who home fixture against following a defensive mishap story as the hosts continued to With the minutes ticking has written and edit- Selby remain the pick of the Shirebrook Town at the Fairfax from the visitors. see the opportunities, with away, the tie had a look of a ed sports coverage bunch after claiming a Plant Hire Stadium. Dan Town having the possession. score draw, however, Town locally for many tough league victory over Davison and Alex Burton start- Despite having the visitors The visitors finally got the goal were awarded a late free kick years and whose Wombwell Town at the ed against the league's newest seeing more in terms of they had craved after six min- out to the left. Iwan Heeley knowledge and con- Fairfax Plant Hire Stadium, members ahead of suspended shots on goal, the equilibri- utes of the half; a fair and thun- took it, seeing his effort fool tacts in local sport writes TOM DEVEREUX. duo, Harry Clapham and Jamie um continued in Town’s derous effort from twenty everyone to take Town are unrivalled. In the wake of opening the Danby. favour, who continued to yards. ahead. Nerves played their campaign with back-to- have the possession in the part, but the hundred and back victories, Town went Early opportunities in the opening half. Skipper Ryan The Robins resolve continued eighty plus crowd would three from three in a stellar game fell to the visitors, whose Gothard saw yellow midway to be tested after seeing the vis- carry the lads over the line performance at Richard efforts were unable to challenge through the half and Ryan itors continue with the fair for one hell of a team effort Street. Alfie Burnett in the Robins' Cooper was forced off share of opportunities on goal. to claim an unbeaten start to goal. Town soon grew in confi- momentarily before the half Both Jason Price and Matty the season. Dawes were removed from play Win keeps Selby cricketers firmly in promotion race is an e- Drax 1st XI 82 Lee Wild. The win keeps Selby in third Mirza (39) as they added 107 eventually ended by Jack newspaper which place and they are at home to for the eighth wicket. Kumar Hunter (2-29) when he had you can view on Selby 1st XI 83-3 ing Kevin Thomas who worked Castleford Iseconds on hammered 16 fours and 9 sixes Dent caught behind by Harry your computer, lap- hard for his 15 and Wild fin- Saturday. in his remarkable unbeaten 185 Huddlestone. top, tablet or smart- Selby first team returned to ished with the fine figures of 4- as Crossgates closed on a mas- phone. action on Saturday when they 6 from his six overs when he Thanks go to match ball spon- sive 278-8 from their 40 overs. Neil Darley (2-39) and Dan Sign-up to receive travelled the short distance to had Paul Vickers neatly caught sor Bill Wharram. Mcloughlin (1-28) kept Selby your FREE weekly Drax and they kept them- by Matt Hoyle to leave the The Selby reply revolved just on top, but Ollie Mair (59) copy by e-mailing: selves firmly in the promotion home side 82 all out in the 34th Crossgates 1st XI around skipper Graham Phillips batted well as the Selby [email protected] race with a seven-wicket win, over. and there was good support bowlers had to work hard. writes RICHARD WAIN. 278-8 from Tom Sherwood, Jack We want to hear There was an early set back Huddlestone (10) and Mark There was good support for YOUR sports news. Skipper Tom Shepherd won for Selby when they replied Selby 2nd XI 210-9 Hope (16). Phillips and Joe Mair from Andy Inkster (14) Whatever your the toss and asked Drax to bat when Matt Hoyle played on to Bugg added 74 for the fourth and Austin Currie (14) as the sport, let us have first and it soon proved to be a Jack Derham in the first over In Division Four there were wicket before Phillips was York side were eventually your scores, match good decision, with opening with the total on just two. 488 runs scored at Sandhill bowled by Brijesh Gandhi for bowled out in the last over for a reports and pictures bowlers Jamie Middleton and Lane when Selby second team 88, which included 13 fours and useful 184, with Rhys Roddick of highlights. Gareth Roberts again bowling Alex Bowden and Matty went down to a 68 run defeat a six. Bugg (36). finishing with 3-27. E-mail pictures and tightly. The first wicket fell Clark soon got the innings back to second in the table reports to: after six overs with the total on on track with some fine batting Crossgates firsts. Oliver Steward (18) and Luke In reply, Selby openers Harry [email protected] 15, when Roberts had Lewis and they quickly added 29 for Berzins (20) kept the score- Huddlestone and Steve Thomas caught behind by the second wicket before The Leeds side won the the board ticking over but there Sherwood were soon scoring Darrell Guy. Derham bowled Clark for a toss and decided to bat first on was more drama late in the quickly and they put the visi- rapid 16. a good looking track, but the innings when spinner Balraj tors in a commanding position In the next over, Middleton early part of the afternoon Seehra took a hat trick. with a first wicket partnership bowled Toby Bodycombe and Derham (3-39) struck again belonged to Selby when young of 107. then had Lewis Smith caught when he caught and bowled Rob bowler Caspar Gray had Hem Selby closed on a respectable by James Dugher to reduce the Scarr (9) to leave the visitors on Bhandari caught by Joe Bugg 210-9 which earned them a Andy Inkster made the break- home side to 15-3. 