North Cave had a comfortable win in today’s York Vale League Division 1 match at Stockton & Hopgrove. Stockton & Hopgrove won the toss and put Cave in to Bat. Openers Mike Stellings (84 not out) and Craig Hewson (46) were both dropped before putting on a partnership of 105. Then James Windeatt came to the crease and hit five 6’s in his 66 to take Cave to 207 for 2 after their 40 overs. 17 year old M. Durkin bowled 12 excellent overs taking 1 for 35. In reply G. Smith (32) got Stockton off to a fast start, but once he was out Stockton lost wickets at regular intervals as Richard Tomlinson (2 for 24) and John Buttle (3 for 51) restricted them. M. Durkin rounded off a good performance with 48, but Mike Stellings (0 for 18 from 9 overs) and Rob Page (4 for 17) saw Cave to a 76 run victory.

Innings of North Cave
1 M. Stellings Not Out 84
2 C. Hewson St S. Fraser (W) M. Durkin 46
3 J. Windeatt Ct G. Smith K. Perera 66
4 J. Ferguson Not Out 0
5 R. Page
6 C. Cockin
7 R. Tomlinson
8 M. Johnson
9 D. Hague
10 J. Buttle
11 C. Oprean
Extras 11
Total 207
for 2 wkts

Stockton & Hopgrove Bowling Analysis
1 M. Bradshaw 12 2 65 0
2 M. Durkin 12 5 35 1
3 K. Perera 8 0 47 1
4 R. Kerrison 8 0 52 0

Innings of Stockton & Hopgrove
1 G. Smith Ct D. Hague R. Tomlinson 32
2 D. Kerrison Ct J. Ferguson (W) J. Buttle 6
3 J. Kerrison Ct J. Windeatt R. Tomlinson 5
4 S. Fraser Bowled J. Buttle 0
5 R. Kerrison Ct R. Page J. Buttle 10
6 M. Durkin Ct R. Tomlinson R. Page 48
7 T. Williams Bowled R. Page 13
8 K. Perera Bowled R. Page 2
9 M. Free Ct C. Oprean R. Page 1
10 A. Williams Run Out 0
11 M. Bradshaw Not Out 2
Extras 12
Total 131
for 10 wkts

North Cave Bowling Analysis
1 R. Tomlinson 7 0 24 2
2 J. Buttle 12 1 51 3
3 J. Windeatt 3 1 17 0
4 M. Stellings 9 1 18 0
5 R. Page 7.3 0 17 4

North Cave had a comfortable victory at Newport this evening in the preliminary round of the Mortimer Cup. Cave won the toss and put Newport in to bat. They made a slow start and James Windeatt (2 for 14) and Charlie Cockin (1 for 28) bowled tight spells to restrict Newport’s scoring. Only A. Mitchell with a quickfire 29 added impetus to the innings to take Newport to 107 for 7. Danny Hague (2 for 20) took late wickets. In reply Jack Storey (13) got early runs before Cave lost 3 wickets for 47. Then Mike Woodford (25 not out) and James Windeatt (53 not out) added an unbeaten 63 to see Cave home by 7 wickets with 16 balls to spare.

Innings of Newport
1 S. Clarke Ct H. Gamble (W) C. Cockin 11
2 I. Stamper Ct & Bowled J. Windeatt 6
3 L. Farmer Bowled J. Windeatt 5
4 C. Coates Ct & Bowled J. Storey 14
5 J. Chapman Ct C. Cockin D. Hague 5
6 A. Mitchell Ct H. Gamble (W) J. Ferguson 29
7 C. Alden Bowled D. Hague 7
8 P. Tough Not Out 3
9 J. Ulliott Not Out 1
10 E. Cunningworth
11 J. Lefevre
Extras 26
Total 107
for 7 wkts

North Cave Bowling Analysis
1 J. Windeatt 6 0 14 2
2 C. Cockin 6 0 28 1
3 J. Storey 4 0 33 1
4 D. Hague 3.2 0 20 2
5 J. Ferguson 0.4 0 3 1

Innings of North Cave
1 J. Storey Run Out 13
2 M. Woodford Not Out 25
3 N. Gamble Bowled J. Chapman 1
4 J. Backhouse LBW I. Stamper 6
5 J. Windeatt Not Out 53
6 M. Johnson
7 D. Hague
8 C. Cockin
9 J. Ferguson
10 H. Gamble
11 C. Opreana
Extras 12
Total 110
for 3 wkts

Newport Bowling Analysis
1 J. Chapman 4 0 21 1
2 J. Ulliott 4 0 14 0
3 I. Stamper 4 0 25 1
4 L. Farmer 3 0 18 0
5 J. Lefevre 1.2 0 13 0
6 A. Mitchell 1 0 13 0

North Cave eased to a comfortable Howdenshire Evening League win at home to Eastrington by 109 runs. Cave batted first and James Windeatt (33) and Richard Moore (15) put on 36 for the first wicket. James Ferguson then came in at number four and started to dominate the Eastrington attack. He hit five 4’s and eight 6’s in an unbeaten innings of 104 not out. He was aided by 13 year-old Harry Gamble (14) as the pair added 96 for the fourth wicket. J. Kerr took 4 for 30 in 6 overs for Eastrington to keep Cave’s total to 176 for 6 in their 20 overs. In reply Eastrington openers Mark Holmes (18) and Gary Laverack (20) put on 29 before James Windeatt (3 for 24) and Rob Page (5 for 21) bowled them out for 67. Charlie Cockin took 2 late wickets to wrap up the win.

