On a day that was spoiled by the weather, there were still a number of issues resolved on Saturday, and we congratulate Cawthorne 2nds and Hatfield Town on confirming their promotions from their respective divisions, and Wakefield Thornes on winning the K3 Dental Cup.
Cleethorpes strengthened their position at the top of the Premier Division, when they gained a DLS victory over neighbours Appleby Frodingham at Brumby Hall. An unbeaten 51 from David Mansfield took the leaders to 216-7; then Mayank Mishra took three crucial wickets to peg back the hosts' response, and they were 13 short of their par score when rain ended play. Both Cleethorpes’ nearest rivals were thwarted by the weather. Forties from skipper Matt Taylor and Greg Wadsworth took Wakefield Thornes to 164 all out against Hallam at Crimicar; then the hosts were 56-5 in the 19th over when play was ended. An unbeaten 76 from Ben Carrigan helped Sheffield Collegiate recover from 86-4 to post 256-5 against Wickersley Old Village at Northfield Lane, and the hosts had made 56-3 off 15 overs when the rain came. Jordan Bethel’s 42 helped Whitley Hall to 179 all out away to Cawthorne, for whom Mustafa Shinwari took 4-43; then Muhammad Ashraf took 4-25 when the hosts were bowled out for 103 in reply. As a result, Whitley join Thornes and Collegiate on 174 points, 16 behind the leaders. There was an important win for Shiregreen at the other end of the table. They were the only side in the division to choose to bat first, and they reached 247 all out against Doncaster Town at Town Fields. Set a revised 229 off 42 overs to win, Town were 138-6 when the weather called a halt to proceedings. Barnsley Woolley Miners were bowled out for 140 by Tickhill at Shaw Lane, skipper Boeta Beukes top-scoring with 50, then stand-in skipper Mike Jepps and Jim Morgan (48) put on 96 for the first wicket to set up the visitors’ 62-run win against a par score of 41 when rain intervened in the 21st over. Barnsley are now 18 points adrift of Hallam, Shiregreen and Wickersley at the bottom of the table.
Championship Division leaders Sprotbrough bowled Tickhill 2nds out for 152 at the Brookfield Oval, skipper Dean Williamson taking 5-25 and Daniel Wright 4-42; the visitors were then 79-4 in reply when the game was halted by rain, but won by seven runs on the DLS method. Ackworth leapfrogged Whiston Parish Church into second place, ten points behind the leaders, when they beat them by 52 runs on the DLS method at Ackworth. Joe Norbury made 62 out of the visitors’ 139 all out, before Dale Longfield and Sam Swinden put on 93 for the hosts’ first wicket, and Ackworth were 107-1 when the rain came. Doncaster Town 2nds game away to Rockingham Colliery was abandoned with the visitors on 139-7, following a serious injury to Rockingham fielder Lewis Upton in an on-field collision. Sonny Owens took 6-25 to help Sheffield Collegiate 2nds bowl Elsecar out for 166 at Abbeydale; opener Dylan McDonald hit 84 off 57 balls to put Collegiate ahead of the scoring rate, and they were 99-4 off 20 overs and earned a DLS win by eight runs. In the battle of the bottom two clubs, Lachlan Jacobs made 74 in Wath’s 168-9 away to Treeton, for whom Mark Cummins took 4-51; Steve Foster was unbeaten on 48 when play was ended for the day with the hosts on 120-5 off 28 overs, and Wath won by six runs on DLS. Oughtibridge War Memorial made 210 all out against Aston Hall at Waterside Gardens, with Michael Brown and skipper Will Cooper each making 51, but only 6.5 overs were possible in the visitors reply, and the game was abandoned.
