The ENCO Halifax Sunday Cricket League has expelled a club following a series of rule transgressions over the past few seasons.

The situation reached a breaking point following an incident at the end of last season. Players from Birkby Rose Hill CC contrived in an attempt to falsify the records of a bowler to change his analysis in a match, in order to improve his chances of winning a bowling trophy.

Following a disciplinary enquiry the decision to expel the club, whose Saturday team plays in the Huddersfield Premier Cricket League, was taken and confirmed at the recent AGM of the league.

It was also considered that the involvement of three players, known to be involved in the conspiracy, was so serious that all were banned from playing cricket for a year, commencing April 1 2027.