29th/30th August 2009

Treeton’s first team secured another victory at the hands of second from bottom Darfield and in doing so captured the Premier Division title with two games still remaining in the season.

Treeton eased to victory after they invited Darfield to bat first and they had the home side in tatters as Gary Montgomery was in fine form with the new ball as he returned with his best bowling figures of the season grabbing 8 for 17 from 10.3 overs with Ben Ashdown picking up the remaining two wickets to dismiss Darfield for a meagre 56 and stand in stumper Stuart Guy snaffled four catches behind the stumps in the absence of regular keeper Paul Fenn.

Ashdown then led the way with the bat as he stroked 33 not out to guide Treeton to victory and trigger the Champagne celebrations! Treeton can still set a new record for the most number of points gained in a season which currently stands at 121 so require a further six points to top this tally from their remaining two fixtures.

Sunday saw the first team compete in the Semi Final of the Yorkshire Council Play Off Semi Finals against Central Yorkshire League side Methley who were convincingly blown away.

Fielding first at Washfield Lane Treeton restricted the visitors to a competitive 260 for 5 from their 45 overs as former Yorkshire player Victor Craven struck 102 not out.

But Treeton then had little trouble knocking off the runs thanks largely to a magnificent aggressive knock from Ben Ashdown of 92 from just 38 deliveries as he took the attack to the Methley bowlers by dispatching them to all parts to set up the win for Treeton, he was ably assisted by Andy Tomlinson who contributed 72. Treeton reached the target for the loss of four wickets and in using just 36 overs!

Treeton now progress to the final of the competition against Central Yorkshire League side Townville to be played at Ackworth CC on Sunday 6th September with a 12pm start.

Treeton’s 2nd team were not as fortunate as their first XI counterparts as they went down to defeat at the hands of fellow promotion hopefuls Warmsworth at Washfield Lane.

Batting first the 2nd XI made a respectable 200 for 8 (George Barnes 56, Ryan Hardy 42). But Warmsworth proved to have little trouble in reaching their target with a couple of overs to spare and for the loss of just two wickets.

Treeton’s 3rd XI suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Totley, where the home side piled on a whopping 385 all out (Adam Trow 4 for 74) including putting on 243 runs for the first wicket! A thankless task which proved well out of reach for Treeton as they could only manage just 103 all out.

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