Round-up of games played in the YCSPL on 5 & 6 September

 

After the weekend’s games, our congratulations go to Norton Oakes, who are confirmed as champions of Division 2; Whiston Forge, champions of Division 4; Frickley Colliery 2nds (Division 8 North) and Whiston Forge 2nds (Division 9 South). Congratulations too to Thorpe Hesley & High Green (promoted to Division 1); Parkhead 2nds (promoted to Division 5); Eden Madras Parklands (promoted to Division 7); Fishlake 2nds, Tickhill 3rds and Frecheville Community 2nds (all promoted to Division 8). Congratulations to Waverley 2nds on their Billy Oates Memorial Cup final win; and a special mention to Elsecar CC and Wakefield Thornes CC for the magnificent jobs they did of hosting inter-league finals on Sunday. 

 

 

New League champions Sheffield Collegiate were beaten at Abbeydale by Wakefield Thornes, thanks to a fine all-round performance by Thornes skipper Matty Taylor, who came in at 44-4 and helped his side reach 144-7 with a determined 43; then took 5-18 when the hosts were bowled out for 72 in reply. An unbeaten 82 from Alex Osmond took second-placed Cleethorpes to 234-9 at Chichester Road, despite 5-43 from Cawthorne’s Liam Wiles; then Muhammad Aamir took 5-22 to help the hosts record a 146-run win. Rory Daburger’s unbeaten 78 helped Doncaster Town to 175 all out at home to local rivals Tickhill, Biswick Kapala taking 6-26 for the visitors; Curtis Free then took 5-17 when the visitors were bowled out for 60 in reply. Wickersley Old Village reached 224-8 at home to Sprotbrough, Tristan Alfred top-scoring with 45, whilst there were four wickets for Nicky Graves; Daniel Wright was the leading scorer with 45 when the visitors replied, but home skipper Iftikhar Afzal took 4-18, and they finished 38 short on 186-9, despite which they have ensured ther safety in the division. Drew Silvester made 90 in Appleby Frodingham’s 239-8 against Hallam at Crimicar; Paul Hilton then took 6-22 when the home side were bowled out for 101 in reply. The defeat condemns Hallam to relegation as they are now 24 points behind Sprotbrough with just one game to play. Bilal Afzal made 60 and Joe Norbury 58 not out in Whiston Parish Church’s 197-6 at home to Whitley Hall, for whom Muhammad Ashraf then hit an unbeaten 92 off 62 balls to take his side to a three-wicket win. 

 

 

Shingi Masakadza made 100 off 121 balls in champions Ackworth’s 285-7 at home to Upper Haugh; Dale Longfield then took 5-20 when the visitors slumped to 153-9 before an unbeaten 48 from Parvez Asghar lifted them to 204 all out. Opener Haris Khan made 92 in Shiregreen’s 229-9 away to second-placed Barnsley Woolley Miners, who were all out for 99 in reply, and the visitors move up to third place, just six points behind Barnsley. Elsecar slipped out of the top three after losing out to Sheffield Collegiate 2nds in a close game at the Al-Murad Stadium. Fifties from skipper Adam Burkinshaw and Matt Tyas took the visitors to 171 all out, whilst Arsalan Mir (5-38) and Haider Jahangir (4-55) were the pick of the bowlers; Mir then completed an outstanding performance with 81, but his side were all out for 163, George Bartlett taking 4-40. Forties from the experienced duo of Dave Rodgers and Jon Trower helped Coal Aston to 165 all out at home to Aston Hall, for whom Johan Bothmas took 5-19; four bowlers then shared the wickets when the visitors were all out for 118 in reply. Skipper Robert Grace (102 off 138 balls) shared stands of 132 for the first wicket with Oscar Jones (45) and 74 for the second with Alfie Peirson (74) in relegation-threatened Doncaster Town 2nds’ 269-3 against Tickhill 2nds at the Brookfield Oval; opener James Eaton made 66 in the home side’s reply, but Warren Graca took 5-29 and they fell 62 short on 207-9. In the battle of the bottom two, William Dooling took 4-21 when Rockingham Colliery bowled Oughtibridge War Memorial out for 81; Ben Dalton’s unbeaten 55 then led the Colliery to a nine-wicket win, and Oughtibridge are relegated. Rockingham remain seven points behind Doncaster as the teams move into the final weekend. 

