MAY 18TH 2013

A WORD FROM EDITOR

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It’s been a mixed start to the season for all teams at Driffield but there are plenty of signs showing this season will be a strong one. Player availability shouldn’t be an issue from this week as the local football season is all but over. Despite this ‘Billy Dog’ Hopper has taken a 2 week break to pursue his dream of playing piano with a trip to Amsterdam

It looks as if in the coming weeks we will welcome back Tom Chippendale. We know it’s a tough life on the road as part of an erotic male dance group however he is always in great shape and we look forward to seeing him on the turf of Kings Mill Road. No doubt the female contingent of supporters will be pleased to see him back.

Enjoy the programme and have a good day. Jamie Kember

Follow us on Twitter @DriffieldTownCC

MAIN SQUARE MATCH PG.03 A preview of todays game between Driffield 1st XI and Sheffield United, how the season has gone so far and a with a word from skipper Dave Brent.

The lineups are also here.

BACK TO WINNING WAYS A look back over at the 1st XI matches from the bank holiday weekend and last weeks strong win over Yorkshire Academy.

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15WONDERFUL SCENES The 2nd team are off to an excellent start in 2013, we have a full report of the final over victory against Harrogate 2nd XI

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THIS WEEK

Nick English tells #DTCC how his 5th XI have got on so far

A look back on a mixed start for the 4th XI in 2013

Who’s involved in the making of #DTCC

Scores from the first 3 weeks of the 2nd XI’s season

Who has won this weeks chance to play a game in the 1st XI?

Has Rexy come off the bottom yet?

BACK SQUARE MATCH PG.08 We preview todays 2nd test for the 4th XI against the Skirlaugh Royals and look at last weeks first test on the Holderness plains

YORKSHIRE LEAGUE CUP PG.09 Driffield 1st XI start their defence of the Yorkshire League Cup on Sunday

‘YOU’RE HAVING A SKIRLAUGH’ The 4th XI brushed aside Skirlaugh in the 1st test last week, but it wasn’t always that way. Captain Matthew Cole tells us more

HIGHS AND LOWS The 3rd XI have made a decent start to life in Division 3 of the Senior League with plenty of positives to take into todays game

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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION4th XI REVIEW

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS2nd XI REVIEW

1st TEAM RAFFLEFANTASY CRICKET

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After Mondays much needed win over

Yorkshire Academy the 1st team will

be looking to build some momentum

which they failed to do after the first game of

the season when they beat Barnsley emphati-

cally. The return of Sam Drury was a major

boost and he proved what Driffield had been

missing with an explosive 104 from 120 balls.

This week the bowlers will be looking to up

the ante as the hunt for wickets has been a

tough one so far in 2013. Driffield’s opponents

today are Sheffield United CC. They got their

first win on the board last week in a low scor-

ing affair against Driffield’s local rivals Hull.

Captain Paul Cummins carried his bat for a

well made 75 as United chased down 154 for

the loss of 7 wickets. It goes without saying

they will need a lot more than that if they are

going to win at Driffield on our notoriously

well prepared pitches. Earlier in the day Paul

and Mark Cummins combined to bowl 33

overs between them. They conceded only 72

runs in that time and took 2 wickets apiece.

It’s going to be a tough game for Driffield

and if they are going to win they will have to

keep the Cummins twins quiet. Mark scored

a century in a losing cause against Castleford

bank holiday Monday and Paul made 88

against York on Saturday May 4th. Paul also

made 97 in the opening game of the season

against Cleethorpes taking his total up to 286

runs already this year. Its set up to be a good

game between the two sides and we hope our

visting team and travelling supporters enjoy

their day at Kings Mill Road.

DRIFFIELD VS SHEFFIELD UNITEDARTICLE BY OLLIE EZARD

TODAYS MAIN SQUARE MATCH - 18TH MAY 2013

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Ey up ord lad! The lads are really looking for-

ward to this weekend’s double header starting

with today’s match against Sheffield United.

