Young cricketers can enjoy the benefit of some high-quality coaching at Beverley Town CC next week. Backed by Yorkshire CCC Charitable Trust, the three-day ‘Enjoy Cricket’ course at the Norwood Recreation Ground is a great chance for any youngster to learn more about the game. It runs from Tuesday 31 May until Thursday 2 June, starting at 10am and finishing at 1pm and will cost just £1 a day to…
Beverley Town Cricket Club’s Under 15s were beaten by Cottingham despite a four-wicket haul from spin bowler Jamie Roe. Cottingham batted first and were bowled out for a creditable 108 from their twenty overs. Beverley managed to score 80 runs in reply, losing the game by 28 runs. The Under 15s return to action in two weeks time at the Norwood Recreation Ground as they host Fenner. [nggallery id=1497]
Recent encounters between these two sides have been close fought affairs and this game proved no exception. The visitors won the toss and elected to bowl first. The powerful top three for Beverley made decent starts but failed to capitalize on the good batting conditions. The returning Olly Grantham showed his class with an impressive 93 and he was well supported by Tony Spence (38). Their century partnership put the…
HU17.net Magazine issue 44, featuring pictures from the following events around Beverley: * Ward Scott LLP Open Their New Beverley Office * Swinemoor Primary School Welcome Project Sponsors * Bazaar And Rummage A Big Success For Beverley Theatre Company * Moths Make Magical Mark On Lockwood Road Bushes * FOLS’ Quiz Night @ The Norwood Recreation Ground * Samantha Nicholson’s 13th Birthday @ Beverley Rugby Club * Mitchell And Grantham…
Beverley LTC teams continued the grass court season in the Driffield League with wins for three out of the four teams this week. Beverley Mixed won a very sporting away encounter against Market Weighton B 5-4, with Sharon Lockwood and Paul Miller taking all three sets, helping to maintain an unbeaten run so far. The Men’s A team went to play Rudston A conceding 3 sets, with Nicholson having to…
The Friends of Longcroft School’s (FLS) quiz night at Norwood Recreation Ground proved successful in raising more funds towards a new school minibus. It was fantastic evening with much fun and laughter among old and new friends, who included a good mixture of parents, teachers and support staff. Quiz master Keith Dewick kept all 15 teams and 64 players in line, and his word was final – no leeway for…
Beverley Town Cricket Club 1st XI made leaders Stamford Bridge work hard for a share of the points at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. Batting first against their powerful East Yorkshire rivals, Beverley Town made a solid start until a flurry of wickets – including the loss of Jamie Mitchell for a classy 33 – put them on the back foot. But into the fray came left-hander Ollie Grantham….
Both Beverley Town Cricket Club teams (2ndXI and 3rd XI) had to settle for draws on Saturday after heavy rain caused both games to be abandoned. Beverley will be slightly disappointed with proceedings as both teams posted good totals before the rain came. The 2nd XI posted 214 for 7 off 45 overs. After loosing quick wickets Ben Fish (43) and Pete Hynes (56) rebuilt the innings with positive play….
The lads from Beverley Town Cricket Club held an evening with difference as they held a drag night at the Norwood Recreation Ground where local drag queen Bobby Mandrell took to the stage. Bobby Mandrell has been performing for nearly 40 years and has been described as having “more frocks than Imelda Marcos had shoes” and as “Hull’s favourite slapper! [nggallery id=1475]
Derbyshire Premier League high-flyers Chesterfield gave Beverley Town CC a kicking at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Sunday. They eased their way to a massive 136-run victory and moved into the next round of the ECB National Club Championship. It was always going to be a tough ask for Beverley, but they were really made to toil as Chesterfield racked up a mighty 334-8 off their 45 overs. The big…
Months of qualifying matches culminated in an excellent 2011 Finals Night at the Beverley Squash and Racketball Club last Friday. Chairman Jonathan Rollison was delighted with the “excellent court etiquette and fairness” on display at their Norwood Recreation Park home courts, and congratulated the winners – who started their qualifying campaigns in January – on their achievements There were eight finals played on the night, and the results and reports…
Beverley Town Cricket Club 2nd XI just couldn’t keep up with the scoring rate as they secured a losing draw at home to Londesborough Park at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. They looked to be in pole position midway through their innings as they set about chasing 200 off a rain-reduced 41 overs. But when they lost Olly Grantham – bowled by a ball he admits he misjudged –…
It was a chastening day for Beverley Town Cricket Club 3rd XI at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. They were comprehensively outplayed by visitors Sutton On Hull CC, who eased to a winning draw to effectively win by 85 runs. Adam Nicholson was the pick of the home bowlers, picking up 4-41 off 10 overs in a rain-reduced 40 over clash. Other solid performances came from Kieran O’Brian (2-32)…
Beverley Town Cricket Club4th started their season under new skipper Rich Simpson with a narrow win over Sutton 2nd XI in a remarkable game at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Batting first on another excellent wicket Town made a good start through Ash Lord (35) and the returning Rob Todd. Todd, looking as though he had never been away, adopted his usual no nonsense approach and was harsh on anything too…
Beverley Town CC centurion Jon Fisher admitted it was “special” to score his first senior ton at his home ground on Saturday. Fisher was in total command as he piled up a magnificent 111 in the 174-run defeat of Goole Town at the Norwood Recreation Ground. He took advantage of anything short and wide to carve boundaries behind square on the offside, and made the Goole bowlers rue the moment…
Beverley Town Cricket Club’s 1st XI took full points from their opening league game of the York and District Senior League season with a 174-run demolition of Goole Town at the Norwood Recreation Ground. There were no shortage of fine performances for Beverley, but there was no real doubt that the day belonged to Jon Fisher. He brought up a magnificent century, looking particularly powerful behind square on both sides…
A wonder innings of 186 not out from South Holderness CC’s Rich Ingram left Beverley Town Cricket Club’s 3rd XI stunned at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Ingram hit probably the highest innings ever seen in the town as South Holderness chased down what seemed like an impregnable home side total of 277-4 off their 48 overs. It was a tame wicket to be sure, but Ingram totally dominated proceedings, fittingly…
Beverley Town Reserves suffered a 4 -1 defeat at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Manager Phil Mosses was less then impressed with his keeper, David Butt who let ‘Two slip through his fingers’ the gaffer said: “Butt has done a Gomez, TWICE!” “It is fair to say he is having a bad day, I have never seen anything like it.” Final Score: Beverley Town Reserves 1 Wawne Ferry 4 HU17.net Picture…