Doncaster Town and Tickhill make winning starts in YCSPL Premier Division
Doncaster Town and Tickhill both made winning starts to their YCSPL Premier Division campaigns.
Town won by 62 runs at home to Wakefield Thornes and Tickhill recorded a six wicket victory at Appleby Frodingham.
Premier Division newcomers Sprotbrough were frustrated by the weather as their opening fixture at Sheffield Collegiate was rained off without a ball being bowled.
Doncaster were indebted to James Ward for their victory as his vital knock of 69 helped propel the hosts from 77-5 to 206-9 from their 50 overs.
Captain James Dobson (25), Rory Daburger (23no) and George Fisher (20) also made what turned out to be important contributions with the bat.
Wakefield lost their first wicket without troubling the scorers and then slipped to 44-4 and then 62-7 before eventually reaching 144 all out.
Curtis Free claimed 3-22, Daburger snared 4-29 and Harsha Rajapaksha took 2-30.
Tickhill bowled out Appleby Frodingham for 140 before chasing down their target for the loss of four wickets in 35.4 overs.
Biswick Kapala impressed with the ball for Tickhill, claiming 3-30, before Ronan Herrmann (37) and Ross Diver (37) led the successful run chase.
Sprotbrough host Tickhill on Saturday in an early season derby clash, while Town travel to Cawthorne.
Tickhill B won by 10 wickets at home to Aston Hall in the Championship, while Doncaster Town B went down by 10 runs at Elsecar.
Warmsworth and Conisbrough both made winning starts in Division One, winning at Wath and West Bretton respectively.
Kyle Humphrys (93) and Ryan Pearson (51no) powered Warmsworth to 258-5.
Humphrys then claimed 2-30 and Jake Marshall took 4-42 as Wath collapsed to 125 all out.
Conisbrough also posted 258-5 with the runs shared around. Mathew Lowe top scored with 47 and Aaron Lowe made 43 not out.
West Bretton made an encouraging start but collapsed from 111-2 to 154 all out. Seb Carter was the star of the show for Conisbrough, claiming 5-46.
Aaron Gilles struck a magnificent 102 and Glen Cruickshank claimed 6-21 to help Askern Welfare to a 99-run over Hemsworth MW in the Premier Division of the Pontefract & District Cricket League.
Brodsworth Main were involved in a dramatic tie with Old Sharlston, while Fenwick won by 112 runs at Knottingley Town.