Premier Leagues Preview: White Rose Trophy Semi-Finals

Change is in the air in this year’s White Rose Trophy; the end-of-season knockout competition to crown Yorkshire’s top Premier League club.

After Woodlands of the Bradford Premier League have dominated for the past two years; the only club to win back-to-back titles, they are not in the picture in 2024.

Instead, New Farnley have won the Bradford Premier League – and so they qualify for the semi-finals of the White Rose Trophy along with Cleethorpes (Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League), Richmondshire (NYSD) and Clifton Alliance (Yorkshire Premier League North).

It speaks to the changing fortunes and squad strength in Yorkshire’s Premier Leagues as the 2023 semi-finals were completely different: Woodlands, Sheffield Collegiate, Castleford and Saltburn.

SQUADS ANNOUNCED
(Might be a final XI or a match squad but thanks to the clubs)

🏏 New Farnley – Aidan Langley, Jonny Phillips, Steve Bullen (wkt), Alex Lilley (capt), Max Chaplin, Ryan McKendry, Usman Arshad, Fletcher Coutts, Adam Ahmed, Gurman Randhawa, Sam Barraclough, Yasir Abbas, Subhaan Ali, Mark Lawson.

🏏 Cleethorpes – Tom Keast, Bill Kirkby, Harry Warwick, Jordan Cook (captain), Alex Osmond, Ed Carlton, Keiran Brooker, Jayden Stocks, Harry Clewett, Josh Knapton, Matthew Owen.

🏏 Clifton Alliance – George Breheny, Tom Brown, Will Cross, Sam Grant, Liam Green (capt), Cris Gwilliam Lopez, Jack Heartshorne, Joe Thompson, Josh Tynan, Ed Wade, Rich Winterburn.

🏏 Richmondshire – Shafiqullah Ghafari, Joe White, Mike Layfield, Gary Pratt, Dan Hodgson (c/wk), Matthew Price, ⁠Sam Wood, Jake Percival, Josh Dowson, Caleb Bradford, Harvey Websdale.

⏰ WHITE ROSE TROPHY SEMI-FINALS: 11am on Saturday 21 September

🏏 Cleethorpes vs New Farnley

🏏 Richmondshire vs Clifton Alliance

Scorecards and Yorkshire Premier Leagues Champions Play-Cricket website

The final of the White Rose Trophy will be at Castleford Cricket Club on Saturday 28 September.