DOUBLE winners Hemingbrough will start the defence of the HPH Cricket Cup with a trip to Ovington.

The York Vale League champions hit the road to Little Knavesmire in the first round on May 24.

The draws for the league's various cup competitions threw up several intriguing tussles with newcomers York RI at Thorpe Willoughby II in the preliminary round of the BYB Cup, while the league's other new outfit, Goole Town, entertain Huntington in the first round.

Sheriff Hutton, who won the BYB Cup under the captaincy of Sally Harrison last summer, are in the Scothern Construction Cup this year and start with a home preliminary round game against North Cave on May 11.

Scothern holders York University Staff have been elevated to the HPH Cup and entertain North Duffield in the first round. Division Two champions York start their quest for cup glory in the same competition with a trip to Copmanthorpe.

HPH Cup First round: Fulfordgate v Barmby Moor, Burn v Bishopthorpe, British Sugar v Askham Bryan YPO, Drax v Heworth, Copmanthorpe v York,Wheldrake v Clifton Alliance, Ovington v Hemingbrough, York University Staff v North Duffield. Matched to be played on May 24.

Scothern Construction Cup Preliminary round: Burton Salmon v Hemingbrough II, Sheriff Hutton v North Cave. Matches to be played on May 11.

First round: Westow v Drax II, Stockton and Hopgrove v Acomb, Burton Salmon or Hemingbrough II v Kelfield, Thorpe Willoughby v Selby I, Melbourne v Malton and Old Malton, Thixendale v Ben Johnson, Askham Bryan YPO II v Stillingfleet, Hirst Courtney v Sheriff Hutton or North Cave. Matches to be played on May 24.

BYB Cup Preliminary round: Thorpe Willoughby II v York RI, Stockton and Hopgrove II v Tadcaster Magnet. Matches are scheduled to be played on May 11.

First round: Stockton and Hopgrove II or Tadcaster Magnet v Ovington II, Goole Town v Huntington, Thorpe Willoughby II or York RI v Selby II, Woodhouse Grange v Copmanthorpe II, Bishopthorpe II v Carlton Towers, Pocklington v Burn II, Heworth II v Hirst Courtney II, Malton & Old Malton II v Wheldrake II. Matches scheduled to be played on May 24.