ARCHIVE REPORTS

SEPTEMBER 2011

Sat 10th September
RESULT
- 1st XI 145 for 2 (Trevor Reynolds 59, Robert Sigsworth 30 not out) beat Burnt Yates 1sts (Stephen Burn 3 wickets for 13, Sam Porter 3 wickets for 25) by 8 wickets. Raskelf finished off the season with a victory to seal top spot in division 3.
2nd XI 154 for 5 (Brian Bowes 62, Stuart Lunn 32, Tony Fox 30) beat Little Ribston 1sts 143 all out (John Wilson 4 for 54) by 11 runs. Not to be outdone by 1st team promotion, Raskelf 2nds also finished off the season with a win and a mid-table position confirmed.
Sat 3rd September
RESULT
- 1st XI 102 for 3 (Robert Sigsworth 62 not out) beat Scotton 1sts (Matthew Sigsworth 3 wickets for 12 runs) by 7 wickets.
Raskelf completed another emphatic win over Scotton to continue their lead at the top of division 3 by 2 points with one game left.
2nd XI 96 all out (Sam Davill 37) lost to Blubberhouses 2nds 289 for 5 by 193 runs.
Raskelf 2nds travelled to Blubberhouses with a considerably weakened side due several clashing commitments from our regular players.
Blubberhouses posted an enormous total but some of Raskelf’s juniors did us proud with Austin Baker snatching 2 wickets for 59 runs
and Chris Scurr getting one wicket for 25,
not forgetting senior Steve Webster getting his first two wickets for Raskelf.
Raskelf came out to try and climb a mountain but with the exception of Sam Davill (37 runs),
no one really got going and Raskelf fell well short of the required total.

AUGUST 2011

Sat 27th August
RESULT
- 1st XI vs Ouseburn 2nds –match abandoned due to inclement weather.
Raskelf 1sts stay clear at the top of division three with just 2 games to play.
2nd XI 88 for 0 (Robert Galtrey 48 not out, Brian Bowes 34 not out) beat Bishop Thornton 2nds 87 for 9
(Sam Davill 5 for 27, John Wilson 3 for 20) by 10 wickets.
Raskelf 2nds completely outplayed a weak Bishop Thornton side by knocking off a poor score
with nearly 20 overs left to play.
Thornton batted first and collapsed to 46 for 8 in just 18 overs thanks to some superb
bowling from Sam Davill (5 for 27), John Wilson (3 for 20) and Stuart Lunn (10 overs, 6 maidens for 10 runs).
Raskelf came out to bat and knocked off the score without losing a wicket thanks to an unbroken stand
between Rob Galtrey (48 not out) and Brian Bowes (34 not out).
Sat 20th August
FIXTURE
- 1st XI 177 for 9 (Trevor Reynolds 59, Matthew Sigsworth 38) beat Kirkby Malzeard 1sts 157 all out
(Chris Brown 4 for 45, Matthew Hawkhead 3 for 32) by 20 runs.
Raskelf travelled to Kirkby Malzeard 1sts this weekend and continued their winning ways to remain clear at the top of division three.
Raskelf batted first and posted a challenging total of 177 with contributions from Trevor Reynolds (59) and Matthew Sigsworth (38).
Malzeard were never in the hunt as they fell short by 20 runs, pick of the bowlers was Chris Brown with 4 for 46 runs.
Second team vice–captain, Matthew Hawkhead, finally persuaded to play in the firsts,
showed his future potential with 3 for 32.

