2008 FINAL TABLES
2008 RESULTS
Saturday, September 6 Division 1 Hemingbrough beat York - Walkover Division 4 Bishopthorpe II 140-6 beat Ovington II 120 by 20 runs All other games no play, waterlogged pitches. Saturday, August 30 Division 1 Barmby Moor 132-8 beat Burn 117 by 15 runs
Hemingbrough 170-9 beat Drax 142 by 28 runs
Wheldrake 157-6 beat North Duffield 156-7 by 4 wickets
York 160-2 beat British Sugar 158 by 8 wickets
Division 2
Ben Johnson 170-6 lost to Kelfield 171-5 by 5 wickets
Heworth versus Copmanthorpe No Play - Waterlogged Pitch
Ovington 108 beat Fulfordgate 83 by 25 runs
University of York Staff 133-3 beat Hirst Courtney 132-9 by 7 wickets
Westow 106 lost to Clifton Alliance 107-4 by 6 wickets
Division 3
Drax II 202-8 beat Thixendale 177 by 25 runs
Malton & Old Malton 63 lost to Melbourne 130 by 67 runs
Stillingfleet 69 lost to Acomb 75-8 by 2 wickets
Thorpe Willoughby 117-6 lost to North Cave 119-1 by 9 wickets
Division 4
Bishopthorpe II 137-9 beat Askham Bryan II 80 by 57 runs
Burton Salmon 123-3 beat Ovington II 120 by 7 wickets
Copmanthorpe II 70-5 beat Hemingbrough II 69 by 5 wickets
Selby 124-7 beat Wheldrake II 107 by 17 runs
Woodhouse Grange 153-8 beat Heworth II 152-6 by 2 wickets
Division 5 Burn II 61-1 beat Tadcaster Magnet 55 by 9 wickets
Huntington versus Hirst Courtney II Result Not Submitted
Pocklington 177-8 lost to York RI 178-4 by 6 wickets
Division 1
Bishopthorpe 117 lost to Wheldrake 118-4 by 6 wickets
British Sugar 128-9 beat Askham Bryan 122-7
Burn 188-3 beat Hemingbrough 184 by 7 wickets
Drax beat York - Walkover
North Duffield 96 lost to Barmby Moor 182-9 by 86 runs
Division 2
Copmanthorpe 92-3 beat Westow 98 by 7 wickets
Fulfordgate 66 lost to University of York Staff 69-7 by 3 wickets Hirst Courtney 219-6 beat Heworth 119 by 100 runs Kelfield v Ovington, Clifton Alliance v Ben Johnson - No play, waterlogged grounds
Division 3
Melbourne 113-9 lost to Stillingfleet 116-4 by 6 wickets
North Cave v Malton & Old Malton, Thixendale v Thorpe Willoughby
Stockton & Hopgrove 123-9 lost to Drax II 125-9 by 2 runs
Acomb v Sheriff Hutton - No play, waterlogged ground
Division 4 Askham Bryan II v Copmanthorpe II – No play, waterlogged ground
Hemingbrough II 119-4 beat Woodhouse Grange 118-8 by 6 wickets
Heworth II v Burton Salmon, Wheldrake II v Bishopthorpe II - No play, waterlogged grounds
Ovington II v Selby - No play, waterlogged ground
Division 5
Malton & Old Malton II v Huntington, Tadcaster Magnet v Pocklington - No play, waterlogged grounds
Selby II 104-8 lost to Goole Town 105-4 by 6 wickets
Thorpe Willoughby II 132-9 beat Burn II 105 by 27 runs
York RI 92-3 beat Stockton & Hopgrove II 90 by 7 wickets
Hirst Courtney II beat Carlton Towers - Walkover
Mitchell Cup Final North Duffield 108-9 beat Ovington 53 by 53 runs Saturday/Sunday, August 16, 17 Division 1 Askham Bryan v Burn - No play, ground waterlogged
Drax 98 lost to Bishopthorpe 100-3 by 7 wickets
Hemingbrough 109-1 beat British Sugar 108-7 by 9 wickets
Wheldrake 155-6 lost to Barmby Moor 162 by 7 runs
York 110-2 beat North Duffield 109 by 8 wickets
Division 2
Ben Johnson 84 lost to Ovington 85-4 by 6 wickets
Heworth 144-8 lost to Kelfield 168-7 by 22 runs
Hirst Courtney v Clifton Alliance - Result not submitted
University of York Staff 119 lost to Copmanthorpe 120-6 by 4 wickets
Westow 121-0 beat Fulfordgate 120 by 10 wickets
Division 3
Malton & Old Malton 57-7 lost to Stockton & Hopgrove 58-0 by 10 wickets
