Openers hit tons for champions Mulgrave
Mulgrave secured the CPH Scarborough Beckett Cricket League Premier Division title with their 189-run win at Seamer&Irton on Saturday.
A spectacular opening stand of 252 between Chris Batchelor (148 retired) and Chris Knight (141no) helped the visitors post 302-2, Jos Storr took 3-30 as Seamer were dismissed for 113.
Mulgrave eased to a ninewicketwinathometoFileyon Monday.
Storr took 3-48 as Filey were out for 139, Sam Spenceley’s 57no and Liam Connop’s 56no wrapping up the win.
Bridlington 2nds’ relegation was confirmed by an eight-wicketlossatCaytonon Saturday.
Tom Ward’s superb 5-22 sentBridto144allout,despite a determined 65no from Tom McMeeken.
MichaelDennisthenhammered 64no in 36 balls as Cayton won with 147-2.
Brid 2nds then slumped to defeat by the same margin at home to relegation-battling Flixton 2nds on Monday.
DamonGormley’s4-16sent Brid crashing to 93 all out.
Rich Malthouse’s 56no secured the win for Flixton.
This was Flixton 2nds’ second win of the Bank Holiday weekend as they secured another valuable victory, by six wickets, at home to Scalby on Saturday.
Gormley took 3-22 as Scalby were all out for 189, Brad
Walker smacking 50. In reply, skipperJackWalmsleystruck 54 and Chris Mann 50no as Flixton won with 190-4 in 30 overs.
Brompton boosted their chances of beating the drop with two wins in as many days, defeating 10-man visitors Staithes by 191 runs on Sunday and then sinking rivals Seamer by five wickets 24 hours later.
On Sunday, Tom FletcherVarey smashed an excellent 100 in 67 balls as Brompton were all out for 279, Ross Triffitt
adding 57 and Mark Allen shining with 5-68.
Staithes slumped to 88 all out in reply thanks to topnotch bowling from Mark Bruce (5-40) and Kit McCrystal (4-46).
On Monday, McCrystal took 4-17, and Triffitt 4-35 as Seamer were dismissed for 131, Archie Graham scoring a defiant 48.
Tom Pateman (46) and Joe Barker (37) then guided Brompton to a winning 136-5 in 27.5 overs.
Staxton remain in the relegation
zone after two Bank Holiday losses.
David Morris struck a superb108asStaxtonlostbyfive wicketsatStaithesonMonday.
The visitors posted 2136 but an excellent 127 not out from opener Brad Lewis steered Staithes to a winning 214-5.
Staxton had suffered a 39run loss at Ebberston on Saturday.
FineeffortsfromBenLockey (53no) and Jon Mason (50) helped the hosts make 239-5.
ExcellentplayfromMorris
(73)andJackIngle(69no)could not save the visitors from falling short with 200-8.
Paul Kinghorn took a brilliant5-23asHeslertoncoasted toa109-runsuccessatFileyon Saturday.
The hosts were skittled for 81 in pursuit of Heslerton’s 190-6, Kristian Wilkinson scored 58 and Rob Middlewood 55 for the visitors.
Harry Holden took a superb 5-27 as Cayton won by five wickets at Heslerton on Monday, Ebberston winning by 56 runs at Scalby.