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Weekend 19/20 July
CLIFTON Alliance moved to the top of division two of the HPH York Vale Cricket League after another rain-hit weekend.
Virtually all the Saturday games were ruin by rain, enabling Alliance to leapfrog York University Staff by beating Fulfordgate by seven wickets on Sunday.
David Heartshorne (5-31) and Chris Elliott (3-18) bowled Fulfordgate out for 99, leaving Ali Lloyd (51no) to complete the job with ease.
Staff's game against Kelfield the previous day saw Mumtaz Hussein score a 40-ball 79 which included nine sixes, as the academics declared at 182-8. Mike Richardson (6-69) shone for Kelfield who were in with a big chance when the rains came with 4.4 overs to go. Phil Smith (79no) and Alex Rhodes (39) put on 100 for Kelfield's second wicket.
The wily Dave Brumitt snared 5-47 for Ovington as Copmanthorpe spluttered to 97-9.
No games in division one produced a positive result although York's batsmen got in plenty of practice against Askham Bryan with James Hepworth (72) and Mark Thomas (50) shining in their 179-4.
Hemingbrough's game against North Duffield was finely balanced when the weather intervened. Duffield made 176-7 and Hemingbrough were on 127-6 when the sides went off with 14.3 overs left.
Stockton & Hopgrove jumped into second place in division three thanks to a rapid 10-wicket win at Thorpe Willoughby. Richard Grimes was almost unplayable, taking 6-10 in eight overs as Thorpe crumbled to 47 all out.
Acomb also improved their promotion chances by defeating Thixendale by 34 runs. David Skilbeck top scored with 58 in Acomb's 150-5 before Farath Ansar (4-18) put the villagers on the defensive.
Hemingbrough II opened up a 78-point lead at the head of division four after bowling out Burton Salmon for 72, Andy Rowley taking 5-28.
Ovington II remain anchored at the bottom as their batting failed against Copmanthorpe II. They were skittled for 45 with Ben McLeod (5-13) and John Traves (4-24) to the fore.
Julian Green grabbed 6-49 as Selby II dominated against Bishopthorpe II who were bowled out for 155. Steve Cruise hit 60 and Jeff Knight, dropped at slip on nought, was unbeaten on 54 when the game was called off with Selby well poised on 136-4.
Selby II's Kevin Rich produced a sparkling century in their rain-affected division five game against division five. He cleared the ropes three times and smacked 11 boundaries in his 111 out of Selby's 154-7.
Huntington's Martin Coyle was also eyeing a century, reaching 82 not out against Burn II when the heavens opened.
Bottom side Thorpe Willoughby clocked up a back-to-back victories by beating Tadcaster Magnets by ten runs. Tad, chasing 107 to win were well set at 65-2 but collapsed against Steve Craven (5-19).

Second division side Ben Johnson have been deducted 30 points and fined £25 for fielding an ineligible player.
Danny Cameron, who was still registered as an Ovington player, featured in three BJ's victories earlier in the season.

Press Performance of the Week
After weeks of the ball dominating on wet wickets, Kevin Rich's 111 for Selby II against York RI in division five was a remarkable effort.




SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Ben McLeod had Ovington II in a fog with his bowling on Saturday.
He took 5-13 as Copmanthorpe II bowled the Little Knavesmire-based side out for just 45 in their HPH York Vale Cricket League division four game.
The teenager was backed up by the experienced John Traves (4-24) and Cop sped to an eight wicket win before the rain, which ended most of the games prematurely, descended.
Tom Collins, who played for Yorkshire Under-14s earlier in the week, took 3-3 in three overs to support Andy Rowley (5-28) as Hemingbrough II shot out Burton Salmon for 72 on their way to a six-wicket win.
Teenager Luke Phillipo took 3-27 for Woodhouse Grange as they bowled out Wheldrake for 129.
James Hepworth, aged 16, top scored with 72 in York's 179-4 against Askham Bryan in division one before the heavens opened.
Also in the runs in the top division was Burn's Adam Prescott, the 2005 Young Player of the Year. The 17-year-old hit an unbeaten 38 in his side's 160-6 against Bishopthorpe before rain stopped play.
The much anticipated battle between division five's top dogs - Goole and Pocklington - also fell victim to the weather but not before 14-year-old Dane Neal had made 47 for Goole.
Matthew Shepherd's heroic innings of 79 was not quite enough to clinch Woodhouse Grange a place in the Premier Sports Cup final.
The 16-year-old helped Grange recover from the loss of three early wickets against Bishopthorpe II to finish on 168-9 - 16 runs short of victory.
Bishopthorpe II will face Goole in the final after 14-year-old Daniel Cooper's innings of 31 and 3-13 earned the Carr Lane side victory over Burn II in the other semi-final.

BISHOPTHORPE II will tackle Goole in the final of the York Vale Cricket League's Premier Sports Cup next month after they emerged victorious from their semi-finals.
Both semis were tense affairs with a young Woodhouse Grange outfit giving Bishopthorpe a real run for their money.
The Bishops made 183-9 thanks to 88 from Andy Spence and opener Ben Smith's 31 as Grange's eight bowlers were made to toil.
It looked like being all over quickly when Grange were 6-3 in reply but teenager Matthew Shepherd put on 90 with skipper Colin Smith. The youngster was manouvering Grange into a really threatening position until he lost his off stump to John Latermer's first delivery.
Once Shepherd was out for 79 Grange lost momentum and Bishopthorpe won by 15 runs.
Daniel Cooper was Goole's match-winner in their 14-run victory over Burn II. His top score of 31 and 3-13 in six overs was the difference between the sides.
North Duffield were given a scare by ten-man Heworth before claiming a place in the Mitchell Cup semi-finals.
Duffield posted 200-9 - which included an invaluable 41 extras - off their 40 overs and looked set for an early afternoon when they had Heworth labouring on 5-2.
But Paul Flint's 66, which included three sixes, and 57 from skipper Steve Parkinson, which also featured three maximums, kept valiant Heworth in the hunt. They fell ten runs short in the final over and had they had another batsman could well have reversed the result.
All of Duffield's bowlers took a wicket while Lee Wild and David Bielby both scored 33 for the victors who face Burn on Sunday for a place in the final against either York or Ovington.
Darren Horsford (66) and Martin Coyle (61) shone as Huntington crushed Copmanthorpe II by 122 runs to ease into the Headley Memorial Cup semi-finals.

Mitchell Cup, Quarter-final
North Duffield 200-9 (L Wild 33, D Bielby 33) beat Heworth (P Flint 66, S Parkinson 57, P Fairburn 32) 190 by 10 runs
Premier Sports Cup, Semi-finals
Burn II 125 (G Parker 34; D Cooper 3-13) lost to Goole 141 (D Cooper 31; S Adamson 3-24, R Miller 3-25) by 16 runs
Woodhouse Grange 165-9 (M Shepherd 79) lost to Bishopthorpe II 183-8 (A Spence 88, B Smith 31) by 18 runsBottom of Form 2

Headley Memorial Cup, Quarter-final
Huntington 214-7 (D Horsford 66, M Coyle 61; J Traves 3-38) beat Copmanthorpe II 92 (S Ross 3-12) by 122 runs


HPH York Vale Cricket League
Cup fixtures
HPH Cup Final
Hemingbrough v Clifton Alliance at Pocklington (on August 3)
Scothern Construction Cup Final
Hirst Courtney v Westow at Heworth (on August 10)
Premier Sports Cup Final
Goole v Bishopthorpe II at Hemingbrough (on August 17)
Mitchell Cup Semi-Finals
Burn v North Duffield, York v Ovington (to be played July 27). Final to be played at Selby on August 17.
Prendergast Memorial Cup Semi-Finals
Ben Johnson v Thorpe Willoughby, North Cave v Malton & Old Malton (to be played August 3). Final to be played at Woodhouse Grange on August 24.
Headley Memorial Cup Semi Finals
Ovington II v Huntington, Pocklington or Malton & Old Malton II v Carlton Towers (to be played August 10). Final to be played at Clifton Alliance on August 31.