Innings of North Cave
1 R. Moore Bowled J. Kerr 15
2 J. Windeatt Ct T. Reed J. Kerr 33
3 C. Cockin St (W) J. Kerr 1
4 J. Ferguson Not Out 104
5 G. Quantock Bowled J. Kerr 0
6 H. Gamble Run Out 14
7 J. Storey LBW T. Reed 0
8 R. Page Not Out 1
9 N. Gamble
10 M. Woodford
11 C. Opreana
Extras 8
Total 176
for 6 wkts

Eastrington Bowling Analysis
1 J. Kerr 6 0 30 4
2 G. Laverack 5 0 38 0
3 W. O’Donnell 5 0 69 0
4 T. Reed 4 0 36 1

Innings of Eastrington
1 M. Holmes Ct G. Quantock J. Windeatt 18
2 G. Laverack Ct R. Moore (W) J. Windeatt 20
3 M. Colven Ct R. Moore (W) R. Page 1
4 B. Lewis Ct R. Page J. Windeatt 4
5 J. Kerr LBW R. Page 4
6 W. O’Donnell St R. Moore (W) R. Page 7
7 T. Reed Bowled R. Page 10
8 A. Kerr Ct & Bowled C. Cockin 0
9 J. Hall Bowled R. Page 0
10 N. Reed Not Out 0
11 S. Chatham Bowled C. Cockin 2
Extras 1
Total 67
for 10 wkts

North Cave Bowling Analysis
1 J. Storey 2 1 19 0
2 J. Windeatt 6 1 24 3
3 R. Page 6 2 21 5
4 C. Cockin 2 1 2 2

North Cave continued their excellent early season form with victory at home to Burn in today’s York Vale Division 1 match. North Cave batted first on a damp pitch, but lost two early wickets to J. Webster (2 for 50). Rob Page and James Ferguson (24) added 50 runs for the third wicket before Page took control of the innings scoring 106 not out. He was aided at the end by Craig Hewson (30 not out) and the pair put on 84 at the end. G. Parker (2 for 47) and J. Bingel (2 for 20) took the Cave middle order wickets. In reply G. Parker got the innings off to a flyer with 22, but Burn lost wickets at regular intervals with only E. Clarke (19) and J. Bingel (12) offering resistance. Rob Page (6 for 17) rounded off an outstanding performance of the week by taking six wickets to go with his century. He was supported by John Buttle (2 for 31) and Mike Stellings (1 for 33) as Cave won by 80 runs.

Innings of North Cave
1 M. Stellings Ct J. Adamson (W) J. Webster 5
2 R. Moore Ct J. Bingel J. Webster 2
3 R. Page Not Out 106
4 J. Ferguson Ct A. Abbott M. Smith 24
5 C. Cockin Bowled J. Bingel 3
6 J. Backhouse Ct & Bowled G. Parker 0
7 D. Hague Bowled J. Bingel 0
8 M. Woodford Bowled G. Parker 0
9 C. Hewson Not Out 30
10 R. Tomlinson
11 J. Buttle
Extras 8
Total 178
for 7 wkts

Burn Bowling Analysis
1 M. Smith 12 2 38 1
2 J. Webster 8 0 50 2
3 G. Parker 8 1 47 2
4 J. Bingel 10 3 20 2
5 A. Abbott 2 0 21 0

Innings of Burn
1 G. Parker Bowled R. Tomlinson 22
2 L. Adamson LBW J. Buttle 1
3 A. Watson Ct J. Ferguson (W) J. Buttle 8
4 T. Rich Ct D. Hague R. Page 9
5 E. Clarke Ct R. Page 19
6 J. Bingle St J. Ferguson (W) R. Page 12
7 J. Webster Bowled R. Page 0
8 A. Abbott St J. Ferguson (W) M. Stellings 5
9 D. Watson Ct M. Stelings R. Page 1
10 J. Adamson Not Out 15
11 M. Smith Bowled R. Page 3
Extras 3
Total 98
for 10 wkts

North Cave Bowling Analysis
1 J. Buttle 7 1 31 2
2 R. Tomlinson 6 0 17 1
3 M. Stellings 11 5 33 1
4 R. Page 10.4 3 17 6

Thursday evening’s Mortimer Cup Preliminary Round match away to Newport was abandoned on Thursday morning due to a waterlogged pitch. It will now be replayed next Thursday 17th May.