Match Weekend 5 Review: Reviewing the North Yorkshire South Durham Results.
CREDIT: Graeme Smith @ North Yorkshire & South Durham Cricket League
Despite the ongoing dry spell, there were obviously some tricky batting conditions sprinkled across the NYSD at the weekend, though there were still ten scores in excess of 250 as well.
Premier Division
Stockton continue to make the pace having picked up a fourth win of the season at Bishop Auckland. The hosts chose to bat, and opener Brandon Lusk continued his superb form, making 61 before being run out, now the joint leading run scorer in the top flight. A mid-innings wicket flurry meant skipper Matty Cowling needed to make 32 down the order to take Bishop to a final total of 215 all out from the penultimate ball of the innings. Adam Hickey was the most successful visiting bowler with 3-24. Kevin Ward started the reply strongly with a 31-ball 45, opening partner Hickey made 63 and Reyan Nadeem an unbeaten 67 as Stockton made light work of the chase, coasting home in the 32nd over for a 6-wicket win. Arthur Jones took 3-43 for Bishop.
Barnard Castle moved into second with a thumping home win over Hartlepool. James Clarkson led the way with 55, but it took a healthy partnership between Josh Bousfield (43) and pro Shubham Sharma (85) to bump up the score to the usual Vere Road expectations. Barney were dismissed for 269 in the final over as Max Jackson (3-57) took 3 in 4 balls to complete the innings. Angus Catto picked up 3-48 from 11 overs earlier in the piece. No visiting batter could pass 30 as all the 5-man Barney attack got into the action, Sharma the most productive with 3-22, ‘Pool a rather tame 102 all out.
Darlington RA have won their three home games, this one a 2-wicket win in a low scoring affair at Brinkburn Road. The Middlesbrough batting couldn’t find any rhythm against the reliable Matthew Pillans (4-45) and Sachithra Serasinghe (4-27) and they were dismissed for 139 in the 40th over. The home line up found conditions just as tricky against the Boro seamers Harry Williams (4-42) and Ahsan Shrindal (3-39), but from the depths of 65/7, Pillans and Doug Mulholland (32*) put together a recovery stand, and the RA eventually got over the line eight down.
The other three games were drawn. Marton found themselves in some trouble at 70/5 hosting Great Ayton but pro Muhammad Irfan (59) and Tom Miller (63) added 105 to turn things around and Marton declared on 228/8 after 49 overs. Leading wicket taker Suminda Lakshan took 4-75 in 12 overs for Ayton. Lakshan made 63 and Jon Grainge 42 after the break and Ayton looked nicely set at 124/2 but the spin of Irfan (4-31) and Sam Berry (3-66) restricted them to 173/8.
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Great Ayton pro Suminda Lakshan spins his web at Marton on Saturday [Pic: Mark Fletcher | MI News and Sport]
Saltburn looked cooked when their eighth wicket – that of Husnain Bukhari for 68 – fell to the first ball of the 36th over at Richmond, but they hung on at 183/9, the last pair surviving 13 balls after Liam Crooks (32) departed to the penultimate ball of a 15-over spell from Shafi Ghafari (3-64). The hosts had earlier set 226/8, with a solid start from Rob Carr (40) and Gary Pratt (45) and good acceleration from Joe White (59 in 39 balls). Bukhari and Ollie Stewart both conceded 73 runs in 15 over spells, the former with three victims, the latter four.
Robbie Atkinson (63), Rob Foreman (38) and Fin Morris (36) helped Stokesley plunder 263/9 from the Norton attack shorn of James Minto as he was making a maiden half century for Durham in the County Championship. Having declared after 48 overs, Stokesley looked favourite to win with Norton at 65/6, but 71* from Kenzie Peakman took the score to 208/9 at stumps, the ninth wicket falling from the final ball to Harry Peirson (4-45).
Norton’s Aidan Cross strikes out at Stokesley [Pic: Mark Fletcher | MI News and Sport]
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Division One
Marske kept up their good start to 2025 with a maximum point return at Sedgefield. The hosts chose first use but had no answer to u-16 Max Emsley (4-29) and Asim Akhtar (4-17) and were dismissed for a mere 83. Marske lost 4 wickets in the 15 overs it took to chase down.
