Match report.
Yorkshire U15 Development vs Warwickshire U16B, held at Harrogate CC on Sunday 8th July 2018.
Warwickshire 239-8 (Hasaan Shakoor 4-48) beat Yorkshire 235-4 (Kyle Welsh 83*, Gavin Whipp 44, Edward Hopper 37) by 2 wickets.
On a very warm, humid day, the development team captain Sam Elstone won the toss and decided to bat first against Warwickshire Under 16s at Harrogate CC. Gavin Whipp opened and made 44, Sam Elstone made 20 and Ed Hopper, on debut, made 37. Ed batted well with Kyle Welsh (83*) as they put on 82 to set up the finish. Max Harland joined Kyle and the two put on 65 in the last 8 overs. This left the score at 235-4.
In reply, Warwickshire came out and batted aggressively. Hasim Iqbal (29), Hayden Evans (59), Adam Lane (28) and Nicholas Bland (43*) took their team to victory with 8 wickets down and 8 overs remaining. A determined bowling effort from the development team saw Jay Smith (2-44 from 9.1 overs), Josh Stephenson (2-22 from 5 overs) and Hasaan Shakoor (4-48 from 10 overs) give the team a chance but all to no avail.
A good win for the Warwickshire lads and we look forward to the return at Studley CC in August.
A full scorecard can be found at HERE.