In Division 1, leaders Upper Haugh saw their game abandoned when Whitley Hall 2nds were 71-1 in the 18th over in response to their 207-9 at Baxter Field. Earlier Samuel Thompson was unbeaten on 53 for the visitors, and Sam Chatterton took 4-54. Second-placed Coal Aston made 276-7 against Houghton Main at Stonelow, with Dave Rodgers (104) and Jon Trower (48) putting on 86 for the third wicket. The visitors were 99-6 in reply when play was truncated, and the hosts won by 91 runs on the DLS method. Darfield kept pace six points behind Coal Aston after Jordan Watson (73) had helped them to 186 all out at home to second-bottom Barnsley Woolley Miners 2nds, for whom Ollie Chapman-Stott took 4-28. The visitors were 74-6 when the contest was ended, and Darfield won by 52 runs on DLS. Chris Walmsley was unbeaten on 51 in Penistone’s 138-9 against Wickersley Old Village 2nds, who were still looking a win that will guarantee their safety, but their reply was cut short at 85-1 when the rain came and the game was abandoned. Forties from Liam Marshall and Andrew Haywood helped Warmsworth to 171-8 against Monk Bretton, for whom Joshua Van Oudtshoorn took 4-44; then Bretton slipped to 98-8 in reply, and lost by 71 runs on DLS.
Buck Rees-McClure took 4-20 to help Cawthorne 2nds bowl Elsecar 2nds out for 91 in Division 2; then Kade Fletcher and the League’s top run-scorer, Brennan Wilson (46 not out), took them to a nine-wicket win that guarantees their promotion to Division 1. Parkhead move up into the promotion places with a seven-run DLS win over Norton Woodseats at Matthews Lane. Opener Joe Milner made 61 in the visitors’ 193 all out, James Speck taking 4-44; then Woodseats were 87-4 off 22 overs, and Parkhead were adjudged seven-run winners on DLS. Hallam 2nds dropped a place to fourth after losing to Wakefield Thornes 2nds at Field Lane. Jack Machin (54) and Harley Cushan (47) gave the hosts a good start with an opening stand of 89, and they posted 245-8, Terence Balmer taking 4-64; Hallam were 98-6 in the 22nd over in reply, and lost by 64 runs on the DLS method. Opener Mark Barnard made 95, then Lewis Sansome (108 not out) and William Thom (100 not out off 70 balls) put on 185 in an unbroken fourth-wicket stand, as Aston Hall 2nds racked up 356-3 against Oughtibridge War Memorial 2nds, but only eleven overs were possible in the second innings before the game was abandoned. Hafeez Ali (60) helped Thorpe Hesley & High Green to 155 all out in their vital relegation battle away to Millhouses Works, John O’Sullivan taking 4-22 for the hosts; Rasheed Eddy then took 6-46 and Works were all out for 106 in reply. Leaders Frickley Colliery bowled relegated Sheffield United out for 84 at Bawtry Road, skipper Matt Pinder taking 4-17, then the leaders wrapped up a seven-wicket win inside 12 overs.
Hatfield Town confirmed their promotion from Division 3 when they restricted Rockingham Colliery 2nds to 114-9, Aiden Coulbeck taking 6-36; then Alex Pepper (63 not out) led them to 103-1 in 28 overs before the rain came, and they were declared winners on the count-back rule. The weather ruined Norton Oakes’ hopes of keeping pace with the leaders, after restricting third-placed Sheffield Collegiate 3rds to 178-7, Callum East taking 4-32 and Ben Fielding making 62 for Collegiate, Oakes’ reply lasted only one over before being halted by rain. Shiregreen 2nds were unable to close the six-point gap to the promotion places when, after Afad Sohail helped them to 209-9 against Frecheville Community, the weather prevented the second innings even from starting. Wath 2nds bowled Treeton 2nds out for 70 at Moor Road and then completed a five-wicket win in the 15th over. Liam Levitt took 4-30 when Worsbrough Bridge bowled Bradfield Village Fellowship out for 60 at Park Road, and confirmed their visitors’ relegation by completing an eight-wicket win. Gareth Kilburn took 7-39 to help Higham further boost their survival chances by bowling Sheffield Caribbean out for 179; then Brad Gledhill (62 not out) and Alistair Cooper (49 not out) took them to 161-2 with an unbroken third-wicket strand of 117 before the weather broke, and they were declared winners on the count-back.