Billingham also collected a full house with a 51-run victory over Barnard Castle at Chiltons Avenue. John Watson made 48 and Tom Harper 42 as Synners posted 216/8 and, whilst Jack Mensforth continued good form with 81, Michael Bargewell-Cook took 3-28 and Barney succumbed for 165 in the 38th over.
Though Bedale skipper Danial Rafiq set the innings off with a 22-ball 43, the rest of the line up struggled against the spin of Charlie Pierson (6-48) and Martin Philpot (3-46) and they were dismissed for 135 at Guisborough. The home side’s Division One batting woes have been well documented in these reports and they continued once more as Owen Kelly starred with 6-24 and Dan Edwards grabbed 3-28 to take out the Priorymen for 93.
49 from Danny Clarke and 38 from Harvey Spaxman had Thornaby in a seemingly healthy position at 157/3, but a productive second spell from Ollie King (5-39) saw them dismissed in the 47th over for an even 200 at Feethams. Three down with just 44 on the board, a 140-run fourth wicket stand turned the game in favour of hosts Darlington. Usman Azeem made 67, but the star was u-17 Owen Harwood – just back from a lengthy injury absence – who remained unbeaten on 82 in the Quakers’ 6-wicket win.
Hasan Razaq (39), Jordan Leech (40), Carl Chillingsworth (48) and Shaf Rafiq (42) took Normanby Hall to 251/9 against Wolviston at Cricket Lane. Saad Sarfraz (36) and Pat Savarimuthu (55) featured in the Wolves’ response of 193 all out, but the bowling of Matthew Rose (3-43), Alfie Street (3-57) and Dhanish Hussain (3-41) kept the points secure for Normanby.
Michael Platt (3-41) and Tom Stockton (3-45) had Seaton Carew in some trouble on 84/7, but Jonny Mee (49*) and Aimal Wafa (39) added 85 for the eighth wicket and Seaton reached 183/8 at Hornby Park. Which proved to be more than enough, as visitors Richmondshire collapsed from 51/0 to 75 all out, Jack Turnbull (4-29) and Joe Cushlow (3-32) the main architects of the Dalesmen’s demise.
The six winning sides this week form the top six in the Division.
Seaton Carew’s Liam Gough on the sweep in his side’s home win over Richmondshire 2s [Pic: Mike Driver | MI News and Sport]
Division Two
Saltburn retain the lead following a dramatic tied game at home to Marton. Liam Kennedy (52), Matty Hutchinson (39) and Danny Havelock (40*) took Marton to 191 all out in the 47th over, as Harry Howell continued in wicket-taking form with 5-44 from 14.2 overs. Saltburn’s response centred around the batting of Simon Bowes, who entered the fray at 48/3 and then made 100 of the next 143 runs from only 82 balls faced. Ash Field took 3-66 and the last Saltburn pair required 26 when they came together. Bowes struck two boundaries to reach three figures at the end of the 39th over and only three more runs were required. Bowled by u-15 Louis Veazey, a two was struck from the fifth ball of the 40th over to tie the scores, but the youngster snaffled a caught and bowled from the final ball to finish with 3-14 and both sides collected 16 points.
Rockliffe Park had no such drama at Park Drive as James Layfield- Carroll (5-34) and Mark Swanwick (5-35) despatched Hartlepool for a pitiful 72. Despite losing a wicket to the second ball after the innings break, Luke Telford made a calming 35* in a 6-wicket win to place Park second, 6 points adrift.
Shildon had a similarly early end to proceedings once Cordie McKendry (5-28) and Rob Nevison (3-16) ousted Darlington for 122, of which Tom Park-Bradley made 38. Greg Upton treated the reply like a T20 and smashed 80* from 38 balls in a 9-wicket win for the Railway.
