Round-up of league games played on 9 & 10 May

The predicted rain caused some disruption to the Saturday programme, but it was not as bad as had been feared, and the majority of games were completed. 

 

 

Sheffield Collegiate retained their unbeaten record by beating Whiston Parish Church, whom they put in to bat at Church Fields. Jamie Carrington took 4-43 when the hosts were bowled out for 123, and Collegiate completed a four-wicket win with 16 overs to spare. Level with Collegiate are Tickhill, who asked Whitley Hall to bat first at Baxter Field and bowled them out for 117, Biswick Kapala taking 4-23 against his old club. The visitors duly completed a six-wicket win in 19 overs. Two points behind these two are Wakefield Thornes, who made 227 all out after being put in by Sprotbrough at Melton Road; skipper Matty Taylor making 62 for the visitors and Nick Graves taking 4-42. Taylor then took three early wickets and the hosts were in trouble at 29-4 in reply, but Parteek Khasa (61) helped steer them to a more respectable 147-7. Doncaster Town skipper James Dobson elected to bat first at home to Cleethorpes, and he made 82 off 86 balls, adding 158 for the first wicket with Jayden Fell (68) in his side’s 239-7. Brothers Tom (103 off 132 balls) and Nic Keast (54) put on 94 for the visitors’ first wicket, and David Mansfield made 46 to help the Meggies to a five-wicket win. Opener Mike Jepps made an unbeaten 103 off 148 balls in Wickersley Old Village’s 276-8 after they chose to bat first at the Beerpig Oval, Neev Joshi taking 4-57 for visitors Hallam. Andre Bradford made an unbeaten 91 at the top of the order when Hallam replied, but Sam Drabble (4-57) caused an early collapse, and they were 40-6 before Jonathan Freeman (56) helped Bradford add 106 for the seventh wicket, and the visitors closed on 194-8. Appleby Frodingham were all out for 164 after electing to bat first against Cawthorne at Dark Lane, but the weather prevented the hosts from starting their reply. 

 

 

The one remaining undefeated record in the division fell when Elsecar beat Ackworth at the Al-Murad Stadium. After being put in to bat, Bilal Imtiaz (66) and Arsalan Mir (68 not out) took the hosts to 243-6. Chasing a DLS-adjusted target of 155 in 30 overs, the visitors lost half their side for 73; Edward Cole, with an unbeaten 64 off 51 balls, then raised their hopes, but they fell 14 runs short at 140-5. Barnsley Woolley Miners returned to winning ways after putting Tickhill 2nds in to bat at the Brookfield Oval and bowling them out for 223, with Hernus Marais making 92 and Harvey Round taking 4-47. In reply, the visitors were coasting at 207-2, after William Chapman (64) and Ali Zaryab (80 not out) had put on 109 for the first wicket, and they were 73 runs ahead of the DLS par score when rain ended play in the 38th over. Aston Hall moved up into the top four with a 20-run win over Upper Haugh at Green Lane. Opener Nathan Ward made 82 in the hosts’ 215-6; then Muhammad Khan took 6-66 to help them bowl their visitors out for 195, Ali Asghar top-scoring with 52. Coal Aston won for the second week running, with a hard-fought success over previously third-placed Oughtibridge War Memorial at Stonelow. Michael Hunter took 4-51 when the visitors were bowled out for 139 after being asked to bat first; then Coal Aston edged their way home by two wickets with five overs to spare. Jak Hotchkiss (60) was in the runs again when Doncaster Town 2nds made 185 all out against Rockingham Colliery at the Spinks ground, Lasith Lakshan taking 4-52. The experienced Warren Graca then took 5-32 when the Colliery were all out for 173 in reply. Opener Haris Khan (76) and wicketkeeper Haris Khan (56) took Shiregreen to 214-9 after they were put in to bat by Sheffield Collegiate 2nds at Abbeydale; Muhammad Rameez then took 4-31 when the hosts were bowled out for 115 in reply. 

 

 

