Result - Whixley Evening League

The Thursday team lost by 1 run to Goldsborough last night. Details to follow.

2nd Team Selection - Little Ribston (Away)

The team selection for the away game at Little Ribston on the 30th May is as follows:

1.James Cosgrove (Capt.)
2.Andrew Hirst
3.Neil Chapman
4.Ashley Richardson
5.Matt Bishop
6.Andy Barber
7.Matt Couchman
8.Zaheer Ahmed
9.Steven March
10.Mohammed Ashfaq
11.Gareth Meredith

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Directions – (Ribston Park)

From Wetherby take the B6164 through Kirk Deighton and North Deighton, after passing over a small bridge, the ground is visible in Ribston Park on the right hand side.

From Knaresborough take the B6164 at the Retail Park roundabout, pass all the way through the village; the ground is after the last building (the Village Hall) on the left.

Result - Reserve Evening Cup

East Keswick 2nd XI crashed out of the preliminary round to Barwick in Elmet by 97 runs on Tuesday evening. Batting first Barwick made 146/6 with James Cosgrove taking 4-31 off his 6 overs. Keswick's poor batting left them a long way short with not a single batsman making it into double figures, leaving extras the top scorer with 17.

Reserve Evening Cup - Tuesday 26th May

This 2nd team game will take place on Tuesday evening starting at 6.30pm. The original fixture was called off last week due to rain. The game is 20 overs a side and take place at Barwick in Elmet.

1. James Cosgrove
2. Andrew Hirst
3. Neil Chapman
4. Steve Skerrett
5. Steven March
6. Matt Couchman
7. Mohammed Ashfaq
8. Matt Bishop
9. John Barber
10. Zaheer Ahmed
11. Sohail Mohammed


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Directions - Chapel Lane, Barwick

From Wetherby/ York – Turn left at the Fox and Grapes on A64 and go to the village. At the Church turn right towards Leeds and follow road through village. At the New Inn turn left towards Garforth and then immediately first left into Chapel Lane. Ground is situated behind Village Hall on the right, access via first road after Village Hall.

Week 6 - Results

Week 6 saw the Keswick 1st team bowl Kippax Welfare out for just 119 before collapsing in reply to 41 all out. Details to follow.

The 2nd team bowled well early on as they restricted Kippax Welfare A to 193-5 as Andy Barber took 2-46 and Ashley Richardson 1-44. Keswick then cruised to 118-0 in the 27th over, with Ashley Richardson (81) and James Cosgrove (41) batting superbly.

Then came a Keswick collapse that saw the team slump to 174-7 with just four overs remaining. With victory looking to have been thrown away a spirited eighth wicket partnership saw Steven March (20*) and Steve Skerrett (6*) put on 22 runs for victory, with Steven Marsh hitting four runs to win the game with just 2 balls remaining.

2nd Division results here
2nd Division table here

6th Division results here
6th Division table here

2nd Team Selection - Kippax (Away)

The team selection is as follows for the game away at Kippax on the 23rd May.

1. James Cosgrove
2. Andrew Hirst
3. Ashley Richardson
4. Neil Chapman
5. Gareth Meredith
6. Steven March
7. Steve Skerrett
8. Zaheer
9. Andy Barber
10. Matt Couchman
11. John Barber

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Directions - Kippax Welfare Club, Longdyke Lane, Kippax - LS25 7BP

From Wetherby: Take Castleford Road A656 by Ledston Luck, turn next right at crossroads, sign posted to Kippax, onto Longdyke Lane, turn right into sports ground just before first house on right hand side.

From Leeds: Take the Kippax sign off the A63 Leeds-Selby into the village, turn left at the roundabout, go through the village onto Longdyke Lane, turn left into sports ground after the last house on your left.

Whixley Evening League - GAME OFF

Tonight's game against North Leeds in the Whixley Evening League has been called off due to the weather.

Whixley Evening League - Week 3

On Thursday evening, weather permitting, East Keswick will play against North Leeds. The start time will be 6.30pm.

Betty Chadderton Rosebowl - Quarter Finals

Due to Bilton in Ainstry defaulting on the game that was due to take place on Sunday afternoon because they couldnt raise a team, East Keswick now progress to the Quarter Finals.

This game will be against the winner of the replayed Sicklinghall vs. Garforth PC match and will be played on Sunday 31st May.

