Skipper Alex Bowden won the toss and asked the home side to bat first and they lost a wicket in the first over when Tom Shepherd trapped Tom Webb leg before. Simon Webb then produced some stylish batting and with support from Sean Pickles they added exactly 50 for the second wicket before Luke Berzins made the breakthrough when he had Pickles neatly caught at slip by Mark Hope. Webb (42) looked in good form but he was dismissed when Berzins (2-29) had him caught behind by Harry Huddlestone. Glen Crouch dismissed James Shipton to reduce the Leeds side to 71-4 but Zac Lodge and the big hitting Jack Wood added 88 for the fifth wicket before Alex Bowden had Lodge (23) smartly caught by Matt Hoyle. Wood continued his brisk scoring and he hit 7 fours and 2 big sixes in his 60 before he was bowled by Lee Wild. Whitkirk skipper Michael O’Brien (39*) kept the scoreboard ticking over as the home side were bowled out in the last over for 217 with Wild finishing with 3-34.

In reply there was an early setback for the visitors when Matt Hoyle was bowled by Michael O’Brien in the second over. Alex Bowden held the early part of the innings together but wickets for Tom Webb, Josh Thompson and Muhammed Ahmadzai saw Selby struggle 44-4. Oliver Steward joined Bowden and they had to work hard but they gradually got on top of the bowling and they added 90 for the fifth wicket. Leg spinner Ahmadzai (5-31) ended the partnership when he bowled Steward for a solid 23 and six runs later he struck again when he bowled Bowden for a vital 75 as the visitors slipped to 154-9. A last wicket partnership of 21 between Luke Berzins (12*) and Tom Shepherd (14) lifted Selby to 175 all out in the 48th over which earned them a couple of batting points. Thanks go to match ball sponsor Peter Foster and Selby travel to Thirsk on Saturday.

Yorkshire Premier League North Divsion Two Ebor

Goole II 110, Selby II 113-7

In Division Two Selby second team continued their good start to the season but they had to work hard to earn a three wicket win against Goole II at Sandhill Lane.

The visitors won the toss and elected to bat first and they lost an early wicket when Rhys Roddick (2-5) dismissed Paul Everett and wickets then fell at regular intervals. Caspar Gray (2-13) and spinner Alex Langhan kept Selby in control but Jacob Kennedy (25) did provide some solid resistance. There was a solid knock from Ben Scorah (19) but he became another victim for Langhan who finished with 4-49 as Goole were bowled out in the 30th over for 110.

The Selby reply got off to a disastrous start as they quickly crashed to 5-3 with Graham Phillips, Kayden Lane and Gareth Pearce all back in the pavilion. It was 17-4 when Joe Bugg was bowled by Ben Scorah and at 46-5 the home side still had work to do after Mike Lane was dismissed by Jonny Acaster. Sam Mason dug in and with skipper Darrell Guy they turned the game round and in a vital sixth wicket partnership of exactly 50. Mason was eventually trapped leg before for a gritty 40 but Guy steered Selby home in the 32nd over and he finished unbeaten on 42. Thanks go to match ball sponsor the Malt Shovel and Selby are at home again on Saturday when Crossgates I are the visitors.

Yorkshire Premier League North Division Four Ebor

Selby III 106, Ovington II 107-3

It was another tough afternoon Selby third team in Division Four when they when down to a seven wicket defeat to Ovington II at Sandhill Lane.

The York side won the toss and asked Selby to bat first and after losing an early wicket they progressed steadily to 40 with Iwan White hitting a quick 25 before Owen Price (3-35) had him caught. Richard Waterton was again batting well until he was bowled by Simon Rogerson for 27 as the visitors began to take control. Alfie Laverack (12) and Gareth Harvey (14) both worked hard but the home side were bowled out for 110 in the 35th over with Rogerson taking 3-15 from his ten overs.

In reply Ovington also lost an early wicket when Richard Waterton bowled Kareem Baqai but Will Hampel and Oliver Dodson added 39 for the second wicket. Nathan Dye ended the partnership when he had Dodson (25) caught by Isaac Leung. Iwan White later had Hampel caught by Dye but Thomas Irwin (22*) and Wilf Metcalfe (18*) steered Ovington comfortably home in the 20th over. Thanks go to match ball sponsor Pitchside Catering and Selby make the short trip to Thorpe Willoughby I on Saturday.

Yorkshire Premier League North Sunday Vale Division

Dunnington IV 149-4, Selby IV 114-5

It was an unusual start to the season on Sunday for Selby fourth team when they travelled to Dunnington IV and played two 20 over matches, with the first game being the scheduled league game and the second was the final of the Scothern Construction Cup which was held over from last season.

The first game in the new Sunday Vale Division saw Dunnington bat first and they made a good start with an opening partnership of 87 between Chris Magee and Alex Williams. Dan Mcloughlin ended the partnership when he bowled Magee (51) and Alfie Laverack (3-38) later dismissed Williams (52) but skipper James Reed finished unbeaten on 20 as the home side closed on 149-4 from their 20 overs.

Selby lost a wicket in the first over but Alfie Laverack hit a quick 18 and skipper Sam Easthill (12) kept the visitors in the game. Selby slipped to 45-4 but Chris Moore (27), Alfie Harper (23*) and James Thackray (9*) all batted well and they enabled the visitors to collect a couple of batting points as they closed on 114-5.

In the Scothern Construction Cup Final there were good knocks from Alfie Laverack (18), Sam Easthill (13) and Alfie Harper (12) but tight bowling from Dunnington saw Selby bowled out in the 19th over for 66.

Dunnington had few problems knocking off the runs with Callum Patterson hitting an unbeaten 32. Despite defeats in both games there were several promising performances from the young Selby side and they play Osbaldwick III on Sunday at Sandhill Lane.