29.07.10   McNichol makes an impact

1st team regular James McNichol has been making an impression this week for the North of England U15 team. In 3 matches so far this week he has had innings of 43, 18 and 60, a great performance 'Chez'.

29.07.10   Senior squads announced

Senior squads announced. 1sts away at Lightcliffe, 2nds home to Pudsey St Lawrence. weekend squads

26.07.10   Morley Juniors in rep action

Further recognition in the next couple of weeks for a crop of our juniors who are really doing the club proud. As previously mentioned, James McNichol is this week representing the North of England. Jerome Austin and Chris Rodwell are included in the Heavy Woollen Under 15 Yorkshire Festival squad for a 3 game tour next week. Ben Jenkinson and Roshan Patel are representing the Leeds League in the Under 13s Yorkshire festival this week and Phoebe Austin is representing the Yorkshire U13 girls at Durham this Friday.

25.07.10   Mr & Mrs night a big success

A big thankyou to Sally Larkin, Jacquie Barraclough and Janet Dowse for organising a hugely successful Mr & Mrs night at the club on Saturday. It was a great turn out, who watched 6 couples battle it out for the title. The eventual winners being Tom and Louise. A big thanks also to Mally for boosting drink sales with his fiery chilli and for also running the stand up bingo. Next up in 2 weeks time is the return of DJ Ollie's racenight!

25.07.10   An excellent weekend for the 1sts/2nds

It was 3 victories out of 3 for the 1st and 2nd teams at the weekend. It all started with a convincing 5 wicket win for the 1sts on Saturday against a previously in form Windhill team. The 2nds followed this up by completing a 29 run over Cleckheaton, before finishing their weekend on Sunday with a 5 run victory at home to Woodlands. Match reports can be found via the links 1st team report 2nd team reports

25.07.10   Convincing win for 13s

The 13s had a convincing 71 run victory on Sunday against Drighlington match report

22.07.10   13s lose to strong Altofts side

Morley were defeated tonight by a strong Altofts team. Follow link for match report.match report

21.07.10   Morley boys help High School to cup final victory

Morley High School's year 8s won the Leeds Schools Cup today against Prince Henry's from Otley and Morley CC players were to the fore. Ben Jenkinson led the way with the bat with 35 and when they bowled, Oliver Goor and Phoebe Austin both claimed 3 wickets, 1 each also for Ethan Oliver and Jenkinson. Morley finishing victors by 40 runs.

21.07.10   Under 11s defeated at home to Hunslet Nelson

The under 11s went down by 38 runs to Hunslet Nelson tonight. The boys bowled reasonably to restrict Hunslet to 129-3 (net 114), but there were too many easy singles conceded. Joe Fox was excellent in the field and contributed one of the wickets with a direct hit run out. In response, the boys protected their wickets well early on against some quality bowling, but runs were hard to come by. The final pairing of William Bell (8) and William Cutt (10) helped Morley finish on 91-3 (net 76) and a 38 run defeat.

20.07.10   15a move within 1 win of league play offs

Morley U15 A's secured one of  their best wins of the season against a very strong Liversedge team on Monday at Scatcherd Lane to move within 1 victory of a place in the League Play Offs. In the absense of James McNicholl, Jack Seddon and Declan Chisholm, the team contained 3 U13's and an U11, but still ran out clear winners. For the full match report, follow the link match report

19.07.10   North of England call up for McNichol

Further recognition for our juniors has come in the form of a call up to the North of England U15 representative team for James McNichol. James continues to impress all comers and his selection at this level is a major achievement.

 'Chez' has a busy week ahead as he features in games for Yorkshire, along with Jack Seddon in Burnley, Liverpool, Leeds and Cheshire in the next 5 days. Both boys contributed in the 1st game against Lancashire, James with 28 and Jack with 38 before the game was abandoned. The "no result" assured Yorkshire moved through to the next stage, against Cheshire.

19.07.10   Juniors in Representative action

A number of our juniors were in Rep matches on Sunday. Morley CC hosted the Heavy Woollen U15s and Jerome Austin and Chris Rodwell both featured in a comfortable victory against the Barnsley League. Batting first, HW made 199, before bowling Barnsley out for 108, for a 191 run victory.

Elsewhere, Leeds League taverners U13 team friendly against Nidderdale featured Ben Jenkinson and Roshan Patel. Nidderdale batted first and were bowled out for 155 (Jenkinson 6-1-17-1 and Patel 5-1-13-1). In reply Roshan Patel opened the batting and top scored with 29, Ben Jenkinson making a rapid 16. Leeds were all out for 122. Both boys retaining their place for the 3 Taverners matching coming up at the end of the month.

