The Yorkshire Gentlemen started their 2021 season with a 40 over game against Woodhouse Grange Academy. The team featured many regular faces from the previous season and was captained by Phil Holland.
The toss was won by the visitors who chose to bat. The Gents started off well, reducing Woodhouse to 43-3 after 11 overs. This brought J.Basson and J.Atkinson (31) together, the pair shared a 75 partnership finding the boundary regularly and at one point looked like taking to the score well past 200. Captain Phil Holland brought himself on in the 28th over and took 3-28 turning the innings around by claiming the crucial wicket of J.Basson (74). Woodhouse eventually posted 180-8 from their allotted 40 overs. A good all round performance from the Gents - 6 of the 7 bowlers used taking wickets and only 35 runs coming from the final 10.
The YG’s side against Woodhouse Grange Academy
In reply the Gents two leading run scorers from last season, David O'Kelly and Jason Dale, opened up but sadly couldn't replicate that form. They passed 50 in the 18th over despite being only two down the pressure to score runs started to be felt by the batsmen, the home side went from 65-2 to 79-7 in the space of 7 overs, a collapse they couldn't recover from. Eventually ending the innings on 114-9, with David O'Kelly top scoring with 30. A disappointing 66 run loss to start the summer.
Match Report by
Alex Bindloss
Let’s hope the YG’s can get back to winning ways in this busy start to the season. The team have three more fixtures this week, including Scarborough College - away on the 28th, Leeds University on the 30th (Home) and York Wanderers (Home) on Sunday - 2nd May. Whilst supporters are not permitted at Scarborough CC it would be wonderful to see some members down at Escrick to support the team over the bank holiday weekend.