New Zealand One-Day International opener Mathew Sinclair finished the first part of his summer with Yorkshire club Cleethorpes on Saturday with a resounding win which lifted the club to fourth place in the Yorkshire premier league.

Playing against Driffield, and bowling first, Cleethorpes dismissed the home team for 61.

It took Cleethorpes, and Sinclair and captain Mike Smith in particular, only 9.4 overs to hit the winning runs.

Sinclair, who is to join the CLEAR Black Caps in Sri Lanka for the Coca-Cola Cup series with Sri Lanka and India, hit 42 not out off 26 balls as the victory was achieved.

Sinclair has scored 1108 runs in his season to date with Cleethorpes.

Tama Canning, who is playing for Accrington in the Lancashire League had his game washed out before a ball was bowled at the weekend.

Sinclair's New Zealand team-mate Lou Vincent warmed up for his trip by scoring 78 for his side Esholt in the Bradford league against Bankfoot and taking three wickets for 50 runs from eight overs.

It wasn't enough for a win however, as Esholt fell 46 runs short of Bankfoot's 206/8.

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