The Airedale and Wharfedale Senior Cricket League was established in 1936 and is an amateur cricket competition in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. The league is structured into 6 divisions, with two clubs promoted and relegated into each division respectively. The league set-up was restructured in 2018 allowing club 2nd XI teams to be promoted into divisions that were previously reserved for 1st XI teams.
Participating clubs are spread over a relatively wide geographical area in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. The location of the clubs broadly follow the valleys and landscapes of the River Aire and the River Wharfe.
2024 Member Clubs As of 2024, the league consists of six divisions of 12 teams, with a further two divisions for member club's 3rd XIs.
1st XI Premier Division Addingham Adel Beckwithshaw Burley in Wharfedale Collingham and Linton Horsforth Hall Park North Leeds Otley Pool Saltaire Steeton Tong Park Esholt
1st XI Division One Bardsey Bilton Bolton Villas Calverley St Wilfred’s Follifoot Guiseley Harden Ilkley Kirkstall Educational Menston New Rover Olicanian
1st XI Division Two Alwoodley Bingley Congregationals Green Lane Horsforth Kirkstall Educational Leeds Modernians Menston Old Leodiensians Rodley Shadwell Skipton Thackley
2nd XI Division One Adel 2nd XI Burley in Wharfedale 2nd XI Collingham and Linton 2nd XI Horsforth Hall Park 2nd XI Ilkley 2nd XI Kirkstall Educational 2nd XI Menston 2nd XI North Leeds 2nd XI Otley 2nd XI Rawdon 2nd XI Steeton 2nd XI Tong Park Esholt 2nd XI
2nd XI Division Two Addingham 2nd XI Alwoodley 2nd XI Bardsey 2nd XI Beckwithshaw 2nd XI Bilton 2nd XI Bingley Congregationals 2nd XI Calverley St Wilfrids 2nd XI Green Lane 2nd XI Guiseley 2nd XI New Rover 2nd XI Olicanian 2nd XI Pool 2nd XI
2nd XI Division Three Bolton Villas 2nd XI Colton Institute 2nd XI Follifoot 2nd XI Harden 2nd XI Horsforth 2nd XI Leeds Modernians 2nd XI Old Leodiensians 2nd XI Rodley 2nd XI Saltaire 2nd XI Shadwell 2nd XI Skipton 2nd XI Thackley 2nd XI
Champions Championships Club Year 20 Otley 1937, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025, 2026 10 Guiseley 1947, 1957, 1958, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 2000 9 Ilkley 1938, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1955, 1959, 1981, 1990 8 Knaresborough 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984 6 North Leeds 1948, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1962, 1972 5 Beckwithshaw 1995, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2017 4 Adel 1989, 1997, 1998, 2002 4 Bilton 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 4 Horsforth Hall Park 1940, 1960, 1968, 1994 3 Burley in Wharfedale 1944, 1964, 2010 3 Otley D.P & E 1954, 1961, 1963 3 Rawdon 1947, 1996, 2022 3 Collingham & Linton 2007, 2012, 2023 2 Horsforth 1960, 1991 2 Kempton 1960, 1968 2 Kirkstall Educational 2006, 2008 2 Thackley 1967, 2011 1 Earby 1941 1 Gargrave 1970 1 Illingworth St Mary's 1965 1 Menston 1950 1 Saltaire 2021 1 Skipton 1945 1 Steeton 1999 1 Yeadon 1936
Source: League Honours 1936 - 2017
Performance by season from 2004 Key Gold Champions Blue Left League Red Relegated
+ Performance by season, from 2004 Club 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Adel 10 3 1 2 4 7 9 10 12 6 11 7 12 Addingham 3 5 7 7 11 3 5 Beckwithshaw 2 11 3 5 1 2 8 3 1 3 2 1 1 12 6 11 9 Ben Rhydding 10 5 12 Bilton 1 4 7 9 12 6 6 2 4 4 8 6 7 9 8 8 10 10 12 4 Burley-in-Wharfedale 7 5 5 9 5 1 3 2 4 2 5 3 3 2 5 3 4 4 6 3 2 7 Calverley St Wilfrids 12 Collingham & Linton 1 10 2 5 7 1 8 6 6 10 11 8 4 5 6 1 2 7 6 Colton Institute 12 Follifoot 7 5 3 12 9 8 11 12 9 2 12 Green Lane 3 8 8 10 8 9 3 11 Guiseley 6 9 2 8 6 4 7 7 10 11 7 11 Harden 12 Horsforth 4 5 10 6 9 12 Horsforth Hall Park 12 5 7 6 5 9 Ilkley 5 9 6 8 5 4 7 9 12 Kirkstall Educational 8 10 2 7 1 10 8 2 9 6 9 3 12 12 Menston 11 New Rover 8 12 North Leeds 4 2 4 6 3 4 12 7 9 10 3 10 10 10 9 8 10 11 10 Olicanian 11 11 Otley 9 6 11 8 6 6 4 5 5 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 Pool 9 4 11 11 10 11 5 9 8 12 5 5 8 8 Rawdon 5 1 6 7 3 10 12 8 8 7 4 4 7 2 3 1 3 11 Saltaire 6 1 3 4 4 4 2 Silsden 11 Steeton 10 11 4 9 7 10 11 8 6 3 Thackley 7 1 11 Tong Park Esholt 12 12 9 9 10 11 References
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