Round-up of games played in the YCSPL on the weekend of 12 & 13 September

After the weekend’s games, our congratulations go to Barnsley Woolley Miners, on their promotion back to the Premier Division; Darfield, on their promotion from Division 3; Sheffield University Staff, promoted from Division 4; and Sheffield Spartans, promoted from Division 8 South. Congratulations also to Sheffield Centralians on their President’s Trophy final win; with thanks to Whiston Forge CC for stepping in at late notice to stage the game. 

 

 

Champions Sheffield Collegiate were beaten in a low-scoring game at Baxter Field. Put in to bat by Whitley Hall, Collegiate were all out for 95, with James Brown taking 5-26; then the home side were 57-7 before an unbeaten 32 from Douglas Muzawasi saw them over the line with two wickets to spare, and they ended the season in third place. Josh Knapton (4-59) took his season’s haul to 54 wickets when Cleethorpes bowled Whiston Parish Church out for 156; then an unbeaten 84 from Tom Keast took his side to a five-wicket win. Tickhill finished fourth after beating relegated Hallam at the Brookfield Oval; Biswick Kapala took 5-40 when the visitors were bowled out for 126, then an unbeaten 50 from Connor Fisher took Tickhill to a seven-wicket win. Wakefield Thornes moved up to fifth after a tight game with Appleby Frodingham at Field Lane; the home side reached 208-8 with skipper Matty Taylor making an unbeaten 58, then Jawad Akhtar took 4-34 when the visitors were all out for 203 in reply, Kieran Lindley top-scoring with 77. Free of relegation worries, Sprotbrough made 237-9 at home to Doncaster Town, Parteek Khasa leading the way with 100 off 92 balls; then Daniel Wright took 4-43 and Town were 150-7 in reply with Taylor Fell making 63 before the rain came, and they were 48 short of their par score at 39.2 overs. Skipper Iftikhar Afzal (4-13) and Sam Drabble (6-31) bowled Cawthorne out for 48 at Dark Lane but Wickersley Old Village then lost six wickets in reaching their modest target. 

 

 

In the division’s match-of-the-day, skipper Boeta Beukes (44) helped Barnsley Woolley Miners to 163 all out at Town Fields against Doncaster Town 2nds, Joe Woodiwiss taking 4-61 for the hosts; Town were 69-1 in reply before Zarmash Tarakhil took 6-25 to put the visitors on top, and they were all out for 127. The result means that Barnsley make an immediate return to the Premier Division, but Town are relegated to Division 1. The latter came as a result of champions Ackworth’s surprise defeat at home to previously second-bottom Rockingham Colliery, who bowled them out for 110, Kyle Bennett taking 7-37; the Colliery then struggled in their reply and were 81-7, but Bennett and Sam Whitlam saw them to a crucial win with no further loss. Shiregreen’s excellent form in the second half of the season continued, but despite another win they finished just six points behind Barnsley; they made 208-6 in a 30-over game against Upper Haugh, Mohsim Khan making an unbeaten 107 off 77 balls, and then Muhammad Rameez took 6-22 when the visitors were all out for 53 in reply. An unbeaten 130 off 140 balls from Stan Ashton, with 61 from Declan Ward, took Aston Hall to 246-5 at home to Elsecar, who were 137-1 in reply with Bilal Imtiaz making 57 and Curtley Louw 63 not out, but the visitors were one run short of a DLS target of 174 in 41.1 overs when the rain came. Coal Aston finished in a very creditable fifth place in their first season back in the Championship; after bowling Tickhill 2nds out for 91 at Stonelow, Dave Rodgers and Jack Hall saw the home side to a ten-wicket win. Unbeaten fifties from George Marks and Daniel Longley helped Sheffield Collegiate 2nds to 247-6 at home to bottom side Oughtibridge War Memorial,who were all out for 90 in reply. 

 

 