2nd XI 90 for 2 (Brian Bowes 43 not out) beat Darley 2nds 89 all out (Sam Davill 3 for 16) by 8 wickets.
Raskelf 2nds consolidated their mid-table position by demolishing Darley 2nds,
who showed why they are second from bottom. Darley batted first and couldn’t cope with opening bowlers
Sam Davill (3 for 16) and John Wilson (2 for 26).
At the end they managed a lowly 89 runs and that was with Raskelf missing star bowlers,
on holiday and playing for the 1sts. Raskelf made short work by knocking off the runs with only two
wickets down and several overs to spare. Old faithful, Brian Bowes posted his usual 43 not out ably helped with that other old faithful, Tony Fox, falling just short of a 30 with 27.
Sat 13th August
FIXTURE
- 1st XI 159 for 4 (Matthew Sigsworth 75, Robert Sigsworth 68) beat Bolton Abbey 1sts 158 for 6
(Chris Brown 3 for 36) by 6 wickets. Raskelf entertained Bolton Abbey 1sts this weekend in a top of the table clash.
Abbey won the toss and surprisingly elected to bat on a ground and pitch they didn’t know and
had no idea what a winning total would be. Raskelf bowled well and restricted them to just 158 for 6,
a ‘well below par score’ for this season at Raskelf. Pick of the bowlers was Chris Brown with his 3 for 36.
Raskelf came out to bat and had an initial scare losing their first wicket with the score on just 2.
But Matthew Sigsworth (75) and Robert Sigsworth (68) steadied the ship taking the score to 130 for 1 with 9 overs left.
An easy victory was on the cards, but Raskelf conspired to almost throw it away,
as the thought of going clear at the top, led to a mini collapse.
Raskelf lost 3 wickets getting the last 30 runs and almost used up the remaining overs.
Fortunately they won by 6 wickets with 3 balls to spare to go 2 points clear at the top of the league.

2nd XI 191 for 3 (Matthew Goddard 80, Brian Bowes 51) beat Bolton Abbey 2nds 190 for 7
(Peter Sweet 4 for 14) by 7 wickets. Raskelf 2nds completed the ‘white-wash’ of Bolton Abbey
with a good victory away from home. Abbey batted first and thanks to some excellent bowling from Pete Sweet
(4 for 15 off 12 overs, including a ‘hat-trick’), they were restricted to 190 in their 45 overs.
Raskelf made short work of the Abbey total only losing 3 wickets and having several overs remaining.
Raskelf 2nds have now consolidated their position in the mid-table with 4 games remaining
Sat 6th August
RESULT
- 1st team vs West Tanfield 1sts, away - washed out no play
2nd team vs Wath and Melmerby 1sts at home - washed out no play
Wed 3rd August
RESULT
- Pilmoor vs Huby at home - lost

JULY 2011

Sat 30th July
RESULT
- 1st XI 206 for 9 (Matthew Sigsworth 51, Sam Porter 39) beat Masham 2nds 95 all out by 111 runs.
Raskelf crushed Masham as they eased into top spot of the league.
Raskelf batted first and despite losing 9 wickets managed to reach 206 runs thanks to Matthew Sigsworth (51)
and Sam porter (39). Masham came out to bat and were never in it,
as the Raskelf prevented them form reaching even half the target before they were all dismissed.

2nd XI 116 all out (Matthew Goddard 59) lost to Helperby 2nds 134 for 9 (Matthew Hawkhead 4 for 25) by 18 runs.
In a strange game, Raskelf had Helperby 34 for 7 with some superb bowling by Matthew Hawkhead (4 for 25 off 12 overs)
and John Wilson (2 for 16 off 12 overs), but couldn’t capitalise as Helperby managed to get 134 runs.
When Raskelf came out to bat, a win seemed easy, chasing such a small total and as the first wicket
didn’t fall until the total was 43 a victory was on the cards. But, apart from Matthew Goddard (59)
only one other person got in to double figures as Raskelf collapsed 18 runs short of the total.
Wed 27th July
RESULT
- Pilmoor vs Alne, away - lost
Sat 23rd July
RESULT
- 1st XI 162 for 5 (Robert Sigsworth 69, Spencer Brown 48) beat Hampsthwaite 2nds 161 for 6 by 5 wickets. Raskelf found little trouble against Hampsthwaite on Saturday. Hampsthwiate batted first and after losing the first wicket to a silly run out, they settled down continuing to score in excess of 3 runs an over with plenty of wickets in hand. Frugal bowling from Sam Porter (0 for 11 off 7 overs) and Robert Sigsworth (1 for 28 off 10 overs) kept the Hamspthwaite batsmen in check. Unable to ‘up the run rate' they lost a further 3 wickets to run outs to post a low total of 161 on such a good wicket. Raskelf came out to bat losing an early wicket, but thanks to a superb stand of over 100 between Rob Sigsworth (69) and Spencer Brown (48), they cruised past the total with 8 overs to spare. This was not without a slight scare losing 4 wickets getting the last 30 runs.
2nd XI vs Bilton Gas Sports – no game
Wed 20th July
RESULT
-Pilmoor vs Civil Service at home - rained off
Sat 16th July
RESULT
- 1st team to play Markington, away - cancelled due to weather
2nd team to play South Kilvington at home - cancelled due to weather
Wed 13th July
RESULT
-Pilmoor vs New Earswick at home - won
Sat 9th July
RESULT
- 1st XI 164 for 6 (Angus Taylor 52 not out, Robert Sigsworth 39) beat Killinghall 2nds 122 for 4 by 42 runs.
Raskelf cruised past Killinghall on Saturday to maintain their assault on the top slot of the league.


