Posted by Tony Hutton
After two weeks of inactivity due to covid concerns the Yorkshire Academy side bounced back into action with a convincing victory at Stamford Bridge yesterday to confirm their second place position in the Yorkshire Premier League North. Due to the recent disruption the league have decided that average points per game will be the benchmark for teams, some of whom will not be able to play every fixture.
On the hottest day of the year umbrellas were out in force to shield the spectators from the fierce sunshine. We were led to believe that the home side were struggling to raise a side and might be some way off full strength, although all four of their Leeds/Bradford University players were listed to play. Still missing a couple of their senior batsman, the Academy lost Yash Vagadia very quickly but came back strongly with Harry Allison, who appeared for his home club Harrogate last week, and Matthew Weston building a useful partnership.
Having taking the score to 86-1 Weston on 34 gave a simple caught and bowled chance to left arm spinner Liam Burgess. He was replaced by debutant Harry Finch, like Weston also from Barkisland in the Huddersfield League, who has impressed recently in age group cricket not only for his batting but for his excellent out fielding. Allinson also soon departed, caught behind by Timby for a well made 46 so the Academy had to rebuild.
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| Hottest day of the year at Stamford Bridge. |
Finch played himself in and stayed to make top score of he innings with a fine 59 before he was stumped trying to go for a big hit to accelerate the scoring rate. The score was then 182-6 and the tailenders managed to take the score well beyond the 200 mark, the innings ending on a very satisfactory 220-9. Liam Burgess was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4-45 on a day when the spinners toiled away for most of the innings.
Stamford Bridge were never really in the game after that, with Jack Timby the Lincolnshire National County player making top score of 31 before being bowled by left arm spinner Harry Sullivan. Twenties from Keast and Burgess were the next highest contributions as the Yorkshire spinners Harry Sullivan (3-17), Sam Wisniewski, who captained the side (2-22) and Yash Vagadia (1-11) led the way. In the end a very comfortable victory for the young Academy side.
Meanwhile Castleford continued to top the table with victory over Woodhouse Grange, helped by a notable bowling display of 6-10 from skipper David Wainwright. Scarborough remain in third place after victory over Dunnington. At the bottom of the table another victory for Harrogate at Sheriff Hutton Bridge raised their hopes of escaping relegation, while Driffield, still bottom of the table, were unlucky not to pull off a remarkable victory over York, despite another century from young Noah Kelly.
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