GOOLE Town Seconds slipped to their second league defeat of the season and lost their top of the league status.

After winning the toss and deciding to bowl first, James Kerr got his side off to a near perfect start by removing opener M Read for a duck, when only two runs had been scored.

Mark West was the next to strike when he removed D Elliot (14) and opener R Page (25) to make it 43-3.

Ben Lamb then bowled M Scurr (16) to make it 60-4, but J Hyde (23) and 15-year-old Jack Storey, who top scored with 61, helped them recover to go and score 172.

Goole's best bowlers were Mark Shipp, who bowled 7.3 overs, taking 5 for 38; West, 3 for 49 off 11, Kerr, 1 for 30 off 7; and Lamb, 1 for 26 off 12.

Nicky Holah was also a star performer in the field, taking four catches.

In reply Goole's batsman got off to a steady start by posting 42 runs on the board before John McGrory was run out for 14.

But they soon fell from 62-2, to 67-4, with captain Barry Clements out for a duck and Holah managing eight.

Neil Webster top scored with 37, with Ben Earle (13) and Shipp (22) the only other double figure scorers.

Hull's best bowler was Storey who took 4 for 15 off 8.4.

He was supported by T Garland with 3 for 17 off 12 and M Scurr, 2 for 28 off 9.

The result sees Goole fall from first in the league to third, but having played one game more than everyone else.

Their next game is away to sixth placed Huntington CC 1st XI.