Seamer, Scalby, Wykeham and Flixton set to take on Scarborough CC 1sts in YPLN Championship East

Scalby, Seamer, Wykeham and Flixton will be locking horns with Scarborough Cricket Club’s first-team in the Yorkshire Premier League North Championship East this season, with the action kicking off this Saturday.

Scalby won the Beckett Division 1 title last season with 162 points, just four points ahead of Seamer, with third-placed Wykeham also making the move up to Championship East for the 2026 campaign.

Scalby CC won the Beckett Division 1 title in 2025 and will play in the Championship East this summer.

placeholder image — Scalby CC won the Beckett Division 1 title in 2025 and will play in the Championship East this summer.

Flixton, who were relegated from the Premier Division 2 in 2025, open their season with a home match against Beverley Town 2nds on Saturday.

The three village sides who have moved up are all on the road this weekend.

Scalby make the trip south to tackle Hornsea, while Seamer & Irton head to Driffield Town 2nds and Wykeham are at Sutton-on-Hull.

Experienced batsman David Morris has signed for Scalby from Staxton and teenage batting star Will Ward from Wykeham. Also on the move is Scarborough all-rounder Tom Denton, who has signed for Wykeham.

Beckett Division 1 also starts this Saturday with Brompton at home to Fylingdales, Great Habton heading to Ganton, Scalby 2nds playing host to Bridlington 2nds, Sherburn entertaining Ebberston and Staithes at Thornton Dale. Divisions 2, 3 and 4 start a week later.