IT WAS another bad day at the office for the Carlton Towers' first team batsmen.

After another week of glorious weather turning up to see another green sticky wicket was no surprise.

Ripon bowler Dirk Van Dyke must have thought that he had died and gone to heaven on a track that suited his excellent swing and seam bowling.

And he hardly bowled one bad ball in a 16 over spell.

Every Carlton batsman struggled to get him away as his line and length was excellent, with only Mark Spetch and Graham Spetch getting into double figures.

Carlton were eventually bowled out for 41 in the 31st over.

Some teams would have given up at the interval but the young Carlton bowlers went out after the break and showed why they are playing Division Two cricket.

Again Mark Spetch shone, moving the ball around as much as the more experienced Ripon attack, justifying his North Yorkshire selection earlier in the week.

Carlton managed to dismiss three Ripon batsmen and also dropped another two as Ripon knocked off the low score of 41 in 11 overs.

If Carlton want to progress within this York and District Senior League division this season then the senior batsmen have to start providing the youngsters with something to bowl at.

Carlton Towers face Hensall in the Snaith and District Evening League tonight.

On Saturday the First team travel to Tadcaster Magnets in the York League Division Two.