2nd XI 194 for 6 (Brian Bowes 41, Matthew Goddard 41, Matthew Hawkhead 30)
lost to Goldsborough 2nds 197 for three by 7 wickets.
Raskelf travelled to league topping Goldsborough on Saturday,
they batted first and set a good total but the opposition proved too strong for the travellers
as they cruised past the total with several overs to spare.
Wed 6th July
RESULT
-Pilmoor vs Dringhouses, at home - rained off
Tue 5th July
RESULT
- Barrett cup semi final vs Galphay and Winksley, away - lost
Sat 2nd July
RESULT
-
1st XI 256 for 5 (Matthew Sigsworth 119 not out, Trevor Reynolds 54, Spencer Brown 40)
beat Rainton 1sts 255 all out (Sam Porter 3 wickets for 52) by 1 run.
Raskelf had the better of a nail biting match against 2nd placed Rainton on Saturday
where they scraped home by just 1 run to take all the points.


2nd XI 124 all out (Matthew Hawkhead 33) lost to Rainton 2nds 131 all out
(Peter Sweet 4 for 41, Matthew Hawkhead 3 for 29) by 7 runs.
The position was reversed as Rainton 2nds got the better of Raskelf in a close match winning by just 7 runs.

JUNE 2011

Wed 29th June
RESULT
-Pilmoor vs New Earswick, away - lost
Sat 25th June
RESULT
-1st XI 186 for 5 (Hamish Taylor 80 not out) beat Burnt Yates 1sts 184 for 8 (Stephen Burn 3 wickets for 41)
by 5 wickets.
Raskelf entertained Burnt Yates, with a side weakened through holidays, exams, injuries and ‘other events’.
The opposition batted first and the top order had little difficulty with the Raskelf attack,
at one point they looked like getting over 250 runs being 134 for 1 off about 30 overs.
Once the 2nd wicket fell, Yates soon showed why they are in the bottom half of the table
as wickets fell rapidly and they had to hold on for at point at the end.
Raskelf came out to bat with the top order failing leaving Hamish Taylor to get his maiden
50 for the firsts with a supreme 80 not out. Hamish was ably supported by Spencer Brown (28)
and Gary Duckwith (26 not out). In the end an easy victory with 10 overs to spare. Well done Hamish.


2nd XI 158 for 9 (Tony Fox 62) beat Litle Ribston 1sts 100 all out (Peter Sweet 5 for 21,
Matthew Hawkhead 3 for 15) by 58 runs.
Raskelf batted first and had a middle order crisis going from 50 for no wicket to 78 for 8.
Fortunately, the experienced Tony Fox saved the day with an elegant 62 runs to take Raskelf to 158.
Ribston came out to bat and didn’t show much resistance to the guile of Peter Sweet (5 for 21),
playing with a toe injury (that we all know about) and the grit of Matthew Hawkhead (3 for 15),
playing with a finger injury (that we all know about). Raskelf took all 6 points quite easily in the end.
Wed 22nd June
RESULT
-Pilmoor vs Civil Service at home - won
Tues 21st June
RESULT
- Barrett Cup quarter final vs Sharow at home- won by 10 runs
Sat 18th June
RESULT
-1st XI 78 for 6 (Adam Nabbs 33 not out) beat Scotton 75 all out (Chris Brown 4 for 4 wickets)
by 4 wickets.

