South Holderness Cricket Club

16/06/2026

🔵 UNDERCOOKED 🔵

(Hessle C.C. 2nd XI vs. South Holderness C.C. 2nd XI [YPLN Division 3 Holderness] - Saturday, 13th June, 2026)

South Holderness 2nd XI: 138 for 7 (40 overs)
Hessle 2nd XI: 141 for 4 (33.4 overs)
Hessle 2nd XI win by 6 wickets

It was hoped that two weeks without a fixture might re-charge South Holderness 2nd XI after losing to Londesborough Park 2nd XI on 23rd May. Alas not!

After being asked to bat first at Hessle's Livingstone Road ground, Ryan Oliver's South Holderness limped their way to a below-par total of 138 after their 40 overs having lost wickets at regular intervals and, aside from a 4th-wicket partnership of 39 between Richard Rosindale (playing his first match for the 2nd/An XI since the old Queen died!) and Adam Gleeson and a 6th-wicket partnership of 28 between Gleeson and Joe Bolton, failed to get any momentum into their innings.

Having been 58 for 3 after 24 overs, 138 is actually a decent total. And had it not been for six consecutive maidens in those first 24 overs, perhaps the final total could've been closer to 160. As it was, though, Gleeson top-scored with 33 (44) and Rosindale made 22 (37). For Hessle, meanwhile, Abdullah Zubair was the pick of the bowlers, with 2 for 22 (6 overs) whilst Sam Asquith and Narinder Deodhar picked up a wicket apiece whilst conceding 1 run per over and 2.2 runs per over respectively.

In response, Hessle as-good-as secured the win by the end of the 23rd over having got to 99 without loss. Both openers were then dismissed in three deliveries across the end of the 24th over and the beginning of the 25th - Liam Leckenby taking a caught & bowled to remove Himal Chowdhury for 33 (65), then Joe Bolton bowling Steve Cooper for Hessle's top score of 54 (79).

Bolton went on to claim another two wickets (finishing with a respectable 3 for 11 from his 5 overs); but, with number 3, Harvey Newton and number 6, Abdullah Zubair both finishing unbeaten on 13*, Hessle crossed the winning line in the 34th over.

In a division for which the final placings will be decided by average points per game, Hessle are in 2nd place on 8.75, 0.39 points behind Londesborough Park 2nd XI (who didn't play this week and, so, have a game in hand). South Holderness, meanwhile, have fallen to 5th with 6.67 points, 0.67 points ahead of 7th-placed Dalton Holme (over whom they have a game in hand). South Holderness also have a game in hand over Londesborough Park and two games in hand over Hessle. Crucially, though, they have no games in hand over 3rd-placed Kirk Ella 2nd XI or 4th-placed Humbleton. Therefore, after this week's undercooked fare, it's vital they remember what got them to the top of the table in May and get back to winning ways next week, when they travel to 11th-placed Hutton Cranswick. (They will also be hoping for a favourable result from the match between Londesborough Park and Kirk Ella.)

SOUTH HOLDERNESS MAN-OF-THE-MATCH
Adam Gleeson will get a mention in dispatches. Also getting a mention is Richard Rosindale. . . just because he's 'Rozza' [🐐]! However, with a tidy little 3-for, I think Joe Bolton just about shades it.

Thanks to the South Holderness kit sponsor, Nuway Audio Visual Ltd.

KPM

15/06/2026

🔵 GRINDING OUT A COMEBACK 🔵

(South Holderness C.C. 1st XI vs. Hornsea C.C. 1st XI [YPLN Championship East] - Saturday, 13th June, 2026)

Hornsea C.C.: 180 all out (44.2 overs)
South Holderness C.C.: 185 for 6 (38.2 overs)
South Holderness C.C. win by 4 wickets

After disappointing back-to-back losses against Championship East's top two teams, Driffield 2nd XI and Beverley 2nd XI, it was imperative South Holderness stopped the rot at the Middle Lane Cricket Ground this week against 11th-placed Hornsea.

