Round-up of games played on the weekend of 4 May

 

Cleethorpes are the early leaders of the Premier Division after a six-wicket win over Barnsley Woolley Miners at Shaw Lane. After the hosts had elected to bat first, New Zealand overseas Jacob Cumming (35) and new skipper Liam Johnson (40) put on 78 for the hosts’ first wicket, but Mayank Mishra then took 6-31 for the Seasiders as Barnsley collapsed to 146 all out; Ciaran Stenton running out of partners and ending unbeaten on 41. In reply, Harry Warwick (62) and Harry Clewitt (41*) put on a 70 in a match-winning fourth-wicket stand. Last season’s runners-up, Tickhill, were made to work hard by Shiregreen at Alderson Drive. Adi Sreedharan took 5-32 as the visitors were bowled out for 132 after being put in to bat, Arsalan Mir top-scoring with 35. The hosts were then 57-5 in reply before Jim Morgan (41) and Connor Fisher (33*) put on 54 for the sixth wicket to set up a three-wicket win. At Field Lane, Treeton were bowled out for 115 after being put in to bat by Wakefield Thornes; Indian all-rounder Sijomon Joseph and Jawad Akhtar each claiming three victims. Opener James Rhodes’ unbeaten 51 then anchored the hosts' five-wicket win. The games at Appleby Frodingham, Cawthorne and Sheffield Collegiate were all cancelled. 

 

Newcomers Ackworth made it two out of two in the Championship Division with an emphatic 147-run win over Doncaster Town 2nds at the Eco Power Oval. After they had chosen to bat first, opener Amitpaul Kundra (56) led the visitors to 188 all out, with Warren Graca taking 4-44 for the hosts. In reply, Doncaster were hustled out for 41, Dale Longfield taking 3-12. Keeping pace at the top of the table are Wickersley Old Village, who put Houghton Main in to bat at Northfield Lane and bowled then out for 111. Mark Cummins (4-35) and Dylan Smythe (5-31) did the damage for the hosts, opener Zaki Anjam (45) top-scoring for the visitors. Vishvaraj Jadeja dominated the Wickersley response with an unbeaten 70 off 83 balls, and they eased to an eight-wicket win. Aston Hall got their promotion bid up-and-running with a 100-run win over Wath at Moor Road. After electing to bat first, the visitors posted 172-4, Mainak Ray top-scoring with an unbeaten 62. Skipper Adam Clarke claimed 3-15 in nine overs, as the hosts were bowled out for 72 in reply. Indian batsman Arman Jaffer marked his full debut for Whiston Parish Church with 110 off 127 balls (six 4s and seven 6s) as he propelled his side to 223-7 after they had chosen to bat first against Sheffield Collegiate 2nds at Church Fields. Jaffer received solid support from Danny Kemp (45), whilst Ben Fielding took 5-52 for the visitors. In reply, the visitors were 46-6 after Kazim Hassan (5-20) and Tom Bolland had taken three wickets each, before Ben Carrigan (36) and Thomas Currie (58) effected a partial recovery with a seventh-wicket stand of 72. But the last four wickets then fell for nine runs, to give the hosts at 96-run win. Sprotbrough decided to bat first against Barnsley Woolley Miners 2nds at Melton Road and were rewarded with an impressive 243-6. Opener Callum Marsh (49) and Akhil Akhil (69) were amongst the runs. The visitors were never really in the hunt in their reply, and closed on 183-8, 61 runs short of their target. 

 

In Division 1, Darfield recorded a third consecutive win to boost their promotion hopes, after putting Conisbrough in to bat in the battle of the two relegated sides at Park Road. Joe Stickland took 3-40 as the hosts were restricted to 185-8, skipper Mathew Lowe top-scoring on 47. The visitors’ reply could have gone either way at 89-4, but Jabari Mills (40) then put on 51 with Ashley Potter to turn the game the visitors’ way, and they eased home with four wickets and nine overs to spare. Oughtibridge War Memorial got their season up-and-running with a 28-run win at Waterside Gardens. Anees Hussain took 5-33 as the hosts were bowled out for 103 after being 55-1, but Dilshan Sukumar was the match-winner with 7-41 as the visitors were all out for 75 in reply. Three wickets each for James Waller and Joel Martin soon had Whitley Hall 2nds in trouble after being asked to bat first against Tickhill 2nds at Baxter Field, and they collapsed to 31-9 before Jack Myers (32) helped them to reach 54. The visitors then lost four wickets in overhauling their modest target. There was no play at all in the games at Aston Hall, Elsecar and Upper Haugh. 

