Pickards sparkle as leaders Sherburn thrash visitors Ganton

Phil Pickard top-scored for the hosts with a cracking 64no in just 43 balls, including two sixes and nine fours, Jordan Wharton adding 50, Stuart Pickard 48, Jack Pickard 34 and Andy Holtby 23no, the latter sharing an undefeated half-century eighth-wicket stand with Phil Pickard.

Fred Bradley, C Morley and Kingsley Gray took two wickets apiece for Ganton.

Stuart Pickard then shone with the ball as well, taking 3-36 in 12 overs as Ganton struggled in reply, Fred Bradley top-scoring with 37 and P Philpot 28no before Holtby ripped through the tail to claim 3-13 as the visitors were dismissed for 103.

Ebberston opened their account for the season with a four-wicket win at home to eight-man Fylingdales.

Sam Hardie took 4-24 as Dales were dismissed for 117 in 34.5 overs, J Husband hitting 33 and Mark Estill 22.

The latter then took 3-51 to keep the visitors in the contest, but Ebberston sealed the win with 121-6 from 22.4 overs thanks to knocks from George Hardie (35), opener Jon Mason (23), Sam Hitchenor (22) and Joe Dunnett (20no).

Great Habton will have been cursing the elements as their game at home to Thornton Dale was rained off at tea after they had racked up 289-9 in their 45 overs.

Ryan Vance top-scored with an excellent 70 in 58 balls, including nine fours and two sixes, while last-man Jordan Allanby smashed an excellent 57 not out from just 20 balls, including 10 fours and two sixes, putting on an unbeaten 69 for the 10th wicket with J Campbell-Carter (29no).

Max Fraser added 41 and Kieran Donkin 30 before rain halted play.

Brompton will also have been ruing their luck as rain stopped play after they had amassed a huge 345-6 in their 41 overs at Scalby 2nds.

Openers Tom Fletcher-Varey and Hunter Lithgow both struck superb centuries in a stunning stand of 240.

Lithgow hit 23 fours and three sixes in his brilliant 141 from just 98 balls, while skipper Fletcher-Varey smashed 16 fours and three sixes in equally impressive 134 from 97 deliveries.

Charlie Geall was the pick of the Scalby bowlers, taking 3-54.

Staithes v Filey was cancelled without a ball being bowled.

In Division 2, Joel Boyer’s excellent unbeaten 103 from just 66 balls steered Cayton to a nine-wicket triumph at Scarborough Hospital.

Boyes hammered 15 fours and a couple of sixes to seal the win, sharing an undefeated second-wicket partnership of 141 with Jake McAleese, who hit 44 from 45 balls.

Home opener Salman Yahya top-scored for Hospital with 59, Libin Varghese adding 37 as they were dismissed for 170, Callum Lumsdon and Chris Mann taking three wickets apiece for Cayton.

Staithes 2nds earned a five-wicket win on the road at Seamer 2nds.

Richard Major led the way for the visitors with 4-36, while B Hinchley took 3-57 and skipper Jamie Baker 3-34 to send Seamer back to the pavilion for 154 all out in 35.5 overs.

Luke Horton battled away for a plucky 47 for Seamer, Paul Greenhough adding 27no and opener Connor Myerscough 24.

Opener Richard Ward gave Staithes a good start to their run-chase with 56, putting on 82 for the first wicket with Major (26), while G Garbutt-Johns’ 35no steered the away side to a winning 156-5 in only 25.3 overs.

Flamborough also made it two wins out of two with a six-wicket home victory against Forge Valley.

Opener Liam Calvert top-scored for Valley with a patient 60no, carrying his bat as the visitors were skittled for 118 in 43 overs, Reed Simpkin grabbing 3-30, Luke Dixon 3-39 and Harry Burton 2-11.

Boro looked in trouble at 34-4, but an unbeaten fifth-wicket stand of 85 between Dixon (53no) and skipper Marcos Brown-Garcia (24no) guided the hosts to a triumphant 119-4 in 24.3 overs.

Settrington conceded their game at Mulgrave, while Cloughton conceded their match at Sewerby.