Round-up of games played on 16th & 17th August: South Yorkshire Results & Review
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Champions Cleethorpes were the big winners in the Premier Division on Saturday, and are now just two points behind Wakefield Thornes. Cleethorpes put Barnsley Woolley Miners in to bat at Shaw Lane, and Josh Knapton took 6-45 when they bowled the hosts out for 145. Tom Keast (83 not out) and Harry Warwick (45 not out) then put on an unbeaten 112 for the second wicket in Cleethorpes’ nine-wicket win, that leaves their hosts second to bottom. Liam Wiles made a magnificent 162 (134 balls, 23 fours, 6 sixes) that enabled Cawthorne to post 272-8 against leaders Wakefield Thornes at Dark Lane. James Rhodes made 47 and Dylan Hurst 51 when Thornes replied, but they were all out for 227. A rather depleted Sheffield Collegiate side put Hallam in to bat at Crimicar, and Tate Miller took 5-30 as they bowled their hosts out for 163, skipper Nick Dymock making 58 and Alex Davis an unbeaten 47. Arjith Ravi then took 6-23 to help Hallam bowl their visitors out for 103 in reply, and give them a massive boost in their relegation battle. Mustafa Hussain (62) and skipper Imran Khan (52) helped relegation battlers Shiregreen to 230 all out away to fourth-placed Whitley Hall, for whom Callum Bethel took 4-63. In reply, Matt Cartwright (58) and Andrew Pickering (46) laid a solid foundation, and an unbeaten 78 from Neil Longhurst took the hosts to a five-wicket win. Wickersley Old Village also boosted their survival hopes when skipper Iftikhar Afzal took 5-21 to help them bowl Appleby Frodingham out for 122 at Brumby Hall. Vishvaraj Jadeja was unbeaten on 44 when the visitors completed a nine-wicket win in the 26th over. Curtis Free took 5-25 and James Dobson 4-44 to help Doncaster Town bowl out Tickhill for 156 at Town Fields, where the visitors had been 82-8 before Vinnie Ogden made 42. Harsha Rajapaksha then made an unbeaten 64 to help Town to a six-wicket win.
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In the Championship Division, Doncaster Town 2nds lost the top spot when they were beaten by neighbours Tickhill 2nds at the Brookfield Oval. Rory Daburger took 5-58 when Tickhill were all out for 178; then Muhammad Khan took 5-34 when the visitors were bowled out for 113 in reply. Steve Foster’s 70 helped Treeton to 202-7 against Whiston Parish Church at Washfield Lane, but Joe Norbury (55) and Arman Jaffer (63 not out) then led the visitors to an eight-wicket win with eight overs to spare, and they now lead the table. Sprotbrough are six points behind the leaders after beating Elsecar at the Al-Murad Stadium. The hosts were 47-4 before Arsalan Mir (43) and Ethan Winstanley (50) helped them recover to total 168 all out. Opener Thomas Pepper (73) led Sprotbrough’s reply; they won by five wickets in the 39th over, and are now six points behind the leaders in second place. Some lower order resistance from Danuka Hettiarachchi (53 not out) helped Oughtibridge War Memorial reach 189-9 at home to fourth-placed Ackworth, for whom George Gillespie (59) top-scored for the second week running in their reply, but Ikramullah Naseri (5-57) then caused some flutters and the visitors only edged home by one wicket. Matthew Taylor made 66 out of SheffieldCollegiate 2nds’ 200 all out against bottom side Wath at Abbeydale, then Daniel Longley took 5-49 when the visitors were all out for 151 in reply. Adam Clarke took 5-28 for Aston Hall when they bowled Rockingham Colliery out for 134 at Hoyland Common; then Lasith Lakshan took 5-23, and the visitors were all out for 90 in reply.
