Walmsley earns thrilling Championship East tie for Flixton at Seamer

Seamer opener Archie Graham took control of the Innings with an outstanding 120, backed up by Toby Jones (57) but following their departure wickets fell regularly, the home team’s innings closed on 256 all out in 48.1 overs.

Charlie Colley took an excellent 5-57 for Flixton and Harry Walmsley 3-51.

In reply Flixton openers Will Hutchinson (27) and Colley (27) set a decent pace before captain Walmsley held things together with 68no.

Lewis Chipchase (31) and Ryan Baldry (55) kept the visitors in the chase but with Flixton needing four to tie off the last ball, Walmsley calmly stroked the ball to the boundary, finishing on 256-8 from 50 overs.

Caeleb Potter, Pierz Cyster and Adam Morris took two wickets apiece for Seamer.

Charlie Hopper put in an excellent all-round performance as Scarborough won by 120 runs at Wykeham.

The visitors slumped from 63-2 to 114-7, as Malachi Harry snapped up 4-42 and Ryan Souter 4-40, but then Brad Milburn and Hopper got Scarborough back into contention with an excellent eight-wicket stand of 98.

Hopper was dismissed for 39 in 61 balls, including three fours.

Wykeham were all out for 245 in 48.5 overs, as Milburn was eventually dismissed after hitting a superb 93 in 124 balls, including four sixes and seven fours. Opener Danny O’Connor earlier struck 26.

Hopper then sparkled with the ball in hand, scooping match-winning figures of 6-45 as Wykeham collapsed from 80-2 to 121 all out, the in-form Ali Sabir top-scoring with 42.

Scalby claimed a 41-run win at home to fellow strugglers Hull Zingari 2nds.

Openers Kris Johnson and Gregor Fraser gave the hosts an excellent start with a cracking stand of 173, only broken by the dismissal of Johnson after scoring a brilliant 105 from 118 balls, including 16 fours and two sixes.

Fraser was finally dismissed for 73 from 136 balls, including nine fours, Ben Luntley adding 33 in just 25 deliveries – the duo putting on 54 for the second wicket.

Skipper Lachlan Cooke added further late impetus to the Scalby innings with a rapid 38 from just 16 balls as they racked up 274-4 in their 50 overs.

Jack Felton was the star bowler with 4-60 from 13 overs for Scalby, Cooke taking 3-49 as Zingari tried their best to keep up with the required run-rate but fell short on 233 all out