The weather changes and things go wrong!

Posted by Tony Hutton

First of all a contrite apology to one of our regular readers caught up in a surprise abandonment of a day's play in today's scheduled county second XI match between Yorkshire and Worcestershire at Harrogate cricket club. Many Yorkshire regulars had made long journeys, several from South Yorkshire,only to be turned away due to weekend rain having made the ground unfit. The sun of course was shining when this decision was made known.

The gentleman concerned had already made a protest about the lack of a fixture list for the Yorkshire area for August on our blog, where it usually appears as a regular feature. To compound this I made the mistake of pointing him towards Pudsey Congs ground for an under 19 fixture today. Five minutes after he had disappeared in that direction at great speed, I checked my diary and found that the game does not start until tomorrow. No phone number or e-mail address to correct things and the only consolation being that Dave would be going in the direction of home anyway.

As a slight recompense here is a list of a few local fixtures for the coming month. As ever, and even more so after today's events, these come with a health warning that you should check games are on before travelling long distances. Cancellations, abandonments, changes of venue etc have caught many of us out already this season.

Wed. 1/8 - Yorkshire 2nd XI v Worcester 2nd XI (Harrogate CC) - day 2 of 3 11 a.m. (in theory)
               - Yorkshire under 19s v Leicester under 19s (Pudsey Congs CC) - day 1 of 2  11 a.m.
               - Durham under 17s v Yorkshire under 17s (Darlington CC) - day 2 of 3  11 a.m.
               - Yorkshire under 16s v Northumberland under 16s (Clifton Alliance, York) 12 noon.

Thurs. 2/8 - Yorkshire 2nd XI v Worcester 2nd XI (Harrogate CC) - day 3.
                 - Yorkshire under 19s v Leicester under 19s (Pudsey Congs CC) - day 2.
                 - Durham under 17s v Yorkshire under 17s (Darlington CC) - day 3.

Frid. 3/8 - Yorkshire under 13s junior final at Cleckheaton CC.

Sun. 5/8 - Farsley v New Farnley (Priestley Cup semi-final) - re-arranged date.
              - Yorkshire Academy v Barnsley Woolley Miners (Weetwood, Leeds) - Rudgate Cup SF.
              - Woodhouse Grange v Aston Hall - Rudgate Cup SF.
              - Yorkshire over 50s v Staffordshire over 50s (Clifton Alliance - changed venue).
             
Mon. 6/8 - Yorkshire under 16s v Durham under 16s (Farsley) - 12 noon.
                - Yorkshire under 15 juniors competition week, matches at several venues each day.
                - Derby 2nd XI v Worcester 2nd XI (Belper Meadows) - day 1 of 3.

Tues. 7/8 - Yorkshire under 16s v Lancashire under 16s (Weetwood, Leeds)
             
Wed. 8/8 - Yorkshire under 19s v Warwickshire under 19s (Castleford CC) - day 1 of 2.

Thurs. 9/8 - Under 15s junior semi-finals at Undercliffe CC and Wetherby CC.

Frid. 10/8 - Under 15s junior final at Booth CC (Halifax League).

Sun. 12/8 - County over 50s quarter finals
                - Adel v St Chads (Headingley evening league semi-final (re-arranged) - 13.00.

Tues. 14/8 - Notts 2nd XI v Yorkshire 2nd XI (Lady Bay, Nottingham) - day 1 of 3.
                  - County over 60s quarter finals.
                  - County under 17s seni-finals (Yorkshire away if they qualify).

Wed. 15/8 - Yorkshire under 19s v Durham under 19s (Harrogate CC)- day 1 of 2 (re- arranged).

Sun. 19/8 - Yorkshire v Worcestershire (Scarborough) - day 1 of 4 (County championship - proper cricket at last !)

Thurs 23/8 - West Yorkshire Schools v MCC (New Farnley CC)

Frid 24/8 - Yorkshire under 14s v Norfolk under 14s (Pudsey Congs)

Sun. 26/8 - Rudgate Cup Final (Yorkshire Premier Leagues North & South) at Treeton CC.
                - Joe Lumb under 17s final.
                - County over 50s semi-finals
                - Grey Fox semi-finals.

Mon. 27/8 - Full programme of Yorkshire Premier League north fixtures.

Tuesday 28/8 - County over 60s semi-finals.
                      - County under 17s final - (day 1 of 3).

Wed. 29/8 - Lancashire under 19s v Yorkshire under 19s (Todmorden CC) - day 1 of 2.
                 - Yorkshire v Somerset (Headingley) - day 1 of 4 (county championship).

Most of these fixtures have been dredged up from various county, club and league websites where you can check for yourself whether they still exist - be warned things can change often at a late date.
Other cricket matches are available.