46-3 and another rain shower with the total on six. couple of batting points and through for the home side when forced the players off again. they travel to Scarcroft sec- he trapped Sherwood (40) leg Middleton (3-16) grabbed Gray struck again when he onds on Saturday. before, but the run rate did not another wicket in the 13th over On the resumption Alex bowled skipper Arvind slow down when Gareth Pearce when he had Luke Edwards Bowden (23*) and Lee Wild Nijampure (15) and Luke Heworth 4th XI 184 joined Huddlestone. caught in the deep by (27*) both batted powerfully as Berzins (2-38) continued the Shepherd, but skipper Kevin Selby raced to victory in only good Selby start when he had Selby 3rd XI 185-4 The runs continued to flow Thomas and Ben Worley then the 13th over. Balraj Seehra (18) caught by but Robin Kay eventually had held up the Selby attack with Oliver Steward and then caught In the York Vale League, Huddlestone stumped by Alex some solid batting. and bowled Avanish Tantry to Selby third team continue to Lines for a stylish 76, which reduce the visitors to 58-4. lead the Division Three table included 12 boundaries. A short rain break reduced the after a six-wicket win at game to 44 overs per side and Spinner Alex Langhan joined Heworth fourths on Sunday. Pearce hit a rapid 28 before he the introduction of Lee Wild the attack to bowl Harrison was also stumped, but Kayden ended the fifth wicket partner- Birch, to leave Crossgates on Skipper Steve Sherwood won Lane (21*) and Neil Darley ship of 28 when he had Worley 78-5, but Mani Kumar then the toss and decided to bowl (6*) comfortably guided Selby (22) caught by Jamie Pickles. took control of the game as he first and Rhys Roddick home in the 27th over. began to punish any loose grabbed an early wicket when Ethan Umbo (12) hit three bowling and he produced some he bowled Matthew Bonarius in Selby lead the table by 59 boundaries before he was spectacular big hitting. Kumar the third over. points and they face a busy caught and bowled by Wild and peppered the boundary weekend when they play shortly afterwards he trapped although he did survive some Skipper Paul Whitley and Stamford Bridge fourths on Tom Longhurst leg before. Tom difficult chances and there was Rufus Dent frustrated the Selby Saturday and face Ovington Shepherd joined the attack to good support from Hussian attack with a second wicket thirds in the final of the take a couple of wickets includ- partnership of 41 which was Scothern Construction Cup on Sunday at Sandhill Lane.

GOOLE & SELBY SPORT page 2 16 August 2023 Goole AFC preview Tricky test in FA Cup tie It is never easy to tell whether son form is not always a telling Goole AFC 1 morning on dual registration from the penalty spot to give The second half was a bit of Goole AFC are ready for any- point, the fact they have home with Pitch-In NPL East, Rossington the advantage - a an anti-climax. thing when one considers advantage means the Vikings, Rossington Main 1 Pontefract Collieries. fourth penalty conceded in as many games - and although it The Goole midfield was over- their playing record in the last who will be well supported in For the first time since It could have been better had did look soft, there were few run at times and the series of few seasons. Greater Manchester, will need Tuesday, February 7, the some of the Vikings' excellent complaints on the field. openings from the first 45 min- to show all the fight, resolve Vikings picked up a approach work, in the first 45 utes restricted to a Liam However, amongst the debris and goals to continue the shock Toolstation NCEL Premier minutes particularly, produced Hannah was sharp in a lively Flanagan shot just wide as the of what could only be described results they have achieved. Division point against another goal or two. first half in which the Vikings former Robin still looks to as car crash campaigns, has newly-promoted Rossington break his duck. been their FA Cup record on Irlam drew their latest league Main at the Victoria Disappointingly, they faded played a part and reacted posi- Pleasure Grounds on somewhat with the elements in tively to going behind. Missing Joel Spence through opposing teams' grounds. game with Lower Breck last Saturday. the second half and the visitors suspension, and Romeo As they