The two leaders, Treeton and Warmsworth, strengthened their positions with comfortable wins. James Loveridge (108 off 116 balls) and Liam Cotton (64) put on 101 for Warmsworth’s first wicket, and then Loveridge and skipper Liam Marshall (100 not out of 108 balls) added 129 for the second, and they reached 334-2 after being put in to bat by Parkhead at Common Lane. Joe Milner made an unbeaten 71 when the visitors replied, but they were 111-4 when rain prevented further play, 115 runs short of a DLS target of 227 from 36 overs. Gareth Davis made 53 at the top of the order for Treeton when they made 201-7 after being put in to bat by Whitley Hall 2nds at Washfield Lane, and the visitors were all out for 152 in reply. Monk Bretton moved into third place after bowling out Wickersley Old Village 2nds for 77 after asking them to bat first at the Castle Ground, with four wickets each for Steven Honeyman and Dominic Fell; then knocking off the required runs for the loss of three wickets in 19 overs. There was a very interesting finish at Park Lane, where Cawthorne 2nds were all out for 168 after being asked to bat first by West Bretton, Niranjan Venkatakrishnan making 62 at the top of the order for the visitors, whilst Kyle Clayton took 5-30 for West Bretton. Facing a revised target of 134 in 30 overs, the hosts were 133-8 at the close, level with the par score, and the match was tied. Fifties from Isaac Wainwright and Syed Shah helped Wath to 257-9 after being put in by Frickley Colliery at Moor Road, then Shah followed up with 4-47 and the visitors were all out for 167 in reply. Samuel Grant took 5-28 for Conisbrough when they bowled Houghton Main out for 132 after putting them in to bat at Park Road, then Mathew Lowe hit an unbeaten 76 off 63 balls to see the hosts to a nine-wicket win in the 32nd over. 

 

 

Norton Woodseats now sit at the top of the table after beating previous leaders Thorpe Hesley & High Green at Smithywood Road. They asked their hosts to bat first and bowled them out for 151, in reply to which James Eyre and skipper Dan Loughlin (61) put on 103 for the visitors’ third wicket to set up a six-wicket win. Sheffield Collegiate 3rds are second after putting Hallam 2nds in to bat at Crimicar and restricting them to 131-9, Michael Goodchild taking 6-54; then easing to a seven-wicket win. Hatfield Town bowled Penistone out for 168 at Carr Side Lane, after asking them to bat first; then completed a four-wicket win. Norton Oakes put Millhouses Works in to bat at Millhouses Park, bowled them out for 106 and then won by four wickets with 19 overs left. Lewis Sansome (70 not out) was in the runs again, adding 139 for Aston Hall 2nds’ fourth wicket with William Thom (69) in their 245-5 after being put in to bat by Wakefield Thornes 2nds at Field Lane. But their efforts were in vain, as the game was abandoned before the home side could reply. It was a similar situation at Shaw Lane, where Barnsley Woolley Miners 2nds were 179 all out against Elsecar 2nds, who were 69-3 in reply when proceedings came to an early end. 

 

 

The new leaders are Coal Aston 2nds, who restricted Worsbrough Bridge to 188-8 at the Warm Roofs ground; then edged home by two wickets, despite Joe McLee’s 4-54, Laurence Pickford contributing 50. Joel Wake made 71 for Frecheville Community, but Brad Gledhill took 5-24 and they were all out for 171 against Higham at Royd Lane. Ryan Bagshaw (51) took the hosts to 107-2, but Mat Dexter took 6-42, and Higham sneaked home by just one wicket. Previous leaders Shiregreen 2nds reached 214-9 at home to Darfield, thanks mainly to Akhtarzaman Khan (109 not out off 69 balls) but Ashley Potter (62) and Brooklyn Whitmill (51 not out) took the visitors to 159-4 in 32 overs, which was enough to win the game on the DLS method. Jenny Beever recorded 9-3-11-4 for Oughtibridge War Memorial 2nds when they bowled Wath 2nds out for 40 at Waterside Gardens, and the hosts duly completed a seven-wicket win. Solid contributions from the top six batsmen led Sprotbrough 2nds to 218-6 against Rockingham Colliery 2nds at Hoyland Common; then Matt Webb (4-25) and Harry Gateley (6.1-2-7-6) bowled the hosts out for 63 in reply. Aqib Ahmed took 4-33 for Sheffield United when they bowled Upper Haugh 2nds out for 171 at Wentworth Road; then Gurvinder Singh took 4-16 to help the hosts bowl United out for 105 in reply. 

 

 

Thorncliffe & Wentworth lead the division after Jack Pearson took 4-26 to help them bowl Sheffield University Staff out for 123 at Lound Side; but Waqas Tanveer took 4-29 when the hosts replied, and they had to work hard for their three-wicket win. Joint second-placed Whiston Forge preserved their unbeaten record when they beat Barnsley Woolley Miners 3rds by eight wickets after restricting them to 77-6 in a match reduced to 20 overs per side at Woolley. Opener Jake Marshall made 70 in Pledwick’s 155-9 against Stocksbridge at Bracken Moor, but the hosts had 11 overs to spare when they knocked off the required runs for the loss of six wickets in reply, and they remain level with Forge. Zakir Ali’s 52 was the highlight of Sheffield Caribbean’s 132-7 at home to Bradford Village Fellowship, but the visitors made short work of their target, completing a six-wicket win inside 29 overs. Kexborough never looked back after Richard Burgess and Ulaganathan Sayanthan (57) put on 97 for their first wicket, and they posted 251-7 at home to Doncaster Town 3rds; before Matty Bowering took 6-19 and the visitors were all out for 71 in reply. Ackworth 2nds’ Arran Taylor took 4-48 at home to Treeton 2nds, who made 195-9; but an unbeaten 62 from Alex Clemo helped the hosts to a three-wicket win. 

