Whitby 2nds storm to home victory against Billingham Synthonia
An excellent all-round effort from Whitby Cricket Club 2nds saw them ease to an 85-run home success against Billingham Synthonia 2nds.
The visiting skipper Robson James won the toss and put Whitby in to bat at the Turnbull Ground.
With openers Rikki Lawrence (11) and Jack Lyth (6) both departing early on it looked like the visitors had made a wise choice.
Captain Ricky Hall and Oliver Lane then steadied the ship with a third-wicket stand of 58, before Hall’s departure for 17 from 40 deliveries.
Lane and Kieran Purvis then frustrated the Billingham bowlers with an excellent partnership of 107 for the fourth wicket.
The stand was finally broken as Lane was run out after making an marvellous 78 from 86 deliveries, including 10 fours and a six.
Purvis ended up with a run-a-ball undefeated 56, hitting a six and six fours, as the hosts ended on 194-4 from their 40 overs.
Bowling trio Darren Pritchard (3-6), Hall (3-20) and Stephen Crowther (3-19) then teamed up superbly to dismiss Synthonia for 109 in 32.1 overs, losing their final five wickets for three runs.
Hall’s troops are in action at Rockliffe Park 2nds this coming weekend.
Whitby CC 1sts were frustrated by their hosts Marton 2nds as the visitors had to settle for a winning draw, the final Marton batting pair proving to be the home heroes.
The away team got off to the worst possible start as skipper Tom Steyert departed for 1, but then an excellent 99-run second-wicket partnership between Chris Knight (59) and Kai Morris (43) got them back on track.
A formidable fourth-wicket stand of 95 between Rhys Buck and Theo Clarke then saw the visitors accelerate, Buck smashing 73 from just 52 balls including 12 fours and Clarke hammering 80 runs from 66 deliveries, including three sixes and six fours.
Whitby declared on 282-6 from 45.3 overs, Alfie Jacobs adding 17 runs from 15 balls.
Marton made a dreadful start to their reply, slumping to 17-4, before determined knocks from Ash Field (57) and Isaac Vaughan (39no) saw them hang on for a draw with 237-9, despite having been 175-9, last-man Matthew Connolly smacking a vital 30no in a heroic stand with Vaughan.
Whitby will play host to Wolviston at the Turnbull Ground this coming Saturday.
Alfie Jacobs’ stunning 119 not out helped Whitby CC 3rds earn a draw at Redcar 3rds in the Sunday Conference South.
Jay Allison was the top Whitby bowler with 2-48 as Redcar posted 269-5 in 40 overs, Syed Afsan hit 86 and Jonathon Burke 82.
Opener Jacobs then held the visitors’ reply together with his brilliant ton, hammering 17 fours and two sixes in his 129-ball stay at the crease, putting on 129 for the sixth wicket with Darren Pritchard (56 in 57 deliveries including seven fours) after Whitby had been in deep trouble on 44-5.
The visitors ended up on 220-6 from their 40 overs.
Whitby 3rds are scheduled to play host to Marske 3rds this coming Sunday.