prepare for Saturday's night. carved out more opportunities, As Goole went close through Madjama, Reece Kral featured Fifteen long games, including with Jody Barford, and a better Ben Gelder and the lively and although there is plenty of tricky test at North West The Vikings will be without two at the start of a new cam- looking defensive display, Gilfoyle, the only concern was room for improvement, there Counties League Premier Joel Spence, completing a two- paign, ended by what was an keeping the threat of the much the wide open back four, as the are one or two signs that it will Division, Irlam, kick off 3pm, match suspension, and are still equalizing goal by debutant travelled, highly dangerous, fear was the Vikings' best work be better in 23/24, but worth they do so in the knowledge that hoping Mitch Pattinson will Rob Hilfoyle, signed on the Toss Hannah at bay. in a neatly compiled equaliser remembering Rome wasn't built from Gilfoyle could all be in s day. successes at Sunderland recover from an ankle injury Hannah was on the scoresheet Ryhope, Carlisle City and that has yet to see him feature undone. Toolstation Thackley have given them lit- this term. tle runs in a competition that NCEL previously had been embarrass- A replay, if required, will be at ing for all in the meek way they the VPG on Tuesday evening, 7.45pm, otherwise it will be had lost on so many occasions. Difficult to ascertain whether Premier Division home fare with Frickley Athletic the visi- they are in good heart or not, tors. just one win to date and that in the previous round at Thackley, The draw for the first qualify- but a 1-1 draw with Rossington ing round will be made avail- able around lunchtime on last week stopped a big losing league sequence with several Monday. encouraging signs. Coach travel Selby Town preview Irlam produced a stunning The Vikings are sold out on replay win over Hallam after their coach to Irlam on raring to go being pegged back in the first Saturday, which now departs at game, and although early sea- Robins10.30am. Rearranged after blank midweeks standings Goole matches Players and supporters of turns always Selby Town have had to rein emerge, but for Premier Division - themselves in during the early Knaresborough Town P4 Pts 12 weeks of the Toolstation manager Ryan GD 6; Campion 3 9 8; Hallam NCEL Division One season. 3 9 7; Penistone Church 3 9 6; Goole are already into the ahead on Tuesday, October 3, Cooper there is Albion Sports 2 6 4; Barton realms of fixture changes a kick off 7.45pm, and the In fact, the team are champing Town 3 6 2; Thackley 4 6 2; fortnight into the season. opening day postponement at the bit to get on the field plenty to build on Frickley Athletic 3 6 1; Silsden Dates have been given to two against Handsworth, due to again after another blank mid- AFC 4 6 0; Emley AFC 4 5 0; outstanding games. ground booking problemsm week in the fledgling season No mid- Rossington Main 4 4 -2; Golcar has a rearranged date of after a late goal preserved their United 3 3 -1; Tadcaster Albion Due to the FA Cup involve- Tuesday, October 10, kick off 100 per cent start against new- weekgame next 3 3; Eccleshill United 4 3 -5; ment this Saturday, the game 7.45pm. comers, Wombwell Town at the Garforth Town 2 3 -1; Maltby at Thackley will now go FPH Stadium last Saturday. week either Main 2 1 -3; GOOLE AFC 3 1 - 5; Handsworth 1 0 -1; Iwan Heeley's added time before they Bottesford Town 3 0 -7; winner made it three wins out Pickering Town 4 0 -7. of three, not forgetting the embark on weather causing a postpone- their Buildbase Division One - Harrogate ment at Parkgate, and as men- Railway Athletic P5 Pts 13 GD tioned no midweek game this FA Vase cam- 5; Brigg Town 5 12 6; Retford week United 4 10 6; Nostel MW 4 9 8; Funeral of paign at one of Wombwell Town 4 9 8; Retford Nostell are the visitors on FC 3 9 6; Parkgate 3 9 6; Saturday, kick off 3pm, and the non-league's SELBY TOWN 3 9 5; Beverley West Yorkshire side are look- Town 4 7 2; Shirebrook Town 5 ing themselves to build on a fair most famous 6 3; Wakefield AFC 4 6 1; start, made that bit better after Worsborough Bridge Athletic 3 they crushed local rivals, names, 6 1; Clay Cross Town 5 6 -3; Horbury Town, 6-2 last night. Louth Town 4 5 1; Graeme Smith Northwich Glasshoughton Welfare 4 4 -1; Of course, these are early Staveley MW 4 3 -2; Athersley days, and in the extended sea- Victoria, on Recreation 3 3 -4; Horbury son of 44 games twists and Town 4 3 -7; Armthorpe Welfare Saturday week. 3 1 -4; Dronfield Town 5 1 -10; They are new Swallownest 5 1 -11; Yorkshire Plenty of former Goole AFC and present club. Amateur 4 1 -13; Ollerton Town players and managers, togeth- It was in his duty to look after opponents to the 3 0 -7. er with club officials, are expected to join family and the team kit amongst other Robins, and if friends at the