Great time to be back on home turfff after last

weekends superb win at Yorkshire Academy

and such like. It’s good to have Sammy Dru

back in the side, he batted really well last

week with the space cadet Cadmore and

swung the game in our favour. I want to see

our top order maintain this form and hope-

fully the bowlers will all click this weekend to

SKIPPERS CORNER with DAVE BRENT

give us the best chance to record two wins. I’m expecting two tough games but if we perform

to our expected standards it should make for two cracking games of Cricket for our loyal

supporters. We can’t wait for Tomorrow with the defence of our Yorkshire League Cup against

Sheffield Collegiate. The game has added spice with our recent defeat to Collegiate in the

League and we are hungry for revenge. I’m expecting a huge crowd for both games and we

know the ‘Ultra’s’ should be out in force once again this weekend. I’m sure if they make their

voices heard it will be once again our 12th man on the pitch, we really love playing in front of

our home support and putting on a spectacle. Two wins this weekend is a must.

DRIFFIELD

Mark Clarkson

Ben Kohler-Cadmore

Abid Ali

Sam Drury

George Drury

Danny Broumpton

Nick Hardgrave

Mark Goddard

Dave Brent

Ollie Ezard

Jamie Hopper

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SHEFFIELD UNITED

Paul Cummins

Mark Cummins

Helgard Prinsloo

Andrew Heron

Sam Bowden

Danuka Hettiarachchi

Dean Smith

Shaun Johnson

Waqas Ali

Tom Bolland

Saqib Hussain

Since the second issue of #DTCC the first

XI has had a retched run of form, with two

defeats to Sheffield Collegiate CC 1st XI and

Appleby Frodingham CC 1st XI respectively.

However, they got back to form with a brilliant

winning draw against the Yorkshire Academy.

On May 4th Sheffield Collegiate, the former

club of Michael Vaughan and Joe Root visited

Kings Mill Road. After winning the toss, the

away team decided to bat first and they

amassed a very respectable 277-7 from their

55 overs. Former Yorkshire wicket-keeper,

Simon Guy made a superb 101 as Jacob

Waterson made 71 and Josh Varley finished

unbeaten on 41. Ollie Ezard was the pick of

the Driffield bowlers and he finished with

figures 4-66.

In reply, the home team was dismissed for

187 in 50.3 overs as wicket-keeper/batsmen,

Mark Goddard top scored with 33, young

George Drury made an impressive 31 and

Captain Dave Brent finished unbeaten on 26.

The Sheffield Collegiate bowling attack was

made up of youngsters, Luke Shutt (3-23), Oli-

ver Pearson (3-63), Matthew Moroney (2-30)

and Josh Varley (1-23).

On bank holiday Monday, the lads travelled to

Appleby Frodingham for their second game of

the weekend. Brent won the toss and decided

to bat first in the hope that his batsmen would

find form and put a big score on the board.

But 201-9 from 55 overs wasn’t exactly what

he had in mind.

ONWARDS AND UPWARDSARTICLE BY STEVIE ADAMS

1ST XI REVIEW

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Opener Mark Clarkson made 28, the preco-

cious Danny Broumpton made 58 and Mark

Goddard once again chipped in with 25.

Duncan Heath was the pick of the Appleby

Frodingham bowlers with 3-39. Justin Dill and

Paul Hilton picked up 2 wickets apiece as the

Driffield batting woes continued.

The home team made light work of the

required total, as they hit the winning runs in

the 47th over. Duncan Heath and Justin Dill

topped off fine performances with 44 and

59* respectively and Kieron Watson made a

brilliant 76.

On May 11th, the lads made the journey to the

Leeds University to face the Yorkshire Acad-

emy. Always a tricky fixture for any team, but

with the news of Sam Drury’s return from in-

jury, they were confident from the start. Brent

once again won the toss and opted to bat and

he would’ve been delighted with the response

from his team following two shoddy perfor-

mances as his men outplayed the talented

opposition to finish with a winning draw.

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Opener Ben Kohler-Cadmore (57) compiled

his second half century of the season, George

Drury made 56* and Sam Drury immediately

found himself in the runs with a stunning

104 from 120 balls, with 15 fours and 3 sixes.

A real signal of intent from the homegrown

hero as Driffield made 276-7 from their allot-

ted overs. Johnathon Tattersall was the best

bowler for the Academy with figures of 3-55.

In reply the Yorkshire Academy struggled to

201-7. Captain Alex Lees (25), Joshua Shaw

(78*) and Matthew Fisher (44) were the main

contributors with the bat. But the bowling

and fielding was superb, as Captain Brent

took 2-61 and ran out his opposite number.

Nick Hardgrave bowled a miserly 15 overs and

finished with 2-47.