Stockton’s third win came at the expense of Whitby at the Close Protection Security ground. Alf Jacobs top scored with 32 from 184 all out for the Seasiders, as Adam Beaumont (3-51) and Tom Gaffney (3-39) helped to keep the scorers busy. Matthew Everson made 53 in response and thirty-plus contributions from Saif Rehman, Rob Peregrine and Ian Richards secured a 5-wicket win for the Swifties.
Kudos to the Redcar batters, who pulled off a big chase at Acklam Park. Aleem Ditta’s second consecutive century takes him to the top of the Division two charts, 106 from 134 balls leading him to 270 from 3 innings and Boro to 252/9, of which Rory Cotterill contributed 35. Spinners Callum Brown (3-68) and Ian Patchett (3-86) saw some reward for perseverance, but then it was over to the visiting top order. Mitchell Brown (66) and Matthew Stokeld (55) added 116 for the first wicket and then Callum Brown (58*) and Jason Turnbull (55*) partnered for an unbroken 108 for the third to conclude the pursuit after 46 overs.
Northallerton’s Christiaan Bourbon-Leftley struck with the second ball of the innings and the South African would end up with 5-39 as Norton were restricted to 170 all out at Station Road, Lewis Day (31) and Callum Shields (39) striving to get the hosts to a competitive total. Will Goldsmith set the reply in motion with 51 before Bourbon-Leftley brought it home with 43* to secure a second consecutive win for the visitors.
Division Three
Often the tightest of the Divisions, the early form in the fourth tier doesn’t do anything to make the seasoned NYSD observer think 2025 might see otherwise.
Stokesley cling on to the lead, despite being defeated at Maltby. In apparently tricky batting conditions at Francis Park, Maltby were grateful to an unbeaten 42 from Michael Roberts to get them as far as 99 all out, as James Somers took 6-37 from 10 overs. Roberts then struck with the first ball after the break, before Owen Huggins (5-24) and Charlie Lythgoe (4-5) finished off Stokesley for a dismal 51.
Great Ayton have run into form, and Charlie Doyle inspired them to a home win over Yarm. Doyle took 4-36 and Oliver Gubbins 4-38 to dismiss the visitors for 153 in the 39th over. With Ayton then slipping to 38/3, Doyle (58*) joined Henry Shelton (52) in a decisive fourth wicket stand of 106.
Newton Aycliffe’s 46-run win over Blackhall sees them leapfrog their opponents in the standings. Tom Dearden (43) and Chris Palmer (49) provided the backbone of Aycliffe’s 198/9, as Dan Robson (3-42) and Joe Swallow (3-52) kept Blackhall ticking along. The visiting batters couldn’t do the business, dismissed for 152 by a 6-pronged attack, Ben Howard the best of them with 3-24.
Having come so close to a first win the previous week, Whitby sealed it this time round with a 4-wicket win over Guisborough at the Turnbull Ground. Andrew Wood (49) and Theo Clarke (40) helped the Seasiders to overcome 172/7, despite 3-33 from Steve Donlan. U-15 Jack Gash made 75 in the Guisborough effort.
Rockliffe Park’s u-15 Matty Watt struck with the first two balls and the last two balls of the Normanby Hall innings on his way to 5-32 from 9 overs. Richard Snowdon added 3-18 but James Tate (40) and Joe Ramsay (48) got the visitors as far as 172 all out. Gary Lee (86*) and Chris Lupton (65*) saw that target off without loss in the 32nd over.
The solitary drawn game came at Mandale Bottoms, and it was a tight affair containing two centuries. Sedgefield’s David Lamb dominated the first half of the day, making 117 before falling near the end of the visitors’ 225/6 in 40 overs. Amir Mukhtar’s 101 was a second consecutive ton, 139 added with Dumi Mpofu (48) after the first wicket fell without a run on the board. With 12 required from 16 balls and seven wickets in hand, Thornaby conspired to collapse to 220/9, with George Hampson (5-48) and David Budd (3-54) the wicket takers, the hosts left to contemplate a draw snatched from the jaws of victory.
Division Four
Billingham and Skelton Castle continue to set the early pace. Synners blew away Wolviston at Armstrong Park, Adam Greenwell taking over at the top of the run scoring charts with 72, supported by Robson James (46) and Chris Wilson (55*) in a total of 270/5 declared. Scott Shreeve (5-19) and Haider Ramzan (3-35) unpacked the Wolves for 93.
