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Bradford League

Players from Bradford Premier League clubs may have to stand at square leg this season as the lack of umpires bites Picture: Ray Spencer

Players may have to umpire games

No play on the opening day for the Bradford Premier League

Bradford Premier League calls off first games

Alex Towler in action at Lawkholme Lane

All-rounders return for Keighley

Howard Mountain is third from left on the back row

Congs stalwart Mountain dies aged 78

The Greyhound pub at Tong, showing the cricket pitch, pub car park and houses across the road

Six and out at Greyhound as Farnley Hill merge with Gildersome

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Keighley's latest signing Richard Gould in action for Gomersal

Keighley sign star batsman Gould

Saltaire Cricket Club start their indoor nets on Sunday

Saltaire start indoor nets

New Farnley skipper Lee Goddard lifts the Priestley Cup after the 2017 final – Picture: Ray Spencer

Priestley Cup holders New Farnley land home tie

The return of the toss of the coin was strongly backed at the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League annual meeting

Coin toss is back in Bradford League

Idle's Cavendish Road ground is set to be used for football

Financial problems sink Idle Cricket Club

Lord Patel, right, says girls' and women's cricket is a huge issue within the game

New Sky-BBC deal is cricket's last chance to get back in mainstream

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Bankfoot's Richard Peel, left, after being presented with the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League's Sir Leonard Hutton Trophy by league chairman David Young at their annual dinner at Headingley Picture: Ray Spencer

Bankfoot stalwart Peel is first man to win Bradford League's top two honours

All Rounder Crucket Bradford Premier League Unsung Hero winner 2017 Steve Bradbury (Rodley)

Rodley chairman Steve Bradbury sees accolade as recognition for his club

Geoff Holmes, right, and Vivien Stone, who worked on the second-hand bookstall at Headingley, with video training equipment that they bought for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, watched by coaches Steve Oldham and Arnie Sidebottom Picture: Simon/SWpix.com

Cricket stalwart Geoff Holmes dies aged 91

Simon Lambert of New Farnley has been named in a 13-man MCC party to tour Tanzania and Kenya – Picture: Nigel Holland

New Farnley player on MCC tour to Africa

Ben Coad was named members’ player of the year, players’ player of the year and young player of the year ay Yorkshire's annual awards tonight at Elland Road Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Coad in clean sweep of major Yorkshire prizes

The All Rounder Cricket Bradford League is suffering from a lack of administrators and umpires

Come and help us: Bradford League in plea to clubs

Many clubs within the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League want the automatic coin toss to be reintroduced next season – Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Clubs say bring back coin toss in Bradford League

Hanging Heaton show off their collection of prizes after adding the Yorkshire Premier League play-off trophy to the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League title and the league's T20 Cup – Picture: Ray Spencer

Hanging Heaton make it a treble

LEAD ROLE: Hanging Heaton captain Gary Fellows

Hanging Heaton bid for play-off glory at Headingley

Yorkshire's Jack Leaning is available to play for York against Hanging Heaton Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

York relishing prospect of playing at county HQ in rescheduled clash

The soggy scene at North Marine Road, Scarborough yesterday Picture: Rob Richtering

Yorkshire Premier League play-off semi-finals postponed to next Saturday

Scholes captain James Stansfield lifts the Championship Division One trophy Picture: Ray Spencer

Scholes and Methley promoted as Wrenthorpe just miss out

Gary Fellows is aiming to do the double with Hanging Heaton

Hanging Heaton flying Bradford League flag in Yorkshire Premier League play-offs

Neil Kellett bowling for Scholes last season, when skipper James Stansfield felt they were unlucky to go down

'Going up would be justice for Scholes'

Andrew Pickering top-scored for Yeadon with 45

Wrenthorpe and Scholes face up on intriguing final day

Pudsey Congs opener Mubtada Akhtar scored 45 in their agonising one-run defeat to New Farnley that sealed their relegation