The lads will be looking forward to their dou-

ble header this week and putting everything

into defending their Yorkshire League Cup.

4TH XI REVIEWARTICLE BY JAMIE KEMBER

1 WIN, 1 DRAW AND 1 LOSS

FOZZY, RUBY AND ANDY RODGERS

2013 has seen Matthew Cole’s men record 1 of each. It’s always the case in the lower teams

that availability issues plague the early parts of the season however last week saw the end of

that. Gameweek 1 saw the team travel to Hull University to take on the Newland Pirates. The

team battled hard and almost secured an unlikely victory, eventually losing by 6 wickets but

with only 9 balls to spare. Ben Lawrence made a strong 55 and Ruby Kelly played a maturing

knock of 25. The second week saw the 4th’s in their first home game against Beverley Minster

Marvels 4th XI. It was important for Cole’s men to take some points from this game and

at one point it looked as if they might take the full allocation. James Foster played his best

knock in Driffield colours as he scored a fluent 83. Kev Woodcock had earlier set a solid foun-

dation scoring a quick fire 44 and when Ruby Kelly and Fozzy were together it looked like the

4th’s would go all the way and knock off Beverley’s target of 256 in 44 overs.

Unfortunately, the loss of untimely wickets meant it was down to an injured skipper Cole

and young buck Andy Rodgers to hold on for a draw and a valuable 8 points. Together they

negotiated the last couple overs in a stand somewhat reminiscent of Monty and Matt Prior

recently. It was particularly impressive from Andy who showed maturity beyond his years as

he patted the ball back each delivery with minimal fuss.

Last week the 4ths recorded a comfortable victory over long standing rivals Skirlaugh Royals

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This week see’s the second of back to back

tests to be played between Rivals Driffield

and Skirlaugh Royals. In the first test last week

it was Driffield who came out on top with a

thumping victory over a weakened Royals

side.

Skirlaugh batted first and got off to a good

start, however opener Chris Dale (50) had

nobody to build a partnership with as he was

the only man to make it into double figures.

Driffield bowled out the 9 man home side for

just 84 in 22 overs.

In reply, Neil Woodcock, back from interna-

tional badminton duty took no time in chasing

down the runs. He scored a quick fire 51 and

with James Foster (17) and Billy Dog Joshua

Hopper (17*) they knocked off 84 in just 11

overs.

The game had already started early at 12:15

so it was a short afternoon for the 4th XI who

recorded a much needed win for the first time

in 2013.

They will be hoping of a repeat this week

however with players back from football sea-

son, Skirlaugh will be a different prospect.

‘Peders Bank’ is open all day and the John

Mutch stand with areas to watch from the

comfort of your car is also open, so come and

cheer on the 4th XI.

Good luck to Skirlaugh and Driffield.

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DRIFFIELD 4TH’S vs SKIRLAUGH ROYALS

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LAST WEEKS FIRST TEST PLUS TODAYS SECOND TEST

YORKSHIRE LEAGUE CUP DEFENCESUNDAY 19TH MAY

Here we go again ladies and gents, it’s

Yorkshire League Cup time! Only this

year we are defending our trophy.

The competition has added spice on that

front, however it has also been jazzed up by

the Yorkshire League committee. This year we

see the introduction of coloured clothing and

pink balls, plus the format is now 45 overs per

side. The changes have been well advertised

and added huge excitement to the cup. We

are expecting crowds in excess of 300 for

Sundays game and to mark the beginning

of Driffield’s bid to retain the cup, Rich ‘Wild

thing’ Wiles has put bottles of Tsingtao on

offer at just 2 English Euros per bottle. We are

hoping that will get everybody nice and lary

to pack into the Dave Measom Rowdy stand

from 1pm onwards. This year, we are giving

everybody free entry to ‘Peder’s Bank’ after

5pm which is situated just next to the back

square changing rooms looking on to the main

pitch. There are some executive seats plus

the opportunity to watch from the comfort

of your car in the John Mutch stand, although

I’m sure the atmosphere will be rocking and

you will be looking to join the Driffield Ultras

(pictured left) in the Rowdy stand. Sunday is

a real opportunity to get behind the lads and

start off our defence of the cup in style. Play

starts at 1pm on Sunday. #DTCC OK

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TOP:BRENTY AND AAMER AFTER SEMI FINAL WIN OVER ROTERHAM

BOTTOM: THE DRIFFIELD ULTRAS

ROUND 1 - YORKSHIRE ACADEMY (HOME) - On a baking hot day the young academy

travelled to KMR and ripped out Driffield for just 149. Will Rhodes, who has now appeared in

Yorkshire’s 1st team took 3 wickets. However, Driffield’s best bowling display of the year gave

them a 52 run victory. All the bowlsmen taking wickets as Academy were rolled for 97.

