Holders travel in Cup defence

DUKE COSIMO MAC O’POLO ALPINE PEAK CROSS COUNTER SOUND AND SILENCE BRANDON CASTLE AUTHOR’S DREAM SONNETIST J Gosden 9-2 .......................................... R Havlin (21) J Osborne 9-2 ............................... T J Murphy C Appleby 9-2 ................................ A Kirby (23) A Balding 9-2 ..................... Jason Watson (7) S bin Suroor 9-2 ...................................... T Marquand R Charlton 9-2 ............................. K Shoemark D Lanigan 9-2 ................... S W Kelly Miss Amy Murphy 8-11..D Probert M Johnston 8-11 ................ R Kingscote BETTING: 5-2 Cross Counter, 11-4 Kaser, 7-2 Antonian, 8 Kolo Tamam, Barbara Villiers, 16 Roundabout Kitten, Bill Cody, Approaching Menace, 50 Essendon.

Teofilo colt out of Waitress. Invincible Spirit colt out of Lethal Quality. Intello colt out of Highest. Champs Elysees filly out of Frances Stuart.

Al Kazeem colt out of Sensiz. Cityscape filly out of Candle. 33-1 Towards rear, effort over 1f out, never dangerous, 9th of 13, 10l behind Corelli at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo nov stks (5) in Nov. Kitten’s Joy gelding out of Shining Jewel. 66-1 Always towards rear, last of 12, 25l behind Music Society at Chelmsford City 7f 2yo nov stks (6) pol in Nov. Fired Up Paddock Shield, for Second XIs, will also be played on April 22, with the first round on May 6.

The Total Indoor Cricket Solutions T20 Trophy will begin with matches on Tuesday, June 12.

To help with potential umpiring problems, the T20 Shield – for teams outside the top flight – will be played on Thursdays next season, starting with the preliminary on June 14.

Upperthong v Denby, Emley v Nortonthorpe, Almondbury v Cartworth Moor, Cumberworth v Edgerton/Dalton, Birkby Rose Hill v Linthwaite, Lascelles Hall v Holmbridge, Flockton v Meltham, Denby Dale v Hall Bower, Marsden v Mirfield, Holmfirth v Lepton, Thurstonland v Kirkheaton.

Upperthong or Denby v Elland, Mirfield Parish v Golcar, Slaithwaite v Armitage Bridge, Emley or Nortonthorpe v Hoylandswaine, Almondbury or Cartworth Moor v Delph, Cumberworth or Edgerton/ Dalton v Honley, Moorlands v Kirkburton, Birkby Rose Hill or Linthwaite v Barkisland, Lascelles Hall or Holmbridge v Scholes, Flockton or Meltham v Shepley, Denby Dale or Hall Bower v Clayton West, Thongsbridge v Broad Oak, Marsden or Mirfield v Skelmanthorpe, Holmfirth or Lepton v Almondbury Wes, Thurstonland or Kirkheaton v Rastrick, Shelley v Cawthorne. Moor v Almondbury, Nortonthorpe v Meltham, Denby v Upperthong, Linthwaite v Thongsbridge, Kirkheaton v Thurstonland, Edgerton/Dalton v Flockton, Mirfield v Marsden, Shelley v Emley, Holmbridge v Lascelles Hall.

Barkisland v Birkby Rose Hill, Rastrick v Hall Bower or Moorlands, Honley v Lepton or Mirfield Parish, Skelmanthorpe v Cartworth Moor or Almondbury, Hoylandswaine v Nortonthorpe or Meltham, Cartworth Moor v Slaithwaite, Golcar v Cumberworth, Scholes v Denby or Upperthong, Cawthorne v Linthwaite or Thongsbridge, Kirkburton v Kirkheaton or Thurstonland, Almondbury Wes v Edgerton/Dalton or Flockton, Delph v Mirfield or Marsden, Broad Oak v Shelley or Emley, Armitage Bridge v Denby Dale, Shepley v Holmfirth, Elland v Holmfirth or Lascelles Hall.

Group 1 Delph v Broad Oak, Thongsbridge v Armitage Bridge. Group 2 - Skelmanthorpe v Cawthorne, Hoylandswaine v Kirkburton. Group 3 - Barkisland v Moorlands, Golcar v Mirfield Parish. Group 4 - Scholes v Honley, Shepley v Shelley.

Linthwaite v Denby Dale, Thurstonland v Marsden, Hall Bower v Edgerton/Dalton, Lepton v Slaithwaite, Denby v Holmfirth, Mirfield v Cumberworth, Almondbury v Cartworth Moor, Nortonthorpe v Emley, Kirkheaton v Flockton, Almondbury Wes v Clayton West, Meltham v Holmbridge. Byes - Elland, Birkby Rose Hill, Rastrick, Lascelles Hall, Upperthong.

Linthwaite or Denby Dale v Thurstonland or Marsden, Hall Bower or Edgerton/Dalton v Lepton or Slaithwaite, Denby or Holmfirth v Mirfield or Cumberworth, Almondbury or Cartworth Moor v Nortonthorpe or Emley, Kirkheaton or Flockton v Almondbury Wes or Clayton West, Meltham or Holmbridge v Elland, Birkby Rose Hill v Rastrick, Lascelles Hall v Upperthong.