1962	Leeds Police	Home	2nd XI	Won
	East Leeds	158-10	R Varley 27	S Rich 22	A Butterfield 20	A Bowden 21
	Leeds Police	41-10	S Rich 4-16	A Bowden 4-16
1973	Colton	Away	1st XI	Lost
	Colton	176-6	M Walker 44	R Horner 81
	East Leeds	79-10	J Render 24	D Raw 27	G Kirby 5-20	G Colenutt 5-35
1973	Colton	Home	2nd XI	Lost
	Colton	166-9	C Whittaker 46	E Precious 41	A Bowden 4-48
	East Leeds	132-10	P Garner 47	W Punton 24	R Northall 20	P Knee 30	A Clough 4-26	F Fletcher 3-20
1979	Gildersome	Home	1st XI	Lost
	Gildersome	149-10	K Gott 48	D Charlesworth 42	G Lancaster 20	K Mellor 4-25	Graham Curtis 3-36
	East Leeds	125-10	D Mathers 20	D Wharton 31	S Rich 22	K Beever 5-29	M Dransfield 3-29
1979	Gildersome	Away	2nd XI	Won
	East Leeds	121-10	N Mellor 34	D Greaves 23	A Crossley 3-25	R Boyes 3-20
	Gildersome	107-10	J Mitchell 27	A Crossley 23	A Coulthard 3-18	J Mellor 3-29
1984	Rothwell	Home	1st XI	Won
	East Leeds	199-10	S McGuire 32	R Brady 37	S Walton 37	K Mellor 38	C Urquhart 3-60	N Danby 3-54
	Rothwell	193-10	K Haigh 36	R Scott 24	N Dickinson 55	K Mellor 4-41	C Taylor 3-49
1990	Highbury	Home	1st XI	Won
	East Leeds	185-10	G Broughill 71	Gary Edwards 37	S Linton 27	J Horton 6-76	L Bramham 4-48
	Highbury	85-10	W Willocks 27	K Mellor 6-19
2001	Wakefield Thornes	Away	1st XI	Lost
	East Leeds	89-10	J Watling 43	C May 3-22	J Nicholson 3-12
	Wakefield Thornes	93-6	C May 27	S Binns 50*
2001	New Farnley	Home	2nd XI	Lost
	East Leeds	47-8 (AO)	J Long 27*	M Samler 3-10	N Johnson 5-33
	New Farnley	50-4
2007	Stanley	Away	1st XI	Rain Affected Draw
	Stanley	147-8	P Page 32	N Bhatti 31	A Olbison 4-46	A Coyne 3-85
2007	Stanley	Home	2nd XI	Lost
	Stanley	214-6	I Mayat 103	Z Badat 32
	East Leeds	99-7 (AO)	T Tarvaz 41
2012	Ossett	Away	1st XI	Lost
	East Leeds	62-10	R Mahajan 28	R Pyrah 5-13	C Orme 5-27
	Ossett	63-5	R Wade 27	N Sayeed 26	Z Tarvaz 4-41
2012	Adwalton	Home	2nd XI	Won
	Adwalton	99-10	M Shelton 3-32	A Lines 6-50
	East Leeds	100-7	M Baulk 26	D Bradley 47
	Thanks to John Steel

