Unfortunately due to situations beyond our control today’s match versus The Pocklington Pixies has been cancelled. If you were hoping to head to the ground to spectate you may wish now to make alternative arrangements.
Out match against the Forty Club on Wednesday 14th - 1pm start remains on and we have a promising weather forecast for the day.
Let’s hope the weather plays its part for the remainder of the month as we are scheduled to play six fixtures starting with our match against the Pocklington Pixies this Sunday (11th July). Best of luck to the team.
A reminder to all our playing members there are many fixtures still in the calendar for the season so if you would like to play in a match please contact the Match Managers via the Spond App (all potential players have been loaded on to the system and notifications to join have been sent out). If you can’t make contact via the App then just send a message to us here .
We will be sending out plenty more match reports are the season progresses. However if you want to catch up on how the season has been going so far and you missed last weeks mid season newsletter you can read it here. Mid Season Newsletter 2021
Report:
The Yorkshire Gentlemen hosted the Halifax Nomads this Sunday in what turned out to be an exhilarating match. The weather was relatively overcast and still from the outset.
It was Will Shaw’s first outing as skipper and in typical Shaw fashion he managed to fail at his first job, when he lost the toss. Unsurprisingly, Halifax Nomads elected to bat and the Yorkshire Gentlemen found themselves in the field.
Angus Smith and Harry Lamb opened the bowling for the Gents and provided a steady start. Lamb was getting the ball to move but the Nomad’s opening pair managed to stand up to it and got off to a nice start. Their opening partnership was eventually broken by first change bowler Salman Syed with his second ball, thanks to a good catch by Joe Biggs. At this point the Nomad’s found themselves 35-1.
Further progress was seen from J Lord and R Wynn of the Nomads until Syed was able to strike again. The Nomads found themselves 65-2 and in a relatively strong position after 15 overs. Some excellent middle overs bowling from Phil Holland was able to slow the progress of the Nomads. Holland eventually finishing with figures of 1-23 off his 8 overs. However, the death bowling of David O’Kelly and Rich Exley stemmed the flow of runs dramatically for the Nomads. Pace off the ball was evidently the way forward. O’Kelly was the standout bowler finishing with 2-19 off his 7 overs.
The Nomads posted a very good total of 176-8 off there 40 overs. Which the Gents knew was going to be a difficult task to chase.
O’Kelly and Jason Dale opened for the Gents and dealt with a tricky opening spell from G Gibson and R Shuttleworth. An excellent opening stand of 100 exactly after 26 overs put the Gents in good stead to chase down the total set by the Nomads. O’Kelly fell first for a well made 44. Geoff Barker replaced him and steadied the ship. Barker supported Dale as he continued to take it to the Nomads attack, eventually falling for an excellent 63. While Barker fell for 15 on the last ball of the 35th over. H Lamb and J Biggs replaced the two set batsmen with Biggs arriving at the crease with 38 required at the end of the 35th over. This was just over 8 an over. An excellent display of batting from both Lamb and Biggs saw the Gents requiring 5 to tie and 6 to win from the last over of the game.
Lamb rather nervously played and missed at the first two balls of the last over and the Gents found themselves needing 5 off 4 balls. A single was then taken, followed by a bye. The situation was now 3 runs from 2 balls with Lamb on strike. Lamb managed a 2 which meant 1 run was needed from the last ball. The draw was secured but the Gents wanted the win. Lamb confidentiality cover drove the last ball for four through the field that was brought up by the Nomads. This ended a great game of cricket for all concerned. Lamb and Biggs played and ran excellently to secure the win. Lamb finished on 25 not out and Biggs finished on 11 not out.
Lamb and Biggs - get the YG’s over the line.
A great day of cricket and huge thanks to the Nomads for being great opponents as always.
YG’s in the field during a drinks break against Old Amplefordians
YG’s V Emerit XI - 23rd May
Alex Bindloss sends in his match reports from the games. First up is the club’s game against the Emeriti XI on the 23rd May.
The Yorkshire Gentlemen travelled to Ampleforth to face the Emeriti this Sunday. It was a cold windy day up in the hills and a very damp outfield thanks to Saturdays rain. Runs were tricky to come by in this low scoring affair.
