Pudsey Congs capitalise with narrow success

8:00pm Sunday 19th May 2013

Dales Council League Division A leaders Pudsey Congs stole a march on their nearest rivals after clinching a one-wicket win over visitors Halifax Direct.

Nine-year-old stars for Hawks

5:40pm Thursday 16th May 2013

The Hawks eased to their first victory of their 75th anniversary season against the Druids at Thorp Perrow.

Allerton Cricket Club stalwart Syd dies aged 72

5:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

Former Bradford Central League treasurer Syd Craven has died aged 72.

Evening League results

4:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

Bradford & District Evening League – Division One: Apperley Bridge 93 (S Ali 30, M Waqas 3-19, U Khatab 3-3), Salem Athletic 94-3 (S Iqbal 38); Shelf 146-1 (J Smith 50no, I Bhatti 39no), John Breare 141-3 (T. Simpson 50no, P Kempton 33, T Abbass 3-31).

International Challenge match

Adil Rashid scired a century and was among the wickets

9:30am Thursday 16th May 2013

Challenge College are to host an international Twenty20 match in the summer to help celebrate the opening of their new cricket ground.

Saif and Wood do damage for Birstall

6:10pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

The Central Yorkshire League caught up on their opening-day postponements when the originally-scheduled Jack Hampshire Cup first round was put back to this coming Sunday and Birstall took full advantage to maintain their improved start to the Premier Division season.

Rain reduces cup ties to bowl-out lottery

5:00pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

Several clubs will be surprised to find themselves in the second round of the Wynn Cup after most of Sunday’s ties in the Craven League knockout competition were badly affected by the rain and decided by a bowl-out.

Mazhar keeps Azad at 100%

4:30pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

Three clubs remain unbeaten at the top of Division Two after the latest round of Bradford Evening League games.

Chase falls Flatt as Oakworth triumph

Jack Hainsworth crashed 100 not out for Oakworth

3:40pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

Oakworth and Ingrow St John’s are joint-top of Division One after both sides won in reduced-overs Craven League games.

Sha and Ullah bowl Great Horton Church to top

2:06pm Sunday 12th May 2013

Great Horton Church are now the only Group A side with a 100 per cent Bradford Mutual Sunday School League record after defeating fellow high-fliers Hallfield by 43 runs.

Pudsey Congs at top after edging out fellow high-fliers

1:21pm Sunday 12th May 2013

Pudsey Congs won the battle of the Dales Council League top two as they beat New Wortley by three wickets to move 13 points clear at the Division A summit.

Hawks lose in last-ball drama

4:10pm Thursday 9th May 2013

Charles Dracup hit a four off the last delivery to give hosts Menston a thrilling victory against Hawks.

Denholme denied by late wicket flurry

5:50pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

Cowling, Riddlesden and Wilsden are the undefeated sides in Division Two of the Craven League.

Ibrahim stars as Saints march on

Mohammed Ibrahim is congratulated after taking the first of his five wicket for Ingrow St John’s in their win over Embsay

5:40pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

Promoted Ingrow St John’s continued their impressive start to life in the top flight of the Craven League with an emphatic seven-wicket win at home to Embsay.

St Paul’s held up just short of target

5:00pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

Buttershaw St Paul’s are without a win after three Central Yorkshire League games, collecting only two Division One points to date, but were desperately unlucky to go down by just six runs with one wicket left at home to Methley A.

Century duo lift Jer Lane to summit

4:10pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

Jer Lane are the new leaders of the Foster’s Halifax League after a 226-run second-wicket stand between Raqeeb Younis and Jordan Laban brought Blackley down to earth with a bump.

Attock go on the attack

4:00pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

Just one West Riding Sunday Council match was played on Bank Holiday Monday but it produced 545 runs as Attock United beat Westwood Park.

Openers in charge as Keighley win battle of new boys

1:12pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

Keighley got the better of fellow new boys Oakworth in the opening round of Bradford Evening League games.

Qadir on form as Bradford Moor the merrier

9:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013

Mohammed Qadir’s 71 helped Bradford Mutual Sunday School Group A pace-setters Bradford Moor YCA to 224-8 in their victory over Girlington at their new Tong Park ground.

Shipley Providence put to sword by Saeed

8:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013

Two of the three sides locked at the top of Dales Council League Division A clashed at Roundhay Park yesterday, which saw home side New Wortley defeat Shipley Providence by 38 runs.

English is not the only language

5:20pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

Bradford & District Evening League vice-chairman Brian Lymbery has issued a clarification regarding the use of English on the field of play.

Star man Marlow causes mayhem against Buttershaw

Yorkshire bowler Richard Pyrah took 6-61 for Ossett

5:20pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

Buttershaw St Paul’s go into their game against Methley A at Wibsey still looking for their first win of the season.

Impressive Oakworth start for openers

Sandy Lane's Steve Carass cannot believe he didn't take a wicket with this delivery at Gargrave

4:30pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

Pre-season Mewies Solicitors Craven League Division One favourites Oakworth got their season off to a cracking start as they hammered Thornton by nine wickets at Wide Lane.

Evening League on level playing field

Bradford & District Evening League secretary Steve Priestley has warned abut the use of social media

4:00pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

The Bradford & District Evening League, which starts tomorrow night, have decided to level the playing field in their top two divisions.

Top keeper Webster dies aged 70

4:00pm Monday 29th April 2013

Roy Webster, who holds the record for wicketkeeping dismissals in the Dales Council League, has died aged 70 after a long illness.

Top keeper Webster dies aged 70

4:00pm Monday 29th April 2013

Roy Webster, who holds the record for wicketkeeping dismissals in the Dales Council League, has died aged 70 after a long illness.

