League News

Wednesday March 26, 2008

The draw has been made for the Wynn & Cowling cup competitions for season 2008. In the Wynn Cup, holders Cullingworth are drawn at home to Division Two Haworth Road whilst league runners up Thornton make the short journey to 3rd Division Carleton. There is a red rose derby with Pendle Forest travelling to Foulridge. Cup Finalists Oakworth make their first visit in a while to League Two Chatburn and relegated Haworth might fancy their chances at home to Bingley Congs. The first round is scheduled for Sunday 11 May. The final is to be staged at Crossflatts

This season in the Cowling Cup there is the need for two games in a preliminary round. Bingley Congs II, who featured in this round last season, take on Skipton CI II at Beckfoot. The other game features the two sides demoted from the second division, Embsay II and Glusburn II.

In the first round holders Haworth Road II start their defence at home to Ingrow II with runners up Oakworth II also travelling over the border to Pendle Forest II. Both Riddlesden sides are at home with the first team playing Sutton II, and the second team tackling Bradley II. The first round takes place on Sunday 18 May. On the casting vote of the Chairman, the final will be played at Bradley.

Wynn Cup: Skipton CI v Sutton, Sandy Lane v Embsay, Wilsden v Ingrow St John's, Glusburn v Crossflatts, Cowling v Airedale, Cullingworth v Haworth Road, Foulridge v Pendle Forest, Bradley v Ingrow, Denholme v Barrowford, Chatburn v Oakworth, Cononley v Long Lee, Carleton v Thornton, Haworth v Bingley Congs. Gargrave have a bye.

Cowling Cup: preliminary round – Bingley Cong II v Skipton CI II, Embsay II v Glusburn II First round: Pendle Forest II v Oakworth II, Cononley II v Eldwick & Gilstead, Haworth Road II v Ingrow II, Bingley Congs II or Skipton CI II v Haworth II, Ingrow St John's II v Foulridge II, Riddlesden v Sutton II, Airedale II v Glusburn III, Pendle Forest III v Sandy Lane II, Haworth WE v Crossflatts II, Riddlesden II v Bradley II, Long Lee II v Wilsden II, Denholme II v Eldwick & Gilstead II, Cullingworth II v Chatburn II, Gargrave II v Embsay II or Glusburn II, Thornton II v Haworth WE II, Barrowford II v Cowling II

The Craven & District League will shortly announce it's award winners for 2007 prior to the Annual Dinner. Known 2007 winners are:

Division One	Batting	Gareth Marshall (Cullingworth)
	Bowling	I Hussain (Sandy Lane)
Division Two	Batting	P Wilson (Foulridge)
	Bowling	Nadeem Zaman (Airedal)
Division Three	Batting	Taz Malik (Gargrave)
	Bowling	T Pierson ((Wilsden)
Division Four	Batting	J Crabtree (Pendle Forest ll)
	Bowling	S Ahmed (Long Lee ll)
Division Five	Batting	Andy Hodgson (Cullingworth ll)
	Bowling	Mark Rendell (Cullingworth ll)

2006 Awards

The Craven & District League has announced it's award winners for 2006 prior to the Annual Dinner. This year's winners are:

The Frank Surgeoner Trophy		Damien Rowell (Haworth)
The Hargreaves Batting Trophy		Gareth Marshall (Cullingworth)
The Garbutt Bowling Trophy		Michael Scarborough (Oakworth)
The Fryers wicket-keeping Trophy		Colin Williamson (Haworth)
The Mewies Fielding Trophy		Matthew Buckmaster (Bradley)
The Norman Smith Merit Trophy		Richard Wear (Denholme)
The F S Trueman Ball Trophy		Paul Quinlan (Airedale)
The Harold Blackburn Trophy		Matthew Bowker (Thornton-in-Craven)
The Don Green Memorial Trophy		Matthew Simpson (Bradley)
The Margaret Coe Memorial Trophy		Long Lee

Additionally the League has approved the award of a special Trophy to mark the 1,053 runs scored by Mick Brooksbank of Crossflatts.