Reserve Evening Cup - MATCH CALLED OFF

The game scheduled for this evening has been called off due to the bad weather. It will be rescheduled at a later date, possibly next week

The rescheduled fixture will be played on Tuesday 26th May 2009

Reserve Evening Cup - Tuesday 19th May

On Tuesday 19th May the 2nd team play away in the Reserve Evening Cup against Barwick in Elmet. The postcode for sat nav is LS15 4EL. See below for the map


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Chapel Lane, Barwick

From Wetherby/ York – Turn left at the Fox and Grapes on A64 and go to the village. At the Church turn right towards Leeds and follow road through village. At the New Inn turn left towards Garforth and then immediately first left into Chapel Lane. Ground is situated behind Village Hall on the right, access via first road after Village Hall.

Week 5 - 2nd Team Bowling Statistics

Stats for 2nd team bowling after the game against Whixley.

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Week 5 - Results

Week 5 saw victories for both the 1st and 2nd teams.

Making an impressive total of 234/8 on a wet wicket at Keswick the first team took 5 points and a 109 run victory after limiting Whixley to just 125/7 in reply. Sujahat Riaz scored 123 not out and Mark Abram scored 45 as East Kewswick batted first.

The 2nd team made 163 all out batting first against Whixley with Ashley Richardson again scoring an impressive 64. Zaheer chipped in with a useful 23 and James Cosgrove 22. In reply some excellent bowling by Mohsan (4-24) and Ashley Richardson (6-21) saw Whixley skittled for just 89 runs.

Weather Forecast

As i'm sure people are aware there has been a good deal of rain over the past 24 hours. Yogi said on Thursday evening that the ground would handle a good couple of inches of rain and should not be too badly affected. As of 9.50pm Friday evening there has been nothing to suggest that the game is currently in danger of being called off.

The 2nd team game at Whixley is still on. James spoke to their captain on Friday evening and he said that the ground drains well and there will be an inspection early Saturday morning. 2nd team players will be informed before 11am if the game has been called off.

The overnight forecast is/was for mainly dry weather for both home and away games and into Saturday afternoon the forecast is for light rain, cloud and sunshine, so fingers crossed that both will take place.

Leeds Met Office Forecast

York Met Office Forecast

Week 2 - Whixley Evening League Result

On Thursday night East Keswick lost a game reduced to 12 overs by 6 just runs after failing to reach Church Fenton's target of 159.

Some good batting by the Church Fenton top order set a tough target bearing in the poor light, and despite being behind the required run rate for a good part of the game some excellent batting by Mark Abram's (39) and Farid Hussain (52) brought East Kewsick within half a dozen runs of the target. Two sixes of the last two balls by Gareth Meredith (12*) left the game agonisingly close, especially as the 'final' ball of the game which was hit for six was a clear no ball that the umpire didn't spot.

2nd Team Selection - Whixley (Away)

The team for the away game at Whixley is as follows.

1. James Cosgrove
2. Andrew Hirst
3. Neil Chapman
4. Ashley Richardson
5. Steve Marsh
6. Gareth Meredith
7. Matthew Couchman
8. Andy Barber
9. Steve Skerrett
10. Z. Butt
11. (Player confirmed, name unknown)

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Whixley Evening League Team Selection - Week 2

Below is the team for the home game on the Thursday evening of the 14th May against Church Fenton. Please be at the ground for 6pm, match starts 6.30pm prompt.

1. Neil Chapman (Capt.)
2. Mark Abram (Wkt.)
3. James Cosgrove
4. Adrian Hirst
5. Andrew Hirst
6. Kevin Newlove
7. Gareth Meredith
8. Matthew Couchman
9. (1st team player, TBC)
10. (1st team player, TBC)
11. (1st team player, TBC)

Please note that it has been agreed that from week 3 onwards there will be 5 first team players and 6 second team players in the line-up, and then the week after 6 first team and 5 second. This rotation will continue to the end of the season with the intention of providing a better mix of players from both teams and hopefully provide more competition and a better team.

Week 4 - 2nd Team Batting Averages

Here are the batting averages for the 2nd team after week 4's results. Ashley Richardson's fantastic early season form means he has already amassed 308 runs at an average of 77.00. This leaves him only 60 runs short of the total he scored in 12 innings throughout all of last season.