HPH York Vale Cricket League
Division 1
Bishopthorpe v Burn 160-6 (M Webster 40, A Prescott 38no) - Rain stopped play
British Sugar 80 v Barmby Moor - RSP
Drax 169-6 (K Powell 48no, S Simm 34; M Mellor 3-36) v Wheldrake - RSP
Hemingbrough 127-6 (M Clark 35, R Firth 34; L Wild 4-49) v North Duffield 176-7 (J Patrick 47, T Smith 39, L Wild 31; M Clarke 3-24, P Collins 3-46)- RSP
York 179-4 (J Hepworth 72, M Thomas 50, J Sharpe 31) v Askham Bryan - RSP
Division 2
Clifton Alliance 100-3 (A Lloyd 51no) beat Fulfordgate 99 (D Heartshorne 5-31, C Elliott 3-18) by 7 wickets
Copmanthorpe 97-9 (D Brumitt 5-47) v Ovington - Rain stopped play
Heworth v Westow and Hirst Courtney v Ben Johnson - No play, waterlogged pitches
University of York Staff 182-8 dec (M Hussein 79; M Richardson 6-69) v Kelfield 152-2 (P Smith 78no, A Rhodes 39) - RSP
Division 3
Acomb 150-5 (D Skilbeck 58; M Flather 3-57) beat Thixendale 116 (B Shaw 30; F Ansar 4-18) by 34 runs
Malton & Old Malton v Stillingfleet - No play, waterlogged pitch
Melbourne 173-7 v Drax II - Rain stopped play
North Cave 123 (T Fisher 4-25, P Batley 3-29) v Sheriff Hutton - RSP
Thorpe Willoughby 47 (R Grimes 6-10) lost to Stockton & Hopgrove 49-0 (G Smith 34no) by 10 wickets
Division 4
Askham Bryan II v Heworth II - No Play, waterlogged pitch
Burton Salmon 72 (A Rowley 5-28, T Collins 3-3) lost to Hemingbrough II 75-4 (M Senior 3-29) by 6 wickets
Ovington II 45 (B McLeod 5-13, J Traves 4-24) lost to Copmanthorpe II 46-2 by 8 wickets
Selby 136-4 (S Cruise 60, J Knight 54no) v Bishopthorpe II 155 (B Smith 41, M Whitmore 33, G Davies 31; J Green 6-49, R Sherwood 3-54) - Rain stopped play
Wheldrake II 129 (K Smith 4-18, L Phillipo 3-47) v Woodhouse Grange 72-5 (C Smith 33no) - RSP
Division 5
Huntington 136-8 (M Coyle 82no; D Queenan 3-29, G Beevers 3-34) v Burn II - Rain stopped play
Malton & Old Malton II 119 (P Barnes 3-34) lost to Hirst Courtney II 120-5 (T Hinch 49) by 5 wickets
Pocklington v Goole Town 133-8 (D Neal 47; J Richmond 3-17) - RSP
Stockton & Hopgrove II v Carlton Towers 154-5 (Tate 54, A Smith 47; S Ducket 3-31) - RSP
Thorpe Willoughby II 106 (R Ferguson 38; D Holmes 4-22) beat Tadcaster Magnets 96 (J Madin 43; S Craven 5-19) by 10 runs
York RI v Selby II 154-7 (K Rich 111; M Coles 3-21) - RSP






Weekend 12th July
OVINGTON moved closer to the top of the HPH York Vale Cricket League division two with a helping hand from the team they are chasing - University of York Staff.
Their game against Hirst Courtney was switched from a wet Little Knavesmire to Staff's ground at Heslington Lane where the wicket had survived the downpours.
Ironically league leaders Staff had their game at a waterlogged Westow called off while Ovington trimmed their advantage to six points with a seven-wicket win over Hirst.
Graham Haigh took 6-73 as Hirst managed 146-9, Anthony Hinch top scoring with 68. Tailender Carl Welch was promoted to open the Ovington innings with Tom Cookson and contributed a rapid 61 to a first wicket partnership of 96, Cookson finishing unbeaten on 59.
Clifton Alliance remain in the promotion frame with an 11-run victory at Kelfield where Simon Cook (53), Mike Pickering (46no) and Allan Barton (40) helped them to 194-5. Kelfield fought hard with Matthew walker scoring 42 but three wickets apiece for Cook and Dave Friend tipped the game Alliance's way.
John Hughes (5-16) and Chris Hall (3-33) knocked over Fulfordgate for 90 in Copmanthorpe's easy victory.
Only two games survived in division one. British Sugar were disappointed to be bowled by Burn for 161 after being 133-2 after 29 overs, Matthew Smith taking 7-40.
However enough as Burn were reeling at 29-5 and never really recovered against the pace of Aaron Reid (6-34).
Bishopthorpe won at North Duffield who were bowled out for 135. Dave Prime (56no) then rode his luck in his 55-ball innings which included five sixes to get Bishops home.
Malton & Old Malton pulled off a surprise in division three by thumping high-flying Sheriff Hutton by 55 runs. An aggressive 54 from Simon Brookshaw and Alistair Blacklee's 47 saw Malt post 151-7, Tony Fisher taking 5-19. Despite Hugo Barnard's 54 Sheriff well well short.
Stillingfleet collapsed from 119-4 to 129 all out in their one-wicket defeat to Thorpe Willoughby whose Nadeem Shefta was the match-winner with an unbeaten 53 to follow his 3-34.
Bishopthorpe II and Burton Salmon tied in a reduced over game in division four.
Thanks to Guy Mowbray (48) and skipper Ben Smith (40), Bishopthorpe recovered from 16-3 to total 123-6. Salmon were favourites when they needed 24 off the final five overs with five wickets intact but entered the last over on 119-8 and lost a wicket to Smith's first delivery. The last pair managed to level the scores before a run out on the final ball as they tried to scamble a leg bye.
Hemingbrough II took another stride towards the title by beating Askham Bryan II by 44 runs despite Mike Hodgkinson's 5-20.
Martin Coyle was the star of Huntington's 127-run win over Pocklington in division five with 77 and 3-13.
Quickest game of the day was at Tadcaster where the nine-man home team were skittled for 23 and Carlton Towers' openers knocked the runs off in just 38 balls.

The Press Performance of the Week
Martin Coyle's all round effort for improving Huntington in division five against high-flying Pocklington. His 77 and 3-13 helped inflict Pock's only second defeat of the season and put his team firmly in the promotion picture.

HPH York Vale League
Division 1
Burn 115-9 (D Bramley 37; A Reid 6-34) lost to British Sugar 161 (M Lovedale 43, R Jones 37; M Smith 7-40) by 46 runs
North Duffield 135 (C Markham 3-14) lost to Bishopthorpe 139-7 (D Prime 56no, C Markham 37; J Patrick 4-31) by 3 wickets
Askham Bryan v Hemingbrough, Barmby Moor v Drax and Wheldrake v York - No play, waterlogged pitches
Division 2
Fulfordgate 90 (J Hughes 5-16, C Hall 3-33) lost to Copmanthorpe 92-7 (D Cairns 3-24) by 3 wickets
Kelfield 183-9 (M Walker 42, A Charlton 3; D Friend 3-28, S Cook 3-67) lost to Clifton Alliance 194-5 (S Cook 53, M Pickering 46no, A Barton 40) by 11 runs
Ovington 152-3 (C Welch 61, T Cookson 59no) beat Hirst Courtney 146-9 (A Hinch 68; G Haigh 6-73) by 7 wickets
Westow v University of York Staff and Ben Johnson v Heworth - No play, waterlogged pitches
Division 3
Sheriff Hutton 96-9 (H Barnard 54; G Moore 3-14) lost to Malton & Old Malton 151-7 (S Brookshaw 54, A Blacklee 47; T Fisher 5-19) by 55 runs
Stillingfleet 129 (L Smith 6-52; Nadeem Shefta 3-34) lost to Thorpe Willoughby 132-9 (Nadeem Shefta 53no; R Bielby 5-67) by 1 wicket
Drax II v North Cave, Stockton & Hopgrove v Acomb and Thixendale v Melbourne - No play, waterlogged pitches
Division 4
Bishopthorpe II 123-6 (G Mowbray 48, B Smith 40; A Davies 4-52) tied with Burton Salmon 123 (B Smith 4-42)
Copmanthorpe II 89 (S Elliott 4-13, R Sherwood 3-21) lost to Selby 149-6 (P Elliott 49no, B Fewster 32) by 60 runs
Hemingbrough II 117 (T Collins 40; M Hodgkinson 5-20, P Thornton 3-43) beat Askham Bryan II 73 (G Crouch 3-17, P Smales 3-25) by 44 runs
Heworth II v Wheldrake II and Woodhouse Grange v Ovington II - No play - waterlogged pitches
Division 5
Pocklington 89 (J Ross 4-33, M Coyle 3-13) lost to Huntington 216-8 (M Coyle 77; S Vale 4-56) by 127 runs
Tadcaster Magnet 23 (M Smith 3-10) lost to Carlton Towers 27-0 by 10 wickets
Burn II 92 (R Butcher 35; L Grimes 4-26) lost to Stockton & Hopgrove II 96-6 (C Simpson 30) by 4 wickets
Goole Town 163-8 (D Cooper 41, C Sugden 34; T Wills 4-60) beat York RI 124 (D West 5-32, M Hinchcliffe 4-41) by 39 runs
Hirst Courtney II v Selby II and Malton & Old Malton II v Thorpe Willoughby II - No play, waterlogged pitches