Raskelf travelled to Scotton to find themselves playing on the worst wicket they had seen all season.
With the ball taking chunks out of the pitch, they wiped the Scotton batsmen out for just 75 runs.
An easy victory seemed on the cards but the Raskelf batsmen had equal difficulty losing 5 wickets for just 24 runs
with several batsmen being hit on the head from balls jumping off a length.
Adam Nabbs (33 not out) and Hamish Taylor (25) showed the way, giving Raskelf a win by 4 wickets.


2nd XI 174 all out (Matthew Goddard 50, Brian Bowes 32) lost to Blubberhouses 2nds 184 for 6 by 10 runs.

In a very close game which could have gone either way,
Blubberhouses batted first and were held to just 47 for 2 off the first 24 overs
with excellent bowling from Simon Webster (12 overs, 17 runs for 1 wicket) and John Wilson (12 overs, 29 for 1 wicket).
With wickets in hand, the Blubberhouse middle order pushed their score to 184 before the overs ran out.
Raskelf came out to bat and got off to a steady start with a second wicket stand of over 50 runs
between Rob Galtrey (29) and Brian Bowes (32).
Rob was unluckily run out when the quick thinking opposing player, having displaced the bails before he had the ball,
lifted out a stump and held the ball against it.
The unfortunate Rob didn’t ground his bat, not realising that it constituted a valid run out.
Raskelf continued to lose touch with the required rate, as wickets fell at regular intervals.
Matthew Goddard (50) came into bat and smashed the ball to all parts, with help from John Wilson (29)
taking the asking rate from over 7 runs an over to less than 4. With just 14 runs required,
4 overs left and 2 wickets in hand, Raskelf were now favourites, but a suicidal run from John led to his run out
and then Matthew was caught in the deep falling short by just 10 runs.
Wed 15th June
RESULT
- Pilmoor vs Dringhouses, away - lost
Sat 11th June
RESULT
- 1st XI 164 for 9 (Robert Sigsworth 46) lost to Ouseburn 2nds 165 for 4 (Stephen Burn 3 for 31) by 6 wickets.
2nd XI 103 all out (Andrew Burdett 32 not out) lost to Bishop Thornton 230 for 5 by 127 runs.
Wed 8th June
RESULT
- Pilmoor vs Alne at home won
Sat 4th June
RESULT
- 1st XI 173 for 5 (Matthew Sigsworth 83 not out) beat Kirkby Malzeard 1sts 172 for 7
(Angus Taylor 3 for 20) by 5 wickets.
Raskelf knocked off a good score from Malzeard with a couple of overs to spare to go clear in third place.
2nd XI 322 for 4 (Hamish Taylor 81, Alistair Lunn 75, Richard Brown 64 not out, Neil Lawson 30)
beat Darley 2nds 221 for 8 (Sam Davill 3 for 46) by 101 runs.
Raskelf cruised to an easy victory against Darley with Richard Brown and Alistair Lunn
making their maiden 50s for the club
– Well done Rich and Al, must have been the beer at the T20 game, Al.
Wed 1st June
RESULT
- Pilmoor vs Huby, away - lost

MAY 2011

Tues 31st May
FIXTURE
- 2nd round Barrett Cup vs Thornton-le-Moor, away - won
Sat 28th May
RESULT
- 1st XI 149 for 9 (Trevor Reynolds 38) lost to Bolton Abbey 1sts 153 for 6 wickets
(Robert Sigsworth 3 for 44) by 4 wickets
.
2nd XI 135 for 2 (Simon Webster 64 not out) beat to Bolton Abbey 2nds 133 for 8
(Sam Davill 3 for 25, Simon Webster 3 for 27) by 8 wickets.
Wed 25th May
RESULT
- Pilmoor vs Acomb - won
Sat 21st May
RESULT
- 1st XI 214 for 8 (Matthew Sigsworth 58, Robert Sigsworth 40) beat West Tanfield 1sts 159 for 9 wickets (Angus Taylor 4 for 39, Matthew Sigsworth 4 for 47) by 55 runs.
2nd XI 137 all out lost to Wath & Melmerby 140 for 4 by 6 wickets.
Wed 18th May
RESULT
- Pilmoor vs Rowntrees, won