 

Early Division 2 leaders Wath 2nds were narrowly beaten by Sheffield United at Bawtry Road. Three wickets from Lee Jefferies helped Wath to bowl their hosts out for 96, before Zayn Beg’s four wicket haul helped United bowl their visitors out for 88. Steven Honeyman junior was the match-winner for Monk Bretton against Hallam 2nds at the Castle Ground. He took 7-30 as the visitors were bowled out for 68 after being put in to bat, and was then unbeaten on 26 as his side claimed a four-wicket win. Former Wickersley and Treeton opener Dave Rodgers hit 119 off 139 balls on his debut for Coal Aston, against Oughtbridge 2nds at Stonelow, before being last out at 175. Richard Marsden (4-27) was the pick of the visiting attack. Michael Hunter (4-21) and Shaun Trower (3-10) then bowled the hosts to a 98-run win. The games at Thorpe Hesley and Treeton were cancelled. 

 

There were only two games played in Division 3, one of which was a thriller at Bence Lane. After being asked to bat first by Thorncliffe & Wentworth, hosts Kexborough were all out for 112 in the last over, Richard Burgess (47) top-scoring, whilst Jason Clarke took 4-25 for the visitors. In reply, Liam Page hit an unbeaten 62, but his colleagues struggled against Neil Hinchliffe (5-34), and they were one run short of victory with nine wickets down at the end of their 46 overs. At the D&I Home Improvements ground, hosts Worsbrough Bridge hit the day’s top score of 259-9 against Bradfield Village Fellowship. Debutant Zarmash Tarakhil hit 109 off 112 balls (ten 4s and six 6s) and skipper Liam Levitt contributed a run-a ball 62; whilst Elliot Hallam was the visitors’ most successful bowler with 4-45. Will Higson top-scored with 54 in Bradfield’s reply, but the task was too great and they were bowled out for 136, Lewis Wilkinson taking 4-51. The games at Barnsley Woolley, Caribbean, Higham and Norton Woodseats were all cancelled. 

 

All six games in Division 4 were cancelled. 

 

Barnby Dun lead Division 5 after a 64-run win over Maltby Miners Welfare at Glass Park. Skipper Alex Pepper (31) top-scored as the hosts reached 154 after being asked to bat first, Shaik Aziz taking 4-36. Michael Fell (5-19) then took three early wickets to put the visitors on the back foot in reply, and only Liam Woodward, with 50 to add to his three first innings wickets, offered much resistance as Maltby were all out for 90. Skipper Monir Choudhury top-scored with 49 after Handsworth Junior SC were put in to bat by Ackworth 2nds at the Ackworth ground. Daniel Levick took 5-20 for the hosts as the visitors were bowled out for 153. Opener Rajinder Kundra (34) and keeper Dave Harris (37*) then helped the Ackworth to a five-wicket win. There was a comfortable seven-wicket win for Wickersley Old Village 3rds over Darfield 2nds at School Lane. Kevin Roe took 5-15 as the hosts were bowled out for 89; before opener James O’Connell hit 40 to lay the foundations for the visitors’ win. Put in to bat by Sheffield University Staff at Warminster Road, visitors Fishlake were indebted to skipper Tim Elliot (39*), who added 33 in an unbroken last-wicket stand with Freddie Stevens, for their modest 105-9. But that total proved more than enough, Keith Bee taking 5-14 as the hosts were bundled out for 64. The games at Rotherham and Whiston Forge were both cancelled. 

 

Two games survived in Division 6, where Iain MacDonald was the match-winner for Thorpe Hesley & High Green 2nds after they were put in to bat by Hatfield 2nds at Carr Side Lane. His 50 at the top of the order helped them to reach 128-8, and in reply, the hosts were 20-6 against Callum Gray (4-22) before skipper Gareth Stent (40) provided some resistance. But after the latter fell to Rob Horne (4-12), the innings folded and the visitors recorded a 40-run win. Andy Storrs took 4-21 as Bradfield Village Fellowship 2nds bowled Sheffield United 2nds out for 69 at the Sands, before opener Paul Garnett’s unbeaten 33 saw his side to an eight-wicket win. The games at Millhouses, Warmsworth and Whitley Hall (Green Moor) were cancelled. 

 

Two games were played in Division 7, where Brookhouse got their campaign going with a 35-run win over Barnsley Woolley Miners 4ths at Rose Lane. Jasneet Gulati top-scored with 56 as the hosts reached 137-7, before Abdul Rauf Wadhio took 4-12 to help bowl the visitors out for 102, despite 56 from opener Freddie Egginton. At Wentworth Road, Upper Haugh 3rds bowled Sprotbrough 3rds out for 137, with three wickets each for Joe Platts and Adam Perry, before a good all-round bowling performance saw the hosts slip from 61-1 to 118 all out in reply. There were three wickets each for the visitors’ William Braithwaite and Kieran Davies. Adwick-le-Street conceded their game away to Stocksbridge 2nds; whilst the games at Eden Grove, Houghton Main and Norton Oakes were all cancelled. 

