In spite of David O’kelly scoring the first century for a YG’ since 2017 The YG’s lost to The Harrow Wanderers by two wickets on Friday 5th July.
David’s fine century was well supported by Geoff Barker - 49 and with a healthy quotas of extras the YG’s declared on 202 for 5.
In reply the YG’s bowled well and had The Wanderers 98-5 , with Chris Stride taking three wickets and Neil Reader two. However strong lower order batting and a great knock D Puri (90) saw the Wanderers Home by two wickets. A terrific game of cricket.
On Sunday The YG’s welcomed the Pocklington Pixies . Batting was tough for the YG’s with only David O’kelly (60) scoring above 30. The team were bowled out for 169.
In reply the YG’s bowled well but were not able to stop the Pocklington Pixies reaching their target with two overs and three wickets to spare.
Two close finishes and a good week of Cricket. The YG’s will be looking forward to posting anther win soon.