We also had Phoebe Austin playing her part again for the West Yorkshire girls team over in Silsden. Phoebe bowled excellently to end with figures of 1-4 from her 3 overs, her wicket being a county opener, clean bowled. She wasnt finished though and scored a direct hit run out, before taking a good catch in the deep.

A terrific achievement by all. Well done from everyone up at Morley CC.

19.07.10   13s in dramatic last ball tie.

The 13s hosted New Farnley in damp conditions on Sunday and went away disappointed with a tie. Follow link for the match report match report

19.07.10   Seniors disappointing weekend

It was a disappointing weekend for both senior teams. The 1sts were looking to maintain their recent good form away at Hartshead Moor. Morley had the home team struggling on 68-6, with Jason Wilson taking 4 wickets. Late resistance though took Hartshead Moor up to 169-8. In reply, Morley lost wickets at regular intervals as they were all out for 111. Colin Nuthall top scoring with 35.

The 2nds hosted East Bierley and a good fielding and bowling display looked to have the 2nds in a good position when they bowled East Bierley out for 145 (Liam Finn 4 wickets). However, a shocking batting display saw Morley bowled out for only 43. They will put this behind them in time for next weekends double header weekend.

15.07.10   Summer School just around the corner

The summer school is just round the corner now. See the attached flyer for further details and contact Janet Dowse to register your interest.

Summer School

One game that will go ahead as planned on Sunday, is the under 15 Heavy Woollen Junior League representative match against Barnsley. It is good to see the game being hosted by Morley, so please nip along and support the lads. Morley's own Jerome Austin and Chris Rodwell will both feature in the Heavy Woollen side. The match starts at 1.30pm. The team is - Jerome Austin (Morley), Laurence Brooke (Hartshead Moor), Alex Drake (Birstall), Nathan Firn (Methley), Duane Holmes (Altofts), Nicholas Kaye (Birstall), Marcus Leyshon (Wakefield St Michaels), (W/kpr), Chris Rodwell (Morley),Elijah Shaw (Wakefield Thornes),Daniell Sidebottom (Hunslet Nelson) and David Wills (Carlton).

13.07.10   3rd team match off!!

The scheduled 3rd team fixture for this Sunday has been called off. Old Sharlston are unfortunately unable to raise a team and will therefore forfeit the match.

13.07.10   Bradford League Exhibition

The Bradford League are celebrating their history with a special exhibition at the moment, at the Bradford Industrial Museum until August 15th. This free exhibition is certainly worth a visit. Follow Link for more details 107 not out

12.07.10   Phoebe impresses for West Yorkshire ladies

Phoebe Austin did Morley proud last week when she was asked to represent W Yorks U15's (although still an U13) in the play off Final against a very strong side representing South Yorkshire.
Wests batted first and made a creditable 150-5 (Mirfields Emma Bolt scoring 54 NO). The South began their reply strongly, and after just 7 overs were 60-0 with 2 full County openers scoring freely. Phoebe then entered the attack and struck with her 4th ball, clean bowling the opener. In her next over, she clean bowled the Souths No3, who was also a full Yorkshire bat. She bowled a further 3 overs to complete a spell of 2-14 from 5 overs. She was then called on again with 2 overs to go required and just 14 required by Souths to win the game and the Championship. Phoebe bowled against the South's top scorer who was on 54 NO. The over went for only 6 runs and included a run out. This left The South to score 8 from the last over. This proved to be beyond them and The West won by 4 runs. Well done Phoebe for a match turning spell of bowling.

11.07.10   13s keep up the pressure

The 13s defeated Mirfield by 43 runs on Sunday, to keep up the pressure on the top 3 in the league. Follow link for match report link

10.07.10   Firsts in terrific victory

The 1st team are celebrating tonight after a terrific run chase against Keighley. Keighley made 235-1 in their 50 overs, but that wasnt enough against a determined Morley. Danny Lloyd led the way with 73, but there was great support from Adam Larkin, Jason Wilson and Dave Nebard, before Nathan Bromby hit the first ball of the final over for 4 to secure a brilliant victory.scorecard

Meanwhile the 2nds slipped to a disappointing defeat at home to Pudsey Congs. Batting first, Morley could only muster 125ao. Congs knocked them off with the loss fo 6 wickets. scorecard

A weakened 15s squad, had a great win tonight against Wakefield Thornes in the Marsdin Cup. Morley batted first and George Robson led the way with 36 retired. He was well supported by Jerome Austin 24 not out and a quick fire 19 from Danny Widdowson as Morley finished on 126-4. In reply, Thornes were restricted to 96-6 with Ben Jenkinson taking 2-7 and Roshan Patel taking 2-15. The victory takes Morley through to Finals day on Sunday 29th April, where they will play at New Farnley CC against West Bretton in the semi final at 1pm, with the final scheduled for 4pm. Well done to all!

