THIS DAY IN HISTORY AUGUST 15th

10 August 2020News

This Day in History – 15^th August By John Steel

1^st XI		2015
EL:	228-8	D Lawrence 40, D Thewlis 67, S Mushtaq 29, J Dyson 22, L Russell 4-67	W
Gt Preston:	217-8	M King 106*, L Russell 44, R Young 24, J Watling 4-52
		2009
		No Match
		1998
Gt Preston:	243-8	L Smith 24, J Milner 25, I Newton 90*, G Richardson 29, M Roberts 5-83	L
EL:	218-10	D Thewlis 37, J Long 32, J Steel 22, C Long 26* K Roberts 4-49
		1992
EL:	169-9	B Swift 43, S Brewster 32, J Steel 25, D McManus 3-30	L
Colton:	173-5	D Smith 54, J Johnson 34
		1987
EL:	106-10	G Lynch 22, N Mellor 23, T Newman 4-32, R Ingleson 4-41	W
Pool Mills:	90-10	C Groves 20, R Ingleson 23, K Mellor 7-35, M Mellor 3-47
		1981
Rothwell:	239-6	K Haigh 45, I Danby 39, R Green 32, M Brown 31, K Hancock 38	L
EL:	237-9	J Steel 58, M Kent 27, K Mellor 35, D Warren 3-81, K Hancock 4-98
		1970
EL:	134-9	P Hawkyard 32, T Caine 32, P Clarke 3-19	W
Whitkirk :	119-7	R Cleave 26, P Newsome 47, J Wilson 3-39
		1964
EL:	103-10	K Wardman 29, R Green 5-25, B Jefferson 3-2	L
Kirkstall:	104-5	B Jefferson 36

2^nd XI		2015
EL:	170-8	J Gomersall 68, M Kent 36, R Haigh 3-33	W
Mirfield:	127-10	D Martin 34, J Steel 4-30, A Lines 4-21
		2009
Adwalton:	96-10	G Johnson 25, D Young 4-17	W
EL:	98-4	S Patel 20, D Young 23
		1998
Gt Preston:	248-4	S Pickup 47, L Russell 38, J Wright 50, A Clark 63, A Thomas 26, W Quirk 4-80	L
EL:	106-10	D McGuire 21, J Watling 33*
		1987
EL:	212-8	G Raw 41, S McGuire 81, M Foster 38, T Davies 4-59	W
Pool Mills:	169-5	S Skelton 60*, S Wilkinson 56
		1981
EL:	159-9	I Hartley 83, D Steel 24	W
Rothwell:	109-10	A Fletcher 32, Jack Gahan 6-29
		1970
EL:	160-10	R Northall 20, A Weir 58*, T Yarnold 28, W Ward 5-63	L
Whitkirk:	165-3	J Maher 40, D Farrar 28, P Bottomley 26, R Hammond 42
		1964
Kirkstall:	99-10	J Holmes 34, S Rich 4-26, J Flynn 4-41	W
EL:	102-5	D Steel 35, A Bowden 24, A Gledhill 3-46

THIS DAY IN HISTORY AUGUST 8th

04 August 2020News

This Day in History – 8^th August by John Steel

1^st XI		2015
EL:	294-7	K Tandel 40, J Watling 65, S Mushtaq 31, J Dyson 20, C Cannings 27, D Atkinson 52*	W
Adwalton:	285-8	M Donohoe 56, J Barnett 21, Andy Langley 97, C Curtis 26, J Patterson 29, J Curtis 26*, S Mushtaq 3-80
		2009
EL:	204-8	D Atkinson 25, D Thewlis 91, M Olbison 35*, R Trueman 6-58	W
Woodkirk:	114-10	M Navsarka 21, R Trueman 29*, A Olbison 5-34, T Tarvaz 5-55
		1998
Esholt:	262-8	M Bhatti 35, Q Baig 34, M Wasim 139, M Roberts 3-75, John Gahan 3-88	L
EL:	143-10	J Steel 37, D Allwood 33*, M Wasim 8-61
		1987
Kirkstall Ed:	243-2	K Dickson 91, N Dickinson 90	L
EL:	131-9	G Lynch 26, J Audsley 6-38
		1981
Whitkirk:	147-1	P Garner 86, M O’Donnell 43*	D
EL:	114-4	K Rich 56, J Webster 44*
		1970
EL:	155-10	P Hawkyard 47, T Caine 23, A Bryant 20, S Taylor 4-35, G Holt 3-26	W
Normanton :	133-9	G Whittaker 40, J Wilson 4-34, Jack Gahan 3-40
		1964
EL:	220-7	K Wardman 60, J Render 34, G Raw 39, R Renville 55*	W
Gildersome:	99-10	V Kitching 30, S Blamires 22, A Weir 3-30, R Renville 3-18