In the top game in Division 1, forties from Jack and Ben Hall took Coal Aston to 201 all out against leaders Upper Haugh at Stonelow. Habil Arshad and Jawad Saleem gave the visitors a good start in reply, with an opening stand of 61, but Oscar Oborn-Corby took 5-71 and Ben Vandrill 4-39, and they were all out for 188. Coal Aston are now just 14 points adrift of the leaders in second place. Third-placed Darfield are a further ten points behind, with a game in hand, after a comfortable win over Monk Bretton at School Street. An unbeaten 61 from Syed Shah helped the hosts to 211-6, then wickets were shared around when the visitors were all out for 130 in reply. Danish Hussain took 4-29 when Houghton Main restricted bottom side Penistone to 148-9 at Queen Street; then Ian Simon (65) and Noman Waheed (63) put on 134 for the visitors’ first wicket to set up a six-wicket win, despite Jack Meek’s 4-36. Skipper Mathew Lowe made 122 out of Conisbrough’s 251 all out against Whitley Hall 2nds at Park Road, Sam Woodcock taking 5-54 for the visitors. Alex Littlewood then made an unbeaten 113 off 97 balls, sharing an unbroken third-wicket stand of 170 with James Brown (67 not out) as Whitley eased to an eight-wicket win. Haider Raja (50), Charlie Harrison (64) and Liam Heathcote (50 not out) were in the runs in Wickersley Old Village 2nds’ 265-8 against Barnsley Woolley Miners 2nds at Northfield Road; then Adam Whitford (5-52) and Alfie McGann (4-17) combined to bowl the visitors out for 102 in reply.
Division 2 leaders Frickley Colliery were beaten for only the second time this season. Nazam Mohammed (50) and forties from Joe Milner and Mubasher Ali took Parkhead to 166 all out, Jason Mills taking 7-35; then Chris Turner (4-26) helped reduce Frickley to 54-7 and, despite some lower-order resistance, they were all out for 144. Second-placed Cawthorne 2nds are still 22 points behind the leaders, despite their convincing win over Wakefield Thornes 2nds at Field Lane. Brennan Wilson (49) again top-scored for the visitors in their 212 all out, Safiullah Abrar taking 4-21 for Thornes. Buck Rees-McClure then took 6-35 to help bowl Thornes out for 90 in reply. There was a surprise at Bawtry Road; bottom side Sheffield United reached 184-8 against third-placed Hallam 2nds after Levi Storey (4-56) had helped reduce them to 89-5, and they then rallied through Israr Nazir (51). Five wickets from Arslan Tariq then helped United bowl Hallam out for 146 in reply. Relegation battlers Thorpe Hesley & High Green gave themselves hope with a narrow win away to Norton Woodseats. The visitors were all out for 196, but Darren Lockwood took 5-51 when Woodseats replied, and they fell two runs short on 194-9, despite an unbroken tenth-wicket stand of 51 between Chris Colegate and James Speck. George Henderson’s 67 helped Millhouses Works to 235-9 at home to second-bottom Oughtibridge War Memorial 2nds; then Joseph Boyden (51) and Zaheer Mirza (54) gave the visitors hope, but John O’Sullivan took 4-59 and they were all out for 207 in reply. Lewis Meadows made an unbeaten 72 in Elsecar 2nds’ 205-7 against Aston Hall 2nds at Green Lane, but Stan Ashton (51) and Declan Ward (86) then led the hosts to a five-wicket win.