The division’s top wicket-taker, Kyle Humphrys, took 5-35 for champions Warmsworth when they bowled bottom side West Bretton out for 161 at Common Lane; and Limar Pierce hit an unbeaten 76 in the home side’s seven-wicket win. After beating Warmsworth last week, Treeton followed up with an eight-wicket win over second-placed Wath at Washfield Lane; Harry Glaves took 7-48 when the visitors were all out for 117, and the home side eased to victory in the 27th over. Whitley Hall 2nds finished third after prevailing in a high-scoring game at the Castle Ground. James Smith (76) and Alex Littlewood (51) put on 111 for their second wicket, then Sam Chatterton hit 63 to help the visitors post 263-7, Chris Schofield taking 4-53; then skipper Joshua van Oudsthoorn (112 off 94 balls) led Monk Bretton’s spirited response, Jenson Hayes contributing 51 in a third-wicket stand of 136, but they fell nine runs short, Sam Woodcock taking 4-51. There was a whirlwind game at Park Road, where Frickley Colliery made 216 all out in just under 30 overs, Adam Rollin making 67 and Jack Danks 56; then Conisbrough chased down their target for the loss of four wickets in 28 overs, Seb Carter (53*) and Josh Whittaker (50*) putting on an unbeaten 119 in quick time for the fifth wicket, leaving Conisbrough one place above their opponents in fifth place. Zeeshan Ahmad (5-22) helped Parkhead bowl relegated Wickersley Old Village 2nds out for 73 at the Beerpig Oval; and the visitors completed an eight-wicket win in the 16th over. Waris Abbas (63) and Abdul-Wahab Shafi (73) helped Houghton Main post 290 all out against Cawthorne 2nds at Middlecliff Lane, Ryan Gibson taking four wickets for Cawthorne; then five bowlers took two wickets each when the visitors were bowled out for 201 in reply, despite a 105-run fifth-wicket partnership between Daniel Airstone (52) and Thom Macrow (53), and Houghton climbed above their opponents into ninth place. 

 

 

Skipper Ethan Shillito made 57 for Barnsley Woolley Miners 2nds in their 178 all out against champions Norton Oakes at Shaw Lane, Daniel Baldwin taking 5-33 for the visitors; Michael Nuttall was 51 not out and Oakes were on 143-2 when the rain came, and they were declared winners by 44 runs against a target score of 99 in 35.3 overs. Keagan Thiele made 148 off 118 balls when Thorpe Hesley & High Green celebrated promotion with 345-8 away to Millhouses Works; Noah Ellis made 60 and Stanley Stewart 75 when the home side replied, but their brave attempt to overhaul a daunting target fell just short as they were ten runs adrift of their target score on 283-6 when rain brought proceedings to an end after 44.1 overs of the second innings. Sheffield Collegiate 3rds were bowled out for 146 by Elsecar 2nds, who were then led to a five-wicket win by an unbeaten 40 from Oliver Blackburn. David Armitage made 53 in Norton Woodseats’ 176 all out away to Hatfield Town, for whom James Winstanley took 5-49; the division’s leading wicket-taker, Blake Stocks, then took 5-33 when the home side replied, and they were all out for 119. Lee Ogden was run out on 96 in Penistone’s 211-7 at home to Aston Hall 2nds, who were then led to a four-wicket win that banished any relegation worries by forties from skipper Mark Barnard and William Thom. The battle of the bottom two resulted in a ten-run win for Hallam 2nds over Wakefield Thornes 2nds at Crimicar; Jack Unwin (84) led the home side to 195 all out, then Thornes failed to build on a 138-run opening stand between Joe Cuthbertson (82) and Harley Cushan (42) and fell ten runs short on 185-8 – the result at Penistone having already sealed their relegation. 

 

 

The top two met at the Hobson Bowl with promotion at stake for Frecheville Community; however, they were restricted to 146-9, only Ashan Lakmal coming to terms with Coal Aston 2nds’ four-man attack, then Oliver Marsh (64) led the champions to a four-wicket win. Frecheville’s defeat left the door open for Darfield, and they made no mistake against bottom side Wath 2nds at Moor Road; the League’s joint-top wicket-taker Saman Kursheed took 4-14 to help them bowl their hosts out for 81, leaving Josh Barrick (48*) to lead them to promotion with a nine-wicket win. Skipper Glen Burden (97) led fourth-placed Higham to 224-8 at home to Sheffield United; then Ryan Bagshaw took 8-67 when the visitors were all out for 148 in reply. Joe McLee made 56 for Worsbrough Bridge in their 165 all out at home to Shiregreen 2nds, for whom Danish Rasheed took 6-32; then Mohammad Ishtiaq made 71 in his side’s six-wicket win. Oughtibridge War Memorial 2nds were 63-5 at home to relegated Sprotbrough 2nds before Ben Tyers (48*) lifted them to 162-6; Callum Haywood (4-19) and Sam Patel (4-24) then bowled the home side to a 70-run win. Upper Haugh 2nds made 163-3 at home to Rockingham Colliery 2nds and Andy Judge took 4-26 when the Colliery were all out for 90 in reply. 

