Farnley fail to make it three from three after bowl out loss

NEW Farnley were denied the opportunity to become just the second side in Bradford League history to win the Priestley Cup knockout competition three years in a row after they lost to league leaders Woodlands in a bowl out. The hero for Woodlands was skipper Brad Schmulian who hit the stumps with the first ball of the contest, ultimately turning out to be the only player to successfully hit the target as the following nine all missed. Woodlands will face Bradford & Bingley at Pudsey Congs’ Britannia Ground on August 13, a repeat of the 2003 final which was won by Bingl...

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