Following the weekend’s results, we congratulate Cleethorpes on winning the Premier Division championship; Sprotbrough on their promotion to the Premier Division; Frickley Colliery on winning Division 2; Norton Oakes on their promotion from Division 3; Sprotbrough 2nds on winning Division 4; Whiston Forge on their promotion from Division 5; Waverley on winning Division 6 and Thorpe Hesley & High Green 2nds and Millhouses Works 2nds on their promotion from that division; Sheffield United 2nds and Parkhead 2nds on promotion from Division 7; Wombwell Main 2nds on their promotion from Division 8; Frickley Colliery 2nds on winning Division 9 and Elsecar 3rds on their promotion from that division.
In the Premier Division, Mayank Mishra’s 5-12 helped Cleethorpes bowl Sheffield Collegiate out for 64 after winning the toss and bowling first at Abbeydale; the Seasiders then completing a nine-wicket win in the 12th over. Wakefield Thornes asked Barnsley Woolley Miners to bat first at Field Lane, where William Nicholson (51 not out) helped the visitors to 199 all out, Sam Wisniewski taking 5-40. James Rhodes (106 not out) and Joe Billings (53 not out) then put on an unbroken stand of 132 for the second wicket to ease Thornes to a nine-wicket win, that condemned Barnsley to relegation. Doncaster Town were put in to bat by Whitley Hall at Baxter Field, and Joe Gallagher (47) rallied them from 88-6 to reach 207 all out. The hosts were 26-4 in reply, but Muhammad Ashraf (71) and Callum Bethel (50 not out) helped them to a four-wicket win in 35 overs. Thornes and Whitley are level in second place, 16 behind the champions. Hamzah Younis (70) helped Wickersley Old Village to 240-9 after they had been asked to bat first by Tickhill at the Brookfield Oval, Mike Jepps taking 4-54. Sam Drabble then took 4-41 at help the visitors record a vital 64-run win in their fight against relegation, Danyaal Khalid (64) top-scoring for Tickhill. Mohammad Khan’s 63 helped Shiregreen to 242-9 after they had chosen to bat first in their relegation battle against Hallam at Hatfield House Lane, whilst Andre Bradford took 4-55 for the visitors. In reply, Hallam were 89-6, but William Coates (58 not out) and Arjith Ravi (48 not out) put up a good fight and they finished only 11 runs short of their target. Hallam are now six points adrift of Shiregreen and Wickersley in the second relegation spot, going into the final weekend. Elsewhere, Kieran Lindley took 5-32 when Appleby Frodingham bowled Cawthorne out for 116 at Brumby Hall; then an unbeaten 56 from skipper Alex Grimes took the Steelmen to a seven-wicket win.
Championship Division leaders Sprotbrough were indebted to Parteek Khasa, whose 72 rescued them from 42-4 and enabled them to reach 174-7 against relegated Treeton at Melton Road; then Daniel Wright (12-6-13-6) helped them bowl their visitors out for 41 in reply, and thereby confirm their promotion to the Premier Division. Travis Cresswell contributed 63 to Doncaster Town 2nds’ 156 all out after they were asked to bat first by second-placed Ackworth at Town Fields, Dale Longfield taking 5-13 for the visitors. Daniel Malyan-Walker then took Ackworth to a seven-wicket win with an unbeaten 74. Whiston Parish Church kept their promotion hopes alive after being put in to bat by Aston Hall at Church Fields. Joe Norbury (59), Arman Jaffer (77) and skipper Danny Kemp (69 not out) led the hosts to a healthy 279-4; then Norbury took 4-33 as Aston were restricted to 222-9 in reply, Declan Ward making 58. Ackworth are six points clear of Whiston in the race for the second promotion place, with the final round of games to play. Elsewhere, George Bartlett took 4-41 when Sheffield Collegiate 2nds bowled Oughtibridge War Memorial out for 143, and Matthew Taylor was unbeaten on 63 in Collegiate’s seven-wicket win. Nathaniel Wilkes (79 not out) and James Waller (55) helped Tickhill 2nds to 252-4 against Elsecar at the Al-Murad Stadium; Ibrahim Safi then took 5-29 when the hosts were all out for 140 in reply. Ben Dalton (79) and Lasith Lakshan (50) helped Rockingham Colliery to 208-4 against Wath at Moor Road, and the hosts were all out for 145 in reply, despite Sam Whitlam’s unbeaten 63.