Able to utilise his first-choice opening bowlers for the first time in a month, captain Luke Ingram asked Hornsea to have first use of the Middle Lane pitch after winning the toss; and Harry Metcalfe and Luke Riley vindicated their skipper's decision with their opening spells. The pair restricted the visitors to just two runs over the first four overs before, the next over, Paul Clappison decided to break the shackles by hitting Metcalfe for 6. Metcalfe took immediate revenge, however, having Clappison caught by Adam Ingram for 8 (15).

Metcalfe and Riley continued to strangle the visitors, conceding just two boundaries over the next seven overs. Hornsea's number 3, Didier Le Roux decided to see Metcalfe's replacement by Shaun Tate as an opportunity to get the scoreboard moving, however; and, with Ashley Wills replacing Riley at the other end, Hornsea moved from 33 for 1 after 12 overs to 53 for 1 three overs later. In the 16th over, though, Wills made the second breakthrough, bowling opener, Adam Newington for a dogged 14 (48). Tate then removed number 4, Mark Battye for 2 (6) in the next over thanks to a catch from Luke Picken before, the following over, Wills bowled number 5, Taj Clarke for a 2-ball duck. And now, having been 53 for 1 after 15 overs, Hornsea were 58 for 4 after 18.

Wills and Tate continued to wheel away. Le Roux was looking dangerous though; and he and captain, Joe Butterworth moved the score on to 109 for 4 after 28 overs, before the re-introduction of Harry Metcalfe to the attack.

Le Roux and Butterworth continued to attempt to pick up the pace; but Wills and Metcalfe did their best to hold them back. And, by the time Wills had finished his spell after the 32nd over, Hornsea were 131 for 4. Then, though, with Luke Riley re-joining Metcalfe in the attack, South Holderness started to apply more pressure; and, after just 10 runs came from the next 4 overs, Metcalfe ended Hornsea's 86-run partnership, having Butterworth caught behind the stumps by Christian Webster for 42 (61). Then, after another frugal over from Riley, Metcalfe struck again in the 39th over, combining with Luke Picken to dismiss number 7, Steven Janney for 3 (11).

Going into the 40th over on 153 for 6, Le Roux will've known that any chance Hornsea had of getting to 200 relied heavily on his being at the crease at the end of the innings. After he took 9 runs off Riley's next over, though, Metcalfe ended his excellent innings in the 41st over, dismissed for 76 (98) thanks to another catch by Adam Ingram.

Now, with Metcalfe bowled out, Luke Ingram turned to Luke Picken to wrap up Hornsea's innings; and, with an 8-ball spell which yielded two wickets and just one run sandwiching a catch off the bowling of Riley, that's what Picken did, with Hornsea all out for 180 after two balls of the 45th over.

Obviously, Harry Metcalfe led the attack superbly, finishing with 4 for 43 from his 13 overs. However, whilst some of the fielding once again left a bit to be desired, it was an excellent all-round display with the ball by South Holderness, with, alongside Picken's brief cameo, Ashley Wills taking 2 for 30 (10 overs) whilst Luke Riley and Shaun Tate claimed a wicket apiece.

With an average winning target score of 206 over this season and last, surely a total of 181 would be fairly straightforward for this South Holderness team? . . . Well, no, not especially. Luke Ingram later claimed Hornsea's was the best all-round attack South Holderness had faced thus far this season. And Mikey Ineson and Didier Le Roux evidenced that claim by dismissing, respectively, Shaun Tate for 4 (11) and Ingram for 1 (9) to leave South Holderness reeling on 15 for 2 in the 4th over. A missed chance to dismiss Christian Webster could've made things considerably worse. However, South Holderness's number 3 once again showed some crisp hitting in partnership with Ashley Wills, moving the score on to 42 for 2 after 7 overs. Also once again, though, Webster failed to capitalise on a good start, falling to Le Roux in the 8th over, dismissed for 25 (18).

Thankfully, Wills and Jack Riley dug in and moved the score on to 98 for 3 after 17 overs. Yet again, though, another decent start was not turned into a meaningful score, this time Wills being dismissed by Adam Newington for 25 (35).