funeral of a things and 'Smithy' as he was Graeme Smith, who died sud- known amongst many players, the name does denly at home last month. managers and officials became a popular figure, and that is why not quite hold the He was a popular figure at the many of tomorrow's mourners Victoria Pleasure Grounds over will include those with whom same kudos it many years, both with the past he became good friends. once did, it is still a most attractive tie, if too soon in the Ryan Cooper competition. Minster Engineering League roundup Minster Engineering League kicks off Saturday A new Minster Engineering Pollington, who for those reasons OPENING WEEK'S FIX- CLIFFE. BROUGH UNITED v HOW- Your friends and York and District League now make up a strong representa- TURES (area teams) Division Three - AIRMYN DEN AFC; POLLINGTON v fellow sportspeople football season commences on tion in Division One for 2033-24. Saturday, August 19 Pocklington Town. can all get Goole & Saturday, and with divisions FC v RICCALL UNITED; Selby Sport FREE of equal size it is a more uni- There are four divisions. Premier Division - MALT Knaresborough Celtic v Division Two - Church form beginning. Cawood are in the Premier SHOVEL v Dringhouses AFC; SELBY OLYMPIA; York Fenton FC v CLIFFE. every week. Division for the first time, joining THORPE UNITED v Railway Institute v HENSALL Just email: It has meant that several Malt Shovel and Thorpe United. Poppleton United. HAWKS. Division Three - RICCALL [email protected] teams have struck lucky in both In Division Three, former cham- Wednesday, August 23 UNITED v HENSALL ways, ie elevation to a higher pions Riccall United return after Division One - Easingwold HAWKS. to be added to division, or being saved from a two-year absence and Airmyn Town v HOWDEN AFC, Premier Division - the mailing list expected relegation. are newcomers in more strong Pocklington Town 2nd XI v CAWOOD FC v Dunnington; Please check with your club that area representation with Selby HEMINGBROUGH UNITED; MALT SHOVEL v Huntington fixtures are going ahead as sched- That certainly applies to two Olympia and Hensall Hawks. POLLINGTON v Haxby Town Rovers. uled, especially early season teams from our area, Howden and evening games and kick off times. Division Two - Wilberfoss v Division One - HEMING- All fixtures subject to change.

16 August 2023 GOOLE & SELBY SPORT page 3 York Premier League North standings Thorpe Willoughby Pierce (22) looked to take the Acomb as they look to continue ers stuck to their task and with Championship East - Division Three Ebor - game on with some powerful their fine league form. Chloe Thornton doing particu- Woodhouse Grange 2nd XI P17 Ledsham P17 Pts 132; Fairburn 1st XI 62-1 cut strokes, but Thorpe’s larly well in keeping wicket. Pts 146; Welton 17 116; Folkton 2nd XI 17 126; Wheldrake 17 change pair of Danny Dunnington 3rd XI Ever improving youngster Josh and Flixton 17 115; Hull 108; HEMINGBROUGH 17 South Cave & Crockford (3-22) and, in partic- Moore was the pick of Thorpe’s Zingari 17 112; Driffield Town 104; GOOLE TOWN 2nd XI 16 ular, Martyn Rhodes (4-7) as 210-7 Thorpe bowlers with 4 -34 with 2nd XI 17 108; Patrington 17 82; Bishopthorpe 17 78; Brantingham 59 well as two excellent run outs Graham Spence claiming 3-33 100; Bridlington 17 96; KELFIELD 17 78; Heslington in the field did the damage to Willoughby 2nd XI Beverley Town 2nd XI 17 86; 2nd XI 17 76; Tadcaster Magnet In the latest round of league restrict the visitors to a lowly The Thorpe batters came out GOOLE TOWN 17 70; Sutton- 2nd XI 16 72; Thorp Arch and cricket, current Division Two 59 all out inside 28 overs. 213-6 and set about the enormous task on-Hull 17 54; Brandesburton Boston Spa 2nd XI 17 72; New leaders South Cave & with relish. All the top order got 17 43; Cottingham 17 42. Earswick 16 46; Woodhouse Brantingham CC visited After the break, Thorpe’s Thorpe travelled to starts and kept ahead of the run Grange 4th XI 16 38. Thorpe’s second-placed 1st response never really looked Dunnington on an overcast rate. A particularly destructive Championship West - XI in a top of the table clash troubled, and despite the loss of Sunday to discover an excel- 48 from Frazer Hinsley had Whitkirk P17 Pts 112; Division Three Holderness - that was a key game for both David Squires (8) to Varun lent batting wicket, writes Thorpe in a strong position at Easingwold 17 112; Harrogate Swanland P17 Pts 116; teams title-aspirations, writes Anand (1-13) and a quick rain GRAHAM SPENCE. drinks. It was then the turn of 2nd XI 17 103; Acomb 17 102; Brandesburton 2nd XI 17 108; DANNY CROCKFORD. delay, Thorpe’s Dan Brown, Chris Thornton to contribute Studley Royal 17 99; CARL- Cherry Burton 17 106; Beverley with a well-made 21* and a Stand-in skipper Spence won with a superb 81 not out sending TON TOWERS 17 96; York Town 4th XI 17 104; After winning the toss, run-a-ball 28* from Ross the toss and, perhaps surpris- the ball to all parts and picking 2nd XI 17 88; Knaresborough Walkington 17 96; Middleton Thorpe looked to make the Powell guided the hosts home ingly, asked the home team to apart the Dunnington bowling. 