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Beverley RUFC are drawn at home to local rivals Driffield in the 1st Round of the Yorkshire Cup and the match will take place next Thursday evening 26th August at Beaver Park, kick-off 7 p.m. The winner of this tie will play the winner of the Hull RUFC v Morley first round tie in the second round at home. Obviously that would be a big attraction and the prospect adds…
The Humber Colts beat Cherry Burton yesterday evening, although they required a penalty shoot out after the game finished all square at 1 – 1. On target for the Colts was Craig Ellis who gave the home side the lead with a tidy finish. Cherry Burton managed to force the equaliser, sending the game to spot kicks which the Humber Colts won 4 – 2. Rob Hunter said after the…
Inter Beaver’s second pre-season friendly ended in a 2-1 defeat against an energetic Beverley Town side. After Beverley went into the break 2-0 ahead, Inter Beaver pulled one back on 60 minutes through Nicky Moy who pounced onto a loose ball after a Stew Scott effort was well saved by the Beverley keeper. Stew Scott came close to getting an equaliser in the last 10 minutes when hitting the crossbar…
Veteran marathon runner Pete Watkinson of Beverley Athletic Club travelled to the Isle of Man last week to take part in the annual marathon organised by the Isle of Man Veterans Club. Although only a small marathon with 111 finishers, the standard was high and several course records were broken. Watkinson won third prize in the V55 age category, finishing 28th overall in 3.23.56. The course record for this age…
The 1st XI secured a valuable win at home to bottom of the table Thirsk, but only by the narrowest of margins. Tony Spence, reinstated to the team after almost 200 runs in the last four games for the 2nd XI, was the batting star of the day but not before veteran Simon Roe had produced a superb bowling spell to set up the win. Beverley reduced their youthful North…
The Eager Beaver beat AFC Tickton 4 – 1 as they continued their build up to the new season. On target for the Beavers were Rob West with two goals, Liam Madden and Scott Vickers netted one each. The win was needed following back to back defeats and a will give Beverley’s newest side, The Eager Beaver, a much needed confidence boost. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture…
Beverley Town 4th XI beat Wawne CC by 5 wickets in the East Yorkshire Alliance Division 1. Pick of the bowlers for Beverley was Sam Horton with 4/36. Sam Welburn and Jamie Nowell picked up three wickets each. Ray Teal top scored with the bat for Beverley, smashing his way to an unbeaten 46 at the Beverley Leisure Centre ensuring Beverley won with wickets to spare. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click…
Beverley Leisure Centre played host to the second Beverley Sprint Triathlon last Sunday. With 242 finishers the event attracted almost sixty more competitors than the inaugural event last year. Organised by Freebird Events of York, the triathlon consisted of a 400m swim, a 20k cycle ride and a 5k run. These distances allow experienced and novice triathletes to compete together. The winner for the second year in succession was Ed…
The Beaver were crowned champions after beating Leconfield at the Norwood Recreation Ground. The Beaver batting first beat Leconfield to win the Beverley Evening League. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=851] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
Hull Kingston Rovers presented Beverley ARLC Manager Richard Shaw with an autographed rugby ball signed by all the players, donated as a prize for the ‘Clash of the Codes’ rugby day. Richard Shaw said: “Hull KR have given us a top prize. It is made all that much better as the prize comes from a fellow rugby club.” The event has been organised for Craig Hancock, who suffered a broken…
Beverley Town CC 3RD XI beat visitors Sutton-on-Hull at the Norwood Recreation Ground this Saturday afternoon. Batting first, Beverley reached 180 for the loss of 7 wickets before bowling out the visitors for just 97, winning the match by 103 runs. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=850] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge…
The Glorious Twelfth is usually used to refer to 12th August, the start of the shooting season. But, to the proud family of amateur Jockey Jacob Butterfield, it will always be the day they attended Beverley race course to see the 17 year old make his debut in the Chris Hoggard Memorial Handicap. A wonderful day and the start of a wonderful career, it is hoped. However, it almost did…
Beverley Racecourse held a second day of races following on from yesterday’s recording breaking Ladies Day. Traditionally intended as the day for the men of to enjoy, a good crowd were able to enjoy a more relaxed day at the Westwood racecourse. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=848] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to…
Beverley Racecourse played host to East Yorkshire’s social event of the season, and HU17.net were all over it! Having photographed many of the beautifully-dressed racegoers on their way into Beverley racecourse, HU17.net chartered a light aircraft to get a very different view of the day 1, 500ft above Beverley.
Ladies in their thousands descended on Beverley Racecourse today to enjoy Ladies Day at the races today. The streets of Beverley were awash with colour as many enjoyed a drink in the pubs and bars throughout the town, and limos of all shapes and sizes were on show to ferry the ladies, dressed in their finest, to the races. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge…
Molescroft FC were beaten 4 – 2 by Hall Road Rangers in a pre-season friendly. The Beverley side was made up of a mix of players spanning across three age-groups, due to players missing who were on holiday. Dave Burr managed the mixed team and was pleased with the overall performance of all the players. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full…
Beverley Athletic Club’s men continued their successful run by winning the men’s team prize in the Jim Dingwall Elloughton 10k last weekend. James Pearson, Jonathan Leskiewicz and Andy Johnson made up the team with Johnson setting a new personal best at the distance (38.26). They were followed across the line by Neil Bant, Olly Johnston, Jordan Arnott and Rob Singh who all recorded times under 40 minutes. It was Singh’s…
Beverley 2nd XI drew with Malton & Old Malton Division 2 title challengers Malton & Old Malton were the visitors to Norwood and a tight game left the 2nd XI with 26 points from a draw. An opening stand of 57 between Tim Smith (51) and Pete Hynes (19) gave Beverley a good start. When Smith was out with the total on 101 Tony Spence took command and made an…