WEST U10s
WIN T20
UAJCA
boys Archie Ward [Crossflatts], Sam Stoneman [Sutton] and Ed Fordham [Oxenhope]
all represented West Yorkshire at Castleford CC in a T20 Regional Phase 2
match on 3rd July and went on to win the competition!!!
First match result YCB South 59
all out [Archie 2-10] vs YCB West
87-5 [Archie 16no] . In the Final, YCB
West restricted YCB East & Central to 79-4 and then scored 80-5 [Archie
3no]. In both matches Sam and Eddie did not bat but both bowled in the Final
without taking a wicket.
Playing for North Yorkshire in
the T20 was under-9 Joe Powell [Oakworth], pictured right.
Well done indeed boys. Keep
working hard!!
HISTORIC
TREBLE FOR OAKWORTH
Steeton u-9s, Great Horton Church
u-13s and Bradford & Bingley u17s all played and succumbed to their Oakworth
equivalents at the second Grand Finals day at Skipton CC. The three Oakworth
teams had all reached the Finals and all three emerged winners on 30th June.
First up, the under-9s Final had Steeton posting 231-13, a real score of
96-13 as their batsmen picked up the runs at the expense of their wickets.
Oakworth's batsmen were more circumspect and lost just 4 wickets and picked
up 243-4 [real 63-4] to capture the Pairs Cup for their first time by 12
runs. Man-of-the-match was Oakworth's Haroon Nazam who took 4 of the Steeton
wickets.
The under-13s Final was eagerly
awaited and again Oakworth batted second. Great Horton Church were limited
to 72 all out by some excellent Oakworth bowling from Stan Lloyd and Elis
Jones, who each picked up 3 scalps. Top batsman for the Bradford side was
UAJCA Taverner's u12 captain Hamza Saeed with 28. Joint men of the match
were Jake Keslinke and James Powell [both Oakworth].
Finally Bradford & Bingley were
contained again by Oakworth bowlers at 92 all out. Ellis Marshall was the
pick of the Oakworth attack with 3-7 from 5 overs. Oakworth reached 50-1 and
looked to be cruising towards a third victory but the Bees still had a sting
in their tail and they hit back to get Oakworth at 78-8. The Bingley attack
found its range and Reece Cockshott's 6-31 led them closer. Oakworth did though
run out winners at 93-8 to achieve the historic treble, ie the first club to
win 3 Cup Finals in the same year. Reece Cockshott was awarded the
Man-of-the match for his superb bowling.
STEETON RETAIN RALEIGH HARGREAVES CUP for u-15s
Great Horton Church under-15s
batted first in the Hargreaves Cup Final and after reaching 20-0 found the
Steeton bowling on top form. Only skipper Saqif Ali got to grips with the
Steeton attack, and he retired at 41. GHC were dismissed for just 67.
Steeton top bowlers were Jack Luxton, Charlie Raby and Johnny Atherton.
Steeton knocked off the runs with 2 wickets down in good time to retain the
trophy they won in 2018.
GHCCC
u-11s RETAIN BARRITT-STEPHENSON CUP
On Sunday
23rd June Great Horton Church under-11s retained the Barritt-Stephenson Cup
with a 4-wicket win against Crossflatts u-11s. The Final was a terrific
match with GHC always ahead of the game but with a spirited fight-back from
the Bingley boys a really great Final was achieved. The 72 posting by the 'Flatts
was arguably 15 runs light and so it proved, but with 3 wickets in two overs
the Crossflatts fielders and bowlers really excelled. The lower order GHC
batsmen though had enough left in the tank to see them over the line with 16
overs completed. Man-of-the match went to popular winner in Abdullah Hussain.
To Wilsden CC must go huge thanks
for some superb wicket preparation by Ray Graham and to Mark Humphreys and
his team for excellent work in the kitchen. Thanks also to the Umpires:
Nigel Hodge [Earby] & John Chapman [Steeton]
LACHLAN
MAKES u14 COUNTY SQUAD
All the County Age Group teams
[from u10 through to u15] have now been announced by YCB [see website].
Lachlan Doidge of Bradford & Bingley has been selected for the County
under-14s squad as announced by YCB. Congratulations Lachlan and good luck.
Club-mate Elliot Robinson is also
in the u-13 Development squad. Well done Elliot.
Since the reduction in number of
Regional teams from 6 to 4, UAJCA has seen its representation decrease
substantially thus far. Archie Phillipson [Embsay], Joe Birks [Skipton],
Lachlan and Elliot are our successes this year. However, Phase 2 of the new
system unfolds soon and perhaps more of our players might make the cut. Come
on boys, fly the flag.
WHITE
ROSE FOR JOE
Skipton's Joe Birks has
represented North Yorkshire in 2018 and 2019. And now he has been selected
for one of the two Yorkshire under-11s teams, The Tykes and The Phoenix. Joe
is play for the Phoenix and he will face the Tykes on Monday 17th June. Good
luck Joe!
