Patrington 1^st XI – 206 for 2
Civil Service 1^st XI – 194 for 8
Winning Draw for Patrington (24 points)

Patrington were involved in a thrilling top of the table clash on Saturday as they travelled to face second placed Civil Service, who were promoted last year to Division Four along with the 1^st XI. Patrington were themselves in third place, and on arriving in Heslington, just outside of York, they were welcomed by rain

When play did eventually begin, captain Collinson lost the toss and was predictably asked to bat by the home captain. Marc Pollard and Matthew Dixon opened the batting and faced excellent new ball spells from Sam Dodds and Glen Crouch. Despite the pitch offering plenty of assistance for the hosts, Patrington had managed to reach 40 without loss from 15 overs when further rain arrived. After a short delay, with the innings now reduced to 41 overs per side, Pollard (22) fell to change bowler Colin Heath, and Connor McKinley joined Dixon and the pair soon settled in and began to score at a decent rate. The pair added 105 for the second wicket until Dixon was caught in the deep for 87 from 104 balls, including 13 fours in an innings that deserved a century. C. McKinley was just as impressive as he hit a classy 60 not out from 64 balls, registering his first half century of the campaign. At 174 for 2 His older brother Ashley joined him at the crease and hit two towering sixes as he reached 22 not out from just 11 balls, with Patrington finishing on 206 for 2. Collinson was impressed with his sides batting performance, especially with the innings being reduced after a rain break. The total was all the more impressive with the 1^st XI missing the influential Critchley and Buss at the top of the order. Collinson will have a pleasant headache when the pair return next week with Dixon especially batting superbly at the top of the order.

Despite the threat of further rain, Civil Service looked to attack from the off in their reply. Dixon (1 for 25) picked up the prize scalp of Phelps for a golden duck as the visitors got off to the perfect start. Blanchard (0 for 20) was replaced by Mark Todd, and Collinson himself brought himself on as he looked to take the pace off the ball. The pair bowled well in tandem, however it was a stroke of misfortune for the home side that brought Patrington back into the game. Nick Olney had hit a run-a-ball 39 with Civil Service on 70 for 1 until he had to retire hurt with a torn hamstring. Todd soon had Wells trapped LBW for 35 and then also dismissed Chris Lowen for 21 in a spell of 2 for 33 from 10 overs. Collinson dismissed Chisholm for 18 with the game in the balance with Civil Service 151 for 5.

Home captain Graeme Sherlock looked to take his side to victory hitting 37 from 41 balls, and Collinson threw the ball to the experienced Craig Foster (2 for 33) and Marc Pollard (1 for 19) and the pair managed to bowl well at the death to ensure that the Holderness side took the lion’s share of the points. Collinson himself took an excellent catch to remove Dodds as Civil Service finished on 194 for 8 in an excellent game that could have gone either way, even in the final over.

Patrington remain in third place but have narrowed the gap between themselves and leaders Hull Zingari, and welcome Pickering to Southside on Saturday with the batting being strengthened and Stew Guy returning behind the stumps to relieve Ash McKinley who did a good job as understudy. Although Collinson is sweating on the fitness of experienced seamer Craig Foster.

Patrington CC 2nd XI - 155 for 6
Beverley CC 4th XI - 156 for 6

Patrington lose by 4 wickets

Last Saturday saw the Patrington's second string host 2nd place Beverley CC at Southside. With a hit & miss weather forecast for the day & a well drilled young Beverley side, the lads knew it wasn't going to be as easy as the previous week. Andy Guy lost the toss, in his first official game as captain & the locals were put into bat on a surprisingly lively track. 

Adrian Critchley & Ben Butler opened for Patrington with latter hoping to carry on where he left off at Driffield. The Beverley opening bowlers looked sharp & where getting plenty of zip & bounce out of the wicket which surprised a few, but Pat' pressed on. As Critchley was run out on 9, Lachy Campbell joined Butler who was ticking over nicely - Latch, who hit a superb 148 not out the week was given out first ball LBW. When skipper Andy Guy was run out on 2 shortly after Patrington were hoping it wasn't the start of a collapse. But some resilient & steady batting from brother Stew Guy & when Butler was dismissed for 29, Jack Eggett carried his bat well & displayed his talent against the Beverley attack. When Guy was caught on 24 young Billy Ineson came in & displayed a performance someone 10 years his senior would be proud of, smashing an array of sixes & fours. When Eggett was bowled in in the penultimate over for a top scoring 31 young Ineson carried the side back in for tea scoring an impressive 29 not out helping Patrington reach 155 for 6 after 44 overs.