Division 3 leaders Norton Oakes got back on the winning trail with a straightforward win at home to bottom side Treeton 2nds. Ted Hutchings recorded 13-6-15-5 when they bowled their visitors out for 111; then forties from Daniel Baldwin and Joshua Cross set up their seven-wicket win in the 25th over. Hatfield Town remain close on the leaders’ tails after demolishing Frecheville Community at Carr Side Lane. Elliott Metcalfe took 5-50 for the hosts, but forties from opener Alec Elliott and Joshua Hartfield took Town to 220-9; then Josh Platt took 4-19 when the visitors were all out for 70 in reply. Nick Gaywood took 4-43 in Rockingham Colliery 2nds’ modest 132-8 against Sheffield Collegiate 3rds at Abbeydale; but William Dooling then took 5-18 and the hosts were all out for 103 in reply. Openers Alex Morris (52) and skipper Glen Burden (53) got second-bottom Higham off to a good start against Shiregreen 2nds at Hatfield House Lane with a stand of 87, but Akhtarzaman Khan then took 5-38 and they were all out for 152; then opener Naeem Bashir (51 not out) and Afad Sohail (73) put on 119 for the second wicket in the hosts’ eight-wicket win, and they are now joint-third with Collegiate. Opener Andrew Jackson (117) led Sheffield Caribbean to 226-4 at home to Worsbrough Bridge, who made 192-8 in reply, with five batsmen passing twenty but not going on to make a match-winning score. Jack Moran took 7-26 when Wath 2nds bowled relegation-threatened Bradfield Village Fellowship out for 97; then skipper Jonathan Plater was 54 not out when his side completed a nine-wicket win in the 12th over.
Another win for Division 4 leaders Sprotbrough 2nds and a defeat for second-placed Coal Aston 2nds means that the gap between the top two is now 62 points. Will Rudkin (4-34) and Tim Braithwaite (4-24) helped the leaders bowl second-bottom Wombwell Main out for 77, and they then completed an eight-wicket win in the 15th over. Coal Aston 2nds were 94-7 away to Upper Haugh 2nds before Tom Trower gave them something to bowl at with an unbeaten 52, and they reached 167 all out; but Dan Whitehouse’s 72 not out settled the issue in favour of the hosts, who edged home by one wicket, despite the efforts of Eliot Tye (5-45). An unbeaten 123 from opener Sabeethan Kangasingham and a rapid 61 not out off 32 balls from Waqas Tanveer helped third-placed Sheffield University Staff post 289-3 against Barnsley Woolley Miners 3rds at Woolley; then skipper Heston Christian took 5-27 when the hosts were all out for 124 in reply. Kexborough dropped down to fourth place after losing to Barnby Dun at Glass Park. Zully Shah’s unbeaten 58 enabled the hosts to overhaul Kexbrough’s 104 all out by six wickets – all four wickets falling to Suthaharan Nadesapillai. Doncaster Town 3rds kept their promotion hopes alive by beating close rivals Stocksbridge at Blaxton. Alex Rudkin (45) and Ben Stoves (50) were chiefly responsible for their side’s 211 all out; and they bowled the visitors out for 194 in reply. In the relegation battle at Lound Side, Jack Longley took 4-8 to help bottom side Sheffield Collegiate 4ths bowl Thorncliffe & Wentworth out for 132; then the visitors squeezed home by two wickets with ten balls to spare, despite Jack Pearson’s 10-5-10-4.
In Division 5, Whiston Forge swept aside the challenge of third-placed Hatfield Town 2nds and took advantage of Ackworth 2nds’ defeat to move to the top of the table. Opener Steve Cowles made 64 and Corey Manderson an unbeaten 99 off 94 balls in Forge’s 271-8 at Guilthwaite Hill; Matthew Beevers then took 6-62 when the visitors were all out for 112 in reply. Umair Alam took 4-37 for promotion-chasing Warmsworth 2nds when they bowled Ackworth 2nds out for 138; opener Kevin Pearson and Mark Mullen (55) then put on 88 for the fourth wicket to take their side to a six-wicket win. Fourth-placed Silkstone United had to work for their win over second-bottom Penistone 2nds at Barnsley Road. After making 144-9, they bowled their visitors out for 122 in reply. Liam Woodward (59) and Ali Anthony (46) put on 110 for Maltby Miners Welfare’s third wicket in their 207 all out at home to bottom side Conisbrough 2nds, for whom Adam Winder took 4-53; then Gary Porter took 4-22 when the visitors were all out for 100 in reply. Charlie Metcalfe made an unbeaten 68 in Fishlake’s 221-7 against fellow relegation-battlers Whiston Parish Church 2nds at Church Fields; then Jacob Tudor made 51 at the top of the order for the hosts in reply, but Keith Bee took 4-36, and they were all out for 162.