BIG-HITTING Russ Stones powered Hirst Courtney into the final of York Vale Cricket League's Scothern Construction Cup final by taking the Kelfield attack apart.
He hammered seven sixes and nine boundaries in an unbeaten 109 as he featured in a fourth-wicket stand of 154 with Sam Dunn.
The pair were only together for 18 high-octane overs before Dunn, who clouted four maximums and nine fours, was out for 82.
Their efforts saw Hirst amass a massive 258-5 from their 40 overs. Despite 45 from Neil Atkinson, Kelfield were never in the hunt and finished on 163-9 as Hirst won by a 95-run margin.
Hirst will face Westow, another side noted for its strong batting, in the final on August 10.
Westow were also in good nick with the bat as they thumped Selby by 89 runs in their semi-final.
Strength in depth was they key for Westow as Andrew Welford (56), Mark Earle (40) and Neil Earle (37) made the major contributions to their side's formidable 212-8. That target would have been considerably bigger but for the late introduction of Selby's 12-year-old spinner Jack Rich who took 4-8 in three overs.
Selby's batsmen never got going and didn't have anyone to stick around with Steve Cruise (31no). They were bowled out for 129, Matt Turnbull taking 4-28.
The HPH Cup final on August 3 will be contested by holders Hemingbrough and second division outfit Clifton Alliance.
Hemingbrough included eight players aged under 20 in their semi-final against Copmanthorpe and were on the front foot from the word go.
Cop's John Hughes was out for a duck in Dan Collins' first over and the paceman finished with 4-29, gaining great support from his 14-year-old younger brother Tom, who took 3-15.
The target of 116 for victory looked a formality for Hemingbrough who were cruising at 95-3 before a flurry of wickets to Hughes (3-24) cranked up the tension before they got home with two wickets to spare.
Matthew Milburn top scored for Hemingbrough with 28, while Tom Collins weighed in with 25.
Clifton Alliance booked their place in the final with a five-wicket win against University of York Staff with 3.4 overs to spare
At 41-5 Staff looked unlikely to total three figures but Gul Muhammed Khan (29) and Muhammed Suleman (25) hoisted them to a respectable 143. Dave Friend was the pick of the Alliance bowling with 4-35.
The Clifton batsmen went about their business with the minimum of fuss, Allan Barton top scoring with 30 while Olly Jones, Simon Cook and Rob Thorpe all made twenties to wrap up a comfortable win.
YORKSHIRE Under-14 player Tom Collins is in prime form for HPH York Vale League side Hemingbrough.
He has been one of the leading lights this season for the unbeaten second team which maintained its leadership of division four with a 44-run win over Ashham Bryan II.
Batting was difficult after all the recent rain but Collins' class told against a lively Bryan attack which included Mike Hodgkinson who had taken a stunning 8-9 the previous week.
Hodgkinson was again in fine form with 5-20 but Collin stood firm with 40 in a total of 117.
It was not much to defend but teen bowlers Glen Crouch (3-17) and Paul Smales (3-25), backed up by Collins' 2-10 saw Askham Bryan bowled out for just 73.
A feature of the game was the Hemingbrough youngsters' fine fielding and catching which included a couple of victims for Baxter who was making his debut behind the stumps.
The following day Collins was one of eight Hemingbrough players aged under 20 to beat Copmanthorpe in the semi-final of the HPH Cup.
Selby are also bringing through several good young players and have high hopes for 15-year-old Sam Elliott who took 4-13 in the 60-run victory over Copmanthorpe II.
In division five, Pocklington's young line-up came unstuck against Huntington despite some fine bowling by Sam Vale (4-56).
Under 14 player Chris Simpson top scored with 30 to steer Stockton & Hopgrove II to a four-wicket win against Burn II.
Goole continued their march to the divisional title thanks to some impressive work by two of their younger players against York RI. Under-15 batsman Daniel Cooper hit 41 in Goole's 163-8 against York RI who were then bowled out for 124 with teenager David West grabbing 5-32.
Matthew Smith, 14, was the pick of Carlton Towers' attack as his 3-10 helped shoot out nine-man Tadcaster Magnet for a mere 23 - Towers taking less than seven overs to race to victory.


Weekend 28th June
AMAZING bowling by Askham Bryan II quickie Mike Hodgkinson shot out Bishopthorpe II for an embarassing 20.
Deadly accurate, he took an astonishing 8-9 in 11.4 overs on a wicket of variable bounce - bowling all his victims to bring their division five HPH York Vale Cricket League game to a rapid conclusion.
There was little to suggest the carnage to follow when Guy Mowbray took 4-29 as Askham were all out for 125.
But Hodgkinson then took centre stage on an afternoon of low scores as batsmen in all division struggled on drying wickets.
Askham's first team were among those to suffer as the combination of paceman Ian Holmes (4-21) and teenager spinner Ross Kelly (3-17) saw them dismissed by Bishopthorpe for just 61 in division one.
North Duffield's John Patrick almost matched Hodgkinson's efforts with 8-15 in 13 overs as Wheldrake were routed for 58 while British Sugar bowled out York for 77 with Mike Hamshere and Arron Reid taking four wickets apiece.
Leaders Drax saw their unbeaten record come to an end when they lost to champions Hemingbrough by 39 runs and Barmby Moor held all the aces in their six-wicket win against Burn with Mike Brent taking 5-34 and Andrew Winn scoring an unbeaten 57.
Copmanthorpe's hopes of closing the gap on division two leaders University of York Staff were dashed as they lost by six wickets to Heworth.
Andy Northfield (35) took up the batting challenge for Copmanthorpe after a reasonable start by Richard Hague and Chris Groom was in danger of stalling against Stephen Parkinson (4-21) but John Draper's undefeated 52 took Heworth to a winning 140-4.
Staff made 190-7 in their 13-run victory over Hirst Courtney who provided the most explosive batting with Russ Stones' 53 comprising just 14 scoring strokes, including one massive six out of the ground which shattered a convervatory window.
Tom Cookson's 86 was the day's highest individual innings as Ovington saw off Fulfordgate by 110 runs. Openers Allan Barton (56no) and Ali Lloyd (41no) put on 114 to crush Westow by ten wickets.
Eight-man Ben Johnson mustered just 56 against Kelfield, Mike Richardson taking 5-27.
Melbourne's Malcolm Harrison had a day to remember, scoring 46 and grabbing 7-15 as Malton & Old Malton were shot out for 36 in division three.
Stockton & Hopgrove's Dan Fairclough took 5-12 against Sheriff Hutton whose Neil Fairweather responded with 5-45 to earn his side a two-wicket win.
In division five, Greg Sykes (60) and Matthew Huffer (53) bucked the low scoring trend with a 118 partnership in Heworth's 148-9 which was enough to beat Woodhouse Grange by 34 runs.
None of York RI's batsmen made double figures as they folded for 28 against Huntington's Darren Horsford (6-13) and Jamie Ross (4-13) in division five.
Selby II lost to Thorpe Willoughby II by 24 runs but had the match's star turn in 12-year-old spinner Jack Rich who captured 6-57.
Pocklington and Burn II's clash provided the most runs, Chris Saltmer top scoring with 48 in Pock's 48 before weighing in with 3-11 as Burn fell 22 runs short despite Graham Stansfield's brave 51.