It was going to be an uphill task & after watching a Beverley side who were on top of their game in the field, Patrington knew they were going to have to do the same. When Purse & Metcalf opened with the new ball, despite both bowlers regularly beating the bat The locals couldn't quite make the breakthrough. Beverley's opening batsman Fitzpatrick began to settle in well & truly punishing the 'bad balls'. Fitzpatrick reached 70 before injuring his shoulder and having to retire hurt. Patrington used this opportunity to work their way back in to the game as both Lachlan Campbell who was bowling spinning bouncers & Stew Guy bowling in to a strong wind took wickets at regular intervals to keep the game interesting. Despite sharing six wickets between them Campbell and Guy failed to change the result as Beverley reached their target with a number of overs to spare after Patrington’s standard fell in all three disciplines on the day signalling an end to their 100% record. 

Patrington 3^rd XI – 72 all out 
Sutton 3^rd XI - 73 for 1

Patrington lose by 9 wickets

The third team are still looking for that first elusive outright win and on a blustery Saturday yet again failed to find it. Loosing the toss and asked to bat on a very lively batting track, the wickets soon started to fall. Bedlam was first, loosing his off stump for 3, followed shortly by Ineson (0). Young Murrey (8) came to the fore and as batsmen came and went, batted through 16 overs to try and give Pat a smidging of hope. Another youngster, Kieran Finnigan stepped up to the challenge, scoring an unbeaten 23 as the last of patrington's batters were sent packing. Only McKinley (10) and Bri Butler (10) added the other double figures which left Patrington to defend 72.

Sutton then came out to bat on a track that was fast drying out and did next to nothing for the bowling attack of Ineson and McKinley. Sutton second string opening batsman Gaynor kept the runs ticking over as Sutton edged towards their target, whilst being well accompanied by Lau holding up the other end. A change of bowling brought Liam Murrey and Kieran Finnigan into the attack. Finnigan had Gaynor in trouble with his first leggy and young Murrey bowled some good seamers at the other end. It was only a matter time before the runs were knocked off, but not before Murrey had the wicket of Lau, Caught by Butler for 26. The story so far is one of success for the youth of the side and "could do better" for the more experienced of the rest of us.

The 4th week of fantasy cricket was won by Stu Finnigan. His team 'Soon be Winter' managed to weather the storm and saw some sunshine late in the day with a score of 1057. His main point scorer was Matty Dixon as his captain scoring 418 points with other useful contributions coming from Stew Guy and Connor McKinley. Stu will be hoping he's got the forecast right and will be looking to challenge the leaders in the last 2 weeks. At the top of the overall table, Marc Pollard has a slender lead over Izzy Neal but with only 83 points separating the top 7 going into the final stages, it can still change at the top.

Team of the Week:

C McKinley 125, M Pollard 84, B Ineson 63, S Guy 138, M Dixon 214, A McKinley 79, D Collinson 75, J Eggett 67, Ben Butler 63, K Finnigan 51, Bri Butler 40

Weekly Table:

Overall Table:

As always, you can see the full table at www.patcc.co.uk by clicking on the ‘Fantasy Cricket’ link.

Patrington's Jordy Critchley and Ashley McKinley have been selected to represent the Y&DSCL on Sunday at Beverley in a game against the Y&DSCL Conference Representatives.

The game starts at 2pm and it would be good to see some support at the game for both players. The Club would like to wish Jordy and Ash the best of luck for the game.

The following fixtures changes have taken place after printing of the 2013 fixture booklet –

* The U13 fixture against Fenner (at Southside) due to be played on Wednesday 19^th June will now be played on Tuesday 18^th June.

* The 3^rd XI fixture against Cottingham 3^rd XI due to played away on Saturday 22^nd June will now be played at home (Patrington Playing Fields). The reverse fixture on Monday 26^th August will now be played at Cottingham’s Hill Top ground rather than at King George Playing Fields.

* The 3^rd XI fixture against Sutton 3^rd XI on Saturday 31^st August will be played at Sutton’s main ground (Netherall, Midmere Avenue) rather than at King George Playing Fields.

* The Don Chapman Trophy will be played on Sunday 4^th August at Southside and will hopefully involve U15s sides from Patrington, Cottingham, Sutton & Zingari. More details to follow.

* The U15 side will play Sutton in two 35 over matches on Wednesday 31^st July (@ Southside) and Friday 23^rd August (@ Sutton).

There should be some additional fixtures announced for the U13 & U15 sides in the near future.

Please also note these important dates and events –

Saturday 6^th July – Patrington Fire Brigade Hog Roast – Tickets are priced just £10 each. The club are hoping as many of its members as possible turn up to support what is an excellent fund raiser for the village as well as a fun and entertaining night. Please contact Danny Collinson (07759 109238) for tickets.

