Local cricket: Weekend round-up from around the leagues - May 9-10

By The Newsroom
Published 11th May 2015, 10:52 BST
Cleckheaton's Richard Whitehurst hits out against Farsley in the Bradford League encounter. Picture: Steve Riding.Cleckheaton's Richard Whitehurst hits out against Farsley in the Bradford League encounter. Picture: Steve Riding.
Cleckheaton's Richard Whitehurst hits out against Farsley in the Bradford League encounter. Picture: Steve Riding.
FIND out how your local club performed this weekend with our round-up of the action from the Bradford, Yorkshire ECB, Central Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Aire-Wharfe, Huddersfield and York Senior leagues.

Bradford

Hudson and Watts spin in for the Saints

IT proved to be another good day for the spin bowlers as they made decisive contributions in all four Division One games.

Leaders Pudsey St Lawrence were indebted to their slow bowlers, Tom Hudson (4-42) and Steve Watts (3-35), for setting up their eight-wicket win at Saltaire.

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The home side, despite the efforts of Tariq Mehboob (60) and Shoukat Ali (49), were dismissed for 148.

St Lawrence eased to their target with Mark Robertshaw, who topped the Division One batting averages in 2014, making an unbeaten 94 with 14 fours.

St Lawrence are eight points ahead of Woodlands, who defeated Hanging Heaton by 68 runs with left-arm spinner Chris Brice taking 4-41 as the home side were dismissed for 126 despite Joe Fraser’s 71.

Brice prevented Hanging Heaton from capitalising on the fine spell of 5-51 from their off-spinner Ian Philliskirk as Woodlands were dismissed for 194. Logan Weston (42) and Pieter Swanepoel (40) were their main contributors.

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Pudsey Congs moved up to third after inflicting a first defeat of the season on Bradford & Bingley. Spinners Kez Ahmed (5-31) and Nick Lindley (3-24) set up the six-wicket success.

Bradford & Bingley were restricted to 123-8 in their 30 overs a side contest. Opener Charlie Best (30) proved to be their top scorer.

Congs were guided to their victory target by opener Lindley (37) and Joe Greaves (30)

Champions Cleckheaton registered their first win and added to the early woes of Farsley as they triumphed by 99 runs.

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Cleckheaton made 216-6 in 40 overs with Ian Nicholson making a fine 63 and James Lee an unbeaten 42. Farsley crumbled to 117 all out.

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Yorkshire ECB

Tattersall sparkles in last-ball thriller

NEEDING 22 to win off the final over with one wicket in hand, Yorkshire Academy’s Jared Warner and Jonathan Read had made 18 as David Foster came in for the last ball. But a sharp stumping by Jack Potter trapped Warner and clinched a thriller for Harrogate.

Despite Australian Connor Ryan having to go to hospital after a ball hit his cheek, Harrogate stormed to 239-5.

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