12 MEN FIELDED FOR 11 OVERS

By Glen Sands

Bad weather and an honest mistake dominated matters in the Snaith Evening League which saw the First Division title race hot up whilst in Division Three Howden maintained their unbeaten campaign.

DIVISION ONE
Leaders Askern Welfare were thwarted by rain which prevented their scheduled game with Luddington from taking place which meant that Goole Town were able to close the gap at the top to just one point as Drax Village conceded their fixture on the Wednesday evening , the Villagers currently experiencing difficulties in putting a team together. The one game that was played saw Fishlake beat Sykehouse by 19 runs , posting a total of 120 all out thanks to David Johnson who hit 44 , Jim Davies taking 3 for 23 and Stuart Bellwood 3 for 27 before Sykehouse were bowled out for 101 with Chris Marshall contributing 39.

Askern Welfare v Luddington
Postponed due to rain
Result : Askern 1 pt Luddington 1 pt

Fishlake v Sykehouse
Fishlake : 120 all out ( D Johnson 44 ) J Davies 3 for 23 ; S Bellwood 3 for 27
Sykehouse : 101 all out ( C Marshall 39 )
Result : Fishlake win by 19 runs

Goole Town v Drax Village
Postponed - Drax conceded
Result : Goole Town win by default

DIVISION TWO
In the battle of the top two teams in Division Two Hirst Courtney triumphed over Airmyn by 16 runs , scoring 141 for 2 then reducing Airmyn to 125 but it was the match between Burn and Pollington that produced the days strangest occurance. Burn batted first , making 155 for 7 then set about defending their total only to discover after eleven overs that they had 12 players on the field. They immediately rectified the situation when their skipper sportingly left the field but Pollington were bowled out for 98 and a decision on who actually gains the points will be taken by the league committee once an official review is requested by Pollington ! Carlton Towers v Goole Firemen will be played at a later date as Carlton's ground was unavailable.

Airmyn v Hirst Courtney
Hirst : 141 for 2
Airmyn : 125 all out
Result : Hirst Courtney win by 16 runs

Burn v Pollington
Burn : 155 for 7
Pollington : 98 all out
Result : Pending

Carlton Towers v Goole Firemen
Postponed due to ground being unavailable
To be rearranged

DIVISION THREE
Howden continue to sweep all before them in Division Three and they made it seven games unbeaten when comfortably beating Drax Village 2nds by 74 runs. Sharp hit 52 and Beaton 46 for Howden as they ammassed a total of 161 for 4 then Matt Smith took 3 for 4 as Drax were restricted to 87 for 6 , Paul Vickers top scoring with 28. The other scheduled match at Hirsts Priory between Outcasts and Eggborough was awarded to the Isle side as Eggborough were unable to raise a team.

Drax Village 2nds v Howden Town
Howden : 161 for 4 ( D Sharp 52 ; J Beaton 46 )
Drax 2nds : 87 for 6 ( P Vickers 28 ) M Smith 3 for 4
Result : Howden Town win by 74 runs

Outcasts v Eggborough
Postponed - Eggborough concede
Result : Outcasts win by default

FIXTURES
Thursday June 30th

Division One
Drax Village v Fishlake
Hensall v Askern Welfare
Sykehouse v Goole Town

Division Two
Carlton Towers v Pollington
Goole Firemen v Airmyn
Hirst Courtney v Burn

Division Three
Howden Town v Outcasts
Thorne Colliery v Drax Village 2nds

HOW THEY STAND

DIVISION ONE
PLAYED WON LOST NO RES TIED TOTAL
1. ASKERN WELF 8 5 0 3 0 18
2. GOOLE TOWN 8 5 1 2 0 17
3, FISHLAKE 7 4 2 1 0 13
4. LUDDINGTON 7 2 2 3 0 8
5. SYKEHOUSE 8 2 5 1 0 7
6. DRAX VILLAGE 7 1 4 2 0 5
7. HENSALL 7 1 6 0 0 3

DIVISION TWO
1. HIRST COURT 9 6 3 0 0 18
2. AIRMYN 9 4 3 2 0 14
3. POLLINGTON 8 4 4 0 0 12
4. CARLTON TOW 8 3 3 2 0 11
5. GOOLE FIRE 8 3 4 1 0 10
6. BURN 8 2 5 1 0 7

DIVISION THREE
1. HOWDEN 7 6 0 1 0 19
2. OUTCASTS 7 5 1 1 0 16
3. EGGBOROUGH 8 3 5 0 0 9
4. DRAX 2NDS 7 1 5 1 0 4
5. THORNE COLL 6 1 4 1 0 4