Newcomers and title favourites Folkton & Flixton suffered a surprise division three defeat at Wilberfoss.

Skipper Neil Elvidge made 55 for Flixton with John Boddy (25) and Rob Lacey (26) helping him post a total of 190-9, despite Josh Room's 4-49.

John Chaplin then gave Wilberfoss a good foundation with 63 and Phil Stothard added 28. Damian Gormley captured three of the five wickets to fall at a cost of 40 but the experienced Mike Stothard saw his side to victory with an unbeaten 34 to earn a five-wicket win which saw Wilberfoss jump to the top.

Easingwold suffered their first defeat of the season when beaten by Heworth.

Easingwold's skipper Alan Robinson made 63no, youngster Tom Banks 44 and Andy Metcalfe 26 to see their side to 169-5 with Heworth veteran Trev Walton capturing 3-65. In reply Woodmansey fell for 35 and Graham Hogben 33 as Easingwold's bowlers seemed to have the game under control.

However, Heworth piled on 100 in 15 for a six-wicket win with Paul Neal 32no and Andy Parkinson 27no at the crease at the finish.

Sheriff Hutton head division four after a home win over Bubwith. A trio of Sheriff bowlers took three wickets apiece with Richard Armitage's costing 25 runs, Nick Oswald conceding 32 runs and Simon Thornton 39 runs to have Bubwith all out for 137 of which Neil Readman made 30 and Paul Van Dyke 31.

Sheriff's successful reply hinged on Craig Dodsworth (37) and Ben Tompkins (27) who did just enough to blunt the threat posed by Simon Lazenby (3-43).

Sheriff Hutton Bridge went second in DIVISION FIVE after a four-wicket win at Stamford Bridge in a game which saw the League's only regular female player excel for Stamford.

Steve Fieldsend (28) and Andy Fraser (31) gave Stamford a steady start but 16-year-old spinner Danny Kiernan posed problems with a best ever 5-55 in a 17-over spell.

Martin Veysey offered mid-order resistance with 34 before the Stamford innings received a boost when number 11 Laura Winfield made an unbeaten 12 as she and father Andy added 18 in an unbroken last wicket stand which lifted the total to 179-9.

The teenager then showed her prowess behind the stumps as, for the second successive week, she held two catches and effected a stumping.

But Sheriff Hutton Bridge were still able to clinch a victory as all their top four made runs with Geoff Schofield hitting 41.

Updated: 10:02 Monday, May 30, 2005