1956	Holbeck	Away	1st XI	Lost
	Holbeck	116-9 (AO)	R Parker 61	A Bryes 28	D Grant 5-15
	East Leeds	71-10	J Taffender 6-17
1973	Normanton	Home	1st XI	Won
	Normanton	78-10	A Bryant 34	W Stocks 6-15
	East Leeds	79-9	G Whittaker 5-27	D Watson 4-25
1973	Normanton	Away	2nd XI	Won
	Normanton	112-10	I Cusworth 26	N Jones 25	P Dale 4-16	H Bedford 5-33
	East Leeds	114-3	P Garner 50*	D Wharton 45*
1979	Carlton	Away	1st I	Tied
	East Leeds	142-10	D Wharton 36*	S McGuire 25	S Burton 3-23	M Baddeley 3-49
	Carlton	142-8	K Taylor 59	M Baddeley 25*	S Wilson 4-43
1979	Carlton	Home	2nd XI	Won
	East Leeds	128-8	D Greaves 25	M Betts 3-46	G Taylor 4-58
	Carlton	79-9
1984	Colton	Away	1st XI	Lost
	East Leeds	190-9	J Bowden 21	C Taylor 23	K Mellor 70*	C Oldfield 3-62	R Horner 4-49
	Colton	195-8	P Strnger 29	R Horner 97*	K Mellor 3-71	R Brady 3-35
1990	Whitkirk	Away	1st XI	Lost
	Whitkirk	246-10	J Bowman 28	C Shipton 58	T Hegarty 25	S Pickles 52*	M Sparling 30	S Linton 4-79
	East Leeds	163-10	D Stocks 60	Gary Edwards 29	D Fairweather 4-40
2001	Wakefield City	Home	1st XI	Won
	Wakefield City	144-10	G Northern 53	G Collins 3-32
	East Leeds	147-2	S Booth	71*	J Steel 49
2001	Thornhill	Away	2nd XI	Lost
	Thornhill	271-4	Mick Wood 114	R Fenwick 29	Matt Wood 94*	P Curby 24
	East Leeds	163-9 (AO)	Gary Edwards 83	A Arif 22	J Douglas 3-74	R Empsall 3-5
2007	East Ardsley	Home	1st XI	Won
	East Leeds	203-10	J Watling 28	D Atkinson 29*
	East Ardsley	195-10	A Olbison 5-77
2007	Westwood Park	Away	2nd XI	Won
	East Leeds	223-6	R Olbison 69	John Gahan 37	A Tarvaz 45	Q Zaman 3-40
	Westwood Park	139-10	M Webster 38	Q Zaman 30	Z Rashid 5-16
2012	Moorlands	Home	1st XI	Won
	Moorlands	170-10	A Fortis 41	A Roberts 58	A Olbison 3-43	J Watling 4-23
	East Leeds	171-5	J Watling 27	K Tandel 37*	A Olbison 25
2012	Adwalton	Away	2nd XI	Won
	East Leeds	218-9 (AO)	M Kent 56	R Ellis 63	A Lines 25	J Emmett 4-93	T Marshall 5-26
	Adwalton	126-10	W Blackburn 54*	J Barker 26	O Broome 7-67
	Thanks to John Steel

1956	Woodhouse	Home	1st XI	Won
	Woodhouse	101-10	H Wilkinson 66	C Coggin 6-28	J Singleton 4-42
	East Leeds	104-6	G Raw 22	A Quin 22*	E Harris 3-37
1956	Woodhouse	Away	2nd XI	Won
	Woodhouse	39-10	D Milner 6-14	D Grant 3-7
	East Leeds	40-4
1962	Colton	Away	2nd XI	Lost
	Colton	102-10	Burgin 33	L Kellett 5-41	Williams 3-24
	East Leeds	66-10	Harrison 4-30	Hatton 5-22
1973	Highbury	Away	1st XI	Won
	Highbury	127-10	N Hague 42	W Scoley 28	E Wollitor 4-35	W Stocks 3-7
	East Leeds	131-7	T Caine 32	W Stocks 39	P Clarke 44*	R Harvey 3-16
1973	Highbury	Home	2nd XI	Won
	Highbury	51-10	A Bowden 4-21	D Wharton 5-22
	East Leeds	54-6	D Wharton 22*
1979	Kirkstall	Home	1st XI	Won
	Kirkstall	121-6	N Dickinson 20	B Thompson 34	D Armitage 20
	East Leeds	125-8	R Brady 20	D Mathers 21	G Raw 27*	B Thompson 4-42	D Jinks 4-38
1979	Kirkstall	Away	2nd XI	Won
	Kirkstall	156-5	K Dickson 94*	J Holmes 27*
	East Leeds	157-8	N Mellor 29	D Steel 27*	J Craven 3-39	E Shaw 4-55
1984	Mirfield PC	Home	1st XI	Rain Affected Draw
	Mirfield PC	115-3	S Azhar 76*	G Woollard 28
1990	Gt Preston	Home	1st XI	Won
	Gt Preston	157-10	N Hope 22	D Bradbrook 41	S Linton 5-32
	East Leeds	158-4	Gary Edwards 62*	S Linton 29	V Patrick 24*
2001	Roundhay	Away	1st XI	Lost
	Roundhay	240-9	R Marshall 36	A Mahmood 55	F Malik 62	A Coyne 4-49	D Thewlis 3-56
	East Leeds	176-8	S Booth 31	J Watling 32	N Roberts 48	P Clarke 27*	I Aziz 3-35	J Ahmed 3-43
2001	Mirfield PC	Home	2nd XI	Lost
	East Leeds	100-10	J Long 20	N Aslam 32	J Wood 7-27
	Mirfield PC	102-2	I Ashraf 39	D Garside 44*
2007	Altofts	Home	2nd XI	Lost
	Altofts	273-3	B Law 145*	N Stanley 83*
	East Leeds	133-10	S Lines 32	A Pearce 24	J Gill 4-23
2012	East Ardsley	Away	1st XI	Won
	East Ardsley	234-7	G Hunt 25	A Langley 77*	R Hoban 26	A Pearson 27	A Olbison 3-42	M Olbison 3-53
	East Leeds	235-8	Z Tarvaz 27	C Page 25	A Olbison 87*	T Chester 4-76	M Heald 3-43
2012	Oulton	Home	2nd XI	Lost
	Oulton	253-6	A Uridge 100	W Harrison 85
	East Leeds	136-10	J Steel 24	O Broome 32	A Winn 3-34	G Dawber 4-46
	Thanks to John Steel

               THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 22 – 27 JULY 1948

                                         By Jack Gahan

An epic Test Match took place at Headingly between England and Australia. This was a week after my 17^th Birthday and I’d been looking forward to it all year, especially as my boyhood hero, Len Hutton, would be opening the batting for England, and the record breaking Australian, the great run machine Don Bradman would be playing on his final tour of England.

Big crowds were expected and the gates would be opening at 9am. I was there by 8 o’clock and it was unbelievable at that early time how long the queues were.

The Yorkshire Evening Post reported this:-

“The gates at Headingly Cricket Ground had to be closed after a record turnout, with 40,000 inside and another 20,000 outside. The occasion was a test match against Australia. The gates had opened at 9am but already thousands of people were queuing all around the ground and surrounding streets. Hundreds had slept on the pavements overnight and even at 6am, some 15,000 people were waiting to get in. By 9am this had swollen to 20,000. Three quarters of an hour after that, it was said that 30,000 had been admitted to the ground, but still they came.”

Fortunately I was one of the lucky ones and managed to get in each day.

This was the first year that 5 day tests were introduced, but still no play on a Sunday

And what a match it was. England batted first and scored 496. My hero weighed in with 81, but I was slightly miffed as his opening partner, Lancastrian Washbrook got a century, as did Edrich. Alec Bedser went in as a night watchman at number 4 and scored 79.

Australia replied with 458 with the Don only scoring 33. Harvey helped the score along with 112

So England went in again and with the first four all scoring half centuries reached 365 for 8 before declaring, leaving Australia a target of 404. England had batted a few minutes on the last day so they could have use of the heavy roller, hoping that the wicket might break up.

After a slow start at 57 for 1 Bradman joined Morris. They put on a partnership of 301 when Morris departed for 182. Bradman went merrily on his way to 173 not out for Australia to win the match, scoring 404 for the loss of only 3 wickets with a few minutes left in the match. It must be said, both big scorers were helped by some sloppy fielding by England who dropped several catches.

In the modern era test teams often fall short of the 90 overs required per day. In this test an average of 110 overs were bowled each day, all within the same time slot. This even with pace bowlers bowling the majority of overs due to the fact that it had been agreed that a new ball would be available every 55 overs.

What a match !!  1723 runs scored, 550 overs bowled, a total record crowd of 158,000. Marvellous entertainment.

Bradman’s century was to be the last one he scored in a test match. It was his 4^th test at Headingly and his batting average for those matches was 192.6.

A great privilege to be there.

Footnote: In old age the memory bank dims somewhat, so I have been grateful in indulging in modern technology to give accurate facts and figures.

                                  

                                 Part of the early morning queue in St Michael's Lane

                                                  

The queue around the local streets                 The crowd welcomes "The Don"

                                                                                                                      back to the pavilion