Streethouse take on 2025 rivals in opening game after Bradford League promotion
Streethouse CC will start life in Division Two by playing one of their rivals from Division Three when the next Bradford Cricket League season opens.
The opening day fixtures for the 2026 season have been confirmed with newly promoted Streethouse travelling to Spen Victoria for their first fixture in the higher division on Saturday, April 18.
Spen were runners-up to them in Division Three in 2025 when Streethouse won the title in an outstanding campaign in which they only suffered two defeats.
Streethouse’s first home game of the season follows on April 25 when they host Gomersal who were relegated from Division One last term.
Altofts will also be playing in Division Two and open at home to Bowling Old Lane while Great Preston open away to Hunslet Nelson and play Windhill & Daisy Hill in their first home game on April 25.
In the Premier Division Carlton begin at home to newly promoted Morley.
Townville, who were runners-up last season, are at Jer Lane while Methley are at home to Bradford & Bingley.
A local derby for starters in Division One sees Ossett host Sandal while there are home starts in Division Three for East Ardsley, following relegation, Wakefield St Michael’s and Wrenthorpe.
The season runs from April 18 to September 5 for the Premier Division with the rest of the divisions going on until September 12.
Opening day fixtures are:
Premier Division: Pudsey St Lawrence v New Farnley, Carlton v Morley, Pudsey Congs v Cleckheaton, Farsley v Woodlands, Jer Lane v Townville, Methley v Bradford & Bingley.
Division One: Bankfoot v Baildon, Yeadon v Batley, Hanging Heaton v Lightcliffe, Birstall v Crossflatts, Undercliffe v East Bierley, Ossett v Sandal.
Division Two: Hunslet Nelson v Great Preston, Spen Victoria v Streethouse, Gomersal v Keighley, Hartshead Moor v Northowram Fields, Altofts v Bowling Old Lane, Buttershaw St Paul's v Windhill & Daisy Hill.
Division Three: East Ardsley v Liversedge, Wrenthorpe v Brighouse, Wakefield St Michael's v Crossbank Methodists, Heckmondwike & Carlinghow v Adwalton, East Leeds v Scholes, free - Hopton Mills.
Second teams: Premier: New Farnley v Pudsey St Lawrence, Batley v Yeadon, Lightcliffe v Pudsey Congs, Woodlands v Farsley, East Bierley v Jer Lane, Bradford & Bingley v Methley.
Division One: Baildon v Hunslet Nelson, Morley v Carlton, Cleckheaton v Hanging Heaton, Northowram Fields v Birstall, Bowling Old Lane v Altofts, Sandal v East Leeds.
Division Two: Great Preston v Bankfoot, Streethouse v East Ardsley, Brighouse v Gomersal, Crossflatts v Hartshead Moor, Townville v Heckmondwike & Carlinghow, Scholes v Ossett.
Division Three: Liversedge v Spen Victoria, Keighley v Wrenthorpe, Crossbank Methodists v Wakefield St Michael's, Adwalton v Undercliffe, Windhill & Daisy Hill v Buttershaw St Paul’s, free – Hopton Mills.