17 86; Thirsk 17 78, Sheriff and North Dalton 2nd XI 17 94; most of the cloud and wind and within 13 overs. bat first. This decision initially Hutton Bridge 2nd XI 17 74; Driffield Town 4th XI 17 86; invited the visitors to bat first. paid off with a couple of early Andrew “Bobby” Moore Pickering 17 66; Bolton Percy Old Hymerians 16 82; Thorpe’s bowling attack kept An excellent win for Thorpe wickets. Enter no.3 Chris Rees- showed his quality with 32 not 17 42. GILBERDYKE 16 74; Pelican things tight and Sachin Madhas to close the gap on the league Gay (95) who batted with out to ensure Thorpe chased 17 70; Cottingham 3rd XI 17 (1-12) dismissed the dangerous leaders and remain 2nd with a authority with good support down the total in relative safety Division Two Ebor - 56; Humbleton 17 52. Adam Lucy for just one before game in hand. Next week from the middle order which and with five overs to spare. Scarcroft P17 Pts 140; Barwick- an injury to Lewis Smith forced Thorpe’s first XI have a differ- enabled Dunnington to post a in-Elmet 17 124; SELBY 17 Division Four Ebor - Saxton a bowling change early on. ent challenge as they visit decent total of 210 for 7. A game played in great spir- 118; Church Fenton 17 106; P17 Pts 146; Crossgates 17 125; it between the two teams. Castleford 2nd XI 17 104; Scholes, Leeds 17 110; South Cave captain Oliver The Thorpe bowlers and field- DRAX 17 98; EASTRINGTON Dunnington 2nd XI 17 107; 17 78; CARLTON TOWERS Sherburn Eversley 17 98; Rain stops games for 2nd XI 17 66; BURN 17 62; Hillam and Monk Fryston 17 Woodhouse Grange 3rd XI 17 98; SELBY 3nd XI 17 96; Hemingbrough and Cawood 62; Whitkirk 2nd XI 17 50; Scarcroft 2nd XI 17 78; Thorner South Milford 2nd XI 17 34. Mexborough 17 74; Church before a heavy downpour ren- Fenton 2nd XI 17 48; EAS- dered any further play impossi- Division Two Holderness - TRINGTON 2nd XI 17 34; ble, although ironically the Filey P17 Pts 130; Hull Ionians CAWOOD 17 30. skies cleared to reveal the best Coal Exporters 18 118; Sutton- weather of the day. on-Hull 2nd XI 17 110; Division Five Ebor - Green Beverley Town 2nd XI 17 92; Hammerton P14 Pts 128; In the play possible, Daniel Hessle 17 92; Hull Strikers 17 Barwick-in-Elmet 2nd XI 17 Woodcock, stand-in captain, 91; Welton 2nd XI 17 84; 112; Thorner Mexborough 2nd won the toss and decided to bat, NEWPORT 17 70; Cottingham. XI 15 92; Ledsham 2nd XI 15 but went cheaply for four. 2nd XI 18 67; North Ferriby 17 84; DRAX 2nd XI 15 66; 66; Patrington 2nd XI 17 66; Crossgates 2nd XI 15 58; Hillam Peter Wilson's 52 was the high- Londesborough Park 2nd XI 17 and Monk Fryston 2nd XI 15 22; light of another largely below-par 46. CAWOOD 2nd XI 14 0. batting display in a season of strug- Hemingbrough 1st including captain Robert Peet Cawood 1st XI 139 gle as Vaks, 3-9, and Venables. 3- Your friends and fellow sports- for 11. 36, did the most damage. XI 209-7 Hillam and Monk people can all get Goole & The innings was then built by However, as the clouds threat- Goole Town 2nd XI another good performance from Fryston 1st XI 15-3 ened rain, Cawood's bowlers Selby Sport FREE every week. all-rounder, Alex Barraclough, took advantage and reduced the dnb who made 64, and with David rsp visitors to 15-3 before the Just email: [email protected] to be Howard making 37, the score downpour and one will never More frustration for the local moved on quickly. Arguably the rain could have know the outcome. added to the mailing list cricketers of Hemingbrough denied Division Four Ebor's and Goole Town seconds at Rain was always in the air, but bottom club, Cawood, a rare Hull Road On Saturday. 'Boro pressed on to reach the win on Saturday as they had 200 mark, Charlie Brackley and visiting Hillam and Monk Requiring a sizeable 210 to Fraser Heath with useful late Fryston in a spit of bother at win, a real downpour in and contributions. Maypole Gardens. around the tea interval ruled out any start to the chase. Two wickets each for Replying to Cawood's moder- Kennedy and Harry Appleby, ate 139 on batting first on Hemingbrough had won the but before there was the oppor- another unsettled afternoon in toss under cloudy skies and tunity to reply, rain fell so heav- Yorkshire Premier League decided to bat and the fast ily that the game was aban- North cricket, Hillam and Monk medium pace of Jakey Kennedy doned. Fryston were reduced to 15-3 claimed two quick scalps, Promotion-chasing Ledsham see off Kelfield Castleford 2nd XI at 123-2, with Nathan Beck's 55 Websters with the bat who pre- Ledsham 1st XI 228-9 Delmont for just two to When wanting their top two to