Our first game in Division 3 was hosting Easington CW CC the visitors batted first, making 137 all out. C Robson top scoring with Kieran Hill taking 3 for 56, Jordan Bell 2 for 32, Gavin Snowball 2 for 21, Derrick Steinberg 0 for 24 and Noah Worthy 2 for 4. After the interval we had a poor start Conor Henderson 0, Ben Storey 8 and Alan Maskell 0, Lee Henderson steadied the ship with 55, Luke Richardson 3, Gav Snowball 16, Noah Worthy 0, Jack Blake 21, Kieran Hill 0, Jordan Bell 12 not out and Derrick Steinberg 0 not out saw us home. Despite I Rickaby and G Akers both taking 4 for 27. A close 1 wicket victory.
Second Team
The second team opened their season with a trip to newly promoted Mainsforth 2s. We were invited to bat, making 131 for 8 off the 40 overs. Neil Matthews opened scoring with 28, Phil Nathan 19, Scott Gillan 9, Kieran Burrell 0, Roy Hardwick 6, Ben Mummery 1, Rachel Petherick 23 not out, David Wales 0, Jon Arnold 31, James Messer 2 not out and Glenn Moody DNB. K Jowett was the pick of the home bowlers taking 3 for 14. After tea, Brady Smith hit 54 as home home side passed the total with 4 wickets and overs in hand.
Jon Arnold took 0 for 21, James Messer 2 for 42, Rachel Petherick 1 for 11, Kieran Burrell 1 for 25, David Wales 1 for 13 and Glenn Moody 1 for 12.