Filey stay cool to earn one-run win at Evening League rivals Folkton & Flixton

Opener Nick Lock led the way for the visitors with an excellent 65 from just 38 balls, including three sixes and eight fours, sharing an opening stand of 99 with Aaron Howard (32), while veteran Craig Sanderson rapid 51no in just 28 deliveries, including four sixes and three fours, helped them to 171-3, Jack Stephenson grabbing 3-35 in his four eight-ball overs.

The Flixton opening pair of Will Hutchinson and Charlie Colley looked to have set the hosts on their way to victory, Hutchinson smashing a brilliant 84, including four sixes and six fours, from 49 balls, and Colley 38, their stand of 86 giving Flixton a solid foundation.

Yahya Chavoos then pulled the game back in Filey’s favour with 3-39, as Flixton ended agonisingly short of victory, slipping from 123-1 to 170-7.

Kyle Outhart was the all-round star as Staxton stayed top of the league thanks to a five-minute win at home to basement club Wykeham.

Outhart was on top form with the ball, taking 3-23 and Tom Ward an excellent 4-21 as the visitors slipped to 105-8, opener Ben Metcalfe hitting 23 and number 9 bat Luke Howland 22no.

Staxton slumped to 41-5 in reply as Tommy Palmer scooped a stunning 4-19, but Outhart’s outstanding 50no saw Staxton home with seven balls remaining.

Ebberston also won by five wickets at home to Scalby to stay second in the table.

Frankie Beal took a brilliant 4-11, Joe Dunnett an impressive 3-24 and Jonty Megginson 2-20 as Scalby limped to 78-9.

Opener Dunnett gave Ebberston a solid start with a knock of 34, and despite two wickets apiece for Jack Felton and Will Ward, Ebberston won with 79-5 from 10.5 overs.

Toby Jones struck a magnificent century and grabbed three wickets as third-placed Seamer eased to a 60-run success at home to Brompton.

The in-form Jones smashed six sixes and 13 fours in his stunning 109 from just 53 deliveries, sharing a 95-run fourth-wicket stand with Tom Greenwood (38) as Seamer racked up 183-6, Jack Dyson taking a brilliant 5-43.

Jones then led the way with the ball as he claimed 3-17, with two wickets apiece from Austin Thompson, Archie Graham and Caeleb Potter seeing Brompton fall well short on 123 all out, Mark Bruce top-scoring with 22.

Division B leaders Ganton coasted a nine-wicket victory at home to Cloughton.

Edward Bradley took a cracking 3-11 and Isaac Hatton a brilliant 3-13 as Cloughton were skittled for 55, Ed Lockwood bagging 2-10 and Fred Bradley 2-17, Tom Pickering (23no) and Jack Heslehurst (20no) steering Ganton to a winning 59-1 in 4.2 overs.

Luke Smith’s superb unbeaten 109 steered Snainton to a nine-wicket victory at home to neighbours Ebberston B.

Smith hammered 13 fours and five sixes, sharing an undefeated second-wicket stand of 119 with Jack Oakley (39no).

Earlier Leon Stafford hit 62, fellow opener Max Fraser 46 and Ali Fothergill 27 as the visitors posted 159-3.

Second-placed Sherburn won by 65 runs at home to basement club Ravenscar.

Daley Wharton hit 27 and Jordan Collins 22 as Sherburn posted 140-8, Ryan Souter taking a superb 3-23 with two wickets apiece for stalwarts Jon Murrell and Gerald Smith.

Forge Valley moved away from the drop-zone with a three-wicket victory at home to Seamer B.

In Division C, Scarborough and Filey are locked together at the top on 11 points after their wins against Scalby B and Flamborough respectively.

JJ Denton smashed 65no and skipper Archie Hammond 56no as Scarborough amassed an excellent 192-2 at home to Flamborough, Indy Ellwood adding 38.

Josh Harvey hammered a brilliant 69no in reply, Brodey Hemingway hitting 47 as Boro reached 141-6, Riley Dawson taking three wickets.

Filey eased to a seven-wicket success at promotion rivals Scalby B.

Dave Holborn struck 51 and Jake Wadlow 36no as Scalby posted 130-5, Thomas Pinder taking two wickets.

Opener Tom Micklethwaite hit 48 to give Filey a bright start, Leighton Bailey (34no) and Sean Pinder (18no) steering them to the win with three balls to spare.

Scarborough Hospital’s batsmen ran riot to reach a massive 239-4 as they romped to a 198-run victory against strugglers Snainton B.

Shahul Salim top-scored with a stunning 74 from just 34 balls, including four sixes and seven fours, Santal George retiring out having hit 50 in 23 deliveries, including four fours and four sixes, and opener Vitty Thomas also retired out with 46 in 34 balls.

Babu Matthew took 2-0 and Prajwal Gopinath Menon 2-3 in a nine-man bowling attack as Snainton B limped to 41-9.

Scarborough Rugby Club won by 68 runs at Wykeham B.