 

In Division 8, there was a low-scoring affair at Sandygate, where Monk Bretton 2nds were bowled out for 74 after being put in to bat, Narender Manobar taking 7-19. The hosts lost seven wickets in reaching their target, Alfie Robinson taking 4-14 for the visitors. Mohammed Jahangir top-scored with 76 in Norton Woodseats 2nds’ 205 against Parkhead 2nds at Ecclesall Road, Kai Ellison taking 5-46 for the hosts. Ikramullah Naseri then returned 5-28 as Woodseats were bowled out for 98 in reply. Frecheville Community 2nds recovered from 24-5 to reach 150 against Mexborough Athletic 2nds at the Beecroft Estates ground, thanks mainly to Ben Shirt Clarkson (41) and Adil Hussain (32*). Jonathan Guest (4-32) was the most successful bowler for the hosts, who were quickly 14-3 in reply. Jamil Hussain (54) and Dan Stanton (55) then added 95 for the fourth wicket, and Mexborough looked on top at 109-3. But after Hussain had fallen to Abid Dad (6-15 in ten overs) their challenge disintegrated and the last seven wickets fell for 23 runs to give the visitors at 18-run win. The games at Elsecar (Wentworth), Rockingham (Stainborough) and Womnbwell were all cancelled. 

 

The solitary game played in Division 9 was another low-scoring affair. Thorncliffe & Wentworth 2nds were put in to bat and dismissed for 47 by Silkstone United 2nds at Lound Side, Euan Graham taking 5-14 in ten overs. Opener Linton Shore then hit an unbeaten 36 off 26 balls whilst the hosts' James Shuttleworth caused the other batsmen problems with 3-7 in his five overs, but that was not enough to prevent Silkstone recording a six-wicket win inside ten overs. The games at Dearne, Fishlake and Scholes were all cancelled. 

 

 

In the K3 Dental Cup, Harry Warwick (126 off 123 balls) and Harry Clewett (65) put on 163 for Cleethorpes’ 3rd wicket against Whitley Hall at Chichester Road after they had elected to bat first. The rest of the batsmen struggled against the visitors’ attack, with Biswick Kapala taking 3-25, and the hosts were restricted to 225-7 in their 40 overs. Opener Andrew Pickering (75) led the way for Whitley Hall in reply, and with contributions from batsmen down the order, they recorded a six-wicket win with two overs to spare. Elsecar asked visitors Cawthorne to bat first at the Al-Murad Stadium, and the visitors posted 199 all out, thanks largely to Liam Wiles, who carried his bat for an unbeaten 96. His only significant support came from Archie Greaves, with whom he shared a seventh wicket stand of 96. Jason Meadows recorded an impressive 6-14 for the hosts. Elsecar then struggled against the visitors’ attack, in which Danish Aziz took 3-31, and were all out for 88. 

 

In Division 1, Darfield 2nds had a 54-run win over Wickersley Old Village 2nds at Northfield Road. Opener Will Scott (58) and skipper Joe Stickland (76) put on 138 for the second wicket as Darfield made 212-7 after electing to bat first. In the hosts’ reply, Saman Kursheed took 9-37 in 14.3 overs and Wickersley were all out for 158, despite the efforts of opener James Butler (58) and keeper Peter Smith (45). 

 

The Division 6 game between Handsworth Junior SC 2nds and Penistone 2nds was cancelled. 

 

 

In Division 1, Rotherham Town made 218 after electing to bat first against Conisbrough at Park Road. Syed Shah (60) and Nahim Jehangir (52) put on 82 for the third wicket and then Asjad Shah made 82 in 61 balls for the visitors, whilst there were four wickets each for Buddhika Sanjeewa and Nathan Chadburn. Anees Hussain then took 5-40 as the hosts were bowled out for 146. At Waterside Gardens, Oughtibridge War Memorial put Whitley Hall 2nds in to bat and bowled them out for 115; James Smith making 60 for the visitors, whilst Hasaru Chaamikara took 4-12 in ten overs. Naveed Arif anchored the hosts’ reply with an unbeaten 60 as they coasted to a seven-wicket win in the 23rd over. 

 

In Division 6, Millhouses Works 2nds skipper Nick Attrill decided to bat first and top-scored with 71 at the top of the order in his side’s 74-run ‘away’ win over Handsworth Junior SC 2nds at Millhouses Park. Jon Wynn then took 6-31 as Handsworth were bowled out for 141.