Barkisland warmed up for today’s Sykes Cup semi-final at Kirkburton by hitting one of the highest totals in Huddersfield League history.

Darren Robinson’s men piled up 424 for four at home to top section newcomers Moorlands yesterday to set up a 157-run victory.

Second-wicket pair Tim Seifert and Alex Kaye did the damage with a huge stand.

Young Kiwi Seifert showed just how to improve your batting average in one go with 239 and former Halifax League player Kaye made 148.

Shellshocked Dewsbury side Moorlands recovered enough composure to also do justice to a good wicket, making 267 in reply.

Barkisland remain sixth, just below Delph and Dobcross who beat them in the Twenty/20 quarter finals on Friday when Seifert made 80 and Greg Buckley 110 for the visitors.

Elland are fourth from bottom after second-placed Hoylandswaine made light work of chasing 2142 to win at Hullen Edge, Ryan Robinson plundering 135 not out.

Earlier, Brad Birkhead and Robin Broom had made 56 each for Elland.

Walsden maintained their 12 point lead over Norden at the top of the Central Lancashire League after both sides picked up four points.

The Scott Street men won by five wickets at Clifton.

Sri Lankan Umesh Karunaratne has now hit top form and his two for 54 off 20 overs kept Clifton in check at 204 for seven. He then made 47 not out as Walsden chased down a reduced target.

Todmorden put some indifferent form behind them with a nine-wicket home romp against Nelson in the Lancashire League.

Their Pakistani quick bowler Bilawal Bhatti did the damage, taking six for 33 to help dismiss the visitors for 123.

Opener Simon Newbitt hit an unbeaten 52, shared stands of 59 with Ben Sutcliffe (14) and 65 with Ben Pearson (22 no) to secure victory in the 28th over.

It was a disappointing day for Calderdale pair Lightcliffe and Brighouse in the Bradford League.

Lightcliffe, at home to Pudsey Congs in the Priestley Cup semi-finals today, lost by six wickets to the team they knocked out in the third round, champions Cleckheaton.

Skipper Alex Stead maintained his good form with 52 and Rhys Jowett hit 38 but the home side struggled to cope with slow bowlers Tanzeel Altaf (six for 43) and Andrew Deegan (three for 38).

Ex-Lightcliffe batsman Andy Garrod then made a fluent 65 to help Cleckheaton comfortably overhaul Lightcliffe’s 160.

Brighouse lost by 118 runs away to promotion hopefuls Baildon in Division Two.

Aleem Ladak and Mohammed Zahid took four wickets each as Baildon made 226, home skipper Simon Bailey hitting an unbeaten 80.

However, Brighouse struggled with the bat again and were all out for 108 with Mohammed Khurshid (40) again lacking support.

Shakeel Mahmood again made runs down the order for Northowram Fields but his 77 was to no avail at East Ardsley where the visitors lost their final wicket with three balls left, falling 10 runs short of the home side’s 225 for nine.

Illingworth lost by three wickets at Colton in the Aire/Wharfe League’s middle section with Nigel Danby’s 67 not out tipping an even contest the home side’s way.

HUDDERSFIELD LEAGUE

Barkisland v Moorlands

Barkisland won by 157 runs. Barkisland 6 pts, Moorlands 0 pts.

BARKISLAND 424 for four

A Kaye c Winn b Sykes 148

J Summerscalesc Ali b Sykes 16

T Seifert b Sykes 239

L Bridges c Rounding b Lloyd 6

A Scholefield not out 2

S Oddy not out 3

Extras 10

Bowling: C Lloyd 15 2 146 1, D Sykes 14 1 99 3, A Walker 4 0 38 0, O Kilburn 4 0 38 0, P Lombard 6 0 38 0, D Winn 4 1 28 0, R Ali 3 0 30 0.

MOORLANDS 267

D Winn c Steers b Scholefield 13

L Aspeling c Summerscales b Finch 21

P Lombard b Steers 35

M Rounding lbw b Williams 38

C Stott run out 67

R Ali b Williams 4

C Lloyd b Williams 17

A Walker c Kaye b Summerscales 0

D Sykes b Summerscales 53

O Kilburn b Bridges 0

A Fortis not out 0

Extras 19

Bowling: A Scholefield 7 3 18 1, J Finch 7 1 39 1, C Williams 13 1 73 3, M Steers 10 2 41 1, D Robinson 4 0 30 0, J Summerscales 4 0 45 2, L Bridges 1.1 0 15 1.

Elland v Hoylandswaine

Hoylandswaine won by 7 wkts. Hoylandswaine 6 pts, Elland 0 pts.

ELLAND 241 for nine

N Lockley c Robinson b Abbass 23

N Desai b Williams 17

B Birkhead c Joyce b Wilkinson 56

R Broom b Wilkinson 56

S Sajid b Wilkinson 32

A Finn b Williams 6

Y Iqbal b Williams 3

M Hinchliffe b Williams 10

W Gardner b Williams 1

D Broom bot out 6

S Midwood not out 8

Extras 23

Bowling: K Williams 14 0 67 5, Y Abbas 7 2 23 1, J Iqbal 4 0 28 0, R Wilkinson 15 c1 59 3, S P Singh 10 2 54 0.

HOYLANDSWAINE 242 for three

A Morris c Desai b Finn 7

G Nawaz st Birkhead b Sajid 30

S P Singh b Desai 9

R Robinson not out 135

M Joice not out 44

Extras 17

Bowling: N Desai 5 0 33 1, A Finn 7 0 43 1, S Sajid 7 1 34 1, R Broom 7 0 44 0, M Hinchliffe 2 0 30 0, W Gardner 3 1 25 0, N Lockley 4 1 27 0.

CENTRAL LANCASHIRE LEAGUE

Clifton v Walsden

Walsden won by 5 wickets. Clifton 0 pts, Walsden 4 pts.

CLIFTON 204 for seven (reduced to 179)

H Fitton b S Barker 17

S Dorsey c Hooson b Karunaratime 55

D Gareth b Joe Gale 71

N Srivastava run out 22

J Brown c Hanson b Joe Gale 13

D Morris run out 1

J Evans not out 10

J McCann c Harkel b Karunaratime 4

Extras 11

Bowling: J Shackleton 6.0 0 40 0, S Barker 11.0 1 36 1, U Karunaratime 20.0 5 54 2, Josh Gale 4.0 0 17 0, J Hooson 3.0 0 18 0, Joe Gale 6.0 0 36 2.

WALSDEN 180 for five

J Hooson c & b Jennings 15

S Harkel c Srivastava b Jennings 4

N Barker lbw b Jennings 33

U Karunaratime not out 47

J Rawlinson b Jennings 11

S Barker b Cross 25

Joe Gale not out 25

Extras 20

Bowling: S Cheetham 14.0 2 50 0, G Jennings 14.0 1 87 4, G Cross 9.3 0 41 1.

LANCASHIRE LEAGUE

Todmorden v Nelson

Todmorden won by 9 wickets. Todmorden 12 pts, Nelson 0 pts.

NELSON 123

L Bradley b Bhatti 22

R Bradley b B Bhatti 0

H Phelan c Starasczuk b B Bhatti 8

D Klein b Bhatti 8

NS Thompson c A Sutcliffe b Priestley 23

T Hussain c Starasczuk b Priestley 10

K Nazir b Harlow 1

CJ Heap lbw b Bhatti 16

RJ Meade c Bhatti b Harlow 12

LM Hillman b Bhatti 1

U Khalid not out 2

Extras 20

Bowling: B Bhatti 11.2 1 33 6, Harlow 14 0 68 2, Priestley 5 2 16 2, Hamza Ali 2 0 3 0.

TODMORDEN 124 for one

SD Newbitt not out 52

BD Sutcliffe lbw b Klein 14

BA Pearson not out 22

Extras 36

Bowling: Klein 9 1 41 1, Meade 6 0 25 0, Phelan 4 0 13 0, Thompson 3 0 10 0, Nazir 3 1 4 0, Khalid 2 0 22 0, Hussain 0.2 0 5 0.

BRADFORD LEAGUE

Division One

Cleckheaton v Lightcliffe

Cleckheaton won by 6 wickets. Cleckheaton 17 pts, Lightcliffe 3 pts.

LIGHTCLIFFE 160

A Stead c C Free b T Altaf 52

J Wheatley c J Wood b I Wood 4

S Jowett c M Nicholson b A Deegan 38

S Khan b T Altaf 31

J Wilson c C Free b A Deegan 14

R Powe lbw b T Altaf 0

R Burton lbw b T Altaf 4

J Whiteoak lbw b A Deegan 8

M Horne c A Gorrod b T Altaf 0

D Ahmed b T Altaf 1

C Greenwood not out 0

Extras 8

Bowling: C Free 9.0 1 32 0, I Wood 10.0 1 41 1, T Altaf 14.5 3 43 6 A Deegan 13.0 2 38 3.

