SHERIFF Hutton Bridge returned to the top of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League Premier division as they won for the first time in four weeks.

Russell Robinson was on top form with both bat and ball for the new leaders, an unbeaten 49 guiding them to victory by six wickets at home to Beverley Town. Andrew Burton top scored for Beverley with 42 and Charles Fish made 38 out of a total of 180, as Robinson took 3-26.

Mark Fisher (40) and Rob Pinder (40) set Bridge on their way before Robinson and Eddie Barnes (33no) completed the victory.

Former leaders Acomb dropped three places as rain robbed them of the opportunity of victory from a dominant position.

They were just three wickets away from a win, visitors Hull Zingari in deep trouble at 79-7 as they tried to reply to 195. Earlier Joe Dale (90) hit the day’s highest individual score, while Matthew Wilkinson was outstanding with 6-33 for Zingari.

An all-round performance from Woodhouse Grange’s Tom Young helped the defending champions record a fourth straight win - the latest coming at title rivals Stamford Bridge.

Stuart Boyle (42) and Richard Robinson (33) scored the bulk of Bridge's disappointing total of 122, Josh Jackson taking 3-8 and Young 3-28. The visitors lost only two wickets in reply before skipper Andrew Bilton, with his second consecutive half-century, and Young, with an unbeaten 42, saw them home.

Scarborough were made to work hard for their third straight win at bottom of the table York in a low scoring match.

Dunnington recovered from last week’s surprise defeat against Fenner to inflict a fourth consecutive defeat on Heworth. Jack Spofforth (4-49) and Dave Brent (3-10) dismissed the home side for 141.

They fought back to reduce Dunnington to 111-5 but were unable to dislodge Jack Bolam (40no).

The match between Clifton Alliance and Easingwold was evenly poised when it was abandoned because of heavy rain.

Easingwold, replying to Alliance’s total of 181-9, had reached 128-6 but, with both Mark Mierwinski (68) and Kyle Waite (46) both back in the pavilion, the initiative perhaps just lay with the home side.

Fenner continued their recent run of good form with a seven-wicket win at home to Studley Royal.

Paul Scrowston’s innings of 78 off 80 balls was the stand out performance of the match.

Grant Van Es (5-41) was the hero in the first innings as, despite 49 from Dan Craven, the visitors were bowled out for 144. Scrowston shared half-century partnerships with both Will Parker and Ross Davy to set up Fenner's third straight win.