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THE CUP DOUBLE 2011
Over three weeks in 2011 Shepley Cricket Club made history by becoming the first club to win both the Heavy Woollen Cup and the Sykes Cup in the same season. Not only that, these were the first cup wins in the Club's one hundred and forty year history.
The two finals were extraordinary games of cricket, where Danny Glover's team had to dig deep to ensure their success. The whole squad contributed to the cup runs - nine players are mentioned in the top performances below, while the others made significant contributions at important times - and there was a wonderful team spirit.
Not only was the cricket of the highest standard, the partying was world class too. Not many clubs would party for nine hours after a game was rained off without a ball being bowled, as happened when the original date for the Sykes Cup Final was washed out. The fact that one of the players spent the night after the Heavy Woollen Cup Final sleeping on the bench in front of Shepley Co-op tells its own story! Players, officials and supporters came together to celebrate a wonderful achievement.
This page brings together how the Club and others saw the cup runs.
THE ROAD TO THE DOUBLE
Sunday 17 April
KIRKBURTON (Away)
Heavy Woollen Cup 1st Round
Kirkburton 215-9 (50 overs) (L Wiles 2-30; D Glover 2-32; B Wells 2-42; C Glover 2-57)
Shepley 216-6 (45.5 overs) (SP Singh 98; T Rees 40)
Shepley won by 4 wickets Report & Scorecard
Saturday 30 April
BROAD OAK (Home)
Sykes Cup 1st Round
Shepley 282-6 (50 overs) (T Denton 133; A Rashid 78)
Broad Oak 180 (49.3 overs) (A Rashid 3-55; D Glover 2-25; C Glover 2-27)
Shepley won by 102 runs Report & Scorecard
Sunday 8 May
SCHOLES (Home)
Heavy Woollen Cup 2nd Round
Shepley 243-7 (50 overs) (B Wells 64; H Ellis 46*; L Wiles 43)
Scholes 210 (47.5 overs) (D Glover 4-43; SP Singh 3-25)
Shepley won by 33 runs Report & Scorecard
Sunday 22 May & Monday 23 May
SCHOLES (Away)
Sykes Cup 2nd Round
Scholes 187-9 (50 overs) (D Glover 5-47; C Glover 3-37)
Shepley 192-7 (48.1 overs) (SP Singh 45; T Denton 42)
Shepley won by 3 wickets Report & Scorecard
Sunday 5 June
WOODLANDS (Home)
Heavy Woollen Cup Quarter Final
Woodlands 222-9 (50 overs) (D Glover 4-41; SP Singh 2-38)
Shepley 223-7 (47.1 overs) (T Denton 75; B Wells 33)
Shepley won by 3 wickets Report & Scorecard
Sunday 19 June
HOYLANDSWAINE (Away)
Sykes Cup Quarter Final
Shepley 297 (49.5 overs) (T Rees 109; L Wiles 69; A Rashid 39)
Hoylandswaine 187 (44.3 overs) (C Glover 3-41; D Glover 3-41; A Rashid 3-48)
Shepley won by 110 runs Report & Scorecard
Sunday 3 July
GOLCAR (Home)
Sykes Cup Semi Final
Shepley 289-4 (50 overs) (SP Singh 116*; L Wiles 69; T Rees 33)
Golcar 195 (46.1 overs) (A Rashid 4-72; C Glover 2-16; D Glover 2-35)
Shepley won by 94 runs Report & Scorecard
Sunday 10 July
SLAITHWAITE (Home)
Heavy Woollen Cup Semi Final
Slaithwaite 106 (37.4 overs) (L Wiles 3-18; C Glover 2-15; A Rashid 2-21; SP Singh 2-23)
Shepley 107-3 (22.4 overs) (T Denton 39; L Wiles 33)
Shepley won by 7 wickets Report & Scorecard
Sunday 31 July
GOMERSAL (at Spen Victoria CC)
Heavy Woollen Cup Final
Shepley 336-5 (50 overs) (T Denton 148; T Rees 113;
Gomersal 291 (47.2 overs) (D Glover 4-52; SP Singh 3-26; A Rashid 2-73)
Shepley won by 45 runs Report & Scorecard
Sunday 21 August
SKELMANTHORPE (at Elland CC)
Sykes Cup Final
Shepley 145 (50 overs) (D Glover 45)
Skelmanthorpe 53 (25.5 overs) (C Glover 8-26; D Glover 2-12)
Shepley won by 92 runs Report & Scorecard
AVERAGES
PHOTO GALLERIES
Click here for photo galleries of both finals
MEDIA PREVIEWS OF THE HEAVY WOOLLEN CUP FINAL
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MEDIA REPORTS OF THE HEAVY WOOLLEN FINAL
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MEDIA PREVIEWS OF THE SYKES CUP FINAL
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MEDIA REPORTS OF THE SYKES CUP FINAL
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1978 & 1989 SYKES CUP FINALS
Click on the links below to read the previews and reports of the two earlier finals. Thanks to The Huddersfield Examiner.
1978 Sykes Cup Final Examiner Preview
1978 Sykes Cup Final Examiner Report Day One
1978 Sykes Cup Final Examiner Report Day Two
1989 Sykes Cup Final Examiner Preview
1989 Sykes Cup Final Examiner Report
1989 Sykes Cup Final Match Programme
TEAMING UP FOR CHARITY
Shepley's players have teamed up with Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale's All Rounder cricket equipment specialists to help promote awareness of the dangers of the deadly disease meningitis. Shepley's squad 
ordered top quality Adidas training gear ahead of their two appearances within seven days in two major cup finals.
All Rounder spotted the connection between the Club and The Meningitis Trust and offered to fund the positioning of the charity's logo on the kit for these two high profile events. The players were delighted to support the idea and hope that it will help broadcast the importance of knowing the symptoms of the illness before it is too late. The photograph shows Shepley captain Danny Glover and batsman Huw Ellis wearing the training gear on on the eve of the Heavy Woollen Cup final.