CLECKHEATON 161 for four

A Gorrod c J Whiteoak b J Wheatley 65

T Jackson st M Horne b J Wheatley 26

J Wood b S Khan 25

I Nicholson lbw b D Ahmed 0

M Nicholson not out 29

Extras 1

Bowling: R Burton 4.0 0 21 0, J Whiteoak 2.0 0 19 0, S Khan 7.2 0 33 1, C Greenwood 4.0 0 35 0, J Wheatley 8.0 1 27 2, D Ahmed 5.0 0 25 1.

Division Two

Baildon v Brighouse

Baildon won by 118 runs. Baildon 20 pts, Brighouse 5 pts

BAILDON 226

J Baines c A Mahmood b A Ladak 15

C Reynolds+ c W Hussain b G Makwana 48

N Ashraf c G Makwana b A Ladak 15

J Reynolds b M Zahid 15

S Bailey not out 80

D Duraisingham b M Zahid 8

W Maqsood c W Hussain b M Zahid 0

D Atkinson b M Zahid 8

T Khan c M Zahid b N Hussain 23

M Ahmed b A Ladak 11

J Abbott c M Khurshid b A Ladak 0

Extras 3

Bowling: N Hussain 15.0 2 77 1, A Ladak 9.3 1 57 4, M Zahid 15.0 2 43 4, G Makwana 10.0 1 47 1.

BRIGHOUSE 108

Z Hussain b W Maqsood 0

W Hussain b W Maqsood 6

M Khurshid b J Abbott 40

S Hussain b W Maqsood 0

I Khailed lbw b S Bailey 12

A Mahmood c D Atkinson b M Ahmed 1

N Hussain lbw b M Ahmed 11

M Zahid run out 13

G Makwana c J Baines b M Ahmed 10

S Matharu lbw b J Abbott 0

A Ladak not out 0

Extras 15

Bowling: W Maqsood 9.0 3 23 3, T Khan 5.0 1 23 0, S Bailey 10.0 1 34 1, M Ahmed 10.0 6 9 3, J Abbott 3.0 2 8 2.

CENTRAL YORKSHIRE LEAGUE

Chamnpionship

East Ardsley v Northowram Fields

East Ardsley won by 10 runs. East Ardsley 6 pts, Northowram Fields 1 pt.

EAST ARDSLEY 225 for nine

S Mullins B b Smith 35

J Smith b Norcliffe 49

A Battye c Patel b Smith 5

L Hurley b Norcliffe 32

H Bashir c Metcalf b Smith 4

A Pearson b Smith 12

M Redgwick b Khan 24

T Daniels c Majid b Khan 39

A Pearson b Khan 11

J Daniels not out 0

Extras 14

Bowling: Z Khan 11 2 53 3, W Parkin 6 2 21 0, J Smith 15 2 55 4, J Norcliffe 15 2 57 2, J Lee 3 0 36 0.

NORTHOWRAM FIELDS 215

R Larner c Daniels b Pearson 0

M Jahangir lbw b Battye 31

D Patel run out 2

C Metcalf c Smith b Mullins 35

J Lee c Mullins b Pearson 14

G Morrison c Smith b Pearson 7

S Mahmood c Mullins b Battye 77

J Norcliffe c Daniels b Pearson 4

J Smith st Daniels b Battye 27

Z Khan b Battye 7

W Parkin not out 2

Extras 9

Bowling: A Pearson 13 0 73 1, S Mullins 7 1 31 1, A Pearson 12 0 44 3, A Battye 13 1 43 1, D Battye 4.3 0 19 3.

AIRE/WHARFE LEAGUE

Division Two

Colton Institute v v Illingworth

Colton won by 3 wickets

ILLINGWORTH 226 for eight

D Gibbs b J Horner 52

J Lawton c T Carmody b T Horner 14

A Dixon b A Scholes 6

B Robertshaw c D Gautrey b T Glover 37

M Smith b D Wright 34

J Lewis lbw b T Glover 11

J Moorhouse b J Horner 14

L Brooksby c D Wright b J Horner 28

S Cook not out 7

L Kelly not out 8

Extras 15

Bowling: T Glover 11.0 2 42 2, D Wright 9.0 2 49 1, A Scholes 8.0 2 23 1, T Horner 8.0 1 31 1, J Horner 14.0 1 68 3.

COLTON 230 for seven

J Horner b L Kelly 17

B Goddard+ lbw b L Kelly 20

N Thackray c J Moorhouse b L Kelly 11

D Gautrey c M Sewell b L Kelly 6

D Wright lbw b L Brooksby 21

N Danby not out 67

T Carmody b L Brooksby 20

B Firn b B Robertshaw 29

T Glover not out 1

Extras 38

Bowling: J Moorhouse 10.0 1 35 0, L Kelly 14.0 2 49 4, S Cook 10.0 0 39 0, L Brooksby 10.0 1 56 2, B Robertshaw 4.0 0 28 1.

Birthday celebrations went with a bang last Saturday as the cannons of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture marked the climax of Todmorden Orchestra’s centenary celebrations.

Church bells rang as the Town Hall’s capacity audience was treated to an eclectic mix of celebratory music.

A high point was the return of local violinist Martyn Jackson who was an orchestra member in his teens and has gone on to stardom as a soloist on the international stage.

Martyn played the Bruch violin concerto, then took his place in the ranks for the rest of the concert as well as the party afterwards.

Lawrence Killian’s “A Celebration for Orchestra”, specially written for the occasion, was given its world premiere complete with party poppers

Two stalwart members, Ann Davies and Heather Hudson, were presented with engraved glass commemorative plaques and flowers.

In attendance were the Vice Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, as well as the Mayors of Todmorden, Steph Booth, and the Mayor of Calderdale, Lisa Lambert.

Todmorden in Bloom were resopnsible for the floral displays and the Seventy-Two restaurant, Burnley Road, Todmorden, baked celebration cakes.

The evening concluded with a party in the Town Hall for the orchestra and friends.

The cake was cut by Nicholas Concannon-Hodges and chairman John Moorhouse.

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Premier Division

Triangle v Mytholmroyd

Triangle won by 5 wkts. Triangle 12 pts, Mytholmroyd 4 pts.

MYTHOLMROYD 245

T Earle c M Uttley b O’Neill 30

S Senior lbw b Fletcher 49

W Ali c Silkstone b O’Neill 12

L Sutcliffe b Silkstone 79

C Overend c Madden b Silkstone 34

J Cowens lbw b Silkstone 1

J Travis b Turner 15

S Henderson b Silkstone 1

J Earle b Silkstone 2

A Azam not out 7

D Murgatroyd lbw b Turner 0

Extras 15

Bowling: T Fryer 7 1 33 0, R O’Neill 7 1 48 2, M Uttley 5 0 40 0, C Fletcher 6 0 30 1, N Madden 5 0 34 0, D Turner 8 1 40 2, C Silkstone 4 0 8 5.

TRIANGLE 247 for five

N Madden lbw b Earle 20

N Uttley lbw b Azam 0

T Fryer c Cowens b Azam 17

C Silkstone not out 96

D Crosland c & b Murgatroyd 56

M Uttley lbw b Murgatroyd 21

C Fletcher not out 24

Extras 13

Bowling: J Earle 14 1 77 1, A Azam 8 2 36 2, J Cowens 6 0 61 0, D Murgatroyd 8 0 54 2, W Ali 1 0 12 0.

Queensbury v Blackley

Queensbury won by 7 wkts. Queensbury 12 pts, Blackley 3 pts.

BLACKLEY 196

QUEENSBURY 198 for three

Copley v Thornton

Thornton won by 76 runs. Copley 5 pts, Thornton 11 pts.

THORNTON 295 for nine

C Ramsden b Dennison 27

G Soames c Hallwood b Goulden 38

N Hutchinson c Walker b Goulden 4

M Shanks lbw b Dennison 4

J Hutchinson c Gomersal b Hartley 66

R Soames not out 103

T Harrison c Dennison b Thorpe 1

D Wilkins lbw b Dennison 18

R Parr c Gomersal b Hartley 22

J Blencowe run out 1

M Clayton not out 0

Extras 11

Bowling: I Hartley 12 0 83 2, O Thorpe 6 0 47 1, C Goulden 9 2 43 2, C Dennison 13 0 76 3, M Baldwin 5 0 37 0.