Division 1 leaders Upper Haugh were not in action, and their nearest rivals closed the gap on them when they played their games in hand. Michael Hunter had the League’s second-best bowling return of the season with 9-22, including a hat-trick, to help Coal Aston bowl Barnsley Woolley Miners 2nds out for 33 at Shaw Lane; then the visitors completed a nine-wicket win inside six overs that confirmed Barnsley’s relegation. Saman Kursheed took 4-22 to help Darfield bowl Wickersley Old Village 2nds out for 90 at Northfield Lane, and Jabari Mills hit an unbeaten 50 in 24 balls to help the visitors to a ten-wicket win in seven overs. With 12 points separating them, the promotion places and division winners will be decided between Coal Aston, Darfield and Upper Haugh in their final games next week. Elsewhere, Conisbrough bowled relegated Penistone out for 99 at Park Road, with Buddhika Bopitiyaga taking 4-43, and the hosts then recorded an eight-wicket win. Liam Marshall made 68 in Warmsworth’s 252 all out against Houghton Main, Renaldo Brathwaite taking 4-41; and the hosts were then all out for 134 in reply. Joe Chatterton took 4-44 to help Whitley Hall 2nds restrict Monk Bretton to 172-9 at the Castle Ground, before forties from James Ahmed and James Smith gave the visitors a six-wicket win.
Stephen Ashworth (85) rescued Frickley Colliery from 17-3 and helped them to 184 all out at home to Norton Woodseats, for whom James Speck took 6-55 and Andrew Scott 4-37. Jason Mills’ 6-26 then helped Frickley confirm their position as Division 2 champions by bowling the visitors out for 100. Parkhead are in pole position to claim the third promotion spot behind Cawthorne after beating Wakefield Thornes 2nds at Ecclesall Road. Adil Nasim was unbeaten in the hosts’ 216-7, whilst Joe Cuthbertson took 4-51; Chris Turner (6-49) and Marcus Ardley (4-31) then combined to bowl Thornes out for 175, of which Harley Cushan made 62. Oughtibridge War Memorial 2nds recorded a two-wicket win away to promoted Cawthorne 2nds, but it did not prevent them being relegated. Barney Kirk took 5-42 when Cawthorne were all out for 116, then skipper Oliver Cockbill-Black batted for 33.3 overs for an unbeaten 34 to guide his team to victory. Millhouses Works currently occupy the third relegation place, but their survival hopes are still alive, despite a four-wicket defeat to Hallam 2nds at Crimicar. Works were all out for 143, then the hosts, eight points behind Parkhead, kept alive their promotion hopes with a four-wicket win. Thorpe Hesley & High Green, one place above the relegation zone, boosted their survival hopes by bowling Elsecar 2nds out for 86, Rasheed Eddy taking 5-41, then coasting to a seven-wicket win in the 16th over. Elsewhere, skipper Mark Barnard (551) and Nazakat Khan (88) helped Aston Hall 2nds to 250-4 against relegated Sheffield United, Khan following up with 5-40 when United were bowled out for 177 in reply.