 

 

Warmsworth 2nds surrendered the divisional leadership to Silkstone United, losing their unbeaten record in the process, after Josh Wolsey (65 not out) had anchored their 159-6 at Barnsley Road. At one stage, the hosts were 87-6 in reply, but the lower order rallied them to a three-wicket win. Iain Mallett followed up his unbeaten 76 last week with 101 off 98 balls in Millhouses Works 2nds’ 240-7 against Barnby Dun at Glass Park. Andy Belfield then took 6-21 to help the visitors move up to second place with a 112-run win. Chris Brownlee took 4-36 to help Hallam 3rds bowl Maltby Miners Welfare out for 106 at Muglet Lane; then when the visitors replied, there were three wickets apiece for Liam Woodward, Peter Brester and Lewis Kettleborough and the visitors, when two runs short of victory, lost their last three wickets for one run and the game was tied. Mark Longley’s 4-30 helped Sheffield Collegiate 4ths to reduce Hatfield Town 2nds to 116-8, but the lower order fought back and they finished on 178-9. The game was then settled by an unbeaten 83 from Jack Dixon and Collegiate won with three wickets and 11 balls to spare. Daniel Ravenscroft (55) and Mark Mustill-Hope (60) put on 101 for the second wicket in Wombwell Main’s 198 all out at home to Thorpe Hesley & High Green 2nds and the visitors were all out for 93 in reply. The game between Penistone 2nds and Waverley was abandoned without a ball bowled. 

 

 

The two joint-leaders both won, retaining their 100% records. Nathan Lovell (67) and Liam Stainthorpe (67) helped Conisbrough 2nds to 186 all out against Parkhead 2nds at Ecclesall Road; then Rohan Ardley (56) and Rayyan Azhar (79 not out) took the hosts to a five-wicket win. Sheffield Centralians were all out for 214 away to Handsworth; then Muhammed Khan returned 6-2-8-6 when the hosts were bowled out for 143 in reply, Saiful Nary making 55. Charlie Metcalfe took 4-38 when Fishlake bowled Scholes & Harley out for 89 at Pinfold Lane; then an unbeaten 52 from Tim Elliott ensured that the hosts returned to winning ways, by five wickets. Joseph Gaffney took 4-37 in Sheffield United 2nds’ 176-9 at home to Whiston Parish Church 2nds, for whom Shabaz Qadeer then made 83 in their five-wicket win. Opener Richard Miller (60) set Wadworth on their way to 181-7 at home to Whitley Hall 3rds, who fell 45 short on 136-8 in reply. Curtis Coles made 95 and Satinderpal Singh 63 in Green Moor’s 245-8 against Sheffield Caribbean 2nds at Hill Top Lane, but the game was abandoned before the visitors could reply. 

 

 

Higham and Stocksbridge retained their 100% records at the top of the table. Luke Woodhouse (62) top-scored in Higham 2nds’ 248-7 against Doncaster Town 4ths at Blaxton, and he completed a brilliant all-round performance with 10-5-12-5 when the hosts were bowled out for 67 in reply. Stocksbridge 2nds had a much harder game against previously unbeaten Darfield 2nds at School Street. The hosts made 182 all out, and Aiden Cooper took 4-33 when Stocksbridge replied, but he could not prevent them completing a two-wicket win. Manvir Kang took 4-39 for Rockingham Colliery 3rds at home to Mexborough Athletic, who made 163-9; then opener Lewis Upton made an unbeaten 91 off 84 balls in the Colliery’s eight-wicket win. Opener Kye Jay Kitching made 64 for Houghton Main 2nds at home to Wombwell Main 2nds, for whom Henry Skelton took 6-21 when the hosts collapsed from 87-0 to 141 all out; the visitors then completed a five-wicket win. A potentially interesting finish was foiled by the weather at Adwick Park, where Adwick-le-Street had made 169-6, Carl Newbold contributing 71; Bradfield Village Fellowship 2nds were 83-4 when rain intervened. On Sunday, Henry Skelton was again amongst the wickets with 4-23 for Wombwell Main 2nds when they bowled Mexborough Athletic out for 77 on their way to a nine-wicket win at the I-Source Stadium. 