FINAL - BARNSLEY (AWAY) - On an overcast day and looking at a wicket reminiscent of

Hessle CC’s outfield, Barnsley batted first. They plodded along to 205 from their 50 overs. Pins

Ezard and Dru the pick of the bowlsmen. In reply Dru smashed a quick 20 and then Clarky and

Overseasmen Aamer amassed a match winning partnership. Young George Dru and Sluggy

Brum were there at the end as the rain came in with Driffield needing 20 to win from 10 overs.

Driffield won on run rate to secure their first ever YL silverware. JUBILANT SCENES

ROUND 2 - ROTHERHAM (HOME) - A day that will go down in the memory of the 200

strong crowd. In a heated battle, previously stirred up by Jack ‘Amo’ Smith, Driffield plundered

Rotherham to all parts in making 247 all out in 49 overs. The pitch was dry and suited Drif-

field’s spinsmen. Pug, Brenty, Dru and Aamer combined to bowl the away team out for a mere

192. The Driffield Ultras saw their strongest turnout of the season for this game and as the final

wicket was taken QUE SERA bellowed from the Dave Measom rowdy stand. Onto the FINAL!

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HOW IT WAS WON IN 2012

DRIFFIELD TOWN CRICKET CLUB

MVP WEEK 2 AND 3It’s been 2 weeks since our last edition of

#DTCC. Our best player in the first week

was Owen Goldsworthy. In week 2 Grant

Halder was on form with a majestic 90 also

for the 2nd XI. Last week saw the hugely

anticipated return of Sam Drury to the 1st XI

and he didn’t disappoint with a superb knock

of 104 off just 120 balls meaning he scored

124 points!

GROTBAG’S GLADIATORS BATTLE TO THE TOPARTICLE BY JAMIE KEMBER

He’s been making headlines on the

pitch and now he’s making them off

it. It seems Owen Goldsworthy can

do no wrong! It seems Owen has picked a

strong all round team as he actually has no

stand out performer. This week his captain

George Drury made a fine half century for

the first team at Yorkshire Academy, as

did Ben Kohler-Cadmore. It’s also good to

see he’s backed his own ability (rightly so)

and put himself in his team. He is the first

man to reach 1000 points and the man

to catch. Danny Greveson has also had a

strong couple of weeks. His decision to make

Grant Halder captain of his team has worked

a treat. Grant made a superb 90 away at

Pickering and with the 2nd XI scorecard still

to add from last Saturday, ‘G Bang’ will be

adding more points to Danny Greveson’s

total! The return of Sam Drury has meant it’s

all change in the league. Sam made himself

captain of his team and leaped a massive 32

places from 40th into 8th this week. It just

shows how much can change and that it is

still very early days. A lot of teams will be

hoping Abid Ali comes good in the next few

weeks as he was the second most picked

batsman in the Fantasy Cricket League.

#DTCC11

Please get involved with Fantasy Cricket by

telling us at #DTCC if you want a transfer

window or not? Should player values go up

and down accordingly? Or should there not

be a window and the person who picked the

best team to begin with will win.

HAVE YOUR SAY

FANTASY LEAGUE 2013

TOP OF THE PILEWith the 2nd XI scorecard still to come in

Owen ‘Grotbag’ Goldsworthy sits proudly at

the top and is the first man to 1000 points

BOTTOM OF THE PILEAlan Rex spent 2 weeks at the bottom

but he now has the monkey off his back

as he moved up 1 place. Unfortunately

#DTCC printing firm Daleside Printing have

replaced him!