York Press Performance of the Week
MANY clubs must have thought they had bowling candidates for this week's honour, but Mike Hodgkinson's staggering 8-9 for Askham Bryan II was the stand-out performance.

Division 1
Bishopthorpe 65-3 beat Askham Bryan 61 (I Holmes 4-21, R Kelly 3-7) by 7 wickets
British Sugar 83-6 (M Hamshere 4-27, A Reid 4-46) beat York 77 by 4 wickets
Burn 106 (M Brent 5-34) lost to Barmby Moor 107-4 (A Winn 57no) by 6 wickets
Drax 113 (I Goulden 41; M Clark 3-3) lost to Hemingbrough 152-8 (R Firth 42, M Clark 34; B Worley 4-46) by 39 runs
North Duffield 60-4 beat Wheldrake 58 (J Patrick 8-15) by 6 wickets
Division 2
Copmanthorpe 139-6 (A Northfield 35; S Parkinson 4-21, G Wilson 3-34) lost to Heworth 140-4 (J Draper 52no, K Johnson 33) by 6 wickets
Ovington 188-5 (T Cookson 86) beat Fulfordgate 110 (A Baldock 36; D Brummitt 5-60, N Metcalfe 3-26)
Hirst Courtney 177-9 (R Stones 53, S Dunn 43; M Suleman 3-45) lost to University of York Staff 190-7 (R Waites 50, K Ghani 43, R Parthipan 34; P Barnes 3-34, L Stones 3-41) by 13 runs
Kelfield 57-1 (A Charlton 40no) beat Ben Johnson 56 (D Snowdon 31no; M Richardson 5-27) by 9 wickets
Division 3
Melbourne 120-8 (M Harrison 46; R Crowe 4-24) beat Malton & Old Malton 36 (M Harrison 7-15) by 84 runs
North Cave 83-2 (R Moore 31) beat Thorpe Willoughby 82 (J Ferguson 3-15, T Baxter 3-16, J Tomlinson 3-24) by 8 wickets
Stockton & Hopgrove 102-8 (D Kerrison 38; N Fairweather 5-45) beat Sheriff Hutton 101-5 (W Fawcett 40no; D Fairclough 5-12) by 2 wickets
Thixendale beat Drax II - Walk over
Acomb 17-0 v Stillingfleet - Rain, matched abandoned
Division 4
Askham Bryan II 125 (G Mowbray 4-29, B Smith 3-49) beat Bishopthorpe II 20 (M Hodgkinson 8-9) by 105 runs
Hemingbrough II 112-5 beat Copmanthorpe II 111-8 (M Oakes 52; P Smales 3-18) by 5 wickets
Heworth II 148-9 (G Sykes 60, M Huffer 53; K Smith 4-19) beat Woodhouse Grange 114 (A Cattle 45; M Boothroyd 3-14, A Solanki 3-14) by 34 runs
Ovington II 167 (B Clapham 61, P Smith 52; P Heseltine 5-13) beat Burton Salmon 166-6 (S Warner 69) by 1 run
Wheldrake II 124 (K I'Anson 4-23) lost to Selby 160-4 (L Adamson 52no) by 36 runs
Division 5
Burn II 184-9 (G Stansfield 51; J Richmond 4-42, C Saltmer 3-11) lost to Pocklington 206 (C Saltmer 48, J Vale 45, E Newby 34; D Queenan 4-47) by 22 runs
Hirst Courtney II 94 (M Hinchliffe 5-32, W O'Donnell 3-19) lost to Goole Town 95-4 (D Cooper 40no) by 6 wickets
Malton & Old Malton II v Carlton Towers - No play, pitch waterlogged
Selby II 113-5 (M Thorpe 38no; S Jackson 3-33 lost to Thorpe Willoughby II 137-8 (S Jackson 39; J Rich 6-57) by 24 runs
Tadcaster Magnet 61 (L Grimes 3-14) lost to Stockton & Hopgrove II 167-6 (N Collinson 37, J Kerrison 35) by 106 runs
York RI 28 (D Horsford 6-13, J Ross 4-13) lost to Huntington 29-3 by 7 wicketsBottom of Form 2


Weekend 14th June
CHAMPIONS Hemingbrough hauled themselves off the bottom of the HPH York Vale Cricket League division one in style on Saturday.
On a day dominated by bowlers on damp wickets, they crushed British Sugar by 103 runs after James Dougherty and Richard Firth both hit half centuries in their side's 168-6.
Ricky Noble's 4-26 left Sugar's top order in disarray and Matthew Clark stepped in with three wickets in seven balls to mop up the tail.
Bishopthorpe lost to leaders Drax despite 74 from Ian Holmes. The Bishops managed just 118-9 with Drax opening bowler Daz Brinded's 4-21 supported by wicketkeeper Kevin Thomas' four victims.
North Duffield kept in touch with Drax with a narrow two-wicket win over York who were restricted to 135-8. Lee Wild led the chase but was caught on the boundary for 48 and after being 82-1 it needed David Bielby's unbeaten 33 to get Duffield over the line.
Barmby Moor's Mike Brent made the most of being dropped first ball to score 79 - the weekend's highest knock - but Anthony Carter responded with 56 to earn Wheldrake a six-wicket win.
University of York Staff lost their 100 per cent winning record in division two with a two-wicket defeat at Copmanthorpe whose skipper Darren Hughes settled it with two sixes in the penultimate over.
Alistair Wray's unbeaten 62 saw Clifton Alliance home against Hirst Courtney and teenager Ben Holtby's 47no proved crucial as Westow beat Fulfordgate.
Superb swing bowling by Steve Wragg (6-38) fired out Ovington for 87 to set up a victory for Ben Johnson whose skipper Martin Reynolds raced to 48no - 22 coming in one over which included five boundaries.
Thixendale provided the day's biggest comeback to beat Stillingfleet in division three.
Needing 140 to win they looked out for the count at 11-5, but Karl Wallis (64no) took his side to a three-wicket win. Earlier Stillingfleet's tail had fallen away to Dean Tyler (5-56).
Melbourne's Tim Blackmore proved unplayable in the 28-run win over Thorpe Willougby. He bowled eight successive maidens to take 4-0 as Thorpe lost their last six wickets for just seven runs.
A stand of 94 by Chris Megone (53) and Bryan Dale (38) laid the platform for Sheriff Hutton's 150-9 which could have been more but for a 5-19 eight-over spell by Brian Moss. Sheriff were never in danger after Richard Coverdale took 4-8 in 14 deliveries.
Stockton & Hopgrove veteran Steve Fraser grafted hard for 41no against Malton & Old Malton who fell 32 runs short of their victory target.
Acomb ended North Cave's winning run with Adrian Harris' 5-23 being the key.
Teenager Layton Hallam took 5-10 in nine overs as Selby crumbled to 43 in pursuit of Hemingbrough II's modest 96 in division four.
Low scores continued to be the theme in division five with Tadcaster Magnet's young side scraping together just 48 in defeat against Burn II.
York RI remain winless after losing by seven wickets to Pocklington who held all the aces with Pete Eastwood taking 5-30 and opener Steve Relf (60no) sharing an undefeated 102 partnership with Elliott Newby (38no).


ON a weekend dominated by the ball, Askham Bryan all-rounder Mark Grewer was the match winner against Burn in division one.
After top scoring in his side's 155-9 with 43, he weighed in with 6-34 as Burn were bowled out for 103.


