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Teenager Gabrielle out to do Barnsley proud at Commonwealth Games
DARTON swimmer Gabrielle Idle-Beavers is hoping to ‘do Barnsley proud’ and inspire up-and-coming athletes when she represents England in the Commonwealth Games this weekend.
The 18-year-old started swimming with local club Borough of Barnsley then moved to specialist sports college Mount Kelly College in Tavistock, Devon when she was in year nine.
Gabrielle – who has been signed to compete and study at the University of Kentucky – is expected to race for..
Double header in Tokyo for Oliver Rowland
DEFENDING Formula E champion Oliver Rowland will return to the race track for a double-header in Japan.
Rounds 14 and 15 will be held in Tokyo this weekend and it’ll be the first-ever night race at the home of Oliver’s team, Nissan.
The Penistone man is currently third in the overall standings, behind Jaguar’s Mitch Evans and Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein.
The season will end on August 16 following two races in London.
Elsecar close the gap on Shaw Laners
ELSECAR won by 52 runs at Coal Aston to close the gap on Championship promotion rivals Barnsley Woolley Miners.
A score of 92 from Curtley Louw, an unbeaten 56 from Arsalan Mir and 74 from Bilal Imtiaz helped set up the victory.
Musa Altaf also took four for 63 for third placed Elsecar.
Barnsley, in second, lost ground on leaders Ackworth following a 30 run loss at Aston Hall.
William Chapman’s...
Barnsley hope ‘Prince Ali’ stays after sixth century
ALI ZARYAB scored his sixth century of the season for Barnsley Woolley Miners who are hoping to keep him for longer than just this year in which he could help them to promotion.
The Shaw Laners won at home to Aston Hall on Saturday thanks to 125 from their Pakistani opener who has scored 1,367 runs in total at an average of 91.
Captain Boeta Beukes said: “It was another great innings from Prince Ali...
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Rycroft notch up half century of points in home victory
RYCROFT Hammers won 54-4 at home to Moldgreen Rams in Yorkshire Division Six.
There were two tries each for Jamie Blakeston, Chris Reall and Rich Barton with the others coming from Chris Douglas, Harvey Coates and Ryan Hudson.
Rycroft are now fifth in the league table, having won four and lost five of their games so far this season.
Dodworth Miners lost 40-14 at leaders Doncaster Toll Bar in the Yorkshire Premier Division.
They are...
Cawthorne lose at Doncaster
Cawthorne lost by four wickets at Doncaster Town in the ECB Premier South.
Cawthorne, who posted 216, remain third in the table.
They are 30 points behind leaders Sheffield Collegiate who they play on Saturday.
Barnsley player selected for Yorkshire
BARNSLEY Tennis Club player Kevin Folger has been selected to represent Yorkshire in the LTA Seniors County Cup this year.
Kevin was selected to represent Great Britain 30 years ago then spent a number of years away from playing tennis before starting again last year.
He said: “It is an honour to be selected to play for my county of Yorkshire.
“It feels somewhat of a great achievement having only started playing again just over...
Leah lashes 59 in victory for Stainborough
STAINBOROUGH won at home to Sheffield Transport in the First Division of the South Yorkshire Women's League.
There were two wickets for Charlotte Plant and Leah White who then smashed 59 off 16 balls.
Higham beat Parkhead in the Premier Division. Leah Burkinshaw carried her bat with a score of 79 not out off as many balls and featuring 17 fours.
Rockingham won at home to Green Moor. Harshpreet Kang (53) and Betty Bell (63)...
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Three wins for finalists Swaine
HOYLANDSWAINE dismissed Armitage Bridge for 138 in a seven-wicket Huddersfield Premiership win.
Adnan Ghani took four wickets and Chris Holliday three then Luke Bridges made 68 not out.
Swaine are unbeaten in the league and 12 points clear at the top.
They then chased 141 in a ten-wicket win at home to Golcar in the Sykes Cup semi-final. Max Morley and Samit Patel took three wickets then Ben Kohler-Cadmore whacked 83 not out off 32...
Barnsley’s Ali reaches 1,100 runs by end of June
BARNSLEY Woolley Miners’ openers shared a stand of 213 in their home win over Doncaster Town 2nd XI in the SYL Championship with Ali Zaryab reaching 1,100 runs by the end of June.
Stand-in skipper Will Chapman made 101 off 96 balls and Zaryab scored 169 from 154 with 19 fours and four sixes.
Zaryab has already reached 1,118 runs for the season by the end of June after Saturday’s ton took him into four...
Upton, Siraj and Bamforth make centuries
LEWIS Upton carried his bat with 101 not out off 103 balls as Rockingham chased 212 for a six-wicket win at Crofton Phoenix in Division One of the Barnsley Sunday League.
