Owzat, your honour? Village cricket team vows to carry its bat into court

The Independent - London;  July 14, 2000 ;   Andrew Buncombe;   369 words ......sound of sledgehammer on nut. The team, which plays in the Nidderdale League, is threatening to go the High Court in an effort to rescue...Mr Bass, a medium pace bowler, was registered with the Nidderdale League before the season started, the team apparently used the...

Last-ball defeat is killer for play-offs.(Sport)

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England);  August 5, 2004 ;     192 words ...A last ball defeat to the Nidderdale League ended Huddersfield's hopes of reaching the Joe Lumb Cup play-offs at Knaresborough. Huddersfield started well with skipper Sean...

Honley get back to normality in Black Sheep win.(Sport)

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England);  May 17, 2008 ;     185 words ......put on 80 for the thirdwicketwith Danny Howard, who hit 34 off 39 balls as Honley totalled 267-9. Killinghall, from the Nidderdale League, were never in the hunt as Ritchie Howarth (four for 23) and Harlon Haye (two for 11) reduced the home side to 19-4 after...

Village cricketers prepare to be bowled over as golden oldies deliver a...

Yorkshire Post;  May 8, 2008 ;     787 words ......two years' time, it will be the turn of Harrogate and the Nidderdale League, formed in 1894 and now an organisation with 50 clubs and...cricket he encountered at first-hand in Queenstown. The Nidderdale League had previously been asked to put together an application...

Hardisty feels pain af ter fame

The Northern Echo;  July 28, 2006 ;   MIKE AMOS;   787 words ......the batsman had been hit on the foot the ball before and he turned down the chance, " said Peter Horsman, captain of the Nidderdale league fourth division side. Dishforth sent in two tail-enders to knock off the half dozen needed - and they, too, had noughts...

Cricket: FLACK GIVES IT OUT.(Sport)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  August 21, 2002 ;     216 words ......victories in a tough sixmatch programme. Flack's top score of 27 did not prevent defeat in Denbighshire's opener against Nidderdale League, who scored 167-9 (Craig Hughes 3-22), before halting the tourists on 139. But it was different against Leeds & District...

VCRIK: illage team goes to court

AAP Sports News (Australia);  July 13, 2000 ;     208 words ......taking its case to Britain's High Court. The Birstwith team, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, forfeited six points in the Nidderdale League after it used the wrong form to register a fast bowler. But instead of accepting the punishment the team, which was hoping...

Club umpires rally for double-header.(Sport)

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England);  June 20, 2008 ;     194 words ......to do without players on Sunday as the Joe Lumb Cup side are in action at Denby Dale (1.00). Sunday's opponents are the Nidderdale League, who are one of the favourites with several Yorkshire youngsters in their line-up. Huddersfield will again be led by Broad...

Stumping the bowlers on the Crakehall green

The Northern Echo;  September 17, 1999 ;   Mike Amos;   787 words ......North Yorkshire. They've played village green cricket there since 1850. Nick Brown plays for neighbouring Middleham whose Nidderdale League 269 for seven included 57 fours in 45 overs. Amazingly, however, locals recall just one smashed church window and one breakage...

Stretched cap costs a pint of Guinness

The Northern Echo;  December 3, 1998 ;   Mike Amos;   787 words ......beef on a Friday - again finds itself on a sticky wicket. Though there is talk of insurrection, and of defections to the Nidderdale League, reports of its death are exaggerated. "We're a bit stubborn in Yorkshire. You don't give up just because you're struggling...

Cast in new role.(Business Weekly)

Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England);  September 20, 2005 ;     713 words ......in 13 years - it is time to settle down. The village has rekindled Jon's cricketing career. He now plays for Alne in the Nidderdale League - getting roped in, he claims, after introducing Jonathan to the club which has a good record in bringing on youngsters...

A new lease of life for the far pavilions

The Independent - London;  August 21, 1996 ;   Christian Dymond reports;   776 words ......application to the Sports Council's Lottery Sports Fund, which is where Pateley Bridge Cricket Club, in North Yorkshire's Nidderdale league, will be seeking funds in the future to improve its own facilities. The core of the club's pavilion is wooden, but a stone...

Cup team focused on play-off.(Sport)

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England);  July 15, 2004 ;     260 words ......at Stanley on July 25. Manager Richard Dodson then takes his side to Knaresborough in the final Pool B game against the Nidderdale League on Sunday, August 1. Victory in the last couple of matches could see his side qualify for the end-of-season play-offs...

Cricket: It's a Knockout for Cumberworth!(Sport)

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England);  May 17, 2008 ;     447 words ......added some respectability to the visitors total which reached 128 before the last man was trapped lbw in the final over. Nidderdale League high-flyers Alne entertained Cumberworth on Sunday in very picturesque surroundings. On another glorious day Chris Kilner...

Ayton looking for first win.(Sport)

Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England);  June 4, 2004 ;     600 words ......Tomorrow Stockton entertain South Northumberland, while Norton visit Blaydon. THE NYCA side for the Joe Lumb game against the Nidderdale League at Redcar on Sunday (1.30pm) is from: Liam Brown (capt, Darlington); Jack Conway, Chris Murdoch (Middlesbrough); Tom Armstrong...