# Airedale-Wharfedale Senior Cricket League

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.

## Champions

| Championships | Club | Year |
| 17 | Otley | 1937, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 |
| 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 |
| Adel | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | | | | | | 6 | 11 | | | | |
| Addingham | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| Beckwithshaw | 2 | 11 | | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | | | 6 | 11 | |
| Ben Rhydding | | | | | | | | | 10 | 5 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bilton | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | | | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Burley-in-Wharfedale | | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Calverley St Wilfrids | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collingham & Linton | | | | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 | | | | | | | |
| Menston | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Rover | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 12 |
| North Leeds | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | | | | | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Olicanian | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | | |
| Otley | 9 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pool | | | 9 | 4 | 11 | | 11 | | | 10 | 11 | | 5 | 9 | 8 | 12 | | | | 5 |
| Rawdon | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | | | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Saltaire | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Silsden | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steeton | | | 10 | 11 | | | | | 4 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Thackley | | | | | | | 7 | 1 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tong Park Esholt | | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
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* ↑ Coronavirus pandemic forced a reduction in league activity - halving the number of matches played.