Manvir Singh Kang took three wickets then Upton hit 14 fours and William King added 56.
Hoylandswaine chased 189 for a seven-wicket win at Sprotbrough.
Muhammad Siraj scored 109 not out off 65 balls with 13 fours and seven sixes. Harry Pears added 56 not out...
Bat is Potter’s magic wand then Khursheed takes 6 in Darfield victory
ASHLEY Potter hit 110 off 98 balls with 14 fours and four sixes in Darfield’s home win over Wath 2nd XI in Division Three.
Josh Barrick added 69 in Darfield’s 294 then Saman Khursheed took six wickets and Nathan Kitchen three to remove the visitors for 97. Jonathan Plater made 50 for Wath.
Worsbrough Bridge won by 86 runs at Shiregreen 2nd XI. Callum Bentley (78) and Richard Taylor (59) led Bridge to 230 then...
Race victories for young Barnsley club runners Graihagh, Archie and Flynn
PENISTONE Footpath Runner Graihagh Turner continued her outstanding season with victory in the women’s under20 race at the Clougha Pike FRA Junior Championships.
The 17-year-old Great Britain youth runner, from Penistone, finished fifth overall in the under20 race in 49-49 and was first female, taking the win against a strong national junior field.
Barnsley AC’s juniors competed at the second YADAL meeting in Cudworth.
They are currently third out of ten with one meeting l
Rowland ‘mad at myself’ for crashing into wall in China
OLIVER Rowland crashed out of the latest Formula E race in Sanya, China but remains second in the Championship.
The 32-year-old from Penistone made contact with a wall in the race after qualifying in tenth but taking the lead early on.
The defending champion is second, 19 points off top, after 11 of 17 races.
Rowland said: “Qualifying was disappointing and it was hard to find the pace, which has been something I’ve struggled with this...
Champion Lachlan left out of England judo squad
COMMONWEALTH Games champion Lachlan Moorhead will not defend his title after being left out of the England judo squad for next month’s games.
The 25-year-old from Penistone won gold at the 2022 games in Birmingham then, after missing 18 months with injuries, won the British title in December then has been competing in tournaments across Europe.
But he has not been selected in England’s 14-strong squad for the Commonwealth Games.
He has moved up a...
JUNIOR CRICKET: Zac takes 4 for 9 and top-scores in Worsbrough win
ZAC JESSOP took four for nine as Worsbrough Bridge under 11s won at home to Higham.
Jessop and Harry Kerrigher top-scored then Erin Gilmour claimed three wickets and Bear Mitchell two.
Higham’s Jack Berresford claimed three wickets then made their best score.
Barnsley Woolley Miners under 11s won at home to Penistone.
Freddie Foster, Henry Smith and Ollie Hughes took two wickets each then Foster top-scored. For Penistone, Oliver Foster made the best score before...
Cawthorne third after Wiles ton
CAWTHORNE won by 110 runs at home to bottom club Hallam and are now third.
Liam Wiles made 106 not out off 116 balls with ten fours and four sixes in Cawthorne’s 203 for four.
The visitors were all out for 93 with Ikramullah Naseri taking five for 24 off 11.4 overs and Kabir Kohli striking three times.
Cawthorne are 20 points off top and 12 behind second-placed Cleethorpes who they play next.
Callum and ‘best fans in country’ ready for rematch
BOXER Callum Simpson will be looking for revenge against the only man to beat him in professional boxing, Troy Williamson, when they rematch later this summer.
Simpson, from Barnsley, was unbeaten in 17 when he lost his British, Commonwealth and European super-middleweight titles to Williamson in December at Leeds Arena.
They are now due to meet again at the same venue on August 8, which will be both men’s first fight since the Christmas showdown. ...
JUNIOR CRICKET: Darfield victory despite Odejayi heroics
DARFIELD under 13s won at home to Silkstone United with Lester Wroe top-scoring then Billy Rose taking three wickets.
Silkstone’s Kruz Odejayi took four for six.
Penistone under 13s beat Cawthorne. Ben Durkan, Archie Dawson and William Kerry made the game’s best scores.
Elsecar under 13s won at Rockingham. Tom Stump, Alexander Kemp and Oscar Hince impressed with the bat for Elsecar then Isa Rasool and Zunaira Chavan for Rock. Archie Hunsley and Ellis Evans...
Simpson rematch in Leeds in August
CALLUM Simpson is due to face Troy Williamson for a second time at Leeds Arena on August 8.
The Barnsley man lost his British, Commonwealth and European super-middleweight titles to Williamson in December in Leeds and has not fought since.
Callum Simpson said: “I can’t wait for August 8. Leeds is going to be bouncing. Troy had his night, but I’m coming to take back what’s mine. I’m fitter, sharper and more determined than ever....