The JCT600 Bradford League’s board of management have been given a pat on the back for the way they have handled the wettest season in living memory.

Two club representatives praised them at the league’s rules revision meeting at Pudsey Congs on Thursday night.

Saltaire ’s Reg Nelson said: “I would like to commend the board for their handling of the Priestley Cup final.”

And David Markham of Bradford & Bingley swiftly followed up by saying: “I would like to commend the board for rearranging the league fixtures of April 21 and 28 to the end of the season.

“We were rewarded by September 9 and 15 bringing some of the best days’ cricket of the whole summer – and a thrilling finale.”

The Priestley Cup final, which was abandoned on Sunday, August 26, was restarted on Sunday, September 16, with East Bierley winning a tense contest.

And Woodlands triumphed in the league after defeating Bradford & Bingley by four runs thanks to a brilliant boundary catch.

In turn, league president Keith Moss thanked the clubs for their co-operation in what has been difficult weather.

He said: “The clubs have had a desire to play cricket and we had two excellent cup and shield finals. I have also noticed on my rounds the improvements in the grounds.”

As far as rules revisions were concerned, neither Undercliffe ’s proposal to ban overseas players nor Pudsey Congs’ to have batting and bowling bonus points be available in the first innings only found seconders and will not go forward to the league’s annual meeting on Thursday, November 15.

However, the proposals by the management board to reduce the number of points for an abandoned match to three (from five) and Undercliffe’s to allow country, county or minor county players to be registered up to and including July 31 (instead of at the start of the season) will both go forward.

Idle and Brighouse , who finished in the bottom two places in Division Two’s first teams, were both re-elected to the league unanimously.