a good knock amidst what vented a heavier defeat, Alex Matthew Walker raised Kelfield fire together at the top of the 164 became a battle for runs on with 32 amidst the fall of cheap Kelfield 130 hopes, but the Ledsham top order, which hasn't happened as order all produced as they frequently this term, it failed Burn 1st XI 117 reduced overs as rain interrupt- early wickets, and Jacob down The afternoon was yet again always looked like setting a again as Craig Lawson went for ed. the order with 21, but not showery, but any rain did good target. six. The Linnets need to be wary enough to force a win as they move through allowing of the relegation threat in The benefactors were Alex were bowled out in the 33rd Kelfield the chance of a full Casey (34), Fisher (46), Even Gary Moore was rela- Division Two Ebor after and Jacob Webster, who took over for 117. game at Division Three Ebor Miller (47) and top scorer, cap- tively subdued by good defeat at Saville Park on five wickets each as Castleford promotion-chasing Ledsham tain Ware with 51 all helped Ledsham bowling, 20 off 27 Saturday, with Castleford subsided to 164 all out in the Three wickets for Findlay on Saturday. build steady partnerships and, balls, and their top scorer would seconds defending a revised middle of the 38th over. Anderson making early inroads, although Matt Walker, 3-47, be George Hook with 23, telling run chase as showers con- However, all they could do and Chris Walker, 2-45, bowled the story generally of how they stantly threatened. Burn were then on a before Edwards' five-wicket was bow to the leaders after wholeheartedly, a total of 228-9 succumbed meekly for 130 in Duckworth/Lewis revised tar- haul settled the outcome. going down by 97 runs in a in 40 overs represented, if not 28 overs. The home side won the toss get of 135 in 37 overs and were tame attempt at chasing 229 to an insurmountable score, one and batted, making good unfortunately unable to reach it. The seconds conceded their win after the hosts won the toss that would need a measured Ledsham's opening bowlers, progress and were well placed HPH York Vale Division One and decided to bat. response with solid contribu- Rothera and Kelly, set the tone The Cas attack took wickets game at Linnet Park against tions. for the victors with seven wick- regularly and it was the Stamford Bridge thirds. The early loss of Thomas ets between them.

GOOLE & SELBY SPORT page 4 16 August 2023 Bleak weather, bleak result for Gilberdyke Gilberdyke 1st XI 40 duration due to rain. Najeeb Carlton Towers 1st Collins' initial break- is still alive, but needing five the end. Shah made a principal contribu- XI 138-3 throughs, and with Rob weeks of settled Saturdays to Nine fours and a six for Swanland 198-7 tion of 59 batting at number Thirsk 1st XI 134 Holah also chipping in with give them and everyone a three, and at 109-1 were well- two, Carlton looked on chance of a good end to the Dean in his 126-ball vigil, The result was almost as placed and their 198-7 looked a A strong show by Carlton course if the weather would season. Davidson and Harrison mak- bleak as the weather at decent score in the conditions. hold. ing 28 apiece and Wilman IngsView for Gilberdyke on Towers firsts at the . crashing 35 not out at the Saturday in Yorkshire Admirable figures from Torn, with 5-29, meant end of the innings. Premier League North Ciaran Mell, 3-25. Fishpond Field, and not Thirsk were unable to break Church Fenton 1st XI Division Three Holderness. the shackles, Crewe with 28 James Stephenson, 3-76, In reply, an innings of torture only did they have to over- and Cool, 27, the top scorers. 231-5 the most successful bowler True, the home side were up for Gilberdyke's batsmen as the for Carlton, if a little expen- against uncompromising league leaders showed why they top come visiting Thirsk, but Carlton's normally free- Carlton Towers 2nd sive. leaders in Swanland, but set 199 the tree. scoring approach on their to win in a game reduced by also the elements, and they own compact ground was XI 192 A tall order for the sec- showers, they were bundled out Ten extras was the only score adequately suited for a race onds, but going well in a for 40, and rather like their A63 in double figures as the accomplished it with power against the elements and they A high-scoring affair in third wicket stand between neighbours, Newport in a Swanland attack strangled the raced to a seven wicket win Division Two Ebor, where Alex Hartley, who made 60 Division higher, it was a chas- hosts' batting. Three wickets for in a moderate run chase. in just over a third of their Carlton Towers seconds off 86 balls, and Ben tening experience. Alvi up top and Naiman's 4-9 allotted overs. found a stiff target of 232 Copeland, 55, at a run-a- was impressive as the innings Showers were never too far set by hosts Church Fenton ball. Swanland