Drama as six-times champions Pudsey Congs are relegated

IN FORM: Adam Waite

Pudsey St Lawrence seek revenge in Black Sheep final at Masham

LEAD ROLE: Babar Butt is hoping his Pudsey Congs side can escape relegation

It's D-Day for Pudsey Congs, East Bierley and Batley

Woodlands skipper Stephen Pearson and Cieran Garner lift the Priestley Shield after their victory over Bowling Old Lane at Methley Picture: Ray Spencer

It's two down, one to go for Woodlands

Opener Ahsan Butt made 44 for Hartshead Moor

Champions Moor made to sweat for victory

Spinner Amir Hussain took 4-35 for Undercliffe in their five-run victory over Methley

More Intake Road misery for Methley

Hanging Heaton celebrate their first Bradford League title since 1999 Picture: Ray Spencer

Fellows finally adds missing piece to his jigsaw as Hanging Heaton win Premier Division title

BIG HIT: New Farnley’s Mitch O’Connor on his way to 97 in the Priestley Cup final win over Methley Picture: Ray Spencer

Cup winners New Farnley will have say in relegation

Opener Liam Brearley made 35 for Woodlands

Woodlands pocket first title of potential treble

Ben Platt took 4-42 for Buttershaw St Paul's

Well done Squire as Hartshead Moor lift championshiptrophy

New Farnley celebrate winning the Priestley Cup for the first time Picture: Ray Spencer

Scoreboard pressure tells on Methley as New Farnley edge competitive Priestley Cup final

Bankfoot skipper James Lee has starred with bat and ball this summer

Wrenthorpe still in the hunt on dramatic day

Hanging Heaton's Nick Connolly clips the ball into the leg side at Cleckheaton on his way to becoming the first Bradford League player to reach 1,000 runs this season Picture: Phil Jackson

Opener passes landmark as Hanging Heaton close in on title

New Farnley skipper Lee Goddard enjoyed one season with Methley Picture: Ray Spencer

Long wait is over for Soames as underdogs Methley take on New Farnley in Priestley Cup final

Cup finalists Methley must focus on the Premier goal

Pudsey St Lawrence's Mark Robertshaw scored 85 before being out within sight of victory

Disciplined Saints reach Black Sheep final

Woodlands, after winning the Solly Sports Heavy Woollen Cup by three wickets against Hoylandswaine at Hanging Heaton Picture: Ray Spencer

Woodlands triumph again in Heavy Woollen Cup

Kevin McDermott scored 58 not out for Buttershaw St Paul's Picture: Alex Daniel Photography

Khan and Wardlaw star again as Hartshead Moor secure promotion

Undercliffe skipper Scott Etherington took 3-32 against Championship Division One leaders Scholes

Methley hit the front as Scholes stumble

Bradford & Bingley celebrate dismissing Batley's Muhammad Tahir Picture: Andy Garbutt

Prolific openers set the tone for title-chasing Hanging Heaton

Off-spinner Kez Ahmed has been an integral part of Woodlands' season

Woodlands look to spin twins for cup glory

Ciroc's Kez Ahmed

Woodlands look to their twins of spin in Heavy Woollen Cup final

Yeadon's Tony Gilks bowled a miserly spell of 0-18 in ten overs, as well as scoring 25

Old Lane feel that this could be their year in Shield

Hartshead Moor after lifting the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League's Jack Hampshire Cup Picture: Ray Spencer

Hartshead Moor secure first leg of potential double

Joe Finnigan took 5-21 and scored 71notout for Conference leaders Wakefield St Michael's

Finnigan begins again as Wakefield St Michaels chase Conference title

Carlton's Will Smith made 90 not out and took 3-40 against his former club Spen Victoria

Moor already on the brink of Championship Division Two title

Jack Hainsworth made 53 as Baildon notched a shock one-wicket victory over promotion-seeking Methley

Scholes cash in on Methley defeat

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