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Just the job for Hawkyard!
Richie Hawkyard is looking to make the most of his dream shot with the Bulls. The part-time player earned a surprise debut when he featured against Huddersfield Giants on Friday night. Hawkyard is a plasterer by day and only previously turned out for
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Draw is so cruel on the Cougars
Keighley Cougars 16 London Skolars 16 Heartbroken Cougars players sank to their knees in disbelief after seeing 12-men London Skolars snatch a draw in the last second today. Barry Eaton's battling side looked on course for consecutive wins for the
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McGrath ton fails to ignite Phoenix
Anthony McGrath's first century of the season and a wicket for Darren Gough before Lancashire had scored gave Yorkshire fans every hope of a Roses victory in the Friends Provident Trophy clash at Old Trafford today. But a century by Australian Brad Hodge
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Viner's boots find a good home
Mark Viner's boots, hung on the dressing-room peg at Twickenham last month after Bradford Salem's EDF Energy Senior Vase final defeat to Northwich, have found a special resting place. "They will be in the Museum of Rugby at HQ from next month," said
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Injury is Hitch in Baildon's plans
Baildon skipper Ian Phillis-kirk reckons his side are an opening bowler short of being JCT600 Bradford League title contenders. After leading the fourth-placed side to a 36-run victory over Brighouse, who are a place below them, the hard-hitting batsman
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Bierley's lead is now 14 points
For the first time this season, the weather played a significant hand in the outcome of matches in the JCT600 Bradford League yesterday. While Woodlands could only get two points from an abandoned match at home to Farsley, leaders East Bierley were making
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Joseph honoured at £10,000 centre
Scouts celebrated the opening of a new training centre given a £10,000 makeover by honouring the generosity of a local landowner six decades ago. The Joseph Eaton Centre at Blackhills Scout Campsite, in Cottingley, Bradford, was named in tribute to Mr
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Khaliq supplies six of the best
Hallfield continued their good start to the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League season with a 56-run win over pre-season joint GROUP A favourites Bradford Gymkhana. Kamran Mir's 59 helped Hallfield to 168, with Anees Ahmed taking four for 50. Abdul
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Five-star displays inspire Hepworth
Only one Bradford Central League cup tie survived the inclement weather yesterday and that proved to be a case of deja vu. It featured joint Division One leaders Hepworth & Idle and Allerton at Westfield Lane and starring roles by Dave Matthews and Dale
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Sajjad still a class act
Amir Sajjad gave Esholt a reminder of his quality as he blasted 83 off only 42 balls in Yeadon's 78-run Bradford League Division Two victory. The Pakistani overseas player had previously not passed 50 this season after being one of the section's highest
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Delay in making danger road safer
Campaigners have won their fight to make a busy school-run road safer - but will have to wait up to two years before schoolchildren benefit. Bradford Council bowed to pressure to take action at the Heaton danger spot after more than 120 people signed
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Smith hails McCall's potential
Rangers boss Walter Smith, Stuart McCall's mentor, has backed him to be a success in management. McCall won 12 trophies in Scotland, including six league titles, during his seven-year spell playing under Smith at Ibrox. And the former Scotland international
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Wethers happy with sole role
David Wetherall will not be part of Stuart McCall's backroom staff. But the former caretaker-manager has no complaints with that. As fans wait to see how the coaching set-up will pan out under McCall, Wetherall is happy to distance himself and return
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Community spirit's alive at Denholme
NatWest CricketForce weekend is becoming as much a fixture of pre-season as outdoor nets. It's where members go along to their clubs, some of which won't have seen a lot of action since the previous September, and generally give their grounds a spring
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Sayers flourishing after Boycott advice
Nobody has spent longer on county cricket fields during the first month of the season than Yorkshire left-hander Joe Sayers, who is rapidly making a name for himself as a batsman with remarkable powers of concentration, who can build some really big
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£50,000 grant is key for Burley
Burley-in-Wharfedale Cricket Club have become one of the first in the country to benefit from the Government's £9.4m Community Club Development Programme. The Aire-Wharfe League founder members were identified by the England and Wales Cricket Board
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‘Wacky Races’ set to boost charities
Fundraiser Eddie Robinson is getting on his soapbox to get cash rolling in for local charities. The Harley-Davidson rider from Baildon had a "eureka moment in the bath" and, as a result, has got a new fundraising idea under starter's orders. He is co-ordinating
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Bid for noise consideration
Environmental health officers are calling on people to keep quiet during Noise Action Week. It runs from today until Friday and aims to encourage residents to consider the noise they make and the effect on those around them. It also promotes consideration