Tue 17th May
RESULT
- Barrett cup (1st team) vs Rainton, won by 6 runs
Sat 14th May
RESULT
-
1st XI 117 all out (Gary Duckwith 36, Simon Webster 30) lost to Masham 2nds 119 all out by 2 runs.
Raskelf travelled to lowly Masham on Saturday where they set themselves a low target which they failed to achieve.
Never the less, we have only dropped two places and are only 4 points behind the leaders
with a long season ahead.
2nd XI 147 for 7 (Brian Bowes 56 not out, Matthew Hawkhead 40) lost to Helperby 2nds 177 for 7 by 30 runs.
A tremendous effort from Matthew Hawkhead and Brian Bowes
to put on a 6th wicket stand of nearly 100, in the last 15 overs.
Wed 11th May
RESULT
- Pilmoor vs Sheriff Hutton, lost
Tue 10th May
RESULT
- Wath cup (2nd team) vs Wath and Melmerby, lost
Sat 7th May
RESULT
- 1st XI 125 for 2 (Brian Bowes 41 not out, Trevor Reynolds 63) beat Hampsthwaite 2nds 124 all out
(Rob Sigsworth 4 for 18) by 8 wickets.
Raskelf visited top of the table Hampsthwaite on Saturday in heavy rain,
the money was on a wash out. Within 20 mins the rain stopped and we started with a game reduced to 41 overs a side. Hamspthwaite struggled to deal with the Raskelf attack and
we easily took all 6 points with a resounding win replacing them at the top of the table.
2nd XI no game – Bilton Gas Sports left the league.
Wed 4th May
RESULT
- Pilmoor vs Stillington at home - lost

APRIL 2011

Sat 30th April
RESULT
- 1st XI 204 for 9 (Rob Sigsworth 41, Joe Thornton 34, Gary Duckwith 31)
lost to Markington 208 for 7 (Joe Thornton 4 for 51) by 3 wickets.
A very close game which went to the penultimate ball before Markington topped the Raskelf score,
edging a boundary through third man.
2nd XI 244 for 8 (Brian Bowes 102 not out, Peter Sweet 33, Hamish Taylor 33)
lost to South Kilvington 292 for 4 by 48 runs.
Sat 23rd April
RESULT
- 1st XI 140 for 2 (Rob Sigsworth 59 not out, Trevor Reynolds 39) beat
Killinghall 2nds 134 for 8 (Chris Brown 3 for 23) by 8 wickets.
2nd XI 150 all out (Stuart Lunn 31) lost to Goldsborough 2nds 212 for 7
(Sam Davill 3 for 50, Andrew Burdett 3 for 55) by 62 runs.
Sat 16th April
RESULT
- 1st XI 198 for 6 (Chris Horner 50, Trevor Reynolds 34) beat Rainton 1sts 156 all out
(Chris Brown 4 for 28, Matthew Sigsworth 3 for 46) by 42 runs.
Dramatic start to the season; with Rainton, having put up an 8th and 9th wicket stand of 66 in 15 overs,
losing their last wicket on last ball of match.
Mat Goddard behind the stumps for Raskelf took 4 catches – yeh you can have some new gloves, Mat.
2nd XI 214 for 5 (Brian Bowes 67, Tony Fox 64 (well done foxy),
Pete Sweet 30 not out (on one leg – well run Burdy)) beat – Rainton 2nds 212 for 4 by 5 wickets.
Sun 9th April
FIXTURE
- 1st XI and 2nd XI internal practice match 2 pm start at ground

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