COPLEY 219 for seven

C Dennison c R Soames b Parr 19

O Thorpe c R Soames b G Soames 23

R Bhuskute c Clayton b G Soames 36

N Gomersal c N Hutchinson b G Soames 47

C Taylor c R Soames b G Soames 4

C Chew b G Soames 23

G Walker b Blencowe 14

C Goulden not out 15

I Hartley not out 20

Extras 18

Bowling: J Hutchinson 8 0 42 0, R Parr 10 2 45 1, G Soames 17 2 61 5, M Clayton 4 0 22 0, J Blencowe 6 0 39 1.

SBCI v Sowerby Bridge

SBCI won by 88 runs. SBCI 11 pts, Sowerby Bridge 3 pts

SBCI 239 for four

L Firth b Dixon 34

C Potts b Turner 88

S Wood c Richardson b Dixon 24

C Dalby b Dixon 23

M Scholefield not out 35

C Hyland not out 14

Extras 21

Bowling: A Richardson 7 1 32 0, S Mellor 9 2 39 0, J Dixon 16 2 98 3, L Turner 13 2 58 1.

SOWERBY BRIDGE 151 for nine

T Helliwell c S Wood b Hanson 2

J Wood c Dalby b Hanson 8

P Taylor not out 85

S Mellor b Hanson 0

P Smith c S Wood b Hanson 10

L Mattock c S Wood b Hanson 0

R Price c S Wood b Sykes 1

A Richardson c Firth b Hanson 7

L Turner c S Wood b T Wood 9

J Dixon c Potts b Sykes 0

D Chapman not out 12

Extras 0

Bowling: J Sykes 16 9 22 1, R Hanson 17 5 51 6, D Sykes 6 0 27 1, T Wood 3 0 20 1, R Benson 3 0 21 0.

Southowram v Booth

Booth won by 6 wkts. Southowrasm 4 pts, Booth 11 pts.

SOUTHOWRAM 210 for seven

I Hall lbw b Saghir 20

D Townsend b Saghir 25

D Crossley c Sharkey b Collinge 15

B Wells c Rick Laycock b Collinge 12

S Griffiths c Cockroft b Worsnop 16

I Gledhill c Saghir b Collinge 12

M Ambler c Collinge b Worsnop 12

T Belfield not out 42

A Measey not out 39

Extras 16

Bowling: U Saghir 9 1 48 2, O Collinge 11 0 41 3, R Worsnop 7 1 32 2, M Ayub 11 1 36 0, I Sharkey 7 0 37 0.

BOOTH 212 for four

R Worsnop c Belfield b Moody 9

Rob Laycock b Griffiths 16

J Midgley lbw b Gledhill 29

Richa Laycock not out 86

H Wajid c Moody b Crossley 44

I Sharkey not out 6

Extras 22

Bowling: T Belfield 3 0 18 0, G Moody 11 2 49 1, S Griffiths 9 1 47 1, A Measey 7 0 31 0, I Gledhill 4 2 13 1, B Wells 2 0 19 0, D Crossley 3 0 15 1.

Jer Lane v Warley

Jer Lane won by 58 runs. Jer Lane 12 pts, Warley 3 pts.

JER LANE 194 for nine

A Pinfield b Keywood 43

W Cotton b Syme 33

R Younas c Kinsey b Syme 37

J Lister c Hassan b Syme 1

S Collins lbw b Syme 4

I Mirza b Kinsey 30

P Chapman c Whitworth b Keywood 9

M Hustler c Whitworth b Kinsey 12

A Winnard b Kinsey 0

N Chowdrey not out 7

G Sivyer not out 1

Extras 17

Bowling: G Kinsey 9 0 55 3 G Keywood 22 2 55 2, D Syme 14 1 69 4.

WARLEY 136

N Bottomley c Mirza b Chowdrey 74

C Marsh c Sivyer b Collins 9

S Hassan st Sivyer b Collins 5

D Syme c Younas b Collins 1

G Keywood b Chowdrey 5

B Schofield c Chapman b Chowdrey 14

G Kinsey c Cotton b Chowdrey 0

M Whitworth c Hustler b Collins 11

J Whitworth not out 10

A Heptinstall lbw b Collins 1

A Matloob c Hustler b Chowdrey 6

Extras 0

Bowling: A Winnard 4 0 29 0, N Chowdrey 19 2 67 5, S Collins 17 5 40 5.

Division One

Northowram HT v Stones.

Northowram won by 61 runs. Northowram 11 pts, Stones 4 pts

NORTHOWRAM HT 283 for six

C Conroy B Pollard 0

K Litjens lbw b Halliwell 83

D Klemm c Benson b Ackroyd 48

A Stocks b Ackroyd 27

R Saghir b Ackroyd 2

I Mallard not out 68

D Phipps c Benson b Ackroyd 6

L Cole not out 36

Extras 13

Bowling: E Pollard 9 1 60 1, M Benson 12 1 81 0, J Ackroyd 13 1 80 4, T Halliwell 11 0 56 1.

STONES 222 for nine

K O’Rourke c Litjens b Talbot 22

S Heptinstall st Litjens b Saghir 31

T Kenworth c Stocks b Talbot 4

D Mobbs run out 61

A Briggs lbw b Conroy 4

T Rogers b Talbot 32

J Ackroyd lbw b Saghir 4

S Sutcliffe lbw b Saghir 13

T Halliwell c Gardner b Saghir 4

E Pollard not out 29

M Benson not out 0

Extras 18

Bowling: M Gardner 10 1 29 0, H Talbot 14 1 58 3, R Saghir 13 1 58 4, L Cole 3 0 30 0, C Conroy 5 0 34 1.

Bridgeholme v Sowerby St Peters

Sowerby won by 88 runs. Bridgeholme 6 pts, Sowerby 12 pts.

SOWERBY 269

R Brook lbw b Mahmood 15

B Watkins c Mahmood b Challis 102

H Bruce c & b Mahmood 11

G Clarke c Asif b Fielden 40

M Schofield c Mahmood b Challis 12

A Green c Peavoy b Davy-Day 22

L Baxter c Hudson b Davy-Day 15

G Hayes not out 18

J Graham c Fielden b Davy-Day 0

C Patrick c Challis b Davy-Day 12

L Baxter (Snr) b Davy-Day 0

Extras 18

Bowling: M Asif 7 1 53 0, O Davy-Day 10 2 50 5, S Mahmood 9 2 45 2, O Challis 9 0 76 2, B Fielden 3 0 29 1.

BRIDGEHOLME 181

J Hudson b Schofield 4

M Basharat c Brook b Schofield 13

Z Harris b Schofield 60

J Peavoy lbw b Schofield 11

Y Mahmood lbw b Schofield 0

O Challis c Hayes b Graham 7

C Kibble c Brook b Graham 8

B Fielden st Hayes b Schofield 16

M Asif b Schofield 6

S Mahmood b Hayes 7

O Davy-Day not out 34

Extras 15

Bowling: M Schofield 16 3 59 7, L Baxter (Snr) 6 1 36 0, J Graham 8 0 49 2, G Hayes 2 0 22 1.

Low Moor v Bradshaw

Low Moor won by 45 runs. Low Moor 9 pts, Bradshaw 4 pts.

LOW MOOR 265 for five

M Mills c Spendelow b Buckley 6

A Croasdell c Spendelow b Firth 61

R Williamson c Broadbent b Firth 22

M Zaman lbw b Moody 26

M Stokes c Broadbent b Fisher 37

N Wood not out 78

A Forbes not out 18

Extras 17

Bowling: A Buckley 17 2 70 1, J Ryan 7 0 36 0, S Moody 8 0 71 1, J Firth 4 1 33 2, P Fisher 6 0 51 1.

BRADSHAW 220 for three

A Spendelow b Stokes 0

S Moody c Forbes b Jenkins 24

S Beck not out 62

C Ryan b Wood 26

L Broadbent not out 82

Extras 26

Bowling: M Stokes 13 2 67 1, S Waheed 11 0 39 0, M Haley 8 0 38 0, M Jenkins 4 0 16 1, N Wood 6 0 15 1, M Zaman 4 0 26 0.

Oxenhope v Luddenden Foot

Ludd Foot won by 3 wkts. Oxenhope 5 pts, Ludd Foot 12 pts.

OXENHOPE 183

LUDDENDEN FOOT 186 for seven

Division Two

Clayton v Upper Hopton

UPPERHOPTON 112

CLAYTON 116 for two

Denholme Clough v Shelf

Shelf won by 291 runs. Denholme Clough 2 pts, Shelf 12 pts.

