First Eleven
SOLLY SPORTS YORKSHIRE E.C.B. COUNTY PREMIER CRICKET LEAGUE
The team had a reasonably successful season which saw the encouraging and developing of some younger players to augment with the existing team. There were twelve wins during the season (seven outright and five incomplete) and nine defeats, with the remaining five being either abandoned or cancelled to finish in sixth position.
Andrew Simpson was again the leading run scorer with 1,169 league runs at an average of 55.67, the most number of runs in the league and the only player to reach 1,000, with three centuries and eight fifties. The other main run scorer was Darren Harland with 838 runs at an average of 38.09 with two centuries and five fifties. They qualified for the league batting averages and were placed second and fifteenth respectively.
There were seven centuries scored. In addition to the five mentioned above, the others were scored by Piet Rinke (103 not out) and Joe Padmore (100 not out). The highest was 122 by Andrew Simpson against Sheffield United. He also had scores of 111 not out and 103. Darren Harland scored 100 not out and 100. There were a total of nine century partnerships, five for the first wicket and one each for the second, third, fifth and sixth wickets. The overall highest was 220 unbroken for the first wicket between Andrew Simpson and Darren Harland and was the highest in the league for any wicket during the season. This pair scored the four other first wicket partnership of 146 against Barnsley, 132 against Sheffield United, 131 against Hull and 123 against Driffield Town. Darren Harland and Joe Padmore scored 142 against Hull, Mark Tennant and Joe Padmore scored 138 against Doncaster Town, Piet Rinke and Simon Tennant scored 115 unbroken against Rotherham Town and Mark Tennant and Piet Rinke scored 134 against Driffield Town.
Piet Rinke was the main wicket taker with 48 wickets at an average of 16.23 which placed him sixth in the league bowling averages. This included 8-20 against Barnsley which was the best return for the Club amongst all teams and the second best of the season in the Yorkshire League. He also took 7-35 against Sheffield United. The other main wicket takers were Simon Tennant with 39 wickets at an average of 27.13, Jack Holt (26, 26.31) and Ashley Lyth (24, 20.71).
Mark Tennant had thirty five wicket keeping dismissals (thirty one caught and four stumped) and was the second best in the league.
Andrew Simpson took twelve outfield catches which was thirteen best in the league, followed by Joe Padmore with eleven.
Piet Rinke with 380 runs, 48 wickets and 8 catches was the Club’s best all rounder and the fifth best in the league and Mark Tennant with 483 runs and 35 dismissals was next and thirteenth best in the league.
Final League Tables - Season 2011
SOLLY SPORTS YORKSHIRE ECB COUNTY PREMIER LEAGUE
| Team | P | O/W (8) | I/W (6) | T (4) | AB (3) | L (2) | L (1) | L (0) | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 26 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 158 |
| (Champions 2011, Winners of the 'Cyril Bugler' Memorial Cup) | |||||||||
| Rotherham Town | 26 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 134 |
| (Runners Up 2011, Winners of the 'Bower Bowl') | |||||||||
| Cleethorpes | 26 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 122 |
| Yorkshire Academy | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 118 |
| Shaffield Collegiate | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 113 |
| Scarborough | 26 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 107 |
| Castleford | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 102 |
| Barnsley | 26 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 92 |
| Harrogate | 26 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 90 |
| Appleby Frodingham | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 87 |
| Sheffield United | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 63 |
| Driffield Town | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 54 |
| Hull | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 41 |
| Doncaster Town | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 36 |
SOLLY SPORTS YORKSHIRE LEAGUE KNOCKOUT CUP
The team had the following results:
| Round | Result |
|---|---|
| 1st Round | Rotherham Town 178 all out (49.4 overs) G. Rudolph 67, A.(Ashley) Lyth 3-29, S.R. Tennant 3-36. Scarborough 179-4 (40.3 overs) Simpson 94 not out, T. Smith 31 not out, O. Jackson 3-32. Scarborough won by 6 wickets. |
| 2nd Round | Harrogate 276-5 (40 overs) R. Sedgley 69, V,J, Craven 60, N. Lindley 65 Scarborough 2-1 (1.3 overs) Match Abandoned Harrogate 283-8 (50 overs) J. Tattersall 95, R. Sedgley 68, R. Bradshaw 39, H.P. Rinke 4-39. Scarborough 286-6 (48 overs) D.S. Harland 130, A. Simpson, M.W. Tennant Scarborough won by 4 wickets. |
| Semi-Final | Cleethorpes 206-8 (35 overs) C. Tomlinson 82, W. Kirby, S.R. Tennant 3-31. Scarborough 164-4 (26.2 overs) A. Simpson 68, J. Padmore 34 not out. A (Ashley) Lyth 34. Scarborough won on higher scoring rate. |
| Final | Scarborough 157-9 (50 overs) M.W. Tennant 31, K.S. Bansil 31, B. Coad 3-17. Yorkshire Academy 160-1 (28.3 overs) A.Lees 90 not out, J. Tattersall 44. Yorkshire Academy won by 9 wickets. |
Solly Sports T20
The team had the following results:
| Round | Result |
|---|---|
| Group Round Scarborough 122-7 (20 overs) | A. Simpson 40 Driffield Town 125-6 D. Brumpton 44 Driffield Town won by 4 wickets. York 124-6 (20 overs) L. McKendry 33, A. Collins 26, A. Simpson 3-28 Scarborough 125-6 J. Padmore 35 not out. A. Simpson 28, L. McKendry 4-21 Scarborough won by 4 wickets. York qualified from the Group. |
The Finals Day was hosted at Scarborough, involving Doncaster Town, Harrogate, Hull and York, and was won by York.
National Club Cricket Championship
The team had the following results:
| Round | Result |
|---|---|
| 1st Round | Scarborough 226-6 (45 overs) A. Simpson 75, M.W. Tennant 69. Blaydon 227-1 (38.3 overs) A. Worthy 139 not out, P.S. Freary 58 Blaydon won by 9 wickets |
