SHBCC News Round Up – September 2025
The 1st XI marched on with a comprehensive win at Clifton Alliance. Winning the toss, Bridge asked Clifton to bat and dismissed them for 143 in 38 overs. Dean Coote had another good day with the ball with 4 for 30 backed up by Tom Shorthouse with 3 for 41. Shorthouse led the reply with 60 no backed up by Adam Fisher 56 no. to win by 8 wickets.
Driffield were next to visit the Bridge and having won the toss asked Bridge to bat. A decent score of 232 was probably 20 runs short and this proved to be the case. Adam Fisher was the mainstay of the Bridge innings with 83 no, the tail wagged but not enough with Ben Gill and Revaant Raykan getting into the twenties. Driffield started well and won the game in the last over having lost only two wickets to put a dent in Bridges title chances!
But onto Harrogate where a win would keep them in the race. They duly obliged by bowling Harrogate out for 166 with Mark Fisher taking four wickets. The reply was sharp – all over in 25 overs with Alex Wood 53 and Tom Shorthouse 34 but the star was Alex Liley with a run a ball 74. Castleford also won so it was down to the last week of the season with all to play for.
Hull Zingari came to the Bridge and were put to the sword. Having been put in Bridge amassed a score of 325. Alex Wood led the way with a steady 65 before Adam Fisher 117 and Tom Shorthouse 110 took the game away from Zingari who were bowled out for 130. Wickets were shared mainly among the spinners. Unfortunately, it was all to no avail as Castleford beat Woodhouse Grange to become league champions with Bridge finishing a close second.
The 2nd XI were back on home soil against Selby. On winning the toss, Bridge put Selby into bat and bowled them out for 148. Cousins Reuben McBride (14) and Sam Giannini (16) with 3 a piece led the way. Bridge knocked them off in 26 overs with Aditya Mydeo 46 no and Isaac Giannini with a blistering 40 no off 25 balls. Next came Bilton in Ainsty away on a small ground which can produce big scores. Bilton won the toss and chose to bat. After some early runs Sam Giannini was first to strike which opened the door and Bilton were bundled out 83. Tom Appleton and Reuben McBride led the attack with Tom 3 for 24 and Reuben 2 for 2 in 3 overs. Aditya tidied up the tail with 3 for 5 in his only over. The reply was short and sweet with the runs knocked off in 11 overs for the loss of three wickets. Skipper Jack Hugill 31 and Rob Stevens 24 led the way. The good news came from South Milford who beat second placed Studley Royal leaving Bridge 16 points ahead of the new second placed Dunnington with two to play. However, disaster struck at the Bridge against Bolton Percy who, put in by Bridge, managed to get 207 despite another four wickets for Sam Giannini and two for Harry Sutcliffe with Danny Cass taking three great catches. Unfortunately, the normally reliable batting collapsed with only Kiran Chakraborty looking like he was in control with 49 which couldn’t prevent a 105-run defeat. So, Bridge still needed 4 points to clinch the title in the last match of the season with now four teams in with a chance! On what was described as a poor wicket Bridge battled to 166 for 9 with Isaac Giannini top scorer with 32. The team thought it was defendable considering the playing conditions. Heworth were 87 for 2 off 26 overs when the rain came which put them 5 runs ahead on Duckworth Lewis. Despite valiant efforts by Heworth to get the game going the umpire called time and the game was awarded to Heworth who won the League on net run rate. A disappointing way to lose after such a great season when the other title contenders, Dunnington and Studley Royal, both lost.