SHELF 366 for nine

C Roberts b Mahmood 0

A O’Keefe lbw b Mohammed 21

C Wolfenden c Aslam b Mahmood 5

A Smith c Ali b Hanif 9

S Priestley c Aslam b Mahmood 0

A Dimbleby lbw b Nasir 40

L Butterfield b Hussain 172

C Green not out 86

R Ramsden c Yousaf b Hussain 8

M Priestley c Hussain b Aslam 6

D Rawnsley not out 0

Extras 24

Bowling: S Mahmood 13 3 91 3, A Mohammed 5 0 25 1, A Hanif 7 0 36 1, T Aslam 9 0 79 1, I Nasir 5 0 35 1, M Hussain 5 0 54 2, M Yousaf 1 0 12 0.

DENHOLME CLOUGH 75

A Mohammed b Priestley 1

S Mahmood c Wolfenden b Priestley 8

I Ali b Ramsden 1

I Nasir c Dimbleby b Priestley 0

M Ali c & b Priestley 8

S Khan b Ramsden 5

M Hussain lbw b Priestley 0

A Hanif c & b Priestley 16

I Aslam c Ramsden b Priestley 0

M Yousaf not out 16

T Aslam b Ramsden 0

Extras 0

Bowling: R Ramsden 9 6 11 3, S Priestley 8 1 44 7, D Rawnsley 1 0 8 0.

Cullingworth v Old Town

Old Town won by 3 wkts. Cullingworth 3 pts, Old Town 12 pts.

CULLINGWORTH 102

OLD TOWN 106 for seven

Greetland v Old Crossleyans

Old Crossleyans won by 127 runs. Greetland 2 pts, Old Crossleyans 12 pts.

OLD CROSSLEYANS 246 for six

R Manir b Smith 68

S Mahmood b Mehmood 0

M Davison retired hurt 20

M Jowett c Reynolds b Smith 6

J Sykes c Reynolds b Soulsby 74

Q Ayub b Smith 12

A Mukhtar not out 16

S Browes not out 15

Extras 19

Bowling: C Soulsby 19 1 102 1, Q Mehmood 11 4 26 2, U Malik 4 0 23 0, K Hutchinson 5 0 30 0, M Smith 6 0 51 3.

GREETLAND 119

S Whelan lbw b Linsel 4

D Reynolds c Browes b Dixon 53

W Forster lbw b Linsel 28

R Cox run out 5

U Malik b Hemblys 15

M Fiaz lbw b Dixon 0

I Hopkinson c Sykes b Dixon 0

Q Mehmood b Dixon 0

C Soulsby not out 6

K Hutchinson b Linsel 0

M Smith b Dixon 0

Extras 8

Bowling: R Dixon 14 2 38 5, J Linsel 5 2 34 3, J Hemblys 8 2 38 1.

Outlane v Great Horton Park Chapel

Great Horton PC won by 8 wkts. Outlane 1 pt, Great Horton PC 12 pts.

OUTLANE 119

C Hemmingway c Brown b Syed 6

A Blagborough b Fenton 56

L Mellor c Hassall b Beesley 1

B Dickens b Beesley 0

C Westwood b Fenton 11

Z Amin c Artist b Beesley 5

A Davies b Fenton 4

S Ainley c Hassall b Chaudhry 0

G Roberts b Syed 12

J Wrigley c Artist b Chaudhry 5

M Rafiq not out 9

Extras 10

Bowling: Z Patel 7 1 23 0, H Syed 8 5 11 2, A Beesley 9 2 33 3, S Fenton 13 5 31 3, W Chaudhry 3 0 15 2.

GREAT HORTON PC 120 for two

R Hassall lbw b Westwood 55

C Brown b Westwood 21

A Beesley not out 9

A Syed not out 25

Extras 10

Bowling: M Rafiq 5 0 17 0, S Ainley 5 1 27 0, B Dickens 4 1 6 0, J Wrigley 7 0 50 0, C Westwood 4 0 16 2, L Mellor 0.2 0 4 0.

Yorkshire Water is urging people in Halifax to look out for friends, family and neighbours who could be vulnerable to bogus callers.

The warning comes after Facebook reports from a resident in Pellon who gained access to a local lady’s home and quickly ran out after he heard another voice in the house.

The water company is encouraging people to sign up to its free password scheme which gives added protection and peace of mind that callers are genuine.

Tom Underwood of Yorkshire Water said: ““We know that unscrupulous people often pretend to be from Yorkshire Water or ‘the water board’ and use this as an excuse to get into people’s homes.

“Joining our password scheme will ensure that conmen are easier to spot. It’s simple and free to sign up and set a password of your choice which any genuine Yorkshire Water employee or contractor will have access to.

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The password scheme works by enabling customers to register an agreed personal password with the company through a simple phone call.

Then, whenever they receive a phone call or a visit to their property by someone claiming to be from Yorkshire Water, they should always ask for this password.

If the caller cannot provide them with their password, they should not under any circumstances let them into their property or continue with the phone call.

To sign up to Yorkshire Water’s doorstep password scheme, call 0345 124 24 24. For more information on how to protect yourself against bogus callers, visit yorkshirewater.com/boguscallers

Christian Silkstone’s 96 not out came as no surprise but his five wickets for eight return was as Triangle dealt Mytholmroyd’s Foster’s Halifax League title hopes a body-blow.

League side player Silkstone has been in good form with the bat and he helped his side overhaul Mytholmroyd’s 245 at Grassy Bottom with an innings which contained nine sixes.

Silkstone and Dan Crosland (56) added 99 after Triangle were threatening to stall at 43 for three.

Earlier, Luke Sutcliffe had made 79 to help Mytholmroyd to 215 for three but part-time bowler Silkstone cashed in as the last seven wickets added only 30 runs.

Mytholmroyd lost second place to Booth, whose six-wicket win at Southowram left their hosts 16 points adrift at the bottom.

The Rams made 210 for seven thanks to a late flourish from Tom Belfield(42 no) and Andy Measey (39 no), after they had been 118 for seven.

Richard Laycock didn’t bowl for Booth, after breaking a bone in his wrist recently, but settled for hitting 86 not out.

He and Hasnain Wajid (44) put on 105 to virtually clinch victory.

Booth are six points behind Jer Lane, who beat visitors Warley by 58 runs.

Lane had to settle for 194 for nine after a solid start. Greg Keywood was the least successful of the three Warley bowlers but his two for 55 came off 22 overs.

Warley’s hopes were dashed by Nasir Chowdrey and Simon Collins, who took five wickets each. The visiting batsmen provided easy pickings for them apart from Nolan Bottomley, who made 74 of his team’s 136.

SBCI and Thornton head the pursuers of the top three.

SBCI had a satisfying 88-run home derby win over Sowerby Bridge with Craig Potts (88) and Robin Hanson (six for 51) their star performers.

SBCI made 239 for four and Bridge were 65 for nine in reply until number three Paul Taylor (85 no) at least found someone to stay with him in Darren Chapman (12 no).

That enabled the visitors to salvage a couple of batting points at 151 for nine and deny SBCI all 12.

Ross and Greg Soames were prominent as Thornton won by 76 runs at Copley.

Ross hit 103 not out, adding 111 with Josh Hutchinson (66) as the visitors posted an impressive 295 for nine.

Greg then took five for 61 to keep Copley in check at 219 for seven with Nick Gomersal (47) the top scorer.

Queensbury were seven wicket winners at home to Blackley and moved above their visitors and out of the bottom two.

Points (after 13 matches): Jer Lane 118, Booth 112, Mytholmroyd 107, SBCI 103, Thornton 101, Copley 96, Triangle 95, Warley 95, Sowerby Bridge 89, Queensbury 81, Blackley 78, Southowram 62.

Sowerby St Peter’s and Northowram Hedge Top look increasingly likely to battle it out for Division One honours after opening up a 22-point gap on the rest.

Both won again on Saturday after posting decent scores on admittedly small grounds.

Sowerby looked to have the trickier fixture, at Bridgeholme, but made light of the task thanks to fine performances from Ben Watkins with the bat and Martin Schofield with the ball.

Opener Watkins made 102 in Sowerby’s 269 all out and experienced slow bowler Schofield then bagged even for 59 to dismiss Bridgeholme for 181.

Northowram hosted Stones and their wicketkeeper/batsman Kier Litjens hit 83 at the top of the innings.

Joe Ackroyd’s four wickets reduced the Rams to 182 for six but an undefeated seventh-wicket partnership worth 101 runs between Ian Mallard (68 no) and Luke Cole (36 no) tipped the scales the home side’s way.

