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2024 Competition

There will be no Priestley Cup competition this season

 

 

This competition was first contested in 2014 and is named after our former Chairman, and long serving official/player, Stanley Priestley.

In 2014 & 2016 it was contested by teams who lost their first Emmerson Cup fixture (either first round or second round if they received a bye in the first round) whilst in 2015 it was contested as a knockout competition for Section 3 teams only.

In 2017, with Sections 2 and 3 running with only 6 teams (playing each other 3 times and resulting in 15 league matches) there was no Priestley Cup competition.

With the late withdrawal of First Oldham, 2018 saw the return of the Priestley Cup as a knockout competition for Section 1 teams only.

After a 1 year break the Priestley Cup returned for the Covid impacted 2020 season. A shortened season, with revised groups, saw the Priestley Cup being contested for by the 4 runners up of the group stage.

In 2021 it operated as it was originally intended and was contested by teams who had lost their first Emmerson Cup fixture (either first round or second round, if they received a bye in the first round).

With a full fixture programme returning in 2022 the competition has not been held since.

 

2021 Priestley Cup winners - Hounds CC

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2021 Priestley Cup final - report

Slawit Old Boys - 80 for 8
Hounds CC - 83 for 5

Hounds CC won by 5 wickets

Batting first, Slawit Old Boys reached a total of 80 for 8 in their 12 overs. Much of this was down to a contribution of 19 from Waz in the last over of the innings. Hounds bowled well with Ian Lockwood taking a good catch and some excellent wicket keeping.

Hounds started their innings losing a wicket with the first ball and had lost a 2nd by the end of the first over. However, they steadied the ship and reached their target in the 8th over - finishing on 83 for 5.

 

2020 Priestley Cup winners - Royal Walkers

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2020 Priestley Cup final - report

Oldham Lions - 36 all out
Royal Walkers - 38 for 0

Royal Walkers won by 10 wickets

Royal Walkers won the toss and decided to field in what looked like bowler friendly conditions. This certainly turned out to be the case for both the finals played.

Oldham Lions were in trouble from the off, losing wickets at regular intervals. Only opener Naseer Hussain made any real contribution with the bat, finally being out late on in the innings for 16. There were impressive bowling figures throughout for Royal Walkers with Jason Lockwood taking 1 for 13, Craig Horner 2 for 2, Michael Illingworth 1 for 3 and, the pick of the bowlers, Jordan Fernyhough a match winning 5 for 15.

That score never looked like being enough, particularly when Royal Walkers set off aggressively. The openers pushed from the off and reached their target mid way through the 4th over with both openers still at the crease. Michael Illingworth top scored an unbeaten 20 with Chris Fawcett not out on 12.


2018 Priestley Cup Winners - Stainland

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2018 Priestley Cup final – report

  • Scholes Chapelgaters – 120 for 9
  • Stainland – 121 for 3

Stainland won by 7 wickets

This trophy returned after a 2 year absence and was an all Section 1 affair between Stainland & Scholes Chapelgaters.

The Chapelgaters won the toss and chose to bat first. In their 12 overs them managed a respectable 120 for 9 with Mark Bradley top scoring on 56.

Stainland's reply was measured and they never really looked in trouble. Tom Weston scored 53 and the Calderdale side reached their target with only 3 wickets down and with 6 balls to spare.

 

2016 Priestley Cup Winners - Upperthong

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2016 Priestley Cup final – report

  • NatWest Bank – 69 for 7
  • Upperthong – 73 for 1

Upperthong won by 9 wickets

Following heavy rain on the previous day, and overnight, the start of the Priestley Cup final was delayed by an hour and, as a consequence, the match was reduced to 10 overs a side.

Upperthong won the toss and put NatWest into bat. The bankers were quickly in trouble as Dan Parr had both openers back in the pavilion before the end of the first over with only 2 runs on the board. Karl Rimicans (20) and John Wood (14) started to build some momentum but both fell in quick succession leaving NatWest at only 39 for 4 at the start of the 7th over.

A patient 20 not out from Satyam Panday meant that they finished on 69 for 7 which, in spite of a damp pitch, didn’t look anywhere near enough. For Upperthong there was some excellent fielding, with Russ Briggs taking 2 catches and both Dan Parr and Dom Hancock taking 3 for 16.

NatWest put pressure on the Upperthong batsmen early on and managed to keep them at 33 at the half way stage. Upperthong, however, managed to keep their wickets intact and gradually upped the tempo as they entered the 2nd half of their innings.

In spite of Liam Morris being excellently caught by Jon White for 42 off the bowling of Saul Peltier, Upperthong continued to make steady progress and reached their target mid way through the 9th over and won by 9 wickets.

 

2015 Priestley Cup Winners - Thompson Cooling

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2014 Priestley Cup Winners - Fernside
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