Next season, the first team are hoping to build on a good season last year in which they finished third in the first division, and we runners upin both the Cleveland and Kerridge Cup being narrowly beaten on both occasions.

The team benefitted from som superb batting performances in which we were represented 4 times in the leagues top ten by Gary Alderson, Jez Alderson, Geoff Taggart and Stuart Wood.

The bowling department were also well represented in the league top ten with Geoff Taggart Chris Robson and Tim Broome being the top performers.

Last season was encouraging for many reasons, firstly for the resilience of the side, whenever we appeared in trouble someone always came to the fore.

New marske got to both major Cup finals, facing Loftus A in both and being narrowly beaten with 2 balls to go in a high scoring Cleveland Cup Final at Staithes. And then the following week coming within 2 wicket of beating Loftus in the Kerridge Cup final held at Loftus.

We look forward to next season with many positives, Gary Alderson is now back bowling at full pace again and will be a welcome addition to the bowling attack. An influx of quality new players will really help us in our goal of beating last years third place finish.

The way the players have responded to an elongated series of nets was very encouraging the turnout was the best we have ever had and the general levels of fitness of the team is well ahead of what it was at the same stage last season. The blend of experience and raw new talent that we have is a good blend to go forward into next season looking to win the first division.

New players are always welcome and we are hoping to get enough new players to reform the second team for the start of the 2008 season. Feel free to turn up at the nets every Tuesday night at 6pm.