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A great team effort secured the record Saddleworth Rangers amateur rugby league team has set a new world record for the longest ever game of touch rugby. Over the bank holiday weekend 28 Saddleworth Rangers players kept a game of touch going continuously for 30 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds. It beat the […]
Saddleworth Rangers will this weekend attempt to break the world record for the longest ever game of touch rugby. 28 players will have to keep a game of touch going for 30 hours to beat the record, set by Waterloo Rugby Union club in 2012. On the other half of the main pitch, juniors, opposition […]
Saddleworth Cricket Club This Sunday (16th August) will see the last ever Saddleworth & District Cricket League Tanner Cup final. The reason being The Saddleworth & District League & The Central Lancashire League have agreed to merge and will become the Pennine Cricket League in 2016. Saddleworth and local rivals Greenfield meet for the […]
Delph won a thrilling match on Saturday against second in the table Elland, defending a relatively modest total. Elland won the toss and had no hesitation in putting Delph into bat on a wicket that was still drying out after the week’s heavy downpours. Both openers, Irfan Zahoor and Bruce Cruse, went for 11 and […]
Last Sunday, Delph reached the final of the Huddersfield League RomidaSykes Cup with a solid team performance against table topping Hoylandswaine. Putting Hoylandswaine into bat, Adnan Ghaus struck in his first over by clean bowling Alan Mynett for a duck. Alan Morris soon followed, caught at slip, and when Warren Jones took a stunning one […]
On Sunday Delph were due to play Wrenthorpe in a Heavy Woollen Cup 3rd round tie. Heavy rain meant a start could not be made in the match and following the toss of a coin Wrenthorpe called correctly to proceed through to the semi final. The weather was also the ultimate winner in the match […]
On Saturday Delph lost their 4th league match in a row, in yet another nail-biter, which went down to the final over. Winning the toss and batting, Delph were soon in trouble, losing openers Irfan Zahoor (10), Bruce Cruse (19) and overseas player Kevin Hook (8), to leave them struggling at 3 for 40. Arron […]
Delph fell to their first defeat of the season at the home of last season’s league champions, Honley, falling agonising short by 4 runs in a gripping run chase. After being put into bat, Honley made a steady start before opener Danny Howard fell for 8. The remainder of the Honley innings was then built […]
Delph eased their way through to the 2nd round of the Sykes Cup with a comprehensive win against Thongsbridge. Delph won the toss and batted on a cold grey day and Faisal Butt set off in a hurry quickly getting to 23 before being bowled. The main stand of the innings then followed between Irfan […]
Diggle FC were celebrating their 2nd trophy in as many weeks as their Reserve Team clinched the Huddersfield FA Junior Cup, with a 1-0 victory over Shepley Reserves. Diggle were totally dominant throughout the game, restricting their opponents to very few chances, even in the first half when playing into a strong wind, but the […]
Delph opened their season with a comprehensive victory against newly promoted Hall Bower. After being put into bat Delph soon lost opener Bruce Cruse, but new recruit Kevin Hook and Irfan Zahoor added 68 before Zahoor fell for 43. Hook fell soon after passing his half century (2 4’s and 5 6’s) and then […]
Uppermill AFC. Uppermill AFC avenged a 6-2 defeat 6 weeks ago by turning the tables and thrashing 3D Dynamo Veterans (Over 35 years) 6-2. The match was played on Sunday 15th on the Woolpack playing fields in Dobcross. After a strong opening Uppermill led at half time thanks to goals from Keith Ireland and […]
Saddleworth Runners are starting a series of training sessions for junior athletes on Thursday nights at 6:30pm from the 19th April until the end of July. The one hour sessions are for children aged 7-15 at Saddleworth school. Due to the closure of Churchill Playing Fields the training will take place on the grass training […]
Paul Wood Following on from last weeks great result for Diggle FC first team, Diggle FC Reserves yesterday reached the final of the Huddersfield FA Challenge Trophy after defeating Reserves Div 1 league leaders Newsome Reserves 2-1. Paul Wood and Brian lord grabbed the goals to clinch the tie. No date has yet […]
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