After a poor shot did for Luke Picken, South Holderness were 107 for 5 with 20 overs gone. And when another innings died in its infancy five overs later, when Jack Riley was dismissed for 27 (60), the nerves might've started jangling slightly. However, an unbeaten 59-run partnership between Tom Reeves and Luke Riley got the job done for South Holderness, with Riley hitting Steven Janney for 4 and then 6 to win the game in the 39th over and finish on 32* (45) whilst Reeves carried his bat for 27* (49) - another nuggety knock. (For Hornsea, Didier Le Roux and Adam Newington were the pick of the bowlers, finishing with 2 for 41 [12 overs] and 2 for 15 [5] respectively whilst Mike Ineson and Taj Clarke claimed a wicket apiece.)

A 4-wicket victory with more than 10 overs to spare may not sound like a tight win; but, with 6 wickets down and still 55 runs required, this was not as straightforward as it might've been. However, South Holderness did what they had to do, grinding out a win that, with Folkton & Flixton losing quite heavily at Brandesburton, sees them climb back into 3rd place of the Championship East table, still 16 points behind Beverley 2nd XI (who bowled out Scarborough for 150 before going on to win by 4 wickets) and 18 points behind Driffield 2nd XI (who, after being bowled out for 222 by Scalby, burgled a 3-run win with one ball of the match remaining).

With Folkton & Flixton 9 points behind South Holderness, 5th, 6th and 7th are occupied by the three teams promoted from Division 1 Beckett last year: Wykeham are on 50 points after beating Hull Zingari by 64 runs; Seamer & Irton are on 47 points after piling on 394 for 4 against Sutton, going on to win by 165 runs with 7 overs remaining); Scalby are in 7th on 44 points.

Hornsea, meanwhile, have fallen to the foot of the table on 36 points, 2 points behind Hull Zingari and 6 points behind both Scarborough and Brandesburton (who have climbed out of the bottom 3 thanks to a better head-to-head record against Scarborough).

South Holderness will now aim to put some daylight between them and 4th place next week, when Folkton & Flixton visit the MLCG. They will also be hoping that a much-improved Brandesburton can do them a favour at Driffield and that 8th-placed Sutton might trip up Beverley.

SOUTH HOLDERNESS MAN-OF-THE-MATCH
Luke Riley, Ashley Wills, Jack Riley, Tom Reeves, Christian Webster and Luke Picken all get a mention in dispatches. However, considering another 20 or 30 runs from Hornsea might've made for a slightly more nerve-wracking run-chase, Harry Metcalfe's 4 for 43 had a significant impact on the match and, thus, is worthy of the Man-of-the-Match honours.

Thanks to the South Holderness kit sponsor, Nuway Audio Visual Ltd., the Middle Lane Cricket Ground sponsors, Hamers Solicitors LLP and MPS Wealth Management and this week's Match sponsor Drapers.

KPM

(Picture: Another day passes by with hardly anyone noticing Harry Metcalfe was even there. . . 😏 [Photo courtesy of Colin Brammer])

13/06/2026

Unfortunate loss for the 2nd XI in Hessle 🏏

13/06/2026

10 points at home for the 1st XI!🏏

12/06/2026

2 weeks to go!! 🏏

We’ll be hoping for a fine midsummer’s evening on which to remember a couple of our muckers.

📅 Friday, 26th June
🕰️ 6:30 pm start
📍 Middle Lane Cricket Ground, Hedon.

Stay tuned for more details.

11/06/2026

Hessle (a) 🏏

11/06/2026

Hornsea (H) 🏏

10/06/2026

1st XI at home to Hornsea 🏠

2nd XI go to Hessle 🚗

Thank you to Middle Lane Cricket Ground sponsors Hamers Solicitors LLP and MPS Wealth Management. Thank you to Drapers Metal Recyclers who are our match day sponsor this week.

08/06/2026

🔵 NOT A GOOD DAY 🔵

(Beverley Town C.C. 2nd XI vs. South Holderness C.C. 1st XI [YPLN Championship East] – Saturday, 6th June, 2026)

South Holderness 1st XI: 224 for 7 (48 overs)
Beverley Town 2nd XI: 225 for 4 (37.1)
Beverley Town 2nd XI win by 6 wickets

On a damp day at Norwood Park, the toss would be crucial. However, South Holderness captain, Luke Ingram’s early-season tossing prowess has seemingly deserted him; and, so, against an in-form Beverley 2nd XI, Ingram and his opening partner, Shaun Tate had to strap their pads on and, after a 35-minute delay to start of the match (resulting in a 4-over reduction), face the music.