won the toss and lasted into the 27th over, but a Collins and Henry Bayston too much. But they battled batted in match of 35 overs paltry 40 in a 158-run defeat. away on another unsettled added 53 for the first wicket, hard on a cloudy, largely The pair added 94, and at the latter with a watching overcast day with that rain 123-3 they certainly had a summer afternoon and the brief as Collins made 49 off threat never too far away, chance after recovering from 27 balls, with nine fours and but a full game completed. the loss of Darren Graves Championship West a six, to set the tone. and Jake Dawson, however A full game bar one over the last seven wickets fell encounter, important for the He departed, as did Wilson per side deducted, to be for 69 as the runs per over cheaply, but then Josh accurate, and Church Fenton needed increased, with only hosts still with faint hopes of Cruise, with 55 in 26 balls, won the toss and batted. captain Hardeep Singh's 26 hurried them to the cusp of With largely consistent able to make an impression. promotion, but needing to get victory before Bayston fell effect and spearheaded by for 25, but to the second ball opener Tom Dean, with 79 They were bowled out in on the field regularly in this of the 18th over. They won and batting through, allow- the 42nd over for 192 as Bell comfortably and their season ing the middle order the and Stephens claimed three disturbed second half to the freedom to hit out towards wickets each. Your friends campaign. and fellow sportspeople Thirsk won the toss and can all get never looked comfortable Goole & Selby Sport against the Fishponders' FREE every attack, where Matthew Torn week. Just email: took five wickets to restrict them to 134 all out in the 40th over. Torn took out the spine of the batting effort after Tom Battling Eastrington lose to promotion-chasing Barwick Barwick-in-Elmet 1st little with the weather and ting away. With Richard Harrison then Barwick's defeat to Carlton Dale occupied 103 balls in a taking care of the obdurate XI 151-5 Towers in their last home out- Thompson for 19, and then ing, and it was workmanlike in typical considered innings, and Wilkie, 15, an.opening was Eastrington 1st XI returning to winning ways at disciplined bowling with wick- sensed at 77-4, before a stand of the hands of the Station Road ets spread in the Barwick attack 55 then settled home nerves, 150-7 side after restricting them well saw a halfway total in 45 overs fraying somewhat, and victory in their 45 overs. of 150-7. eventually cosily done. Nothing spectacular about the cricket on an afternoon Eastrington lost Richard Feeling the need to keep on Hardy's 53 made the differ- which again made watching, Harrison for two in an early set- top of the scoring with rain ence in that he put bat to ball as if not playing, the game far back after being asked to bat around, Barwick were made to fluently as anyone all after- from appetising. first. work hard as they took into the noon, despite Harrison and 35th over to get home by five Dunham 's bowling effort, each Unfortunately, despite bat- They were generally kept in wickets. with two wickets. tling hard, mid-table check by good bowling, and the Eastrington succumbed to pro- contributions from Harry A solid start saw 50 posted The seconds conceded their motion-chasing Barwick-in- Dunham (34), Craig Chafer before Dunham broke through Division Four Ebor game with Elmet in Division Two Ebor on (27) and captain Jason Dale, to dismiss Kolisoff for 31, and Sherburn Eversley at Station Saturday. batting at four, (35) never get- then shortly after removed Road. Nicholls. The league has tightened up a [email protected] to be added Welton 2nd XI 257-4 did not help visiting Newport, A brisk 41 from Salvidge Newport were shot out for to the who suffered a huge 194-run added further damage to a just 62, the early loss of Newport 62 defeat at the hands of the daunting looking total, even Adam Mitchell, their talis- mailing list hosts' second team. after Barkworth's dismissal manic captain as a rule, who One-way traffic as two on 223, and the only real also went wicketless and from teams in close proximity An afternoon to forget for joy, bowling-wise, was a there only Tough, with 16, met in Division Two 'Port from the moment they couple of dismissals for and Milan Pandiya, 10, Holderness in far from per- lost the toss and were put into Paul Tough on an afternoon reached double figures. fect conditions. the field, as the Welton open- in the field in keeping with ers set up the innings with a his name. Opening bowlers Brown and A strong wind, which actu- stand of 110 between Marsden took five wickets ally probably kept the worst Backworth, eventually mak- With the bat it was even each and it was all over in less of the rain away from Welton, ing 117, and Featherstone, 64. worse after tea. than 14 overs.

