Cricket fixtures for May 2011

Posted by Tony Hutton

Demand continues to be high from professional cricket watchers for the more obscure cricket fixtures, not always publicised elsewhere. So here we go for just a few during the month of May.

Sun 1/5 - 11.00 - Leeds/Bradford University v Oxford University (Weetwood, Leeds) - this is day 2 of a 2 day match.

Sun 1/5 - 11.00 - Cheshire v Cumberland (Neston) - Minor Counties KO

Sun 1/5 - Bradford League 2nd Division and Saddleworth league programmes

Mon 2/5 - 13.00 - Hanging Heaton v East Bierley (ECB National KO 1st round


Mon 2/5 (May Day bank holiday) - Yorkshire League and North Yorks South Durham League programmes

Tues 3/5 - 12.00 - Lancashire II v Worcester II (Northop Hall, North Wales)
12.00 - Yorkshire II v Notts II (Headingley) - both 2nd XI Trophy (1 day)

Tues 3/5 - 11.30 - Birkdale School v MCC (Abbeydale Park, Sheffield)

Wed 4/5 - 11.00 - Lancashire II v Worcester II (Nantwich) - day 1 of 3
11.00 - Yorkshire II v Notts II (Barnsley) - day 1 of 3
Wed 4/5 - 12.30 - Leeds Met University v Lancaster University (Pudsey Congs)

Wed 4/5 - 11.30 - MCC out matches at Grammar School at Leeds, Ampleforth College and Wickersley Comprehensive.

Wed 4/5 - 18.30 - Harrogate Evening League starts

Thurs 5/5 - 11.30 - Sedbergh School v MCC

Frid 6/5 - 11.30 - Ermystead's School v MCC (Skipton)

Sun 8/5 - 13.00 - ECB National Club KO first round includes Harrogate v Easingwold, New Farnley v Townville (now re-arranged for Sun 24th April) and Doncaster v Papplewick & Linby

Sun 8/5 - 13.00 - Heavy Woollen Cup round two - Yeadon v New Farnley, Townville v Hanging Heaton. Other ties potentially include four all Huddersfield League matches - Shelley v Morley or Skelmanthorpe, Shepley v Scholes, Slathwaite v Barkisland and Golcar v Delph and Dobcross. A local derby matches Gomersal and Spen Victoria and Birstall will be at home to Woodlands.

Sun 8/5 - Waddilove Cup preliminary round (Aire/Wharfe league)

Sun 8/5 - 12.30 - Leeds Met University v Loughborough University (Pudsey Congs)

Mon 9/5 - 11.00 - Derbyshire Academy v Yorkshire Academy (Staveley)
Mon 9/5 - 18.30 - Addison Cup first round includes Shadwell v Knaresborough, Bardsey v Harrogate, Follifoot v Beckwithshaw and Pannal v Bishop Thornton

Tues 10/5 - 11.00 - Leeds/Bradford University v Durham Academy (Weetwood, Leeds)

Wed 11/5 - 13.00 - Yorkshire over 50s v Leicester over 50s (Aston Hall, Nr Sheffield)
12.30 - Leeds University v Coventry University (Weetwood, Leeds)
14.00 - Ashville College, Harrogate v XL Club

Thurs 12/5 - 18.30 - Headingley & District Evening league starts, including
St Chads v New Rover and Horsforth v Headingley

Frid 13/5 - 11.30 - Clitheroe Royal Grammar School v MCC (there seems some doubt where this match will be played either Clitheroe CC or Bolton by Bowland)

Sun 15/5 - 11.00 - Cumberland v Staffordshire (Penrith) - MCKO
11.00 - Cheshire v Northumberland (Marple) - MCKO
Various leagues have cup competitions today, including Priestley Cup (Bradford League),Fred Fleetwood Cup (Wetherby League) and Yorkshire Premier League cup in which Yorks Academy will play Driffield.

Mon 16/5 - 18.30 - Arthington v Ripley (C.B. Atkinson Trophy)

Tues 17/5 - 11.00 - Leeds/Bradford University v Yorkshire Academy (Weetwood, Leeds)

Wed 18/5 - 13.00 - Yorkshire over 50s v Derby over 50s (Brighouse)
12.30 - Leeds University v Manchester University (Weetwood, Leeds)
11.30 - Barnard Castle School v MCC

Thurs 19/5 - 11.00 - Derbyshire Academy v Leeds/Bradford University (venue to be confirmed)

Sun 22/5 - Waddilove Cup first round, includes New Rover v Alwoodley, Woodhouse v Hall Park, Bolton Villas v Burley and Follifoot or Bilton v Adel.

Mon 23/5 - 18.30 - Addison Cup second round and George Greaves cup first round
both involving Harogate Evening league clubs)

Tues 24/5 - 11.00 - Yorkshire Academy v Derbyshire Academy (Barnsley)
13.00 - Yorkshire over sixties v Derby over sixties (Ackworth)

Tues 24/5 - 18.30 - Wetherby Senior Evening Cup includes Bramhope v Old Modernians, Leeds Police v Old Leos and Headingley v Amaranth.

Wed 25/5 - 13.30 - Cheshire over 50s v Yorkshire over 50s (Grappenhall, Nr Warrington)

Thurs 26/5 - 11.00 - Leeds/Bradford University v Lancashire Academy (Weetwood, Leeds)

Sun 29/5 - 11.00 - Northumberland v Cumberland (Jesmond, Newcastle) - MCKO

Sun 29/5 - National Village KO Regional semi-finals include Streethouse v Bardsey and Ackworth v Warley of Halifax league

Mon 30/5 (Spring Bank Holiday) - Yorkshire Premier League programme and York Senior League cup (first round)

Tues 31/5 - 11.00 - Durham Academy v Yorkshire Academy (Longhirst Hall, Morpeth) - day 1 of 3

Tues 31/5 - start of under 13s District cricket competition in Yorkshire (details to follow)

As usual these fixtures come with a Government Health warning - matches can be cancelled, postponed or changed to different dates and venues at short notice.
This particularly applies to competitions like the ECB National Clubs KO and the National Village KO. Always check first before making long journies !

Happy watching and may the sun continue to shine.