OUTCASTS THROUGH TO SNAITH SHIELD FINAL

The two Snaith & District Evening League Cup competitions reached the Semi Final stages on June 17th and they produced some big scores and a couple of close finishes, WRITES GLEN SANDS.

SNAITH LEAGUE SHIELD SEMI FINALSGoole Town booked their place in the Final and remain on track for a League and Cup double when they beat Burn by 72 runs. Ash Nottingham hit 101 not out and Lee Hayward 68 as they racked up 208 for 1 before Burn replied with 136 for 4 , Jamie Bingle scoring 57 and Montgomery 49 for the home side whilst in the other Semi Outcasts squeezed home against Hirst Courtney by 21 runs , setting a target of 115 for 7 with 30 from Josh Bramhill and 24 from Matt Parsons 24 before restricting Hirst to 94 for 8 with spinner Scott Buttrick taking 4 for 14 to help the Isle side through to the Final scheduled for July 7th at a venue to be decided.

BURN  v  GOOLE TOWN
Goole : 208 for 1 ( A Nottingham 101 no ; L Hayward 68 no )
Burn : 136 for 4 ( J Bungle 57 ; D Montgomery 49 )
RESULT : GOOLE TOWN win by 72 runs

OUTCASTS  v  HIRST COURTNEY
Outcasts : 115 for 7 ( Josh Bramhill 30 ; M Parsons 24 )
Hirst : 94 for 8                S Buttrick  4 for 14
RESULT : OUTCASTS win by 21 runs

ARTHUR BRANT TROPHY SEMI FINALSCarlton Towers won their Semi Final clash with Pollington who scored 134 for 8 with Lawson hitting 64 and Slater 52 with Boddye picking up 3 for 29 for the home side who then replied with 135 for 4 to clinch a place in the Final on July 14th , Hoe top scoring with 42. Their opponents will be Eggborough who beat Thorne Colliery by just three runs in a nail biter , Col Tyson hitting 20 in their total of 85 for 7 before Thorne finished agonisingly short on 82 for 9 , Luke Cockburn top scoring on 19. The venue for the Final has yet to be announced.
THORNE COLLIERY  v  EGGBOROUGH
Eggborough : 85 for 7 ( C Tyson 20 )
Thorne : 82 for 9 ( L Cockburn 16 )
RESULT : EGGBOROUGH win by 3 runs

CARLTON TOWERS  v  POLLINGTON
Pollington : 134 for 8 ( D Lawson 64 ; A Slater 52 )  T Boddye 3 for 29
Carlton : 135 for 4 ( D Hoe 42 )
RESULT : CARLTON TOWERS win by 6 wickets