Skelton Castle’s youth continue to rack up the Saturday runs, u-17 Tom Hodgson (83*) and 44 from both u-16 Sam Malbon-Green and u-17 Jack Verrill leading their side to 253/7 at Marske, for whom u-17 James Drage took 3-53. The elder of the Malbon-Greens, u-17 Ben, took 4-32 as the hosts were bowled out for 124.
Third placed Richmondshire easily disposed of Northallerton, as Andy Dade (3-33) led a 5-handed attack to dismiss Town for 108. John Clark was 62* in a 9-wicket win.
Darlington RA emulated that margin of victory, though they were chasing a stiffer target at Preston. Azhar Iqbal made 55 out of 188/7 for the hosts, but Ben I’Anson (61), and youngsters u-13 Kian Hutton (68*) and u-14 Myles Price (43*) made short work of that target, home inside 30 overs.
Shashank Garg starred for Newton Aycliffe at Bedale but, when dismissed for 72, the innings subsided from 114/1 to 155 all out, with u-17 James Pratt profiting to the tune of 3-23. Dan Weldon’s 5-53 kept Aycliffe in with a shout, but 40 from James Trueman held Bedale together and they won by 4 wickets.
Yarm u-16 Jude Crack fell just three short of a maiden century and, supported by a maiden half century from u-17 Daksh Gaur (53*) and runs from Tahir Javed (43*), a declaration was applied at 269/5. Visitors Bishop Auckland responded with 187/8, led by 63 from u-17 AJ Wild. Sandy Singh picked up 3-23 as Yarm used eight bowlers to try and find the win.
Sunday Cricket
Premier
They aren’t topping the Division, but Marc Symington’s youthful Norton side have maximum points after three games. U-17 Archie Fawcett made 53 as they set a target of 195/8 at Darlington RA. Subsequently, 4-12 from Nadeem Hanif took Norton to a 67-run win.
A remarkable 6-5 in 4 overs from Charlie Baldam sent Normanby Hall crashing from 59/3 to 67 all out at home to leaders Marton, for whom Mark Green was undefeated on 40 in a 10-wicket win.
Hartlepool’s 103-run win over bottom club Redcar saw Dom Barlow hit 101 from just 64 balls as Pool made 219/7.
Darlington’s Sam Cull was another centurion, with 132 out of 228/6 at home to Wolviston. Nasir Khan made a rapid 59 in the middle order, but the visitors were all out for 161, u-16 Jack Glenton with 3-17 in his 8 overs.
Northern Conference
Billingham’s Scott Shreeve followed up a 5-fer on Saturday by dominating his side’s overwhelming home victory against Northallerton, who lost their 100% record. Shreeve made an undefeated 123 from 105 balls – a first NYSD ton – and, with Chris Moore (45) and Chris Wilson (57*) chipping in, Synners declared on 244/2. 5-18 from Luke Samuels had Town reeling at 26/6 and, though James Randle made 41, Shreeve nipped in with 3-8 to end the innings at 89.
A fourth win of the season for Stockton sees them lead Billingham by 3 points at the top of the standings. Grant Worrall top scored with 42 at Yarm, for whom stalwart Charles Holt collected 3-37 and a target of 184/9 was set. U-14 Zidan Mustafa took 5-13 from 8 overs in the middle of the innings and Yarm were a hefty 88 runs shy of parity when the final wicket fell.
6-22 from Jack Gallimore set Bishop Auckland up to hammer Rockliffe Park by 9 wickets at Kingsway. Paul Barrow was 41* in the 14th over when the Park total of 72 was surpassed.
Wins for Hartlepool’s fourth string are few and far between, the side admirably used as a development squad, but they defeated an also youthful Sedgefield by 27 runs at Park Drive on Sunday. U-14 Finlay Coverdale top scored with 47 from 184/9, as u-17 Charlie Lobb grabbed 3-19 in 8 overs. Sedgefield u-17 Ollie Johnson made 49 in reply, and George Hampson 45* but the eight-strong bowling battalion saw success in the 38th over with the visitors at 157.