North Cave v Acomb - No play, ground waterlogged
Sheriff Hutton 101-2 beat Drax II 100-9 by 8 wickets
Stillingfleet v Thixendale - No play ground waterlogged
Thorpe Willoughby 102-6 beat Melbourne 101 by 6 wickets
Division 4
Bishopthorpe II 65 lost to Heworth II 90-9 by 25 runs
Burton Salmon 84 lost to Wheldrake II 88-1 by 9 wickets
Copmanthorpe II v Woodhouse Grange - No play, ground waterlogged
Ovington II v Askham Bryan II - No play, ground waterlogged
Selby 124-8 beat Hemingbrough II 93 by 6 wickets
Division 5
Burn II 210-8 beat York RI 126-6 by 84 runs
Huntington 94 beat Thorpe Willoughby II 77 by 17 runs
Pocklington beat Hirst Courtney II - walkover
Stockton & Hopgrove II v Selby II - No play, ground waterlogged
Tadcaster Magnet 85 lost to Malton & Old Malton II 161-3 by 76 runs Premier Sports Cup Final (at Hemingbrough)
Bishopthorpe II 150-9 (B Smith 77; S Thorpe 3-26) beat Goole Town 92 (B Smith 4-15; M Pilmoor 3-16) by 58 runs
Mitchell Cup Final (at Selby): North Duffield v Ovington - No play, ground waterlogged Headley Memorial Semi-finals:
Huntington v Ovington II - No play, ground waterlogged. re-arranged for August 24
Malton & Old Malton beat Carlton Towers 2-1 in bowl off Saturday / Sunday, August 9,10
Headley Memorial Cup Semi-finals
Ovington v Huntington, Malton & Old Malton II v Carlton Towers II - both no play, waterlogged grounds. Both matches re-arranged for August 17. Division2 Clifton Alliance 246-8 beat Heworth 174 by 72 runs Division 3
Acomb 128-8 beat Malton & Old Malton 74 by 54 runs
Division 5
Goole Town 125-9 lost to Burn II 127-5 by 5 wickets No play in any Saturday games because of rain.
Saturday, August 2
Division 1
Askham Bryan 206-6 lost to Wheldrake 210-5 by 5 wickets
British Sugar 121 lost to North Duffield 122-3 by 7 wickets
Drax 194-5 beat Burn 143-8 by 51 runs
Hemingbrough 165 lost to Bishopthorpe 168 by 3 runs
York 120-7 lost to Barmby Moor 162-5 by 42 runs
Division 2
Copmanthorpe 147-6 beat Kelfield 146-3 by 4 wickets
Heworth 136-1 beat Ovington 133-7 by 9 wickets
Hirst Courtney 70-6 beat Fulfordgate 69 by 4 wickets
University of York Staff 217-8 beat Clifton Alliance 161-7 by 56 runs
Westow 231-5 beat Ben Johnson 79 by 152 runs
Division 3
Melbourne 114-9 lost to Stockton & Hopgrove 115-6 by 4 wickets
North Cave 181-6 beat Thixendale 43 by 138 runs
Stillingfleet 137-9 beat Sheriff Hutton 39 by 98 runs
Thorpe Willoughby 113-8 beat Acomb 112 by 2 wickets
Division 4
Bishopthorpe II 167-5 beat Copmanthorpe II 166-9 by 5 wickets
Burton Salmon 126-9 beat Askham Bryan II 99 by 27 runs
Ovington II 231-7 beat Heworth II 203-6 by 28 runs
Selby 74 lost to Woodhouse Grange 168-8 by 94 runs
Wheldrake II 69 lost to Hemingbrough II 70-5 by 5 wickets
Division 5
Burn II 140 lost to Malton & Old Malton II 148 by 8 runs
Huntington 94 lost to Carlton Towers 95-8 by 2 wickets
Pocklington beat Thorpe Willoughby II Walk Over
Stockton & Hopgrove II 50 lost to Goole Town 164-5 by 114 runs
Tadcaster Magnet beat Selby II Walk Over
York RI beat Hirst Courtney II Walk Over
Sunday, August 3
HPH Cup Final
Hemingbrough 237-5 beat Clifton Alliance 99 by 138 runs
Prendergast Memorial Cup Semi Finals
Ben Johnson 100-7 beat Thorpe Willoughby 99 by 3 wickets
North Cave 223-9 beat Malton & Old Malton 57 by 166 runs
Frank Stones presents the Vale League's Guardian Angels cheque to Cath Southon, deputy sister at York Hospital
GENEROUS cricketers put bat to ball for The Press’s Guardian Angels appeal.
