Pyjama Party
The east side of Marton Cricket Club's Stokesley Road ground is dominated by a development of apartments, known appropriately as The Wickets. Pictured during a T20 Challenge between a North Yorkshire/South Durham ECB Premier League XI and a Yorkshire Vikings XI. Stokesley professional Aubrey Swanepoel (71 not out) clinched victory for the NYSD team with a four - two runs were needed - off the last white ball delivery of an exciting encounter. The hosts required 50 from the final four overs then 15 off the last. Earlier, Yorkshire posted a reasonably impressive total thanks mostly to a stand of 94 for the third wicket between Peter Handscomb (71) and Will Rhodes (52). Attempts to play this fixture in 2015 and 2016 were washed out, so organisers were doubtless hugely relieved forecast rain held off.
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Admission: £3. Programme: 12 pages (w/a). Attendance: 270. Agreement made for Yorkshire Vikings XI to bat first. Yorkshire Vikings XI 217-6 (Peter Handscomb 71, Will Rhodes 52, Jonny Tattersall 31, Tom Kohler-Cadmore 30, Muhammed Saad 2-29, Pitigala Jeewantha 2-41) lost by six wickets to NYSD ECB Premier League XI 220-4 (Aubrey Swanepoel 71 not out, Lee Hodgson 50, Saeed Bin Nasir 39, Aamer Sajjad 26, James Wainman 3-32). Umpires: Kevin Moss and Neil Pratt.
Marton Cricket Club were formed in 1865. Founder members of the Cleveland & Teesside League, they applied successfully in 1925 to join the North Yorkshire & South Durham League. In 1970, Marton had to relocate to a new ground, a little north of the original, owing to construction of a slip road off the A174 dual carriageway. Since then, the site, adjacent to Stokesley Road (A172) and behind the Rudds Arms pub, has been developed to accommodate football and hockey. A new clubhouse opened in 1981, and was extended in 1993 and 2005. New dressing rooms and outdoor nets followed in 1995. So impressive are its facilities, Stokesley Road is frequently selected to host cup finals and representative fixtures.
Pyjama Party
The east side of Marton Cricket Club's Stokesley Road ground is dominated by a development of apartments, known appropriately as The Wickets. Pictured during a T20 Challenge between a North Yorkshire/South Durham ECB Premier League XI and a Yorkshire Vikings XI. Stokesley professional Aubrey Swanepoel (71 not out) clinched victory for the NYSD team with a four - two runs were needed - off the last white ball delivery of an exciting encounter. The hosts required 50 from the final four overs then 15 off the last. Earlier, Yorkshire posted a reasonably impressive total thanks mostly to a stand of 94 for the third wicket between Peter Handscomb (71) and Will Rhodes (52). Attempts to play this fixture in 2015 and 2016 were washed out, so organisers were doubtless hugely relieved forecast rain held off.
Match statistics:
Admission: £3. Programme: 12 pages (w/a). Attendance: 270. Agreement made for Yorkshire Vikings XI to bat first. Yorkshire Vikings XI 217-6 (Peter Handscomb 71, Will Rhodes 52, Jonny Tattersall 31, Tom Kohler-Cadmore 30, Muhammed Saad 2-29, Pitigala Jeewantha 2-41) lost by six wickets to NYSD ECB Premier League XI 220-4 (Aubrey Swanepoel 71 not out, Lee Hodgson 50, Saeed Bin Nasir 39, Aamer Sajjad 26, James Wainman 3-32). Umpires: Kevin Moss and Neil Pratt.
Marton Cricket Club were formed in 1865. Founder members of the Cleveland & Teesside League, they applied successfully in 1925 to join the North Yorkshire & South Durham League. In 1970, Marton had to relocate to a new ground, a little north of the original, owing to construction of a slip road off the A174 dual carriageway. Since then, the site, adjacent to Stokesley Road (A172) and behind the Rudds Arms pub, has been developed to accommodate football and hockey. A new clubhouse opened in 1981, and was extended in 1993 and 2005. New dressing rooms and outdoor nets followed in 1995. So impressive are its facilities, Stokesley Road is frequently selected to host cup finals and representative fixtures.