Chasing 284 to win against a weakened attack, scoreboard pressure told as top scorer David Mobbs was run out for 61 and the Ripponden side finished on 222 for nine.

Just five points separate the bottom four and Luddenden Foot were the only winners. Their three-wicket success at Oxenhope was one of their best of the season.

Bradshaw have dropped like a stone and now occupy a relegation berth. They were unable to score quickly enough in pursuit of Low Moor’s 265 for five, in which Nick Wood (78 no) made another valuable contribution.

Bradshaw banked maximum batting points and denied their hosts any bowling points with their 220 for three reply, which included 62 not out from Steve Beck.

Points: Sowerby SP 129, Northowram HT 124, Oxenhope 102, Bridgeholme 99, Low Moor 77, Luddenden Foot 76, Bradshaw 73, Stones 72.

Denholme Clough looked set for a rapid win when they had Division Two visitors Shelf on the ropes at 43 for five. However, a few hours later they had lost by 291 runs!

Leigh Butterfield is arguably the most destructive batsman in the bottom division and he crashed 172 after coming in at number seven.

Andy Dimbleby (40) and Craig Green (86 no) as made their mark as Shelf ran riot to post 371 for nine.

It was all too much for Clough who capitulated to 75 all out with Steve Priestley (seven for 44) and Robert Ramsden (three for 11) mopping up the wickets.

Clayton bounced back from the previous week’s 22 all out debacle against Great Horton PC when they took on an under strength Upper Hopton team that had five regulars sunning themselves on foreign beaches.

The outcome was an eight wicket win for the home team.

Old Town won for the third week running whilst at the same time moving out of the bottom two.

The victims were Cullingworth as the Boston Hill team extracted revenge for its loss a month ago away to the same side,

Great Horton PC continue to lead Old Crossleyans by three points at the top after both registered easy wins.

The leaders had an eight-wicket success at Outlane while Crocs had Rizwan Manir (68), Jonny Sykes (74) and Richard Dixon (five for 38) in fine form in a 127-run win at Greetland.

Points: Great Horton PC 120, Old Crossleyans 117, Clayton 107, Cullingworth 103, Outlane 102, Shelf 85, Upper Hopton 81, Old Town 75, Denholme Clough 68, Greetland 54.

Mobile speed camera patrols will be in the following locations around Calderdale this week:

A6025, Elland Road, Elland, between Binns Top Lane and Wood Lane

A6036, Bradford Road, Northowram, between Park View Avenue and Victoria Drive

A629, Ovenden Road, Halifax, between Ovenden Way and Shay Lane

A629, Skircoat Road, Halifax, between Hunger Hill and Heath Lane

A646, Burnley Road, Luddenden Foot, between 450m NW of Station Road to John Naylor Lane

A646, Burnley Road, Luddenden Foot, between John Naylor Lane and Warley Wood Lane

A644, Brighouse Road/Brighouse and Denholme Road, between A629 Halifax Road and Deep Lane

A646, Burnley Road, Friendly, between 50m E of Warley Wood Lane and Whitty Lane

A646T, Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd, between 130m NW of Clogg Works and Westfield Terrace

B6112,Stainland Road, between 35m South of Bradley Lane and Queen Street

A629, Skircoat / Huddersfield Road, Halifax, between Hunger Hill and Exeter Street

A58, Halifax Road, Hipperholme, between Denholme Gate Road and 307M West of Watergate

A647, Boothtown Road, between Woodside Road and Ploughcroft Lane

Moor End Road, Pellon, between Park Close and Moor End Gardens

B6108, Meltham Road / Huddersfield Road, between Neale Road and 120m south of Church Lane.

The following planning applications were validated or approved by Calderdale Council’s planning committee.

VALIDATED

Change of use of land from agriculture to domestic garden and access road (Lawful Development Certificate) at Withens Farm, Withens Lane, Barkisland, Sowerby Bridge.

Construction of dormer bungalow with single garage and associated landscaping on land west of Shaw Close, Station Road, Holywell Green, Elland.

Conservatory to rear. (retrospective) at Moor View, 6 Ryecroft Lane, Brighouse.

A garage/study which is ancillary to the existing house at 6 Gibraltar Avenue, Halifax.

Internal and external alterations to property, including improvements to alteration to modern openings, replacement of existing doors and windows and reinstatement of chimney stack at 1 Park Fold, Park Lane, Mytholmroyd.

Prune one tree (Tree Preservation Order) at Woodside, Lee Mill Road, Hebden Bridge.

One projecting sign, one poster case and two facia signs, all externally illuminated. Three LED floodlights and three up/downlighters at Union Cross Hotel, 12 Old Market, Halifax.

Fell two trees (Tree Preservation Order) at 12 Hops Lane, Wheatley, Halifax.

Installation of a pre-fabricated unit for storage purposes at Overgate Hospice, 28-30 Hullen Edge Road, Elland.

Removal of internal wall to form open plan room and re-render/repair of external walls at North Midgelden Farm, Bacup Road, Todmorden.

Proposed single storey rear extension and replacement detached garage at 156 Green Park Road, Halifax.

Fell three trees (Tree Preservation Order) at Elmroyd Village, Elmwood Drive, Brighouse.

APPROVED

Detached store/barn (Part Retrospective) at Hartsoil House, Highmoor Lane, Clifton, Brighouse.

Single storey extension to rear at Woodfield House, Halifax.

Single storey extension to rear at 45 Oliver Meadows, Elland.

Raised decking and new door opening at first floor to East elevation at 8 Mount Street, Todmorden.

Fell one tree (Tree Preservation Order) on land at Chestnut Court, Halifax Road, Ripponden.

New sub-station at Brighouse High School, Finkil Street, Brighouse.

Single storey extension to front elevation at 12 Lydgate Park, Lightcliffe.

Proposed dormer windows to rear of property and roof lights to front elevation at The Old Sty, Pepper Hill, High Cross Lane, Shelf, Halifax.

Reinstatement of windows to front elevation, single storey extension to rear, internal alterations and renovation of existing dwelling at 8-10 Church Street, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge.

Mytholmroyd and Triangle will contest the 2015 Parish Cup final at Sowerby Bridge on Sunday, August 2.

‘Royd were three-wicket home winners against champions Jer Lane while Triangle ended minnows Great Horton Park Chapel’s great run with an eight-wicket success in Bradford.

Ex-Bradshaw pair Wayne Cotton and Simon Collins hit half-centuries for Lane, who were cup winners in 2013 and beaten in the final by Copley last year.

Adie Gawthrope returned from injury to take three key wickets while spinner Dan Murgatroyd picked up four, at a cost, as the visitors tried to hit out at the end.

Lane’s 233 is only about average for the ground in decent conditions and ‘Royd, four times finalists with two wins in the last 11 years, put together a solid chase.

Skipper Tom Earle made 46, Luke Sutcliffe 39 and Chris Overend 40 and at 182 for seven Lane looked slight favourites.

However, Jake Travis (40 no) and Jack Earle (18 no) saw ‘Royd home with two overs to spare.

Great Horton made 149 at home to Triangle with Dave Turner taking three wickets.

Nathan Madden made 56 for the Premier Division side before Gary Rodger (43 no) and Christian Silkstone (39 no) completed victory for the visitors.

The Crossley Shield final at Stones on August 16 will be between holders Warley and Southowram.

They won in contrasting styles yesterday.

Taufeeq Ahmed (159), Liam Keywood (73) and Haroon Razzak (61 no) propelled Warley to 401 for six and Queensbury were all out for 119 in reply.

Southowram were one-run winners at home to Copley, who made 237 for eight in reply to the Rams’ 238 for eight.

Meanwhile, Halifax have topped their section in the Joe Lumb competition after bowling out Huddersfield for 151 in reply to their 166 at Slaithwaite yesterday.

They will now play either Bradford or North Yorkshire/South Durham.

Luddenden Foot’s James Stott maintained his fine form for the side with four wickets but team boss Peter Taylor said it had been a great team performance.

“Every boy did his job,” he said.

Parish Cup semi-final

Mytholmroyd v Jer Lane

JER LANE 233

A Pinfield lbw b Azam 1

W Cotton c Senior b Cowens 59

J Lister c & b Gawthrope 39

S Collins lbw b Gawthrope 69

P Chapman b Murgatroyd 2

I Mirza c Travis b Murgatroyd 0

M Hustler lbw b Gawthrope 25

N Khan c Cowens b Murgatroyd 1

N Chowdrey c Cowens b Murgatroyd 11

A Winnard b Mahmood 7

G Sivyer not out 9

Extras 10

Bowling: J Earle 6 1 34 0, A Azam 9 3 26 1, Z Mahmood 7 0 22 1, A Gawthrope 9 0 44 3, J Cowens 7 0 50 1, D Murgatroyd 6 0 50 4.

