Hoylandswaine have completed a sensational season by beating reigning champions Richmondshire by 21 runs to lift the Yorkshire Premier Leagues Champions Competition White Rose Trophy.
Richmondshire CC 147-9 (30 overs)
Shafiqullah Ghafari 5-37
Hoylandswaine 168 all out (28.5 overs )
Adam Sylvester 4-30 , Samit Patel 39
Having already secured major silverware during a remarkable campaign, the Swaine can now add the White Rose Trophy to their collection after overcoming the team that lifted the competition last time around.
The History
A quirky 2026 has thrown up a rather unusual situation. The competition, which decides Yorkshire’s best Premier League club, is being played twice this year, with the 2025 edition finally reaching its conclusion last Sunday before the 2026 competition follows later this month.
Traditionally, the champions of the four established ECB Premier Leagues – the NYSD, Bradford Premier League, YCSPL and Yorkshire Premier League North – would meet in a couple of September knock-out games to decide the county’s top club.
But Yorkshire now has five ECB Premier Leagues, following the Huddersfield Premier Cricket League’s accreditation for the 2025 season, so there were a few changes to the format which caused a delay. The last White Rose Trophy final was staged at Castleford in 2024, when Richmondshire beat New Farnley to lift the trophy.
Fast forward to 2026 and the line-up featured Hoylandswaine, making their debut in the competition, alongside holders Richmondshire, New Farnley, Barnard Castle, Castleford and Cleethorpes.
And there was a delicious twist - because of the unusual scheduling, Hoylandswaine and Richmondshire were both in with a chance of winning the White Rose Trophy twice in the same season – and potentially doing it within the space of just a few weeks. Richmondshire had already tasted success in 2024. Now it is Hoylandswaine’s turn to write their name into White Rose Trophy history later this month
The Match
On a day when the stakes could hardly have been higher, Hoylandswaine produced a superb all-round performance to defend 168 and dismiss Richmondshire for 147-9 from their 30 overs.
Richmondshire won the toss and elected to field, but Hoylandswaine's batsmen set about building a competitive total despite losing wickets at regular intervals.
A brilliant all-round performance saw Hoylandswaine defeat reigning champions Richmondshire by 21 runs to lift the Yorkshire Premier Leagues White Rose Trophy.
The Swaine posted 168 all out, led by Samit Patel's 39, before Adam Sylvester produced a superb 4-30 from nine overs as Richmondshire finished on 147-9.
Another trophy. Another outstanding performance. And now…
HOYLANDSWAINE ARE YORKSHIRE CHAMPIONS!
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