16 August 2023 GOOLE & SELBY SPORT page 5 Goole Town 1st XI ers, but somehow a game was Ben Lamb and Thomas Marritt Ben Shelton (16), Neil Foster completed despite several fre- made runs difficult to come by. (8), Oscar Sugden (1) and 158-6 quent, thankfully quick squalls. Ashton Nottingham (15,) were Lamb took 3-39, England all out to reduce them to 48-4, Sutton-on-hull 1st XI Once more Goole were miserly in his 1-16 and Marritt, but Declan Eastwood's return superbly served by their slow 2-25, and not forgetting to the club this summer has 154 bowlers on a low,slow wicket. Matthew Cooper's three with been a good one and he and more medium pace. eventually Louis Sugden, Saturday's Championship Goole captain Neil Foster unbeaten on 52 and 26 respec- East game at Westfield con- asked the visitors to bat on win- Opener Graham top scored tively, saw them to a four- firmed Goole firsts' form in ning the toss and they made a with 37, but no one was really wicket win in a half century and around an unsettled spell decent start against Matty able to dominate. seventh wicket unbroken of weather. Cooper and Louis Sugden, the stand. latter with a breakthrough, but Could Goole force a win The win over the team direct- at 45-1 looking set. around regular rain flurries and Eastwood's mature 89-ball ly above them was absolutely more potential downpours? stay a real match-winner for the perfect on another Saturday However, wickets then started hosts. dominated by rain and/or show- to fall regularly and the slow Well, yes they could, but not bowling trio of David England, without alarm at the top of the order in the quest for runs. Rugby preview Entertaining friendly at Westfield Banks Andy Blyth with part of his 83.0.0 winning catch. Goole RUFC's preparations warm-up games played in Goole still able to show their they play travel to Hullensians Moorfields Farm for their first foray into conditions more suited to the ability with ball in hand. on Saturday. Regional Two North East autumn months than a tradi- Fishery results Rugby started with an tional British summer and Five tries, Townend, Selby have just the one entertaining friendly against plenty of points on offer, with Beecher, Taylor and Smith scheduled full-scale practice Saturday (Moorfields) 53.4.0. a Scunthorpe squad at the the visitors prevailing as their with two, four conversions by game, which is at Wetherby 5th Alec Johnson (Majestic Westfield Banks Sports status would suggest, Moore. tomorrow week, as they pre- 1st Andy Blyth (AJ Complex on Saturday. although results not impor- pare for their first game in Renovations) 83.0.0. Garage) 47.12.0. tant. The intensity will increase Regional Two North East next 6th Andy Waters (Moorfields) The first of three scheduled week by week approaching month. 2nd Roger Hammond start day, September 2 and (Moorfields) 66.6.0. 46.0.0. Open matches next Saturday 3rd Anthony Rogerson (Moorfields) 54.0.0. and Sunday Call 07710817150 for info. 4th Dean Lumley Tuesday's Viking Open was 142lb 6oz, S Watson was third was fourth with 82lb 12oz. AC match on Fox Pond with Your friends and held on Deer Pond where the with 98lb 5oz and P Hopkins A Stewart won the East Leeds 61lb 6oz. fellow sportspeo- Brunyee brothers were again successful. ple can all get Goole & Selby Steve Brunyee won the match Sport FREE every with 88lb 14oz, Paul Brunyee was second with 86lb 3oz, week. Mick Bell was third with 55lb Just email: [email protected] 4oz and Baz O'Brien was to be added to fourth with 45lb 11oz. the mailing list The Viking Saturday Open was held on both Deer and Fox Ponds and was won by Mark Jukes with a catch of 80lb 6oz. Rob Green was second with 78lb 10oz, Neil Taylor was third with 74lb 11oz, Pate Green was fourth with 73lb 4oz and Dave Playford was fifth with 66lb 15oz. Also on Saturday, Grattan AC held a club match on Hawk pond which was won by A Middleton with 148lb. J Barraclough was second with 124lb 4oz, S Thackray was third with 93lb 8oz and R Malone was fourth with 77lb 8oz. On Sunday, Acorn AC was on Hawk Pond where R Ward won the match with 156 lb 5oz. W Barber was second with