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11 November 2006
Drighlington C.C. join Dales Council Cricket League for the 2007 season.
Drighlington Cricket Club were accepted unanimously into the League at the Annual General Meeting on Thursday. Formed over 135 years ago the Station Road side will begin in the C Division next season and only two years ago they were a valued member of the Bradford Cricket League. Other news see Halifax Direct accept promotion to the A Division at the expense of Farnley Hill and both Mount and New Farnley have added additional sides to the C Division.
2007 League Structure Finalised
The make up of the three divisions for the 2007 season were finally ratified at the Management Committee meeting on Thursday.
A Division: Adel, Baildon Meths, Castlehill, Crompark, Halifax Direct, Hawksworth, Leeds Sikh, Mount, New Farnley Pudsey Congs, Rodley & Shipley Providence (12)
B Division: Baildon Meths B, Esholt, Farnley Hill, Farsley, Leeds Sikh B, Meanwood, New Wortley, Pudsey Congs B, Pudsey St. Lawrence, Rodley B, New Farnley B & Old Modernians (12)
C Division: Baildon Meths C, Castlehill B, Cookridge, Crompark B, Drighlington, Mount B, New Farnley C, Pudsey St. Lawrence B, Shipley Providence B, Whitehall & Wibsey Park Chapel (11)
The first League match will be on Saturday 21st April with the season ending on 15th September 2007.
30 August 2006
Notification of Results
Would Captains, Secretaries or Scorers charged with ringing results through on Saturday 2nd September please call Les Thompson on (0113) 204 7082 instead of Steve Raistrick. Report sheets should still be forwarded to the Fixture Secretary as normal.
Rule Changes
Clubs are advised that the final date for proposed League rule changes is the 31st August 2006. All proposals to be passed to the League Secretary at the League Meeting at Pudsey St. Lawrence tomorrow or by email (mailto:secretary@dalescouncil.com).
13 July 2006
Kirkstall Educational
Kirkstall have resigned from the Dales Council Cricket League with immediate affect. All dues and expenses will be honoured but no more fixtures will be fulfilled.
At the Management Committee meeting tonight (7.45pm at Pudsey St. Lawrence) a decision will be made on how this will affect those matches already fulfilled and the clubs who have yet to play them. The proposal is that all Kirkstall's matches will stand up to the halfway point and matches in the second half to be forfeited. This will see Rodley lose 6 points but will allow all individual performances against Kirkstall to count towards the end of season averages. Confirmation on the decision will follow.
11 July 2006
Recent Downtime
The League would like to apologise for the recent downtime that was experienced. The problem was with the Site Hosting company not renewing the domain name despite receiving payment. The site will be brought up to date quickly (A Division is already updated) with the other divisions to follow.
Cawthorne Cup Final
The final between Rodley and Shipley Providence due to be held on Sunday 16th July at Pudsey St. Lawrence (1.30pm start) has seen both allotted umpires stand down due to club connections. Bill Kelso and Colin White have been replaced with Peter Whiteley and Norman Cross.
26 June 2006
World Cup: League Statement
After numerous queries and after the Management Committee's opinion was sought, the League would like to reiterate its position. The Dales Council Cricket League is a Saturday League and all games should be played on Saturdays except where rule 17c* applies. With this Sunday being the allotted day for both the Pool Paper Mills Cup and the Cawthorne Cup Semi-finals there is already a need for eight umpires, and teams will not be permitted to reschedule for the next day.
However as a compromise if clubs wish to start earlier in order to view the England v Portugal match, this will be allowed. Both clubs need to be in agreement and the club seeking the early start will need to contact Dennis Marsden, the Umpires Appointment Secretary to check on whether the allotted Umpires can accommodate the new start time. If both clubs and the Umpires agree, the match can be started early and at that stage, Steve Raistrick, the League's Fixture Secretary, should be informed.
*Rule 17c) If the ground of a senior league team is available on the Sunday following a scheduled Saturday fixture, the game may be played on the Sunday provided both teams are in agreement and at least 8 days notice (i.e. by the previous Saturday) is given to the Fixture Secretary. If the changed ground subsequently becomes unavailable then the fixture will revert to it's original Saturday date.
