YORK Cricket Club will take on West Yorkshire outfit Hanging Heaton in the semi-finals of the ECB Yorkshire Premier League play-offs at Scarborough tomorrow.

York clinched the Hunters Yorkshire Premier League North title last weekend to secure their place in the end-of-season competition for the first time, and they will have a slight advantage given they have a bit more knowledge of this North Marine Ground than their opponents. Scarborough play in the same league as York.

Hanging Heaton are also making their bow in the semi-finals, after lifting All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League crown - and their captain, former Yorkshire all-rounder Gary Fellows, admits they face a "great challenge".

Great Ayton, of the North Yorkshire South Durham League, will tackle defending champions Wakefield Thornes in the other semi-final at Marton.

The final will be at Headingley on Saturday, September 23.

After beating East Bierley to secure the Bradford Premier League title, Hanging Heaton skipper Fellows said: "The play-offs are a great challenge for us.

"Playing at Scarborough is something I always enjoyed with Yorkshire and for many of our team this will be the first time they have played at North Marine Road.

"Winning the title was a big thing for the club and now we would like to go on and try and win the play-offs."