Fixtures update and an apology

Posted by Tony Hutton

Ever mindful of the needs of our small but select band of readers, I am pleased to add fixtures for the ever popular Joe Lumb under 17s competition for the next few weeks. Always played on Sundays, these games are usually of a high standard and provide excellent entertainment.

Sun 29/5 - York v Aire/Wharfe (Stamford Bridge) and Huddersfield v Upper Airedale (Elland)
Sun 5/6 - Aire/Wharfe v NYSD (Pool), York v Bradford (Stillington), East Yorks v Upper Airedale (Beverley), Huddersfield v Pontefract (Almondbury Wesleyans), Doncaster v Barnsley (Bentley)
Sun 12/6 - NYSD v Heavy Woollen (Middlesborough),Upper Airedale v Nidderdale (Bolton Abbey), Barnsley v Scarborough (Wath)
Sun 19/6 - Aire/Wharfe v Heavy Woollen (New Rover, Leeds), East Yorks v Pontefract (to be confirmed),Nidderdale v Huddersfield (Beckwithshaw), Halifax v Doncaster (Thornton)
Sun 26/6 - Upper Airedale v Leeds (Silsden), Pontefract v Nidderdale (Carlton Towers), Scarborough v Wetherby (to be confirmed).

Finally an apology to the visiting Sri Lankans. My comments after the first day of their match with the England Lions at Derby must have reached them. I suggested that their bowling attack would never bowl out an international team twice (or even once).

They proceeded to make me eat my words by bowling out the Lions on day four to win the match. Although in my defence it was reported in some areas of the press that the England hopefuls lost all interest in the game when the Test side had been announced !