BECKETT PREMIER & DIV 1: Hard times for Cayton as Dickens sparkles for leaders Filey

Phil Dickens’ five-wicket haul increased holders Filey’s great expectations after their five-wicket home win against Cayton kept them in pole position in the Premier Division.

Dickens snapped up a brilliant 5-23 from 11.2 overs and Lee Elvidge blew away the Cayton top three with 3-34.

Lee Pettitt (26) and Michael Pennock (24) dug deep to make sure Cayton made it to 126 all out.

Filey looked to be in trouble early on thanks to 3-26 from Tom Ward, but skipper David Brannan (40no) and Dickens (21no) saw them safely home with 7.1 overs to spare.

Chris Morrison’s undefeated 127 steered Staithes to a seven-wicket win at Nawton Grange, all but ending the hosts’ title hopes.

Nick Thornicroft top-scored with a rapid 53 from just 32 deliveries, includingfive fours and four sixes, while opener Shaun Smith hit a more sedate 48 from 91 balls.

Phil Marwood hit 28 and 21 apiece from Joe Lush and Wayne Dawson helped them post 206-8 from 45 overs.

Callum Horne took 3-29 from his three overs, while Chris Morrison and Brad Lewis took 2-40 apiece.

Chris Morrison then took the lead with the bat, crashing 11 fours and nine sixes in his 127 not out from 102 balls.

He shared an unbeaten stand of 128 for the fourth wicket with Simon Bowes, who scored 57no from 55 balls, which contained 10 fours and a six.

Mulgrave raced to a 10-wicket victory at Heslerton to move into third place.

Heslerton, who now look set to drop down into Division One, collapsed to 27 all out in 17.5 overs, Sam Triffitt top-scoring with seven and seven batsmen falling for ducks.

Eli Sheean took 3-1, Dom Ingham 3-13 and Andy Raw 2-2 for Mulgrave.

Sheean finished off the job with 23no from 14 balls as the visitors raced to victory from 5.2 overs.