The Gents side was captained by David O'Kelly. The Gents batted first and the captain himself was forced to leave the field after being struck in the head by a sharp bouncer in the second over. Things didn't improve for the Gents as Rutter removed 3 in his opening spell leaving us on 22-3 after 11. Salman Syed and Pradeep Bas started a slow rebuilding job and survived to the 20th over. When Pradeep departed the score still only on 48. Syed fell for a top score on the day of 29, the next top scorer for the gents was extras (24).
Some useful contributions down the order from Dewi Winkle, Rich Exley and Alex Bindloss gave the gents a score of 125. A low total but one which the Gents captain felt could be defended on this tricky surface.
No batsman dominated at any stage of the day and this continued into the Emeriti innings.
Wickets for Alex Bindloss and Phil Holland in the 3rd and 4th over had the home side 4-2, just the start the Gents needed. The third wicket fell thanks to a very good catch from Charlie O'Kelly but the runs required were already in double figures. Bevan Fawcett was brought on and had immediate success with his first delivery taking a great one handed caught and bowled. He continued to take wickets finishing with 4 and the Emeriti slipped to 48-8. The ninth fell with the score on 69. This left the Emeriti final pair needing 57 to win. Thanks to economical bowling, the run rate moved just above 6 for the first time but the pair were playing well and both moved into the 20s. (The two top scorers for the Emeriti coming from their numbers 10 and 11).
Having guided themselves past the 100 mark they only needed 26 from the final 6 overs. But their efforts were in vain as the Emeriti captain perished, caught on the boundary by Exley off the bowling of Pradeep. An impressive final partnership, (the biggest of the match) shifting the pressure back onto the Gents in a thoroughly entertaining match.
YG’s V The Old Amplefordians - 30th May
The Yorkshire Gentlemen took on the Old Amplefordians this Sunday on seemingly the first true day of summer. It was a misty morning at Ampleforth and the dew stuck around on the outfield for a while despite the hot sun shining throughout the day. This was also the first timed fixture of the season. Hopefully as more restrictions are lifted we will have many more timed games as the season commences.
The Gents were asked to field and it took 15 overs before they first struck. The score was only on 24 thanks to tight spells from Alex Bindloss (6 overs for 3) and Kalpesh (5 overs for 9). It was Chris Stride who found the break through and he continued to cause trouble as he took 4 wickets in his first 4 overs, (including YG's member Bevan Fawcett for a first ball duck! Two further wickets fell and the home side were struggling on 55-6 when lunch was taken. A superb session for the Gents after being put into the field on a hot day. After lunch Fitzherbert and Maclellan rebuild the home sides innings putting on 61 before Bindloss removed them both in his second spell. They fell for 43 and 38 respectively. Good cameos from Prest (37) and Butler (23) took The Old Amplefordians to 197 before they were bowled out in the 61st over.
This gave the Gents a short 50 minute session before tea. One wicket fell in the 17 overs bowled, the Gents only making it to 17 with 11 maidens bowled in this period. After tea the Gents set about scoring the remaining 180 runs needed, while David O'Kelly went about building his innings, numbers 3 and 4, Rich Exley and Kalpesh looked to up the scoring. They both made 22 and 24 as the gents put their foot on the gas. Salman Syed came to the crease and with O'Kelly they took the runs required to double figures.
With 10 overs to go just 64 were needed with 7 wickets still in hand. 48 were needed when O'Kelly fell for 67. This slowed the scoring down but Phil Holland came and hit a mighty six while scoring well along side Salman. With 13 were requited of the final over, Salman reached his 50 but then perished in the boundary next ball. 10 were required of the final 2 balls but the YG’s could not get over the line, leading to the first drawn game of the season. The Gents falling 8 runs short of victory.
Thanks once again to Alex for his match reports. They are much appreciated. We hope you enjoy reading them. Great to see the sun shining at Ampleforth last Sunday.
YG’s V Collingham and Linton — Sunday 6th June Cancelled.
Sadly if you were hoping to make it to Escrcik for this Sunday’s match against Collingham and Linton - Sunday 6th June, it has had to be called off owing to the opposition needing to play a cup tie postponed due to poor weather last month. Fixture Secretary Bill Dalton had hoped to find a replacement fixture but to no avail.
