ROUND UP: Roaring Bopara still ignored by selectors

Bopara's Lions colleagues Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott were both named in the 13 to take on the Tigers in three one-day internationals, starting at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

There was no place for Bopara, who nonetheless demonstrated yesterday he is at the top of his game – hitting 23 fours and two sixes from 140 balls in a Lions total of 345 all out, on the way to their third successive triangular-tournament victory.

Yorkshire's Andrew Gale again led the team in place of captain Alastair Cook, who yesterday missed his second successive match because of a back problem.

Heavy Woollen Cup: Holders Wrenthorpe stayed on course to become the first club for 120 years to lift the Heavy Woollen Cup for a fourth successive season by beating fellow Central Yorkshire League outfit Buttershaw St Paul's by two wickets in yesterday's quarterfinal.

Captain Gary Fellows (45) and Luke Patel (42) led Wrenthorpe to victory after Tom Glover

(6-64) bowled out Buttershaw for 198 which included 77 by Paul Carroll.

In the semi-finals, Wrenthorpe visit Shepley who coasted to a seven-wicket win over Birstall.

Sarjinder Pal Singh (3-26) and Bandula Ranjith (3-20) skittled Birstall for 101, despite Stewart Clifton's battling 40.

Tom Denton hit 39 and Liam Wiles finished unbeaten on 22 as Shepley knocked off the runs.

Skelmanthorpe host Hanging Heaton in the other semi-final.

Yorks League KO Cup: Victor Craven hit a century in vain as Harrogate lost by six wickets and hosts Castleford reached the final.

Former Yorkshire left-hander Craven hit 10 fours and three sixes in his 115 and he had a third-wicket partnership of 138 with Ryan Bradshaw who made 47. However, Castleford, for whom seamer Chris Young took 3-21 in nine accurate overs, overhauled the visitors' total of 208-7, opener Andrew Bourke striking 11 boundaries in an innings of 70 and middle order man Andrew Chadwick making an undefeated 63.

In the delayed quarter-final, Doncaster Town captain Andrew Parkin-Coates hit a match-winning 109 not out at Scarborough for a three-wicket win. Doncaster will travel to York on a date to be arranged, with the winners playing Castleford in the final.

Romida Sykes Cup: Big-hitting No 9 batsman James Crossland blasted Skelmanthorpe into the final in a thrilling finish against visitors Scholes at Lidgett Lane.

Crossland hoisted four mighty sixes in the final over, the fourth coming off the penultimate ball when Skelmanthorpe needed four to win.

Scholes made a respectable 275-6, Australian Luke Bird (85) and the remarkably consistent Iqbal Khan (50) leading the way. Skelmanthorpe opener Wasim Jaffer continued his excellent form with 81 but it was Crossland who turned the match the home side's way, his quick-fire 34 not out containing five sixes.

In the August 8 final, Skelmanthorpe play the winners of next Sunday's contest between Delph & Dobcross and last year's runners-up Elland.

Black Sheep: York will meet fellow Yorkshire ECB side Scarborough or Drakes Huddersfield representatives Scholes in the final after defeating Central Yorkshire opponents Methley by seven wickets in the first semi-final yesterday.

Daniel Woods and Dan Wilson took three wickets each in helping to restrict Methley to 173-9 in their 50 overs. Wilson then made 47 and Simon Mason 79 as the target was reached in the 28th over.

Fred Fleetwood Cup: Shadwell visit Garforth Parish Church in the Fred Fleetwood Cup semi-finals next Sunday after Alex Blakeborough (103) guided them to a six-wicket win against Kirk Deighton.

Deighton's defeat was hard on all-rounder Gary Miles who hit a century and claimed 3-24.