Cup round-up

Last Sunday, in the Viking Cricket Cup, there were two ties, with mixed success for the YCSPL sides. At Abbeydale, Sheffield Collegiate enjoyed a comfortable 92-run win over Harrogate. Half-centuries from George Bartlett and Shaaiq Choudhry lifted the home side to 229-7, before they bowled out their visitors for 137, with three wickets each for Jamie Carrington and Matt Tyas. At Dark Lane, Cawthorne could manage ony 168 against 2018 winners Woodhouse Grange, despite 80 from Taruwar Kohli. The target was chased down with six wickets and more than 11 overs to spare by the visitors, despite three wickets from Ahmed Matloob. 

 

There is one remaining second round tie to be played, which is Wakefield Thornes v Driffield. This will be played on Sunday 3rd July - the winners will then play Woodhouse Grange. 3rd July is also the quarter-final date and there will be three 'north v south' ties: 

 

Barnsley Woolley Miners v York 

Clifton Alliance v Sheffield Collegiate 

Sheriff Hutton Bridge v Elsecar  

 

There were also four Mick Savage Trophy quarter-finals last Sunday. Norton Woodseats had a two-wicket win at home to Penistone, after restricting the visitors to 126-9, with wickets being shared around, before David Armitage steered his side home with 42 not out after they had lost half their wickets for 58. Connor Smythe, who top-scored in the game with 54 for Penistone, and then took 4-57 when Woodseats batted, did not deserve to be on the losing side. Half-centuries from Sohail Mohammed and Jared Lovell gave Aston Hall 2nds a useful 194-6 at South Kirkby, where the home side fell 18 short, despite 59 from skipper Steve Secker. 

 

There was a hard-fought three-wicket win for Treeton 2nds at home to Ackworth, for whom Shingi Masakadza made 103 off 69 balls in their 185 all out. Matt Lambert led his side's reply with 73, and they got home with three wickets and seven overs to spare, despite James Clark's 5-32 for the visitors. Upper Haugh held off Doncaster Town 2nds' bid to overhaul their first innings 180-8 at Wentworth Road. Tommy Hyde and Rehan Mir took three wickets each to bowl the visitors out ten runs short with nine balls left. 

 

The semi-finals, which will be played on Sunday 17 July, are: 

 

Norton Woodseats v Aston Hall 2nds 

Upper Haugh v Treeton 2nds 

 

This Sunday, in the ExtraCover Insurance Whitworth Cup, Barnsley Woolley Miners 2nds will play their rearranged quarter-final against Shiregreen at Shaw Lane (13.30). There are also four quarter-finals in the Billy Oates Memorial Cup (also 13.30 starts): 

 

Penistone 2nds v Upper Haugh 3rds 

Stocksbridge 2nds v Ackworth 2nds 

Thorpe Hesley & High Green 2nds v Doncaster Town 4ths 

Whitley Hall 3rds v Mexborough Athletic 2nds 

 

Sunday is also T20 day in the YCSPL. In the T20 Blast, it is the secind group stage day, and there are games at Appleby Frodingham (visitors Barnsley Woolley Miners and Whitley Hall), Cawthorne (visitors Doncaster Town and Treeton), Sheffield Collegiate (visitors Cleethorpes and Whiston Parish Church) and Tickhill (visitors Elsecar and Wakefield Thornes). Games start at 10.00. 

 

It is also the T20 Plate group stage, with games at Aston Hall (vistors Rotherham Town and Wickersley Old Village), Coal Aston (visitors Green Moor and Hallam), Oughtibridge (vistors Rockingham Colliery and Sprotbrough) and Wath (visitors Conisbrough & Sheffield United). The order of play is: 

 

First games (10.00am) – Group 1: Oughtibridge v Rockingham; Group 2: Coal Aston v Hallam; Group 3: Wath v Sheffield Utd; Group 4: Aston Hall v Rotherham 

Second games – the loser of the first game against the team not involved in the first game 

Third games – the winner of the first game against the team against the team not involved in the first game