ALL-ROUND cricket talent Layton Hallam, who already has an HPH York Vale League century under his belt this season, proved a star turn with the ball on Saturday.
The opener was not in the runs this time as Hemingbrough II were bowled out for 96 on a damp pitch by Selby in their division four clash.
Hemingbrough's skipper had few runs to play with but his decision to hand the ball to 16-year-old Hallam proved a wise one as the youngster's slow bowling brought him 5-10 in just nine overs as Selby were whipped out for just 43.
Sam Craven (42) and Andy Collins (37no) both hit their best scores of the summer to earn Woodhouse Grange a narrow win over Copmanthorpe II. Chasing 120 for victory, Grange looked doomed at 32-6 but Craven and Collins' efforts saw their side emerge victors by two wickets with six balls to spare.
York's young bowlers almost snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in their first division game at North Duffield.
Jon Sharpe top scored with 34 off 36 balls as the young Clifton Park outfit totalled 135-8. Duffield used eight bowlers, the pick being teenager Josh Carline who returned 2-22 off five overs.
Lee Wild soon got stuck into the York bowling but after he was out for 48, 14-year-olds James Woodworth (3-31) and Tarun Devireddii (3-39) backed up by Andrew Simpson (2-27), who also took three superb catches, had the home side wobbling.
But York ran out of time as David Bielby's unbeaten 33 saw North Duffield home with a couple of wickets to sparte.
Fifteen-year-old Ben Holtby showed his class with an excellent 47 not out in Westow's division two victory over Fulfordgate whose innings featured a season's best of 20 for M Noble, aged 16.
Tadcaster Magnet fielded ten players aged under 17 as they lost by eight wickets to Burn II in division five.
Teenager Elliott Newby (38no) figured in an 102-run unbroken partnership with his skipper, Steve Relf (60no) to ease Pocklington to a seven-wicket win at York RI.
Sixteen-year-old Sam Morris was Carlton Towers' hero in their victory over Selby II and Sandhill Lane. Defending just 118, Towers won thanks to Morris' early spell of 3-9 in his opening six overs. Selby never really recovered from that and Morris returned to help wrap up victory with another wicket to finish with 4-22.



Division 1
Barmby Moor 166-4 (D Brent 79, S Duncan 48; M Mellor 3-75) lost to Wheldrake 169-4 (A Carter 56) by 6 wickets
Bishopthorpe 118-9 (I Holmes 74; D Brinded 4-21, P Smith 3-17) lost to Drax 122-4 (G Moore 30) by 6 wickets
British Sugar 65 (R Noble 4-26, M Clark 3-2) lost to Hemingbrough 168-6 (J Dougherty 56, R Firth 52no) by 103 runs
Burn 103 (M Travaskiss 51; M Grewer 6-34, P Wiid 3-14) lost to Askham Bryan 155-9 (M Grewer 43, C Cooksey 38, A McKenzie 32; B Mitchell 4-46) by 52 runs
North Duffield 136-8 (L Wild 48, D Bielby 33no; J Woodworth 3-21, T Devireddi 3-39)beat York 135-8 (J Sharpe 34) by 2 wickets
Division 2
Copmanthorpe 122-8 (R Waites 3-61) beat University of York Staff 121-7 (R Waites 46; C Hall 3-24) by 2 wickets
Fulfordgate 109-7 (P Whitley 36no) lost to Westow 143-5 (B Holtby 47no, M Earle 33; D Cairns 4-34) by 34 runs
Kelfield v Heworth (No play - waterlogged pitch)
Ovington 87 (S Wragg 6-38, B Mirando 3-7) lost to Ben Johnson 88-2 (M Reynolds 48no) by 8 wickets
Clifton Alliance 97-2 (A Wray 62no) beat Hirst Courtney 94 (D Heartshorne 3-16) by 8 wickets.
Division 3
Drax II 111 (R Coverdale 4-8) lost to Sheriff Hutton 150-9 (C Megone 53, B Dale 38) by 39 runs
Melbourne 110 (M Beevers 41; P Seamark 3-16, D Watson 3-18) beat Thorpe Willoughby 82 (G Turner 30; T Blackmore 4-0, M Harrison 4-18) by 28 runs
Stockton & Hopgrove 127-9 (S Fraser 41no; T Fussell 4-25) beat Malton & Old Malton 96 (D Fairclough 4-18, R Grimes 3-26) by 31 runs
Thixendale 141-7 (K Wallis 64no; R Hall 4-41) beat Stillingfleet 139 (R Murray 43, G Hyde 37; D Tyler 5-56, J Wigby 3-32) by 3 wickets
Acomb 116-9 (R Crabtree 31; J Buttle 5-44, T Baxter 4-60) beat North Cave 103 (R Moore 34; A Harris 5-23, F Ansar 3-32) by 13 runs
Division 4
Askham Bryan II 66-2 (P Thornton 46no) beat Ovington II 61 (P Thornton 3-5, C Copeland 3-21) by 8 wickets.
Hemingbrough II 96 (C Jefferies 4-18, K I'Anson 3-1) beat Selby 43 (L Hallam 5-10) by 53 runs
Heworth II v Bishopthorpe II (No play - Waterlogged pitch)
Wheldrake II v Burton Salmon (No play - Waterlogged pitch)
Woodhouse Grange 120-8 (S Craven 42, A Collins 37no; J Traves 3-42) beat Copmanthorpe II 119 (A Collins 5-26, A Cattle 3-27) by 2 wickets
Division 5
Huntington 92-2 (D Horsford 39) v Hirst Courtney II - Match abandoned
Malton & Old Malton II 86-9 (D Reardon 4-5, M Grimes 3-17) lost to Stockton & Hopgrove II 87-7 (M Liversedge 3-44) by 3 wickets
Selby II 100-7 (G Wright 51no; S Morris 4-22) lost to Carlton Towers 126 by 26 runs
Tadcaster Magnet 48 (S Moses 4-9, J Horsfield 3-8) lost to Burn II 49-2 by 8 wickets
Thorpe Willoughby II lost to Goole Town (Walk over)
York RI 109 (M Corr 36; P Eastwood 5-30) lost to Pocklington 110-3 (S Relf 60, E Newby 38) by 7 wickets



Weekend 7 June

CHAMPIONS Hemingbrough hauled themselves off the bottom of the HPH York Vale Cricket League division one in style on Saturday.
On a day dominated by bowlers on damp wickets, they crushed British Sugar by 103 runs after James Dougherty and Richard Firth both hit half centuries in their side's 168-6.
Ricky Noble's 4-26 left Sugar's top order in disarray and Matthew Clark stepped in with three wickets in seven balls to mop up the tail.
Bishopthorpe lost to leaders Drax despite 74 from Ian Holmes. The Bishops managed just 118-9 with Drax opening bowler Daz Brinded's 4-21 supported by wicketkeeper Kevin Thomas' four victims.
North Duffield kept in touch with Drax with a narrow two-wicket win over York who were restricted to 135-8. Lee Wild led the chase but was caught on the boundary for 48 and after being 82-1 it needed David Bielby's unbeaten 33 to get Duffield over the line.
Barmby Moor's Mike Brent made the most of being dropped first ball to score 79 - the weekend's highest knock - but Anthony Carter responded with 56 to earn Wheldrake a six-wicket win.
University of York Staff lost their 100 per cent winning record in division two with a two-wicket defeat at Copmanthorpe whose skipper Darren Hughes settled it with two sixes in the penultimate over.
Alistair Wray's unbeaten 62 saw Clifton Alliance home against Hirst Courtney and teenager Ben Holtby's 47no proved crucial as Westow beat Fulfordgate.
Superb swing bowling by Steve Wragg (6-38) fired out Ovington for 87 to set up a victory for Ben Johnson whose skipper Martin Reynolds raced to 48no - 22 coming in one over which included five boundaries.
Thixendale provided the day's biggest comeback to beat Stillingfleet in division three.
Needing 140 to win they looked out for the count at 11-5, but Karl Wallis (64no) took his side to a three-wicket win. Earlier Stillingfleet's tail had fallen away to Dean Tyler (5-56).
Melbourne's Tim Blackmore proved unplayable in the 28-run win over Thorpe Willougby. He bowled eight successive maidens to take 4-0 as Thorpe lost their last six wickets for just seven runs.
A stand of 94 by Chris Megone (53) and Bryan Dale (38) laid the platform for Sheriff Hutton's 150-9 which could have been more but for a 5-19 eight-over spell by Brian Moss. Sheriff were never in danger after Richard Coverdale took 4-8 in 14 deliveries.
Stockton & Hopgrove veteran Steve Fraser grafted hard for 41no against Malton & Old Malton who fell 32 runs short of their victory target.
Acomb ended North Cave's winning run with Adrian Harris' 5-23 being the key.
Teenager Layton Hallam took 5-10 in nine overs as Selby crumbled to 43 in pursuit of Hemingbrough II's modest 96 in division four.
Low scores continued to be the theme in division five with Tadcaster Magnet's young side scraping together just 48 in defeat against Burn II.
York RI remain winless after losing by seven wickets to Pocklington who held all the aces with Pete Eastwood taking 5-30 and opener Steve Relf (60no) sharing an undefeated 102 partnership with Elliott Newby (38no).