2^nd XI		2015
EL:	222-4	J Gomersall 65, M Kent 53, R Truswell 63*, I Adamson 26	W
Gt Preston:	213-10	M Mosby 65, J Conlon 29, M Hargreaves 26, J Thurlow 44, D Jones 3-49
		2009
Woodkirk:	158-9	C Bailey 40, I Chunara 41, Jo Gahan 4-19	W
EL:	160-5	M Kent 60*, S Patel 22
		1998
Esholt:	123-10	D Waugh 27, M Burnham 62, R Welbourne 6-20	W
EL:	129-4	A Coyne 29, J Watling 31, D McGuire 33*
		1987
Kirkstall Ed:	181-10	J Webster 25, M Ishaq 63, G Mather 32, M Mellor 3-54, M Quirk 3-33	L
EL:	104-8	D Surtees 26, D Evans 20*, J Craven 4-19
		1981
		Rain
		1970
EL:	170-10	J Bowden 50, A Weir 51*, R Kneeshaw 4-35, J Maher 3-42	L
Whitkirk:	171-5	D Farrar 25, R Gatecliffe 55, P Bottomley 26, R Ebbage 26
		1964
Gildersome:	203-10	J Flynn 3-54	L
EL:	12-10	W Ellison 51, M Jagger 4-43, J Ramskill 3-21, T Kitching 3-29

THIS DAY IN HISTORY August 1st

28 July 2020News

This Day in History – 1^st August by John Steel

1^st XI		2015
		No Match - Rain
		2009
		No Match - Rain
		1998
EL:	59-10	I Aziz 6-13	L
Roundhay:	60-2	R Marshall 26
		1992
EL:	150-8	D Stocks 39, G Edwards 34, S Greenfield 4-52, G Brereton 3-48	L
Old Mods:	151-2	T Belton 68*, I Burgin 48, A Richardson 25
		1987
EL:	61-10	K Roberts 6-32, P Stelling 4-23	L
Gt Preston:	62-5	R Milner 28, M Mellor 3-15
		1981
Pudsey C:	140-10	P Malpass 34, R Middlebrook 26, M Hirst 30, Gr Curtis 5-39	L
EL:	135-10	R Brady 24, J Webster 40, C Oldfield 4-36, M Hirst 6-29
		1970
Rothwell:	132-10	K Frankland 44, P Hopwood 24, J Wilson 4-49, A Bryant 3-43	L
EL:	108-10	J Gahan 21, I Hunt 4-37, M Fletcher 3-34
		1964
Carlton:	192-8	K Taylor 37, Ramsden 39, H Smith 31, G Tolley 20, C Coggin 3-42	L
EL:	108-7	T Caine 20, G Raw 30*, C Lumb 4-39

2^nd XI		2015
Rodley:	145-8	E Senior 26, A Aldred 79, D Jones 6-31	W
EL:	146-2	J Steel 50, J Gomersall 53
		2009
		No Match – Rain
		1998
Highbury:	181-10	B Bollingroke 100* (Carried bat), L Deighton 25, M Olbison 3-59, R Welbourne 4-43	L
EL:	133-10	D McGuire 25, J Watling 24, D Surtees 26*, L Deighton 4-62, D Firth 3-26
		1987
EL:	200-7	B Swift 60, T Smart 21, J Lindley 26, M Kent 60, P Foster 4-71	W
Gt Preston:	63-10	M Quirk 3-27, W Quirk 3-13, D Surtees 3-4
		1981
Pudsey C:	127-9	P Gaunt 43, R Cawood 34, M Quirk 4-12, J Gahan 3-23	L
EL:	126-7	D Mathers 20, S Walton 34, M Kent 26, C Mustill 3-28
		1970
Rothwell:	94-10	B Parker 24, J Flynn 3-9, A Bowden 3-10	W
EL:	95-4	R Northall 37, A Stirk 21*
		1964
Carlton:	91-10	J Walsh 24, A Bowden 3-23, J Flynn 7-35	W
EL:	93-5	W Stocks 44, G Taylor 3-33

THIS DAY IN HISTORY JULY 25th

22 July 2020News

This Day in History – 25th July by John Steel

1^st XI		2015
Gildersome:	180-10	N Clay 33, R Raja 35, H Hashmi 41, J Austin 35*, J Watling 4-54, S Mushtaq 3-10	W
EL:	181-6	K Tandel 72*, D Thewlis 39, S Mushtaq 23
		2009
EL:	116-10	R Olbison 40, S Preshaw 5-38, A Ward 4-16	L
Methley:	117-6	G Johnson 49, D Ellis 26, D Thewlis 3-42
		1998
Lawnswood:	253-6	P Mehboob 110, J Bashir 23, A Iqbal 41	L
EL:	221-8	M Surtees 126*, P Clarke 24
		1992
Woodhouse:	261-9	J Harris 77, S Leonard 61, John Gahan 3-71, A Walker 3-70	L
EL:	181-8	G Edwards 50, P Clarke 49, C Carden 3-38, S Bray 3-39
		1987
Otley T:	47-10	K Mellor 4-22, A Walker 5-21	W
EL:	51-1	G Lynch 26, G Edwards 23
		1981
Woodhouse:	161-10	N Carr 22, N Ryder 27, S McGuire 34, A Whincup 26, Gr Curtis 5-41, J Steel 3-39	L
EL:	144-10	K Rich 64*, Gr Curtis 27, A Whincup 5-83, K Jones 4-51
		1970
EL:	159-9	P Hawkyard 31, M Thomas 24, T Caine 26, A Bryant 58, T Siberry 6-44	W
Garforth :	136-10	D Pythian 47, P Rogers 26, A Bryant 6-40, D Steel 4-64
		1964
Hunslet N:	188-9	A Westerman 57, E Robinson 49, H Northgreaves 29, A Weir 4-47, W Stocks 3-35	L
EL:	158-9	T Caine 50, A Stirk 24, J Birkenshaw 4-40*, B Huby 3-23