 

 

Sheffield University Staff sealed the second promotion spot by bowling bottom side Barnsley Woolley Miners 3rds out for 85, Umesh Mandal taking 4-14, and beating them by nine wickets. Three other sides were in with a chance of promotion at the start of play, Kexborough, Stocksbridge and Ackworth 2nds. Bavasuthan Selvanayagam (69) and skipper Danny Bowering (79) put on 128 for Kexborough’s third wicket in their 265-8 against Bradfield Village Fellowship at Bence Lane; then Kexborough bowled their visitors out for 124, but whilst they finished level with the University Staff, they lost out on promotion as they had less wins. The other two met at Ackworth, where the home side bowled Stocksbridge out for 163, Dinitha Lokuliyanage taking 5-42 and Jack Murfin making 52; then the division’s top run-scorer, Dave Harris, set Ackworth 2nds on their way to a two-wicket win. Stocksbridge finished two points below second place, with Ackworth two further points behind. Mark Traquair took 6-14 and Corey Manderson 4-16 for champions Whiston Forge when they bowled Pledwick out for 97 on their way to a nine-wicket win. Opener Jason Clark made 54 in Thorncliffe & Wentworth’s 176-9 away to another relegated side, Sheffield Caribbean, for whom Anshal Ashmad took 4-50; then Peter Lomas (5-33) and Michael Gilmour (4-41) bowled the home side out for 92 in reply. Bradfield’s defeat meant that Treeton 2nds’ win over Doncaster Town 3rds ended their relegation concerns; Town were bowled out for 148 and opener Lea Boulby’s 42 set the visitors on their way to a four-wicket win. 

 

 

With the top-of-the-table issues already resolved, the top two met at the I-Source Stadium, where Jonathan Scaife took 4-33 and Waverley were all out for 123; there were then four wickets each for the division’s top wicket-taker, Jerin Varghese, and Vishnu das Devadas, but Elliot Mann made an unbeaten 83 to take champions Wombwell Main to a two-wicket win. William Clegg made 64 in third-placed Silkstone United’s 205-9, then eight bowlers were used when bottom side Barnby Dun were dismissed for 68 in reply. Relegated Maltby Miners Welfare made 218-9 at home to Hatfield Town 2nds, with Jordan Thomas unbeaten on 94 and James Copley taking 5-17; the visitors were then all out for 199 in reply. Oliver Wolsey took 4-29 for Warmsworth 2nds when they bowled Thorpe Hesley & High Green 2nds out for 135 at Smithywood Road, and the visitors completed a three-wicket win that condemned their hosts to relegation. Two relegated sides, Hallam 3rds and Millhouses Works 2nds, battled it out at Sandygate, where forties from Narender Manohar and Neil Mountjoy took the hosts to 229 all out; then Works were all out for 171 in reply, despite 93 from Bairam Safi. On Sunday, Sheffield Collegiate 4ths made 133-5 against Penistone 2nds at Queen Street, before forties from Maiya Charlesworth and John Beachill took the home side to a three-wicket win. 

 

 

The division’s top run-scorer, Adeeb Khan, made an unbeaten 91 in champions Sheffield Centralians’ 231-5 at home to Sheffield Caribbean 2nds, who were all out for 107 in reply. Curtis Coles (66) and Satvir Singh (104 off 58 balls) were the main run-scorers in Green Moor’s 299 all out at home to Wadworth and Scott Jones took 5-39 when the visitors were all out for 127 in reply. Sam Lowery (81) and Mark Newbould (63*) put on 115 for the first wicket for Scholes & Harley in their 236-4 against Sheffield United 2nds at Bawtry Road; the home side were then bowled out for 89 in reply. Harry Poskitt made 94 and Ian Davis took 4-43 in Fishlake’s 216-9 against promoted Parkhead 2nds, but the game was abandoned when the Fishlake captain, Ben Metcalfe, was taken ill on the field with the home side 3-0 in response. We wish him the very best and hope to see him back on the field next season. The game between Handsworth and Conisbrough 2nds was cancelled. 

 

 

Rowan Brearley took 5-18 when champions Stocksbridge 2nds bowled Adwick-le-Street out for 50 at Bracken Moor, and the home side completed an eight-wicket win in the 12th over. Runners-up Wombwell Main 2nds were all out for 124 against Rockingham Colliery 3rds at Stainborough, and the Colliery completed a five-wicket win with the division’s top run-scorer, opener James Andrews, making 40. Third-placed Higham 2nds bowled Bradfield Village Fellowship 2nds out for 105 at the Sands, Alex Green taking 7-44; Mac Mahmood was then unbeaten on 58 in the visitors’ four-wicket win. Forties from Kiran Sanakkayala, Joseph Trickett and Yousaf Rehman helped Houghton Main 2nds to 253 all out against Mexborough Athletic at the Beecroft Estates Ground, Ryan Linney taking 4-41; Harry Rich then took 5-15 when Athletic were all out for 98 in reply, skipper Jonathan Guest playing a lone hand with 49. Doncaster Town 4ths conceded against Darfield 2nds. 