ON a weekend dominated by the ball, Askham Bryan all-rounder Mark Grewer was the match winner against Burn in division one.
After top scoring in his side's 155-9 with 43, he weighed in with 6-34 as Burn were bowled out for 103.

Division 1
Barmby Moor 166-4 (D Brent 79, S Duncan 48; M Mellor 3-75) lost to Wheldrake 169-4 (A Carter 56) by 6 wickets
Bishopthorpe 118-9 (I Holmes 74; D Brinded 4-21, P Smith 3-17) lost to Drax 122-4 (G Moore 30) by 6 wickets
British Sugar 65 (R Noble 4-26, M Clark 3-2) lost to Hemingbrough 168-6 (J Dougherty 56, R Firth 52no) by 103 runs
Burn 103 (M Travaskiss 51; M Grewer 6-34, P Wiid 3-14) lost to Askham Bryan 155-9 (M Grewer 43, C Cooksey 38, A McKenzie 32; B Mitchell 4-46) by 52 runs
North Duffield 136-8 (L Wild 48, D Bielby 33no; J Woodworth 3-21, T Devireddi 3-39)beat York 135-8 (J Sharpe 34) by 2 wickets
Division 2
Copmanthorpe 122-8 (R Waites 3-61) beat University of York Staff 121-7 (R Waites 46; C Hall 3-24) by 2 wickets
Fulfordgate 109-7 (P Whitley 36no) lost to Westow 143-5 (B Holtby 47no, M Earle 33; D Cairns 4-34) by 34 runs
Kelfield v Heworth (No play - waterlogged pitch)
Ovington 87 (S Wragg 6-38, B Mirando 3-7) lost to Ben Johnson 88-2 (M Reynolds 48no) by 8 wickets
Clifton Alliance 97-2 (A Wray 62no) beat Hirst Courtney 94 (D Heartshorne 3-16) by 8 wickets.
Division 3
Drax II 111 (R Coverdale 4-8) lost to Sheriff Hutton 150-9 (C Megone 53, B Dale 38) by 39 runs
Melbourne 110 (M Beevers 41; P Seamark 3-16, D Watson 3-18) beat Thorpe Willoughby 82 (G Turner 30; T Blackmore 4-0, M Harrison 4-18) by 28 runs
Stockton & Hopgrove 127-9 (S Fraser 41no; T Fussell 4-25) beat Malton & Old Malton 96 (D Fairclough 4-18, R Grimes 3-26) by 31 runs
Thixendale 141-7 (K Wallis 64no; R Hall 4-41) beat Stillingfleet 139 (R Murray 43, G Hyde 37; D Tyler 5-56, J Wigby 3-32) by 3 wickets
Acomb 116-9 (R Crabtree 31; J Buttle 5-44, T Baxter 4-60) beat North Cave 103 (R Moore 34; A Harris 5-23, F Ansar 3-32) by 13 runs
Division 4
Askham Bryan II 66-2 (P Thornton 46no) beat Ovington II 61 (P Thornton 3-5, C Copeland 3-21) by 8 wickets.
Hemingbrough II 96 (C Jefferies 4-18, K I'Anson 3-1) beat Selby 43 (L Hallam 5-10) by 53 runs
Heworth II v Bishopthorpe II (No play - Waterlogged pitch)
Wheldrake II v Burton Salmon (No play - Waterlogged pitch)
Woodhouse Grange 120-8 (S Craven 42, A Collins 37no; J Traves 3-42) beat Copmanthorpe II 119 (A Collins 5-26, A Cattle 3-27) by 2 wickets
Division 5
Huntington 92-2 (D Horsford 39) v Hirst Courtney II - Match abandoned
Malton & Old Malton II 86-9 (D Reardon 4-5, M Grimes 3-17) lost to Stockton & Hopgrove II 87-7 (M Liversedge 3-44) by 3 wickets
Selby II 100-7 (G Wright 51no; S Morris 4-22) lost to Carlton Towers 126 by 26 runs
Tadcaster Magnet 48 (S Moses 4-9, J Horsfield 3-8) lost to Burn II 49-2 by 8 wickets
Thorpe Willoughby II lost to Goole Town (Walk over)
York RI 109 (M Corr 36; P Eastwood 5-30) lost to Pocklington 110-3 (S Relf 60, E Newby 38) by 7 wickets








Weekend 31 May
UNIVERSITY of York Staff looks as though they will take some stopping in division two of the HPH York Vale Cricket League as they powered to their fifth straight league win.
Their strong line-up amassed 249-9 against Ovington and were the only side to top 200 runs on a weekend which proved difficult for batting.
Leading the way was Mumtaz Hussein who made 93 in 56 balls before falling to Dave Brumitt's first delivery. Brummitt finished with 7-51 but with R Parthipan chipping in with 51 and Afaq Ahmed finishing unbeaten on 46no Staff were firmly in the box seat and won by 110 runs.
Clifton Alliance's David Heartshorne took 5-22 in Heworth's 123. Alliance's reply was tottering on 26-5 before a match-winning stand of 80 between Chris Elliott (51no) and Rob Thorpe (23).
Mark Earle shone in Westow's eight-wicket win over Kelfield with an unbeaten 63 and 3-47.
An unbroken partnership of 84 by Martin Reynolds (56no) and Neil Drew (31no) saw Ben Johnson to victory over Fulfordgate.
Unbeaten Division one leaders Drax enjoyed a comfortable six-wicket win over British Sugar which featured 5-20 from skipper Paul Smith.
North Duffield's Trevor Britain (70) hit 11 boundaries and a six in his third wicket stand of 90 with David Bielby against nine-man Askham Bryan, whose David Knight took 5-37. Lee Wild nipped any chance of an upset in the bud with 6-34 as Duffield won in 25 overs.
Chasing Wheldrake's 133-9, Burn looked in trouble at 93-7 with Les Fearn taking 5-48 but big-hitting David Bramley (32no) got them home by one wicket.
Sheriff Hutton had to be satisfied with a tie after bowling out Thixendale for 136 in division three with Ben Harrison, aged 13, taking 5-23. Sheriff went into the last over, bowled by Adrian Brader, needing just four to win. But Brader, whose previous over had gone for 16, conceded just three singles before Tony Fisher was run out on the last ball of the match.
Stillingfleet collapsed to defeat in spectacular fashion against Stockton & Hopgrove. They raced to 32-1 after six overs but lost the next nine wickets for just 30 runs leaving Stockton to romp home.
Bishopthorpe became the first side to score over 100 against Hemingbrough II's attack in division four this summer, making 128-5. Glen Crouch took 6-47 for Brough who recovered from 49-4 to win thanks to a patient 56 by John Waterhouse.
Spin was king on Knavesmire as Ovington II slide from 71-2 to 81 all out after slow bowlers Simon Rouse (5-7) and Kevin Dent (3-12) got to work for victorious Wheldrake II.
Experienced Keith Hyman took 5-38 to set up Copmanthorpe II's nine-wicket win against Heworth which featured a stand of 109 between Anton Rodgers (58no) and Matt Huffer (57).
Selby's Richard Sherwood took 5-32 in his side's win at Askham Bryan II.
York RI are still hunting their first win in division five but pushed Stockton & Hopgrove II hard as
Will Outhart cracked 85, putting on 110 for the sixth wicket with Matt Corr, in RI's 151-9. But evergreen Tony Kerrison responded with 84 to earn the villagers' victory.

Press Performance of the Week
OVINGTON veteran Dave Brummitt's 7-51 earns this week's award which will be some consolation for his side's defeat against University of York Staff.
He removed star man Mumtaz Hussein with his first ball and his figures included a triple wicket maiden - no mean feat against division two's strongest batting line-up.