 

 

Champions Warmsworth fell to only their second defeat of the season in a low-scoring game at Washfield Lane, where Lewis Brown took 5-29 and Kyle Humphrys 4-35 and Treeton were dismissed for 105; Warmsworth were then all out for 83 in reply, Steve Foster taking 5-32 and Amir Shahzad 5-42. Isaac Wainwright made 43 in Wath’s 215-6 at home to Conisbrough, then Syed Shah took 4-38 when the visitors were 171-9 in reply. Akash Rawal and skipper Matt Thornton added 48 for Houghton Main’s last wicket to lift them to 149 all out against Whitley Hall 2nds at Baxter Field, Sam Woodcock taking 4-48 for the hosts; opener Chris Siddall (71*) then guided his side to a five-wicket win. Rayyan Azhar made 96 for Parkhead 2nds in their 273-9 against Cawthorne 2nds at Dark Lane, Thom Macrow taking four wickets for the hosts, who were all out for 132 in reply, Dilshan Sukumar taking 5-17 and Harry Pollard 4-35. Monk Bretton bowled relegated West Bretton out for 163 at Park Lane; then slid to 107-9 in reply, but Steven Honeyman and Craig Heppenstall came together in an unbroken last wicket stand of 57 to see their side home with two balls to spare. Connor Snelgrove (42) top-scored for Wickersley Old Village 2nds in their 156 all out away to Frickley Colliery, for whom Adam Rollin made 62 in a five-wicket win that confirmed Wickersley’s relegation. 

 

 

Norton Oakes were confirmed as divisional champions after beating promotion challengers Penistone at Oakes Park; Josh Cross (54*) top-scored in their 170-7, then four bowlers shared the wickets when the visitors were all out for 106 in reply, of which Chris Matthewman made 54. Ashley Reynolds (53) came in at 97-5 and steered Thorpe Hesley & High Green to 211 all out at home to Hatfield Town, third at the start of play, and for whom Joseph Dixon took 4-46; Alex Pepper (50) and Joshua Hartfield put on 95 for the visitors, taking them from 7-2 to 102-2 in reply, but they were all out for 187 against the hosts’ five-man attack, and Thorpe Hesley’s promotion was confirmed. Sheffield Collegiate 3rds moved up to third place after Jack Dixon (56) and Nick Gaywood (67) helped them to 226-7 against Aston Hall 2nds at Green Lane; an unbeaten 82 from Lewis Sansome and 52 from Tim Shaw gave the home side hope at 167-4, but they fell just six short on 220-7. Opener Joseph Kemp made 50 in Elsecar 2nds’ 141 all out against Norton Woodseats at Matthews Lane, Aamir Ashfaque taking 4-19; the hosts were then bowled out for 105 in reply. Andrew Clayton made 100 off 121 balls in Barnsley Woolley Miners 2nds’ 220-9 against Wakefield Thornes 2nds at Field Lane, Aneesh Parnandi taking 4-56; then Thornes’ relegation worries deepened when they finished on 182-8 in reply, despite 69 from skipper George Harrison. Jonathan Freeman took 4-29 for Hallam 2nds, who bowled Millhouses Works out for 108 at Millhouses Park; but despite their completing a three-wicket win, Hallam’s relegation was confirmed. 

 

 

Divisional champions Coal Aston 2nds had a hard-fought win over promotion-challengers Darfield at School Street; Saman Kursheed took 4-29 when the visitors were bowled out for 148, but Darfield were all out for 130 in reply, four bowlers sharing the wickets. Frecheville Community took full advantage of Darfield’s defeat to move up into the second promotion spot when they beat Sprotbrough 2nds at Melton Road; Daniel Kempton (90) led the visitors to 222-5, then Rocco Cook made 60 when Sprotbrough replied but Shahid Mohammed took 5-40 and they were all out for 161 in reply, thus confirming their relegation. Danish Rasheed took 6-13 when Shiregreen 2nds bowled Higham out for 64 and eased their relegation worries with an eight-wicket win. Andy Judge took 4-41 for Upper Haugh 2nds when they bowled Worsbrough Bridge out for 109 at Wentworth Road, but Shoaib Yousef took 7-24 when the home side replied, and they were all out for 81. Oughtibridge War Memorial 2nds had the better of their relegation battle with Rockingham Colliery 2nds at Hoyland Common; after Sam Cook (61*) helped the visitors to 172-9, despite Richard Skipworth’s 4-42; the home side were then all out for 131 in reply. Fifties from skipper Zabe Javed and Shahrukh Khan took Sheffield United to 232-7 against relegated Wath 2nds at Bawtry Road; Muhammad Naseem then took 4-27 when the visitors replied, and they were all out for 190, despite a battling 95 from skipper Jonathan Plater. 