The game at Thornaby went to the wire. U-15 Joe Rutherford top scored with 59 for visitors Barnard Castle as they made 185/8, of which David Smith took 3-40. Oliver Welsby then took 3-28 and u-15 Oli Greves 4-29 and Thornaby looked cooked at 94/8, until Nick Wright chimed in with eleven fours in an unbeaten 56 made from 42 balls. He and Smith came together with the score at 140/9 in the 34th over and almost pulled off the unlikely victory, Thornaby ending on 184/9, the last over a frantic mixture of byes, wides and dots to increase the tension.
Southern Conference
Leaders Stokesley continue to score at a blistering rate but may need to improve their carrot-dangling skills, as Marske had little interest in pursuing 289/3, even though they were given 46 overs. Tom Kendrew blasted a 91-ball 149* (23 x 4, 2 x 6), his second “daddy hundred” of the Sunday campaign, and Alex Hadfield added 60 before the hosts called a halt. U-12 Kenji Marwood-Buckle took 3-37 in 10 overs after the break, but Marske refused to buckle, with 47 from Max Gray seeing them to 159/8.
Skelton Castle hammered Marton to close the gap a little. Daniel Belsham (70), u-17 Tom Hodsgon (67) and u-15 George Verrill (51*) featured heavily in 261/4 declared from 39 overs. Afterwards, u-16 Sam Malbon-Green took 4-13 to help dismiss Marton for 94.
There were wickets for Jamie Ellison (3-53) and Daniel Gregor (3-10) as visitors Saltburn declared on 168/9, with u-17 Rowan Midgeley having made an even 50. Sam Morrison (3-19) and Jacob Bailes (4-3) reduced Guisborough to 74 all out at Fountains Garth.
Whitby opener Charlie Parker scored a jazzy 100* from just 90 balls, sharing in century stands with both Will Richardson (57) and Jack Stentiford (56*), a declaration arriving as Parker reached three figures in the 35th over with the score at 264/3. Opening pair Jack Allanson (4-29) and u-17 Billy Blake (3-29) ensured Maltby were all out for 122.
6-27 in six overs from Middlesbrough u-16 Finley Smith restricted Great Ayton to 118 all out at Acklam Park, and fellow u-16 Leo Kitson was 47* when Middlesbrough passed the winning post with 6 wickets in hand.
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Junior League Round Up – Week ending Sunday 18th May
U15 League
Fifties and a 5fer featured in this week’s U15 league matches. In the Central League Hartlepool posted 147-5 against Yarm. Layton Prosser retiring with another unbeaten fifty (55*). Mehdi Ali contributing 27 to the total. In reply Yarm made 86 all out, Anna Page returning 5-8 to secure the win for Hartlepool.
Marton against Stockton went down to the last over in a batter dominated game. Alfie Hodgkinson (51*) and Liam Champion (50*) helped Marton to 142-1 batting first. Theo Davison (43) and Zidan Mustafa (42) took Stockton to within six runs of victory, 136-3 the final total.
Aiden Chapman made 41 as Norton defeated Sedgefield by seven wickets.
In the West League Richmond were all out for 72 against Rockliffe Park, Archie Robson top scoring with 28. Matty Watt returning 4-7. Rockliffe winning by 4 wickets in the 11th over.
Seaton scored 93 all out at home on Sunday morning, Harvey Lowe making 28. Alfie Haw (4-8) Rosie Mottram (3-14) with the standout analysis for visiting Northallerton. Eliash Willis retired on 50 as victory was achieved by nine wickets for the visitors.
Great Ayton recorded a third straight win in the East League with a high scoring game with Skelton Castle. Alex Davis striking an unbeaten 50 off just 26 balls featuring four boundaries and four maximums. Late innings runs from Luke Clark (29*) saw Ayton post 139-7. Skelton replied with 108-5 featuring 38 from Seth Hodgson and 31* from George Verrill.
Maltby made 132-2 against Guisborough, Pratyush Partha reaching a half century undefeated. Jack Atkinson contributing 39 also. Guisborough replied with 73-9.
