Division One
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Baildon
Captain: Craig Hitchenor
Overseas player: Dehiwalage Perera
Key signings: Tabbi Bhatti (Undercliffe), Ahsan Butt (Windhill),
Key departures: Ian Philliskirk (Farsley), Andy Walker (Moorlands), Adal Islam (Manningham Mills).
Experienced seam bowler Craig Hitchenor takes over the captaincy following the departure of Ian Philliskirk who led them to the championship in 2009, to Farsley. Left-arm opening bowler Andy Walker, JCT600 Players' Player of the Year in 2009 has returned to Moorlands while all-rounder Adal Islam has gone back to Manningham Mills. Two players returning to Jenny Lane are all-rounder Ahsan Butt from Windhill and Tabbi Bhatti from Undercliffe. Both played their part in the 2009 title win.
Bradford & Bingley
Captain: Phil Slater
Overseas player: Naweed Ghany
Key Signings: None
Departures: None
The Wagon Laners have Sri Lankan youngster Naweed Ghany back as their overseas player and have retained all of the players that helped them to runners up spot for the second successive season in 2010 as well as winning the Sovereign Health Care Priestley Cup.
Cleckheaton
Captain: John Wood
Overseas player: Ahsan Zia
Key Signings: James Lee (Farsley), Tim Jackson (Saltaire), Andrew Deegan (Bankfoot).
Departures: Edward Walmsley (Pudsey Congs), Neil Nicholson (Bankfoot)
Fast bowler James Lee has been signed from Farsley while opening batsman Tim Jackson moves to Moorend after creating a big impression during his first Bradford League season with Saltaire. Left arm spinner Andrew Deegan has been recruited from Bankfoot following the departure of Edward Walmsley to Pudsey Congs.The club's new overseas player is Ahsan Zia who is a fast bowler who is likely to start in the second team.
East Bierley
Captain: Lee Goddard
Overseas player: Muhammad Azhar-Ullah
Key Signings: None
Departures: Greg Wood (Elland)
Former Derbyshire and Durham wicketkeeper Lee Goddard has taken over as captain from Paul Hutchison. Greg Wood has departed to Elland so Goddard is giving Liam Walsh his chance behind the stumps. The return of Kez Ahmed after suspension and Chris Elstub (injury) will boost the bowling.
Farsley
Captain: Ian Philliskirk
Overseas player: Lorenzo Ingram
Key Signings: Ian Philliskirk (Baildon), Andrew Duckworth (Bankfoot), Chris Brook (Bankfoot), Arron Brook (Bankfoot)
Departures: James Lee (Cleckheaton), Shabbir Rashid (Gomersal), Bradley Kruger
The return of Ian Philliskirk as captain is a big boost for Farsley. His powerful batting at the top of the order will be important to them. Andrew Duckworth, who had a good season with Bankfoot in 2010, has been recruited along with former Yeadon, Baildon and Cleckheaton all-rounder Craig Thornton. Two more players returning to the club are batsman Arron Brook and his brother Chris after spells with East Bierley and Bankfoot.
Gomersal
Captain: Richard Whitehurst
Overseas player: Tony Blain
Key Signings: Shabbir Rashid (Farsley), James Russell (Morley), Dan Lloyd (Morley), Jack Seddon (Morley)
Departures: Rob Burton (Spen Victoria), Matt Garside (Spen Victoria) Gomersal have recruited a trio of players from Division Two side Morley. Left-arm opening bowler James Russell returns after spells with Spen Victoria, Undercliffe and Morley, and is joined at Oxford Road by batsman Danny Lloyd and promising young wicketkeeper Jack Seddon who gets his first taste of regular first-team cricket. Batsman Shabbir Rashid has joined from Farsley and New Zealander Tony Blain has returned as overseas player and will assist the second team.
Hanging Heaton
Captain: John Carruthers
Overseas player: Shatrunjay Gaekwad
Key Signings: Joe Fraser (Driffield), Wasim Nazir (Edgerton & Dalton)
Departures: Haroon Rashid, Vikram Rathore
Last season's Division Two champions have recruited Shatrunjay Gaekwad as their overseas player and his family certainly have a fine pedigree with his father and grandfather both playing for India.
Manningham Mills
Captain: Amjid Hussain
Overseas player: Imran Khalid
Key Signings: Adal Islam (Baildon), Farakh Hussain (Undercliffe)
Departures: Shezad Aslam (Windhill)
Mills will have a new captain for 2011 with their long-serving opening batsman Amjid Hussain taking the helm. All-rounder Adal Islam returns after one year at Baildon while left-hand batsman Farakh Hussain has been recruited from Undercliffe.
Pudsey Congs
Captain: Andrew Bairstow
Overseas player: Mohammad Naved
Key Signings: Edward Walmsley (Cleckheaton), Josh Atkinson (Otley)
Departures: Richard Pyrah (Ossett)
The champions are another side who are under new leadership. Andrew Bairstow takes over from Glen Roberts who led the team to last year's title triumph. Matthew Doidge and Mark Bray have retired and Yorkshire all-rounder Richard Pyrah has rejoined Ossett. Congs have high hopes for talented young all-rounder Josh Atkinson who has been recruited from Otley and off-spinning all-rounder Edward Walmsley from Cleckheaton.
Pudsey St Lawrence
Captain: James Smith
Overseas player: None
Key Signings: David Stiff (Weston-Super-Mare), Adam Waite (Guiseley)
Departures: Alex Stead (Lightcliffe), Gary Severn (Lightcliffe)
The Saints have signed the promising Guiseley batsman Adam Waite to fill the void at the top of the order created by the departure of Alex Stead to Lightcliffe. Left-arm opening bowler Gary Severn is also bound for Lightcliffe but former Yorkshire, Kent and Somerset fast bowler David Stiff has been signed from Weston-Super-Mare to spearhead the bowling attack.
Undercliffe
Captain: Ben Heritage
Overseas player: Nawaz Sardar
Key Signings: Moin Ashraf (Yorkshire Academy), Callum Geldart (Yorkshire Academy), Irfan Amjad (Yorkshire Academy), Tom Hudson (Saltaire), Matthew Bottomley (Keighley), Yassir Abbas (Saltaire).
Departures: Mark Gilliver (Northowram/Fields), Rabbi Bhatti (Baildon), Farakh Hussain (Manningham Mills), Harry Painter,
There's a new look to Undercliffe's side which will be led for the first time by Ben Heritage. They have recruited the promising Yorkshire fast bowler Moin Ashraf and two Yorkshire Academy batsmen Callum Geldart and Irfan Amjad. Saltaire all-rounder Tom Hudson and batsman Matthew Bottomley from Keighley are also new faces in a youthful team .The consistent overseas player Nawaz Sardar returns.
Woodlands
Captain: Pieter Swanepoel
Overseas player: Safraz Ahmed
Key Signings: Simon Mason (York), Grant Soames (Yeadon)
Departures: Nicky Rushworth (Spen Victoria)
Prolific runscorer Simon Mason has been signed from York to fill the problematic number three position. Woodlands have also confirmed the signing of Yeadon all-rounder Grant Soames who is unlikely to play this season after damaging the cruciate ligament in a knee. One player departing is stalwart Nicky Rushworth who is bound for Spen Victoria |