Spinners strike to destroy Driffield

Since that surprise tie at Kings Mill Road on August 23, Driffield have won just three league matches, losing 10, while York’s only league defeat came at home to Yorkshire Academy on June 11.

Driffield elected to bat and were dismissed for 96 in 41.2 overs. Spinners Dan Woods and Tom Pringle were the destroyers-in-chief, Woods taking 5-32 in 20.2 overs, including 11 maidens, while Pringle claimed 3-48 in 14 overs.

Opening batsman Sanjaya Rodrigo made 41, which included five fours and a six. In reply, Duncan Snell and Liam McKendry took just under 45 minutes and 13.4 overs to overhaul the visitors’ total. The game was over by 3.28pm, including a tea break. Snell’s 57 off 43 balls contained nine fours and McKendry faced 39 deliveries, making 35 from 39 balls.

Elliot Callis and Joe Root had a second-wicket partnership of 182 for Sheffield Collegiate, against local rivals Sheffield United at Bawtry Road. Callis made an unbeaten 118 off 164 balls, striking 11 fours and a six. Root warmed up for Yorkshire’s Championship game at Scarborough with 101 off 113 balls, his innings containing 10 boundaries before he gave Grant Johnson a return catch.

A total of 32 extras helped swell Collegiate’s score to 293-3 in 55 overs. In reply, No 5 Joe Tetley hit a half-century, including nine fours, United falling 121 runs short in 44.3 overs. Matthew Dixon played a captain’s part, taking 6-22 in 9.3 overs, while Peter Turnbull had a 3-24 return in seven overs.

Cleethorpes completed a hat-trick of wins over Appleby Frodingham. They were six-wicket winners on the opening day, won by 155 runs in the League Knock-Out Cup on July 3 and had 30 runs to spare on Saturday.

Cleethorpes made 224-9 in 55 overs, Rory Osmond and Bill Kirby putting on 80 for the first wicket and Charlie Tomlinson and James Windeatt adding 64 for the fourth. Leg-spinner Alex Osmond then took 6-67 in 19 overs.

DRAKES HUDDERSFIELD: Champions Honley are back on course. Recovering from three defeats in four games, they have registered victories over Skelmanthorpe and inconsistent Broad Oak.

Batting first, Oak struggled against Harlon Haye, who took 4-55 in 18 overs, and Ritchie Howarth, who grabbed 3-28 in 19 economical overs. Oak were bowled out for 96, enabling third-placed Honley to coast to a seven-wicket victory. Simon Kelly made 57 off 56 balls, his innings containing 10 boundaries.

Opening batsman Andrew Smith struck his first century of the season as second-placed Kirkburton continued their winning ways at the expense of Elland, whose title challenge is fading after a third successive defeat. Smith’s innings contained 18 fours and two sixes, Kirkburton totalling 288-7. Elland then struggled to 156 all out, former player Ryan Robinson taking 4-18 in seven overs.

Leaders Delph & Dobcross had three half-century makers – Bruce Cruse, Bilal Khiljee and Irfan Zahoor – in their 37-run victory over Hoylandswaine, but the losers had the game’s top scorer in Alex Morris (95).

Golcar all-rounder Steve Whit made 66 and took 4-28 runs in a seven-wicket win over visitors Marsden, who were restricted to 131-8. After their narrow defeat by Honley in a high-scoring contest seven days earlier, Skelmanthorpe won at Scholes by 20 runs, thanks mainly to Haroon Rashid, whose 90 contained 13 fours and three sixes, and slow bowler Adam Dollive, who took 5-43.

Barkisland recorded their second league win of the season, defeating fellow strugglers Shelley by 57 runs. Gary Colman was the match-winner, making 64 and taking 3-36.

Slaithwaite, who have managed just one win all season, were bowled out for 82 by visitors Shepley, who won by 70 runs, pace man Craig Glover and younger brother Danny doing most of the damage. Craig took 6-37 in 14 overs and Danny made an unbeaten 56.

Pace bowler Mohammed Azam took 8-35 in 14 hostile overs for Linthwaite, who defeated Rastrick by six wickets in the Cedar Court Conference.

AIRE-WHARFE: Bilton’s stay at the top of Division One lasted just a week, overtaken in a low-scoring match by a Thackley the side they had supplanted.

Nasser Jamal (4-36) and Shane Marshall (3-9) skittled Bilton for 98 and Thackley struggled to 54-4 before an unbeaten 40 from Amir Raza gave his side the double.

Paul Malone (5-54) ripped through third-placed Otley with Stewart Smith (57) putting up the most resistance in their 157. Kevin Bennett (48no) and Jos Siddall (36no) saw Kirkstall home by seven wickets.

Beckwithshaw’s hopes of catching the leaders were dented when they crashed against Guiseley. Dean Russ (57) top scored in Guiseley’s 200-9 in which Paul Thompson took 5-74 but, despite a half-century from Phil Critchley, the home side could find no answer to Robert Atkinson (6-60) and Chris Wain (4-37) and were dismissed for 147.

Istikhar Hussain (5-46) and Yasser Ali (68no) shone as Green Lane brought Burley’s run to a halt, winning by five wickets.

A battling 30 not out from Gavin Sharp helped Adel recover from 60-9 to 106 with Greg Lambert picking up 7-44, before James Ford (53no) eased Follifoot home.

Steve Wilson (77) and Steve Shuttleworth (52no) led the way as Bolton Villas set a target of 269-5 and despite the efforts of John Akrigg (83) and Neil Spragg (73no), Second Division leaders Steeton had to settle for two points.

Second-placed Ben Rhydding missed out despite bowling out Knaresborough for 141 with Andrew Jennings taking 5-35 and Jason Wright 4-27. The visitors’ last pair of Nick Smith (47no) and Shaun Delaney put on 37 but they were still 11 short of victory.

Barry Singleton celebrated his 35th birthday with 5-41 as Harden were dismissed for 136 and 16-year-old Gareth Nader (36) top-scored as North Leeds won by four wickets.

In the battle of the bottom two, Gareth Lee took 5-30 as Tong Park Esholt made 218 with Fawad Maqsood (68) leading the way. Nadeem Hanif (4-57) and Zaffar Mahmood (3-7) then tore through the Calverley batting and bowled them out for 101.