Posted by Tony Hutton
In the penultimate round of Yorkshire League North's truncated season last Saturday, York cricket club managed a victory over bottom club Harrogate to leave the home side in an unaccustomed fifth place out of ten in the league table, having won four and lost four. In a stiff breeze, which led to most spectators watching from the comfort of their cars, York batted first.
Guy Darwin went for thirteen with the total on twenty five to a good catch by Henry Thompson at mid off, before a century partnership between Duncan Snell and Harry Adair put York in command. The prolific Snell was caught behind for 62 and Adair must have had thoughts of a century until he was run out by Harrogate skipper Harry Stothard for 78. The powerfully built Nick James then pushed the score along with a rapid 50, but York didn't really take full advantage of their strong position finishing on 253-4 in their forty overs.
However, despite a brave effort by the visitors the total remained tantalisingly out of reach with a final score of 216-7 leaving them just 37 runs short and still rooted to the bottom of the table with just one win. The one player to give them hope was William Bates, promoted from the second team, with a fine innings of 95 not out at the end, just missing out on what would have been a deserved century. York's best bowler was young spinner Tom Forsdike with 4-35.
Next Saturday, in the last fixtures of the season, Harrogate will be looking for a home win against Acomb, while hoping that York get another victory at Driffield which would enable Harrogate to get off the bottom of the league and condemn Driffield to last place.
The Harrogate side, containing a good crop of teenagers, is one for the future and is was good to hear that several of them played the following day for Yorkshire under 18s against Lancashire at Castleford. Opener Harry Allinson top scored with 52 and all rounder Cooper Smith made 24 in the Yorkshire total of 168-5. In addition young off spinner, the other Ben Stokes, was also in the Yorkshire side. Unfortunately the game was rained off with Lancashire on 47-0.
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