The 3rd XI started with a bang beating a strong Clifton Alliance side at the Castle by 49 runs. The runs were shared between the mature and the young; 14-year-old Jake Popplewell and Harry Goodwill with 61 and 63 respectively led the charge backed up by Matt Maltby 44 and Geoff Schofield 42. Rich Armitage, another not in the full bloom of youth, took 5 for 34 in 8 overs to seal victory. They went on to play York at York and won by 86 runs, cheered on by most of the 2nd team who had finished early at Bilton. Harry Goodwill with 53 led the way supported by Danny Cass 48 and Alex Bell 52 to post a competitive 220. Wickets were shared but Olly Lambs 3 for 20 off 6 overs stands out, supported by Magnus Bowles new found spin with 3 for 24 off 4 overs. A tough encounter with Yapham at the Castle was next. Yapham were put into bat and got a credible 186/9, skipper Dan Tuite took 5 for 23 off 9 overs. The reply was measured with openers Naithan McBride and Jake Popplewell setting a steady pace before Popplewell fell for 16. McBride continued to grind out steady runs which allowed Rich Reynolds to plunder a good half century off 42 balls. Cameos from several batters took them to the brink victory leaving Rich Armitage to hold his nerve with Olly Lamb to win it in the last over by 1 wicket. This left them in a strong position to gain promotion in 3rd place. However, in their last match against Bishopthorpe away the opposition were asked to bat and amassed 289 for 7. Jake Popplewell battled hard with the ball and finished with 2 wickets. Bridge managed 152 for 8 with Archie Goodwill and skipper Dan Tuite having a go with 30 and 25 respectively. The loss unfortunately left them in a very credible 6th place.
The 4th team continue to bring promising youngsters into senior cricket. They were badly beaten by 5 wickets at Copmanthorpe, all out for 65. Olly Kettlewell bowled with some venom to finish with 2 for18 in 6 overs
The came unstuck against league leaders Stockton and Hopgrove losing by eight wickets. They batted a bit better with skipper Travis Bowles 33 no and youngster Haris Sekerci 22. It wasn’t an easy ride for the young bowlers but again Olly Kettlewell bowled well for 1 for 24 off 6 overs.
Next up was a trip to Rufforth and Marston. Batting first they posted 130 thanks to youngster Zac Powell 37 no and not so young Steve Popplewell 43. The bowling was again led by youngsters with Otto Bowles (13) finishing with 4 for 32 off 7 overs. However, it wasn’t enough and they lost by 3 wickets. Bridge sits a credible 8th in the league having brought so many youngsters into senior cricket playing against many of opposition teams who never field a youngster! Unfortunately, their last match was conceded by Dunnington leaving the Bridge boys as they were 8th in the league.
The junior season is over and although very successful was not a great finish for the U13s who lost in the final of the league cup to Acomb. However, the U15s, after protracted delays, played Acomb in a semi-final of the league cup on Sunday 7th with the successful team going to the final in the afternoon. After some great bowling from skipper Olly Lamb and some sharp fielding Acomb were restricted to 73 which Lamb and Harry Goodwill knocked off with ease. The final against Clifton Alliance was a similar affair with Lamb, Goodwill and Riley Hirst taking out the dangerous top order and Magnus Bowles tidying up the tail with 3 for 7 again leaving Bridge a target of 73. Jake Popplewell gave the boys a great start with 20 off 35 balls leaving Lamb and Goodwill to finish the job with 22 and 19 respectively. A second successive win for the Bridge U15 teams! Olly Lamb was a well-deserved Man of the Match.
The junior trophy presentation took place at the end of August with the trophy winners as follows:
U11 Player of the year –Max Duemmer Wrigley
U11 Performance of the Year – Nick Martinez Armitage
U11 most improved – Theo Keast
U13 Player of the Year – Ash Koneti
U13 Most Improved – Haris Sekerci
U15 Player of the year – Olly Lamb
U15 most improved – Isaac Beddal
Phil Fisher Trophy – Harry Goodwill
Best Performance by a Junior – Zac Powell
On 13th September Sam Giannini and Olly Lamb represented the York Hub in the MCC Foundation U16 final at Lords against Leyton, coming away victorious with Olly having the day of his season with a wonderful run out and 3 wickets. The MCC Foundation runs the Hub which offers free coaching to boys and girls from non-feeing paying schools throughout the winter. It is probably one of the best initiatives coming out of Lords in that it influences so many girls and boys who otherwise may not have had the chance to enjoy the game. Watching the York Girls, who were also in the final but unfortunately lost narrowly and the victorious York boys was a pleasure especially when the Chairman of the MCC Foundation, a local Sheriff Hutton man, was there to cheer them home (he had to pretend to be neutral!) The friends and families had a wonderful day out at the Home of Cricket.
An end to a great season at Sheriff Hutton Bridge, all involved should be very proud.