Studley skipper George Lamb lost the toss and Whitburn opted to bowl. Ed Robinson and Nick Kimber restored to the side after school trips opened the batting facing off Whitburn seamers Elliott and Henderson. Henderson dismissed Kimber LBW for 2 off 10 balls and Elliott took the scalp of Robinson bowled for 5 off 12 balls. The Lamb brothers George and Harry came in and after the openers 8 overs the score stood at 36 for 2. George Lamb established himself but it was not to be Harry’s day as he fell to an excellent Yorker from H Thursby for 3. Elliott Oates joined George Lamb and the Studley total grew steadily until Lamb was stumped off Brandt for 44 off 44 balls. Angus Shaw and Ben Coad supported Oates who after the 20 overs was not out on 35 with the final Studley score being 111. Drinks were taken and Lamb and Shaw were heard to be getting the Studley lads ready to take the field.
Yorkshire U-15 Seamer Ben Coad opened the bowling for Studley in tandem with Rob Lowe. Elliott was run out off an excellent piece of fielding from Robinson for 0 in the second over and then Coad struck dismissing H Thursby for 2 in the third over and opener Henderson for 5 in the fifth. After 6 overs Whitburn found themselves 14 for 3 and facing the tried and trusted Studley off and leg spinning duo Shaw and George Lamb who kept the run rate down and in the 11 over removed M Thursby, caught George Lamb, off Shaw for 12. After 13 overs Whitburn were 55 for 4 and Kimber was brought into the attack removing Hannah on 36 with the tried and tested short ball trap, Shaw taking the catch at full stretch just inside the boundary. Simon Evans joined Kimber and between them and the excellent tight fielding display the run rate was held down to 83 off 19 before Coad came back on for the last over with Whitburn finishing on 87 off their 20 overs giving Studley a win by 24 runs. Studley again showed in this match their highly competitive spirit and the fielding display was the best this season with Ben Nabarro excellent in his sweeping roll and keeper Scott Thompson only conceding 2 byes.
Studley having secured a place in the last sixteen nationally progress to the North Semis and Final day at York Cricket Club on Wednesday the 5th of August.