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Vaughan set for recovery

MICHAEL VAUGHAN is expected to recover from a sore neck to take his place for Yorkshire Carnegie tonight in the Twenty/20 clash against Leicester Foxes at Grace Road. Read

Pushy and Co aim for lift-off spur!

IT’S back to business in the Examiner Twenty/20 tonight with the third series of games in this summer’s new-look League format. Read

KHILJEE STARS!

Khiljee stars!

A SPARKLING century from Bilal Khiljee and a ferocious onslaught from Ryan Robinson sent joint favourites Delph & Dobcross and Elland racing into this year’s Sykes Cup semi-finals. Read

500 up for Golcar batsman

STEVE WHITWAM was once again the toast of Golcar after a stunning 130 spearheaded his side’s victory over Meltham – and brought him the prize for being the first Premiership batsman to reach 500 League runs! Read

Zahoor gets brilliant ton in Heavy win

DELPH & DOBCROSS and Skelmanthorpe are now the only remaining Drakes League sides flying the flag in the Heavy Woollen and Crowther Cups this season. Read

Honley home in Champions test

HONLEY will now entertain Hull YPI in the second round of this season’s Black Sheep Yorkshire Champions Trophy. Read

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PHIL HEATON will make the short journey from his Lancashire home to the Delph & Dobcross ground tomorrow, hoping to once again inspire Shepley to greater things as they tackle the Premiership heavyweights in the quarter-finals of the Romida Sykes Cup.

Long-serving Shepley skipper Heaton was at the forefront of his side’s League victory over Delph at Marsh Lane last month as he and Tom Denton hit 80-odd apiece to post a total of 262, which looked even better when Craig Glover got to work and claimed four wickets, while younger brother Danny had three as the visitors were out for 162. Read

THE Drakes League are launching a fresh drive to cut down on dissent to umpires.

In a bid to improve relations, they are appealing for clubs to clamp down on back chat, sledging and the constant questioning of umpires decisions which seems to be creeping into the local game. Read

LEADING five performances so far this season (in both the League and Sykes Cup) are:

Batting: Paul Winrow (Barkisland) 168; Sarjinder Pal Singh (Thongsbridge) 137no; Richard Blakey (Elland) 130no; James Howson (Broad Oak) 120; Matt Cox (Honley) 118; Graeme Hurlbatt (Broad Oak) 117no. Read

Sayers the latest to suffer openers jinx

INJURY-HIT Yorkshire pulled off one of their most outstanding Championship victories in a long while with their 40-run triumph over Somerset at Taunton which took them top of the Division I table. Read

Haikings aims to prove point in Cup quest

RICHARD HAIKINGS leads his Lascelles Hall side into Sykes Cup quarter-final action at Golcar on Sunday, with players on either side keen to make a point. Read

Arrow side hit bulls eye

THE Arrow Central League’s White Rose side pulled off an excellent second round victory over the York Senior League at Sherriff Hutton to set up a semi-final showdown with the Bradford League. Read

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Owen, 14, rattles up 95no in great win

FOURTEEN-year-old Jack Owen produced a stunning innnings to inspire Lascelles Hall to a six-cricket win over Kexborough in their Drakes League Inter-Conference Two clash. Read

Warings help secure first win of season

Warings help secure first win of season

GOLCAR and Delph & Dobcross each made it two out of two, while Lepton Highlanders grabbed their first win of any kind this season as the second series of Examiner Twenty/20 games were completed. Read

OLD ALMONDBURIANS remain pointless this season, and they were handed their seventh straight loss when they were steamrollered by Edgerton & Dalton in their latest Arrow Central League Premier Section clash.

Seventh straight defeat for Old Almondburians.

OLD ALMONDBURIANS remain pointless this season, and they were handed their seventh straight loss when they were steamrollered by Edgerton & Dalton in their latest Arrow Central League Premier Section clash. Read

Fletcher’s hat trick so crushing!

Fletcher’s hat trick so crushing!

CRAIG FLETCHER displayed his ‘six appeal’ as he blew the Doncaster/ Sheffield Cricket Association away in the second round of the Heron White Rose Trophy at Broad Oak. Read

Hargreaves strikes to inspire victory

A SUPER bowling and fielding display led by Jack Hargreaves secured a second successive Joe Lumb Cup victory for Huddersfield. Read

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