 

 

Whiston Forge were confirmed as the division’s champions after they made 167 all out against Bradfield Village Fellowship at the Sands, then Josh Cooke took 4-24 to help them bowl the home side out for 109 in reply. The battle continues for the second promotion place, with the two leading contenders fighting out a tie at Bracken Moor. Joe Hibbert took 5-37 when Kexborough reached 177-9; Liam Grayson made 64 when Stocksbridge replied, but Thava Nigathan took 5-45 and they were all out for 177 when he bowled the last man with 16 balls left. Sheffield University Staff made up ground on these two and are very much in the picture after beating relegated Doncaster Town 3rds at Warminster Road; Umesh Mandal made 47 in the Staff’s 167 all out, Iain Wormald taking 4-30; and Mandal followed up with 5-12 when Town were all out for 71 in reply. Ackworth 2nds kept their slim chances alive by beating relegated Sheffield Caribbean at the Common; Niall Charles took 6-35 when the home side were bowled out for 153, and Ackworth completed a six-wicket win in the 41st over. Jake Marshall took 4-3 in four overs when Pledwick bowled Treeton 2nds out for 123, despite Robbie Broomhead’s 64; George Butterfield then made 52 in Pledwick’s four-wicket win. James Brown took 4-3 for Thorncliffe & Wentworth when they bowled bottom side Barnsley Woolley Miners 3rds out for 47 on their way to a ten-wicket win. 

 

 

Jonathan Scaife made 76 in champions Wombwell Main’s 189-9 away to Penistone, then Ben Reeves rook 6-20 when the home side were all out for 47 in reply. Promoted Waverley were shocked when they were bowled out by relegated Hallam 3rds for 81 at Totley, Aashman Arora taking 4-18; Vishnu Das Devadas took 4-40 when the visitors replied, but they edged home by one wicket. Relegation-threatened Thorpe Hesley & High Green 2nds did their survival hopes no harm at all when they beat Hatfield Town 2nds at Carr Side Lane; Iain MacDonald made 81 in the visitors 186 all out whilst Wiqas Sikander took 6-50, then Alex Sunderland took 4-38 when Town were all out for 70 in reply. The other relegation candidates, Warmsworth 2nds, also won, after Jay Horne (5-21) helped them bowl relegated Millhouses Works 2nds out for 93, they completed a four-wicket win in 22 overs. Callum Fuller made 126 off just 78 balls at the top of the order for relegated Maltby Miners Welfare in their 226 all out against Silkstone United; then Tony Singh took 5-34 when United were all out for 86 in reply. On Sunday, Barnby Dun won only their second game of the season, when they restricted Sheffield Collegiate 4ths to 156-6 at Abbeydale, of which opener Jack Kettleborough made 67; then Ben Salter, with 80 at the top of the order, led the visitors to a one-wicket win. 

 

 

The day’s big winners were Parkhead 2nds, who saw off the challenge of promotion rivals Green Moor to seal the second promotion spot. Nathaniel Slone, with 44 at the top of the order, set them on their way to 209 all out; and he followed up with 4-41 when the visitors were all out for 115 in reply. Champions Sheffield Centralians made 149-9 away to relegated Scholes & Harley and bowled them out for 104 in reply. Simon Waites took 5-43 for Fishlake when they bowled relegated Sheffield United 2nds out for 153 at Pinfold Lane, but Badiul Jamil (10-6-10-5) and Humaqir Ali (4-13) bowled the hosts out for 107 in reply. Chris Forsyth took 4-23 when Wadworth bowled relegated Handsworth out for 86 and then beat them by eight wickets. Joshua Dobson’s 50 at the top of the order was not enough to help Whitley Hall 3rds beat Sheffield Caribbean 2nds after they had bowled them out for 162 at Green Moor, and they fell nine short of their target, with five wickets in hand. 

 

 

Champions Stocksbridge 2nds were all out for 148 away to second-placed Wombwell Main 2nds, despite Oliver Perry’s 54; but Archie Jewitt took 4-17 when the home side replied, and they were all out for 111. Skipper Ryan Whitehouse made 100 off 95 balls in Rockingham Colliery 3rds’ 185-6 away to Higham 2nds; Milo Bell then took 4-3 when the hosts were all out for 96 in reply. Four wickets each for Matthew Russell and Johnny Bradley helped Mexborough Athletic bowl Adwick-le-Street out for 75, of which skipper Matthew Eades made 49 at the top of the order; then an unbeaten 40 from Gareth Hughes saw Athletic to a six-wicket win after they had lost four cheap wickets. In a reduced overs game at Middlecliffe Lane, Darfield 2nds were all out for 48 in reply to Houghton Main 2nds’ 72-7. Doncaster Town 4ths against Bradfield Village Fellowship 2nds was cancelled. 

 

 

Champions Sheffield Medics made 200-8 at home to Norton Woodseats 2nds, who were 112 all out in reply. Second-placed Coal Aston 3rds restricted Sheffield Transport to 143-8, then opener James Furniss made 65 in their three-wicket win. Skipper Sajjad Ali (117 off 90 balls) and Zahid Momand (124 off 95 balls) put on 162 for Allama Iqbal’s second wicket against Wickersley Old Village 3rds in their 328-3 at Brookhouse, and the hosts were all out for 157 in reply. Adam Highton made 66 for Sheffield Super Kings in their 149 all out at home to Brookhouse, for whom Adam Bryant made 4-40; James Motley (54*) then steered the visitors to a six-wicket win. Hassan Ibrar took 4-49 when Sheffield Centralians 2nds bowled The Chronicles England out for 168; then Ben Philip took 5-22 when Centralians were all out for 100 in reply. 