06.07.10   Half way averages

Recognition for some of our senior players in the JCT600 Bradford League mid season averages. In the First team batting averages, Adam Larkin lies 5th with 315 runs at 52.50. Danny Lloyd also makes it, with 255 runs at 25.50. On the bowling front, Jimmy Russell lies 10th with 19 wickets at 17.89.

In the second teams, Richard Winn (208 @ 34.67) and Nav Siddique (205 @ 34.17) make the leading batting averages, whilst Spenser Horsfall is 7th in the bowling averages with 15 wickets @ 16.13per wicket.

06.07.10   New Nets

Our little army of volunteers continue to work on the new nets. Despite the fact that we had some poles pinched this week, the guys have now got all the poles up. To protect the facility we will be ordering perimeter fencing this week, which when in position will just leave the netting and matting to complete. We are still a little short of funding to complete everything, so please support our fundraising events where you can and there are still afew bricks left on the wall if you can help at all. Thankyou!

06.07.10   Dates for the diary

It's a busy period coming up on the fundraising side of the club. 24th July see's the ladies hosting a Mr & Mrs night. Tickets have been selling well, but there are still a few remaining.

Saturday 7th August then sees a welcome return for DJ Ollie and his Racenight. It was a memorable night last year and we are pushing this event as hopefully our final big New Nets event. Posters will be going up this week. Get your name down for tickets and help us reach our final target by sponsoring a race (£25) or sponsoring and naming a horse (£3). Contact Simon Barraclough for more details.

We are also looking to host our first annual Morley CC Golf Day in early September. More details to follow in the very near future.

05.07.10   15a team march on

The 15a team continued their quest for a league play off spot with a comfortable 78 run victoru over Gomersal on Monday. Follow link for match report match report

04.07.10   3rds defeated at home to Gomersal

It was a familiar story for the 3rd team on Sunday. Batting first, Morley's young guns did well to bat their 40 overs and make a highly respectable 151-9. The main contribution came from Under 15s Danny Widdowson, who batting at number 6, hit an impressive 58, including 6 fours and 2 sixes. He was supported by Chris Rodwell with 23. The Gildersome reply though was formidable and with 5 first teamers in their midst, they made light work of the reply, with opener Simpson retiring on 100. Joe Hill, Chris Rodwell and Andy Dykes took wickets and there was a run out. Gildersome finally winning by 4 wickets.

04.07.10   13s win at Hartshead Moor

The 13s were victorious on Sunday, with a big 56 run victory vs Hartshead Moor. See link for match report match report

03.07.10   Senior teams cruise to victory

The first team hosted Idle on Saturday and demolished the opposition in a ruthless display. Idle were shot out for 51, with captain Dave Nebard leading the way with 5-6 off 9.2 overs! In reply, Morley cruised to a 9 wicket win, with James McNichol impressing with 35 not out.

Meanwhile, the seconds had a comfortable 88 run victory at Lightcliffe. Nav Siddique and Andy Kirkwood both hit 31, but it was a run a ball partnership between Richard Winn 42 and Jack Seddon 49 that made the final total of 218 possible. In reply, Lightcliffe lost wickets at regular intervals. Liam Fynn taking the bowling honours with 6-39.

28.06.10   1st team move up the table with impressive victory.

Morley moved up 2 places in the league with a deserved victory at home to Manningham Mills on Saturday. Impressive bowling from Jason Wilson 4wickets, Dave Nebard 3 and Jimmy Russell 2, meant Mills were bowled out for 138. In reply, opener Neil Johnson laid the foundations with 35, but the hero was James McNichol, who timed his innings to perfection, with an impressive 48 not out to see Morley home by 5 wickets.

28.06.10   13s defeated in last ball thriller

The 13s slipped to defeat on Sunday, with a last ball defeat at Gildersome. See match report for further details match report

28.06.10   3rd team defeated in 20/20 challenge

The 3rd team went down to a 57 run defeat against Altofts on Sunday. Again the difference was the opposition 1st teamer. Alex Vanderzon a 17 year old from Adelaide laid the foundations for a big Altofts total with a rapid 61. Other than a useful contribution from another senior player, the young Morley side competed well with wickets shared amongst George Robson, Matty Fox, and Connor Meese. Jamie Elliott had 3 stumping victims, as Altofts finished on 143. In reply, only George Robson 31 and Ben Payne offered any resistance as Morley ended on 86 all out. 

Unusually the sun shone for a rare Sunday to give the 3rd team the chance to complete a full match. The young Morley battled well, but had no response to the senior players who turned out for Ossett. Ex Morley player Gavin Goodlad, dropping down from the Ossett Senior team, opened and hit 125not out in a score of 238ao. Luke Bayliss on debut took 3-51 and Ben Jenkinson mopped up the tail to finish with 3-44. In reply, Morley were always struggling before being bowled out for 68. Chris Rodwell top scoring with 15. A big defeat but captain Andy Kirkwood said he took a lot of positives out of the game. Ultimately it was the hosts 2 senior players who took the game away from us.

