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The 2018 All-Rounder Cricket 99th Sykes Cup Final was held at Honley Cricket Club and featured Shepley v Delph & Dobcross. Full match report.
Photos: Jamie Harrison
Honley Cricket Club Pavilion
Delph & Dobcross CC
(Back Row, left to right): Richard Simpson (12th man),Waqas Maqsood, Luke Hargreaves, Wasim Qasim, Umer Yaqoob, Mosun Hussain.
(Front Row, left to right): Chris Tipper, Graeme Simpson, Andrew Gleave (capt.),Grant Jones (wkt.),Nathan Jones.
Shepley CC
(Back row, left to right) Eddie Booth, Tom Denton, Dan Wood, John Anderson, Nasir Jamal, Shahban Raheem (wkt.)
(Front row, left to right) ? (12th Man),Abbas Ahmed, Oliver Davidson, Greg Wood (capt.),Danny Glover, Archie Greaves, Tommy Gorman (scorer)
The wicket at Honley CC.
The officials and captains. From left to right: Roger Harrison (umpire),Greg Wood (Shepley),Andrew Gleave (Delph & Dobcross) and Ray Bissett (umpire).
The toss. Delph captain Andrew Gleave calls incorrectly and Shepley captain Greg Wood elects to bat first.
A shake of the hands and shortly after the 99th Sykes Cup Final would commence.
Former umpire Bobby Gartside
Play at the start of the first innings of Shepley v Delph & Dobcross.
Spectators at the Sykes Cup Final between Shepley v Delph & Dobcross
Spectators at the Sykes Cup Final between Shepley v Delph & Dobcross.
Spectators at the Sykes Cup Final between Shepley v Delph & Dobcross.
The prestigious trophy; The Sykes Cup.
League officials Trevor Atkinson (left, Chairman),Norman Clee (centre, Secretary) and Roger France (right, President) prepare to present the player awards and Sykes Cup at the conclusion of the match.
The victorious Delph team prepare to receive their mementos and the Sykes Cup.
Man of the match Mosun Hussain (Delph & Dobcross) receives his award for his 45no that held the Delph reply together under pressure.
Delph captain Andrew Gleave, who took two excellent catches in the first innings steps up to receive the Sykes Cup from league president Roger France.
The Sykes Cup is lifted by the victorious Delph team.
Umer Yaqoob holds the Sykes Cup with Delph President Peter Gledhill.
Delph overseas Waqas Maqsood from Pakistan.