SNAITH EVENING LEAGUE UPDATE BY GLEN SANDS

All seven scheduled games for Thursday June 13th were played despite the heavy rain and thunderstorms that hit the region in the afternoon which is a testament to everyone for their vigilance to get the games under way.

SNAITH LEAGUE DIVISION ONEGoole Town remain two points clear at the top of the First Division when they restricted lowly Hensall to 109 for 3 before easing to 110 for 1 with recent recruit Steve Smith hitting 56 but Fishlake are still hot on their heels following their 56 runs victory over Hirst Courtney where David Johnson hit 81 , Tim Elliott 42 and Kev Pearson 38 in their total of 169 for 3 before bowling Hirst out for 113 despite a defient 48 from Craig Lawson. Outcasts good start top the season has hit the buffers as they were beaten again , this time at Airmyn where they were bowled out for 83 , Harry Clark taking 3 for 11 for the home side who then cruised to 86 for 2 with 30 not out from Richard Stevens which brought the teams level on points in the table along with Askern Welfare who gained a 10 wicket victory at Burn who made 95 for 8 before being comfortably overhauled by Askern.

SNAITH LEAGUE DIVISION TWOFollowing the exclusion of Goole Firemen from the league due to non fulfilment of fixtures Division Two clubs have all been awarded six points across the board for the games they would have played against thembut on the playing side there are now joint leaders at the top of the table following previous leaders Howden having lost to challenging Eggborough. It was the Power Station side who batted first , making 104 for 8 with Drew Pearson top scoring on 19 and Eden backing him up with 16 , Marshall taking 3 for 10 for Howden who then replied with 69 for 9 as that man Eden picked up 3 for 9 with Scott Tyson and Dowson taking two each to clinch an important win. Carlton Towers share top spot with Eggborough following a thrilling two runs victory over Sykehouse , Scott Woffinden and Lister hitting 35 in Carlton's total of 105 for 6 with Richard Hill picking up 3 for 14 for Sykehouse who then fell a tantalising two runs short in their chase despite 36 from Oli Jackson , Dawson taking 3 for 13 for Carlton who squeezed home. Finally Thorne Colliery's good season continued as they beat Polloington to climb into joint second place with Howden , holding Pollington to 114 for 5 as Paul Baker hit 31 not out along with Paul Freeman who made 28 then C Broughton guided Thorne to 115 for 6 when hitting 40 not out , Freeman picking up 3 for 38 to keep the home side in the hunt.

PREVIEW
June 17th is the scheduled date for the two Cup competitions with Burn hosting Goole Town and Outcasts playing Hirst Courtney on the Isle in the Snaith League Shield whilst in the Arthur Brant Trophy Thorne Colliery are home to Eggborough and Carlton Towers play hosts to Pollington.June 20th sill see Division One leaders Goole look to maintain their unbeaten record when they travel to Hirst Courtney and second placed Fishlake , who are also unbeaten , welcome Askern Welfare who are beginning to recover from a slow start. Airmyn , fresh from a good win over Outcasts take on bottom of the table Hensall whilst finally the aforementioned Outcasts play hosts to Burn whom they beat on the opening day of the season back in May.
Game of the day in Division Two is at Carlton Towers who take on a resurgent Thorne Colliery side and joint leaders Eggborough head to Pollington looking to maintain their good form whilst the one other Division Two game is at Drax where Sykehouse are the visitors.

SNAITH LEAGUE DIVISION ONEAIRMYN  v  OUTCASTS
Outcasts : 83 all out     H Clark 3 for 11
Outcasts : 86 for 2  ( R Stevens 30 no)
RESULT : AIRMYN win by 8 wickets

BURN  v  ASKERN WELFARE
Burn : 95 for 8
Askern : 96 for 0
RESULT : ASKERN WELFARE win by 10 wickets

HIRST COURTNEY  v  FISHLAKE
Fishlake : 169 for 3 ( D Johnson 81 ; T Elliott 42 ; K Pearson 38 )
Hirst : 113 all out
RESULT : FISHLAKE win by 56 runs

GOOLE TOWN  v  HENSALL
Hensall : 109 for 3
Goole : 110 for 1  ( S Smith 56 )
RESULT : GOOLE TOWN win by 9 wickets

SNAITH LEAGUE DIVISION TWOHOWDEN TOWN  v  EGGBOROUGH
Eggborough : 104 for 8 ( D Pearson 19 ; D Eden 16 )  Marshall 3 for 10
Howden : 69 for 9           D Eden  3 for 9
RESULT : EGGBOROUGH win by 35 runs

POLLINGTON  v  THORNE COLLIERY
Pollington : 114 for 5  ( P Baker 31 no : P Freeman 28 )
Thorne : 115 for 6 ( C Broughton 40 no ; Taylor 26 )  P Freeman 3 for 38
RESULT : THORNE COLLIERY win by 4 wickets

SYKEHOUSE  v  CARLTON TOWERS
Carlton : 105 for 6 ( S Woffinden 25 ; D Lister 25 )  R Hill 3 for 14
Sykehouse : 103 for 9  ( O Jackson 36 )   J Dawson 3 for 13
RESULT : CARLTON TOWERS win by 2 runs


MONDAY JUNE 17
SNAITH LEAGUE SHIELD SEMI FINALS
Burn  v  Goole Town
Outcasts  v  Hirst Courtney

ARTHUR BRANT TROPHY SEMI FINALS
Thorne Colliery  v  Eggborough
Carlton Towers  v  Pollington

THURSDAY JUNE 20SNAITH LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
Airmyn  v  Hensall
Fishlake  v  Askern Welfare
Hirst Courtney  v  Goole Town
Outcasts  v  Burn

SNAITH LEAGUE DIVISION TWO
Drax Village  v  Sykehouse
Carlton Towers  v  Thorne Colliery
Pollington  v  Eggborough