Anniversary celebration
(59) G L Moore 5 10-0 (D2) ...... H Crouch (3) (151) Mrs K Tutty 10 9-12 (CD) .. Gemma Tutty (5) (11) M Appleby 4 9-12 ................ A Rawlinson (3) C Gordon 4 9-9 ................................ L Morris (74) S Bowring 4 9-8 (C) ................ K Lundie (7) (53) C Grant 7 9-5 (CD) ........................ T Hamilton (138) Miss T Waggott 9 9-4 (D6).. B A Curtis (12) Emma Owen 5 9-3 ............................. J F Egan (350)ABrittain59-3 ................................... CHardie (45) I Furtado 3 8-4 ............................ S De Sousa BETTING: 3 Funny Oyster, 4 Gunner Moyne, 9-2 I’m Super Too, 7 Clean Cut, 8 Moi Aussie, 12 Joaldo, 14 Ada Misobel, 16 Ertidaad, Quadriga, Border Bandit. (17) D Brown 4 10-0 (D) .................... T Eaves (18) Jennie Candlish 5 9-12 ....... J Fanning M Chapman 7 9-10 .................. Phil Dennis (5) (21) C Smith 12 9-8 (CD13) ............ J Haynes (180) Mrs R Carr 4 9-7 .............. J P Sullivan (70) S Dixon 4 9-5 .................................. D Swift (176) Sarah Hollinshead 8 9-3 .............. Rob Hornby (66)HSpiller49-3 .................... KO’Neill (6) P Evans 3 8-11 (BF, CD) ....................... J F Egan (70) M Appleby 3 8-2 ...................... R P Walsh (7) BETTING: 9-4 Chamasay, 7-2 Simply Clever, 4 Star Ascending, 5 General Tufto, 10 Natalia, 14 Ginger Charlie, 16 Albert Boy, 20 Demand Respect, 33 Others. (77) David Loughnane 7 10-0 (D4) (22) Ed Walker 7 9-12 (10) M Appleby 5 9-3 (C, D5).A (10) J Mackie 4 9-1 (CD3).. (207) M Johnston 3 8-8 (D)
11-4fav Made all, kicked clear over 1f out, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) in Mar beating Custard The Dragon by 1l, 10 ran. 7-2 Chased leaders, hampered on inside over 6f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Call Out Loud at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) in Mar. 14-1 Raced wide early, chased leaders, led 5f out, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, lost two places final strides, 4th of 13, 3/4l behind Intransigent at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in Jan. 6-1 Led, joined halfway, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Qaffaal at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Mar. 7-2 Mid-division, chased leaders over 3f out, close up and pushed along when clipped heels and fell heavily inside final 2f, in a race won by Arc Royal at Chester 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep, 8 ran. THE 125th anniversary of the Drakes Huddersfield Cricket League was celebrated with an excellent lunch.
Representatives of clubs plus current and former league officials gathered at the Cedar Court Hotel to celebrate the occasion – a landmark for Yorkshire’s oldest league.
League president Donald Earnshaw welcomed guests to mark a century and a quarter of marvellous memories.
League chairman Trevor Atkinson gave an address as vice presidents, officers and members of the executive also attended.
Speaking at the event were Philip Radcliffe and comedian Lea Roberts.
Radcliffe is someone who has been totally committed to Yorkshire recreation cricket for very many years.
He has served as a director of the Yorkshire Cricket Board since 2005, has had a long-standing association with junior cricket, being an ex-President of the Joe Lumb Competiton, and is currently Chairman of YCB ACO (Association of Cricket Officials).
With the new season due to start on April 15, it was a timely and fitting reminder of the history of the game in this area.
Six of the inaugural 10 clubs which formed The Huddersfield Cricket League – Armitage Bridge, Golcar, Holmfirth, Lascelles Hall, Linthwaite and Slaithwaite – are still member clubs.
The other four clubs who played in the first league season of 1892 were Cliffe End, Huddersfield United, Lockwood and Meltham Mills.
Over the years, the league has spread from the traditional Huddersfield district and the Colne and Holme Valleys, reaching over the hills to current champions Delph & Dobcross CC, who also hold the All Rounder Sykes Cup and Total Indoor Cricket Solutions T20 Trophy.
To the east, Cawthorne and Hoylandswaine are just across the boundary in South Yorkshire – the latter also being the most southerly club in the competition.
Elland are the most northerly club, while Barkisland are also regular contenders from Calderdale.
Cartworth Moor, back in the league this season, play 1020feet above sea level – believed to be the highest cricketing venue in the North of England.
It was stated by cricket statisticians that by 1991 the Huddersfield area had produced more first class cricketers than any other town or city in England.
A number of local players have come from the Huddersfield League to play in the English County Championship, mainly for Yorkshire, and then have gone on to represent England.
Other county players, and past and future Test Match cricketers, have played for clubs in the Huddersfield Cricket League.
Organisations supporting the anniversary lunch included 2M Press of Milnsbridge, ACS Manufacturing & Supplies, Alfred Reader & Co, All Rounder Cricket, Cedar Court Hotel of Huddersfield, Cobwood Trophies & Engravers, Eaton Smith Solicitors, Fireplace World, Jedi Sports, McTurf Sports Grass, North Light Physiotherapy Associates, R Gledhill Ltd, Simpson Wood Chartered Accountants and Total Indoor Cricket Solutions. April 15 first-day fixtures:
Armitage Bridge v Thongsbridge, Barkisland v Golcar, Honley v Shepley, Kirkburton v Delph & Dobcross, Moorlands v Hoylandswaine, Scholes v Broad Oak, Skelmanthorpe v Cawthorne.
Almondbury Wes v Clayton West, Elland v Meltham, Lascelles Hall v Holmfirth, Linthwaite v Kirkheaton, Rastrick v Mirfield Parish Cav, Shelley v Slaithwaite.
Almondbury v Thurstonland, Birkby Rose Hill v Denby Dale, Denby v Lepton Highlanders, Marsden v Cumberworth United, Mirfield v Emley Clarence, Upperthong v Hall Bower.
England batsman Haseeb Hameed has been taken for a scan on his hand after retiring hurt during his opening first-class game of the season for Lancashire.
The 20-year-old, who made an impressive start to his England career during the winter in India before injury struck, withdrew after facing 23 balls in his county’s game with Cambridge MCCU.