CHAMPIONS Harrogate only lost four times last summer but have already been beaten twice in the ECB Oxbridge Yorkshire Premier League this season.

They were mesmerised by the spin of Andy Gray and John Hesp, who claimed five wickets each, as Sheffield Collegiate ran out four wicket winners.

Collegiate made 217-9, but despite 75 by former York player Alexis Twigg, Harrogate were bowled out for 73.

Scarborough and Cleethorpes are the early pace-setters at the top with 25 points from four games. York are joint fourth with 16 points.

Scarborough bowled out Castleford for 204 with Will Mallory taking 4-42. The North Marine Road men had little difficulty knocking off the runs with Neil Elvidge scoring an unbeaten 75 and 15-year-old Adam Lyth contributing 32.

Chris Gilbert hit 54 for Yorkshire Academy in their rain-hit draw with Barnsley.

OXBRIDGE YORKS ECB COUNTY PREMIER LEAGUE

SHEFFIELD UNITED v YORK

York: S Piercy c Hirst b Longhurst 9, S Mason c Watson b Longhurst 6, R Flack lbw Cobley 35, M Wood lbw Cobley 43, M Mortimer b Yarnley 3, D Broadbent c&b Yarnley 3, D Catlow c Watson b Yarnley 3, G Patel c Hirst b Longhurst 20, D Snell st Hirst b Fletcher 9, G How c Swanepoel b Longhurst 3, N Durham not out 0, Extras 23, Total 157.

Bowling: S Cobley 14-5-33-2, R Taylor 7-0-21-0, N Longhurst 9.3-1-28-4, T Fletcher 10-2-21-1, D Yarnley 13-3-37-3.

Sheffield United: M Barlow lbw How 4, R Cummins c Mortimer b How 20, N Longhurst b Flack 12, C Watson run out 4, C Wood lbw How 1, P Swanepoel lbw How 20, D Yarnley lbw Patel 1, A Hirst c Durham b Broadbent 47, S Cobley b Broadbent 12, R Taylor lbw Patel 9, T Fletcher not out 3, Extras 15, Total 148.

Bowling: G How 13-3-37-4, R Flack 4-0-20-1, J Patel 22.5-7-42-2, D Snell 3-0-9-0, D Broadbent 11-3-31-2.

York (8 pts) beat Sheffield United (0 pts) by 9 runs.

Umpires: G J Mellor & R Pugh

BARNSLEY v YORKSHIRE ACADEMY

Yorkshire Academy: M Cumins lbw Ivill 12, H Rashid c Benson b Ivill 22, P Dimmaline c Benson b Ivill 0, T Bresnan c Clayton b Ledger 1, C Batchelor lbw Wilkinson 48, C Gilbert b Kulbashan 54, M Lawson lbw Kulbashan 17, I Dews lbw Wilkinson 2, S Patterson not out 7, Extras 18, Total (8 wkts) 181.

Bowling: R Ledger 13-1-34-1, A Ivill 12-2-40-3, M Ivill 4-1-20-0, R Wilkinson 11-2-44-2, A Kulbashan 7.3-0-27-2.

Barnsley: A Yates c Rashid b Patterson 21, I Jukes c Lawson b Gilbert 13, R Wilkinson c Batchelor b Gilbert 55, A Kulbashan lbw Patterson 1, B Hunsley not out 17, G Fenton c&b Lawson 9, Extras 20, Total (5 wkts) 136.

Bowling: T Bresnan 9-2-15-0, S Patterson 12-4-17-2, M Lawson 5-0-20-1, C Gilbert 10-0-42-2, C Wiseman 5-0-25-0.

Bad light stopped play - 3pts each.

Umpires: M Maddocks & S Roberts.

SCARBOROUGH v CASTLEFORD

Castleford: J Sykes b Barlow 69, A Bourke b Gilbert 0, H Birrell c Beard b Barlow 69, J Randerson c Tubbs b Barlow 4, B Wainwright lbw Mallory 0, A Carnell b Mallory 0, T Glover lbw Mallory 12, G O'Neill b Mallory 24, W Hodson c Rounthwaite b Gilbert 2, I Shackleton b Gilbert 7, P Wainwright not out 1, Extras 16, Total 204.