Norton Oakes confirmed their promotion and moved to the top of the Division 3 table with an eight-wicket win over relegation-threatened Sheffield Caribbean, whom they bowled out for 115, Josh Cross taking 5-33 and Iwan Hutchings 4-29; then Daniel Baldwin (65) and Michael Nuttall (44 not out) put on 101 for their first wicket to guarantee the win. On Sunday, Sheffield Collegiate 3rds kept up their promotion push with a win over already-promoted Hatfield Town. Daniel Craig (64) and Nick Gaywood (54 not out) helped them to 199, then Ben Fielding took 4-15 as Town were bowled out for 114 in reply. Shiregreen 2nds are still in the promotion hunt, six points behind Collegiate, after a comfortable win over relegated Treeton 2nds at Washfield Road. Abbas Ahmed took 4-11 when the hosts were bowled out for 94, then Hammad Farooq was unbeaten on 46 when Shiregreen completed an eight-wicket victory. Higham are just two points above Caribbean, who currently occupy the third relegation place, after their win over relegated Bradfield Village Fellowship at the Sands. Skipper George Deegan (83) helped the visitors recover from 75-6 to post 186-8, Harry Crossley taking 5-77 for the hosts. Brad Gledhill took 4-25 when Bradfield replied, and they were all out for 132. Elsewhere, Shahid Mohammed took 4-37 for Frecheville Community when they bowled Worsbrough Bridge out for 82, and Waris Abbas made 53 in Frecheville’s seven-wicket win. Peter Lomas took 6-22 for Rockingham Colliery 2nds to spark a Wath 2nds collapse from 83-1 to 95 all out, and William King was 51 not out when Colliery completed a nine-wicket win.
Sheffield University Staff got their noses in front of the other three clubs vying for the remaining two promotion places in Division 4, after a hard-fought win over relegation-threatened Barnby Dun at Warminster Road. Aden Biddle took 4-35 to help the Staff bowl their visitors out for 160, out of which opener James Loveridge made 76; Karthik Subramanya then made 59 at the top of the order for the hosts, but the rest of the batsmen found runs hard to get, and it took a last wicket stand of 23 to get them over the line. Eric Brown took 4-33 for champions Sprotbrough 2nds in Coal Aston 2nds’ 120 all out at Stonelow, and they then completed a three-wicket win, despite Eliot Tye’s 4-27. The hosts are now two points behind the University Staff in the third promotion spot, and eight ahead of nearest challengers Doncaster and Upper Haugh. Joe Woodiwiss took 4-17 for Doncaster Town 3rds when they bowled Barnsley Woolley Miners 3rds out for 106 at Woolley; and they then completed a six-wicket win. Upper Haugh 2nds promotion hopes were dealt a blow when they lost to Thorncliffe & Wentworth at Lound Side. Craig Jackson took 4-20 when the hosts were bowled out for 142, but Jack Pearson then took 6-33 to earn his side an invaluable five-run win that helped them to the brink of safety. Wombwell Main are relegated despite beating Kexborough at Bence Lane. Jonathan Scaife made 72 in Wombwell’s 222-9, Sutheran Nadesapillai taking 4-44; then the hosts were bowled out for 168 in reply, despite Nadesapillai’s 61. Elsewhere, Stocksbridge made 168-9 at home to relegated Sheffield Collegiate 4ths, who were 145-8 in reply.
The promotion and divisional title races in Division 5 are now down to four clubs. Whiston Forge finished their programme with a seven-wicket win over third-placed Ackworth 2nds and are now ten points clear of the rest, and with their two closest rivals meeting next Saturday, are guaranteed to be promoted. They bowled Ackworth out for 160 and Matthew Beevers (96 not out) then led them to a seven-wicket win. Maltby Miners Welfare are second after bowling relegation-threatened Fishlake out for 116 at Pinfold Lane, then completing a four-wicket win. Maltby are two points ahead of Ackworth, and a further two ahead of Silkstone United, who were all out for 127 away to Warmsworth 2nds, for whom Charlie Iball took 5-32; then Callum Gray took 5-7 when the hosts were all out for 86 in reply. Penistone 2nds are now on level points with Whiston Parish Church 2nds, and six points above next-to-bottom Fishlake, after beating relegated Conisbrough 2nds at Queen Street. Skipper Tom Humphries made 74 at the top of the order for the visitors, but he received little support, and Matt Scholey took 4-14 as they were bowled out for 111 in reply. Elsewhere, Chris Brownlee (4-21) and Nathaniel Dingle (4-9) helped Hallam 3rds bowl Hatfield Town 2nds out for 54, but they then lost four wickets before completing their win.
