Snainton aces net win to claim final-day promotion
Snainton kept their cool to claim promotion from CPH Scarborough Beckett Cricket League Division Two as runners-up after their rapid eight-wicket win at home to Seamer & Irton 2nds.
The maximum-point haul saw them finish two points of closerivalsMulgrave2nds,who also earned 22 points for their triumphbythesamemarginat home to Settrington.
James Wilson snapped up a superb 4-8, Luke Calvert 3-7 and Rob Holt 2-5 as the visitors crumbled to 52 all out in 25.1overs,MikeEyrehitting24 as Snainton sprinted to a winning 56-2 in 22.2 overs to wrap up their promotion.
Mulgrave2ndsheadedinto theirgameknowingtheyneeded to win and hope Snainton slipped up, but their comfortable win proved to be in vain.
Ben Duell snapped up a magnificent 6-20 as Settrington were skittled for 86 in 30.3 overs, opener Andrew Taylor top-scoring with 19.
Openers Nick Gibson (30) and Oliver Stabler (43) helped Mulgrave secure the winning 87-2 in 20.2 overs but they will be in Division Two again next season.
Glaisdale’s relegation was confirmed by their 175-run hammering at champions Ganton,bottom-placedWykeham 2nds suffering a 10-wicket loss at Scalby 2nds to join Glaisdale in dropping down to Division Three.
Nawton Grange consolidated fourth spot with a win by 55 runs at home to Cayton
2nds.
WithFlamboroughhaving won the title, Ravenscar also promoted as runners-up and Flixton 3rds relegated there was only the second relegation slot to be decided in Division Three.
Eight-man Goathland became the second team to drop outofthedivisionaftertheir61run loss at Wold Newton.
Dave Southwell top-scored
with 55 as 10-man Newton posted 163-6, but the visitors limped to 102 all out and a defeat that sent them down.
Opener Luke Dixon struck a brilliant unbeaten 112 and Mark Abram 68 as Flamborough dug deep for a 12-run win at third-from-bottom Great Habton 2nds.
Boroposted232-7,butHabtongaveitagoodgowith220-6, skipper Charlie Coulson hitting
an impressive 78.
Third-placed Grosmont capped their season with a four-wicket win on the road at Scarborough Rugby Club.
Relegated Flixton 3rds conceded their game at Muston, while Filey 2nds also conceded their match at promoted Ravenscar.
Forge Valley’s promotion asrunners-upinDivisionOne was confirmed without them havingtobowlaballastheiropponentsFylingdalesconceded their match.
This concession denied third-placed Sherburn the chance of pipping Valley to the second promotion slot, so Sherburn’s 141-run hammering of relegated Ebberston 2nds proved to be meaningless to both teams.
Kyle Outhart’s excellent 74 dominated the home side’s 186 allout,JamieThomsonadding 43 while Rich Ward scooped a stunning 5-54 for Ebberston.
The visitors were then skittled for just 45 runs in 16.3 overs, Thomson capping a cracking all-round day with topfiguresof4-11,JackPickard bagging3-7andDaleyWharton 3-14.
Relegated Cloughton endedonahighnotewithaneightwicket win at Wykeham.