Top Bradford side Thornton will start their defence of the Briggs Priestley Parish Cup with a home tie.

The ENCO Halifax League Premier Division champions, who also won the T20 Cup in an unprecedented treble last season, will face Leymoor on Sunday, May 12.

There are 16 first-round ties in all, including a Bradford derby between Clayton and Low Moor Holy Trinity, while Oakworth will be the first knockout opponents for newly-merged club Warley & Elland at Hullen Edge.

Queensbury visit Bridgeholme, Cullingworth are at Old Town, and Shelf Northowram Hedge Top travel to Sowerby Bridge, while Oxenhope will be hosted by Upper Hopton.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Oxenhope will be on their travels at the start of their Parish Cup campaign.Oxenhope will be on their travels at the start of their Parish Cup campaign. (Image: John Ashton.)

Great Horton Park Chapel entertain 2023 runners-up Illingworth St Mary’s, and Mount are at Outlane.

Briggs Priestley Parish Cup, first round: Blackley v Triangle, Bradley & Colnebridge v Booth, Bradshaw v Copley, Bridgeholme v Queensbury, Clayton v Low Moor HT, Gt Horton PC v Illingworth St Mary’s, Greetland v Luddendenfoot, Mytholmroyd v Sowerby St Peter’s, Old Town v Cullingworth, Outlane v Mount, Sowerby Bridge v Shelf Northowram HT, SBCI v Augustinians, Stones v Southowram, Thornton v Leymoor, Upper Hopton v Oxenhope, Warley & Elland v Oakworth. Games to be played on Sunday, May 12.

In the first round of the GB Total Solutions Crossley Shield, on the same date, six Bradford area clubs have been drawn at home.

Cullingworth face Mytholmroyd, Low Moor HT meet Stones, Mount entertain Blackley, Outlane visit Oakworth, Oxenhope host Sowerby Bridge and SBCI travel to Queensbury.

Great Horton Park Chapel are at Booth, Thornton visit Illingworth St Mary’s and Upper Hopton travel to Sowerby St Peter’s.

Clayton and Shelf Northowram Hedge Top are the two clubs to receive byes.

GB Total Solutions Crossley Shield, first round: Booth v Gt Horton PC, Copley v Bridgeholme, Cullingworth v Mytholmroyd, Illingworth St Mary’s v Thornton, Low Moor HT v Stones, Luddendenfoot v Warley & Elland, Mount v Blackley, Oakworth v Outlane, Oxenhope v Sowerby Bridge, Queensbury v SBCI, Sowerby St Peter’s v Upper Hopton, Southowram v Old Town, Stainland v Greetland, Triangle v Bradshaw. Byes: Clayton, Shelf Northowram Hedge Top. Games to be played on Sunday, May 12.