22-04-08

Want to watch the fabulous cricket at Oakworth AND earn some dosh? Oaks are looking for regular First, Second and Third Team scorers for 2008. The pay is £10 per match and a free tea!! Contact any of the committee for more details.

UAJCL Cup Draws have produced some fascinating ties in 2008. Not least amongst them is Oakworth u-15s home pairing with guess who? Yes it's Ingrow!! It's a chance for Ingrow's Joe Hoyle, Jason Roberts, Matt Courtman and one or two others to show Oaks what they've learned in their years at Oakworth and similarly our lads will of course want to ensure they don't get carried away! The match at Cure Hill has to be played by May 16th.

Last year's super under-15s squad have now almost all moved up to the KC2000 League (u-17s). So this year a virtually new under 15s will chase the Johnson & Johnson League title so narrowly missed last year.  Vast experience comes from Luke Chapman, Captain of the 2006 Brook Taverner side, Greig Hudson, and Tom Hudson. Added to these guys we have Tom Steele and Jack Atkinson from 2007, Moving up from the under-13s will be James Heslop, Jack Darnborough, Marshall Pedder and Joe Healey. Back up will come from the under-13s in the likely form of Jack Davison, Ben Fothergill, Lewis Wrathall, Jackson Rouse and Matt Lee.

It'll be a tough year and a hard act to follow.

Our u-15s squad has had a tremendous season in the Johnson & Johnson League losing only twice; to Upper Wharfedale and Steeton. The batting is the best in the age group with Luke T, Jack and Brannan amongst the age group best, in fact in the top five run-scorers. All three have made the League List as has Michael Clegg in the bowling. Ricky Linden and James Longbottom have also bowled well (10 wickets each) with young Greig Hudson chipping in regularly with ball or bat. Well done lads! The loss to Upper Wharfedale proved crucial as Steeton lost just the one match to us at Cure Hill. Danny Aspinall, Jack Atkinson and Tom Steel as inexperienced players have progressed well, the Third XI obviously helping them enormously. Luke Chapman and Tom Hudson have had steady years but will be to the fore in 2008.

Oakworth u-15s have never won the First Division so the second placing is as good as we have ever done!!

2008 will see a major exodus upwards to the under-17s with Luke C, Tom H, Jack A, Greig and Tom S still eligible for u-15 cricket. They will be joined by Joe Hoyle, Jason Roberts, Matt Courtman, Ben Pursey, Jack Darnborough, Marshall Pedder and Joe Healey in a relatively new look u-15 line up, charged at the very least with preserving our cherished Division One status.

Under 15s The Hansons Furnishings Trophy

Here they are in celebratory mood, Oaks 2005 Johnson & Johnson U-15 Divisional Champions. They clinched the title with victories in their last two matches to end the season with an 11-0-1 record, having lost only away at runners up Earby. Its the first time Oakworth have won a league prize at under-15 level. In 2006 the team will compete in the First Division after this year's first season back in UAJCL in Division Two.

The squad has included Scott Hartley (Capt), Jake Hoyle (vice capt), Oliver Stell, Joe Copperwaite, Richard McCullough, Ben Lamb, Hannah Ellis, Chris Crook, Nicholas Bolt, Jack Booth,, Jacob Driver & Jonny Gill. Under-13s Gordon Ingham, Jack Hainsworth, Brannan Lawn, Nick Crook, Luke Chapman Michael Clegg & Ben Wine also helped land the title. The team will receive the Trophy at the League Presentation Night on Friday 16th September at KRUFC, 7:00pm (for 7:30).