19 June 2006
Cup Draws
Pool Paper Mills Cup: Semi-finals
| 1 | Rodley or Leeds Sikh | v | Halifax Direct or Meanwood |
| 2 | Mount or Castlehill | v | Adel |
Cawthorne Cup: Semi-finals
| 1 | Leeds Sikh | v | Rodley or New Farnley |
| 2 | Shipley Providence or Castlehill | v | Pudsey St. Lawrence or Baildon Meths |
5 June 2006
Cup Draws
Pool Paper Mills Cup: Quarter-finals
| 1 | Mount | v | Castlehill |
| 2 | Halifax Direct | v | Meanwood |
| 3 | Rodley | v | Leeds Sikh |
| 4 | New Farnley | v | Adel |
Cawthorne Cup: Quarter-finals
| 1 | Rodley | v | New Farnley |
| 2 | Crompark | v | Leeds Sikh |
| 3 | Pudsey St. Lawrence | v | Baildon Meths B |
| 4 | Shipley Providence | v | Castlehill B |
22 April 2006
Due to holiday this site will not be further updated until the 2nd May. Good luck to all for the new season.
17 February 2006
2006 League Structure Finalised
The make up of the three divisions for the 2006 season were finally ratified at the Management Committee meeting yesterday. Meanwood have removed their second team and voluntarily been relegated to the B Division. This reprieves Hawksworth from relegation.
A Division: Adel, Baildon Meths, Castlehill, Crompark, Farnley Hill, Hawksworth, Kirkstall Educational, Leeds Sikh, Mount, New Farnley Pudsey Congs & Rodley (12)
B Division: Baildon Meths B, Esholt, Halifax Direct, Leeds Sikh B, Meanwood, New Wortley, Pudsey Congs B, Pudsey St. Lawrence, Rodley B, Shipley Providence & New Farnley B (11)
C Division: Baildon Meths C, Castlehill B, Cookridge, Crompark B, Farsley, Wibsey Park Chapel, Old Modernians, Pudsey St. Lawrence B, Shipley Providence B & Whitehall (10)
The fixtures for the coming season can now be finalised and it is anticipated that these will be complete by the end of the month. The first League match will be on Saturday 22nd April.
League News
Teams over rates are to be closely monitored this season and if necessary, the rules will be strengthened for next season to ensure they are acceptable.
All teams should now have Player Registration forms, these should be completed and returned to Steve Raistrick at the next League Meeting on the 13th April.
This season's League Handbook is being finalised and if any clubs require amendments to their entries (Secretaries, Contacts, Adverts, etc.) please email them to mailto:secretary@dalescouncil.com before the end of February.
The Umpires Association are holding a Refresher Course at Pudsey St. Lawrence CC starting on Thursday 23rd February at 7.15pm running for 6 weeks. All umpires, players, etc. are welcome. Cost £1 per week. The Umpires Association have confirmed that their new Appointments Secretary is Dennis Marsden who takes over from Ray Keeling.
The Dales Council Cricket League has received a thank you letter from the Peter Congdon Neonatal Unit after the raffle at the 2005 dinner raised £1100.
Cup Draws
Pool Paper Mills Cup First Round 14th May
| 1 | Wibsey Park Chapel | v | Hawksworth | Byes: |
| 2 | Baildon Meths | v | Farnley Hill | Rodley, Leeds Sikh, Cookridge, Pudsey Congs, Halifax Direct, Esholt, Whitehall, Adel, New Farnley |
| 3 | Old Modernians | v | Crompark | |
| 4 | Farsley | v | Mount | |
| 5 | New Wortley | v | Castlehill | |
| 6 | Pudsey St. Lawrence | v | Meanwood | |
| 7 | Shipley Providence | v | Kirkstall Educational |
Cawthorne Cup First Round 4th June
| 1 | New Farnley B | v | Pudsey Congs B | Byes: |
| 2 | Baildon Meths C | v | Leeds Sikh | Rodley B, Baildon Meths B, Crompark B, Castlehill B, Pudsey St. Lawrence B & Shipley Providence B |
| 3 | Old Modernians | v | Crompark | |
Help Requested
Yorkshire Women’s Cricket Association are looking for grounds to stage their matches during the forthcoming Season. Matches take place on both Saturdays and Sundays so if you do have a free date then we would be keen to hear from you.
Confirmed dates we require grounds at Saturday 22nd April & Saturday 17th June.
If you can help with these or any other dates then please contact Carl Parkin on 0779 329 2630 or mailto:cparkin@ntlworld.com