 

 

Norton Woodseats 2nds are now clear leaders after their four-wicket win over Brookhouse at Matthews Lane and a defeat for the Medics. Jhangir Ahmed took 4-26 when the visitors were bowled out for 101 batting first. Krishna Thota took 5-16 for Sheffield Medics when they bowled Sheffield Centralians 2nds out for 99, but Karan Janga (9-6-4-6) and Amar Bin Anayat (4-22) bowled the Medics out for 29 in reply. Sheffield Transport made 143-8 at home to Allama Iqbal; then Zulfiqar Ali took 4-23 when the visitors were all out for 88 in reply. Skipper Rob Jones made an unbeaten 80 to help Wickersley Old Village 3rds to 163-6 against Coal Aston 3rds at Brookhouse; Chris Park then made 64 in the visitors’ two-wicket win with two balls to spare. Sheffield Superkings were all out for 144 away to The Chronicles England; but Guhan Marimuthu took 5-14 when the hosts replied, and they were all out for 83. 

 

 

Joint-leaders Frickley Colliery 2nds bowled Sprotbrough 3rds out for 142 at Westfield Lane; then fifties from Marcus Heppinstall and skipper Luke Malone gave the hosts a nine-wicket win. Peter Rayan took 5-24 for Eden Madras Parklands when they bowled Worsbrough Bridge 2nds out for 56 on their way to an eight-wicket win that keeps them level at the top. Also level with these two are West Bretton 2nds, who were grateful to Lee Matthews (58 not out) when they were bowled out for 124 away to Pledwick 2nds, who were all out for 81 in reply, Karl Matthews taking 4-24. Adrianna Darlow made an unbeaten 50 in Barnsley Woolley Miners 4ths’ 123-5 against Upper Haugh 3rds at Hooton Pagnell, but it was in a losing cause as the hosts recorded a five-wicket win. An unbeaten 49 from Jaspreet Singh took Monk Bretton 2nds to a four wicket win over Hallam 4ths who had been all out for 100. 

 

 

Waverley 2nds took advantage of Elsecar 3rds not being in action when they moved 12 points clear by bowling Thorncliffe & Wentworth 2nds out for 48 and beating them by eight wickets. Robin Scaife (61) and Warren Jones (91) put on 165 for De la Salle’s second wicket in their 246-8 away to Norton Oakes 2nds, who were all out for 199 in reply, Benjamin Thorpe making 94 in a losing cause. Handsworth 2nds made 187-7 away to Sheffield Transport 2nds, for whom Philip Deignan took 4-35; then the hosts were restricted to 73-7 in reply. Waqar Hussain (107 not out off 97 balls) and Malik Azam (85) put on 146 for the second wicket in Sheffield Spartans’ 223-3 against Hallam 5ths at Birkdale School, and their hosts made 108-7 in reply. 

 

 

Sheffield University Staff 2nds retained the division’s only 100% record with a resounding win over Fishlake 2nds at Warminster Road. Yashodhan Purandare (57) got the hosts off to a good start, before sixties from James Chisholm and Charlie Nicholls helped them to 268-5; then Chris Stride took 4-12 when the visitors were dismissed for 94 in reply. In a 20-over game at Furlong Road, Silkstone United 2nds made 94-6 and Dearne passed their target for the loss of four wickets in the 16th over to move up to second in the table. Eden Madras Parklands 2nds were all out for 256 against Mexborough Athletic 2nds at the Beecroft Estates ground, Lokesh Ramakrishna (79) and Bharath Kumar (54) their top scorers, whilst Jordan Rouane took 6-35 for the hosts. In reply, Athletic were 128-7 when the game was abandoned, and Eden Madras won by 64 runs on the count-back method. Thomas Green took 5-22 for Kexborough 2nds when they bowled Wath 3rds out for 55 at Wentworth; then the visitors lost just one wicket in knocking off the required runs in the ninth over. Sprotbrough 4ths conceded against Higham 3rds. 

 

 

Only Coal Aston 4ths now have a 100% record in the division, after beating Sheffield University Staff 3rds by 28 runs in a 25-over game at Stonelow. From 47-4, Ryan Wileman (66 not out) and Dylan Mather took them to 136-4; then six bowlers took wickets when the Staff were all out for 108 in reply. Whiston Forge 2nds are in second place after bowling Richmond out for 78, Cameron McLean taking 5-31; then recovering from 29-6 to pass their target for the loss of just one more wicket. Scholes & Harley 2nds were 51-5 at home to Hallam 6ths before Lewis Pursglove (105 off 81 balls) and Thomas George (52) added 144 for the sixth wicket, and they reached 243-7 in their 38 overs; Hallam were all out for 64 in reply. Frecheville Community 2nds were bowled for 91 by Tickhill 3rds at the Hobson Bowl; Peter Mawdsley (51 not out) then steered the visitors to a comfortable eight-wicket win.