UPPER AIREDALE JUNIOR CRICKET ASSOCIATION - CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS

At sunny Wide Lane, the GHC batting line up produced a good score of 159-6 with the major contribution [43] coming from Oakworth-developed Subhaan Ahmed. The Oakworth attack was seriously depleted without Jake Holroyd, Jake Keslinke, Jacob Davies and James Powell. Subhaan had excellent support from Ayaan Khokhar [23 no] whilst for Oakworth, skipper Charlie Raby picked up his usual clutch of wickets [2-12]. The GHC tally of 159-6 was a stiff ask for the under-strength side but their efforts were extended into the later stages by a superb knock of 36 from Akeel Umar. Oakworth ended on 76-9.

Great Horton Church were seeking to strike back having lost the Hargreaves Cup Final to Skipton on Sunday. The Allerton Road team batted first and Hassan Khan led from the front with 26. Hamza Saeed again contributed well with 18 but only Zaki Butt with 12 again made double figures. The GHC scoring ws severely held up by Joe Horton with 3-9 and Harry Atherton 2-10. The 91-9 total looked attainable and the Skipton skipper Joe Birks played the Captain's innings with 35 no and the Skipton team required just 15.4 overs to reach their target. Moheed Shafoiq [15], Joe Horton [17no] and Luke Lovell [12mo] all combined to again defeat the Great Horton team. Joe Horton added to his Cup Final prowess with a fine display,.

The Brook Taverner Championship was decided in a Play-Off match between Settle and Great Horton Church. The Bradford side made a total of 108-6 in its 20 overs. Taha Iftikhar proved their top batsman with 25. However it was the 21 no from Ayan Ahsan that pushed the total beyond three figures. There were also top performances from Mueed Malik, Hashim Khokhar and Zar Ali. For Settle Lewis Holgate led the assault with 2-7 and there were wickets for Sam Galley and Edward Walker. In the chase the Settle side began poorly but James Galley [14] and Thomas Caton [9] halted the decline. Sam Walker and Reece Cook each tallied 23no but couldn't accelerate to meet the run-rate required. For GHC Husnain Ahmed proved an excellent spearhead with 2-5.  Settle concluded at 90-4, 18 runs shy of their opponents, who captured the Championship from the Ribblesdale club

Defending Champions Gt Horton Church were seeking a League & Cup Double at 'neutral' venue Steeton against North Conference winners Settle. The GHC opening pair pitched in 17 to give them a great start with Ayaan Abbas claiming 15. A wicket for Carl Sanderson helped peg back the GHC advance but the score began to mount. Hashim Hussain added 9 and Taverner Hamza Mahmood another 10 before a run out by John North again helped the Settle cause. But the final pair with Mohammad Zain Khan in top form with 19 really pushed on the GHC total to a challenging 297-2 [113-2]. The Settle knock was well contained by the GHC bowlers who collectively captured 11 wickets, only 2 of the Settle batters avoiding a wicket loss. Nevertheless John North added 14, Joe Hodgson 11 and Alfred Walker 10 to produce a gallant reply of 81 runs [nett 193]. The GHC bowlers were in exceptional form with Hashin Hussain on fire with 4-1 alongside Ayaan Mahmood with 3-3. So Great Horton Church  CC gained their  third Championship of 2022.

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