Morris and Cooke steer Scalby to home win against Scarborough

Scalby claimed their first YPLN Championship East win of the season, seeing off visitors Scarborough by 57 runs on Saturday.

David Morris hit an excellent 94 from 130 deliveries, including 10 fours, as he and Ben Luntley, 73 in 102 balls, including nine fours and two sixes, put on 159 for the third wicket.

Scalby CC, pictured wining the YPLN Beckett Division 1 title in 2025, won at home to Scarborough CC on Saturday.

placeholder image — Scalby CC, pictured wining the YPLN Beckett Division 1 title in 2025, won at home to Scarborough CC on Saturday.

Danny O’Connor took an outstanding 6-57 from 12 overs to keep Scarborough in the contest, as the villagers posted 233-9 in their 49 overs.

Scarborough openers Callum Armstrong (46) and Ben Squires, who struck 75, gave the visitors a fine start with a century stand, but they slumped from 139-3 to 176 all out in 46.1 overs, thanks to superb bowling from skipper Lachlan Cooke, who recorded match-winning figures of 6-39 in 11 overs.

Danny O'Conner took six wickets in Scarborough CC's loss at Scalby. Photo by Simon Dobson

Flixton recorded a comfortable 136-run win at Hornsea.

Flixton captain Harry Walmsley won the toss, chose to bat first as a superb 101-run second-wicket partnership between the impressive Brooklyn Manyemba (101) and Fin Ward (24) set up the innings.

Lewis Chipchase (63) and Jack Walmsley (44) then put the home bowlers under pressure with quality hitting, the innings finishing on 302-9 from 50 overs.

Hornsea lost early wickets in reply, the innings closing on 166 all out in 39.5 overs. Marley Ward took 3-34 with Rob Middlewood and Connor Stephenson taking two wickets apiece.

A superb century from Ali Sabir steered Wykeham to a 108-run win at home to Brandesburton.

Sabir laid the foundations for the home side with an excellent 112 in 111 deliveries, smacking 12 fours and four sixes, sharing an opening stand of 76 with Malachi Harry (18), and a second-wicket stand of 108 with Tom Owen (45). But the hosts suffered a collapse from 208-2 to 242 all out in 46.2 overs.

James Butler claimed 4-37 to rip through the visitors’ middle order, Bobby Brolly and Liam Eyre chipping in with two wickets each as they slipped to 134 all out.

Seamer slipped to a four-wicket loss at home to Beverley Town 2nds.

The hosts looked well set after Toby Jones struck 48, Gregg Chadwick 45 and opener Archie Graham 31 but then slumped from to 100-2 to 159 all out.

Caeleb Potter’s excellent 4-34 in 13 overs kept Seamer in the game, but Town sealed the win with 161-6 from 39.1 overs.