The Black Sheep Trophy, sponsored by the Brewery of the same name, is competed for by the Champion Clubs of the major Leagues within Yorkshire.

Details for Season 2008

FIRST ROUND  (to be completed on or before 15 June)

1) CHURCH FENTON v ELSECAR
Church Fenton conceded the game

2) KILLINGHALL 96 (R Howarth 4 for 23)
HONLEY 267-9 (J Greaves 70, M Cox 52, D Howard  34, J Overend 3 for 37)
Honley win by 171 Runs

3) STREETHOUSE v PUDSEY CONGS
Streethouse conceded the game

4) CARIBBEAN 43 (R Howarth 4 for 23)
CLIFTON ALLIANCE 44-0
Clifton Alliance win by 10 Wickets

5) HULL & YPI 307-3 (Andrew Simpson 180*, Thomas Dimaline 52)
 COLLINGHAM & LINTON 229 (Brian Leigh 41, Grant Holder 4-33)
Hull and YPI win by 78 Runs - Result reversed by order of the Competition Management Committee

6) MYTHOLMROYD 166 v WOODLANDS 170-3
Woodlands win by 7 Wickets

7) HEPWORTH/IDLE 95 (Fazal Khan 7 for 5)
TOWNVILLE 329-8 (Peter Hepworth 80, Tim Walton 62, Fazal Khan 40*)

8) CULLINGWORTH 231 (G Marshall 64, D Varley 54, M Wood 4 for 20)
YORK 464-4 (G Tomlinson 158*, A Collins 92, D Wilson 58, S Mason 48)
This is a new Highest Team Total beating Elsecar`s 426 for 4 set on May 4th 2003)
York CC won by 233 Runs

QUARTER FINALS (to be completed on or before 13 July)

Game A: Elsecar CC 81 (Jason Meadows 22, Mark Bray 5-29)
 Pudsey Congs 83-2 (Alexis Twigg 51*, Adam Patel 26)

Game B: Honley CC 222 (Richard Jakeman 52
Collingham CC 82 (Toby Jacklin 46, M.Green 4-11)

Game C: Townville CC 93-8 (John Rickers 26* Sarfraz Ahmed 4-23, Peter Swanepoel 4-38)
Woodlands CC 87 (Sarfraz Ahmed 31, John Rickers 5-6)

Game D: York CC 198-2 (Duncan Snell 73*, Simon Mason 69)
Clifton Alliance CC 188 (Andy Pattinson 52, John Gilham 36, Neil Laidlaw 4-26, John Hunter 3-35 )

SEMI-FINALS (to be completed on or before 10 August)

Townville 154 (Lee Smith 74) v. Honley 158-3 (S.Kelly 60*, M.Cox 38)
York 272-8 v. Pudsey Congs 203 - Click here for a full scorecard

FINAL - Honley (156) v. York (74)

HONLEY CROWN AN HISTORIC SEASON

Huddersfield League side Honley had a comprehensive victory over Yorkshire League side York. Honley had won a record breaking fourth successive league Championship, the first team to achieve the feat in league history, the day before meeting newly crowned Yorkshire League champions York in the delayed final of the Black Sheep Yorkshire Champions Trophy.

Having won the toss, York asked Honley to bat first on a not unexpectedly soft track. It looked a good toss to win when in the 5^th over Neil Laidlaw had opener Matthew Cox caught for 5 runs, then 2 overs later Simon Kelly was given out LBW for 4. Danny Howard was brilliantly caught & bowled by Nick Kay to leave Honley struggling at 28 for 3 in the 14^th over. Only the stoic Michael Fraine really offered some resistance to the York Bowlers on a difficult track, eventually falling to an excellent catch by Captain Marcus Wood for 41. The only other batsmen to add significantly were Harlon Haye smashing a wonderful 35 & Captain Rob Moore with a reserved 21. Honley were eventually all out for 156 in 46.5 overs.

The York batsmen never got to grips with the difficult track and they quickly found themselves in deep trouble, reaching only 48 for 7 by the 15^th over. Some aggressive bowling by Haye & steady medium pace by Howarth did the damage. The enigmatic Martin Green replaced Haye & with his medium pace finding indifferent bounce to mop up the tail. Only Alex Collins 17, Neil Laidlaw 15 no. & Dan Wilson 11 reached double figures. Perhaps York will be able to exact revenge next season as they both will be back in the competition.

The Stan Sones Man of the Match was awarded to Harlon Haye for his 35 runs, 3 wickets and a superb overhead diving catch.                                                                   

INNINGS OF HONLEY

INNINGS OF YORK