Thornaby beat Normanby Hall in the mornings other game by 37 runs.
U11 League and Cup
With additional midweek matches it was a busy week in the U11 Leagues. In the West League Boro Sharks had a double weekend at Acklam Park. On Saturday they hosted Richmondshire and posted net 262 batting first, with contributions throughout the pairs. In reply the visitors lost wickets in gallant ending the game on 240. Hasnain Ahmed impressing with the ball returning 4 wickets for just 2 runs.
Twenty-four hours later Rockliffe Park were the visitors and claimed victory by 10 runs. Samuel Hood took 2-7 and Rahim Zaman top scored with 13*. Rockliffe Park lost one less wicket in reply, edging a few extra runs also. Zaman took 2-11 with the ball to follow his earlier runs.
Elsewhere, Rory Mulholland made an impressive 25* for Northallerton who made net 295 against visitors Sedgefield, Lewis Cotton taking 2-15. Sedgefield finished on net 231 in reply.
Barnard Castle edged to a three-run win at Darlington RA, the home side posting 273, and in a tense last over which featured runs extras and wickets Barnard Castle hung on with net 276.
James Binks had a good morning for Darlington against Richmondshire, taking 4-15 with the ball and then scoring 21* in his sides victory. Saharsh Basu also making 20* for Darlington.
The East League provided a couple more final overs finales for the crowd. Normanby Hall scored net 249 at home, Jessica Sellers taking 2-13 for visiting Stokesley. Two final over wickets for Muhammad Iqbal (2-4) saw Normanby claim victory by just 3 runs. Hasnain Umer also claiming (3-7).
Middlesbrough Panthers and Thornaby went to even finer margins. Panthers recorded 265 net. Thornaby’s Ted Swainston impressed for 17* with the bat and it went to the last ball, with six needed to tie Frankie Garthwaite (10*) fell just short of the boundary with his final strike, Panthers winning by 2 runs.
Earlier in the week the Panthers hosted Guisborough. Guisborough batted first and returned a score of 221. Harry Blackwell top scoring with 12*, Imaad Ahmed returning 3-3 for the Panthers. In reply Mitchell Jayakodi made 30 and Billy Gardner 20* as Boro finished on 302.
Saltburn hosted Marske and posted 329 net batting first. Contributions throughout the innings included 21* from Henry Meade, Jacob Eden (20*), Henry Youdale (18*) and Seb King (16*) Marske replied with 239, Nate Turnbull taking 2-10 for Saltburn.
Great Ayton scored 279 against Skelton Castle, Stan Bezemer (21*) and Will Pearson (29*) troubling the scorers plenty, James Lowe (3-5) amongst the wickets for Skelton Castle. In reply Skelton returned 233 featuring two wickets each for Eddie Grainge and Will Ancell.
The Central League was also had multiple fixtures this week, Seaton Carew beat Billingham by 24 runs on Wednesday, and then the Boro Falcons travelled to Billingham. Joseph Carter (5-18) took the Falcons second successive 5fer in a game, all five wickets clean bowled. Yahya Hussain also with (3-9) backed up earlier excellent batting from Hughie Crager (17*) as the Falcons registered their first win.
Yarm also won against Hartlepool on Friday, James Booth (13*) and 2-7 turning in a good all-round display. Yarm’s Sunday morning win against Billingham featured an impressive spell of bowling from Jayden Stott (4-2 in 3 overs). Hartlepool also won on Sunday morning, Isaac Richardson returning 3-9 in an 18-run victory against Norton.
The Gemara Cup began this week and in the opening match Sedgefield edged out Darlington by 2 runs. Oscar Barton (2-1) and Noah Jemmerson helped restrict Darlington to 237. Coby Scaife (2-4) and Saharsh Basu (2-9) making the chase difficult for Sedgefield who finished just ahead on 239.
U13 League and Cup
A busy week of league and cup action across the U13 divisions and cups.
