Match Reports

On a Sunday where weather played a big factor in some of the games it was a mixture of both High and low scoring games in Quaid-E-Azam Premier Cricket League. In Premier Section Diamond CC were bowled out for only 42 Runs by Bhalot CC. Rising Stars were restricted to 97 Runs by Whiterose CC. AK Eagles CC scored 291 …

Just before we start today’s match report, we wish to congratulate one of our umpiring official Tim Grogan on his re-election win last Thursday. Tim not only won with a bigger majority but now representative a much wider ward in Selby Council. The hard work now start for Tim as he did in the past four years. Tim is renowned …

Its good to see that we can all unite and celebrate one of two Eids on the same day throughout the country and on behalf of the league committee we wish all players and umpires Eid Mubarak. Not the best of days for cricket and the overnight rain certainly didn’t dampen the scores in todays matches as we had a …

The Premier Section results compared to previous seasons have been unexpected as AK Eagles remains the only team to maintain a 100% record with Whiterose in close second place who drop 1 points. The rest of the the teams have lost one of their first two fixtures with Bradford Moor, Darulshafa and Diamond losing both of their games. Both Cricademia …

After all most three months of preparation, the new season got of to an interesting start, last year’s league winners Kashmir lost their opening match to AK Eagles and we had our first tie of the season with both Karmand and Bhalot on level scores. Newly promoted Rajput and Rising Stars to the Premier Section both got of to a …

Rajpoot maintained their last two wickets to deny the extra point to Rising Star who needed the point to secure the championship title, Rajpoot batted out the overs with 8 men down and scored 134 to take the championship title for season 2021 and Rising star now reflect on the 1 point they could easily have secure in last week’s …

The title fight went to the last game between PKWA and Friends XI. PKWA batted first and lost wickets regularly as Friends XI dominated the first innings bowling PKWA out for just 81 runs, well below par for them. Friends XI comfortably chased the score with the loss of just 2 wickets and won the match by 8 wickets. Friends …

Its was good to get back to a cautious normal after a short season last year, clubs & players will feel better for it. The past 18th months have been difficult for all of us whether that was because some of us contracted Covid, lost loved ones or had challenges returning home. Cricket has been one thing we all had …

With just one league game left Kashmir are most likely to be confirmed as the League champions this coming Sunday for the 2nd consecutive season and also to become the first club to complete a double. With a lead of 13 points Bhalot are relying on Khan 1st XI to finish their season on a high. Forth place is still …

Subhan beat Bradford Moor to give them a chance to avoid relegation but it does require them to win their next two games against Karmand and Bhalot whilst Bradford Moor need to only win one of their game against Bhalot and Whiterose to avoid relegation, however if both teams lose both matches Bradford Moor will remain in the Premier Section. …

The forecast dampened some of the hopes at the top of the tables to extend their lead but the revised point system was certainly put to the test today and on reflection where matches started but did not finish the winning teams faired better particularly with the extension of the rain affected point system. We believe we have struck the …

As we now approach the final quarter of the season the race for 4th place seems to have open up as Diamond, Darulshafa and Karmand all gained maximum points in their Sunday’s fixtures. The top four clubs in Premier Section along with the top four clubs of Crescent and Star Sections who will play The Hundred competition on Bank Holiday …

The Quaid e Azam Premier Cricket League held it’s inaugural cup final for season 2021 with almost 1750 spectators both at the ground and live streaming (peak). Today’s successful event would not have been possible without the support of the following partners: Cup Sponsor Cup Final clothing sponsor and Live streaming LSD Cup Final Venue News coverage The match had …

The player registration deadline finished midnight yesterday, 31st July 2021 for season 2021 and the only players that can now be registered with any club is via the YCB registration form (accept those moving between Dewsbury and District League and Quaid e Azan Premier Cricket League where on online system can still be used) but the Sunday cricket league have …

The second semi final between Kashmir and Darulshafa was played at Park Avenue on Friday evening and the spectators that came to watch were not disappointed, the game went to the final over as Darulshafa tried to chase Kashmir target of 155. Darulshafa played aggressively in the first part of the innings and were ahead of the run rate in …

