Simon’s huge innings
Simon Bowes hit the highest score of the season, an unbeaten 202, to steer Staithes to a 166-run home win against Forge Valley in the Readers Scarborough Beckett Cricket League Premier Division.
Simon Bowes’ unbeaten 202 steered Staithes to a 166-run home win against Forge Valley in the Readers Scarborough Beckett Cricket League Premier Division. Bowes’ stunning knock steered the home side to a massive 337-4, Chris Morrison adding 46 and Ian Dixon 33 not out.
Teenager Christian Reddish top-scored with 39 in reply and Sean Pinder added 25 as Valley were dismissed for 171, Jeff Morrison bagging 5-41 and Chris Morrison 2-29.
Joint-leaders Ebberston strolled to an eight-wicket win at rivals Seamer thanks to an unbeaten 80 from Alex Machen.
Machen and Jonny Mason (44) took Ebberston to a winning 130-2 after the hosts had been dismissed for 129.
Joe Tiffany dominated the home score with a superb 69, Craig Baker adding 23, while cracking bowling from Cooper Barnes(4-34) and Frankie Beal (3-52) sent Seamer packing.
Staxton are locked at the top on the same points as Ebberston after a tense sevenrun win at title rivals Cayton.
The home side must have fancied their chances of victory after restricting Staxton to 138-9, Jack Pinder hitting 32 and Adam Hargreaves 37, Jake McAleese bagging 3-25.
James Small hit 31 in reply for Cayton and Josh McNeill 28, but they slipped to 131 all out in the face of excellent bowling from Elliott Cooper (6-30) and Hargreaves (3-13), Staxton snatching a superb win. Third-placed Nawton Grange claimed an 85-run at Heslerton, with Josh Greenlay the star man, scoring 90 not out.
Jodie Robson (30) and Shaun Smith (28) featured in a solid 62-run opening partnership for Grange, but it was an impressive unbeaten 90 from Josh Greenlay and Adam Durrant (25no) that took the visitors to maximum batting points and a final total of 208-5 in their 45 overs, Paul Kinghorn (2-36) proving Heslerton’s most successful bowler.
In reply, Heslerton’s depleted batting line-up were all back in the pavilion for just 123, Rob Middlewood (29) top scoring with number nine batsman Toby Sercombe (28) boosting the total with his seven boundaries, Dean Coote claiming 5-26 and Josh Greenlay 3-39.
Filey kept themselves in the title hunt with a massive 196-run win at home to basement club Thornton Dale.
The hosts rattled up an excellent 309-7, Aussie allrounder Tom Fitzgerald
smashing 77, Ryan Baldry crashing his way to 60, while there were also contributions from Callum Ferrie (34no), Phil Dickens (32), Aaron Howard (26) and Josh Dawson (25).
Tim Hunt was the best Dale bowler with 4-72 from 11 overs.
Dale were then skittled for 113, Dawson scooping 5-34 and Hunt top-scoring with 34.
Mulgrave eased their relegation fears with a 47-run home win against visiting Scalby.
Aussie Connor Lupton hammered an outstanding 88 for the hosts, Andrew Thompson adding 47 and Craig Thompson 27, with Scalby’s Australian import Lachlan Cooke scooping 4-58 and stalwart Paul Hesp taking 3-51.
Ryan Labuschagne hit 47 with Alex White and Cooke adding 34 apiece but Craig Thompson snapped up 4-37 and Andrew Thompson 3-29 as the visitors were dismissed for 195.