Bradford & District Evening League vice-chairman Brian Lymbery has issued a clarification regarding the use of English on the field of play.

He said: “If umpires feel that the body language of players or tone of voice is threatening, they can insist that English is the only language used.”

The directive has come from the England and Wales Cricket Board's legal department.

LAST NIGHT'S EVENING LEAGUE RESULTS – Division One: Windhill 138-6 (J Holland 34), Salem Athletic 124-4 (M Waqas 53no, W Rehamn 45no); Denholme 155-3 (G Marshall 50no, R. Wear 45no), Shelf 135-4 (K. Ahmed 51no, J Smith 30); Apperley Bridge 96-6 (S Ali 46), Thornton 100-4 (R Park 26); Haworth Road 151-5 (S Hussain 53no), John Breare 99-6 (B Hodson 27no); Allerton 109-3, Bingley Congs 95 (C Hemsley 51, S Patel 3-28).

Division Two: Cambing 108-5 (F Wazir 34), Bolton Villas 110-2 (A Clark 43no); Azad 145-7 (F Saeed 51no, V Patel 3-29), Indian Panthers 122-3 (Mukesh Patel 41, Mahesh Patel 40); Mayfield 35, Tong Park Esholt 36-0; Smart Moves 137-6 (A Abbas 53no, Y. Bismillah 44), Daisy Hill 83-7.

Division Three: Oakworth 118-8 (S Powell 43), Keighley 119-1 (F Pearson 53no, J Wilkinson 44no); Thackley 92-6 (C Smith 37no), Wibsey Park Chapel 97-5 (C Brown 44no, P Artist 25); Shipley Providence 129-7, Queensbury 122-5.