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Hybrid pitch to be tested out at Sowerby Bridge.

Sowerby Bridge Cricket Club set for hybrid pitch tester

A CLUB in the ENCO Halifax League that is partial to flooding have become the first cricket club in the north east of England to trial a stitched hybrid pitch.
Basharat Hussain (right) has given decades of service to cricket in Bradford and his reward for 2021 is to be chairman of two different leagues.

Bradford cricket league appoints stalwart as chairman

BASHARAT Hussain has been elected as the new chairman of both a Bradford and a Dewsbury cricket league.

Action from a clash between Cowling and Gargrave in the Mewies Solicitors Craven League Division One. Picture: Andy Garbutt.

Craven League set for shortened games in 2021

BY the narrowest possible margin, clubs in the Mewies Solicitors Craven League have opted to again start the season with 40 overs per innings.
Cricket ball in the long grass.

Fight for more umpires in the Dales Council League

THE Dales Council League, and especially their umpires’ association, are grappling with the thorny perennial issue of how to increase umpiring numbers.
Bradford Moor taking a wicket against Thornbury. Picture: Richard Leach.

Mixed bag for Bradford Moor as ground joy tempered by points punishment

BRADFORD Moor have had mixed fortunes ahead of the 2021 Dales Council League season starting.

Toby Booth fires the ball through the off side for Cleckheaton in a Bradford Premier League match. Picture: Ray Spencer.

Roles for two new board members in Bradford Premier League

THE Gordon Rigg Bradford Premier League have created posts for two new board members.

Bradford & Bingley opener Charlie Davy in action last season. Picture: Ray Spencer.

Bradford League applies raft of new rules for 2021 season

THE Bradford Premier League have confirmed that they are all systems go for a full 2021 season.

Action from a clash between Dales Council sides Bradford Moor and Thornbury. Picture: Richard Leach.

Bradford Moor still unsure of home venue as Dales Council start looms

TWO clubs in the Dales Council League, one being Bradford Moor, are still seeking to nail some or all of their venues for home fixtures.

Many of the youngsters at Bolton Villas would love to follow in the footsteps of bowler and committee member Sam Lawrence. Picture: Richard Leach.

Bolton Villas backing young cricket stars to shine

BOLTON Villas are supporting the ECB All Stars Programme this season, as well as running sides at Under-11 and Under-13 level in the Bradford Junior League.

Oakenshaw and Crossflatts in Bradford Sunday Alliance League action in 2017, back when Trevor Adams was the T&A's regular correspondent for the league. Picture: Richard Leach.

Popular Aire-Wharfe umpire and Bradford Sunday Alliance correspondent dies

TRIBUTES have been paid to former Bradford Sunday Alliance League correspondent Trevor Adams, who has died from a stroke aged 74.