YORK made up for the bitter disappointment suffered on Saturday against the reigning Yorkshire ECB County Premier League champions, Doncaster, hitting back to beat Yorkshire Academy at Clifton Park yesterday by 28 runs.

For York's former skipper, Ian Dews, it was a double disaster.

On his Yorkshire League debut as Academy skipper, Dews was run out moments after taking his guard.

York batted first and scored 178-8 in their 60 overs, the Academy being bowled out for 150 in 58 overs, York taking eight points for the victory.

Marcus Wood (66) and Steve Piercy (16) enjoyed their second successive half century stand before Piercy was caught behind by Mark Beckett off left arm medium pace bowler Gareth Davies who finished with figures of 2-29. Academy wicketkeeper Beckett held four catches.

Wood and Simon Mason (39) went on to lay on another half century stand for the second wicket when they took the score to 122-1 in the 45th over with York firmly in he driving seat.

But, as against Doncaster, York's middle order went into their shells and failed to keep up the momentum finding too many fielders with their shots and Australian all-rounder Nash Stone needlessly throwing his wicket away, run out as his dive for the crease ended up six feet away from his ground.

The Academy batsmen only needed a scoring rate of three an over to win but all the York bowlers took up the challenge.

Stone took his Bank Holiday weekend haul of wickets to ten with a right arm medium pace return of 4-54 with fellow Australian Greg How taking 2-54 in 21 overs.

Rob Lancaster chipped in with 1-21 in eight overs and 16-year-old James Pringle, again opening the bowling, taking 1-9 in six tidy overs.

Scarborough's skipper, Nick Tubbs, was delighted with his side's two wicket victory over North Marine Road visitors Rotherham who were bowledout for 111 in 58 overs.

Veteran off-spinner Chris Clifford, 57, continued to defy his advancing years to take 4-28 in 22 overs.

Scarborough's batsmen were made to fight hard every inch of the way to reach their target in 52 overs as Rotherham fell for 111 all out.

Yorkshire's newest contracted players, John Inglis, from Ripon, was stumped two runs short of his half century and Pete Hepworth made 39 as Harrogate were held to 182-9 in 60 overs by Appleby-Frodingham.

Spinner Simon Kippax took 4-46 in 15 overs but the Scunthorpe based club held on to deprive Harrogate of maximum points, scoring 155-7.

Appleby-Frodingham's father and son combination blossomed as Ashley White top scored for his side with a half century while White junior - Nick - took 5-58 in 14 overs of slow left arm spin.

YORKSHIRE ECB COUNTY

PREMIER LEAGUE

YORK V YORKSHIRE ACADEMY

York: M Wood c&b Davies 66, S Piercy c Beckett b Davies 16, S Mason c Beckett b Elstub 39, N Stone run out 3, N Kay not out 18, S Gorman c Beckett b Ramsden 0, B Quick c Beckett b Ramsden 4, G How b Ramsden 5, J Pringle not out 4, Extras 23, Total (7 wkts) 178.

Bowling: G Ramsden 9-0-25-3, C Elstub 9-2-23-1, R Pyrah 4-0-21-0, N Harris 6-0-17-0, G Davies 17-7-29-2, C Brice 15-1-51-0.

Yorkshire Academy: M Harris c Durham b Pringle 6, R Pyrah c Mason b Lancaster 32, J Sayers lbw b How 0, T Owens c Piercy b Stone 1, G Newton st Durham b Stone 35, M Beckett lbw How 53, I Dews run out 0, C Brice run out 7, C Elstub not out 2, G Ramsden b Stone 2, G Davies b Stone 0, Extras 12, Total 150.

Bowling: J Pringle 6-2-9-1, G How 21-3-54-2, M Stone 23.1-8-54-4, R Lancaster 8-3-21-1.

SCARBOROUGH V ROTHERHAM

Rotherham: J Whittle st Wilson b Wells 2, S Bailey c Harland b Wigney 1, O Burford c Harland b Clifford 7, D Adams c Wilson b Harrison 13, B Scrivens run out 25, A Raison lbw Wigney 14, P McGann c Cowell b Clifford 16, D Mace lbw Philliskirk 0, A Swallow st Wilson b Clifford 7, J Plater not out 8, M Smallman b Clifford 0, Extras 18, Total 111.

Bowling: B Wigney 18.9.29.2, M Wells 7-2-7-1, C Clifford 22-12-28-4, R Harrison 7-0-16-1, I Philliskirk 5-1-19-1.

Scarborough: I Philliskirk c Swallow b Smallman 5, D Harland run out 9, M Cowell b Smallman 0, P Seed c Adams b Scrivens 4, N Tubbs c Whittle b Adams 19, G Jones lbw Adams 24, G Wilson c Bailey b Swallow 16, B Wigney b Adams 13, R Harrison not out 8, M Wells not out 0, Extras 14, Total (8wkts) 112.

Bowling: M Smallman 21-10-33-2, B Scrivens 11-2-24-1, D Adams 15-5-24-3, A Swallow 6-0-17-1.

Scarborough 8pts - Rotherham 0ts.

HARROGATE V

APPLEBY-FRODINGHAM

Harrogate: J Inglis st Wilson b White 48, J Proud lbw Ellis 14, V Craven c Ransfield b Topia 4, P Hepworth c A White b White 39, P Hampshire c Ellis b Topia 29, S Kippax b White 9, D Wyrill c Ellis b Topia 6, M Cousins st Wilson b White 7, N Leverson st Wilson b White 1, D Pennent not out 8, A Burton not out 1, Exytras 16, Total ( 9 wkts) 182.

Bowling: A Ellis 16-6-36-1, J Fletcher 5-1-14-0, T Topia 25-5-59-3, N White 14-2-58-5.

Appleby-Frodingham: J Taylor c Inglis b Pennett 1, A White b Pennett 51, R Dransfield b Hepworth 26, T Topia c Leverson Kippax 33, D Brown st Hampshire b Kippax 9, S Lewis b Kippax 8, G wilson c Wyrill b Kippax 8, P Taylor not out 0, A Ellis not out 0, Extras 15, Total (7 wkts) 155.

Bowling: D Pennett 18-8-27-2, A Burton 12-3-27-0, S Kippax 15-3-46-4, V Craven 5-1-19-0, P Hepworth 10-3-25-1.

Incomplete win to Harrogate 6pts - Appleby-Frodingham 2pts.

Other Yorkshire League results:

Cleethorpes 136 (S Kabir 34, R Gilleatt 3-23), *Doncaster 137-5 (G Attenborough 40, P Ellis 33no).

Castleford 97 (M Thewlis 41), *Sheffield Collegiate 98-7.

Barnsley 139 (T Yates 46, C Wood 32; D Burdon 4-40, M Downing 5-35), Sheffield United 143-8 (D Airey 37, P Swanepoel 32no; R Ledger 4-41).

Hull 103-9 (J Dows 20, S Lawrence 7-29), Driffield 98 (R Gibbs 33; J Dows 5-12).