In Division 4, Coal Aston 2nds took a step closer to promotion by beating Barnby Dun at Glass Park. Sam Hudson (4-38) and Laurence Pickford (5-43) helped them bowl the hosts out for 98; then, although they did not have matters all their own way against Jake Harris (4-15), they claimed a three-wicket win in the 22nd over. Sheffield University Staff lost ground but stay third after losing to Doncaster Town 3rds at Blaxton. Muhammad Shabir took 6-42 when the Staff responded to the hosts’ 161-7, and they closed on 149-9. Upper Haugh 2nds move up to fourth, just four points outside the promotion places, with a one-wicket win over Barnsley Woolley Miners 3rds at Barnsley Road. Muraad Ghani (5-44) and Gurvinder Singh (4-25) dismissed the visitors for 124; then thirties from Steven Reynolds and Andrew Lintin helped them recover from 45-5 in reply. Charlie Schofield took 5-11 for Thorncliffe & Wentworth when they bowled relegation-battlers Wombwell Main out for 105 at Lound Side, Ross Thornton top-scoring for the visitors with 47; James Brown (51 not out) then led his side to a nine-wicket win in the 13th over. Leaders Sprotbrough 2nds made 215-8 at home to Stocksbridge, whose reply was rained off after six overs. Ulganathan Sayanthan made 89 out of Kexborough’s 201-7 against Sheffield Collegiate 4ths at Abbeydale, but the weather prevented the hosts from starting their reply.
Only two results were achieved in Division 5, where Maltby Miners Welfare took advantage to move up to third by leapfrogging opponents Hatfield Town 2nds at Muglet Lane. Owen Young took 4-27 when the hosts were bowled out for 111, but Hatfield were 82-5 off 26 overs when rain ended play, Liam Woodward taking 4-21, and Maltby were declared winners on the count-back rule. Penistone 2nds improved their survival chances by beating Hallam 3rds at Sandygate. Marcus Hoyland (53 not out) and Paul Dalton (51 not out) added an unbroken 109 partnership for the seventh wicket to take them from 32-6 to 141-6; then Mitchell Duty (4-21) and Hoyland (4-10) combined to bowl Hallam out for 53 in reply. Joint leaders Ackworth 2nds and Whiston Forge were both frustrated by the weather. Alex Clemo was unbeaten on 66 in Ackworth’s 207-7 away to Whiston Parish Church 2nds, who were 46-4 in the tenth over when rain ended proceedings. Opener Steve Cowles made 89 in Forge’s 204-7 at home to Warmsworth 2nds, who were 32-2 in the tenth over when the contest was brought to an early end. Lee White took 5-32 for Silkstone United, who held Fishlake to 102-9 at Barnsley Road, but the hosts’ reply was halted in the fourth over.
There was only one result in Division 6, at Wadworth, where visitors Wickersley Old Village 3rds were all out for 162 in a 30-over game, then the hosts were 115-5 in reply. Leaders Waverley were bowled out for 149 by promotion contenders Green Moor, who were 30-1 in the tenth over when the game was abandoned. Second-placed Thorpe Hesley & High Green 2nds were just on top in their battle with third side Millhouses Works 2nds when the game was abandoned. 51 from John Woods helped Works to 154-7, then Thorpe Hesley were 68-1 in the 17th over and a potentially interesting finish was prevented by the weather. Waheed Bhatti made 67 in Handsworth Junior SC’s 213-8 against bottom side Darfield 2nds, who were 43-1 in the sixth over when the game was abandoned. Another relegation-battling side were deprived of the chance of 12 points when, after Sarmad Masood (54) had helped Mexborough Athletic to 201 all out at the Beecroft Estates ground, visitors Sheffield Caribbean 2nds were 64-2 after 16 overs when the rain came. Scholes & Harley made 196-9 against Whitley Hall 3rds at Scholes, and the visitors were 21-1 off ten overs when the game was abandoned.