The First Division bowling average award goes to Haworth all rounder Damien Rowell (12.83), just 0.10 ahead of Oaks Graham Rankin (12.93)and Michael Scarborough (13.24). In the Third Division Oaks Ian Jackson (11.00) has come second in the bowling list, behind winner R Braithwaite of Chatburn (10.61). Former Oak Gareth Wooler has taken the Division Three batting prize with a tremendous average of 50.54. For Oakworth lls, top batsman Richard Cavender came fifth with 38.20.

The local Craven Cricket League season had one final act to perform on Monday when the League XI travelled to Pateley Bridge to take on the Nidderdale Show XI, and unlike last year they came away victorious.

The weather was fine and overcast at the 11-00am scheduled start and skipper Steve Welch (Cullingworth) lost the toss and Craven were asked to bat first. Welch and Simon Bailey (Embsay) opened and put on 11 for the first wicket with the latter going for 8, caught behind down the leg-side. Gareth Marshall joined his club mate and they took the score to 57 when Welch was brilliantly run out by a direct hit for 24. Matt Nutter was the next man and the two batsmen set about the bowlers with gusto. The ball flew out of the ground was regularity. went at 131 for 59 an innings that included 5 sixes and 3 fours. Nutter continued the big hitting in the company Stephen Doane (Sutton) and they took the score to 189 when the former perished on the boundary for a super knock of 69 (4 sixes and 7 fours). Only one run was added to take the score to 190-4 after 35 of the scheduled 40 overs, when lunch was taken.

During the luncheon interval the rain arrived and it was touch and go that there would be any further play. However players from both sides got to work of the square and about 3-15pm the umpires agreed to restart the game. Craven declared on their pre lunch score and the opponents were to have the same number of overs to reach their target.

With the ball difficult to hold the bowlers saw 23 runs scored of 3.2 overs. Then Chris Brooker-Carey (Foulridge) bowled opener Ollie Uffindall for 8. A second wicket partnership between George Owram and Tom Durrance (Killinghall) looked to be swinging things in favour of the home side. With the score on 111-1 in the 21 over the latter was well caught in the deep by Nutter off the bowling of Neil Copping (Bingley Congs) for 41. Three overs and two runs latter John Ferguson (Bradley) struck to have Tom Simpson caught behind by Doane. On the same score the keeper then stumped Owram off the bowling of Copping for a stylish 45. One of the men, who broke Craven's heart in last year's game, was brilliantly run out by Brooker-Carey for 4. 130-5 became 130-6 when Nutter had Pete Sawray lbw for 10, at the end of the 30 over. The screw was tightened by Craven and the Nidderdale innings closed on 153-8. Copping finished with 2-30 off 7 overs, Nutter 2-35 off 8 overs, and there were wickets for Richard Craddock, Brooker-Carey and . All the bowlers were backed up by some excellent fielding which was in sharp contrast to that of the Nidderdale side.

All the players were presented with medallions by the Nidderdale Agricultural Society and the man of the match trophy, chosen by the Umpires, went to Matt Nutter.

Craven & District League: S Welch ro 24, S Bailey ct Furness b Overend 6, G Marshall b Dent 59, M Nutter ct Uffindall b Simpson 69, S Doane 22no, N Copping 0no, Extras10 Total 190-4. Bowling: Overend 8-4-23-1, Durrance 6-2-23-0, Uffindall8-2-36-0, Wray 4-0-30-0, Dent 7-0-46-1, Simpson 2-0-22-1.

Nidderdale Show XI: G Owram st Doane b Copping 45, O Uffindall b Brooker-Carey 8, T Durrance ct Nutter b Copping 41, T Simpson ct Doane b Ferguson 0, W Wray ro 4, P Sawray lbw Nutter 10, J Overend ct Nutter b Craddock 6, N Dent b Nutter 4, G Furniss 4no, R Light 4no, Extras 27 Total 153-8.

The Craven team was: Steve Welch, captain and Gareth Marshall (Both Cullingworth), Richard Craddock and Matt Nutter (Thornton), Chris White (Oakworth), John Ferguson (Bradley), Simon Bailey (Embsay), Stephen Doane (Sutton), Chris Brooker-Carey (Foulridge), Neil Copping (Bingley Congs) and Lee Bailey (Crossflatts), Umpire Derek Granger, Scorer Zoe Bailey