20.06.10   2nds knocked out of Shield

A disappointing exit from the Priestley Shield for the 2nd team at Yeadon. Morley didnt take full advantage of a 60 run opening partnership between Ryan Dowse 27 and Nav Siddique 44, ending on 151ao. Morley had the hosts in trouble at 70-4, 2 wickets for Graeme Roberts and 1 each for Matthew Dowse and Richard Winn. Yeadon ran out comfortable 6 wicket winners though eventually and ended the Morley boys' cup run. 

19.06.10   Wins for both senior teams

It was a good day at the office for senior teams, with firsts and seconds chasing down challenging targets to record victories. The first team travelled to Great Horton and with 3 wickets for Nathan Bromby and 2 each for Jimmy Russell and Dave Nebard, restricted the home team to 196-8. In reply, the firsts timed their reply to perfection, mainly due to a 99 run 4th wicket partnership between Michael Cooper, 48 and Adam Larkin 61, as they recorded a 5 wicket win scorecard

The seconds owed much to opening bowler Spenser Horsfall, who took his first 5 wicket haul of the season to end with 5-39 as Bradford & Bingley stuttered to 171-9 (only ex-Morley player Mikey Davies with 63 providing any resistance). In reply, the result was never in doubt as Ryan Dowse and Nav Siddique posted a huge 158 run opening partnership. Ryan hit 60, while Nav posted his highest score for Morley of 80. Both fell just before the end, but Morley wrapped up a 6 wicket win.  scorecard 

Tuesday sees Morley entertain Cleckheaton in the Dyson Insulation 20/20 comp. Please come along and support the guys. There will be a BBQ, music and dance routines. Bring the kids along and watch the action.

13.06.10   3rd team frustrated!yet again!

Another frustrating Sunday for the 3rd team, who are now into Mid June with only 1 completed match. Away to Moorlands today, Morley had the hosts in trouble at 120-9 before the rains came down. Follow link for the match report match report

13.06.10   U13s romp to victory

The 13s hosted Mirfield Parish Cavaliers today and romped to a huge 142 run victory. See match report for further details. match report

13.06.10   Senior teams defeated

A disappointing weekend for the senior teams. Morley 1sts faced league leaders Hanging Heaton and went down by 145 runs. The 2nds also went down, losing by 5 wickets at home to Baildon.

08.06.10   Morley hosts Crowther Cup Final

In another sign of the progress we are making as a club, the Heavy Woollen Committee has confirmed that Morley CC will host the 2010 Crowther Cup Final on bank holiday, Monday 30th August. This will be a great opportunity for the club and we will be asking for volunteers from all areas of the club to help prepare in advance and also to help out on the day.

07.06.10   Under 11s fixture postponed

The scheduled Hunslet Nelson vs Morley Under 11 fixture scheduled for tomorrow the 8th June has been postponed, as Hunslet Nelson have a senior cup match re-arranged for that date. A new date will be arranged. Sorry for the late notice.

07.06.10   Mixed results for seniors

A 4 wicket win for the first team on Saturday at home to Brighouse. Nathan Bromby and Jimmy Russell taking 4 wickets each as Brighouse made 143 all out. Despite a few scares along the way, Danny Lloyd 37, James McNichol 25, Adam Larkin 31 not out and Dave Nebard 21 saw Morley home by 4 wickets.

The seconds went down to defeat at Hanging Heaton. Returning from injury Colin Nuthall made a rapid 66, but Morley relied on tail end resistance from Spenser Horsfall 17, Graeme Roberts 39 and Tom Smith 30 to get us up to 204ao. The hosts attacked from the start and soon had the Morley bowlers on the defensive. There was a glimmer of hope when they went 3 down for 106, but then Hanging Heaton took the game away from Morley and secured a 5 wicket win.

Sundays 20/20 at brighouse was a victim to the heavy weather. Brighouse made 142 in their 20 overs, but the rain prevented any Morley reply.

The club is hosting a World Cup curry night, in connection with out friends and sponsors Amaans on Saturday 26th June in the Willows suite. The curry will be served at half time in the World Cup Round of 16 tie. More details to follow but get the date in your diary.

The club will be open for all England qualifying group matches and refreshments and food will be available. Lets make these dates a big success and make Morley CC the place to watch your World Cup 2010.

01.06.10   Last week for Sainsbury's vouchers

A final push this week please for all your Sainsbury's vouchers. We have collected almost 1,000 already and that final push this week will help get us extra equipment for the juniors, so please help where you can and get your tokens up to the collecting box in the club.