Friday 12^th July – Patrington CC Race night in Hildyard Arms (7.30pm) – please can all players, parents and friends of the club support this important fundraising event. Should you wish to sponsor a horse, sponsor a race or donate a raffle prize please contact Danny Collinson or Andy Guy (07734 245199).

Sunday 21^st July – Cricket club trip to watch Yorkshire vs. Nottinghamshire in T20. Tickets £5 each please contact Andy Guy should you wish to purchase a ticket.

Sunday 25^th August – 2013 Fun Day – This summer the Fun Day will feature a 6 a’side knockout at Southside followed by the Axenals playing a gig in Patrington Village Hall. Should you wish to enter a side in the cricket competition, offer your help in organising the event or wish to buy a ticket for the Axenals gig please contact Danny Collinson or Andy Guy.

On Saturday 6th July it will once again be the Patrington Fire Brigades Hog Roast. Tickets are priced just £10 each. The club are hoping as many of its members as possible turn up to support what is an excellent fund raiser for the village as well as a fun and entertaining night.

For tickets please speak to Danny Collinson on 07759 109 238

The 3rd week of fantasy cricket was won by Charlie Guy (Snr) with a winning score of 1104. Matty Dixon provided the lions share of his points as captain boosting his score with 410 points. Other contributions of over 100 came from Simon Rowbottom, Jon Purse and Bob Metcalf. At the top of the overall table, Marc Pollard holds a narrow lead over the chasing pack but with 3 weeks to go anything can happen.

Team of the Week:

S Rowbottom 133, M Pollard 118, A Guy 91, S Guy 27, M Dixon 205, B Butler 149, B Metcalf 105, A McKinley 87, J McKinley 57, J Purse 125, B Butler 86

Weekly Table:

Overall Table:

As always, you can see the full table at www.patcc.co.uk by clicking on the ‘Fantasy Cricket’ link.

Teams for this weekend –

Saturday

1^st XI vs. Civil Service (a), meet 11.15 @ Patrington Square – D. Collinson (capt), M. Pollard, C. McKinley, M. Dixon, J. Critchley, K. Milner, J. McKinley, A. McKinley, M. Todd, C. Blanchard, C. Foster.

2^nd XI vs. Beverley (h), meet 12.15 @ Southside – A. Guy (capt), L. Campbell, B. Butler, J. Eggett, C. Smith (w/k), D. Turley, J. Purse, S. Guy, B. Ineson, S. Rowbottom, R. Metcalf.

3^rd XI vs. Sutton (h), meet 12.15 at Playing fields – W. Ineson (capt), A. Beedham, Br. Butler, D. Collinson, L. Cook, K. Finnigan, L. Murrey, A. Milbank, D. Precious.S. McKinley, TBA.

Hull Cricket Club and Cottingham are the joint leaders of the Newland Evening Cricket League following victories over Humbleton and Beverley respectively whilst Patrington beat Fenner in a clash between last years’ joint champions.

A knock of 81 not out from Chris Grey and support from Tim Appleyard (20) saw Hull reach their winning score of 121 for 3 to record a 7 wicket win at Humbleton, with an over to spare. Earlier in proceedings, the Holderness Club had totalled 119 for 4 in their 12 overs, with skipper Rob Johnson (37), John Nixon (25) and Bob Kirby (22) all featuring with the bat, whilst James Anson (3 for 20) was the pick of the victors bowling.

At Hll Top, Beverley were dismissed for 120 in the 12^th over with Bradley Dobson (48) and Ben Fish (29) top scoring and Rob Moy (3 for 36 from his 4 over spell) the chief wicket taker for Cottingham. Masood Balouch (35) and Dominic Rhodes (32) saw Cottingham home to a 5 wicket win at 121 for 5 and maintain a share of the league leadership, with Hull C.C..

At Marfleet, the home team were held at 68 for 8 in their 12 overs following another inept batting display, Adam Michaels (19) and Ben Hatfield 13 not out) top scoring with Rob Metcalfe (4 for 17) and Marc Pollard (3 for 13) doing the damage with the ball. Connor Mckinley (32 not out) and fellow left hander Danny Collinson (17 not out) saw Patrington through to victory at 69 for 5, Mark Johnson (4 for 21) the pick of the Fenner bowling.

NEL Table -

Cottingham     P5   Pts   8
Hull     P5    Pts    8
Beverley       P5     Pts 4
Fenner       P5     Pts 4
Patrington      P5     PtS 4
Humbleton      P5     Pts  2

Fixtures Tuesday 18.06.2013 (6.30 p.m.) -

Cottingham v Humbleton (D.Silveter ;I.Broumpton)
Fenner v Beverely (M.G. Ripley; G.Precott)
Hull v Patrington (M.Jones; M.Forbes)