Darlington RA bowled Darlington out for 42 in the West Division, Jacob Lee taking 3-4. Kian Hutton making 23* as RA won by 10 wickets. Sedgefield won the toss against Rockliffe Park and amassed 141-2 in the allocated 20 overs largely thanks to Tommy Hartshon 31* and Gideon Welsh 30*. In reply, Noah Hunt (29) and Luke Pegman (19) added 53 for the 1st wicket but good bowling from Archie Ankers (3-4) slowed progress and Rockliffe finished on 97-7.
Yarm won the toss and posted 147-8 at home to Newton Aycliffe. Seth Tailor (30*) and Joe Tate (20*) amongst the runs. Neve Britton returning a personal best of 4-14 in 3 overs for the visitors. In reply, Newton Aycliffe made 43, featuring 18 from U10 Harvey Palmer.
Richmondshire Scorchers compiled 165-6 in their fixture with Bedale. Toby Long retired unbeaten on 33, Ethan Bowen (25) and Freddie Curtis (24) further increased the scoring rate. In reply Bedale 97-9, the wickets being shared between the Scorchers attack.
In the Central League Hartlepool kept Thornaby to 74/7 Rhys Crone top scoring with 21. Jack Liddell retired 31* as Hartlepool won by 9 wickets. Northallerton posted 193/2 against Billingham. Five batters, Dan Bramma, Ted Reed, Alex Mackerell, Ethan Durham and Harry Sharda all retiring with undefeated 30s. Billingham replied with 81/7, Bramma and Sharda taking 2 wickets each.
Richmond Lightning made 96 against, Ollie Saunders top scoring with 24. Zain Mustafa (2-8), Elijah Waite (2-6) and Farley Doherty (2-10) amongst the wickets. Stockton replied with 70. Elijah Waite retired unbeaten on 31, then Max Dawson picked up 5-14 to secure a Richmond win.
Wolviston travelled to Hornby Park and asked hosts Seaton Carew to bat. Contributions throughout the innings from George Riches (30*) Henry Riches (26*) Jacob Dean (24) and Alex Watson (20) saw the hosts to 138-4. Wolviston replied with 51 as the wickets were shared around the Seaton attack.
This weeks East League fixtures were for the most part dominated by batters. Guisborough scored 124-2 at Maltby, Edward Rowe 30*, Evan Hood 24 and Ben Williams 21* amongst the runs. In reply Maltby achieved victory by four wickets, James Callaghan and Joe Conti both retiring on 30. Ben Williams adding 2-7 to his earlier runs.
Marske won at home to Great Ayton, dismissing the visitors for 65, Theo Webb taking 4-11. Frankie Russell retiring undefeated on 31. Harry Lambton made 26 for Marske as they reached victory by seven wickets, Matthew Johnston taking 2-12 for Ayton.
Middlesbrough travelled to Saltburn on Friday. Having been asked to bat recovered from 18-3 to post 132 all out, Jai Singh and Hilal Khan both retiring for 30 each. George Youdale returning 4-12 in 3 overs. In reply Youdale opening the batting and contributed 22, along with Freddie Brown’s 30* as Saltburn posted 86-5 at the close of innings.
Great Ayton travelled to Marton also on Friday, batting first posting 111-3, Thomas Collins 32* and Ross Grimbley 21 keeping the scorers busy. In reply Marton lost 5 wickets reaching victory, thanks to Jude Hodgkinson’s remarkable 9 ball 33*. Sid Suryadevera also retiring (32*).
Both U13 cup competitions began this week. In the Goldsbrough Cup Elijah Waite made 31* and Oliver Gibbons (20) in Stockton’s 7 wicket win over Thornaby. Five Yarm batters retired for unbeaten 30s in their total of 230-3 against Maltby. Maltby replied with 83-8 including 21 from Theo Aldridge.
Guisborough made 80-5 against Normanby Hall, Reuben Kay top scoring with 30not out, and Lexi Jacques returning 2-9. Normanby winning by 8 wickets with Muhammed Khalil Asif (30*) and Jacob Brown (23*) scoring most of the runs.