 

 

Champions Frickley Colliery 2nds restricted Monk Bretton 2nds to 118-9; then Owen Mitchell (56*) and Adam Wilkinson (62*) put on an unbroken 109 for the second wicket in the Colliery’s nine wicket win. Promoted Eden Madras Parklands were beaten by relegated Hallam 4ths at Sandygate after Liam O’Brien (50) helped the hosts to 192 all out, whilst Raja Aslam took 5-32; Joseph Brannan took 5-41 when Parklands replied, and they were all out for 153. Upper Haugh 3rds made 156-6 against Pledwick 2nds at Hooton Pagnell, then opener Ben Purdy led the visitors to a three-wicket win. Charlie Johnson took 4-14 for Worsbrough Bridge 2nds when they bowled Sprotbrough 3rds out for 79 on their way to an eight-wicket win. Barnsley Woolley Miners 4ths conceded to West Bretton 2nds. 

 

 

Second-placed De la Salle maintained their promotion push when they bowled Thorncliffe & Wentworth 2nds out for 106, and beat them by seven wickets. Elsecar 3rds are still in the promotion race after a nail-biting one-wicket win over relegated Hallam 5ths at Birkdale School; Oliver Mottram took 4-26 when the hosts were all out for 82, then Devdutt Shukla took 4-15 when Elsecar edged home by one wicket. Sheffield Collegiate 5ths conceded to third-placed Sheffield Spartans. 

 

 

The top two met at Bence Lane with both teams promoted and only pride at stake; Ashley Findlow took 6-27 when Sheffield University Staff 2nds were all out for 87, and Kexborough 2nds won by three wickets. Agam Gill made 59 in Mexborough Athletic 2nds’ 162-6 against Dearne at the Beecroft Estates ground; then Matthew Whitaker took 6-31 when the visitors were all out for 134 in reply. Skipper Steven Bamforth made 61 in Higham 3rds’ 144-8 against Wath 3rds at Wentworth, and then took 4-19 when the hosts were all out for 70 in reply. Sprotbrough 4ths conceded to Fishlake 2nds. 

 

 

Whiston Forge 2nds were confirmed as divisional champions after bowling De la Salle 2nds out for 37, Andy Smith taking 4-18, and beating them by six wickets. Ashley Fiddler (71) led the way for Tickhill 3rds in their 152 all out against Scholes & Harley 2nds at Worksop College; William Mortimore then took 4-22 when the visitors closed on 112-9 in reply, and Tickhill’s promotion was confirmed. There were four wickets each for Mat Dexter and Adam Gibson when Frecheville Community 2nds bowled Coal Aston 4ths out for 63 and they also sealed promotion with an eight-wicket win. David Jakhar made 86 for Sheffield University Staff 3rds in their 192 all out against Hallam 6ths at Great Longstone; Philip Armitage then took 4-9 when the visitors were 58 all out in reply. Richmond against Oughtibridge War Memorial 3rds was cancelled. 

 

 

On Sunday, Cawthorne fell to a seven-wicket win in the K3 Dental Cup final against a very strong York side. Despite a defiant 59 by Liam Wiles, they were bowled out for 157, York skipper David Brent taking 4-36, including the last four wickets in four balls. Needing an early breakthrough, Cawthorne were frustrated by former YCCC and Notts opener Tom Loten (69) and the prolific Duncan Snell (46), who put on 125 for the first wicket to put the game beyond doubt. Our thanks go to all at Wakefield Thornes CC who did a magnificent job of staging the game. 

 

In the Billy Oates Memorial Cup final, Waverley 2nds posted 176 all out against Darfield 2nds, with forties from Amrithesh Uppumtharamel and Milen Mathew, whilst Charlie Potter was the pick of the Darfield bowlers with 4-18 in his eight overs. When Darfield replied, Sreejith Babu produced a match-winning spell of 6-18 and they were all out for 85. Our thanks go to all at Norton Oakes CC for their first class hosting. 

 

In the ECB Vitality T20 Plate Northern finals at Elsecar, Ackworth lost out to Woodhouse Grange 2nds in their semi-final. Grange’s wicketkeeper, Harry Jackson, helped them post 181-6 with a powerful innings of 107 off 49 balls. From 63-3, George Gillespie (55) and Shingi Masakadza (32) put on 81 for the fourth wicket to raise hopes, but they fell 13 runs short on 168-6 and were far from disgraced. Elsecar CC showed exactly why they have been asked to host this event four times now, and they were a credit to our league.