Local sporting news featuring football, rugby union, rugby league new from Beverley’s key clubs
A wet track played a big part in this weekend’s British Superbikes race at Thruxton as Loris Baz and James Westmoreland learned valuable lessons and gained valuable points. It was an excellent start to the weekend when Westmoreland and Baz were lapping quickly to take the 1st and 3rd fastest laps in free practice test three. This marked the team out as one to watch on race day. Motorpoint’s young…
All of the Beverley Town CC teams produced good performances over the weekend to register two league wins, two winning draws and an excellent cup win. A youthful 4th XI led the way on Saturday, followed by the 3rds who continued their good form with a third league win and the two senior sides both scored well over 200 runs and claimed comfortable winning draws. The icing on the cake…
After a good start with 40 off the first 10 overs Beverley could not score freely and were restricted to 115 for 9. Beth Smith top scored with 45 and Abbie Warner 19 got the bulk of the runs. In reply New Farnley hit 8 off the first over but Sarah Mcdowell hit back in the second over with two wickets bowling both openers. Sarah also bowled the number 3…
Beverley Town Cricket Club got a winning draw against Heworth in the York & District Senior Cricket League on Saturday at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Heworth won the toss and elected to bat first scoring 185 for 8 off their 50 overs. The pick of the bowlers for Beverley was Steve Blake who took three wickets for just 30 runs. In reply Beverley ended 239 for 9 from their 50…
An unbeaten 94 by skipper Richard Moon helped Beverley Town Cricket Club 3rd XI blow away Hessle. Adam Nicholson and Robert Emery took 3 wickets each as Hessle were well beaten at the Norwood Recreation Ground by the home side who won the match by 64 runs. The top order of Beverley were all in the runs, Robert Todd scored 31 while Graeme Taylor chipped in with a 52 and…
Beverley Town FC presented their end-of-season awards at the Beaver on Friday. The night was most notable for the announcement by chairman Stu Akaster that he was standing down after more than a decade at the helm. He was roundly applauded for his role in the club over the years and was thanked by in-coming chairman Raoul Lempriere. The prize winners were Asa Pardoe, Danny Cattle, Jonny Ricardo and Michael…
This week is the biggest week this year in the junior girls cricketing calendar Tuesday was the under 11’s competition at Harrogate County Cricket Club and Wednesday was the under 13’s competition at Pocklington Grammar School. Both teams have been practicing hard throughout the winter at Longcroft and in the spring at Norwood Recreation Ground and where looking forward to the challenge of taking on the rest of Yorkshire. The…
In the run up to next year’s Olympic Games four local athletes were given the honour of taking part in the Olympic Test Marathon in London on Monday morning. Former Beverley Athletic Club member Darran Bilton, now with Leeds City AC, was given the number 1 bib and was asked by the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) to pace the group of 39 elite club athletes to 3 hours. He…
The weather played it’s part in Beverley Town’s fixtures this week with only three teams able to play their matches, the Men’s B away fixture postponed due to heavy showers. The Mixed team played Market Weighton A at Norwood Park in sunny but very blustery conditions, the swirling wind often dictating the outcome of points played. Beverley Town coped the better of the two sides taking the match 6-3 with…
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Sport and Play Development Service is inviting people to tee-off a new way of improving their health, with Golfing the way to health sessions. Sessions are currently taking place on various days of the week until July, and are priced at £5 each, pay-as-you-play. The sessions will take place at a range of locations around the East Riding, including: The KP Club, Pocklington, Mondays, from…
Despite great knocks at the top of the order, Beverley 2nd XI crashed to a comprehensive defeat at home to York CC 3rd XI. Beverley were put in after losing the toss at the Norwood Recreation Ground and for a while all looked to be going well. Tim Smith blazed the way with 66 out of an opening partnership of 118 with Ben Fish, who dropped anchor. But despite Fish…
Beverley Town Cricket Club 4ths secured their second win of the season when they beat third placed side Newland by five wickets at Norwood Park. Town were given a great start by Kes Thompson who claimed the prize wicket of Duncalf with the first ball of the game, to a good catch by Matt Novis. Thompson once again spearheaded the Town attack and ended with an excellent 3 for 50…
Ben Daniels won the prestigious Hodgsons FC Manager’s Player Of The Year last night. He was instrumental in guiding Hodgsons to promotion to the Humber Premier League top flight and Lee Hastings was determined to acknowledge that. The Players’ Player Of The Year Award went to Chris Robinson at a presentation held at Hodgsons pub on Friday. Scott-Jon Tyler was deservedly named Reserve Team Manager’s Player Of The Year for…
Gabrial won the big race at Beverley Racecourse today. Richard Fahey’s two-year-old held off all-comers to claim the Brian Yeardley Continental Two-Year-Old Trophy. As tipped by HU17.net, the draw favoured Paul Hanagan’s 6-5fav and he powered home by half a length from Cravat, with Hamza third. Beverley scholarship jockey Julie Burke claimed a welcome victory in the It’s Graham Hallet’s Birthday Handicap. She showed all her skills to bring home…
Beverley Town Cricket Club’s Newland Evening League side crashed to a seven-wicket defeat to Humbleton at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Missing several key batsmen, Beverley struggled against an accurate Humbleton attack, only making 73 as they batted first. James Emery and Kieran O’Brien top scored with 19 apiece. Beverley captain Alan Acklam used the two spinner approach to opening the bowling and Beverley were rewarded when Anthony Spence picked up…
Sprinters get the run of the Westwood on Saturday 28th in Beverley Racecourse’s latest high-class meeting. And in the Brian Yeardley Continental Two-Year-Old Trophy (3.45pm), the classiest field of the season so far on the Westwood gathers to fight for the almost £10,000 first prize. It’s a class field of two-year-olds who have all showed winning form in their first season, so it is worth looking at draw and form…
Ellis Gaden turned in a display of powerful running as he claimed the star of the match trophy against another strong team in Skirlaugh A at Saltend. It was a much improved performance all round from the Braves as they stood up to a big Skirlaugh side who just kept on coming. Alex and Tom Nuttall each scored good tries and Charlie Barker got what is now a customary touchdown…
Young cricketers can enjoy the benefit of some high-quality coaching at Beverley Town CC next week. Backed by Yorkshire CCC Charitable Trust, the three-day ‘Enjoy Cricket’ course at the Norwood Recreation Ground is a great chance for any youngster to learn more about the game. It runs from Tuesday 31 May until Thursday 2 June, starting at 10am and finishing at 1pm and will cost just £1 a day to…