MYTHOLMROYD 234 for seven

T Earle c Collins b Chowdrey 46

S Senior c Mirza b Chowdrey 12

Z Mahmood b Lister 27

L Sutcliffe b Collins 39

A Gawthrope lbw b Collins 0

C Overend c Hustler b Mirza 40

J Cowens c Mirza b Collins 1

J Travis not out 40

J Earle not out 18

Extras 11

Bowling: N Chowdrey 9 0 36 2, A Winnard 3 0 25 0, N Khan 8 0 59 0, S Collins 9 2 39 3, J Lister 9 2 44 1, I Mirza 5 0 21 1.

Great Horton PC 149, Triangle 150 for two

Crossley Shield

Queensbury v Warley

War;ey won by 282 runs

WARLEY 401 fror six

J Sarwar c Kirkby b Russon 19

D Oates lbw b Russon 6

T Ahmed b Dougall 159

A Oates c Kirkby b Bruce 11

L Keywood b Charles 73

H Razzak not out 61

A Heptinstall c Richardson b Thorpe 8

J Rashid not out 46

Extras 18

Bowling: J Thorpe 9 1 52 1, D Russon 9 1 35 2, A Bruce 9 0 62 1, R Lockley 5 0 57 0, C Charles 4 0 50 1, B Brian 3 0 62 0, J Dougall 6 0 69 1.

QUEENSBURY 119

J Dougall c Rashid b R Keywood 17

B Brian c A Oates b R Keywood 0

N Richardson c R Keywood b Brennan 1

C Charles c A Oates b R Keywood 0

J Kirkby c Cooper b R Keywood 0

L Thickett b Sarwar 27

D Russon c A Oates b R Keywood 4

D Womersley c Rashid b L Keywood 0

A Thorpe b Ahmed 23

R Lockley not out 7

Extras 35

Bowling: C Brennan 7 4 14 1, R Keywood 9 3 17 5, L Keywood 9 2 27 2, J Sarwar 6 2 12 1, T Ahmed 2 0 7 1, A Oates 1 0 7 0.

Southowram 238 for eight, Copley 237 for eight

We have pulled together our favourite picks from the 2015 Great Yorkshire Show itinerary so you know the 5 must-see events this year.

1. The Fashion Show

Followers of fashion should look no further than the Skipton Building Society Fashion Pavilion for an exciting glimpse into future catwalk trends at this years Yorkshire Show.

Fashion students from colleges around the region will join upcoming and already successful designers as well as high street shops in presenting their designs to visitors.

The shows are running every day from 11am until 4pm in the lifestyle arena.

2. The animal displays

During the three days of the show, the main ring will host a number of animal displays, with beasts of all shapes and sizes, showing off to both judges and visitors.

The display of hounds will welcome all dog-lovers to the centre stage every day of the show. Each day there will be two opportunities to watch the dogs, between 11.30-12pm and 2.30-3pm

Those with a stronger passion for the traditional country element can enjoy the cattle parades which take place between 2-3pm on Wednesday and Thursday.

3. The gardening show

If you have a horticultural hobby you can’t miss the events in the agricultural arena this year. Over the three day show, you can get ‘green finger’-tips on how to improve your own garden from seasoned experts in the field.

You can go to appreciate the talent from across the region at the garden show awards or attend seminars on how to grow fruit and other produce.

BBC Radio York will also be doing live coverage of the gardening section of the show and getting visitors involved with the events.

4. Cooking demonstration at cheese show

The ever popular cheese show will host its first ever programme of cookery demonstrations this year with a line up of Michelin-starred chefs taking to the stage.

Alongside live cooking displays, there will also be the annual competition where entrants have the chance to with the title of Supreme Champion Dairy Product competition and opportunities to test your taste buds in the popular Consumer Choice classes.

On the final day of the Yorkshire show cheese-loving crowds will get the chance to take the cheese home when the Big Auction puts the show’s award-winning cheeses under the hammer.

5. Show jumping

The equestrian entertainment begins as early as 7.30am every day in the main ring of the show, with a number of different classes showing their skills.

Spectators can enjoy performances by the Band of the Kings Division before watching the William Hanson Stakes show jumping (Tuesday) the Port Royal Equestrian and Show Centre Badsworth Stakes (Wednesday) or the prestigious Ripon Select Food Cock o’ The North show (Thursday) which attracts world class jumpers such as the Whitaker and the Smiths.

AN OUTBREAK of bird flu has been confirmed at a poultry farm in Lancashire, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said.

The strain of avian flu is known as H7N7 strain, which can infect people, but Public Health England has said that the risk to public health from this strain is very low, while the Food Standards Agency said there is no food safety risk for consumers.

The announcement follows a suspected case of bird flu in the county on Friday.

A 10 kilometre (six mile) surveillance zone and an inner three kilometre (1.8 mile) protection zone have been put in place around the farm at Goosnargh, to the north-east of Preston. It is owned by family business Staveley’s Eggs, which produces and packages free range and colony cage eggs. Humane culling of all birds at the farm is continuing, officials said.

The strain is highly pathogenic, which means it is highly contagious in flocks and can cause deaths in birds.

But it is not the H5N1 strain which has led to hundreds of deaths in people worldwide. Most types of bird flu are harmless to humans but two types - H5N1 and H7N9 - have caused serious concerns.

Other bird flu strains, including H7N7, have infected people, but these have been very rare or have only rarely caused severe illness, experts said.

Chief veterinary officer Nigel Gibbens said: “Final tests results have confirmed a case of avian flu at a farm in Lancashire. Restrictions put in place last week will continue and the humane culling of all birds at the site is progressing.

“These actions are part of our tried and tested approach to dealing with previous outbreaks.

“Public Health England has confirmed that the risk to public health from this strain is very low. The Food Standards Agency has said there is no food safety risk for consumers.

“Bird keepers should remain alert for any signs of disease, report suspect disease to their nearest APHA (Animal and Plant Health Agency) office immediately and ensure they are maintaining good biosecurity on their premises.”

Poultry farmers within the 10km zone around the infected premises are not allowed to move poultry, captive birds or other mammals except under licence as a result of the restrictions imposed on Friday when the outbreak was suspected.

In February, a low-severity H7N7 strain of bird flu was confirmed in chickens at a farm in Hampshire. The last highly pathogenic case of avian flu was an outbreak of H5N8 flu in Yorkshire last November, following outbreaks of the same strain on the continent.

Defra said an investigation into the latest outbreak was under way.

On Friday, a suspected outbreak of bird flu was reported at a farm near the town of Longridge, to the north of Preston and about four miles from Goosnargh.

Prof Andrew Easton, Professor of Virology at the University of Warwick, said: “The confirmed case of H7N7, otherwise known as bird flu, in Lancashire is a concern because of the potential threat to the UK poultry industry.

“There is no reason at this stage to believe that there is a threat to humans either directly by infection with the virus or indirectly by the presence of the virus in food.”

DAVID CAMERON has called for the gap in gender pay to be closed in a generation as new figures show that a quarter of board positions in leading companies are held by woman.

The Prime Minister also described new regulations forcing companies with more than 250 staff to report the difference in average pay between men and women as a “really big move” in the fight for equal wages.

But his comments angered Liberal Democrats who argued the Conservatives were trying to claim credit for a measure they attempted to block during the coalition government.

Mr Cameron said publishing details of the pay gap in big companies will “cast sunlight on the discrepancies and create the pressure we need for change, driving women’s wages up.”

He added: “Transparency, skills, representation, affordable childcare – these things can end the gender pay gap in a generation. That’s my goal.”

A consultation will be launched today on how the regulations will work and calling for ideas on how to encourage girls to consider the widest range of careers, support parents returning to work and help women reach their potential.

Shadow Minister for Women Glorio Del Piero said: “It’s good news that the Government have finally embraced pay transparency after shelving the Labour legislation for five years.

“But for pay transparency to make a real difference, we need to have an annual equal pay check which measures progress and recommends what action needs to be taken - a move the Government voted against earlier this month.”

The long-running saga of the Rod Warhurst Cup final will come to an end tonight.

Rain meant no play was possible between Copley and Lightcliffe at Rastrick last night in the Foster’s Halifax League Sunday Section’s big event of the season.

Lightcliffe thirds are still to start their reply to Copley’s 226 for six, made nine days ago before the heavens opened at the tea interval.