01.06.10   Morley Under 15 super sixes finalists

A Morley under 15 side went close in the Methley Super Sixes on Monday. After a couple of early defeats, Morley beat Altofts and Whitkirk to finish tied on points with 3 other teams for a spot in the final. A count back on boundaries ensued, which left Morley tied with Townville....and a super over play off! Morley got revenge for defeat earlier in the day to beat Townville and reach the final. In the final they lose to Altofts. Runners up on the day but a great effort from the boys, who did Morley proud.

31.05.10   Another junior wins rep honours

Under 15 keeper Jamie Elliott was another of our juniors winning a representative call up this weekend, when he played for the Leeds League Taverners U14s. The Leeds League were defeated but Jamie emerged with a lot of credit and is looking forward to their next match in Newcastle in a few weeks time. Well done Jamie.

30.05.10   Super win for 13s

A terrific victory today for the 13s as they move up the Heavy Woollen league table. See more details via match report link match report

29.05.10   1st and 2nd teams rained off

Both senior teams had frustrating days today, when both matches fell victims to the weather without a ball being bowled. Forecast is better for Monday when both teams should be back in action.

29.05.10   Methley U15 Super sixes!!!

A Morley under 15 team will be competing in the Leeds League Super 6s competition at Methley on Monday. This 5 overs per side thrash should be an exciting day, so if you are at a loose end, go along and support the lads. The team is Jerome Austin, Chris Rodwell, George Bartlett, Ben Jenkinson, George Robson and Danny Widdowson.

29.05.10   Recognition for Morley juniors

Recognition for a few juniors players recently, with call ups to various representative teams. Under 11s captain, Lucas Rossington has been selected in the Heavy Woollen trials match at Hartshead Moor on Sunday (2pm). James McNichol and Jack Seddon will play for Yorkshire Schools Under15 A team, in a 2 day match vs Wales schools, starting Sunday and Under 13 Ben Jenkinson has been selected for Leeds League U13 taverners against the Wetherby League at Colton on Sunday 13th June. Congratulations to you all and good luck.

Disappointing defeats for the 13s at Colton on Tuesday and Caribbean on Thursday. Follow link for match report match report

23.05.10   15s challenge match a big success

After the let down of the 3rd team match vs East Ardsley being cancelled, a hastily arranged challenge match, took advantage of the hot weather today. For details on the match and the result, click on the link. match report

23.05.10   Under 11s go down at home

The under 11s hosted Altofts on Sunday and despite slipping to a 45 run defeat, there were some encouraging signs. match report

23.05.10   13s race to victory

The under 13s were in stunning form today, with a resounding 9 wicket victory at Cleckheaton. match report

23.05.10   Senior teams slip to defeats

The Firsts had a much improved performance on Saturday before going down to a 48 run defeat, while it was a convincing defeat for the 2nds at Pudsey St Lawrence. More details on senior pages 1st team 2nd team

The 13s had a convincing victory tonight, defeating Amaranth by 10 wickets. See match report for full details match report

17.05.10   Seconds march on in Cup

The seconds continued their encouraging start to the season with victory over Windhill in the 2nd round of the Priestley Shield on Sunday. Follow link for full match report. Match report

17.05.10   13s go down to narrow defeat in cup

A weakened Under 13s team went down to a narrow defeat on Sunday at home to New Farnley in the Cup. See match report link for further details Match Report

15.05.10   Firsts suffer heavy defeat

A bad day at the office for the 1st team. Only 15 year old James McNichol with 29, offered resistance, as a mixture of poor batting and debatable umpiring decisions led to us being dismissed for only 82. Manningham Mills raced to a 10 wicket victory in response.

14.05.10   Under 11s defeated at Colton

A 48 run defeat for Morley tonight away at Colton. For more details follow link. match report

13.05.10   New Nets update

Latest news on the nets, is that the concrete base has now been finished and drainage pipes have been installed today. It is hoped the surrounding wall will be built over the next week, with the poles and nets to follow shortly afterwards. A big thanks to all those who have helped out in recent weeks. It continues to be a terrific effort from all.

Morley Under 13s slipped to a 74 run defeat against Liversedge today. Match report on Junior reports page - see link Match report

08.05.10   3rd team match cancelled

Disappointment for our young 3rd team, as the scheduled match today has been cancelled. Opponents Old Sharlston have been unable to raise a team.

07.05.10   Double success for Senior teams

A 33 runs for the firsts away at Windhill and 5 wicket win for the seconds on Saturday made for an excellent weekend. Further details to follow.

06.05.10   13s go down to narrow defeat

The Under 13s went down to a narrow defeat tonight in their Leeds league encounter at home to Whitkirk. Follow link for match report. Match report

Most of you will have noticed that work is now well underway on the New Nets. The bases have been laid and the concrete should be in place before the end of today. Still plenty to do, but thanks to everyone for their support over the winter. Costs are creeping up as we seek to build the best possible solution. A retaining wall is to be built in the near future we hope and there are also plans to erect security fencing to help and protect our new asset.....so despite having raised over £5000 already we need to keep pushing to raise those vital extra pounds to complete the job.

