Burton Leonard 1st XI recorded their fifth win of the season with a comfortable 62 run over Ripley after posting a testing 275-6 thanks to useful contributions from Craig Eustace (68), Neil Blaken (45) and Ben Drummond (76*). Fine bowling from all the bowlers plus a great team effort in the field meant that Ripley [...]
Sadly only 13 overs were possible in this game before the umpires called a halt to proceedings due to the incessant rain that had been falling since the start of the game, However the Burton Leonard dressing room was treated to some sumptious batting from Craig Eustace and Mike Stansfield as they quckly rattled up [...]
Team Royal Oak, Burton Leonard successfully completed the 2008 Great Yorkshire Bike Ride last Saturday and raised nearly £1000 for charity in the process. This is the 25th time the Great Yorkshire Bike Ride has been organised by the Wetherby Lions and last year raised almost £120,000 for worthy local charities.
The ride starts in Wetherby [...]
Following on from the Evening A team’s fantastic win against Scotton last monday to reach the Semi-Finals of the CB Atkinson Cup, Burton Leonard B won their quarter final against Harrogate Gas Sports last night thanks to an unbeaten 120 run partnership between Mike Stansfield (39*) and Ben Drummond (74*) to reach Gas Sports 150-8 [...]
As the cliché goes, this was a match which we could not afford to lose. Sharow were just below us in the table and needed for this (and other historical reasons) to be kept in their place.
This was a gripping match with the crowd (two people and a dog called Charlie) on the edge of [...]
[ June 15, 2008; 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Burton Leonard 3rd XI enjoy a day out at Sessay this Sunday in the Division 8 clash
[ June 14, 2008; 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Burton Leonard 2nd XI will be looking to bounce back this Saturday when they travel to North Stainley. Match starts at 2.00pm
[ June 14, 2008; 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Burton Leonard 1st take on Sharow this Saturday at 2.00 pm
Diners at the Royal Oak, Burton Leonard were treated to a special Italian evening last Friday, as John and Julie held the first of three themed nights and very good it was too. The food as usual was of an extremely high standard and very good value for money and as good as anything you [...]
Burton Leonard 1st XI finally managed a win on Saturday, taking maximum points in their match against 3rd placed Rainton.
It was a game which very nearly didn’t happen at all. Friday’s monsoon had ruined the prepared strip, so once the umpires had declared it unfit to play, Burton took the extraordinary step of invoking Law [...]