In Division 6, leaders Waverley won the division in style with a 100-run win over Sheffield Caribbean 2nds at Totley. Nidheesh Alukkal (56) and Jude Joseph (81) put on 124 for the first wicket in the hosts’ 222 all out, Liaquat Ali taking 5-37; then Arun Dev took 5-27 when Caribbean were all out for 122 in reply. Thorpe Hesley & High Green 2nds had their promotion confirmed despite losing to relegation-threatened Whitley Hall 3rds at Green Moor. William Yorke took 4-43 when the visitors were bowled out for 143; then opener Max Temple (62) and Douglas Muzawazi (39) put on 120 for the second wicket to set their side on their way to a seven-wicket win. It was a similar story at Millhouses Park, where Millhouses Works 2nds bowled Wadworth out for 123, Andy Belfield taking 5-21, and were then in turn bowled out for 121; but they are still promoted. Two out of five will join Darfield 2nds in relegation to Division 7 next season. After losing to Handsworth Junior SC, Wickersley Old Village 3rds are currently two points adrift of Caribbean, and are two places and eight points clear of the third relegation spot. Richard Berry took 4-40 when Handsworth were reduced to 130-9, but Mohammed Hussain (90 off 39 balls) put on 96 for the last wicket to take them to 226 all out. Wickersley were 78-8 in reply, then skipper Berry (55) gave them hope, but they were all out for 167. Mexborough Athletic are currently next-to-bottom, but a narrow win over Scholes & Harley has given them hope. They were 25-7 and 60-8 before Sarmad Masood (93 off 54 balls) helped them to 169 all out, Callum Sverdloff taking 5-22. Brandon Cooke then took 4-47 and Scholes ended seven runs short on 142 all out. Elsewhere, relegated Darfield 2nds ended Green Moor’s promotion bid at School Street. Curtis Coles made 62 in Green Moor’s 201-5, but Jonathan Parkin then made 133 not out off 82 balls to lead his side to an eight-wicket win.
The top two clubs in Division 7, Sheffield United 2nds and Parkhead 2nds, confirmed their promotions with wins over Rockingham Colliery 3rds and Adwick-le-Street respectively. Put in to bat by Colliery at Bawtry Road, United reached 222-9, thanks mainly to a third wicket stand of 112 between Baharullah Momand (78) and Shaheen Momand (58), whilst Manvir Kang took 4-29 for the visitors. Tawqeer Hussain then took 6-13, and the visitors were bowled out for 39 in reply. It was much closer for Parkhead at Adwick Park, where the hosts reached 124-9; then Hashim Mahroof (41) took Parkhead to 91-5 in reply before three wickets fell cheaply and only a patient unbeaten 29 from Ian Davis saw the visitors home by two wickets with ten balls to spare. At the other end of the table, Bradfield Village Fellowship 2nds secured an invaluable win over fellow strugglers Higham 2nds, and climbed above them to eighth in the table with a game in hand. James Lawson carried his bat for an unbeaten 54 in Higham’s 151-9; then Bradfield made a decent start in reply, but after the openers had gone, four quick wickets from George Vickers caused some flutters, and it was left to skipper Craig Shepherd and Ewan Fearnley to see them home by three wickets. Next-to-bottom Handsworth Junior SC 2nds missed out on the opportunity to climb out of the bottom three when their game against Brookhouse was cancelled, and Upper Haugh 3rds slipped into the relegation places when they lost at home to Stocksbridge 2nds. Forties from Anthony Siddall and David Smith helped the visitors to 210-8, then John Musgrave took 7-26 when Upper Haugh were all out for 119 in reply. Barnsley Woolley Miners 4ths conceded to Doncaster Town 4ths.