On Sunday, Division 6 leaders Waverley preserved their unbeaten record with a 103-run win away to Wadworth. In reply to the visitors 174 all out, Wadworth were all out for 71, with Vishnu Das Devadas taking 4-20. In the other games, played on Saturday, there was a comfortable win for Thorpe Hesley & High Green 2nds, who are keeping the pressure up eight points behind Waverley, over bottom club Darfield 2nds at Smithywood Road. Rob Horne took 4-26 when the visitors were bowled out for 103; then skipper James Proctor hit an unbeaten 55 to ease his side to an eight-wicket win. Millhouses Works 2nds kept a firm grip on third place by beating Whitley Hall 3rds at Green Moor. Andy Belfield took 4-23 when the hosts were bowled out for 129; then an unbeaten 46 from opener Jack Roper saw Works to a seven-wicket win. Green Moor kept their promotion hopes alive with a big win over Mexborough Athletic at the Beecroft Estates ground. Scott Jones (123) was the driving force behind the visitors’ 225-6; then Satvir Singh took 4-22 when Athletic were all out for 109 in reply. Handsworth Junior SC got the better of Sheffield Caribbean 2nds in their mid-table encounter. In reply to Handsworth’s 168-9, Caribbean were all out for 121, Nadeem Akhtar taking 6-33. Daniel Hucknall made 58 for Wickersley Old Village 3rds in their 160-6 away to Scholes & Harley; then Michael Dearden made 109 not out off 85 balls to help the hosts to a seven-wicket win.
Abdul Rauf took 4-43 to help Brookhouse bowl Division 7 leaders Sheffield United 2nds out for 141 at Rose Lane, and the hosts completed a three-wicket win in the 33rd over. Second-placed Adwick-le-Street were also beaten, heavily, by lowly Bradfield Village Fellowship 2nds, for whom Paul Garnett (98) and Pete Roberts (105) put on 212 for the first wicket in their 283-4. In the Adwick reply, opener Liam Bishop made 69, but Garnett followed up his first innings performance with 5-27, and they were all out for 160. Parkhead 2nds took advantages of the slip-ups above them by beating Rockingham Colliery 3rds at Queen Street, and are now just two points behind Adwick in third place. Hashim Mahroof (44) top-scored in the hosts 169-9; then Ian Davis took 5-22 to help bowl the Colliery out for 130 in reply. Stocksbridge 2nds restricted Doncaster Town 4ths to 103-9 at Bracken Moor, then completed a five-wicket win in the 32nd over. William Adams made 46 in Upper Haugh 3rds’ 161-6 against Handsworth Junior SC 2nds at Hooton Pagnell; then Muhammad Malik was unbeaten with 57 off 34 balls when the visitors completed a seven-wicket win. Barnsley Woolley Miners 4ths conceded against Higham 2nds.
