A total of 117 primary schools from Bradford are set to compete in the 2011 Drax Cup, the biggest cricket competition for under-nines in the country.

Now in its fifth year, there are more than 1,500 schools registered to take part.

Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale is the ambassador for the Drax Cup, together with Yorkshire and England player Katherine Brunt.

The finals will be played at Headingley on Sunday, July 3 prior to the Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire Friends Provident Twenty20 Cup clash.