A soaked pitch has prevented play on the last two Mondays but the weather forecast is better for this evening.

That should enable Lightcliffe to bat up to 40 overs with a 6pm start.

If the weather intervenes again, a bowl-out could decide who takes the cup home.

A Todmorden manufacturer has secured an export sale with a major Norwegian food production company.

Whitham Mills, at Stansfield Road, Todmorden, has secured the sale with the textile division of Notura SA. Notura is a multi-billion pound agricultural co-operative owned by some 18,800 farmers in Norway and is the country’s largest producer of meat and eggs. It was founded in 2006 and currently operates 41 separate facilities. The textiles division which collects and bales wool from the co-operative’s livestock , has invested £110,000 in a Whitham Mills designed system which includes a 50RBB high-capacity wool baler along with 900mm wide feed conveyor and cart tipper for its plant in the town of Førde, on the country’s Atlantic coast. The system, designed and built in the UK, can operate at up to 50 tonnes per day and is the fifth installation Whitham Mills has completed for the company. Ben Smart, managing director at Whitham Mills, said: “This deal is part of a long-standing relationship we have with Notura and we have always proved to be their first port of call when they require new waste management equipment.

Australian international Aaron Finch will miss the rest of Yorkshire’s season after scans confirmed that the batsman has fractured his fifth metatarsal in his right foot.

He will return to Australia later today to see a specialist in Melbourne.

The Australia Twenty20 captain picked up the injury during the NatWest T20 Blast victory over Durham Jets on Friday at Headingley.

The 28-year-old has had a run of bad luck with injuries this campaign. He tore his hamstring playing in the Indian Premier League, which kept him sidelined for two months at the start of the summer and only last month he bruised his lung playing for Yorkshire’s Second XI.

“That’s the end of the season for Aaron, as far as Yorkshire is concerned,” said director of cricket Martyn Moxon.

“Scans have revealed that he has fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot. He will now see a specialist in Melbourne.

“It is a great disappointment for Aaron and the club and we wish him a speedy recovery.”

The club is now looking to extend Glenn Maxwell’s stay to cover for Finch.

The Australian batsman plays his last match for Yorkshire this evening before a two week tour of India with Australia A.

It is hoped that he will return at the end of the month to figure in the County Championship and the Royal London One-Day Cup.

“The plan is for Glenn to return after the India A tour at the back end of July to play in the Royal London One-Day Cup competition and a couple of Championship matches,” added Moxon.

“We are finalising arrangements with Cricket Australia, but expect that to be sorted out soon.”

Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Kane Williamson will join the Headingley club for the final four games of the Championship campaign at the end of August.

WITH a surname like Whiteley it was perhaps no surprise that Worcestershire’s Ross Whiteley proved adept at the numbers game at Headingley last night.

The Sheffield-born 26-year-old served up the following figures: 91 not out from 35 balls with 11 sixes and two fours.

It helped Worcestershire to 191-6 from their 20 overs and all-but mathematically ended Yorkshire’s hopes of reaching the quarter-finals as they scored just 117 in reply.

Only Graham Napier, Chris Gayle and Aaron Finch have hit more sixes in a T20 game in England, and Whiteley lost nothing in comparison with that esteemed trio in terms of the clean way that he struck the ball.

The Countdown to Whiteley’s arrival, if you’ll forgive the indulgence, was the sedate progress by the visiting team to 63 by the time their fourth wicket fell after 9.4 overs and Whiteley strode out into the evening sunshine.

The powerful left-hander immediately sensed the scoring rate was not good enough on a true pitch, and he lofted Karl Carver, the 19-year-old left-arm spinner making his T20 debut, for six into the West Stand, a spectator catching the ball amid vacuous cheers.

That stroke single-handedly spoiled Carver’s figures of 0-30 from four overs, the teenager one of the few plus points for Yorkshire on a wretched night. This defeat was their seventh in 12 fixtures.

And yet the frustration for them was that they started the match so well.

Richard Oliver slapped Liam Plunkett to mid-wicket in the third over; Tom Kohler-Cadmore holed out on the straight boundary off Matthew Fisher; Colin Munro was caught behind off Will Rhodes, who claimed another wicket when Brett D’Oliveira found deep fine-leg.

At that stage, Yorkshire had got their lines and lengths right, Andrew Gale had rung the bowling changes well, and Worcestershire had struggled to find the boundary. Finding the boundary, however, was not a problem that Whiteley encountered.

Rhodes also saw his figures wounded by Whiteley, who lofted him for a six over fine-leg and another over mid-wicket.

A delivery from Glenn Maxwell was deposited into the crowd over long-on, and after Worcestershire lost their fifth wicket on 124 in the 16th over, captain Daryl Mitchell bowled for 49 as he swung hard at Plunkett, Whiteley wielded his bat like a man possessed.

Ryan Gibson, the 19-year-old pace bowler also making his T20 debut, was introduced in the 17th over and he saw it disappear for as many runs, Whiteley hoisting him over square-leg and then over fine-leg.

It took Whiteley to his half-century from 24 balls with six sixes before Worcestershire then went to 152-6 in the 19th over, Ben Cox well caught by wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow running back off a top-edged pull off Plunkett.

There was still time for five more sixes from Whiteley’s willow. Plunkett was hammered for three in four balls – one over long-off and two over long-on – and Fisher for two in the final over: the first over mid-wicket and the second over long-on.

Incredibly, Worcestershire hit 103 runs in the last seven overs. Some of the bowling figures should have carried a public health warning.

Alex Lees gave the home crowd hope when he hit two sixes in the opening over of the Yorkshire reply, Jack Shantry struck over long-on and then over long-off.

But Lees was caught sweeping at fine leg off the final delivery of the third over, bowled by the wily off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, and Rhodes – promoted to No 3 – was run-out after a mix-up with Gale. Yorkshire’s chase was emphatically crushed by the loss of three wickets in five deliveries with the score on 60.

Bairstow skied Mitchell to deep mid-wicket, Maxwell – who is staying with Yorkshire after they yesterday secured his release from the Australia A tour of India – fell first ball when he gave catching practice to long-off off D’Oliveira, who struck again when Gale was caught at third-man reverse-sweeping.

When Tim Bresnan gave leg-spinner D’Oliveira a third wicket by picking out deep mid-wicket, Yorkshire were 69-6 in the 11th over. Jack Leaning tried his best with a brisk 27, including two sixes off D’Oliveira that helped turn figures of 3-9 from three overs into 3-29 from four, but it was to no avail.

When Leaning was run-out at the bowler’s end by Shantry in the 15th over, after Gibson drove down the ground, it rather summed up Yorkshire’s night.

Plunkett perished at long-off, Carver was caught behind and Gibson taken at mid-wicket to round off the innings.

The evening ended with a cacophony of fireworks on the outfield that had a rather tragic air about them, as though someone had let off a flurry of rockets after somebody’s funeral.

Copley thirds completed the job nine days after they started it at Rastrick last night to lift the Rod Warhurst Cup for the first time.

Naz Hussain’s side registered a comfortable 36-run success over favourites Lightcliffe in the Foster’s Halifax League Sunday Section Cup final.

The match had been blighted by bad weather, with play on Sunday, July 5 washed out after Copley had made 226 for six with good knocks from Nathan Bizley (57), Chris Kessie (46) and Tom Hammond (45).

The players had returned to Round Hill in vain on the following two Mondays but the weather was excellent for last night’s 6pm resumption.

However, Lightcliffe struggled from the start, losing an early wicket and always being well behind the required run rate.

They stumbled to 43 for four in the 17th over and were 58 for five at the half-way point of their innings as the Copley bowlers applied a stranglehold.

At 104 for six with 10 overs left it looked all over but Sam Kalanovic launched a late Lightcliffe revival.

Batting with a runner due to a pulled hamstring, he hit an unbeaten 68 not out to take the man of the match award.

Liam Holmes (46) provided solid support but an asking rate of 11 an over was always going to be too much and Copley were able to celebrate winning the first senior Halifax trophy of the summer.

Copley were continuing the club’s run of success after the firsts won the Parish Cup and Twenty/20 competitions last year.

COPLEY 226 for six

J Allingan b Edwards 5

C Kessie b Pickles 46

N Bizley run out 57

T Hammond c Booth b Hassan 45

C Hallwood lbw b Pickles 5

N Hussain c Holmes b Pickles 3

T Hammond not out 24

K Braham not out 17

Extras 19

Bowling: S Kalanovic 8 0 55 0, R Edwards 6 0 24 1, S Hassan 8 0 43 1, A Kennedy 8 0 35 0, J Pickles 8 0 43 3, J Broadbent 2 0 15 0.