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NB: 2ND XI PLAYERS

SCORES STILL TO BE ADDED

FROM MAY 11TH

It’s been an action packed

first few weeks for the 3rd

XI in the Hunters York and

District Senior League Divi-

sion 3 . In week 1 they pulled

off an incredible run chase as

they snatched victory from

the jaws of defeat against

Pocklington CC. Captain Tot

Richie and

Jonny Addy

put on a re-

cord 128 run

partnership

for the 6th wicket to chase

down 249 in 45 overs with

only 1 ball to spare which

sparked jubilant scenes on

‘Peder’s Bank’. Week 2 and the

Thirds made the long trek to

Duncombe Park situated in

Helmsley. There they would

come up against Division 3

bully Brian Leckenby who

has scored around 1000

runs for seemingly the last

decade. Although it has to be

said what was witnessed that

day may never be witnessed

again. Duncombe Park scored

exactly 100 runs off the

last 4 overs of the innings,

Leckenby scoring 75 of them

himself. He set a new club

record as he finished on 175

3RD XI REVIEWARTICLE BY JAMIE KEMBER

A MIXED START FOR TOT’S TROOPS

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LECKENBY WOES

Not out in the team total of exactly

350. Much to the displeasure of the

home team, Driffield made sure they

batted out for a losing draw and took

home a decent share of the points back

to Kings Mill Road. In the end Tot’s men

finished 156-7. Once again the skipper

was there to the end and had not been

dismissed in 2013.

Last week however was slightly disap-

pointing. Carlton Towers made the trip

to Kings Mill Road back square and

batted first. Brian Howard coming in at

number 3 pulled a Fetlock early in the

piece and took it upon himself to slog

from then on. It somehow paid off as

he bludgeoned 99 only to be caught

on the boundary. Towers scored quickly

and were bowled out for 238 in just

under 40 overs. This gave Driffield 50

overs to go at the away side, unfortu-

nately the run chase never got going as

early wickets put pressure on Driffield.

Captain James Richardson batted well

yet again but was out for the first time

this year, caught and bowled for 49.

Damien Jenkinson was left stranded on

93 as DTCC were bowled out 184. All in

all a positive start from the 3rd XI who

will be happy with their exploits in a

tough York and District league.

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COMING BACK STRONG Collin Suggitt was back in action against Duncombe Park and came through post traumatic Leckenby disorder with a 3 for against Carlton Towers.

RUN MACHINE Damien Jenkinson has made a strong start with scores of 59 and 93 Not Out.

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A NAWTEERIVALRYARTICLE BY MATTHEW COLE

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DTCC NEMESIS STEVE BENSTEAD

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Between 2004-2006 our 4th team locked horns with Skirlaugh Royals with some in-tense rivalry during half a dozen games that will be remembered for years to come and looked back upon fondly by some of the clubs now established players, who at this point were setting off on their senior cricket paths. We take a look back at the legendary matches.It started on 26-6-04 at Skirlaugh when second in the league DTCC visited the table toppers in less than perfect playing conditions (light drizzle). The home team were not too willing to play and settle for the draw however they made the error of

not realizing who they were dealing with in a stubborn and insistent Skipper Matty Cole who wanted to wait an hour to see if it stopped. This boiled Skirlaugh’s piss who on sup-posed (correctly) didn’t have their strongest side out and those there probably wanted to spend the afternoon in the pub.Captain Cole recalls an overhead com-ment from the home changing room: “You always get one idiot don’t you”. Eventually the home side succumbed to Cole’s now infamous borderline bullying insistence at playing (ask James Carson of HCCC).

A ‘NAWTEE’ NOUGHTIES RIVALRYARTICLE BY MATTHEW COLE

A LOOK BACK ON THE MID 2000’S SCRAP BETWEEN DRIFFIELD AND SKIRLAUGH

“HE RAN AT ME LIKE KEOWN TO VAN NISTELROOY.

IT WAS SHAMEFUL”

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DTCC batted and did pretty well scoring 157/5 on a slow pitch. Bod Woodcock top scored with 58 whilst debutant 14 year old Will Norman made 32 not out. Skirlaugh’s reply never truly got going despite Ian ‘The Postman’ Milner having a few dodgy deliveries that ended up in the dyke, “Tell her to move” quipped Bod. DTCC ended up bowling out the hosts for 116 to leapfrog them in the table with Robbie Wooder taking 3/12.The return fixture on the final day was a dead rubber with both sides already securing 1st and 2nd positions respectively. This gave Cole the chance to hand 4th team debuts to 13 year olds Jamie Kember and Danny Cousins. Also, Aussie on a visit Luke Harpin played and took part in some sledging from the boundary with Skirlaugh’s silver fox Steve Benstead who hit 86 not out in their total of 165 all out. Benstead would then go on to take 4/39 in the DTCC reply of 143 all out earning his team a victory to exact some revenge on missing out on the league.

