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Beverley footballer Louis Bruce has his sights set on an England call-up. Louis, 16, from Lincoln Way, is heading to Derby next week to take part in trials for the England under-18s football team. He currently captains the Humberside Schools side and was nominated for the trials by his coach Cosi Basile. Louis hopes he can seize his big chance and lay down a marker for his future. He said:…
Olympic champion Ed Clancy showed his class to claim the latest leg of the National Circuit Race Championships in Beverley last night. In perfect conditions for racing, Clancy, part of the gold medal-winning GB pursuit team in China, positioned himself well to take victory on the tight Beverley town centre circuit. The Team Motorsport Marshall Pasta rider headed home Ian Wilkinson from Endura Racing, with Clancy’s team-mate Jonathon McEvoy in…
York rider Mike Moss stormed to victory in the Keith Jordan Memorial Support Race in Beverley last night. The 25-minute plus three lap event was a warm up to the main event of the evening, the latest leg of the National Circuit Race Championships. Moss was followed home by Bradford’s Mike Shackleton, riding for Ellis Briggs RT, and Scotland’s Tom Arnstein, riding for Velo Ecosse. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on…
Pictures from the Beverley 5K Classic that was held before the cycling got underway. The event which is arranged by Kingston Upon Hull AC featured runners from Beverley Athletic Club and other local running clubs who ran four laps of the circuit. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=786] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to…
Beverley Town CC teenager Ben Fish has certainly done that. The 17-year-old hit a fantastic 95 on his first team debut last week to repay the faith shown in him by captain Alan Acklam. Told just three days beforehand that he was to be thrown in at the deepest of ends, Ben opened the batting against Sessay, last year’s York and District Senior League Premier Division runners up, and showed…
The Norwood Recreation Ground was the chosen venue for the cricket final that saw Cottingham CC beat Hull YPI by 9 wickets. Batting first Hull managed just 59 runs from leaving champions Cottingham a target of just 60. Cottingham easily chased down the target with their key player left hander Will Rhodes controlling things from the crease. Rhodes looked like he could have batted all night and it was he…
A 1.75 mile family fun run was held before the main 10k race at Walkington last Friday. It was a fine summer’s evening for runners and spectators and the event was a great success. The race was won by Joe Dudill in 9.49. He finished 7 seconds ahead of the second boy, David Mason of Kingston-upon-Hull AC. Philip Nesom of York Acorn won the prize for the third boy to…
Breeder Richard Hunt was in high spirits after the victory of Luv U Noo at Beverley Racecourse on Tuesday. The 16-1 shot, ridden by Dale Swift, pipped favourite Piddie’s Power by three quarters of a length to claim the 4pm totepool A Better Way To Bet Handicap, Although a weekday, a decent crowd turned out on the Westwood for a quality afternoon’s racing. And they were treated to an appearance…
Over 500 runners took part in the annual Airkool Walkington 10k last Friday. On a hot and humid summer’s evening they tackled a challenging hilly course on rural roads between Walkington and Little Weighton. The race attracted a strong field of athletes from running clubs in Yorkshire and a few from further afield but it was local lad Darran Bilton, now running for Leeds City AC, who won the race…
David Simmonson had a lucky escape at Beverley Races. On board Aygous in 5pm Yorkshire Racing Summer Festival Starts Saturday Handicap Stakes, Simmonson was thrown his off his mount out of the stalls as Aygous lost his footing. Miraculously, Simmonson walked away unharmed after his fall. The race was won by Graham Gibbons on First Swallow. Picture: David Simmonson falls from his horse coming out of the stalls
Robert Winston and mount Markington claimed the feature race at Beverley Racecourse. The 4-1 second favourite battled it out with 15/8F Tilletudlem up the home straight to claim the 2m 35y 125th Year of the Watt Memorial Handicap Stakes.
MW Sunday recorded their first win since the reverse fixture of this game back in week 2. Nick Carlingot back in the scoring grove with both goals as MW saw off Angel 2-0. MW now have the chance to put daylight between themselves and next weeks opponents NVA. Angel face second place AJ’s, but will need all 3 points to move off the bottom of the table. AJ’s v Depo…
Cherry Burton’s tail-enders came to the rescue in a thriller of a game at Dalton Home CC. Played out in the majestic greenery of the Dalton Park estate, it looked like the visitors had done enough as they restricted Dalton to just 103 on what was deemed to be a good wicket for the batsmen. But the home side had other ideas. Despite a sound start for Cherry Burton –…
Beverley Town Cricket Club’s 4th XI crashed to a massive 165-run defeat at home to Hull and YPI 4th XI. The visitors to the Norwood Recreation Ground set a massive target of 286-6, and it proved way beyond Beverley as they were dismissed for just 121. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=770] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the…
Craig Ford provided the heroics for Walkington Cricket Club as they hammered Nafferton at Walkington Rec. The home team got off to a flying start, but on a pitch that offered unpredictable bounce they suffered a mid-innings collapse and at one stage it appeared they would be bowled out for less than 170. But cometh the hour cometh the man, and Ford drove his side onwards. After seeing Rob Scattergood…
Around 200 runners took part in the Walkington 1.75 mile fun run. The event which is organised by Beverley Athletic Club was a massive success with Joe Dudill. First across the line in Beverley Athletic Club colours was Nicole Dawson who finished a third overall in the race. Picture: Nicole Dawson who finished thrid overall and was the first lady to complete the race HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the…
Beverley LTC teams had a disappointing week in their respective Driffield leagues with three of the four teams again struggling to pick up sets in their matches. Beverley Mixed lost a close fought match at Pocklington against steady opposition, Pocklington C holding their nerve to win three of the sets on a tie break. The 7-2 defeat did not reflecting the quality of some of the tennis played and once…
Beverley Athletic Club athletes enjoyed a trip to the seaside on Sunday to run the Withernsea 5 and fun run, organised by Withernsea Harriers. There was a record entry for both races and the offer of free fish and chips for all finishers in the 5 mile race proved a big attraction for Beverley runners. Beverley Juniors dominated the 3k fun run, with 13 runners in the first 14 positions. …