In Division 8, leaders Wombwell Main 2nds are now promoted after Kexborough 2nds conceded their game against them. Houghton Main 2nds are still second after beating relegated Dearne at Furlong Road. Shokoor Ahmadzai made 78 in the visitors’ 178 all out; then Gul Safi took 4-28 to help them bowl Dearne out for 155 in reply, despite opener Ben Whitehouse’s 68. Norton Oakes 2nds occupy the third promotion spot after beating Thorncliffe & Wentworth 2nds at Oakes Park. Callum Ratcliffe was unbeaten in 57 in the visitors’ 206-6, but 89 from George Brooks helped Oakes to a three-wicket win. Norton Woodseats 2nds are ten points behind their neighbours, but with a game in hand, after a comprehensive win over Sprotbrough 3rds at Matthews Lane; responding to the hosts 174-8, Sprotbrough were all out for 32, with David Thorpe taking 5-14. Elsewhere, an unbeaten 54 from Tahseen Ahmad lifted Hallam 4ths from 67-9 to 114 all out against Monk Bretton 2nds, for whom Andy Taylor took 5-27; then Thomas Glover’s unbeaten 43 steered Bretton to a five-wicket win.
Frickley Colliery 2nds have been crowned champions of Division 9 after Scholes & Harley 2nds conceded against them on Saturday, and similarly, Elsecar 3rds’ promotion was confirmed when Wath 3rds conceded their game. With Waverley also already promoted, there is one promotion place up for grabs, and Worsbrough Bridge 2nds are currently two points ahead of their only challengers, Sheffield University Staff 2nds. This despite Bridge’s loss to Waverley 2nds at Park Road, when opener Alan George made 101 out of the visitors’ 236 all out, and then Shreenivasan Ravi took 4-15 when Bridge were all out for 159 in reply, despite 73 from opener James Bottomley. The Staff also lost, albeit narrowly, to Whiston Forge 2nds at Guilthwaite Hill, where they were bowled out for 128, and David Foote (34) helped Forge recover from 54-6 to win by two wickets. Elsewhere, Jake Kempton (44) and Adam Ramsden (50) put on 93 for the first wicket in Frecheville Community 2nds’ 166-8 against Eden Grove Parklands 2nds, and Adam Gibson took 5-45 when Parklands were all out for 137 in reply. Charlie Burke was 59 not out when Mexborough Athletic 2nds chased down Oughtibridge War Memorial 3rds’ 119 all out for the loss of just one wicket at Wentworth. 47 each from Joe Radovanovic and Simon Waites helped Fishlake 2nds to 199-6 away to Silkstone United 2nds, before opener Kevin Taylor (85 not out) steered his side to a two-wicket win.
Whitworth Cup final
We congratulate Treeton CC on winning Sunday’s Whitworth Cup final against Sheffield Collegiate 2nds at Aston Hall CC.
Collegiate totalled 212-8 after electing to bat first. Opener Samuel Meadows made 43 for Collegiate, but although most of the other batsmen got a start, none went on to play a match-winning innings; and there were three wickets each for Harry Glaves and Ben Birtles. In reply, skipper Matt Lambert (32) and Gareth Davis (47) got Treeton off to a good start with an opening stand of 52, and then player-of-the-match Harvey Wootton made 55 off 47 balls to take his side within sight of victory, which was duly achieved by five wickets with almost four overs to spare. Tate Miller (3-31) was the pick of the Collegiate attack.
It was Treeton’s sixth Whitworth Cup success, and it was a fifth Whitworth winners medal for seasoned campaigner Gareth Davis.
Our thanks go to all at Aston Hall CC who did a magnificent job of hosting the day.
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