The YG’s next play on Wednesday 9th June against York University. More warm sunny weather please.
A Yorkshire Gentlemen team managed by Jeremy Phillips took on The Hawks this Sunday.
Rich Exley bowling from the pavilion end.
On field captain David O'Kelly lost the toss and after some time deliberating the opposition decided to bat. This proved to be an error as Phil Holland tore through the Hawks top order securing 4 wickets in his 6 over spell. This was helped by some smart catching from Jack Cooper in gully and a spectacular catch by Rich Exley who looked to have badly misjudged it when the ball went high in the air but somehow managed to pull out a one handed diving catch, most definitely catch of the season so far and strong contender for the rest of the season too.
The Gents were met with some resistance from F.Scott (22) and Charlie Parker (38) but these were the only two batsmen to pass double figures for the visitors. Two wickets for Salman Syed and Dewi Winkle and a good run out from Alex Bindloss to remove top scorer Parker and the Hawks fell away, all out for 96.
The Gents reply only lasted 19 balls before the rain came down heavily and forced the game to be abandoned. An unfortunate end to a game which the Gents were favourites to win.
The Hawks are a very sociable team and the early curtailment of the match was an opportunity for them to enjoy an extra drink.
Congratulations to Salman Syed and James Van de Merwe who were awarded their club caps during the match by David O’Kelly. Both players have put in consistently strong performances since playing for the club and became full playing members from this season. The embracing of younger talent is an important part of the clubs ambitions. We look forward to them playing for the YG’s on a regular basis.
Sheffield University staff visited Escrick Park in a game which went down to the final ball of the game. The Yorkshire Gentlemen managed by Jeremy Phillips were captained by Jason Dale on the field.
David O'Kelly and new member Callum Puttock opened the batting together, Puttock hit a flat six in a short but sweet innings and David was ran out for the third time in 6 games as the gents got off to a sluggish start. It was a warm day but with the huge amount of rain from Saturday and cloudy overhead conditions runs were not easy to score quickly. Joe Biggs (39) and Jason Dale looked to rebuild, the captain fell with the score on 52. New man Oli Arikichenin struggled to rotate strike but was able to occupy the crease alongside Biggs to take the score to 85. This brought in Salman Syed (38) who similarly to the previous week brought some impetus the the innings and shared a useful 68 run partnership. The innings ended on 158 for 6. Match manager Jeremy Phillips was satisfied with the total but would have liked another 12 runs to feel confident his side could bring home victory.
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Tight opening spells from Bindloss and Holland ensured SUS got off to a slow start. Dale was immediately rewarded with his first bowling change as Pradeep struck in his first over and in his third bowled a wicket maiden. Puttock claimed his maiden wicket for the club and then another bowling changed paid off instantly with O'Kelly getting his first wicket of the season. Biggs one of the main stays of the Gents batting innings contributed well in the filed with a smart run out and SUS were struggling at 71-5. Opening batsman J. Chisholm was still at the crease however and was proving a thorn the the Gents side, he passed 50 and after finding some support from B. Kidner (25) looked to be leading his side to victory. O'Kelly finished his superb spell of 8-1-18-1 which could have been better if Chrisholm wasn't dropped in his final over.
Holland returned and once again the bowling changes worked as he immediately removed the opener for a well made 63. Luckily for the Gents the drop catch wasn't costly, it was in fact a brilliant catch taken by Biggs this time around. This was a crucial wicket but it didn't halt SUS charge for victory, 42 required of the last 5 overs meant anything could happen. 3 wickets fell in 3 overs but a series of boundaries from no.8 C. Ramsay (24*) meant 14 was requited from the final over. Holland started with a dot ball but a single off the second brought Ramsay back on strike, he was able to connect well with all the balls he faced but couldn't find the boundary. This left 6 needed off the final ball to tie the match. Ramsay was unable to achieve this and the Gents claimed a 3 run victory in a thoroughly enjoyable tense game of cricket.
Man of the match: Joe Biggs
Alex Bindloss
The YG’s may have been at the wrong end of the result but it was a fabulous day out for our side playing at the famous North Marine Road Ground against Scarborough College. We were warmly hosted on a cool but largely sunny afternoon.