Can I bring to your attention the latest initiatives to try and get us to our final goal?

Out with the Old 3 - this campaign is running for the whole of May (the first 2 campaigns raising just short of £500). If you have any unwanted clothes, bedding, towels, shoes, bags, belts etc - put them in black bin liners and bring them up to the club. Once again, we are aiming to collect 100 bags.

Recycling Mobile Phones - have you got any old mobile phone handsets sat cluttering your drawers and cupboards at home. We can use these, whether they work or not to again raise funds. All we need is the handset and battery (no manuals / chargers required). Again, bring them up to the club and help us out.

Buy a Brick - this campaign launched our appeal back in September. The wall has £1440 of bricks available to buy and we have now sold £1290 of them. We just need the odd £5 or £10 donation from members and parents alike to complete the board, so please let me know if you feel able to help us out. 

Bag Packing - we are trying to secure a date at a local supermarket to run a bag packing collection on a Saturday in May. We'll try limit it to 3 hours and really make a concerted effort...but again we need your help, by getting your children to volunteer to help out on the day. I will hopefully confirm dates in the very near future.

Sorry for continually "begging" for money, but we hope you can see what we are trying to achieve and build at the club. We will have new mobile covers shortly to go with the new sight screens and the new nets would finish off a remarkable period of development. Without your support it wouldnt be possible, so please help where you can.

04.05.10   Under 15B team victorious

The Morley Under 15 B Squad travelled to Moorlands on Monday and notched up a  fine victory. Batting first, Morley registered an impressive 114/6. Connor Meese continued his good early season form with 36 and Ben Payne hit 35. In reply, Ben Payne got in the act with figures of 2 for 10 but the bowling honours went to Sam Hirst who ended with the terrific figures of 4 for 6 as Morley wrapped up a 36 run victory.

03.05.10   Club Sponsors 2010

A list of all our main sponsors for the 2010 season are now in the fundraising section of the website. At a time when many local businesses are struggling their support, as always, is greatly appreciated. Please take 2 minutes out to have a look, there may well be a local business who you could use during the season - local restaurants, butchers, gas and electric repairs, builders, printers, insurance, kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms etc  Club Sponsors 2010

02.05.10   A busy day for the senior teams

All 3 senior teams were in action on Sunday. The firsts had a difficult task away to East Bierley in the Priestley cup and went down by 8 wickets. Morley made 89 all out, with the hosts winning for the loss of just 2 wickets.Scorecard

Meanwhile the 2nds hosted their East Bierley counterparts ina repeat of the previous days league fixture. East Bierley batted first and made 178-7 off their 50 overs. In reply, Morley raced to 64-0 off the first 10 overs before they lost Nav Siddique (40) and Ryan Dowse (24) in quick succession. Jack Seddon then settled the innings down with 31, before Matti Bramley and Richard Winn steered Morley home with 16 overs to spare for a 5 wicket win. Matti Bramley launching a remarkable late onslaught, hitting a spectacular 46 not out (his last 32 runs coming in 9 balls).Scorecard

The 3rd team also got their season started away at Gildersome. In what could be the youngest senior team we have ever put out, with 9 under 15s, the boys performed admirably against Gildersome. Batting first under the captaincy of Andy Dykes, Morley made 131 before they were all out in the 36th over. George Robson 39 and Connor Meese 27 were the main contributors. In reply, 13 year old Ben Jenkinson took an early wicket, but at 90-1, with 1st team regular Max Elliott approaching 50, the home team looked to be cruising home. However, the boys had other ideas and at 114-7 it looked like an unlikely win was on the cards. It wasnt to be as Gildersome edged home by 2 wickets. Connor Meese finishing a good all round day with 2 wickets. A very promising performance despite the defeat.Scorecard

01.05.10   Mixed results for 1sts and 2nds

Morley 1sts fell to a heavy defeat on Saturday at home to Hartshead Moor. Bowling Hartshead out for 141 the match looked Morley's for the taking, but a very poor batting display saw them collapse to 59 all out. Scorecard

Meanwhile the 2nds won away at East Bierley by 16 runs in a high scoring affair. Batting first Morley finished their 50 overs on 253-8. James McNichol was again in the runs with 85 not out, while opener Nav Siddique hit a rapid 45. In reply East Bierley battled to 237 ao. Morley go 2nd in the table after picking up a maximum 20 points.Scorecard

On Monday night our 2 Under 15 teams started their seasons. The 'A' squad won away at Birstall, whilst the 'B squad went down to Wakefield Thornes. Follow the link for match reports.

