Barkisland up against Hanging Heaton in Cup
BARKISLAND will face Hanging Heaton in the quarter-finals of the Heavy Woollen Cup a week tomorrow.The Drakes Premiership side had to wait for the outcome of the second-round tie between Liversedge and Hanging Heaton, which the visitors won.Hanging Heaton got 284-9 with David Stiff scoring 100, while Liversedge were all out for 104, Jamie Baulk taking four for 39 and Mark Lawson three for 27.Also through to the last eight from the Drakes top flight are Skelmanthorpe, who host Wakefield Thornes, and Scholes, who travel to New Farnley. The other tie is Townville v Birstall.
Swaine land a big knockout blow
WELL done to Hoylandswaine for their fine 56-run win over powerful Wrenthorpe in the Black Sheep Yorkshire Champions Trophy.The Drakes Champions posted 330-7 against last year’s beaten finalists, Alex Morris hitting 96, Jon Sadler 57, Bandula Don 42, Amar Rashid 41 and Ryan Robinson 41, while Greig Batty took three for 49.Home side Wrenthorpe were held at 274-9 in reply, Bradley Parker making 76, Joe Ellis 37 and Richard Vigers 36. Bandula Don was the best of the Swaine bowlers with three for 26.
Yorkshire visit our area
GOLCAR, Denby Dale and Cawthorne will be staging Yorkshire Schools’ matches later in the summer.The Yorkshire Under 14 B side take on Huddersfield District on Thursday, June 27, while the Wakefield Road ground also stages the Under 14 A fixture against Staffordshire on Sunday, July 7.Also on July 7, the White Rose Under 12 A side play Cheshire at Liversedge, while two days later (July 9) Cawthorne is the venue for the Under 13 B fixture against Derbyshire.Golcar host the Under 13 B clash with Lancashire on Tuesday, July 30, while Liversedge is the venue for the Under 12 A game with Heavy Woollen on Wednesday, August 28.
Dan’s the man
SHEPLEY’S Dan Wood is the leading first-team run-scorer in the Drakes League with 386 for the leaders at 64.33.Golcar Kiwi Cameron Fletcher is just 30 behind on 356 at 89.His Swallow Lane teammate Will Hinchliffe leads the bowling stakes with 29 victims before today.Chris Lloyd (Moorlands) has 26, while Ritchie Howarth (Honley) and Tom Brook (Scholes) are tied on 25. Kamran Saleem (Lascelles Hall) is next on 23.
