Skipper Alex Bowden once again won the toss and after the early morning rain he asked the home side to bat first. The decision looked to be a good one when Jamie Middleton (1-21) bowled Sam Clews in the fifth over. Bolton Percy recovered well as Ian Lynch and Tom Whitty added 45 for the second wicket but Lee Wild ended the partnership when he had Lynch (23) caught behind by Darrell Guy. The big hitting Tom Atkinson then joined Whitty and they took the total to 106-2 in the 25th over. Lee Wild bowled the first over after the drinks interval and he had Atkinson (34) superbly caught by Matt Hoyle at deep mid wicket and two balls later he trapped Pete Houseman leg before. Selby then took control as wickets began to fall with Wild going on to take 4-50 and Tom Shepherd eventually had Whitty (39) caught by Hoyle. Luke Berzins joined the attack and his spell of 4-26 saw the home side bowled out for 161 in the 45th over.

In reply Selby made a great start with an opening partnership of 58 between Matt Hoyle and Alex Bowden but Tom Whitty made the breakthrough in the 12th over when he bowled Hoyle for a brisk 31. Rob Scarr joined Bowden and they kept the visitors on top with some stylish batting and they raced to the victory target in only the 26th over with Bowden finishing unbeaten on 64 and Scarr unbeaten on 50. Thanks go to match ball sponsor ARB Trading.

Yorkshire Premier League North Divsion Two Ebor

Saxton I 199, Selby II 179-6

In Division Two Selby second team were involved in an entertaining game against Saxton at Sandhill Lane but they went down to a narrow 20 run defeat.

Batting first the visitors lost a wicket in the second over when Simon Tolson had Freddie Moore caught by Graham Phillips but Andrew Raison and Seth Jackson then added 41 for the second wicket. George Wells had Raison (20) caught behind by Gareth Harvey and Kayden Lane ran out Jackson for 44. Spinner Alex Langhan took 4-62 from his 12 overs but speedy knocks from James Hunt (47) and Venkat Musku (32) enabled the visitors to reach a useful total of 199 with Kayden Lane finishing with 2-47.

The Selby reply got off to a solid start but run scoring was difficult against some tight bowling from Matthew Hutton and Seth Jackson. Graham Phillips and Kayden Lane put on 35 for the first wicket but Venkat Musku joined the attack to have Lane (14) caught by Hunt. Phillips and Gareth Pearce both batted well in a second wicket partnership of 58 but tight bowling from the visitors kept them just on top. Hutton eventually had Phillips caught for 41 and Pearce was caught and bowled by Jackson for 38. Joe Bugg and James Thackray kept Selby in the game with a 39 run partnership for the sixth wicket but Bugg (40) was caught and bowled by Pankaj Sharma (2-49). James Thackray finished unbeaten on 21 as Selby were restricted to 179-6 at the close which did earn them a couple of batting points. Thanks go to match ball sponsor J. Bramley & Sons.

Yorkshire Premier League North Division Four Ebor

Selby III 140, Barwick in Elmet II 141-5

In Division Four Selby third team’s difficult start to the season continued when they went down to a five wicket defeat to Barwick in Elmet II at Sandhill Lane.

Batting first Selby did make a decent start with an opening partnership of 38 from Steve Sherwood (32) and Stan Bugg (14) but once the openers had been dismissed wickets fell at regular intervals. Neil Darley batted solidly for his 33 but the home side were bowled out in the 38th over for 140.

The visitors batted steadily in reply but Nathan Dye (2-29) did remove both openers to reduce them to 42-2. Barwick took control when Callum George and Archie Latham put on 55 for the third wicket but Selby fought back when Neil Darley caught and bowled Latham for 25. Seth Wratten eventually bowled George for 33 but Barwick knocked the runs off in the 36th over. Thanks go to match ball sponsor John & Jackie Sherwood.

Yorkshire Premier League North Sunday Vale Division

Selby IV 191 -7, South Milford III 182

Selby fourth team continued their good start to the season with another fine performance but they had to work hard to earn a narrow nine run win over South Milford III at Sandhill Lane on Sunday.

Batting first after winning the toss Selby made a great start with openers Alfie Harper and James Thackray putting on 64 for the first wicket. Joe Hattersley made the breakthrough in the 12th over when he had Thackray (24) caught behind by Zack Hilton. Alfie Harper retired on 31 but the experienced Malcolm Bowden marked his return to cricket with a solid 43. The runs continued to flow with good knocks from Alex Hornostaj (27) and George Wells (19) as Selby closed on a useful 191-7 from their 40 overs.

There was a dramatic start to the South Milford reply when Jon Bird was run out in the second over but Olly Bird (13) and Ali Solway did put on 30 for the second wicket before two wickets for Alfie Harper (2-30) saw them slip to 33-3. Selby looked to be getting on top when Alex Hornostaj trapped Solway leg before for 28 but the visitors stayed in the game thanks to Billy Eastwood who hit a quick 30. Zack Hildon (11) and Will Walker (18) kept the scoreboard ticking over but wickets for Fabio Naccari, James Stead and Chris Moore kept the home team just on top. A tight finish loomed when the last pair of Rueben Hewitt - Wood and Tom Haw both batted well to add 50 for the ninth wicket and take the game into the final over. Malcolm Bowden bowled the last over and with his second ball he bowled Hewitt- Wood (12) to end an eventful game as the visitors were bowled out for 182 which earned them four batting points. Thanks go to match ball sponsor James Norling and Selby travel to Heworth IV on Sunday.