Words by Paul Lewis Leeds Adel 1st XI 3:1 Harrogate 2nd XI “Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.” Horatio Nelson Part 2 of 4: A hard fought victory. On an unusually balmy day at Church Lane, Adel Men’s 1st XI Read more…
Words by Paul Lewis Leeds Adel HC 4:1 Airedale HC You can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets – Arnold Schwarzenegger (also Jimmy Mayhew on a regular basis) Adel Men’s 1st XI sent a strong message out to the rest of Yorkshire Division Read more…
Sheffield Hallam HC 4th XI 1:3 Leeds Adel HC 1st XI The well organised side was thrown into late panic on Saturday morning as Watkins was involved in an accident, Kastelik was requested to leave his premises (for unknown circumstances), and the ever late Portnell was… well late as Read more…
Words by Paul Lewis Kingston upon Hull 2nd XI 2: 5 Leeds Adel HC 1st XI Love (verb): to have great attachment to and affection for – Collins English Dictionary Sometimes you just have to tell somebody that you love them. So whilst Mayhew was away on St Read more…
Words by Paul Lewis Leeds Adel HC 1st XI 9 : 2 Leeds HC 5th XI “You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream the farther you get” – Michael Phelps (just the 22 Olympic Medals). Following the shellacking dished out by the Ladies 1st XI the Read more…
Words by Paul Lewis This game was the first of two successive local derbies at home for Adel Men’s 1st XI and attracted special interest, switched to an early Sunday start to avoid crowd trouble and for the benefit of worldwide TV audiences. And for the second week running the Read more…