Selby first team had another difficult afternoon in the Championship on Saturday when they travelled to Osbaldwick and went down to a seven wicket defeat.

Batting first after winning the toss Selby lost early wickets with Alfie Oliver (5-37) and Joseph Privett doing the damage with the York side holding on to some smart catches especially in the slip cordon. The visitors struggled to 43-5 despite a solid 18 from Harry Huddlestone and an early finish loomed but Oliver Steward and Luke Berzins staged an impressive recovery. Steward and Berzins worked hard to blunt the Osbaldwick attack and they added 79 for the sixth wicket before spinner James Calvert eventually had Steward caught and bowled for a gritty 23. Luke Berzins registered his first half century of the season but he became another victim for Calvert (2-19) when he was caught by Joseph Privett for exactly 50. Selby were eventually bowled out for 144 in the 49th over.

Osbaldwick openers Steve Peart and Sam Croft gave them a solid start but with the total on 27 pace bowler Luyanda Gasa made the breakthrough when he had Croft caught by Joe Bugg. Jamie Middleton then bowled Peart (16) and when he caught and bowled Harvey Jackson (19) the York side were reduced to 50-3. Middleton kept things tight when he finished with 2-20 from his 13 overs but Johnny Rawsthorne and former Selby player Harvey Johnson gradually increased the run rate. Rawsthorne hit 9 fours and 4 sixes in his unbeaten 70 and Johnson finished unbeaten on 27 as the home side knocked the runs off in the 32nd over. Selby finish their season on Saturday when Studley Royal are the visitors to Sandhill Lane.

Yorkshire Premier League North Division Two (Ebor)

Scholes I 181 Selby II 136

In Division Two Selby second team also had a tough afternoon when they went down to a 45 run defeat to Scholes at Sandhill Lane.

The game started well for the home side when George Wells took a couple of early wickets to leave the Leeds side on 15-2 in the sixth over. Rayhaan Khan Ahmed and Shahbaz Hussain then took control and they added 138 for the third wicket to put the visitors in control. Rhys Roddick ended the big partnership when he had Ahmed stumped by Darrell Guy for 72 and he sparked a middle order collapse including the wicket of Shahbaz Hussain (57). Roddick finished with the fine figures of 5-33 as Scholes were bowled out for 181 in the 43rd over.

In reply Selby made a quick start with opener Graham Phillips firing a rapid 26 before Fiaz Muhammed. had him caught. Gareth Pearce hit 2 fours and 3 sixes in his 28 and Rhys Roddick was going well until he was run out for 14 but wickets began to fall at regular intervals. Kayden Lane (18) and Darrell Guy (15*) kept Selby in the game but Shahbaz Hussain (2-12) and Tariq Miakhail (2-8) saw the home side bowled out for 136 in the 35th over which did earn them a couple of batting points. The second team travel to Woodhouse Grange III on Saturday in their last game of the season. The third team also complete their season on Saturday when they visit Saxton II.