Bowlers make most of damp conditions

THE damp conditions favoured bowlers with three seven-wicket takers, led by York left-arm spinner David Woods.

He took 7-55 in restricting Yorkshire Academy to 172-9 after Simon Mason had made 86 towards the York total of 197-8 in 47 overs.

The win, which followed York's first defeat of the season against West Indian Cavaliers in the ECB National Cup Group Two final, moved the leaders past the 100 points mark.

Leg-spinner Alex Osmond grabbed 7-61 in 21 overs for Cleethorpes who won by five wickets at Scarborough despite a century from home opener Andy Simpson who was eventually trapped lbw by Osmond.

Simpson and Darren Harland had an opening stand of 97 but Scarborough fell to their fourth successive defeat.

The third seven-wicket taker was Hull's Matthew Wilkinson whose 24 overs of medium pace brought him figures of 7-86 at Castleford. However, the home side won by 102 runs, with number eight batsman Alex Rominiw making a vital 72 not out.

Chris Young and Chris Welburn made life difficult for Hull's batsmen, Young taking 3-22 and then Welburn 3-35.

After their ECB National KO Cup Group Three final defeat at Loughborough Town, Doncaster Town lost again, this time at home to Harrogate who won by two wickets.

Vic Craven took 5-48 in 13 overs and Dan Craven grabbed 3-4 in 2.3 overs as Harrogate were dismissed for 111 in 31.3 overs, their last four wickets falling for just 11 runs.

Despite the efforts of James Stuart (4-32) and captain Andrew Parkin-Coates (4-36), Harrogate won in the 41st over.

James Tattersall and Ryan Bradshaw were Harrogate's best batsmen, Tattersall batting at five and making an unbeaten 38 and Bradshaw hitting 37.

Teenager Matt Fowler was Appleby Frodingham's outstanding performer in a 74 runs victory at Sheffield United.

Fowler registered his first Yorkshire League half-century, his 62 containing six boundaries, and he put on 72 with James Pickersgill. Tanzeel Ali, Sheffield's middle order batsman, struck a half century but opening bowler Carl Taylor and leg-spinner Fowler took three wickets each and United were bowled out for 146 in 45.4 overs.