Marske scored 127-5 at home to Saltburn, Harry Lambton and Alec Gray both retiring with unbeaten 30s, and Jake Mendum contributing 28. In reply for Saltburn Henry Meade 33*, Freddie Brown 30* and Seb King 27* helped achieve victory by eight wickets.
In the Lowery Cup Sedgfield won a close contest with Hartlepool by 7 runs. Gideon Welsh making 31* in the hosts 87-7. Hartlepool finished 7 down for 80, featuring 29 from James Hawkins.
Bedale and Northallerton also won their games with Barnard Castle and Newton Aycliffe respectively.
U12 League and Cup
League and cup action began this week for the U12 teams in the league, the number of teams at this level increased year on year to the point where we now have two divisions.
In the East League Maltby returned 243 net against Stockton, who replied with 287, Zain Mustafa making 15* and Dylan Parr 14*. Yarm compiled 343 net against Middlesbrough Eagles, featuring an unbeaten 22 from Rayyan Khuram along with 13* from James Booth. In reply the Eagles lost regular wickets and finished on 226 net. Oli Windross contributed 16* and Joey Pritchard taking 3-9.
Marton against Thornaby was a close contest, Marton batting first registered 279 net, featuring 24* from Abdullah Ahmed and Theo Veazey with 13*. Max Holdsworth made 25 for Thornaby who were just slightly short in the chase on a final score of 272.
In the West League Darlington RA beat Middlesbrough Wolves in a game full of runs. Max Elder made an unbeaten 17 as RA finished on 312 net. The Wolves scored well but regular wickets left them short on 274. James Bligh opening the innings well, contributing an unbeaten 22.
Peterlee defeated Hartlepool despite a good all-round performance from Bella Sirs taking 2-14, later adding an 18*. Peterlee’s Finlay Lowry scored 27* out of his teams net score of (319) Hartlepool ending on 245.
A full round of cup matches were played in the week gone by. Marske overcome Peterlee by 3 runs, Theo Webb (23*) for Marske and Peterlee Oliver Osborne (27*) excelling with the bat for their respective teams.
Early wickets from Marton’s Theo Veazey (4-7) had Middlesbrough Eagles struggling, but stubborn resistance from Lily Tucker and Sam Pritchard saw the innings reach into the 20th over and end on 67. Abdullah Ahmed retired on 27* as victory came by ten wickets for the hosts.
Northallerton amassed 199-0 at home to Darlington, Dan Bramma, Ted Reed, Alex Mackerell and Finlay Pargeter all reaching the retirement mark. Darlington replied with 57 featuring James Binks retiring on 25. Finlay Pargeter returning 3 wickets for a run.
Rockliffe Park scored 93-4 against Stokesley, Charlie Cook and Charlie Bass both retiring unbeaten on 25, Austen Kerr (2-6) and Isaac Hamill (2-10) taking the Stokesley wickets. In reply, Kenji Marwood-Buckle (25*) and Teddy Latham (20) setting Stokesley towards a 3-wicket win.
Thornaby’s batters posted 131-4 against Maltby. Muhammed Sharjeel 26*, Henry Purcifer 25* and Frankie Garthwaite 20* all keeping the scorers occupied. Maltby replying with 70-8.
Richmondshire made 148-3 against Sedgefield, Ethan Bowen and Max Dawson both retiring unbeaten on 26, and 25 respectively. Ollie Saunders adding 21* also. Sedgfield’s reply ended on 48-6.
JUNIOR GIRLS SOFTBALL FESTIVAL
This week Bedale hosted six other clubs in the second Junior Girls festival of the season.
The hosts were joined by Newton-Le-Willows, Rockliffe Park, Sedgefield, Richmondshire, Yarm and the Middlesbrough Maidens. All teams were well supported as another afternoon of softball cricket commenced with around 70 girls taking part.
Again, there were superb shots, great fielding, catches and wickets to entertain the crowds. Scorecards for all matches are available on the NYACC play cricket site. https://nyacc.play-cricket.com/home
There are, further festival planned in June at Sedgefield and Saltburn, any club wishing to get involved please contact Mark Jobling via email cwonysd@gmail.com
CREDIT: Graeme Smith @ North Yorkshire & South Durham Cricket League
