
Our local cricketers battled through the heat on Saturday.
In Yorkshire Premier North, Driffield Town's good recent run was ended abruptly at Castleford.
Town chose to bat first but stumbled to just 102 all out by the 34th over.
Cas then sped to an eight-wicket victory, inside 15 overs, despite Alec Drury taking 2/29.
There was better news in Championship East.
Bridlington put the hosts in at Harrogate and restricted them to 256/8 from their 50 overs.
Calum Hatton impressed with 5/47.
He then top-scored with the bat, striking an unbeaten 84, assisted by Jordan Baker's 63 and 49 from skipper Casey Rudd.
Brid got home with more than four overs, and with five wickets, to spare.
In the same division, Folkton & Flixton stay bottom after a five-wicket defeat at Stamford Bridge.
The villagers chose to bat first but only Will Hutchinson with 47 could make more than 16 as they were skittled for 127 in the final over.
Bridge got home with 10 overs to spare, despite Harry Walmsley taking 3/41 and Marley Ward's 2/34.
In Championship East, Pickering won a titanic derby at fellow promotion-chasers Malton & Old Malton.
The visitors won the toss and chose to bat first with wicket-keeper Ryan Taylor making 61 and Archie Welford 53.
Pickering were bowled out from the penultimate ball of their 50 overs for 218. Matthew Webster took 5/52.
Kieran Boyes' 4/30 then took Pickering to victory by just 14 runs.
Matthew Turnbull made 56 and Josh Dawson an unbeaten 50 but the hosts ran out of overs.
Scarborough's struggles continue, they won the toss and elected to bat first at Cottingham.
Boro were skittled for 190 in the penultimate over.
Hayden Williamson top-scored with 69.
The hosts then got home thanks to lower-order runs despite Kieran Rutter and Tom Bussey grabbing two wickets each.
Driffield Town Seconds enjoyed a 10-wicket win at home to Pocklington.
The away side made 129 all out batting first, with Ollie Ezard taking 4/29.
Town then raced to victory by ten wickets- Rob Woodcock with an unbeaten 50 and skipper Owen Goldsworthy finishing 65 not out.
Whitby kept up their good form in North Yorkshire South Durham Division Two with a winning draw at home to Hartlepool Seconds.
After electing at bat first, the hosts posted 287/3 at the Turnbull Ground in just 43 overs.
They declared to give themselves the best chance to bowl out their visitors.
Chris Knight blasted an impressive 133 from 121 balls, while Rhys Buck kept up his fine form with the bat, posting 52 not out from 42 balls.
Chris Thompson took 2/48 but Hartlepool finished on 225/6 from 57 overs.
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