In Division 8, Wombwell Main 2nds returned to winning ways and climbed back to the top of the table after a very high-scoring game against Sprotbrough 2nds at the I-Source Stadium. Opener Noman Iqbal made 160 off 101 balls, sharing a stand of 167 for the second wicket with Elliot Mann (53), in their 303-8; whilst Sulaimaan Ahmed claimed a remarkable 6-44 for the visitors. In reply, Robbie Graves hit 135 off 104 balls at the top of the order, but despite his defiant efforts, Sprotbrough fell 31 short on 272-7. Overnight leaders Norton Oakes 2nds were well-beaten away to promotion-challengers Houghton Main 2nds, for whom Shakoor Ahmadzai made 100 off 55 balls in their 244 all out; Ahmadzai then followed up with 4-20 when Oakes were bowled out for 140 in reply. Hallam 4ths moved up two places to third after a huge win over second-bottom Dearne at Sandygate. Keith Ring (106 not out) and Jonathan Prescott (127 not out off 75 balls) put on an unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 247 in their side’s 329-3; then David Andrews took 5-16 when Dearne were all out for 43 in reply. Norton Woodseats 2nds slipped a place to fifth after losing to Monk Bretton 2nds at the Castle Ground. David Thorpe took 4-23 when the hosts were bowled out for 127, but Jake Richardson then took 5-33 and the visitors were all out for 99 in reply. Hummad Younis took 6-33 to help Thorncliffe & Wentworth 2nds bowl Eden Grove Parklands out for 94; but Thorncliffe did not have matters all their own way in reply, and were grateful for Josh Shillito’s unbeaten 32, that gave them a two-wicket win. Kexborough 2nds bowled out relegated Barnby Dun 2nds for 62 at Bence Lane, and beat them by nine wickets.
In Division 9, second-placed Waverley 2nds kept up the pressure on the leaders by beating Whiston Forge 2nds at Totley. Alan George made 71 in the hosts’ 207-9, and they restricted Forge to 135-9 in reply. Sheffield University Staff 2nds moved up a place to third after making quick work of Mexborough Athletic 2nds, whom they beat by nine wickets after bowling them out for 50 at Warminster Road. Worsbrough Bridge 2nds dropped a place to fourth after being beaten at home by Eden Grove Parklands 2nds. Hariharan Baskar took 5-19 as Bridge were bowled out for 134; then Lokesh Ramakrishna was unbeaten on 55 when Parklands completed a three-wicket win, despite Chris Batley’s 4-24. Elsecar 3rds are still very much in contention after a seven-wicket win over Silkstone United 2nds, whom they bowled out for 113, Molly Whittaker recording 10-6-10-6. Alfie Gibson’s unbeaten 40 then led Elsecar to victory. An unbroken third-wicket stand of 156 between Mark Kempton (70 not out) and Lee Ford (98 not out off 75 balls) took Frecheville Community 2nds to 237-2 at home to Scholes & Harley 2nds, whom they bowled out for 148 in reply, Adam Gibson taking 4-25. Oughtibridge War Memorial 3rds conceded to Fishlake 2nds and Wath 3rds conceded to leaders Frickley Colliery 2nds.
Sunday cup-ties
Congratulations to Coal Aston CC, who won the Mick Savage Trophy at Darfield, in a repeat of the previous day’s league game, beating Upper Haugh in an excellent encounter by four wickets.
Upper Haugh elected to bat first and were soon in trouble at 30-4, with Joe Cooper (3-28) taking three early wickets. 17-year-old Connor Sanderson then stepped up with a brilliant 100 to enable his team to set a competitive target with 193-7 in 40 overs.
When Coal Aston replied, thirties from Dave Rodgers and skipper Ben Hall, and a brisk 28 from Jon Trower, took them to 111-2, and although two wickets then fell for four runs, Ben Vandrill’s unbeaten 39 took his side to victory with 17 balls to spare.
Ben Hall was presented the Mick Savage Trophy by Mrs Savage, and Connor Sanderson was adjudged player-of-the-match. Our thanks go to Darfield CC, who did their usual excellent job of staging the day.
In the second semi-final of the K3 Dental Cup, Wakefield Thornes beat York by five wickets at Clifton Park.
After they had chosen to bat first, Will Fraine (53) and Breidyn Shaper (75) helped York total 244-9 in their 40 overs. Joe Billings, with 122 not out off 95 balls including 18 fours, then dominated Thornes’ reply, and they won by five wickets with ten balls to spare.
Wakefield Thornes will meet Doncaster Town in the K3 Dental final, at Savile Park, the home of Castleford CC, on Sunday 31 August (12.30 start)
Photos courtesy of John Hobson Photography