Every run scored by HPH York Vale League batsmen on the weekend of June 28 and 29 was worth 10p to the appeal, which is raising money to build a children’s high-dependency unit at York Hospital.
Although several games on the chosen weekend were called off because of rain, clubs still made donations and ran up a total of £1,006.
The league is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its formation this year and wanted to mark the milestone by helping a worthy cause.
The cheque was presented to Cath Southon, deputy sister at York Hospital children’s ward, by Frank Stones in his final act as Vale League chairman.
Mr Stones, of Reginald Grove, York, has been associated with the league for 50 years as a player, umpire and administrator but will be stepping down at the annual meeting in November.
He and his wife, Pat, each matched ten per cent of the league total, and handed over a further cheque for £200 from their own pockets.
League press officer Martin Jarred said: “It was a fantastic gesture by Frank and his wife. He is a legend in Vale League circles, a real gentleman.”
The Press is now only £5,000 away from reaching its £300,000 target to fund two life-saving rooms with new specialised equipment for youngsters. The unit will be the first of its kind in North Yorkshire.
Piece of Parkin
FORMER HPH York Vale Cricket League stalwart John Parkin has pitched up in Cyprus.
A former press officer for the league, he has emigrated from his home in Barlby to live on the island.
Parkin, a milkman with a round in the Kelfield and Stillingfleet area, wrote the league's weekly reports for the Press between 1995 and 2002 and had a comeback season in 2006.
Although he was deaf he had a long playing career with Fulfordgate as a wicketkeeper batsman and is a vice-president of the league.
July 3, 2008
Record breaker Dakin
NORTH CAVE fielders on the Thixendale boundary may be advised to wear helmets if the HPH York Vale Cricket League's new record-breaker reaches the crease this afternoon (May 17, 2008).
James Dakin is the man of the moment after his staggering 192 not out rewrote the league record books last weekend.
His amazing innings at Malton & Old Malton is the highest individual score in the league's 75-year history.
The modest 38-year-old from Skirpenbeck, near Pocklington, only plays for Thixendale occasionally and his magical knock was his first on a Saturday this season after scraping just nine runs in two Evening League games.
"I had no idea it was a record. The first hundred was chanceless. After that I just tried to give it everything - I must have been dropped about five times after I reached a hundred," said Dakin, who has been a Thixendale player for five years.
He cleared the Gannock boundary nine times and clubbed 24 boundaries in his epic innings which spanned just 30 overs.
Dakin arrived at the wicket with Thixendale struggling at 36-3 and little hint of the carnage to come. But he has a great cricket pedigree and rolled back the years with an unbelievable display of batting fireworks.
As a star teen batsman with Kendal and an Cumbria Under-16 and Under-19 player, Leicester and Middlesex had shown interest in him as a youngster. At Durham University he played alongside Ronnie Irani and Jeremy Snape, both future England one-day international players. The previous year mathematics graduate Nasser Hussain had been the leading light at Durham.
Since then Dakin has pursued a business career, playing for Banbury, Oxford and Kendal, before moving to Yorkshire.
"I had friends who played for Thixendale, so it made sense for me to join them," he said.
His epic innings has overshadowed Dean Tyler's bowling display against shell-shocked Malton & Old Malton. Tyler took 7-33 as the home side were shot out for 54 as Thixendale romped to a 213-run division three victory.
May 17 2008