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Hodgsons FC were twice pegged back by Bridlington Sports Club in the Humber Premier league as the side shared the spoils at Longcroft School. The Tanners took the lead early on in the match through Matthew Crane though Bridlington Town scored to ensuring the sides were level at half time. In the second half Hodgsons brought on Rob Northern who took just 10 minutes to make his mark on the…
St Andrews were held at home by Humber League Premier Champions Sculcoates Amateurs at Bishop Burton College. The match finished 2 – 2 with Lewis Poucher scoring twice for St Andrews giving the home side a two goal lead at half time. Michael Leng and Ricky Field scored for Sculcoates in the second half to ensure the champions got something form the game. This weekend St Andrews face tough test as…
Less than a year ago Beverley MMA formed, unlike most MMA clubs that had cages to practice in and a dedicated coaching team, offering multiple training sessions every week, Beverley MMA operated one night a week only, with one sole coach Peter Wright. Despite the humble set up Beverley MMA has enjoyed lots of success. All their fighters cleaned up at the Hull and District Grappling Championship earlier this year,…
Beverley Town FC picked up their first win of their Humber Premier League season by beating Hornsea Town at 2 – 1 at the Norwood Recreation Ground. The game saw former Beverley player John Kershaw who signed for Hornsea during the summer returning to the club he had spent seven years playing for. Hornsea came closest to taking the lead in a sluggish first half when a shot from Dean…
Mill Lane United won an evenly contested Beverley derby on Sunday against the Eager Beaver. United fielded a much more experienced then in their previous friendlies as the United management team used the game to test out different players. Mill Lane United took the lead early on after neat passing sent the left winger through on goal and he made no mistake with the tidy finish. The game then became…
Beverley Town CC 1st XI secured their fifth outright win of the season when they beat bottom of the league Heworth by six wickets at Heworth. The 2nd XIs up and down season continued when they were beaten at home by Ripon while the 3rd XI got back to winning ways with a successful day at Hessle. The 4th XI continued their disappointing second half of the season when they…
Once again Sarah McDowell was the belle with the bat and ball scoring a brilliant 52 not out, taking 3 wickets for 1 run and whipping the bails off to run out one of the players. Vernon Carus, a Lancashire side, turned up at Norwood Recreation Ground ready to repeat their performance in May when they soundly beat Beverley by 9 wickets. Not so this time, Vernon won the toss…
Beverley Town Cricket Club’s 4 XI were beaten by 99 runs at the Norwood Recreation Ground by Pelican. Beverley won the toss and decided to bowl. Pelican scored 213/7 with the top scorer being Steven Kay who reached a total of 95. Matthew Saint picked up two wickets while Kieran Thompson, James Grainger and Sam Welburn all got one each. In replay Beverley managed just 114 run, Neil Goforth was…
Beverley Town FC were beaten 2 – 1 at the Police Sports Ground by North Ferriby United Reserves. Town started the game well though missed a couple of good chances to build a lead in the game against a side who although much youngerwere technically very good. Beverley Town return to action in the Humber Premier League when they host welcome Hornsea Town to the Norwood Recreation Ground. Hornsea got…
Hodgsons FC lost their opening game of the new Humber Premier League campaign against Reckitts AFC. It was Reckitts AFC who took the lead which they doubled after being awarded a controversial penalty in the second half. The second goal seemed to take the wind out of Tanners and Reckitts AFC set about killing the game off using every delay tactic in the book. With over half an hour to…
St Andrews got off to the worst possible start going one nil down after conceding a penalty in the first few minutes of their opening game of the Humber Premier League (HPL) season. As the game settled down St Andrews grow in confidence and drew level half way through the first half and continued to play the better football but couldn’t find the finishing touch in front of goal. The…
The 2011/2012 season opened at Beaver Park, Beverley on Friday evening with Beverley RUFC taking on Hull Ionians in the first round of the Yorkshire Cup before a good sized crowd. An entertaining match was in prospect with National Two (North) side Ionians parading their string of newly signed players against a young National Three (North) Beverley RUFC side. Initial anticipation proved to be correct for this was an absolutely…
Beverley Braves Under 9’s travelled to Hull Victoria Titans and came away with a hard fought win. Thanks go to Tom Marr and Ryan Deane assisting the home team in the first half and Joe Dennis and Tom Colley in the second half. The Braves started with the ball but failed to complete their set of six, something that was to occur on several occasions in the first half. This…
Saturday sees the start of the new Humber Premier League season and this year promises to be a special one for Beverley two biggest football clubs. The 2011-2012 season will see Beverley represented by not only Beverley Town FC but also Hodgsons FC with both clubs keen to end the season as the undisputed title of Beverley’s best team. Town have had a troubled summer that has seen key players…
Mill Lane United beat Holme Rovers 2 – 1 in a full blooded encounter at Broadgates. Both United goals came via Daniel Atkinson though his first strike is to be referred to the dubious goals panel and is likely to be credit as an own goal. Despite his brace Atkinson missed out on the man of the match award which was given to Jimbob Waldren for his classy performance. There…
Four Beverley youngsters have been selected to represent Great Britain in the World Biathle Championships in Bulgaria in September. Jordan Mounsey, Natasha Bellamy, Jessica Chapman and Luke Chapman are all thrilled to have been selected for the Great Britain squad. They qualified after their performances in a series of events including the National Championships which were held at Salford Quays on 14 August. Biathle is a growing sport in which…
The blue and golds, Beverley ARLC, made the short trip along the M62 to Pontefract for this pre-season friendly. They travelled with a squad of 23 including 7 players from the under 17’s side in a game that allowed unlimited substitutions. The physically bigger West Yorkshire outfit dominated the opening half an hour racing to a 22-0 lead before the visitors started to enjoy greater possession and territory and were…
Beverley Town wrapped up their pre season preparations with a hard fought draw with Humber Premier league 1 newcomers Driffield EI. Beverley Town started a little sluggish, and their quick tempo passing game was not quite there. After scrapping for possession Beverley Town finally took a hold of the game, and started to pass and move with speed and flair. The ball was being worked well down both flanks, with…