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Yorkshire Post Schools Cricket Challenge
THE sun is shining and a host of budding cricketers are taking to the wickets to book their place at finals day at Headingley this summer.
The Yorkshire Post Schools Cricket Challenge is underway.
The competition has now passed its halfway stage now and the successful teams are approaching the Area Finals.
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe, last year's champions have reached round three and in the same area (Calderdale and Kirklees), Kirkburton Middle School, the 2007 champions, have already reached the Area Final.
Kirkburton beat Castle Hall in the first round by 10 wickets. Matthew Crookes scored 50no and Chris Hallas 26no as they reached 89-0 in reply to Castle Hall's 86-7.
In the second round they lost two wickets, again for 89 to pass Rydale Valley's total of 85-8.
Some players were dominant with both bat and ball. Greg Drewery took 5-7 for Market Weighton in the game against Cottingham in the East Yorkshire Area as they were dismissed for 55 and then scored 35no as his team, won by nine wickets.
In the second round against Hornsea he had another five-wicket haul, this time for 13 runs as Hornsea were all out for 38 in reply to Market Weighton's 81-7.
Nur Zamal took 5-17 for King Ecgbert's, Sheffield, as they beat Handsworth Grange in round one and then scored 61, the highest recorded score so far, in the second round against Fir Vale.
Other five-wicket takers were Cameron Mclean who took 5-9 for Oakwood Technology college as they beat Clifton College (Rotherham) by 10 wickets and Matthew Watson who took 5-10 for Frederick Gough School in the game against Sir John Nelthorpe which his team also won by 10 wickets.
The competition is open to girls and well as boys and Emily Steers who plays for Kingstone School, Barnsley, and for Yorkshire Women's Under 13s team, helped Kingstone to beat Foulstone School, Darfield, by taking 3-3 as Foulstone lost eight wickets for 51 in their 20 overs, a total which Kingstone reached without loss, Josh Abson making 40no.
The most consistent batting of the first two rounds came from Humberston's Ryan Harrison who scored 51no as his side beat Toll Bar by 17 runs in a game reduced to 16 overs because of inclement weather but yet produced a total of 219 runs.
Against South Axholme in the second round he made 52 before being bowled and again the game produced over 200 runs.
South Axholme had an opening partnership of 87 by Tonks and Platt but Humberston reached their total of 100-4 for the loss of only three wickets. Reece Holberry took 3-1 bowling at the death of South Axholme's innings which enabled Humberston to win a hard-fought match.
Perhaps the most remarkable match was played between Holmfirth and Brooksbank in the Calderdale Area. Chasing 102-6, Holmfirth made 106-7 with only one ball to spare.
Results
* denotes home team
Bradford
Rd 1: *Benton Park 111-3 (W Sharpe 37, E Fletcher 26), Ilkley GS 95-5 (R Brierley 41no).
Rd 2: Grange T.C 70-4, *Benton Park 71-3 (C Crosby 30). Thornton 74-8 (S Mower 3 for 18), *Parkside 77-2 (S Mower 37no).
Calderdale and Kirklees
Rd 1: *Castle Hall 86-7, Kirkburton MS 89-0 (M Crookes 50no C Hallas 26no). Holmfirth 118-3, *Mirfield FGS 96-7.
Rd 2: *Ryburn Valley 85-8 (M Crookes 2-0), Kirkburton 89-2 (M Turner 31no). *Brooksbank 102-6 (Garside 26, James 3-12), Holmfirth 106-7.
Cleveland
Rd 1: *English Martyrs 83-3, High Tunstall 84-2 (P Braithwaite 37no). *Acklam Grange 89-5 (H Pugh 36), Newlands FCJ 49-9 (A Scorer 3-15). Stokesley 126, *Laurence Jackson 93.
Rd 2: Northfield 87-7, High Tunstall 88 for 2 (Braithwaite 32no).
East Yorkshire
Rd 1: Filey 56 (D Bointon 4-3), *Lady Lumley's 57-6.
Longcroft 52-8 (J Harrison 3-8), *Driffield 53-4. Cottingham 55 (G Drewery 5-7 Catley 3-7), Market Weighton 59-1 (G Drewery 35no).
Rd 2: Hornsea 124-4 (N Moulds 35no), *Headlands 90-7.
*Lady Lumley's 98-4 (Tate 40no), Driffield 102-7 (Lealham 3-7, Tate 3-26).
Humberside
Rd 1: *South Axholme 73-5, St. Bede's 45-7. *Vale of Ancholme 59, Frederick Gough 60-0. *Humberston 118-2 (R Harrison 51no, C Burgess 29), Toll Bar 101-7 (Gibson 47, C Smith 3-14). *North Axholme 43-4 (K Brooker 3-9), Sir John Nelthorpe 43-4.
Rd 2: Sir John Nelthorpe 50 (M Watson 5-10), Frederick Gough 53-4 (R Brown 21no), South Axholme 100-4 (R Holberry 3-1), *Humberston 101-3 (R Harrison 52).
Leeds
Rd 1: *Roundhay 74-5, *Boston Spa 55-4 (J Carr 3-7). Allerton Grange 105-7 (M Levy-Smith 26no, J Honeywood 23no) *Allerton High 68-5 (H Pacha 3-14).
Rd 2: *Allerton Grange 119-6 (M Levy-Smith 47no Potter 4-18), Ralph Thoresby 47-6 (H Pacha 3-18).
North Yorkshire
Rd 1: Ripon GS 51-3, *Thirsk 32 (10 over game due to rain). King James' 86-6 (S Davis 52no, M Berrill 3-13), *St. Aidan's 88-5 (J Macauley 28).
Rd 2: *St John Fisher 81-0 (E McNicholas 25no, J Sutton 25no), Rossett 64-6.
South Yorkshire
Rd 1: Foulstone 51-8 (E Steers 3-3), *Kingstone 57-0 (J Abson 40no). *Priory 81-5, Penistone GS 82-5. Swinton 93-5, *Wath 97-6 (W Turner 43no). King Ecgbert 76, *Handsworth Grange 68 (N Zamal 5-15). *Notre Dame 47-3, Fir Vale 48-1. Winterhill 62-4, *Oakwood TC 63-7 (C Mclean 26no).
Rd 2: Wath 104-3, Wickersley 67-8. *Clifton 69-7 (C Mclean 5-9), Oakwood 71-0 (S Greaghan 28no). Hayfield bt Hungerhill by a bowl out due to adverse weather. *King Ecgbert 107-5 (N Zamal 61), Fir Vale 80-7 (A Kamran 48).
Wakefield
Rd 1: Carleton 64, Horbury 49.
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