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Once again the weather played havoc with the League fixture programme with by far the majority of games failing to get under way due to either waterlogged pitches following heavy morning rain or thunder showers around lunchtime.

Only one game appears to have been played to a conclusion, this was the clash between Division 4A leaders Pickering and their nearest rivals Welton & Brough which was reduced to 28 overs per side. The resulting 34 run victory for Pickering enabled them to increase their lead to 29 points. There was a controversial conclusion at Hornsea where the umpires drew stumps at 7.55pm with Folkton & Flixton well placed in their run chase.

Sheriff Hutton have been handed a 17 point bonus following the League Committee’s decision to award them their recent game against Hull YPI who were deemed to have included Yorkshire League players in their side as their senior team had a blank Saturday

Title frontrunners Woodhouse entertained second placed Stamford Bridge and got off to a good start thanks to the freescoring of Jonathon Bean. He had made 22not out in a score of 25 without loss before torrential rained caused a permanent halst after just 25 deliveries had been bowled. The abandonment was particularly disappointing for the groundstaff and players of Woodhouses as they had mounted a marvellous mopping up effort to get the game underway by 4.30pm.

Third placed Thirsk also made a start against local rivals Sessay but the spectators received precious little for their money as only two balls had been delivered before the players were forced to retreat to the pavilion with the scoreboard showing 1 run of no wicket.

The game at Hornsea finished in controversy when the game was abandoned at 7.55pm with Folkton & Flixton well on target to beat the current divisional pacesetters. A late start had reduced the game to 33 overs preside and the home team found themselves in all sorts of trouble as Lee Elvidge and Tennyson Roach bowled throughout. The former ended with 5 for 53 whilst West Indian Roach took 3 for 57. Hornsea were indebted to Alistair Kirk who made 31no and Ben Atkinson who contributed 16 to a ninth wicket stand of 51 which bolstered the home total to 122-8. Umpire Alan Cann was unable to officiate in the second innings due to illness and Flixton’s Terry Baker operated at square leg after the second innings had been delayed by further rain. Damon Gormley then led Flixton’s response as they raced to 78-1 but was then deprived of the chance to build on his unbeaten 35 when the panel umpire considered that conditions had become dangerous for the bowlers and abandoned the game after 13.3 overs.

Having made the two mile shorthaul to Heworth, York II batted first and moved to 63-2 in the 15 overs that were possible. Andy Kay made 32 before losing his wicket but Matthew Wilks was unbeaten with 23. The three overs possible before torrential rain flooded the ground saw pocklington make 12 without loss at Sheriff Hutton Bridge whose heroic efforts to stage a game were thwarted by a heavy thunder storm.

One of the day’s longer sessions saw 20.3 overs bowled at Beverley as Clifton Alliance threatened to make a major score. Rapid batting by John Myers 44, Danny White 40 and Paul Walton, who had reached 37no had taken the Clifton outfit to 155-4 with home bowler Matt Wilkinson taking two wickets, albeit at a personal cost of 76 runs. In the same division, Adam Childs unbeaten 20 had helped Osbaldwick to 45-2 in 14 overs against Ripon before the weather tolled the death knell.

A modicum of play was possible in two games in division three with Thorp Arch & Boston Spa making 54-2 in 16 overs at New Earswick and Sheriff Hutton Bridge struggling to 38-2 in 11 overs at near neighbours Sheriff Hutton.

The only completed game was at Welton & Brough where the home side missed the opportunity of replacing their guests at the head of Division 4A when they were bowled out fr 101 to lose by 34 runs. In a 28 over game, Kev Wilson’s 50 abetted by an unbeaten 45 from Mark Aconley’s unbeaten 45 saw Pickering post a total of 135-6. In reply, Greg Fewster hit 56 but his colleague failed to provide adequate support as carl Suggitt grabbed 4 for 37 to have the home side all out for 101.

Play was only possible in one of the scheduled nine games in the fifth divisions and this was so severely curtailed that Tadcaster Magnet had only made 38-2 at Bolton Percy when the game was called off.