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1st Team Scorecard - Week 4

Some superb bowling early on from East Keswick as Imran and Bash ripped through Bramhope's top order as they barely reached double figures. Only some determined tail end batting pushed Bramhope's score into three digits.

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Upcoming Fixtures - 10th May - 17th May

Here are the fixtures coming up this week. First team players are encouraged to speak to Neil Chapman (nelleychap123@aol.com) regarding playing in the Thursday Evening League games. If you wish to play but are having problems getting to games, then again speak to Neil and arrangements can hopefully be made to provide a lift.

Thursday 14th May - Whixley Evening League

• East Keswick vs. Church Fenton (1st & 2nd team mix)

Saturday 16th May - Wetherby League Fixtures

• East Keswick vs. Whixley (1st team)
• Whixley A vs. East Keswick A (2nd team)

Sunday 17th May - Round 1, Betty Chadderton Rosebowl

• East Keswick A vs. Bilton in Ainsty A (2nd team)

Week 4 - Results

The East Keswick 1st team took all 6 points in a convincing 87 run victory over Bramhope. They made 196 all out and then removed the opposition for 109. The victory lifted them to third place in the table. (More details to follow)

The 2nd team continued a run of losing close games as Garforth PC won with just three balls remaining. An excellent batting performance on a good batting wicket, with James Cosgrove making a superb 116, Ashley Richardson 56 and Neil Chapman 30* was not enough to compensate for a series of dropped catches and having to field for 20 or so overs with only ten men.

Week 1 - Whixley Evening League Result

The East Keswick Whixley Evening League team lost by 61 runs to Bolton Percy on Thursday evening. Chasing a target of 156 off sixteen eight ball overs they were bowled out for 96. Despite some excellent fielding (with three run outs and an excellent catch from Gareth Meredith), and some tight bowling from Adrian Hirst (4-0-29-2) East Keswick were unable to follow it up in the batting department.

Keswick lost Mark Abram for a duck early on and only Kevin Newlove (15) and Andrew Hirst (18) reached double figures.

Next Thursday East Keswick are at home to Church Fenton. Anyone wanting to play and wanting a game should contact Neil Chapman on: nelleychap123@aol.com

2nd Team Selection - Garforth PC (Away)

The 2nd team for the away game at Garforth PC on Saturday 9th May is as follows:

1. James Cosgrove (Capt.)
2. Andrew Hirst (Wkt.)
3. Neil Chapman
4. Steven Marsh
5. Andy Barber
6. Matt Couchman
7. Matt Bishop
8. Gareth Meredith
9. Steve Skerrett
10. Matt Cosgrove
11. Ashley Richardson

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Whixley Evening League Team Selection - Week 1

The team selection for the Whixley evening league game on Thursday is as below. Two first team players to be confirmed to complete the line up. Other details (map & times) can be found in the post directly below this one.

1. Neil Chapman (capt.)
2. Mark Abram (wkt.)
3. James Cosgrove
4. Andrew Hirst
5. Adrian Hirst
6. Kevin Newlove
7. Gareth Meredith
8. Matt Couchman
9. Steve Skerritt
10. Matty Cosgrove
11. John Barber

Whixley Evening League - Week 1

This Thursday sees the start of the Whixley Evening League. The first game of the season will be away against Bolton Percy. The start time will be 6.30pm and players are asked to arrive for 6pm.

The team news will be posted on here as soon as the selection is confirmed. (Click and drag map to scroll)


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Week 3 - Bowling Stats

Bowling stats after week 3. Click to enlarge.

Week 3 - Results

East Keswick 1st team made a remarkable recovery in making 144 all out after being reduced to 33-6. Some excellent bowling then skittled Oulton out for just 116 to claim six points.

In contrast the 2nd team slumped from 55-0 to 104 all out in a poor batting performance that wasn't helped by a low bouncing wicket. Only a fine last wicket partnership between Matt Bishop and John Simpson took the total into three figures. To make matters worse they were reduced to ten men when Gareth Meredith broke a toe whilst batting and was unable to field.

Despite a stirling bowling effort and some much improved fielding, Hillam & Monk Fryston reached the total with two wickets to spare, with perhaps the decisive moment coming as Andrew Hirst dropped a simple top edged catch behind the stumps off the bowling of Ashley Richardson.

James Cosgrove took 4-36, Andy Barber 3-27 and Ashley Richardson 1-30.