Hampshire Cup trip into unknown for Birstall CC
BIRSTALL face a trip into the unknown in the first round of the Jack Hampshire Cup after they were paired away to Central Yorkshire Cricket League newcomers Pollington.
Among the other local ties, Batley travel to Woodkirk while Moorlands host top-flight side Wakefield Thornes on Sunday, May 23.
The draw is seeded, with the top-four teams from last season’s Premier Division receiving byes to the second round and the next 12 highest ranked teams being drawn away to lower ranked opponents.
East Ardsley are at Oulton, while Scholes can expect a warm reception when they go to Caribbean.
First round draw: Caribbean v Scholes, Oulton v East Ardsley, Adwalton v Mirfield, East Leeds v Northowram Fields, Woodkirk v Batley, Westwood Park v Liversedge, Netherton v Buttershaw St Pauls, Carlton v Altofts, Moorlands v Wakefield Thornes, Hunslet Nelson v Ossett, Pollington v Birstall, Gildersome v Wakefield St Michaels. Byes: Wrenthorpe, Townville, New Farnley and Methley.
The second round is scheduled for June 13, the quarter-finals on June 27 and semis on July 18, with the final to take place on August 15.
Wheatley Cup first round: Wakefield St Michaels A v Gildersome A, Birstall A v Pollington A, Ossett A v Hunslet Nelson A, Wakefield Thornes A v Moorlands A, Altofts A v Carlton A, Buttershaw St Pauls v Netherton A, New Farnley A v Methley B, Caribbean B v Townville A, Liversedge A v Westwood Park A, Batley A v Woodkirk A, Northowram Fields A v East Leeds A, Mirfield PC A v Adwalton A, East Ardsley A v Oulton A, Scholes A v Caribbean A. Byes: Methley A and Wrenthorpe A.
The Wheatley final will be on Sunday August 8.
n The CYL have finalised the fixtures for this season’s Twenty20 competition.
The 16 teams who have entered will be split into four groups of four, to be played on Tuesday evenings.
Each of the group winners will go forward to the finals day on Sunday, July 25 at Birstall CC, starting at 10.30am.
Tuesday June 8
Group 1: Mirfield PC v Hopton Mills, Northowram Fields v Moorlands.
Group 2: Liversedge v Buttershaw SP, Woodkirk v Birstall.
Group 3: Hunslet Nelson v New Farnley, East Leeds v Caribbean.
Group 4: Altofts v Wakefield SM, Wakefield Thornes v Wrenthorpe.
Tuesday June 15
Group 1: Hopton Mills v Northowram Fields, Moorlands v Mirfield PC.
Group 2: Buttershaw SP v Woodkirk, Birstall v Liversedge.
Group 3: New Farnley v East Leeds, Caribbean v Hunslet Nelson.
Group 4: Wakefield SM v Wakefield Thornes, Wrenthorpe v Altofts.
Tuesday June 22
Group 1: Moorlands v Hopton Mills, Mirfield PC v Northowram Fields.
Group 2: Birstall v Buttershaw SP, Liversedge v Woodkirk.
Group 3: Caribbean v New Farnley, Hunslet Nelson v East Leeds.
Group 4: Wrenthorpe v Wakefield SM, Altofts v Wakefield Thornes.
Tuesday June 29
Group 1: Northowram Fields v Mirfield PC, Hopton Mills v Moorlands.
Group 2: Woodkirk v Liversedge, Buttershaw SP v Birstall.
Group 3: East Leeds v Hunslet Nelson, New Farnley v Caribbean.
Group 4: Wakefield Thornes v Altofts, Wakefield SM v Wrenthorpe.
Tuesday July 6
Group 1: Mirfield PC v Moorlands, Northowram Fields v Hopton Mills.
Group 2: Liversedge v Birstall, Woodkirk v Buttershaw SP.
Group 3: Hunslet Nelson v Caribbean, East Leeds v New Farnley.
Group 4: Altofts v Wrenthorpe, Wakefield Thornes v Wakefield SM.
Tuesday July 13
Group 1: Moorlands v Northowram Fields, Hopton Mills v Mirfield PC.
Group 2: Birstall v Woodkirk, Buttershaw SP v Liversedge.
Group 3: Caribbean v East Leeds, New Farnley v Hunslet Nelson.
Group 4: Wrenthorpe v Wakefield Thornes, Wakefield SM v Altofts.
Sunday July 25 Finals day at Birstall CC.
Semi-finals: winner group 1 v winner group 2, winner group 3 v winner group 4.
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