Gareth Dexter shines as Yapham 2nds win by nine wickets at Easingwold 3rds

​Easingwold slumped to 97 all out in 35 overs, Gareth Dexter taking an impressive 4-19 off his 6 overs.

In response Yapham rattled off 98-1 off 16.5 overs, Craig Redhead and Chris Roper both not out on 27.

Yapham slipped to a 54-run loss at home to Nawton Grange.

The visitors posted a par 203-7 in their 45 overs with opener Sean Smith scoring an excellent 88, Mike Newhouse rolling back the years with 4-43.

In reply and with wet weather closing in, everything was finely balanced as Yapham made progress to 71-2 until a devastating spell by Alex Richardson, 6-24 who turned the game in Nawton’s favour as Yapham were all out for 149.

Yapham bounced back on Sunday with a 52-run win at Cherry Burton in the Edward Readman Memorial Trophy first round.

In their 20 overs Yapham struck 117 all out.

Burton struggled to 65 all out in 17 overs, Robyn Dennington taking 3-19 off her four overs. A Yapham win by 52 runs.

Yapham’s Sunday XI entertained Woodhouse Grange 5ths with rain near early on.

Grange were 66-7, but regained composure to reach 160 all out in 31.3 overs, Carrington top scoring with 46, Greg Nesbitt 33 retired not out and Wilson 28no.

Senior players Mark Fairey (30) and Pat Wahl (36) made a good show of it, but Yapham were all out for 127 in 39.2 overs, Carrington pitching in with 4-18.