Yorkshire Ridings edge Berkshire in thriller.

Yorkshire Ridings 146 for 6 (R.Davies 45*; G. Orrell 42*; C.Sethi 2-24) defeated Berkshire 145 for 6 (D.Toose 51; J.Dinsdale 2-22, A.Mackle 2-28).

 Batting first, Berkshire’s captain David Tooze batted beautifully to reach a half century before he became one of John Dinsdale’s two wickets. There were some handy contributions from Ken Fuller (26*), Don Townsin (15), Trevor Lacey (13) and Richard West (13) before they settled for a competitive score of 145 for 6 from their allotted 30 overs. It was a consistent effort by the Ridings’ bowling attack as Dinsdale and Mackle captured two wickets each. Chasing 146 for victory, Ridings stumbled to 75 for 6 before an inspirational partnership between Ron Davies (45*) and Gary Orrell (42*) swayed the momentum in their favour. The match went to the very last over with 7 runs required. A boundary off the third last ball sealed a memorable victory for Ridings by 4 wickets.

 Player of the Match: David Tooze.

Umpires: Les White and Gordon Whickman
Scorers: Claire Whickman and Brian Fowler

Standings after Day 3 of the Malta Seniors Cricket Festival:

1)    Warwickshire - Played 2 - Won 2 / Lost 0

2)    Yorkshire Ridings - Played 2 - Won 2 / Lost 0

3)    Berkshire - Played 2 - Won 1 / Lost 1

4)    Essex - Played 3 - Won 1 / Lost 2

5)    Kent & Surrey - Played 3 - Won 0 / Lost 3

Fixtures Remaining:

Thu 29 March:            10:00   Warwickshire v Berkshire                 (Umpires: Boyall & Whickman)

(Match Day 4)            14:15   Kent & Surrey v Yorkshire Ridings       (Umpires: Chilmaid & White)

Fri 30 March:              10:00   Berkshire v Essex                                  (Umpires: Whickman & Toombs)

(Match Day 5)            14:15   Yorkshire Ridings v Warwickshire    (Umpires: White & Boyall)