Trio lead the way in Dales Council

7:00pm Sunday 28th April 2013

After two just sets of fixtures in the Dales Council League, three clubs – Cookridge, New Wortley and Shipley Providence – find themselves in a tie at the top of Division A.

Heaton stun defending champions

4:44pm Sunday 28th April 2013

Defending champions Girlington suffered a poor start to the new Bradford Mutual Sunday School League season as they lost by eight wickets to Heaton.

Buttershaw St Paul's out for revenge against Liversedge

7:00pm Friday 26th April 2013

Buttershaw St Paul’s made a dreadful start to the new Central Yorkshire League campaign when they were skittled for just 55 at Hopton Mills in their Division One clash.

Hundred up for Great Horton Methodists!

7:50pm Thursday 25th April 2013

Bradford Mutual Sunday School League side Great Horton Methodists enter their centenary campaign when the season starts on Saturday.

Share an evening with former Bradford City team-mates

6:00pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

Cleckheaton Cricket Club are holding an evening with Carlisle United manager Greg Abbott and his former Bradford City team-mate John Hendrie on Thursday, May 23 (8pm).

Clayton crushed by Wood century

6:00pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

Promoted Clayton came unstuck against a Tom Wood century as SBCI began their defence of the Foster’s Halifax League title with a 64-run Premier Division victory.

Raz-matazz as Baildon defeat Shepley

Sohail Raz top-scored with 55 for Baildon before taking 3-26 against Shepley

5:30pm Monday 22nd April 2013

Shepley, winners in 2011, were the biggest casualties in yesterday's Solly Sports Heavy Woollen Cup first-round ties.

Big scalp for Pudsey Congs as champs defeated

5:03pm Sunday 21st April 2013

There was a real surprise for last season’s Dales Council League Division A champions Leeds Sikh, who came down to earth with a bump at newly-promoted Pudsey Congs A on the opening day of the season.

Teenager Seddon in the Heavy Woollen limelight

gary Fellows, last season's Heavy Woollen Cup-winning captain at Wrenthorpe, has joined Hanging Heaton

8:40pm Friday 19th April 2013

The potential match of the first round in the Solly Sports Heavy Woollen Cup on Sunday is at Pudsey Congs, where champions Woodlands are the visitors in an all-Bradford League clash.

Nightmare winter for Dales Council League fixture secretary

6:50pm Friday 19th April 2013

Dales Council League fixture secretary Ken Firth has had a winter to forget.

Buttershaw St Paul's could be in for a testing time

A lot will rest on the shoulders of Buttershaw St Paul's skipper Paul Carroll

8:40pm Thursday 18th April 2013

Buttershaw St Paul's hope to improve on last year's mid-table finish in the Solly Sports Central Yorkshire League First Division but new secretary Ian Gregson suggests "it could be a hard season".

Players required for new season

3:40pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

Drighlington are looking to attract new players for their two Dales Council League teams as they prepare for the new season, which starts on Saturday.

Top honour for former Telegraph & Argus man

Former Telegraph & Argus reporter David Warner has succeeded Christopher Martin-Jenkins as president of the Cricket Writers' Club

4:30pm Monday 15th April 2013

Former Telegraph & Argus Yorkshire cricket correspondent David Warner is the new president of the Cricket Writers’ Club in succession to the late writer and broadcaster Christopher Martin-Jenkins.

Evening League meeting time

3:50pm Monday 15th April 2013

The pre-season meeting of the Bradford & District Evening League will be held at East Bierley Cricket Club on Wednesday (7.45pm).

First round of Craven League games delayed

3:30pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

The Mewies Solicitors Craven League have decided to postpone their first week’s fixtures on Saturday, April 20.

Cullingworth are the chosen ones as Great Horton Church miss out

The scene at Queensbury CC last week. The pavilion is the brown building in the top right corner

6:50pm Friday 5th April 2013

It was a close-run thing but Cullingworth have been accepted into the Foster’s Halifax League for the 2014 season.

Jer Lane make three signings

6:00pm Tuesday 2nd April 2013

Foster's Halifax League club Jer Lane have made three signings - batsman Raqeeb Younas from Windhill and bowlers Matthew Johnson from Queensbury and Aiden Winnard from Buttershaw St Paul's.

League introduce new rain rule

4:40pm Wednesday 27th March 2013

The Foster’s Halifax League have brought in a new rule this season regarding rain-affected matches.

Yorkshire to play anniversary game

4:30pm Wednesday 27th March 2013

The Foster’s Halifax League are to play Yorkshire at Copley in a Twenty20 game to mark their 100th anniversary season.

Hepworth & Idle switch to Craven League

4:30pm Monday 25th March 2013

Dales Council League Division One club Hepworth & Idle will switch to the Craven League in 2014.

Hawks celebrate 75th anniversary

3:50pm Monday 25th March 2013

Hawks Cricket Club have three main ambitions as they celebrate their 75th anniversary this year.

Mutual League holding identity cards meeting

Bradford Mutual Sunday School League secretary Taj Butt, left, is helping out at their identity cards meeting

4:00pm Monday 18th March 2013

The Bradford Mutual Sunday School League are holding an identity cards meeting tomorrow night.

Rallying call for schools to enter Drax Cup

Katherine Brunt and Richard Pyrah with the Drax Cup

12:50pm Friday 15th March 2013

Yorkshire all-rounder Richard Pyrah and England women’s bowler Katherine Brunt are among the region’s cricket stars supporting a call for primary school teams from Bradford to enter the Drax Cup 2013 - the biggest cricket competition for under-nines in the country.

Leeds and Bradford on the indoor cricket map

Taurus, who were 2012 regional champions

6:20pm Thursday 7th March 2013

Last Man Stands Leeds and Bradford have put themselves on the map.



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