The South Holderness pair started well; but, understandably, on a slightly damp pitch, their progress was steady. After 25 overs, they had moved the score on to 103 without loss. Yes, they could maybe have been 20 or 30 more runs advanced at that stage; but, all things considered, it was a very good platform. However, on 47 (95), Luke Ingram fell the next over, a poor shot leading to a thin edge to the wicket-keeper off the bowling of Jacob Hunter.

After Christian Webster departed for 1 (9) in the 29th over, Ashley Wills set about helping Tate re-build. After 29 overs, South Holderness were 120 for 2 and, so, would’ve been aiming for something like 240. Tate and Wills moved the score on to 201 for 2 after 44 overs, setting things up nicely for a final push to a decent final total. However, the introduction of Callum Carter into the Beverley attack had an immediate affect on South Holderness’s efforts. His first delivery got rid of Wills for 33 (46); then, four deliveries later, he caused Jack Riley to hole out at deep square leg for 1 (3). And, after he picked up the wicket of Luke Picken for a run-a-ball 8 at the end of his next over, South Holderness had slumped from 201 for 2 after 44 overs to 220 for 5 after 47 overs, with just 6 deliveries remaining.

There was to be no final-over flurry of runs. And, with James Shaw bowling Tate for a very good 99 (123) and then, with the final ball of the innings, bagging the wicket of Adam Ingram for a run-a-ball 2, South Holderness closed on 224 for 7. . . just as the sun came out and the temperature started to rise!

South Holderness were at least 15 runs shy of where they should’ve been. However, despite Harry Metcalfe taking a catch of the bowling off Luke Riley to dismiss Jacob Hunter for a third ball duck in the first over, Beverley never really looked like not reaching their target on an improved pitch.

Will Parker and Tristin Gay added 85 runs over the next 14 overs before, much to South Holderness’s delight and relief and just after passing 50, Gay was dismissed for 56 (42) by Metcalfe in the 15th over.

South Holderness kept plugging away; but Beverley were so far ahead of the run-rate and the visitors’ ground fielding was so uncharacteristically average that, really, it was a matter of when, not if.

After a totally avoidable run out did for James Shaw in the 19th over, an excellent delivery from Ashley Wills in the 28th over bowled Will Parker for a well-made 61 (79). That was it for South Holderness though. Getting the mention in this report he had so vociferously coveted earlier in the day, Will Harrison’s. . . errr. . . ‘inventive’ 51* (56) took the game away from South Holderness along with an unbeaten 36* (29) from Paul Ellis. And that was that – Beverley reached 225 thanks to 4 byes off the first delivery of the 38th over, securing a 6-wicket victory which sees them remain in 2nd place of the Championship East table, 2 points behind Driffield 2nd XI (who recovered from 107 for 7 to post 212 for 9 before dismantling Hornsea for 96 in 24 overs).

Meanwhile, with no bonus points gained from this loss, South Holderness have slipped to 4th place after Folkton & Flixton picked up two bonus points from their 26-run loss at home to Wykeham. Now, ahead of the visit of 11th-placed Hornsea to the Middle Lane Cricket Ground next week, South Holderness are 1 point behind Folkton & Flixton and 16 points behind Beverley. And, although 5th-placed Sutton are 10 points further back after a 2-point loss at home to Scalby, it’s imperative South Holderness get back to winning ways next week.

SOUTH HOLDERNESS MAN-OF-THE-MATCH
Luke Ingram and Ashley Wills will get a mention in dispatches; but, for his 99, Shaun Tate receives the kudos this week.

Thanks go to the South Holderness kit sponsor, Nuway Audio Visual Ltd.

KPM

(Picture: After his first half-century for the club and then his first evening out with his teammates, Shaun Tate is now nicely settled in at South Holderness. [Photo courtesy of Colin Brammer.])

07/06/2026

Summary from yesterday 🏏