Despite Saturday's awful weather which just about wiped out all league cricket a number of issues were sorted out over the week end, silverware was won and lost and some clubs won promotion while watching it rain.
The Village Cup
Despite last year's winners, Woodhouse Grange, being ineligible North Yorkshre kept its grip on the Village Cup when Sessay resoundingly defeated Kent outfit Sibton Park at Lord's yesterday. In the process records were set both for individual and team batting records.
Despite conditions that might have been thought to favour seam bowling, Sessay, as is their wont chose to bat on winning the toss. The innings was dominated by Simon Mason whose knock of 138 equalled the highest score made in a Lord's final and Mason now sits alongside Viv Richards in the record books. He shared a partnership of 150 with Nick Harrison who hit 69 and the innings closed on 307 for 5, a record for the final of the cup. Sibton made a decent start but the loss of four wickets in ten overs took the game away from tem and they were dismissed for 188, a deficit of 117 runs.
Atkinson Swires Cup
Despite a few showers a good size crowd assembled at Lightmire Lane yesterday to see the final of the Nidderdale League's senior ko competition when Ouseburn CC hosted the match between Spofforth and Darley.
Darley batted first and on the usual good OCC batting strip posted 205 with Australian Brad Stephens going to his hundred shortly before the innings closed. Jamie Roberts took 3 for 21 and the feeling amongst the cognoscenti around was that Darley's weakened attack would find it difficult to defend their total. And so it proved with a first wicket stand of 155 between Nick Robinson going a long way towards settling matters and even the loss of 2 wickets for 1 run did not really suggest an upset and Spofforth were seen home in pleasant evening sunshine by Bottega and Roberts. Two sixes from the former set us home to our traditional Sunday evening g and t with almost eight overs to spare.
Given that Darley had lost a match earlier in the competition but then were reinstated when it emerged that Harrogate III had fielded an ineligible player it was perhaps justice that Spofforth should lift the silverware and in any case they were clearly the better team on the day. During the tea interval the league first division trophy was presented to Ouseburn skipper Dave Cummins, a fine reward for his first season in charge.
Yorkshire Premier Leagues
With just one more round of matches to play two of the semi finalists are now known for the games to be played on September 17th. The winners of Yorkshire North, Harrogate. will take on the winners of Yorkshire South, Wakefield Thornes at Scarborough The other semi final, to be played at Headingley on the same day will be between the champions of the Bradford League and the highest placed Yorkshire team in the NYSD. These two positions are currently held by Pudsey SL and Great Ayton but that may change on Saturday. Let's hope for a fine day so that things are settled on the field of play.
York Senior League
Saturday's rain almost entirely washed out the penultimate round of matches in the York and District league on Saturday but the two sides to be promoted to ECB Premier status are now known with Easingwold and Clifton Alliance assured of the top two positions. Alliance hold an eight point lead over Easingwold and will be favourites to take the title when they take on Beverley Town this week. These two clubs will take the place of Castleford and Dunnington who have struggled to get out of the relegation spot all season.
Finally Wetherby,who chose to make a Wexit from the Wetherby League,have found the going tough winning just two matches in Galtres Division Two and will be relegated. At the top of this division the one promotion place is between Ripon and Pannal. They meet in the last match of the season at Pannal this week with Ripon 16 points clear but in a league where a win can bring 30 points there is much to play for.
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