 

 

Champions Sheffield Medics were bowled out for 79 by The Chronicles England, who edged to a three-wicket win despite the efforts of Rahul Mehotra (4-17). Runners-up Coal Aston 3rds bowled Norton Woodseats 2nds out for 104 at Matthews Lane, Humphrey Bonson making 50 at the top of the order; an unbeaten 59 from Chris Riley then saw the visitors to an eight-wicket win. Wasiqullah Niazi made 62 in Allama Iqbal’s 165 all out against bottom side Sheffield Centralians 2nds at Graves Park, Amar Bin Anayat taking 4-50; Suliman Akberi then took 7-22 when the visitors were all out for 105 in reply. Zulfiqar Ali took 4-24 when Sheffield Transport bowled Sheffield Super Kings out for 71, but Transport struggled in their reply before completing a one-wicket win. Wickersley Old Village 3rds were bowled out for 76 by Brookhouse, for whom Tom Snow took 5-24; Hasaan Khan then took 4-20 in vain when Brookhouse completed a three-wicket win. 

 

 

Second-placed Eden Madras Parklands’ Mrinmoy Borgohain made an unbeaten 100 off 72 balls in their 179 all out at home to Monk Bretton 2nds, for whom Colin Deakin took 4-55; skipper Balakumar Varatharajan then recorded 9-3-11-5 when Bretton were all out for 117 in reply. Divisional top run-scorer, John Hubery (161* off 137 balls), and Curtis Gates (132 off 87 balls) put on 293 for the second wicket in West Bretton 2nds’ 310-2 at home to Worsbrough Bridge 2nds; then Ryan Hubery took 5-36 when the visitors finished on 166-7 in reply. Christopher Jarvis (110 off 115 balls) and Alfred Shertidan (102* off 51 balls) put on 122 for the sixth wicket in Hallam 4ths’ 272-6 away to Pledwick 2nds, who made 118-7 in reply. Sprotbrough 3rds conceded to Upper Haugh 3rds and Barnsley Woolley Miners 4ths conceded to champions Frickley Colliery 2nds. 

 

 

Champions Waverley 2nds were bowled out for 76 at home by Sheffield Spartans, Waqar Arshad taking 4-15, and they then completed a five-wicket win that won them the second promotion spot. Opener Edward Ide made 42 in Hallam 5ths’ 152-8 away to Thorncliffe & Wentworth 2nds, then Matthew Havenhand took 5-36 when the home side were bowled out for 114 in reply. Jack Dickinson made 69 in Norton Oakes 2nds’ 180 all out at home to Handsworth 2nds; Hayden Behan then took 6-23 when the visitors were all out for 77 in reply. Sheffield Collegiate 5ths conceded to De la Salle, who finished in third place. 

 

 

40 from Lokesh Ramakrishna was the main contribution to Eden Madras Parklands’ 110-9 against champions Sheffield University Staff 2nds, then James Chisholm saw the Staff to a five-wicket win with an unbeaten 47. Second-placed Kexborough 2nds bowled Higham 3rds out for 93 at Thurgoland; and Jatheesan Gunarajah was 55 not out in the visitors’ eight-wicket win. 50s from Hiren Jeyakanth and skipper Liam Coetzee got Fishlake 2nds off to a fine start with an opening stand of 127 in their 222-5; five bowlers then took wickets when Mexborough Athletic 2nds were all out for 134 in reply. Jamie McTaggart (59) and divisional top run-scorer Ben Whitehouse (75) took Dearne to 195-7 at home to Wath 3rds, who ended on 59-7 in reply, Whitehouse completing a fine all-round performance with 5-16. Sprotbrough 4ths conceded to Silkstone United 2nds. 

 

 

Champions Whiston Forge 2nds were bowled out for 87 by bottom side Hallam 6ths at Birkdale School, and the hosts then lost seven wickets in overhauling their modest target. Second-placed Tickhill 3rds also lost in a low-scoring game when, having bowled out Coal Aston 4ths for 79, they themselves were all out for 74, James Sinclair taking 4-14. Wickets were shared by five bowlers when Frecheville Community 2nds bowled De la Salle 2nds out for 57, and the third-placed side then lost five wickets before recording a five-wicket win. Oughtibridge War Memorial 3rds were all out for 79 against Sheffield University Staff 3rds, who went on to win by seven wickets. In their final game, Richmond were bowled out for 144 by Scholes & Harley 2nds, for whom Jordan Bolland took 7-35, and then Alain David was 67 not out in Scholes’ six-wicket win. 

 

 

On Sunday, in the final of the President’s Trophy at Guilthwaite Hill, after making an uncertain start after being put in to bat, Sheffield Centralians amassed 209-8, thanks to forties from Rabnawaz Khan and Muhammed Khan. Raja Mehmood then proved the match-winner with 6-23 as Sheffield Caribbean were bowled out for 71 in reply. Our thanks go to all at Whiston Forge CC for doing a great job in hosting our last cup final of the season. 

 

Next Sunday, 20 September, at 11.00am at Abbeydale, Sheffield Collegiate will host Richmondshire in the semi-final of the White Rose Yorkshire Premier League Championship play-offs. We wish Collegiate the very best of luck for the play-offs.