At the Crease: Latest club cricket news from around Yorkshire

🇯🇪 International cricket at New Farnley

It’s not often a cricket club hosts a one-day international – and in the case of New Farnley, of the Bradford Premier League, they have two in the calendar (on successive days) with Jersey playing Zimbabwe A at the Barry Jackson ground.

The matches are on 1 & 2 August with 11am start.

💥 Crossley Shield fireworks

In the GB Total Solutions Crossley Shield, Warley and Elland beat Luddendenfoot by 399 runs. The visitors scored a whopping 460-9 in 45 overs. Javed Iqbal blasted 209 in just 76 balls. A mention for Charlie Horsfield whose 4-95 amid the carnage was a crumb of comfort.

Foot were dismissed for 61 all out, Zeeshan Iqbal (5-26) and Wasim Hussain (4-30) excelling for the newly-formed club.

Elsewhere, there were two Super Overs needed at Queensbury where Sowerby Bridge Church Institute eventually won.

Both teams scored 159-9 with SBCI’s Mark Fellows striking 87 from 100 balls. The Shield holders managed a further 31 runs to tie the scores, with Ewan Kettlewell taking 4-34.

💯 Doncaster Town lead in The Hundred

In the Yorkshire Women and Girls Cricket League, Doncaster Town (16pts), lead Saxton (13pts) and Sheffield Collegiate (13pts) after six games of The Hundred.

Emma Bailey (Saxton) is leading run-scorer with 194 from 4 games at a healthy average of 97.

The Bank Holiday of Monday 24 May sees a flurry of games at Clifton Park Cobras, Wrenthorpe and Abbeydale Sports Club. The competition runs until Sunday 16 June.

🏏 Quaid e Azam Premier Cricket League

After four rounds of the Premier Section, White Rose (52 pts) are at the top from AK Eagles (50 pts) and Darulshafa (37 pts).

White Rose (114-2) won by 8 wickets at Rising Stars (113) with Cosmond Walters (3-9) and Naveed Malik (3-23) starring with the ball before the latter hit 40 not out in the run chase.

🟰 Frickley Colliery & Oulton tied at the top

In the Premier Division of the Pontefract Cricket League, Frickley Colliery and Oulton are tied on 31 pts, albeit after only two games.

Frickley Colliery (194) won by 96 runs at Nostell St Oswald (98). The visitors batted first and unusually, number 10 Josh Diggles top-scored with a run-a-ball unbeaten 26. Azad Arif’s 5-40 was the highlight amongst the bowlers.

In reply, the wickets were shared with Matthew Pinder’s 4-13 the most economical and highest wicket-taker.

Elsewhere, Oulton’s 152-run win at home to Crofton Phoenix was built off the back of 116 from Ryan Healey. Clark Harrison’s 4-59 did the damage as Oulton claimed 16 points.

🏆 Champions Moorlands win again

In the Premiership of the Drakes Huddersfield Cricket League, reigning champions Moorlands are tied with Scholes (12 pts each) after two rounds.

Moorlands hosted Almondbury Wesleyan and won by 8 wickets last weekend after a comfortable chase of 182. Pragam Sharma hit 52 for the visitors, with Jon Rudge finishing with 4-77. Marcus Walmsley’s 87 not out led Moorlands over the line.

Scholes (145-4) won at home to Broad Oak (144) by 6 wickets. Paul Nasser (3-46) was amongst the wickets, aided by Yaasar Imtiaz (2-7), with opener Dan Rushworth’s 33 the top score of their innings. Bradley Birkhead’s 47 not out anchored the win for Scholes.

There were also wins for Hoylandswaine, Honley, Kirkburton and Shepley.

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