Local sporting news featuring football, rugby union, rugby league new from Beverley’s key clubs
Beverley Town faced Scarborough in a pre-season friendly on Saturday. Town went behind early though on the stroke of half time leveled things up with a goal from Micheal O’connell. In the second half it was one way traffic as Beverley smashed in a further four goals ending the match 5 – 1 winners. Skipper Jonny Ricardo who also scored scored said: “We played a lot better after the break…
Hodgsons FC finally got their hands on the league trophy as the club held their presentation evening at Hodgsons Pub, Beverley. The Tanners are the first team Beverley to have their name put on the East Riding County Premier League Trophy, a cup that has been won by Hull City in the past. Chairman Lee Hastings took the opportunity to pay tribute to the players including those who could not…
Beverley Town CC lost out in the Phoenix Cup Final to Fenner’s on Tuesday evening in Hull. Beverley won the toss and opted to field first, some god bowling restricted to Fenner’s to just 91, giving them a real chance of causing an upset. Fenner’s however put an equally good performance with the ball taking a string of early wickets. Despite a good performance by skipper Alan Acklam, Beverley managed…
James Pearson and Andy Johnson of Beverley Athletic Club love to compete and take every opportunity to enter local and regional races. Last weekend they travelled to Pudsey to run the annual Pudsey 10k, organised by Pudsey Pacers. Advertised as a scenic, undulating course, the race is rated by runners as one of the most challenging 10ks in the country. Following country lanes and tracks through woods in the first…
Beverley Rugby Club are holding their annual Sportsman’s Dinner at the KC Stadium on Thursday 16th September with a start time of 7pm for 7.30pm. Dress is Black Tie or Lounge Suits. The function has acquired the reputation as the premier Sportsman’s Dinner in this area and this year promises to uphold that tradition and reputation. Malcolm Lord will be compare for the evening. The guest speaker is former England…
Beverley Racecourse held a Family Fun Day and there were plenty of people in attendance to enjoy the proceedings. Working in conjunction with Beverley Racecourse, Hull Kingston Rovers Education and Sports Trust were on hand to help things go with a swing between 12 midday and 2pm. With the help of local team the Beverley Braves, Hull KR held Drill -and -Skill workshops. The Hull KR Education and Sport Trust,…
Beverley 4th XI secured a maximum 20 points from a narrow two wicket win at HICE in their only sunday fixture of the season. Skipper Sam Welburn, bowled beautifully, his 12 overs included seven maidens and he took 2 for 19. Good support came from Matt Novis (1 for 44) and Harry Bardon. HICE closed on 192 for 6 which illustrated the recovery made by Beverley as the home side…
The Eager Beaver played Bransholme in a Pre-Season friendly at Longcroft School this weekend. Despite leading with just 20 minutes to go, the Eager Beaver lost the game 4 – 2, the turning point being a penalty awarded to Bransholme. They converted the spot kick and added a further two goals late on to seal the victory. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image…
Beverley Town CC 3rd XI picked up a win against Hull Ionians in the East Yorkshire Cricket Alliance Premier Division. Will Wilson was ‘in the runs’ as he scored 50. Harry Bardon also did well scoring 32, helping Beverley set the visitors a target of 189 runs. Keiran O’Brian made up for his golden duck with 5 wickets. The inspirational skipper was given out first ball LBW, but produced a…
Cherry Burton CC lost out to Hessle CC 3rd XI by 4 wickets. Star man for Cherry was Matt Jenkins, who made 80 before a dubious decision saw him sent back to the pavilion. Jenkins was given out, though the batsman insisted it was bump ball, a ball that has bounced after the being hit, before being caught and that he should have be allowed to continue with his innings….
Walkington CC slumped to a 7 wicket defeat against North Dalton on Saturday in the East Riding Independent Cricket League. Walkington started the match well and looked to be on course to posting a good score but failed to capitalise on their position at 86/1. Top scorer for Walkington was Richard Walton, who got an impressive 58, but the rest of the batters struggled, including a duck for Craig Ford. Brothers…
Pocklington beat Beverley Town 2nd XI by 54 runs at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Winning the toss, the visitors opted to bat, setting Beverley a target of 227. Pick of the bowlers for Beverley was Iain Sugdon with figures of 2/67. Sugdon was also Beverley’s best batter, racking up 31 runs off just 59 balls though it was not enough as Beverley were bowled out for 173. HU17.net Picture Gallery:…
Cricket action from the Norwood Recreation ground featuring Beverley Town Cricket Club and Hull Zingari CC. Beverley bated first though were unable to put any real pressure on the Hull Zingari who chased down the score to win with over’s and wickets in to spare. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=802] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail…
Beverley Town Bowls Club picked up a win yesterday evening at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Beverley faced what looked to be a tough fixture on paper from Melton though won the match 6 – Rinks to 4 Rinks. Don Greenheld, Carl Johnson, Chris Robinson and Dave Robinson all picked up valuable wins along way helping win the aggregate too. Club captain Carl Johnson said: “Everyone played well tonight, we are…
Mill Lane United played Beverley Whitestar in a pre-season friendly yesterday and Longcroft School. The match was drawn 0 – 0 though United created enough chances to win they were unable to score. After the game coaching staff for United said; “We have lost some key players this season to clubs who play at high a level. We need to find a two or three new players and are in…
Beverley Town Tennis Club picked up a much needed win in the mixed doubles beating Bridlington B Pairs Jackie Langley & Phil Harrison and Paul Miller & Sharon Lockwood all took three sets each. However it was different story for the third pairing Chris Curtis and Rose Parvin who failed to win loosing all three games on the night at the Norwood Recreation Ground. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the…
Runners raced round the narrow streets of Beverley town centre last Friday in the annual Beverley 5k Classic which preceded the National Circuit Race Championships for cyclists. Following the same course as the cyclists, runners completed four laps before crossing the cobbles to reach the finish in Saturday Market. The winner was Matthew Bowser of Lincoln Wellington AC who recorded the second fastest time in the history of the race. …
Beverley Racecourse was packed full of people who were enjoying an evening meeting as part of the Yorkshire Racing Festival. BBC Radio Humberside’s David Burns was broadcasting live from the Westwood. On the track, Beverley Racecourse’s very own Paul Pickard was racing. He failed to pick up what would have been his second win at Beverley, although came close in the feature race. Riding Polish World in the Sky Bet…