2005 would see both teams compete in the higher 2nd division having gained promotion the previous campaign. The 2 evenly matched outfits played an en-tertaining early season match at KMR in May 05. Skirlaugh posted 192/4 with new skipper Steve Bartlett hitting 89 not out. In the chase the home team kept up with the rate but lost wickets at regular intervals and lacked a 50+ partnership. Shane Walker (39) and Rubber Addy (33) top scored as DTCC fell short at 188/8 to the delight of Skirlaugh’s Barry Gibb look-alike Mike Puckering. Unsavoury scenes were the talk-ing point of the game. Jonny Addy recalls: I dropped a catch and then he ran at like Keown to Van Nistelrooy. It was shameful”. Later that season on a stinking hot day, we travelled to the plains of Holderness to lock horns.Batting first DTCC hit a decent 212 all out thanks to a fine partnership by Ali Mutch (60) and Danny Cousins (55). Lovely scenes as the young DC hit his first ever half century, such a shame a then lovely lad didn’t fulfil his cricketing potential for one reason or another. Skirlaugh were looking good in the chase with Everingham (60) and Rowley (52) knocking off the total until Jamie Kember and Kev Hopper struck to peg them back. Bod Wooder took a vital leg side stumping when they needed 10 to win with 2 wickets left. Hopper finished the job in the next over resulting in jubilant scenes as the visitors won by 10 runs.

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This game Ian Milner exercised his demons claiming 3/51. Both sides finished that year in mid table. In 2006 the bookies made both clubs favourites to win promotion to the 1st divi-sion after a big spending winter. 27-05-06 was the date for one of the most bizarre matches either team had played in. A dis-traught DTCC were bowled out for 80 on not exactly a road but nevertheless not and 80 all out pitch. 8 of the 10 wickets per-ished to outfield catches. A severe bollock-ing from the normally laid back skipper left his team in no doubt that they owed it to themselves and their skipper to pull us out of the soup. And by Jove they did just that with some inspired bowling by Matt Drury and once again by JK, who despite being 15 was a veteran of this fixture grabbing 4/8 backed up by some excellent fielding, notably Will Normans diving one handed catch at cover as Skirlaugh were blasted out for 53 for a famous win.The return game in July at KMR saw DTCC score 189/6. Matty ‘Ringo’ Nesfield hit 55 not out much to the delight of his father Boycie watching in the John Mutch stand. If Skirlaugh were going to knock off that target they would have to deal with an on fire Matt Drury as a major obstacle. They didn’t as he ripped them out with figures of 6/12 including a hat trick as Skirlaugh were bowled out for 111, Fantastic memories and thanks to players on both sides.

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REPORT BY JAMIE KEMBER

In our first edition we predicted that new captain

Andrew ‘Bean Dog’ Chapman would take to captaincy

as well as he has to being a father, Here at DTCC we

would like to give ourselves a pat on the back. Obviously

it’s early days, however the second XI look a different

prospect this season. So far they have been ruthless and

secured two victories plus the worst of a draw away at

Pickering.

WELCOME BACK ALISTAIR MUTCH!

#DTCC19

The first game of the season saw the return of Jonny

‘Woggle’ Anderson to Kings Mill Road. He added some

pace and aggression to the bowling attack and was on

fire as he claimed 6-24 firing out Beverley Minster Mar-

vels for just 45 after Driffield had earlier posted 222.

‘G Banger’ Grant Halder has been a revelation with the

bat this year. He was always renowned as a nasty fast

bowler but after suffering a shoulder injury during the

Ice Hockey season he’s had time to concentrate on his

batting. He scored a useful 44 in the first week and then

a match saving 90 which secured a losing draw in a total

of 226-7 chasing 269 away at Pickering on May 4th. Last

season the 2nd XI lacked that fight but they have grown

as a team and they battled hard for a share of the points. Youngster Owen ‘Grotbag’ Goldswor-

thy has been a great addition to the batting line up, his attacking style against Beverley set the

tone for a strong score. Ricky Woodmansey made a superb hundred in pre season, he went up

to the first team while Sam Drury was injured, but came back and scored a classy half century to

build the foundation for some wonderful scenes at KMR last Saturday. Captain ‘Bean Dog’ and

Vice Captain Nick Johnson came together to score 40 off the last 4 overs of the match to chase

down 183 against Harrogate 2nd XI. The bumper crowd were treated to some vintage Chap-

man hitting as he bludgeoned an enormous six onto the roof of the clubhouse. He then swept

the penultimate ball of the match for 4 which sparked jubilant scenes in what had been a fiesty

match.