The number of deaths and Covid cases are once again on the rise and members clubs need to ensure their players are vigilant and follow government advise – Coronavirus (COVID‑19) Government Website From tomorrow (19th July 2021) England moves to Step 4 of the roadmap. Everyone should be cautious whilst managing the risks. While cases are high and rising, everybody …

As we commence the second half of the season some interesting results today, the top half of the table match between Bhalot and Darulshafa at Liversedge Cricket Club was won by Bhalot who chased Darulshafa target of 158. Darulshafa lost early wickets with some outstanding bowling from Bhalot but Darulshafa came back from 10 for 3 to 158 for 6. …

As the league reaches mid season the league tables remain pretty much open after a few interesting results in today’s fixture. The big upset of the day has to be the match between Whiterose and Bradford Moor, Whiterose bowled Bradford Moor out for just 119 at Park Avenue which should have been a walk in the park for Whiterose but …

The initial forecast for rain did come but came early hours of this morning and didn’t impact any of the fixtures today. A acknowledgement of appreciation to Bowling Old Lane Cricket Club for giving access to their ground to Khan in their game against Whiterose. The demand to be part of the league continues to grow, the league reached the …

When it comes to cricket the weather can play a big part in the game as the wickets start to become harder they start to favour the batter over bowlers, In the Premier Section 2149 runs was scored between the 10 teams, averaging 215 runs per innings and just of 5 runs per over, whilst in the Crescent Section 1418 …

The Quaid e Azam Premier Cricket League surpassed 400 new player registration, as of last Thursday (27th May) 414 players were registered since the start of the registration period. The success of the attraction to member clubs also comes with it own challenges as players fight for their place for the first XI teams which ultimately improves standards. Dewsbury and …

Not the best day for cricket as we had overcast conditions, temperature falling below 10C and rain towards the end of the games. Not the type of start we were looking for as the 2nd round of the Leeds Sign Design cup round took place today. The rain was anticipated and some clubs reduced the number of overs to ensure …

Another positive step to the roadmap out of lockdown but we need to continue to be vigilant and follow ECB & government guidelines The main changes under Step 3 guidance are as follows from tomorrow, 17th May 2021: On-field Activities: All on-field restrictions remain as the same, member clubs are advised to continue with hygiene breaks and no use of saliva/sweat …

After a week of wet weather only two games were unable to start due to a waterlogged pitch but the results do reflect the softness of the wickets. Kashmir, Rising Star and Rajpoot all maintained their unbeaten run after the completion of the 4th game of the season with Whiterose, Punjab, Wakefield Stars, Indus Ghari and Kings XI lahore all …

Its been a busy few weeks for registration, since reporting the league had registered 200 new players on the 12th April and further 136 players have been registered since this date. The total now represents 29% of players who are new to the league. With the exciting and high standard of cricket played in the league more will continue to …

Another glorious day for cricket and the enthusiasm for the game has been overwhelming with 1368 hits in the first week for the three result pages and 420 hits for the match report. The Premier Section attracted over 500 hits on its own with both Star and Crescents Section attracted over 400 each. Another busy week for player registration which …

We couldn’t ask for a better start to the season then today, with no indoor and very limited window of opportunity for outdoor practice todays games would have been with very little practice but as with the reputation of the league the innings scores didn’t impact the performance of the players. Four out of the five games played in the …

Khan Cricket Club proved to be a team ready for the Premier Section as they completed their season unbeaten and crowned Star and Crescent Section Champions for season 2020. On a dry wicket with some support for the bowlers at Jinnah Arena anything over 150 would have been difficult to chase but the innings from the inform Hisan Khan (30) …

After a league system of 14 T20 matches contesting for the top four places to qualify for the semi finals and finals scheduled for next Sunday, 20th September at Leeds Road playing Fields. Scouthill, PKWA, Friends and New Sanam now play the finals to decide the season 2020 champion. For the exception of Scouthill the remaining 5 teams had 11 …

Nine weeks on and what a season its been, after considering if we would get the league’s inauguration season on due to COVID-19 the competition has been appreciated by both the players and the umpires. It was all to play for as 7 teams out of 14 were playing for the top positions today. Faruk Alam Ibrar Younis Three matches …