In Division 7, second-placed Parkhead 2nds amassed 295-4 at home to Doncaster Town 4ths, opener Nathaniel Sloane making 66 and David Spilman and Hashim Mahroof contributing fifties. The visitors then made 95-4 off 20 overs in reply and lost on the count-back. 95 from James Wadsworth and 69 from Liam Bishop took third-placed Adwick-le-Street to 204-4 against fourth side Brookhouse, who were all out for 132 in reply, Teddy Lovejoy taking 4-26. Opener James Lawson (65 not out) and Billy Allen (51) took Higham 2nds to 196-9 against Rockingham Colliery 3rds at Royd Lane, then Joseph Green took 4-36 when the visitors were bowled out for 84 in reply. Upper Haugh 3rds were all out for 141 against Bradfield Village Fellowship 2nds at the Sands, where the hosts were 110-4 after 23 overs in reply when rain stopped play, and they were declared winners on the count-back rule. Mohammad Ijaz made 51 in Handsworth Junior SC 2nds' 137 all out away to Stocksbridge 2nds, for whom John Musgrove took 4-29; the hosts were then 41-1 in the 12th over when the game was abandoned. Barnsley Woolley Miners 4ths conceded to leaders Sheffield United 2nds.
In Division 8, leaders Wombwell Main 2nds bowled Thorncliffe & Wentworth out for 148 at the I-Source Stadium, then opener Adam Wallace made 52 in the hosts’ nine-wicket win. Tajawol Arman took 4-16 when promotion contenders Norton Woodseats 2nds bowled Eden Grove Parklands out for 82, but they did not have matters all their own way in the second innings, Tony Singh taking 4-9 before they completed a four-wicket win. Third-placed Norton Oakes 2nds made 150-7 and had Sprotbrough 3rds in trouble at 38-4 when their game was abandoned. Promotion-contenders Hallam 4ths made 151-7 against Kexborough 2nds, who were 27-1 in reply when the game was prematurely ended. Thomas Glover (59) and Paul Bowmer (49 not out) helped Monk Bretton 2nds to 264-4 against Dearne, for whom Luke Rankin (87) and Ben Whitehouse (59 not out) put on 113 for the second wicket in their 166-2 in reply. Rain then ended play, and Dearne were declared winners on the count-back. Barnby Dun 2nds have withdrawn from the Division for the remainder of the campaign, and, having completed less than 75% of their games, their results have been removed from te league table. Dearne and Kexborough 2nds are now relegated.
Ollie Michell was unbeaten on 50 when Division 9 leaders Frickley Colliery 2nds claimed a nine-wicket win over Oughtibridge War Memorial 3rds after bowling them out for 82. Second-placed Waverley 2nds made 174 all out at home to Eden Grove Parklands 2nds and the visitors were 45-2 in 16 overs when the game was ended by rain. Elsecar 3rds jumped up to third place after beating promotion rivals Worsbrough Bridge 2nds at Darton. James Bottomley made 72 in the visitors’ 152-7, then Elsecar were declared winners at 99-2 in the 23rd over in reply. Sheffield University Staff 2nds lost ground in the promotion battle when their game was abandoned when they were 9-0 off two overs in reply to Scholes & Harley 2nds’ 164-9, achieved thanks mainly to Matthew Holmes (94 off 77 balls). Whiston Forge 2nds gained a four-wicket win over Fishlake 2nds after bowling them out for 133. Silkstone United 2nds conceded to Frecheville Community 2nds; and Wath 3rds conceded to Mexborough Athletic 2nds.
K3 Dental Cup final
Congratulations to Wakefield Thornes CC, who won the K3 Dental Cup for the second time, beating Doncaster Town at Castleford CC by 100 runs.
Opener James Rhodes made 42 after Thornes elected to bat first, but after he departed, they were 86-4 before player-of-the-match Jawad Akhtar (73) helped them reach 195-8. Warren Graca was the pick of the Town attack with 4-32. Doncaster’s reply never really got going, and with three wickets each for Charlie Bourne and Sam Wisniewski, they were all out for 95.
Our thanks go to all at Castleford CC, who did such an excellent job of staging the final.
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