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A TALE OF TWO

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION WITH NICK ENGLISH

T E A M SARTICLE BY NICK ENGLISH

It’s been a tough start to the season for me as captain of the 5th XI. We do suf-fer from people dropping out and other availability issues in the early parts of the season. That being the case it really is a tale of two teams so far this year. We play our home games on a Sunday and generally have a full squad to pick from. The recent bank holiday Monday game was particularly pleasing for me as I actually had too many players wanting a game. We fielded a really strong side and produced an emphatic victory over one of the stronger teams in the league, the Newport Pirates.

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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION WITH NICK ENGLISH

However, we do struggle to field a team for

our Saturday fixtures due to football season

still going and of course, the fact all of our

other four teams are playing. This week just

gone we took half of the under 15 side to Dal-

ton Holme and threw away an almost certain

victory because of the inexperience in our side.

We bowled out Dalton for just 63 runs thanks

to Matty ‘Chesney’ Hopper who took 6/26.

Young ‘Moug’ McDougall also bowled well tak-

ing 3 wickets. Lovely scenes.

With even just a couple more senior players

available knocking off 63 would have been

a simple task, as it was, our bits and pieces

5th XI struggled along and fell 2 runs short.

It was in controversial circumstances that

we lost. With one of our batsman injured he

had to have a runner. He was in the crease

however our batsman wasn’t and was given

out despite being at the none strikers end.

Shameful scenes on behalf of Dalton Holme

for playing this underhand tactic, however it

was no excuse for us not knocking off the runs.

Hopefully as the season progresses the French

Revolution will get up some momentum and

we can field a strong team each week.

Nick English

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CONGRATULATIONS ‘SEXY REXY’!ALAN REX WINS THE PLAY A GAME IN THE 1ST XI RAFFLE

1ST XI RAFFLE

Many congratulations to our latest winner of the ‘Play a game in the first XI raffle’. Sexy Alan Rex can be seen selling this very programme every home game and you can be sure if the sun is out he will have his snazzy shorts and

snapback combo on. Look out for him walking around the boundary edge each week. We here at #DTCC applaud Alan’s commitment to the club and this prize will hope-fully go someway to repaying all the hard work he puts in on match days. Alan hasn’t decided which game he would like to play in. Our 2nd edition winner Anthony Whit-well has snapped up the bumper bank holiday fixture against rivals Scarborough Sea Dogs. Rexy had this to say on finding out he had won: “I hope I play better than I pick fantasy cricket teams otherwise I’m in for a long day.” Well done Rexy, You deserve it!

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The lunchtime staff from Kings Mill School are undertaking a sponsored bike ride on Sunday 30th June to raise funds to purchase new bikes for the children. They are biking 7.5 miles from Kings Mill School to Bell Mills via Nafferton, Wansford & Skerne.We would be grateful for any sponsors that anybody connected with the Driffield Town Cricket Club would be willing to make.

Thank you in advance for supporting us.

Lisa Brown Office Supervisor

A sponsor form is located in the clubhouse bar and a tin is with Rich behind the bar for any donations. I am really keen on developing links with the local schools and community so would appreciate people helping make a differ-ence to these kid’s lives.

Ollie EzardDriffield Town CC

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

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Stevie AdamsPDC

Matthew Cole‘Come On Man’ Promotions

Ollie EzardDusty Sandman Industries

James RichardsonTottenham Hotspur

Edited by Jamie Kember

COLE’S ICES

MATTHEW WILL HAVE HIS VAN DOWN AT KINGS MILL ROAD FOR MOST SUNDAY MATCHES AND SOME EVENING GAMES. AS WELL

AS THIS HE WILL BE DOING THE ROUNDS ABOUT TOWN SO PEOPLE OF DRIFFIELD, GET INVOLVED!

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NETS ARE EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM 6PM ONWARDS.

CONTACT US ON: 01377 252391 TO GET INVOLVED