Yes – it is the Yorkshire, Leicestershire and England all-rounder Jackie Birkenshaw.

Born in Rothwell and moonlighting here for Lofthous

2^nd XI		2015
EL:	224-9	C Cannings 40, M Kent 55, D Young 27, S Shaik 20	L
Gildersome:	227-8	M Patel 40, D Clay 40, S Norton 49, M Jamil 23, D Young 3-55
		2009
EL:	112-9 (AO)	St Lines 24, S Patel 41, M Kidd 4-36	L
Westwood:	113-6	I Ali 40*, J Field 25
		1998
Lawnswood:	177-9	M Jahangir 41, R Klarik 23, T Iqbal 22, R Dale 25, D Surtees 4-45	L
EL:	120-10	N Roberts 24, M Fareed 4-37, A Raqeeb 4-22
		1987
Leeds Pol:	196-6	R Wood 69, J Whincup 20, A Ryan 24*	L
EL:	92-9	J Whincup 3-16
		1981
Woodhouse:	167-7	R Edmondson 46, S Dobson 43, M Grace 27, M Quirk 3-21	L
EL:	144-9	T Caine 37, D Steel 32, D Hodgson 3-34
		1970
EL:	130-10	A Stirk 23, J Bowden 44, N Coggin 27, B Bond 5-24	L
Garforth:	133-5	B Bond 22, K Leatham 21, L Driver 28*, M Gent 33
		1964
EL:	85-10	E Holdsworth 25, A Butterfield 25, I McGeechan 6-38, J Holmes 3-9	L
Hunslet N:	86-3	T Halliday 27, H Lawrence 21*

Yes – it is the renowned Rugby Union luminary Sir Ian McGeechan who was at University

In Leeds and turned out for Hunslet Nelson

THIS DAY IN HISTORY JULY 18th

15 July 2020News

This Day in History – 18^th July by John Steel

1^st XI		2015
		No Match - Rain
		2009
Hopton M:	211-7	C Scott 41, S Scott 81, Z Patel 32	L
EL:	149-10	D Thewlis 22, A Olbison 24*, J Mahmood 22, R Myers 4-62, G Senior 3-45
		1998
EL:	165-10	D Thewlis 38, M Surtees 77, A Harrison 5-63, S Greenfield 3-17	W
Old Mods:	147-10	D Tee 24, A Harrison 38*, J Gahan 4-50, J Steel 5-33
		1992
EL:	130-9	J Steel 43, T Mahoney 6-37	L
Otley Town:	131-3	A Smith 49, T Mahoney 37*
		1987
Esholt:	132-9	G Wilkinson 46*, K Mellor 4-44, A Walker 4-28	W
EL:	134-7	G Lynch 54, G Edwards 25
		1981
Colton:	85-10	M Galloway 25, J Moyles 5-15, J Steel 4-27	W
EL:	88-5	R Brady 25, R Horner 3-22
		1970
Kirkstall:	171-10	M Gray 29, C Handley 34, J Royston 25*, W Stocks 3-17	L
EL:	147-8	M Thomas 32, T Caine 44, R Green 3-62, C Handley 4-47
		1964
		Rain

2^nd XI		2015
		No Match – Rain
		2009
Hopton M:	142-8 (AO)	V Patel 42, I Ashraf 35, A Kilner 34, J Steel 5-42	W
EL:	146-4	R Olbison 59, St Lines 29, S Patel 36
		1998
Old Mods:	229-7	A Sheftel 38, S Higgins 80, S Swaine 25, S Walkden 24*, D Surtees 3-46	L
EL:	202-6	D Atkinson 26, C Long 48, D Allwood 42, M Olbison 43, S Walkden 3-101
		1987
		No Match - Rain
		1981
Colton:	159-3	T Burton 44, E Precious 28, R Temple 42, J Pickard 31*	L
EL:	100-8	M Kent 49*
		1970
EL:	104-10	J Bowden 32, D Norbury 4-20, D Glossop 4-23	W
Kirkstall:	84-10	Yates 33, S Rich 4-22, J Flynn 4-20
		1964
		Rain

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