25.04.10   2nds knocked out of Crowther Cup

On Sunday the 2nds were knocked out of the cup at home to Kirkburton by 2 wickets. It was a brave display but the total of 160ao was not quite enough. Match report to follow.

25.04.10   Mixed weekend for seniors

On Saturday the First XI went down to a narrow defeat to strongly fancied Keighley, losing by 4 wickets with just 2 balls remaining. The 2nds however, triumphed away to Pudsey Congs with a convincing 76 run victory. See link for further details.

25.04.10   Under 13s get the season off to a winning start

The under 13s got off to a winning start with a 6 wicket win over West Bretton with 2 balls to spare. Follow link for detailed report link

22.04.10   New nets update

Work started this week on the new nets. The area has been dug out and is now awaiting the concreting phase. Many Thanks to Peter Thompson and Mone Bros for their contribution to date.

22.04.10   Junior seasons due to get underway

Junior season gets underway this weekend, with the opening Under 13s fixture, closely followed on Monday by 2 Under 15 matches. See the junior cricket page for further details link

17.04.10   Opening day highlights

It was a convincing opening day victory for the first team away at Idle, with new overseas star Jason Wilson taking 5-10 on debut, to wrap up a 112 run victory. The foundations for victory had been laid earlier by Neil Johnson with 51 and a explosive late innings from Adam Larkin with 74 in a total of 191-6.

The 2nd team fell just 2 runs short at home to Lightcliffe in a match that saw over 400 runs. Lightcliffe having been in trouble at 76-5, recovered to 213. Richard Winn with 4 and Spenser Horsfall with 3 were the main wicket takers. In reply there were useful contributions from Ryan Dowse 38, Richard Winn 37 and John Hyde 32, but despite a 6 in the last over from Matthew Dowse, Morley fell just short.

As previously announced some of our juniors have linked up with Pollington in the CYCL and made an instant impression. Batting first against Oulton, George Bartlett top scored with 27. In reply, Oulton couldnt live with the bowling of Morley youngsters Chris Rodwell and ben Payne who each took 4 wickets in a comfortable victory. There were also surprise contributions from Graham Austin and Nigel Payne, who both turned out to help make up the numbers. Graham with a rapid 20 and Nigel with 2 catches certainly made an impression.

More details reports to follow.

16.04.10   New Sight screens and a big thankyou!

Teams, young and old, who arrive at Scatcherd Lane this season will be greeted by new mobile covers and some new sight screens. The sight screens look fantastic and a big thanks to Fenton Packaging for the time and effort they have put in building these. Special thanks to Michael Fox, Ash and Rob Daly, Andy Daly, Lee Ineson and Mark Mitchell. A really top effort guys!

15.04.10   Senior squads for the weekend

Squads for the first week of the season have been announced. See Seniors for further details link

15.04.10  New season just around the corner

Well the season is nearly upon us. The 1st and 2nd Teams begin their campaigns on Saturday and the 1st team have a double weekend, with a Heavy Woollen fixture at Kirkburton on Sunday. Details on selection will be on the website tonight.

The season also starts on Saturday for our young players, who have joined Pollington for the season. Updates on how they are performing will be on the website each week. Good luck lads!

15.04.10  Junior Nets

The Junior age group nets move outside on Friday. Training on the outfield from 6pm - 8pm. Hope to see you all there. There are a number of junior registrations outstanding. Please bring your forms with you. This is important so we can register your details with the league. If you are not registered, you will not be able to play.

11.04.10 Useful work out for first team

The First X1 took advantage of the spell of fine early spring weather to fit in a pre season friendly on Saturday. They travelled down to the Rotherham/Sheffield borderlands to visit South Yorkshire side Wickersley Old Village at their well appointed ground.

Captain Dave Nebard took a 13 man squad for the game, including new overseas player Jason Wilson, who arrived from Melbourne on Friday, after an overnight stay in London Thursday night.

The home side batted first in the 45 over game and scored a total of 199-8. First out of the traps in 2010 for Morley was off spinner Tom Smith who grabbed a 5 wicket haul. James Russell (2) and a run out accounted for the other wickets and their were also some good spells from Nathan Bromby, Ash Daly and, particularly, Jason Wilson, who soon adapted to English conditions with a very tight spell of medium pace bowling.

The Morley reply sould not have got off to a better start, with Danny Lloyd (85) and new signing Neil Johnson (62) combining superbly for an opening stand of 150. This pair seemed to have set up victory for the visitors, but once they had gone panic seemed to set in to the Morley ranks with only Dave Nebard (17) getting into double figures. Four first ball ducks told its own story as Wickersley's Norton ran riot with a late burst yielding 5 wickets and the visitors were dismissed for 186.