HPH York Vale Cricket League

Division 1
Askham Bryan 65 (L Wild 6-34) lost to North Duffield 137-9 (T Britain 70; D Knight 5-37, P Wood 4-26) by 72 runs
Drax 141-4 (G Moore 47, H Thomas 30) beat British Sugar 137 (M Lovedale 39no; P Smith 5-20) by 6 wickets
Hemingbrough 116-9 (R Allderidge 37) lost to Barmby Moor (C Cameron 33; P Collins 3-39, R Noble 3-36) 123-9 by 7 runs
Wheldrake 133-9 (L Fearn 32, M Mellor 32; M Smith 5-43) lost to Burn 136-9 (D Bramley 32no, R Webster 30; L Fearn 5-48), C Dent 3-54) by 1 wicket
York v Bishopthorpe, No play – waterlogged pitch
Division 2
Ben Johnson 131-3 (M Reynolds 56no, N Drew 31no) beat Fulfordgate 128-8 (M Nelson 57, T Wheeler 30; B Mirando 3-22, S Wragg 3-39) by 7 wickets
Heworth 123 (D Heartshorne 5-22, R Thorpe 3-40) lost to Clifton Alliance 127-6 (C Elliott 51no; Wilson 4-35) by 4 wickets
Hirst Courtney 99 (P Barnes 30; C Hall 3-18) lost to Copmanthorpe 141-9 (J Hughes 56; D Howsam 3-37) by 42 runs
University of York Staff 249-9 (M Hussain 93, R Parthipan 51, A Ahmed 46no; D Brummitt 7-51) beat Ovington 139 (B Morrison 37) by 110 runs
Westow 120-2 (M Earle 63no) beat Kelfield 117 (A Charlton 31; B Taylor 4-34, M Earle 3-47) by 8 wickets
Division 3
Malton & Old Malton 168-6 (O Gilbank 40no; J Baxter 37; S Brookshaw 35) beat Acomb 167-5 (B Wallace 53, P Hughes 43; R Moore 4-34) by 4 wickets
North Cave 111-5 (J Ferguson 43) beat Melbourne 108 (P Coe 36no; J Tomlinson 4-21, T Baxter 3-34, J Buttle 3-42) by 5 wickets
Thixendale 134 (B Harrison 5-23) tied with Sheriff Hutton 134-6 (R Ainley 37; M England 3-33)
Stillingfleet 62 (D Fairclough 4-20, D Fryer 3-1) lost to Stockton & Hopgrove 66-0 by 10 wickets
Thorpe Willoughby 93-8 (P Masterman 48no; M Atkinson 4-25) beat Drax II 89 (J Torn 40; D Watson 5-23, L Smith 3-38) by 2 wickets
Division 4
Bishopthorpe II 126 (G Crouch 6-47, P Smales 3-9) lost to Hemingbrough II 128-5 (J Waterhouse 56) by 5 wickets
Burton Salmon 139-8 (A Davies 44) lost to Woodhouse Grange 142-6 (R Moorhouse 40; J Clarke 3-27) by 4 wickets
Copmanthorpe II 153-9 (M Oakes 43, N Brook 38no; K Hyman 5-38) lost to Heworth II 154-1 (A Rodgers 58no, M Huffer 57, C Barrett 31no) by 9 wickets
Ovington II 81 (S Rouse 5-7, K Dent 3-12) lost to Wheldrake II 82-2 (P Lees 41) by 8 wickets
Selby 94-2 (A Hullah 45) beat Askham Bryan II 93 (R Sherwood 5-32) by 8 wickets
Division 5
Burn II 147-9 (E Montgomery 49, G Parker 39; S Craven 4-15) beat Thorpe Willoughby II 105 (A Jackson 35) by 42 runs
Huntington 176 (J Dawson 48, D Hosford 34) beat Malton & Old Malton II 100 (G Rushton 4-39) by 76 runs
Pocklington 103-2 (J Vale 50no) beat Tadcaster Magnet 99 (J Richmond 4-10, S Vale 3-12) by 8 wickets
Stockton & Hopgrove II 152-7 (T Kerrison 84) beat York RI 151-9 (W Outhart 85, M Corr 47; N Collinson 3-10) by 3 wickets
Carlton Towers v Hirst Courtney II - no play, rain
Goole v Selby II- no play, rain



WOODHOUSE Grange have long been one of the area's flagship cricket clubs and are nurturing more new talent in the HPH York Vale Cricket League.
Nine of the side which beat Burton Salmon in division four last Saturday were aged 17 or under.
Salmon made 139-8 on a difficult wicket with 16-year-old Harry Collins being hard to get away as his figures of 10-4-13-2 reflect. Roger Moorhouse, also 16, led the reply with 40, which included seven boundaries. But it was Josh Miller, aged 15, who sped them to victory by striking four, six, six and four off the last four legitimate deliveries of the innings to take Grange to a four-wicket win.
Wheldrake II wicketkeeper James Rouse had a good all-round day in his side's eight-wicket victory over Ovington II. The 15-year-old claimed three victims - two of them stumped - and finished unbeaten on 29 as Wheldrake won in the 18th over.
Jed Vale continued his fine form with an unbeaten 50 in Pocklington's eight-wicket win over a youthful Tadcaster Magnet outfit in division five.
His brother, Sam, took 3-12, and James Richmond 4-10, as Tad limped from 24-5 to 99 all out at the close, extras boosting the total by 40. Both Pock wickets to fall were taken by young Josh Derry.
Pocklington have won all their divisional games to date and hold a 23-point lead over newcomers Goole Town at the top.
Sheriff Hutton could not capitalise on some excellent bowing by 13-year-old Ben Harrison in their third division game with Thixendale which was reduced to 30 overs a side by the weather.
His 5-23 helped bowl Thixendale out for 134 but Sheriff had to settle for a tie with four wickets standing after failing to get the four runs they required for victory off the final over.
Teenager David Knight was the only Askham Bryan YPO player to stand out in their 72-run defeat at the hands of second-placed North Duffield in division one. His 5-37, backed up by excellent catching and ground fielding was a fine effort for nine-man Askham as Duffield posted 137-9 but Knight's side struggled badly with the bat and were shot out for just 65.







Weekend 17 May:

YORK pulled off a last-ball victory at Barmby Moor in a thrilling HPH York Vale Cricket League division one clash.
Chasing 158, Moor looked to be cruising at 81-1 with 15 overs remaining. But in their second spells, 14-year-old Tarun Devireddi (3-33) and Steve Simpson (3-38) piled on the pressure, particularly after Devireddi removed top scorer Richard Lazenby (47).
With four needed from the last ball Charlie Cameron holed out on the boundary to Matthew Boyle whose catch won the game for York. Earlier York's teenage openers Kyle Waite (45) and Chris Horner (42) dominated despite D Brent's 5-38.
Drax top the table after a fourth successive win, seeing off neighbours Burn by 43 runs. Steve Smith's 4-25 proving crucial.
Champions Hemingbrough finally got off the mark with victory at Bishopthorpe where Michael Dale (30) was the only batsman to emerge with credit against Paul Collins (4-42).
Arron Reid returned figures of 19-9-32-5 and league treasurer Mike Hamshere took 4-50 as British Sugar beat North Duffield by 17 runs.
Wheldrake collapsed from 101-2 to 133 all out against Askham Bryan who roared home on the back of David Knight's 66 and 55 from Mark Grewer.
Division two leaders beat Clifton Alliance with seven balls to spare thanks to all-rounder Richard Waites undefeated 52no and 4-33. Alliance were 53-5 before recovering to 142 all out.
Eight-man Westow mustered just 34 in defeat against Ben Johnson but runs were more forthcoming on Knavesmire where Neil Metcalfe (78) and Carl Potter (61) put on 120 in Ovington's 229-5 which proved to many for Heworth.
The Baldock family were Fulfordgate's match-winners in their 40-run triumph against Hirst Courtney. Dad Alan took 4-27 while his 16-year-old son, Dave, grabbed 5-19.
Sheriff Hutton's Chris Megone was the weekend's only centurion, benefited from dropped catches by 10-man Stillingfleet to strike a match-winning 114 in division three.
Scott Simm struck 81 as Drax II eased past Malton & Old Malton inside 30 overs in division three.
Giles Smith (69), aged 14, scored his first half century in senior cricket as Stockton & Hopgrove outplayed Melbourne by seven wickets.
James Dakin was in the runs again for Melbourne but could not stop his side from losing to North Cave. After his record-breaking 192 the previous week, Dakin made 70 but a string of suicidal run outs cost 'Dale dear as Cave, whose Craig Hewson top scored with 94, won by 22 runs.
Mike Brown came out of retirement to play for Bishopthorpe II in division four - his 51st consecutive year for the club. He took 4-25 but could not prevent Richard Hague (75no) guiding Copmanthorpe II to victory. John Traves took three wickets in four balls for Cop, whose Ryan Partington grabbed 4-9 in five overs.
Hemingbrough II's Layton Hallam was left stranded on 99 not out when his partner was run out on the last ball of the innings against Ovington II but 'Brough's 181 was enough for victory
Huntington's Darren Horsford clubbed an unbeaten 72 in his side's seven-wicket triumph over Thorpe Willoughby II.

