A busy Bank Holiday weekend for Beverley Town Cricket Club saw the 1st XI take 57 points from a possible 60 giving themselves a real chance of promotion.
The 2nd XI lost one game and picked up 27 points from their second to slip out of and back in to the promotion places; the 3rds won and then lost in two very tight finishes; and the 4ths rounded off their unbeaten season off in in style with a comfortable win.
Beverley Town Cricket Club 1st and 2nd XIs produced excellent performances last Saturday to maintain their good runs.
The 4th XI had an easy win to move closer to honours. The 3rds lost a tight game and the 5ths were unfortunate to have their game cancelled due to a rare wet day on Sunday.
Beverley Town Cricket Club were missing a significant number of players last weekend but others moved up a team or two to make an overall success of the two days cricket with four wins and two draws.
It was a day of surprises at the head of the Hunters York & District Senior League Premier Division where none of the teams which began the day in the top three places managed to win.
In contrast at the foot of the table it was an all too familiar story as a fourth straight defeat at the hands of Beverley Town Cricket Club saw Goole Town relegated and Bolton Percy look almost certain to join them.
Castleford moved back up to second as they returned to winning ways with victory by four wickets away at Beverley Town. David Wainwright took three wickets for eight runs as the home side were dismissed for 117, Greg Whyley top scoring with 26.
Jamie Roe took 3-25 in the visitors reply but an unbeaten 64 from Connor Hyde was enough to secure victory and keep the Savile Park club in the hunt for an immediate return to the Premier League.
James Pick’s century helped Driffield Town gain revenge for the defeat suffered in the reverse fixture against rivals Beverley Town Cricket Club.
On this occasion the Kings Mill Road side dominated the contest Jordan Caley (41no) one of number of players to contribute alongside Pick (105) to a total of 284-7.
York skipper Nick Kay had a day to remember, an excellent all round performance leading to a victory over Beverley Town Cricket Club at the Norwood Recreation Ground.
Kay’s 6-48 helped bowl out Beverley for 176 with Greg Whyley top scoring with 54 and Tom Hudson making a credible 36.
Goole Town now sit bottom of the table after they suffered a third straight defeat at the hands of Beverley Town Cricket Club.
This latest defeat for Goole saw them bowled out for just 94. Beverley’s Jamie Roe returning figures of 6-21 as Beverley secured a simple six wicket win.
Sessay maintained their advantage over the chasing pack after four of the top five in the Hunters York & District Senior League Premier Division picked up maximum points, Beverley Town were the only ones to miss out and defeat to promotion rivals Studley Royal saw them drop three places to sixth.
A century from James Clarkson (124) helped second placed Studley Royal rebuff the challenge of visitors Beverley Town Cricket Club who began the day in third place.