Although a disappointing end, the game will have proved very useful for all the players. Better days will come for all the batsmen and the LLoyd/Johnson combination showed great promise.

Many thanks to everyone at Wickersley for staging the game and for their warm hospitality.

05.04.10   Match day programme sponsors

With the match day programme due to go to print in less than 2 weeks time, the club is appealing to any small businesses out there who may wish to take an advert in the programme. We are particularly looking for plumbers, joiners, electricians, decorators, tiling, carpet cleaning, photography, Pubs etc where we haven't currently got any such services advertised. All we are asking is for £50 for a quarter page ad and we will also add a link on the website. Please contact Simon Barraclough if you are interested on 07903 521402.

03.04.10   Overseas signing announced

Morley CC has announced the signing of Australian Jason Wilson for the 2010 season. See link for further details of this and other senior squad news More

03.04.10   Pollington CC link up

The club has announced a link up with Pollington CC near Selby to give an opportunity for some of our most promising juniors to develop into senior cricket. See Senior page for more details More

03.04.10   Junior Shirt Sponsor

The club is pleased to announce that Premier Stores on Middleton Road have agreed to be the junior shirt sponsors on a 2 year deal. Their logo will feature of the front of the new shirts for each age group. Many thanks from the club, to Premier Stores for their support.

03.04.10   New Nets update

After all the fundraising over the winter, work is about to start on the New 2 bay training nets. See link for more details. new nets

28.03.10   Junior Representative Honours

Morley Juniors selected for Rep squads. See Juniors for details Rep honours

28.03.10   3 Peaks Walk update

A tired set of volunteers completed the gruelling 3 peaks walk on Saturday. Well done to all. See  3 Peaks for more details.

10.03.10   Junior Shirts update

The first order for new junior shirts will be submitted on Monday.If you havent already ordered your shirts, see Joanne at the Nets on Saturday to place your order and guarantee receipt of your new shirts before the season starts. A reminder that all outstanding junior registration fees are also now due.

10.03.10    Out with the Old 2

The latest collection of bags was made this evening and a fantastic 128 bags were collected, raising £248 towards the new net fund. The 2 collections have now raised £480 in total. Thanks to all for a terrific effort.

28.02.10   Leeds League Junior fixtures published

Fixtures for the Under 11s and 13s are now out. With an influx of 13s, Andy Jenkinson has arranged to enter a 2nd age group team, in the Leeds League. Due to senior training on Thursdays the majority of fixtures will take place away from home, but will give an opportunity for all players to get plenty of matches under their belt. The under 11s are scheduled to play at home on Wednesday evenings, with away matches on a Friday. See link for under 11s fixtures and link for the Under 13s.

28.02.10 Signing on night update

There was a healthy turnout of juniors and seniors for our first Signing on Night. Those who couldn't make it need to get their registration forms back to the club asap. It is especially important for juniors to get shirt sizes sorted. Please get in touch via your age group coach.

26.02.10  Sainsbury's active kids appeal

Keep your tokens coming in over the next few months, see link for more details

There was a good turnout for the Leeds United forum on Wednesday night and the evening was a big success. Leeds United stars Leigh Bromby and Jonny Howson took questions from the floor and from compere for the night David Dowse. See link for more details.

19.02.10     Club Shop site launched

Morley CC is pleased to announce a new link with Surridge Sports. Surridge will be providing the new Junior section match shirts this season and as part of that agreement we have created a new club shop, where players young and old, parents and club members can order Morley badged merchandise. Follow the link to have a look at the shop  link or access via the menu on the right hand side of this home page

 As part of the New Nets campaign, two of Leeds United's biggest stars will be at the club on Wednesday 24th February from 7.30pm! Leigh Bromby and Jonny Howson will be holding a Questions and Answers evening in the Willows. Tickets are on sale now - priced at just £5 per ticket. This is a big coup for the cub and it is a great chance to get up close to the stars and delve into life as a Leeds United player. Email Dave Nebard to reserve your tickets (david.nebard@optimalegal.co.uk) or call up at the club and put your name down.

Junior league fixtures are now out. See Junior Cricket link

10.02.10 Sponsored 3 Peaks Walk

Dave Nebard, Rob Lintin-French and Andy Kirkwood have now recruited walkers and sponsor forms are up in the clubhouse. Please add your name to the list or get in touch with the organisers if you want to lend your support. More details on the new nets page link

30.01.10 Senior Nets and New signing

There was a healthy turn out for the first senior nets session on Friday, with over 25 players attending. This included new signing from Windhill, left handed opening bat Neil Johnson. See Senior cricket for more details.  link

27.01.10

The draw was made this week for the first round of this year's Heavy Woollen and Crowther Cups. See senior news for further details. link

Out with the Old 2 is now under way.

See "New Nets appeal" link for further detailslink