Aycliffe had a hard-fought victory at home to Hartlepool second team by just nine runs…
Saturday 7th July – NYSD Division 2
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Hartlepool 2nd XI – weather was very hot and sunny. Hartlepool won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 152 all out after 48.2 overs
Darryn Bancroft 36, Chris Palmer 30 and Luke Telford 26 not out
Hartlepool 2nd XI 143 all out after 42.2 overs
Patrick Howe 4 for 30, Luke Telford 2 for 40 and James Layfield-Carroll 1 for 0
Aycliffe had a hard-fought victory at home to Hartlepool second team by just nine runs. Captain Luke Telford (sponsored by Pheonix Energy, pictured above) was given the man-of-the-match award for an excellent all-round display during which he scored an invaluable unbeaten 26 late in the innings and then helped to peg back the Hartlepool batsmen with the ball, taking two for 40 from his long 13 over spell.
The win keeps Aycliffe firmly in the promotion places and they now sit third in the 2nd division table, just two points ahead of Rockliffe Park and only four points behind second-placed Sedgefield.
This week’s senior crickets fixture:
Saturday 14th July at 1.00pm – NYSD Division 2 – Stokesley 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI
Saturday 14th July at 1.30pm – NYSD Division 4 – Newton Aycliffe 2nd XI v Sedgefield 2nd XI
