Match Reports

The rain returned today to disappoint and leave some clubs frustrated as they were not able to ball a single ball before conceding to the weather. Some of the games were called off early in the day and others persevered by traveling to the ground. Depending on the condition of the wicket a number of games went ahead and completed. …

Well done to both KK CC and AMYA Yorkshire CC for making it to the Dewsbury and District Sunday Cricket League 8 a side final for season 2024. KK CC chased AMYA totals of 58 with the loss of just 1 wickets. The man of the match was Usman Maqsood. KK CC 8 a side Winners – Season 2024 Man …

As we reach the half point of the season, the league leaders AK Eagles escaped with a narrow win over Nafees by just 2 wickets chasing a low total of 93 and have now extended their lead to 24 points. They still remain unbeaten, can AK Eagles continue their form for the 2nd half of the season. 2nd place Karmand …

A perfect day for cricket with some excellent individual performances and a few very close results which could have gone either way. It doesn’t end there, this week is a very busy week for late afternoon games Monday, 24th June 2024 – Re-arranged AdilCo Cup Quarter Finals Bhalot Strikers CC v Karmand CC @Park Avenue Cricket Ground – Start Time …

With a poor start to the season we have now completed the first third of the season and the tables are now shaping up. The top of the Premier table tie between Whiterose and AK Eagles at Park Avenue was a one sided game dominated by AK Eagles. AK Eagles elected to bat first and set a target of 258 …

Finally, it felt as summer has arrived. Beautiful day for cricket but the rain during the week did not help the condition. Score for some of games were well below normal average. Lets hope for more of the same weather as this weekend and an opportunity for grounds to improve for the double weekend fixtures next week. Cup and Shield …

After a delay of 2 weeks we managed to get all the fixtures in during last week and the interest in both the match report and interest in the individual performance outstripped the first match report compared to last season. The webpage had over 651 views during last week, with 167 reaches on the league Facebook page. All match reports …

The day for most if not all started with prayers for Mohammed (Bill) Saddique who sadly past away last month. What an amazing person and what a remarkable life. We feel so lucky that Bill was part of our cricketing family. May Allah give his family and friend the strength at this difficult time. Ameen. Whiterose CC v Karmand CC …

Rising Star win to stay in the Premier Section for another season after struggling most of the season. Avoided relegation last year it wasn’t to be for Bradford Moor this season as they came last and Heaton Park who lost to Bhalot Strikers to slip into 9th place. Both teams are relegated to the Crescent Section for next season. A …

After coming in 2nd place for three consecutive season in the Premier Section Bhalot Strikers finally became Champions for the first time and also with a clean sheet, they play Heaton Park in the final fixture who have a reputation for denying champions a 100% record. Bhalot Strikers CC – Premier Section Winners Season 2023 Jhangir Hussain, Bhalot Strikers CC …

You would be mistaken to think the summer had finally arrived just a few weeks before we move into the Autumn season, as we had a beautiful day for cricket and some of the results today were possible due to the nice day. With just 2 games to go, Bhalot Strikers CC are finally crown league champions for season 2023 …

LSD Cup Final An exciting week ahead as mid table Darulshafa CC take on league leaders Bhalot Strikers CC in the LSD Final Cup on Sunday, 27th August 2023 at Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Canterbury Avenue, Bradford , BD5 0PY. The match will start at 12.00pm, played with a white ball and each team will play 45 overs with a …

As the two sections complete the first 14 games league fixture, the teams will now go head to head based on their table standing as at 13th August 2023. The teams with the highest points in both Jinnah and Star Section for all the 18 games will qualify for promotion into the Crescent Section and will play a final game …

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Pre – Match ReportAfter a complete wash out last week, clubs are eager to get the game in tomorrow (30th July 2023) with some interesting fixtures. Darulshafa take on Bhalot at Green Lane CC, the winner of the fixture is likely to have the upper hand as the teams go head to head in the LSD cup final to be …