'A' FOR
ARCHIE
Father Richard has informed UAJCA that u-12s Captain Archie Phillipson [Embsay CC] has been selected for
the Yorkshire County 'A' squad. Fantastically well done Archie, the hard
work continues!
FURTHER GIRLS SUCCESSES FOR UAJCA
Building further
on success of Ella Throupe [see below] in selection for the u-13
West Yorkshire District Team, the West Warriors, four u-11 girls
have been selected for West District teams. They are: Sahdia
Umar & Imaan Zharah [both ex-Riddlesden], Louisa Hutchinson [Steeton]
and Lauren Hunter [Oakworth]. Freya Craddock [Earby] is
recommended for u-13 county observation. Sandylands trainee
Emily Hall has been selected for the North Yorkshire squad. In
addition Hema Bhatoa [Oxenhope] was observed for County and has
been recommended for training with Lancashire at Old Trafford,
as the Yorkshire squad is so strong. And to complete the
good news, Evie Brook [Thornton] is offered a place in the
inter-District team the West Wolves.
Congratulations
girls, after just one season in the system!!
UAJCA REPRESENTATIVE TEAM TRIALS
The 2019 UAJCA
Representative team trials will again take place at South Craven
School Sports Hall on Sunday 7th April.
The trials will be for invited trialists, who should have received an
email. Schedule: NOTE slightly changed times...
Sunday 7th April with
age-group managers
Under9s
09:00-10:30 with Manager Richard Craddock
Under-10s
10:30-12:00 with Manager Mark Stoneman
Under-12s
12:30-14:00 with Manager Ji Mukherjee
Under-11s
14:00-15:30 with Manager Jon Hall
Under-13s
15:30-17:00 with Manager Richard Powell
Sunday 28th April
Oxenhope CC Nets
Under-17s
13:30-17:30 with Managers Neil Bishop & Steve Powell
Monday 13th May
Bradford & Bingley Nets
Under-15s
18:00-20:00 with Manager Adnaan Shafique
at Bradford & Bingley CC
2019 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The 2019 UAJCA AGM Thursday
was held on 7th February
2019 UAJCA at Sutton-in-Craven CC.
Key decisions taken
included the en-bloc re-election of
officers. This year Harden CC were admitted to UAJCA with a return
from Haworth CC.
The Association was
delighted to report the retention of support from Keighley-based
construction company, R N Wooler for a third year. UAJCA members
thanked Ben Holderness for his service as team-manager and coach
over recent seasons and wished him well with his YCB coaching
activities and good luck at his new club. Richard Craddock [Earby
CC] was welcomed as the new under-9s manager. The winter Academy and
a Girls Coaching course are both currently in progress.
The Association
confirmed its under-9 cricket competition will be 8-aside in 2019,
however a decision on the level of protective equipment to be
adopted was deferred to the March meeting until advice from the YCB
Welfare Officer is obtained. The new ECB pitch lengths proposal led
to an extended debate with the under-13 age-group of principal
concern. Advice from the Welfare Officer should also enable a
decision in March.
Clubs indicated their provisional team entries for
2019 which totalled 53 [up 2] allowing for estimates for those clubs
not present. However there is concern at the entry of only 4 teams
for the under-17 competition. Cup Final host aspirants are Wilsden,
Settle, Skipton & Steeton. Selection will be at the March meeting.
The UAJCA Constitution
and Rule Book is out of date, and an EGM will precede the March
meeting in order to rectify the regulations. The next meeting will
be held on Thursday 14th March; 7:30pm at Sutton-in-Craven CC.
MORE HONOURS FOR UAJCA
PLAYERS
Congratulations to Earby Cricket Club's Adam Hodge
who has been named Lancashire Cricket Academy Under 13's Player of
the Year at Lancashire
Cricket's County Age Group awards presentation which took place
in The Point at Emirates Old Trafford on Wednesday evening
(21/11/18)
Well done Adam
UAJCA can
proudly state it has provided cricket opportunity for the top player
in Yorkshire and the best player in Lancashire in the same year!!
Girls Development Manager
Neil Bishop reports that the UAJCA application to join the new Lady
Taverners T20 competition for both under-13 and under-15 teams has
been accepted by the ECB. More to follow......
UAJCA
is very proud to announce another one of its quality players has been
selected for the County squad. Long overdue, its James Powell from Oakworth CC. After some scintillating performances for and against
Regional sides and Durham County, James has finally been welcomed into the
White Rose under-13s set-up. This weekend he rattled off 98 not out for West
Yorkshire against South Yorkshire.
Nab
Wood Crematorium was awash with cricketers and former cricketers to say
farewell to Len Falkingham. Len [89] passed away at his home of two
years at Thompson Court recently. UAJCA offers its sincere condolences to
his extended family. His grandsons gave the eulogy for a grandfather who had
dedicated his long life to the game of cricket and in particular to his
beloved Harden Cricket Club. 