York Press Performance of the Week
COPMANTHORPE bowler Chris Hall was near unplayable as his side triumphed by six wickets at Kelfield in division two.
He took 6-16 as the hosts were bowled out for just 94 and then put his feet up in the pavilion to see John Hughes (30) ensure there were no alarms for Cop.

HEMINGBROUGH II's classy young batsman Layton Hallam came within a whisker of an HPH York Vale Cricket League century on Saturday.
The 15-year-old opener was left high and dry on 99 not out against Hemingbrough II when his last-wicket partner was run out off the last ball of the innings in their division four clash against Wheldrake II.
Hallam, supported with a useful 32 from 12-year-old Tom Collins, took Hemingbrough to 181 all out That proved more than enough as Wheldrake could not handle Hemingborough's youthful attack.
Paul Smales, 18, led the way with 3-10, Dan Collins, 16, took 3-11 and Hallam backed up his work with the bat with 3-29 as 'Brough won by 107 runs.
Sam Cruise kept a cool head to steer Selby to a four-wicket win at Woodhouse Grange.
The visitors were struggling at 75-5 but 17-year-old Cruise's 44 saw them home by four wickets. Earlier Grange duo Matthew Shepherd (45) and Scott Shepherd (31no), aged 16 and 13 respectively, were among the runs.
Youngster Ryan Partington played a key role in Copmanthorpe II's 52-run victory over Bishopthorpe II. He followed up his undefeated 15 with 4-9 off five overs, three of which were maidens.
Sixteen-year-old all-rounder David Knight's fine start to the season continued in Askham Bryan's division one victory over Wheldrake.
He blasted 66 and featured in a 115-run partnership with Mark Grewer to take Askham to their 133-run victory target.
York's youngsters were to the fore in their nail-biting last-ball victory at Barmby Moor.
Teenage openers Kyle Waite (45) and Chris Horner (42) were both among the runs while 14-year-old Tarun Devireddi (3-33) and Steve Simpson (3-38) ensured the game went down to the wire with Matthew Boyle catching Charlie Cameron on the boundary.
Fulfordgate's David Baldock earned the bragging rights in his household after outshining his dad with the ball.
The 16-year-old snapped up 5-19 while his dad, Alan, took 4-27, as the pair had Hirst Courtney bowled out for 112 in 'Gate's 40-run division two victory.
Giles Smith, aged 14, chalked up his first half-century in senior cricket with an impressive 69 for Stockton & Hopgrove I against Melbourne. His partnership of 77 with wicketkeeper-batsman Steve Fraser steered S&H to an easy seven-wicket win.
Pocklington's young guns continue to fire in division five. Jed Vale, 14, a first-day centurion, struck an unbeaten 36 as his side won by eight wickets at Hirst Courtney II. He figured in an unbroken partnership of 57 with Josh Britland (20) after fellow juniors Elliott Newby and Chris Saltmer's opening partnership of 54.
Tadcaster's pool of young talent were also in the thick of the action as they sped to a seven-wicket win at Malton & Old Malton. Phil Batt (3-8) and Adam Gibson (3-27) helped shoot Malton out for 92 and 16-year-old Ian Wilkinson sped Tad to victory with an undefeated 43 which featured seven boundaries and a six.



Division 1
Barmby Moor 154-9 (R Lazenby 47; T Devirddi 3-33; S Simpson 3-38) lost to York 158 (K Waite 45, C Horner 42; D Brent 4-38) by 4 runs
Bishopthorpe 92-7 (M Dale 30; P Collins 4-42) lost to Hemingbrough 94-4 (M Milburn 37no) by 6 wickets
Burn 100 (S Smith 4-25) lost to Drax 143-9 (K Thomas 41; A Prescott 4-33) by 43 runs
North Duffield 91 (A Reid 5-32, M Hamshere 4-50) lost to British Sugar 108 (M Lovedale 44; L Wild 3-33, T Moore 3-22) by 17 runs
Wheldrake 133 (A Carter 48; Croker 4-28, P Wood 3-42) lost to Askham Bryan 138-5 (D Knight 66, M Grewer 55; A Quinn 3-47) by 5 wickets
Division 2
Ben Johnson 35-4 beat Westow 34 (S Wragg 3-12) by 6 wickets
Fulfordgate 152-8 (M Nelson 32, T Wheeler 30; D Howsham 3-25) beat Hirst Courtney 112 (A Baldock 4-27, D Baldock 5-19) by 40 runs
Kelfield 94 (C Hall 6-16) lost to Copmanthorpe 95-4 (J Hughes 30) by 6 wickets
Ovington 229-5 (N Metcalf 78, C Potter 61) beat Heworth 175-9 (G Haynes 57; C Welch 3-40) by 54 runs
Clifton Alliance 142 (M Jackson 32, A Barton 31; A Ahmad 4-31, R Waites 4-33) lost to University of York Staff 144-6 (R Waites 52no; D Sanders 3-52)
Division 3
Drax II 142-1 (S Simm 81, G Slaywe 42no) beat Malton & Old Malton 137 (A Blacklee 46; K Brook 5-36)
Sheriff Hutton 230-6 (C Megone 114, Hull 30) beat Stillingfleet 123 (R Murray 45; M Bradley 3-50) by 107 runs
Stockton & Hopgrove 140-3 (G Smith 69) beat Melbourne 139 (S Winters 33, W Nicholson 31; I Smith 4-25, D Kerrison 3-26) by 7 wickets
Thixendale 210 (J Dakin 70, L Milburn 42; R Tomlinson 4-2) lost to North Cave 232-8 (C Hewson 94, R Tomlinson 45no; J Wigby 3-69, D Tyler 3-81) by 22 runs
Division 4
Askham Bryan II 181-9 (T O' Donovan 42, P Thornton 37; A Davies 4-50, J Clarke 3-46) lost to Burton Salmon 203-4 (S Warner 78, J Clarke 52, P Thornton 47) by 22 runs
Copmanthorpe II 155-7 (R Hague 75no; M Brown 4-25) beat Bishopthorpe II 103 (S Drabble 43; J Traves 4-29, R Partington 4-9) by 52 runs
Hemingbrough II 181 (L Hallam 99no, T Collins 32; H Codling 4-59, K Dent 3-62) beat Wheldrake II 74 (P Smales 3-10, D Collins 3-11, L Hallam 3-29) by 107 runs
Heworth II 152-4 (S Spencer 64no) beat Ovington II 148-9 (P Smith 60; S Jackson 4-30, D Baker 3-37) by 6 wickets
Woodhouse Grange 127-8 (C Smith 45, S Shepherd 31no) lost to Selby 129-6 (S Cruise 44) by 4 wickets
Division 5
Hirst Courtney II 110-7 (Robinson 31) lost to Pocklington 113-2 (J Vale 36no) by 8 wickets
Malton & Old Malton II 92 (P Butt 3-8, A Gibson 3-27) lost to Tadcaster Magnet 96-3 (I Wilkinson 43no; S Rae 3-36) by 7 wickets
Selby II 87-1 (L Adamson 47no) beat Stockton & Hopgrove II 86 (J Barr 4-12, M Bell 4-27) by 9 wickets
Thorpe Willoughby II 148 (T Crockford 35, N Shefta 33; S Ross 3-19) lost to Huntington 149-3 (D Horsford 72no, J Dawson 30) by 7 wickets
York RI 110 (Ffoulkes 34; S Moses 4-21, England 3-11) lost to Burn II 132-5 (E Montgomery 44) by 22 runs
Carlton Towers 174-7 (K Tate 65; M Hinchcliffe 3-23) lost