No regrets on todays decision to cancel all fixtures as the rain fell all day today, It’s good to see member clubs used their common sense today not to travel as the rain was predicted to linger over our region for most of the day and condition would not have been playable as demonstrated by one of the members who …

With the spells of rain over the past three days it may impact majority of the games today. So match officials, captains and players are aware of the league constitution, the following will be applied: 13. Time of Matches. All league matches must start at 1.00pm. 13a. A game will be called off 45 minutes after the official start time if …

The enthusiasm and interest for out performing this season has been exceptional. Players and clubs have focussed on cricket with some outstanding sportsmanship demonstrated by team captains. The table below shows the number of view for each weekly match report post this season so far. Match ReportNo of ViewsMatch Report –18th June 2023292Match Report – 11th June 2023295Match Report – …

Luckily the forecasted rain arrived later than predicted and late enough for all the matches to be completed today in both the Cup Quarter Finals and the Shield Semi Finals. The games today were either one sided or nail-biting finishes. Darulshafa won by 173 runs against Last year finalist Rajput at Park Avenue. Great Horton Sport also won comfortable as …

Two very hot days for cricket with most matches having to have two drinks breaks to keep the player well hydrated. It was a probably just as difficult for the match officials as most would have umpired both days. Luckily the later stages of today was cooler. As always with good weather comes high scoring games and a difficult day …

A sunny day for cricket enjoyed by many today with some close games. The next round of the cup and shield draws took place earlier this week which are as follows: LSD Cup – Quarter Final : 18th June 2023 Scouthill CC v Karmand CCRajput CC v Darulshafa CCBhalot Strikers CC v Kashmir CCGreat Horton Sports CC v Heaton Park …

At what point can a team field a 12th man? A player arriving to the match 30 minutes after start time (eg after 1.30pm) will not be able to participate in the match, however the opposition captain can overrule the umpires to allow the player to play but teams MUST inform the umpires and opposition if any players will arrive …

The league has received three umpires reports relating to matches which exceeded the allocation to ball the overs within the required time. Can we remind captains and players to respect the league constitution and work with umpires to ensure the match completes within the time allocation. The league constitution requires fielding side to ball their 45 overs within 3 hours …

Start Time The start time for all league and cup matches now changes to 1.00pm from the 7th May 2023. The toss must take place no later than 12.45pm as long as both teams are present (minimum of 7 players) and ready to take to the field of play. Fielding Restrictions The 30 yard inner circle with field restriction with …

For most its the 2nd match of the season and we need to ask members clubs if they take their children to the match its important that they are surprised at all times, if this is not possible we request member clubs not to take their children to the ground. If you are able to arrange supervision please ensure you …

It’s been a busy preseason period for clubs to re-register all their players before the season started today with the support of committee members due to the new GDPR requirements. Between the clubs we have 1611 players registered between 34 clubs of which 111 are now without photographs which has been an outstanding effort from all involved and I wish …

Although some of the low scoring games was due to the damp condition of the wickets we only had three games in all four sections washed out without a ball being balled which seemed possible after the spell of the rain in the early hours of Saturday. In the Premier Section all the games were one sided, last year champions …

As we approach the final week of the fixtures next week, one thing is for certain, congratulation to Great Horton Sport CC who have won 3 out of 3 in the play offs to gain promotion to the Premier Section for season 2022 and the championship title. Great Horton Sports CC final game is at home against Punjab who have …

Karmand lost their second match of the season, this time to Rising Star by 3 wickets to move into 4th place and may have also lost the chance of a shot at the Championship. Kashmir and Bhalot gained maximum points whilst Whiterose drop a point and drop to joint 2nd place with Bhalot, both teams are 7 points behind league …

A beautiful day for cricket and the innings scorers suggests a difficult day for the ballers. After a tense finish in the Crescent section Leeds Stallion take 1st place but the second place went to Yorkshire Lions as they had the better of the net run rate which is used when two teams finish on level points and outright wins. …