Outstanding feats

1922
SF Barnes of Saltaire took the highest number of wickets, 122, and recorded the lowest ever average of 4.10. His full analysis was 247overs 63maidens 501runs 122wickets.
1923
SF Barnes won the bowling averages for a record ninth successive year
1923
A record attendance of 6,400 watched Bowling Old Lane play Saltaire. The receipts were £176-8s-0d
1924
C Grimshaw won the league batting and bowling averages.He scored 478 runs at an average of 47.80 and claimed 60 wkts at an average of 6.38.
1941
Windhill won a record fifth successive league title. Saltaire (Division B) were unbeaten in league and cup 22 wins and 1 draw.
1942
A Bastow (63wickets, average 6.96 and T Mitchell (78 wicket, average 8.94) shared all of the wickets taken by Lidget Green, the only occasion this feat has been achieved.
1943
T Goddard (1stXI) and A Goddard (2ndXI) both took hat-ricks on the same day for Saltaire.
1959
B Jenkinson of Lidget Green won the WH Foster Bowling Trophy to complete a unique hat-trick having won the WH Foster Batting Trophy in 1957 and the AB Waddington Fielding Trophy in1958
1962
Percy Watson recorded best ever bowling figures of 10-11 for Spen Victoria against Yeadon
1969
Bingley became the only club to do the double double. The 1stXI won the league and Priestley Cup while the 2ndXI won the league and Priestley Shield.
1976
Manningham Mills and Salts tied both their league encounters.
1980
Ronnie Hudson of Hanging Heaton scored the first double century, 201.
1991
Chris Gott of Pudsey St Lawrence hit six sixes in an over from Paul Whitaker of Undercliffe.
1998
Azam Khan of Hartshead Moor hits a new league record score of 214 against Ben Rhydding
1999
Chris Pickles scored 1,000 runs in a season for a record fifth time.
2000
Grant Lambert of Spen Victoria scored a record seven centuries in a season as he made a record aggregate of 1683 runs.
2000
Undercliffe openers Mark Gilliver (165no) & Mark Chapman (117no) set a new league record partnership for any wicket when they put on an undefeated 304 against Gomersal.
2004
Pudsey Congs equalled Windhill’s record of five successive league championships.

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