LIGHTCLIFFE 190 for six

B Lunn c Kessie b Braham 10

J Booth c Allingan b Braham 0

K Booth c Kessie b Hallwood 13

J Broadbent b Hammond 11

C Saunders b Hallwood 0

L Holmes c Kessie b Hussain 46

J Pickles c sub b Hoyle 12

S Kalanovic not out 68

R Kennedy not out 5

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Bowling: J Allingan 6 1 11 0, K Braham 8 0 23 2, C Hallwood 5 1 20 2, T Hammond 6 1 18 1, J Hoyle 6 0 37 1, A Hussain 6 0 49 1, N Bizley 3 0 25 0.

The number of people in Calderdale claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) fell last month.

The total number of JSA claimants for June was 2684 - 1,760 males and 924 females.

The total number for Calderdale in May was 2,919.

Unemployment figures also fell across the region.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that a total of 80,968 people were unemployed across Yorkshire and the Humber in June, compared with 84,421 in May.

But the picture is different nationally. Official figures show unemployment has risen for the first time in more than two years.

The number of jobless increased by 15,000 to 1.85 million in the three months to May, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

It was the first quarterly increase in the number since the three months to March 2013.

ONS statistician Nick Palmer said: “It’s possible that the rate of improvement in the labour market that we have seen over the last three years may have eased off, though it is too early to be certain.”

But the figures also showed that pay rises continued to accelerate, with average weekly earnings up by 3.2% year-on-year in the three months to May, up from 2.7% in the three months to April.

Truth be told, I must admit I was surprised by the scale of England’s win in Cardiff.

Going into the game, there were a few question marks over certain England players and how they would perform.

Pretty much all of the questions marks I had were changed to ticks.

I think Adam Lyth showed in England’s second innings that he’s capable of scoring runs against top teams like Australia, so that was a real positive.

I’d also talked about Ian Bell and Gary Ballance and they both got runs. Moeen Ali produced with both bat and ball and Mark Wood looked the part, causing the Australians lots of trouble.

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When you combine that with the brilliant bowling of James Anderson and Stuart Broad, you can see why England won.

I suppose the big moment was Brad Haddin dropping Joe Root in England’s first innings.

While Rooty may have had that bit of luck, he still had to go on and make the most of it. He’s shown time and time again that he’s good enough to do that.

To see him rise to the occasion like he did last Wednesday, with England deep in trouble, just proves what a class player he has become. Who knows what he can go on to achieve? At the moment, he is looking a class apart.

In contrast to Joe, Gary (Ballance) had to really dig in. It wasn’t as pretty to watch but, given his recent form, you wouldn’t have expected Gary to have been as fluent.

Given the situation England were in, it was important that he stuck around for a while and built that partnership with Joe.

The longer he bats for, the more fluent he will become and we know that Gary, at his best, is an excellent free-scoring batsman so we’ll, hopefully, start to see more of that side to his game as he has more time at the crease.

Everybody says that Alastair Cook out-captained Michael Clarke in Cardiff, but I think it partly comes from him having scored runs recently.

He got runs in the West Indies, he got runs against New Zealand and while he didn’t get that many in Cardiff, he is in form once again and feeling good about his game.

If you’re playing well yourself it’s much easier to captain your team because you’re not worrying about your own game and you can actually focus on what you need to do for your players.

Cook has talked a lot about England showcasing their skills – clearly, the handbrake has been taken off the team and I think that probably frees up Alastair’s mind as well.

The fact the England team are playing better generally and are more confident – for instance the bowlers are sticking to the game-plan – is also allowing him to become a better captain.

As far as Australia are concerned, the first thing you need to make sure of when you lose a game like this is not to panic. I doubt there will be too many changes.

I think in terms of batting they clearly wanted to lay down a marker and attack Moeen Ali to show everyone who was boss. It didn’t really work as well as they would have liked as England were able to pick up wickets.

Australia need to find the right balance out in the middle – be positive, but don’t be too reckless.

Quite a few of their batsmen got 20s and 30s, but just Chris Rogers, David Warner and Mitchell Johnson managed to go on past 50.

They need somebody to go on and get a really big score at Lord’s.

THE message from George Osborne was clear. The economic challenges ahead were significant, restraint on public spending was here to stay, cuts in some areas would be deep.

But alongside the gloom in his 2011 Autumn Statement, the Chancellor offered the hope of a sunnier future.

Savings would be invested in infrastructure and other projects which would strengthen the UK economy in the longer term.

“We will electrify the transpennine express between Manchester and Leeds,” he told MPs.

The full scheme, known as North Transpennine electrification, combined with improvements in the North West, promised to rapidly speed up journeys between York and Selby at the eastern end through Manchester to Liverpool in the West at an estimated cost of around £300 million.

This was a huge victory for those on both sides of the Pennines who had long argued that for decades there had been too much emphasis on improving north-south connections when there were huge economic gains to better join-up cities across the North of England.

And the good news did not stop there. In July the following year, then Transport Secretary Justine Greening unveiled proposals to create an “electric spine” through central England connecting Sheffield via an electrified Midland Main Line to the south coast.

Investment in transport to improve the North’s economic fortunes would become a central theme of the Chancellor’s plans, culminating in a speech last year where he set out his vision for a ‘northern powerhouse’ based on improving the connections between towns and cities so that together they could compete on the world economic stage.

But by the turn of this year there were already signs of trouble and that the completion date for transpennine electrification was slipping.

Put on the spot by the Commons Transport Committee in March, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin told MPs: “Although 2019 was set as the date for completion, it is no longer viable and that date will slip, but it will slip into the early 2020s.”

The completion date was slipping, but no mention of problems so significant that a wholesale review of Network Rail’s investment plans would be needed and these key projects put on hold.

In fact, just days earlier Mr McLoughlin had taken delivery of a report by a task force he had set up to look at which routes should be next in line for electrification. He spoke of his desire to see a “rolling plan for further electrification” beyond 2019 when current projects were due to be completed.

Campaigners along Yorkshire routes including the Leeds to York via Harrogate line and the Calder Valley line, identified by the task force as priorities for action, believed their hopes of major investment were now in sight.

Transport investment in the North was also at the heart of the Conservatives’ efforts to defend key marginal seats. “Electrification of the railways is a key part of our investment programme, with work already underway across the North,” said the manifesto.

And yet just seven weeks after polling day, an ashen-faced Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin was in the Commons telling MPs Network Rail’s plans were in trouble and Midland Main Line and transpennine electrification were to be “paused”.

He was anxious to shift the blame onto Network Rail, announcing that directors would not receive bonuses and the chairman would be replaced by London’s transport commissioner Sir Peter Hendy.

However, there are uncomfortable political questions for the Government to answer over what Ministers knew before the election, what voters in marginal seats were told during the campaign and the decision to put transpennine and Midland Main Line electrification on hold just weeks after polling day.

And for Yorkshire rail passengers the most important question is a simple one: when will electrification, and the improved services it will bring, be completed on these vital routes?

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HEALTH Secretary Jeremy Hunt will tell hospital consultants he is calling time on their freedom to opt out of weekend working today.

He will set a September deadline for the British Medical Association (BMA) to agree to a new consultants’ contract and threaten to impose new terms and conditions if a deal cannot be reached.

Mr Hunt will also promise an end to “extortionate” overtime rates which allow consultants to earn £200 an hour over and above an average £118,000 salary.

In a direct attack on the principal organisation representing the medical profession, he will accuse the BMA of being a “road block to reforms that will save lives”.

Mr Hunt will say: “Around 6,000 people lose their lives every year because we do not have a proper seven day service in hospitals.

“No one could possibly say that this was a system built around the needs of patients - and yet when I pointed this out to the BMA they told me to ‘get real.’ I simply say to the doctors union that I can give them 6,000 reasons why they, not I, need to ‘get real.’

“They are not remotely in touch with what their members actually believe. I have yet to meet a consultant who would be happy for their own family to be admitted at weekends or would not prefer to get test results back more quickly for their own patients.”

The opt out for weekend working will be removed from the contracts given to newly-qualified doctors and the new consultants contracts will be in place by 2017.

Mr Hunt will promise to change consultants’ contracts as part of a speech at the King’s Fund health think tank that will set out how the Government plans to honour its commitment to make the NHS a genuinely seven-day a week service by 2020.

He will tell doctors they will not have to work longer hours overall as a result of the changes over weekend working.

But he will signal changes to pay grades in a move designed to make sure doctors are rewarded for “responsibility and achievement” not length of service in their job.