Bowling: R Gilbert 10.5-2-25-3, R Swiers 6-1-23-0, P Beard 4-0-28-0, W Mallory 18-3-42-4, R Barlow 16-2-78-3.

Scarborough: C Heron lbw Hodson 29, D Harland c Glover b Wainwright 35, N Elvidge not out 75, A Lyth b Wainwright 32, N Tubbs not out 25, Extras 9, Total (3 wkts) 205.

Bowling: G O'Neill 7-1-36-0, W Hodson 7-1-25-1, T Glover 4-0-22-0, A Bourke 4-0-21-0, D Wainwright 12.1-1-51-1, P Wainwright 8-2-30-1, D Carnell 4-0-15-0.

Scarborough (8 pts) beat Castleford (0 pts) by 7 wkts.

Umpires: A Pawson & R E Lawson.

SHEFFIELD COLLEGIATE v HARROGATE

Sheffield Collegiate: N Gaywood st Bradshaw b Kippax 21, S Clark c&b Dodds 25, D Vaughan c&b Dodds 23, E McKenna run out 48, C Wall c&b Pennett 29, A Gray c Hepworth b Pennett 9, C Colgate lbw Hussain-Butt 0, J Tasker b Hussain-Butt 4, A Paulett not out 15, J Hespe c Kippax b Hussain-Butt 11, A Wyley not out 0, Extras 32, Total (9 wkts) 217.

Bowling: C Guest 6-1-27-0. D Pennett 14-2-57-2, C Kippax 6-1-22-1, K Hussain-Butt 22-2-68-3, L Dodds 7-1-23-2.

Harrogate: J Inglis c Tasker b Gray 25, A Twigg b Gray 75, P Hepworth lbw Hespe 20, R Bradshaw c&b Gray 0, K Hussain-Butt c Tasker b Hespe 27, M Stanford c Gray b Hespe 6, C Kippax st Paulett b Hespe 10, J Kapper lbw Gray 0, D Pennett b Gray 0, L Dodds not out 0, C Guest b Hespe 0, Extras 10, Total 173.

Bowling: A Wylie 5-2-8-0, S Clark 6-1-18-0, C Wall 1-0-16-0, A Gray 18-3-43-5, J Tasker 7-0-29-0, J Hespe 10.4-1-49-5.

Sheffield Collegiate (8 pts) beat Harrogate (0 pts) by 44 runs.

Umpires: J Holliday & A Featherstone.

Other results: *Appleby-Frodingham 165 (J Parker 62; D Jones 4-31), Doncaster 169-2 (T Aziz 63no, A Parker-Coates 30, S Widdup 36, P Ellis 29no).

Hull 162 (A Simpson 29, J Voros 32; A Carrington 3-31, A Ellis 5-56), *Cleethorpes 166-6 (S Deitz 45, N Wheeler 51no; S Sargeant 5-67).

*Driffield 274-1 (M Zaman 138, P Woodcock 103no), Rotherham 202-9.

* Denotes home team.

ECB NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

First round

YORK V DARLINGTON RA

Darlington RA: P Freary c Durham b Broadbent 46, D Hickey lbw Piercy 53, G Hull c Flack b Piercy 14, D Eckels c Mortimer b Stone 43, S Russell b Pringle 6, S Bell run out 0, J Middleton c Piercy b Pringle 12, F Marr c Durham b Flack 9, M Eyles run out 6, C Cartwright not out 1, P Cartwright c Durham b Stone 1. Extras 11. Overs: 35.1. Total 202

Bowling: N Stone 8.1-0-52-2, R Flack 9-1-36-1, D Broadbent 9-4-27-2, T Pringle 9-0-35-2.

York: S Piercy not out 3, S Mason not out 6. Extras 0. Overs: 1.1 Total: 9-0.

Bowling: P Cartwright 1.1-0-3-0, D Hickey 1-0-6-0

Rain - match abandoned.

Other results: Guisborough 226-5 (G Shaw 133, G Bolton 51), Scarborough 216 (D Harland 80, N Fletcher 59; P Goodchiold 3-22)

Updated: 10:48 Monday, May 12, 2003