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Heavy Woollen Cup: Leagues, teams and fixtures for 2025

February 8, 2025 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

The 2025 Solly Sports Heavy Woollen Cup draw has now been made and there are plenty of talking points. In this article, I’ll share the headlines, the first round draw and thoughts on the competition. Six Yorkshire leagues As you’d expect, 2024 Heavy Woollen Cup champions Wakefield Thornes (above) of the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier […]

Filed Under: Bradford Cricket League, Club cricket, Heavy Woollen Cup, Huddersfield Cricket League, Yorkshire Premier League North

At the Crease: Latest club cricket news from around Yorkshire

May 5, 2024 by John Fuller 5 Comments

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Thornton lose unbeaten record In the Halifax Cricket League, Sowerby Bridge Church Institute 1st XI can reflect on a feather in their cap after defeating 2023 Premier Division champions Thornton. Thornton 1st XI won the Treble last season and went undefeated in all competitions. For SBCI, the three-wicket win at home and welcome 12pts came […]

Filed Under: At the Crease, Club cricket, Dales Council Cricket League, Heavy Woollen Cup, Scarborough Beckett Cricket League, Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League, Yorkshire Premier League North

At the crease: Latest club cricket news from around Yorkshire

April 24, 2024 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

Here is a round-up of news from cricket clubs, leagues and cup competitions from across Yorkshire. Aire-Wharfe League postpone again The Aire-Wharfe Cricket League have given clubs the option to postpone their Week 2 Saturday fixtures. It’s believed to be the first time this has ever happened. In a statement on Play-Cricket, the Management Committee […]

Filed Under: Aire Wharfe Cricket League, At the Crease, Club cricket, Heavy Woollen Cup, National Village Cup, Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League

Heavy Woollen Cup: Leagues, teams and fixtures for 2024

January 18, 2024 by John Fuller 1 Comment

Glancing at the draw for the 2024 Heavy Woollen Cup caught my attention today. Woodhouse Grange, out in the countryside to the East of York, had entered for the first time. It was a reminder of a couple of things. Firstly, that Premier League clubs from other leagues beyond West Yorkshire are happy to travel […]

Filed Under: Bradford Cricket League, Club cricket, Heavy Woollen Cup

Heavy Woollen Cup: History, heritage and plenty at stake

April 18, 2023 by John Fuller 3 Comments

It’s particularly in an Ashes year when the Heavy Woollen Cup comes into sharper focus. The England-Australia rivalry is as old as it gets – and yet, this club cricket trophy in Yorkshire first took place less than a year later in 1883. Once limited to 32 clubs who were based within a strict distance […]

Filed Under: Bradford Cricket League, Club cricket, Heavy Woollen Cup, Huddersfield Cricket League

Heavy Woollen Cup Final delivers tradition and pies

August 31, 2017 by John Fuller

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On assignment for The Cricket Paper, this year’s Heavy Woollen Cup Final was a welcome return to Bradford Premier League leaders and 2017 hosts, Hanging Heaton. A trip back in April had involved ketchup-slathered chips, a talk to Townville’s West Indian overseas player Shkym Haynes and an appreciation for Hanging Heaton’s early league credentials. This […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Heavy Woollen Cup

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