Local sporting news featuring football, rugby union, rugby league new from Beverley’s key clubs
A plucky tennis coach from Hull has completed what is thought to be the world’s longest match after completing a gruelling 24-hour tennis marathon.
Pete Bridgewater (30) of Summergangs Road undertook the challenge at Cherry Burton Tennis Club in order to raise funds for Sport Relief along with 12 of his friends, who each agreed to play a two-hour slot.
Archie Watson claimed a first juvenile winner of the season at Beverley last week and attempts to repeat the dose with Quiet Endeavour on Tuesday (May 15).
The talented Upper Lambourn handler saddles the unraced son of Society Rock in division one of the five-furlong Racing UK Now In HD Novice Stakes at 2.10pm.
All five teams at Beverley Town Cricket Club were in action this weekend as the club resumed the latest round of fixtures.
While the first team saw their game abandoned, there were wins for the fourth and fifth teams who won their games with ease.
Beverley ARLC have extended their lead at the top of the National Conference League to fours after they over came a testing encounter with Millom.
Ahead of this game Beverley had feared it would prove a difficult game however they never materialised as the Blue & Golds eased to 28-20 win.
A vast number of runners pulled on their trainers to take apart in the 25th Beverley 10K. On day that offered great conditions for running, the event proved to be a huge success.
Runners from around the North of England traveled to Beverley to run what is a highly regarded course that takes runners through the historic town of Beverley.
Beverley Town Cricket Club U11s got their new season underway as they welcomed Sutton to the Norwood Recreation Ground.
Our cameras were there to capture the first innings of the season for Beverley. The youngsters showed great batting skills against the tricky bowling of Sutton.
Norwood Beaver beat Beverley Town CC in the evening league by twenty runs in a game that saw many ‘team mates’ from Beverley compete with one another.
Bating first, Norwood Beaver scored 147 from their allotted 20 overs that included an unbeaten 50 from Anthony Spence.
Beverley Athletic Club is delighted to announce that the Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu, will be present in Beverley on Sunday 13 May and will be the starter of the Pittaway Beverley 10k race.
Dr Sentamu will also provide blessings for both the 10k race and the B&A Scaffolding Fun Run.
National Conference League leaders, Beverley ARLC will be looking to maintain their 100pc record this Saturday as they face Millon in their division three clash.
Beverley have won all seven of their opening fixtures, and after last weeks results are now clear leaders at the summit of the table with a two point advantage.
Beverley Town Reserves clinched the title on the final day of the season with a 4-2 win over Holme Rovers at Longcroft School.
Town, started the game knowing that a point would be enough to secure the title though started poorly and found themselves two down inside the first ten minutes.
All teams at Beverley Town Cricket Club finally got under way over the early May Bank Holiday weekend and the Saturday proved to be a big success with two winning draws and two wins, followed by a win for the 5th XI on Sunday.
Beverley Town Cricket Club first team drew with Hull Zingari on what was a perfect day for cricket at the Norwood Recreation Ground.
Skipper Andy Burton was pleased with his sides efforts that saw Beverley get 26 points as Zingari held on to earn a losing draw.
Beverley’s James Westmoreland and Jordan Rushby were both on the track this weekend with both riders enjoying mixed results.
James ‘Westy’ Westmoreland competed in round three of the Dickies British Supersport Championship onboard the Gearlink Kawasaki around Oulton Park in Cheshire.
Beverley ARLC have moved clear at the top of the National Conference Leagues after they beat Dewsbury Celtic 28-12 in what the club say was a pleasing result.
Beverley went into the game knowing their trip to West Yorkshire would present them with their toughest test to date, and the match lived up to its billing.
Jacbequick would be a most appropriate winner on Bygone Beverley Raceday on Bank Holiday Monday (May 7).
The years have rolled by since the seven-year-old, now trained by David O’Meara, made his racecourse debut on the Westwood back in June 2013.
Beverley ARLC are back in action this weekend as they hit the road and head to West Yorkshire to play Dewsbury Celtic in the National Conference League.
The Blue and Golds will be looking to continue their good start to the season, though Celtic may have other ideas in what will be a very testing fixture for Beverley.
Beverley racecourse will on Bank Holiday Monday (May 7) pay its respects to former leading jockey Mark Birch by staging a race named in his memory.
Birch, who died of lung cancer in October 2016 at the age of 67, enjoyed a 30-year association with Peter Easterby and twice won the Chester Cup aboard the legendary Sea Pigeon.
Beverley Braves Rugby Club Chairman Beil Gay says the club are ‘overjoyed’ after they were awarded £2000 thanks to the Tesco Bags of Help scheme.
David Ryley, the Tesco Community Champion in Beverley and Team Manager Sian Spall visited the club to present them with their prize money which they won due to number of votes received by customers.