Cayton sink rivals Seamer to step into pole position
Cayton are the early CPH Scarborough Beckett Cricket League Premier Division leaders after a comfortable sixwicket win at Seamer & Irton. Anthony Jenkinson hit 49 and Gregg Chadwick 46 as the hosts posted 172-9, Toby Jones and Jake McAleese taking three wickets apiece.
McAleese also impressed with the bat, the opener hitting 35 before a 99-run unbroken fifth-wicket stand between Harry Holden (58no) and Michael Dennis (54no) saw Cayton safely home, Dennis smacking five fours and three sixes in his 38-ball knock and Holden smashing four sixes and five fours during his 34-ball innings.
Ebberston are second in the table after an 81-run success at home to Heslerton.
Eddie Swiers top-scored with 51 and skipper Adam Machin added 41 as the hosts were pegged back to 161-9, Adam Spaven scooping 4-27 and Andrew Slaughter 3-39.
The visitors were then rattled out for 80, James Boyes the star man with 6-30.
Filey opened their account with a nine-wicket win at home to Bridlington 2nds.
Top bowling from Tom Fitzgerald (4-33) and Josh Dawson (3-20) helped dismiss Brid for 125.
Fitzgerald capped a fine all-round day with an unbeaten 50 as the hosts eased to victory, sharing an unbeaten second-wicket stand of 92 with Aaron Howard (54no).
Scalby dug deep for a twowicket win at Mulgrave.
Opener Chris Batchelor continued his fine start to the season with a superb 76 as the hosts were all out for 136 thanks to top bowling from Lachlan Scales (4-32).
Scalby looked set for a second successive defeat at 39-6, but a magnificent seventhwicket stand of 89 between Joe Davies (56no) and Matty Jones (33) paved the way for the visitors’ victory.
Staithes gained their first win of the season, cruising to a 91-run win at home to Folkton & Flixton 2nds, Simon Bowes hammering a fantastic unbeaten 144.
The latter shared an unbeaten fourth-wicket stand of 167 with Dan Belsham (55no from 37 balls).
Chris Mann’s excellent 76, allied to Stu Stocks’ 44 gave Flixton hope, but this was extinguished by Josh Bowes 4-39 as the visitors reached 209-9.
Jack Pinder’s superb unbeaten 109 helped Staxton claim a five-wicket win at Brompton.
Skipper Tom Bruce led by example with 56 for the hosts, Neil Fletcher hitting a crucial 59 down the order as they posted a strong 245-7
An opening stand of 88 between Jonny Aldcroft (45no) and Pinder laid the foundations for Staxton, the latter sharing a 76-run second-wicket stand with David Morris (44) as the visitors won with four balls and five wickets to spare.
Sherburn opened their Division One season with a hard-earned three-wicket win at Thornton Dale.
Jack Sleight took 4-26 and Kyle Outhart 3-12 as Dale were dismissed for 125, Matthew Welford-Clark (38).
Paul Clifford’s 5-51 kept Dale in the game but an unbeaten 45 from Jack Pickard steered Sherburn to the win, Jordon Wharton adding 26.
Ryan Vance shone with bat and ball as Great Habton won by five wickets at Fylingdales.
The hosts got off to a strong start thanks to an opening stand of 71 between Harry Purves (50) and Robert Tucker (36), but they slipped
from 132-5 to 134 all out as Vance bagged 3-39.
Habton were in a little bit of trouble at 61-4 but Vance (28no) and Rob Featherstone (31) helped them to victory
Newcomers Thixendale made a winning start to life in the Beckett League, seeing off visitors Ebberston 2nds by 43 runs.
Joe Robinson’s rapid 96 helped the hosts reach 175 all out in just 27.5 overs, but he was offered very little support as David Hebron scooped four wickets.
A brilliant spell of 7-20 in 8.4 overs by Jonty Gillingham sent Ebberston crashing to 127 all out, despite a defiant 60 from skipper Sam Megginson and 26 by Hebron.
Michael Dugdale was the all-round ace as Wykeham wrapped up a six-wicket win at Sewerby.
Dugdale took 3-43 as the hosts posted 190-6, Mike Artley’s 83no leading the way for the clifftop club.
Opener Dugdale then topscored with 65 as Wykeham earned victory.